Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
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CXUS51 KRNK 011429
CLMRNK
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
1029 AM EDT THU JUN 01 2023
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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 93 05/22/1941
LOW 23 05/05/1973
HIGHEST 81 05/11 86
05/12
LOWEST 35 05/05 32
AVG. MAXIMUM 70.6 71.9 -1.3 74.5
AVG. MINIMUM 49.4 48.4 1.0 50.0
MEAN 60.0 60.2 -0.2 62.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.9 -0.9 1
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 9.75 1971
MINIMUM 0.25 1941
TOTALS 4.13 4.47 -0.34 6.47
DAYS >= .01 12 13.7 -1.7 15
DAYS >= .10 4 8.7 -4.7 10
DAYS >= .50 2 3.2 -1.2 5
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.9 0.1 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.30 1.61
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS TR 0.0 0.0 0.0
DAYS >= TRACE 1 0.0 1.0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL MM 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 167 183 -16 118
COOLING TOTAL 18 32 -14 41
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/050
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 20/310 DATE 05/03
20/110 05/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 32/290 DATE 05/03
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.52
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 75
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 18 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 1
FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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