Climatological Report (Annual) Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
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CLARNK
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
301 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2021
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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2020...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2020
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 100 07/28/1952
07/15/1954
LOW -18 01/21/1985
HIGHEST 92 07/19
LOWEST 8 12/26
AVG. MAXIMUM 64.6 63.2 1.4
AVG. MINIMUM 43.6 40.1 3.5
MEAN 54.1 51.6 2.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 3 4.0 -1.0
DAYS MAX <= 32 6 17.0 -11.0
DAYS MIN <= 32 107 129.2 -22.2
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.1 -1.1
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 65.56 1918
MINIMUM 26.95 1963
TOTALS 59.60 40.89 18.71
DAYS >= .01 148 130.1 17.9
DAYS >= .10 94 82.1 11.9
DAYS >= .50 39 27.8 11.2
DAYS >= 1.00 19 8.4 10.6
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.03
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 9.8
DAYS >= TRACE 43
DAYS >= 1.0 4
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL 2.5
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 4693 5445 -752
COOLING TOTAL 808 574 234
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/290
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/310 DATE 03/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/300 DATE 01/16
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.49
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 75
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 38 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 57 RAIN 104
LIGHT RAIN 189 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 2
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 40 SLEET 5
FOG 161 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 35
HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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