Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
736 AM EDT TUE SEP 01 2026
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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2026...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 99 08/23/1983
LOW 35 08/26/1917
HIGHEST 89 08/15 88
LOWEST 49 08/25 46
AVG. MAXIMUM 83.4 81.2 2.2 77.7
AVG. MINIMUM 62.8 59.5 3.3 58.6
MEAN 73.1 70.4 2.7 68.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 1.7 -1.7 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 10.53 1901
MINIMUM 0.87 2002
TOTALS 2.89 3.57 -0.68 3.34
DAYS >= .01 13 11.5 1.5 13
DAYS >= .10 8 6.8 1.2 6
DAYS >= .50 2 2.5 -0.5 2
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.7 -0.7 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.70 1.63
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS T 0.0 0.0 0.0
DAYS >= TRACE 1 0.0 1.0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL T T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1 10 -9 26
COOLING TOTAL 257 175 82 130
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 0/290
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 16/090 DATE 08/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 40/020 DATE 08/10
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.38
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 78
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 9
LIGHT RAIN 18 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 20 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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