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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
223 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2024

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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         77     88    1899  72      5       71
                               1911
                               1941
  MINIMUM         55     25    1973  48      7       57
  AVERAGE         66                 60      6       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00   2.08 2001   0.15  -0.15     0.45
  MONTH TO DATE    1.93               2.20  -0.27     0.95
  SINCE MAR 1      5.70               9.75  -4.05     8.03
  SINCE JAN 1     11.77              15.81  -4.04    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       T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                  6     -6        1
  MONTH TO DATE   50                117    -67       99
  SINCE MAR 1    817               1250   -433     1019
  SINCE JUL 1   4138               5195  -1057     4343

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                  1      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   15                  8      7       15
  SINCE MAR 1     30                 11     19       19
  SINCE JAN 1     30                 11     19       19
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     54           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        89      1911
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      1967
                                             1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   6:11 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:26 PM EDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   6:10 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:26 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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