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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA                               
122 AM EDT THU MAY 5 2016


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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         63     85    1959  69     -6       78               
  MINIMUM         46     28    1986  43      3       45               
  AVERAGE         55                 56     -1       62             
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T      0.96 1998   0.12  -0.12     0.00           
  MONTH TO DATE    1.86               0.49   1.37     0.91           
  SINCE MAR 1      6.18               7.61  -1.43    10.78           
  SINCE JAN 1     13.32              13.50  -0.18    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       10                  9      1        3              
  MONTH TO DATE   16                 38    -22       38              
  SINCE MAR 1    863               1195   -332     1043              
  SINCE JUL 1   4298               5243   -945     5169              
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                  0      0        0              
  MONTH TO DATE    1                  0      1        0              
  SINCE MAR 1     11                  3      8        0              
  SINCE JAN 1     11                  3      8        0              
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        85      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        23      1973                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2016...........SUNRISE   622 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 PM EDT   
MAY  6 2016...........SUNRISE   621 AM EDT   SUNSET   816 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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PW