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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
528 PM EDT TUE MAY 07 2024

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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         81     87    1934  70     11       72
                               1943
  MINIMUM         57     24    1968  46     11       47
  AVERAGE         69                 58     11       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T      1.35 1971   0.13  -0.13     0.07
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56               0.94  -0.38     0.18
  SINCE MAR 1      4.33               8.49  -4.16     7.26
  SINCE JAN 1     10.40              14.55  -4.15    13.54

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            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
  TODAY            0                  8     -8        5
  MONTH TO DATE    7                 58    -51       88
  SINCE MAR 1    774               1191   -417     1008
  SINCE JUL 1   4095               5136  -1041     4332

 COOLING
  TODAY            4                  0      4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   10                  0     10        0
  SINCE MAR 1     25                  3     22        4
  SINCE JAN 1     25                  3     22        4
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (300)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     55           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        88      1932
                                             1936
                                             1940
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        28      1906


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  7 2024...........SUNRISE   6:20 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:17 PM EDT
MAY  8 2024...........SUNRISE   6:19 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:18 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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