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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA                               
418 AM EDT FRI MAY 6 2016


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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         49     85    1955  69    -20       82               
  MINIMUM         41     23    1973  44     -3       49               
  AVERAGE         45                 56    -11       66             
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.44   1.20 1978   0.13   0.31     0.00           
  MONTH TO DATE    2.30               0.62   1.68     0.91           
  SINCE MAR 1      6.62               7.74  -1.12    10.78           
  SINCE JAN 1     13.76              13.63   0.13    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       20                  9     11        0              
  MONTH TO DATE   36                 47    -11       38              
  SINCE MAR 1    883               1204   -321     1043              
  SINCE JUL 1   4318               5252   -934     5169              
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                  0      0        1              
  MONTH TO DATE    1                  0      1        1              
  SINCE MAR 1     11                  3      8        1              
  SINCE JAN 1     11                  3      8        1              
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     77          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        84      2014                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        29      1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2016...........SUNRISE   621 AM EDT   SUNSET   816 PM EDT   
MAY  7 2016...........SUNRISE   620 AM EDT   SUNSET   817 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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