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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA                               
220 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 2016


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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         69     86    2000  71     -2       70               
  MINIMUM         43     31    2013  47     -4       42               
                               1996                                 
  AVERAGE         56                 59     -3       56             
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07   1.28 2012   0.14  -0.07     0.00           
  MONTH TO DATE    3.15               1.76   1.39     0.92           
  SINCE MAR 1      7.47               8.88  -1.41    10.79           
  SINCE JAN 1     14.61              14.77  -0.16    14.21           
                                                                     
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        9                  7      2        9              
  MONTH TO DATE   77                117    -40       53              
  SINCE MAR 1    924               1274   -350     1058              
  SINCE JUL 1   4359               5322   -963     5184              
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                  1     -1        0              
  MONTH TO DATE   11                  3      8       23              
  SINCE MAR 1     21                  6     15       23              
  SINCE JAN 1     21                  6     15       23              
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        88      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        31      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2016...........SUNRISE   613 AM EDT   SUNSET   824 PM EDT   
MAY 16 2016...........SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   825 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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