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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
523 PM EDT SUN MAY 5 2013


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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1952 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         50   1200 AM  85    1955  69    -19       71
  MINIMUM         43    600 AM  23    1973  44     -1       58
  AVERAGE         47                        56     -9       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.20 1978   0.13  -0.13     0.05
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.62  -0.60     0.41
  SINCE MAR 1      6.96                      7.74  -0.78     9.06
  SINCE JAN 1     16.06                     13.63   2.43    14.67

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     10.3
  SINCE JUL 1     27.9
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           18                         9      9        0
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        47     11        0
  SINCE MAR 1   1339                      1204    135      768
  SINCE JUL 1   5199                      5252    -53     4266

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       17
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         3     -3       17
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         3     -3       17
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           100 AM
 LOWEST     53           500 AM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        82      2001
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        29      1968


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  5 2013...........SUNRISE   622 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 PM EDT
MAY  6 2013...........SUNRISE   621 AM EDT   SUNSET   816 PM EDT


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




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