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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA                               
519 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014


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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1952 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         63    400 PM  82    1973  53     10       58       
  MINIMUM         34   1100 PM   4    1993  30      4       26       
  AVERAGE         49                        41      8       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.17 1986   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      1.62  -0.58     1.41    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.04                      1.62  -0.58     1.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.67                      7.51  -0.84    10.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    2.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      2.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        24     -8       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  373                       387    -14      447       
  SINCE MAR 1    373                       387    -14      447       
  SINCE JUL 1   4554                      4435    119     4307       
                                                                     
 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       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    59          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     30           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       

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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        75      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         9      1993                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2014.........SUNRISE   731 AM EDT   SUNSET   730 PM EDT   
MARCH 17 2014.........SUNRISE   730 AM EDT   SUNSET   731 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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