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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
309 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2024

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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                           NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         70     89    1911  72     -2       72
  MINIMUM         52     30    1967  49      3       48
                               1983
  AVERAGE         61                 60      1       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.38   0.95 1922   0.14   0.24      T
  MONTH TO DATE    2.31               2.34  -0.03     0.95
  SINCE MAR 1      6.08               9.89  -3.81     8.03
  SINCE JAN 1     12.15              15.95  -3.80    14.31

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0                0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                0.0    0.0       T
  SINCE MAR 1      T                  4.9   -4.9      0.4
  SINCE JUL 1      3.5               24.7  -21.2      1.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        4                  6     -2        5
  MONTH TO DATE   54                123    -69      104
  SINCE MAR 1    821               1256   -435     1024
  SINCE JUL 1   4142               5201  -1059     4348

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                  1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   15                  9      6       15
  SINCE MAR 1     30                 12     18       19
  SINCE JAN 1     30                 12     18       19
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (90)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     88           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    94

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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        88      1911
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        25      1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   6:10 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:26 PM EDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   6:10 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:27 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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