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CLIMATE REPORT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 527 AM EDT
FRI OCT 18 2024

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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                           NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         59     83    1897  65     -6       56
  MINIMUM         32     24    1909  40     -8       43
  AVERAGE         46                 53     -7       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00   2.19 1911   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55               1.70  -1.15     0.76
  SINCE SEP 1      6.70               5.15   1.55     7.42
  SINCE JAN 1     31.10              35.28  -4.18    34.18

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0                0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                0.0    0.0       T
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                0.0    0.0       T
  SINCE JUL 1      T                  0.0    0.0       T
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       19                 12      7       15
  MONTH TO DATE  130                164    -34      137
  SINCE SEP 1    168                252    -84      187
  SINCE JUL 1    179                267    -88      187

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                  0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   14                  4     10        5
  SINCE SEP 1     99                 73     26       81
  SINCE JAN 1    900                615    285      636
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           4:00 AM
 LOWEST     41           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        86      1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        22      1970


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2024.......SUNRISE   7:33 AM EDT   SUNSET   6:40 PM EDT
OCTOBER 19 2024.......SUNRISE   7:34 AM EDT   SUNSET   6:39 PM EDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

NOTE:  THE 32 DEGREE LOW TEMPERATURE AT OUR OFFICE IN BLACKSBURG ON THE 16TH (YESTERDAY),
WAS THE FIRST FREEZING TEMPERATURE OBSERVED THIS FALL SEASON AT THIS LOCATION,
WHICH IS THE OFFICIAL CLIMATE LOCATION FOR BLACKSBURG, VA.

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