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Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
314 AM EST SAT JAN 01 2022

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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2021

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            100   07/28/1952
                       07/15/1954
 LOW             -18   01/21/1985
HIGHEST           91   08/11
LOWEST            12   02/21
AVG. MAXIMUM    65.0               63.3     1.7
AVG. MINIMUM    43.0               40.9     2.1
MEAN            54.0               52.1     1.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                5.0    -5.0
DAYS MAX <= 32     9               15.4    -6.4
DAYS MIN <= 32   114              125.4   -11.4
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                1.0    -1.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       65.56   1918
 MINIMUM       26.95   1963
TOTALS         42.90              42.64    0.26
DAYS >= .01      131              136.1    -5.1
DAYS >= .10       74               81.8    -7.8
DAYS >= .50       28               29.2    -1.2
DAYS >= 1.00       7                9.3    -2.3
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   3.04

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS          17.8               24.7    -6.9      9.8
DAYS >= TRACE     36
DAYS >= 1.0        4
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   4656               5295    -639
COOLING TOTAL    802                619     183
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              3.4
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/290
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/330    DATE  06/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    41/300    DATE  11/15

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.42

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     74

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             37     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               38     RAIN                      73
LIGHT RAIN              161     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          9     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW               35     SLEET                     10
FOG                     156     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     44
HAZE                      1

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

REMARKS:
DUE TO A TEMPERATURE SENSOR FAILURE ON OCTOBER 17, 2021, ALL
TEMPERATURE AND HEATING DEGREE DAY INFORMATION WILL BE CALCULATED
WITHOUT DATA FROM THIS DATE.

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