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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA                               
513 AM EDT SAT MAY 3 2014


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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1952 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         66    500 PM  85    1962  68     -2       66       
  MINIMUM         42    600 AM  29    1978  43     -1       48       
  AVERAGE         54                        56     -2       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.13 1966   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.24  -0.24     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.52                      7.36  -0.84     6.96    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.15                     13.25  -1.10    16.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      7.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     34.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        10      1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        20     -3       14       
  SINCE MAR 1   1169                      1177     -8     1295       
  SINCE JUL 1   5350                      5225    125     5155       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         3     -3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        87      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        26      1981                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2014...........SUNRISE   625 AM EDT   SUNSET   813 PM EDT   
MAY  4 2014...........SUNRISE   624 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 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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