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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA                               
436 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016


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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         88     95    1953  80      8       84               
  MINIMUM         65     39    1986  57      8       62               
  AVERAGE         77                 68      9       73             
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.35   2.98 1964   0.10   0.25     0.01           
  MONTH TO DATE    4.51               3.59   0.92     4.09           
  SINCE JUN 1     12.65              11.85   0.80    11.83           
  SINCE JAN 1     28.67              29.19  -0.52    27.36           
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                0.0            
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                0.0            
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                                 T             
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                 T             
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                  1     -1        0              
  MONTH TO DATE    0                  6     -6        1              
  SINCE JUN 1     12                 56    -44       12              
  SINCE JUL 1      0                 18    -18        1              
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                  4      8        8              
  MONTH TO DATE  274                168    106      193              
  SINCE JUN 1    731                483    248      651              
  SINCE JAN 1    777                512    265      727              
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        95      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        41      1999                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2016.....SUNRISE   653 AM EDT   SUNSET   750 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2016.....SUNRISE   653 AM EDT   SUNSET   748 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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