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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
523 PM EDT WED APR 24 2024

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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         69     85    1960  67      2       59               
                               2001                                  
  MINIMUM         48     26    1906  42      6       30               
                               1922                                  
                               1927                                  
  AVERAGE         59                 54      5       45            

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            T      1.80 1987   0.13  -0.13     0.00            
  MONTH TO DATE    1.41               2.99  -1.58     2.26            
  SINCE MAR 1      3.76               6.77  -3.01     4.92            
  SINCE JAN 1      9.83              12.83  -3.00    11.20            

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0                0.0    0.0      0.0             
  MONTH TO DATE    T                  0.6   -0.6      0.0             
  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            6                 11     -5       20               
  MONTH TO DATE  239                352   -113      242               
  SINCE MAR 1    741               1074   -333      848               
  SINCE JUL 1   4062               5019   -957     4172               

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                  0      0        0               
  MONTH TO DATE   12                  0     12        1               
  SINCE MAR 1     12                  0     12        4               
  SINCE JAN 1     12                  0     12        4               
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    69           8:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     32           4:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    51                                                        

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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        86      2009                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        25      1967                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 24 2024.........SUNRISE   6:35 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:05 PM EDT     
APRIL 25 2024.........SUNRISE   6:33 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:06 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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