986 CDUS41 KRNK 220707 CLIRNK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 305 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ................................... ...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 2016... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1952 TO 2016 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ........................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 48 78 1968 55 -7 65 MINIMUM 30 17 1971 31 -1 42 AVERAGE 39 43 -4 54 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.51 1998 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.25 2.36 -0.11 3.56 SINCE MAR 1 2.25 2.36 -0.11 3.56 SINCE JAN 1 9.39 8.25 1.14 6.98 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.0 4.4 SINCE MAR 1 1.0 4.4 SINCE JUL 1 25.0 27.8 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 26 22 4 11 MONTH TO DATE 338 524 -186 471 SINCE MAR 1 338 524 -186 471 SINCE JUL 1 3773 4572 -799 4597 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 ........................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 67 1200 AM LOWEST 26 400 PM AVERAGE 47 .......................................................... THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 80 1968 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 15 1986 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 22 2016.........SUNRISE 722 AM EDT SUNSET 736 PM EDT MARCH 23 2016.........SUNRISE 720 AM EDT SUNSET 737 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$