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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
232 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026

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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                           NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         87     92    1988  81      6       88
  MINIMUM         67     42    1979  60      7       64
  AVERAGE         77                 70      7       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01   1.99 1994   0.11  -0.10     0.04
  MONTH TO DATE    1.70               2.10  -0.40     2.48
  SINCE JUN 1     13.12              10.58   2.54     9.22
  SINCE JAN 1     25.41              28.66  -3.25    28.18

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0                0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUN 1      T                  0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      T                  0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                  0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                  0      0        6
  SINCE JUN 1     21                 39    -18       28
  SINCE JUL 1      0                  5     -5        6

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       12                  6      6       11
  MONTH TO DATE  169                102     67       80
  SINCE JUN 1    596                434    162      634
  SINCE JAN 1    652                469    183      679
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.3


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    99           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     62           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        94      1988
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        36      1917


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE   6:41 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:10 PM EDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE   6:42 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:08 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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JCB