Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
208 PM EDT FRI NOV 01 2024

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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024...

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

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             94   10/03/2019
 LOW              13   10/27/1962
HIGHEST           80   10/03                          79
LOWEST            30   10/18                          34
AVG. MAXIMUM    70.9               65.6     5.3     68.0
AVG. MINIMUM    42.1               40.9     1.2     44.8
MEAN            56.5               53.2     3.3     56.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     4                5.6    -1.6        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        9.14   1976
 MINIMUM        0.02   2000
TOTALS          0.55               2.91   -2.36     1.10
DAYS >= .01        2                9.1    -7.1        7
DAYS >= .10        1                5.2    -4.2        4
DAYS >= .50        1                2.0    -1.0        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.7    -0.7        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.52                                0.33

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0        T
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.1    -0.1        1
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0                                   T

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    270                371    -101      266
COOLING TOTAL     14                  7       7        9
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              1.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/290
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    18/300    DATE  10/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    26/310    DATE  10/14
                                26/320          10/16

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.25

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
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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