656 CDUS41 KRNK 150705 CLIRNK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 154 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 ................................... ...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 ........................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 39 70 1984 44 -5 65 MINIMUM 32 -4 1962 24 8 47 AVERAGE 36 34 2 56 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.83 1953 0.10 -0.10 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 1.81 1.42 0.39 1.77 SINCE DEC 1 1.81 1.42 0.39 1.77 SINCE JAN 1 40.76 39.36 1.40 45.75 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 T 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 T T SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 31 -2 9 MONTH TO DATE 396 411 -15 276 SINCE DEC 1 396 411 -15 276 SINCE JUL 1 1169 1591 -422 1164 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 914 573 341 820 ........................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 1200 AM LOWEST 64 1200 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 69 1984 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 2 1962 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 15 2016......SUNRISE 729 AM EST SUNSET 506 PM EST DECEMBER 16 2016......SUNRISE 729 AM EST SUNSET 506 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$