Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
519 AM EST MON JAN 01 2024
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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 100 07/28/1952
07/15/1954
LOW -18 01/21/1985
HIGHEST 91 09/05
09/06
LOWEST 13 02/04
03/20
AVG. MAXIMUM 66.3 63.3 3.0
AVG. MINIMUM 43.9 40.9 3.0
MEAN 55.1 52.1 3.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 4 5.0 -1.0
DAYS MAX <= 32 1 15.4 -14.4
DAYS MIN <= 32 79 125.4 -46.4
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.0 -1.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 65.56 1918
MINIMUM 26.95 1963
TOTALS 40.56 42.64 -2.08
DAYS >= .01 117 136.1 -19.1
DAYS >= .10 66 81.8 -15.8
DAYS >= .50 23 29.2 -6.2
DAYS >= 1.00 9 9.3 -0.3
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 4.41
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 1.8 24.7 -22.9
DAYS >= TRACE 35 15.3 19.7
DAYS >= 1.0 0 6.2 -6.2
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL 0.8
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 4159 5295 -1136
COOLING TOTAL 640 619 21
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/290
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/320 DATE 07/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/320 DATE 07/28
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.43
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 32 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 39 RAIN 77
LIGHT RAIN 144 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 2
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 30 SLEET 3
FOG 160 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 36
HAZE 5
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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