CXUS51 KRNK 010727 CLMRNK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 327 AM EDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 86 03/28/2020 LOW -2 03/17/1900 HIGHEST 75 03/14 80 03/31 LOWEST 22 03/01 13 AVG. MAXIMUM 60.1 53.2 6.9 56.9 AVG. MINIMUM 37.0 30.2 6.8 33.8 MEAN 48.6 41.7 6.9 45.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.1 -1.1 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 9 18.8 -9.8 15 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.33 1975 MINIMUM 0.69 2006 TOTALS 2.35 3.78 -1.43 2.66 DAYS >= .01 10 12.2 -2.2 9 DAYS >= .10 6 7.8 -1.8 7 DAYS >= .50 0 2.7 -2.7 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.8 -0.8 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.47 1.12 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS T 4.3 -4.3 0.4 DAYS >= TRACE 4 2.7 1.3 8 DAYS >= 1.0 0 1.0 -1.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL T 0.4 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 502 722 -220 606 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 3 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/290 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/310 DATE 03/10 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/300 DATE 03/10 45/300 03/11 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.44 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 1 FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ PW