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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA                               
240 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2016


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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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                    
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         77     86    2007  68      9       58               
  MINIMUM         51     28    1971  43      8       42               
  AVERAGE         64                 55      9       50             
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.10R  0.91 2015   0.12   0.98     0.91           
  MONTH TO DATE    1.10               0.12   0.98     0.91           
  SINCE MAR 1      5.42               7.24  -1.82    10.78           
  SINCE JAN 1     12.56              13.13  -0.57    14.20           
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                0.0            
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                0.0            
  SINCE MAR 1      1.6                                4.4            
  SINCE JUL 1     25.6                               27.8            
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                 10     -9       15              
  MONTH TO DATE    1                 10     -9       15              
  SINCE MAR 1    848               1167   -319     1020              
  SINCE JUL 1   4283               5215   -932     5146              
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                  0      0        0              
  MONTH TO DATE    0                  0      0        0              
  SINCE MAR 1     10                  3      7        0              
  SINCE JAN 1     10                  3      7        0              
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        85      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        29      1978                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2016...........SUNRISE   625 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 PM EDT   
MAY  3 2016...........SUNRISE   624 AM EDT   SUNSET   813 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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