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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
218 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026

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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                           NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         88     97    1900  81      7       86
                               1953
                               2007
  MINIMUM         68     40    1979  60      8       64
  AVERAGE         78                 70      8       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.37   2.32 1928   0.11   0.26     0.05
  MONTH TO DATE    1.69               1.99  -0.30     2.44
  SINCE JUN 1     13.11              10.47   2.64     9.18
  SINCE JAN 1     25.40              28.55  -3.15    28.14

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

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                  0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                  0      0        6
  SINCE JUN 1     21                 39    -18       28
  SINCE JUL 1      0                  5     -5        6

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       13                  6      7       10
  MONTH TO DATE  157                 96     61       69
  SINCE JUN 1    584                428    156      623
  SINCE JAN 1    640                463    177      668
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     57           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        92      1988
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        42      1979


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE   6:40 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:11 PM EDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE   6:41 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:10 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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JCB