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Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA

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CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
116 AM EST WED JAN 1 2020

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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2019...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1952 TO 2019

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              99   08/23/1983
                        07/15/1954
 LOW              -18   01/21/1985
HIGHEST            94   10/03
                        09/11
LOWEST              2   01/21
AVG. MAXIMUM     65.8              63.2     2.6
AVG. MINIMUM     43.4              40.1     3.3
MEAN             54.6              51.6     3.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     14               4.4     9.6
DAYS MAX <= 32     13              16.9    -3.9
DAYS MIN <= 32    113             129.2   -16.2
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               1.1    -1.1

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        57.63   1972
 MINIMUM        26.95   1963
TOTALS          42.62             40.89    1.73
DAILY AVG.       0.12              0.11    0.01
DAYS >= .01       143             130.1    12.9
DAYS >= .10        88              82.1     5.9
DAYS >= .50        31              27.8     3.2
DAYS >= 1.00        9               8.4     0.6
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.88

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            8.9
DAYS >= TRACE      31
DAYS >= 1.0         4
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL      2.8

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    4682              5445    -763
COOLING TOTAL    1003               574     429
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              3.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/310    DATE  04/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/310    DATE  04/26

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH:
THUNDERSTORM             44     MIXED PRECIP                 0
HEAVY RAIN               47     RAIN                        95
LIGHT RAIN              168     FREEZING RAIN                1
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN      11     HAIL                         0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                         6
LIGHT SNOW               30     SLEET                        8
FOG                     157     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE       32
HAZE                      0

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

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