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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
517 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026

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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         88R    88    1911  72     16       76               
  MINIMUM         55     25    1973  49      6       56               
  AVERAGE         72                 61     11       66            

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00   1.10 2013   0.14  -0.14     0.00            
  MONTH TO DATE    1.24               2.48  -1.24     5.42            
  SINCE MAR 1      5.25              10.03  -4.78     8.41            
  SINCE JAN 1     10.60              16.09  -5.49    17.13            

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0                0.0    0.0      0.0             
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                0.0    0.0      0.0             
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                4.9   -3.2       T              
  SINCE JUL 1     23.5               24.7   -1.2     10.7             
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0                  6     -6        0               
  MONTH TO DATE  175                129     46       74               
  SINCE MAR 1    889               1262   -373      891               
  SINCE JUL 1   4835               5207   -372     4600               

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            7                  1      6        1               
  MONTH TO DATE   11                 10      1       13               
  SINCE MAR 1     18                 13      5       41               
  SINCE JAN 1     18                 13      5       41               
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (210)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    99           5:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     33           3:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    66                                                        

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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1911                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      2002SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE   6:11 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:26 PM EDT     
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE   6:10 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:27 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