Please note this information is preliminary and subject to revision. Official and certified climatic data can be accessed at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) (http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html).


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 CLIMATE REPORT
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA                               
 515 AM EDT SUN APR 1 2007
 
 
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 ...THE BLACKSBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 2007...
 
 CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1952 TO 2007
 
 
  WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                 VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                   NORMAL             
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 TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
  YESTERDAY                                                           
   MAXIMUM         69    100 PM  85    1985  58     11       72       
   MINIMUM         42    400 AM  16    1964  33      9       37       
   AVERAGE         56                        46     10       55      
                                                                      
 PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
   YESTERDAY        T             1.38 1958   0.12  -0.12     0.02    
   MONTH TO DATE    6.64                      3.83   2.81     0.69    
   SINCE MAR 1      6.64                      3.83   2.81     0.69    
   SINCE JAN 1     11.32                     10.22   1.10     5.31    
                                                                      
 SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
   YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
   MONTH TO DATE    0.2                      MM     MM        1.3     
   SINCE MAR 1      0.2                      MM     MM        1.3     
   SINCE JUL 1      5.8                      21.8  -16.0     20.4     
   SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                      
 DEGREE DAYS                                                          
  HEATING                                                             
   YESTERDAY        9                        19    -10       10       
   MONTH TO DATE  526                       733   -207      660       
   SINCE MAR 1    526                       733   -207      660       
   SINCE JUL 1   4319                      4841   -522     4152       
                                                                      
  COOLING                                                             
   YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
   MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
   SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
   SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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  WIND (MPH)                                                           
   HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
   HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
   AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9                                         
 
                                                                       
 SKY COVER                                                            
   POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
   AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
 
                                                                       
 WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
  THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
   LIGHT RAIN                                                         
   FOG                                                                
 
                                                                       
 RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
  HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
  LOWEST     61           100 PM                                     
  AVERAGE    77                                                       
 
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 THE BLACKSBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                          NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
  MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        82      1986                    
  MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        17      1969                    
 
                                                                       
 SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
 APRIL  1 2007.........SUNRISE   708 AM EDT   SUNSET   744 PM EDT   
 APRIL  2 2007.........SUNRISE   706 AM EDT   SUNSET   745 PM EDT   
 
                                                                      
 -  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
 R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
 MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
 T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          
 
  
 
 
  
The U.S. Naval Observatory takes observations and generates sunrise and sunset data. The NWS is not the custodian of records for such records and therefore, cannot certify to such facts, or authenticate such data. For information regarding sunrise and sunset tables and to obtain certified records, contact: U.S. Naval Observatory, ATTN: Code AA, 3450 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20392-5420; http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/.