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Climate Report


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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
513 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2008


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...THE BLACKSBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1952 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         38    400 PM  73    2002  42     -4       30
  MINIMUM         15    700 AM -10    1966  21     -6       12
  AVERAGE         27                        31     -4       21

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.55 1957   0.11  -0.11      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.42                      3.37  -1.95     2.83
  SINCE DEC 1      4.09                      6.24  -2.15     4.66
  SINCE JAN 1      1.42                      3.37  -1.95     2.83

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    7.6
  SINCE DEC 1      8.4
  SINCE JUL 1      8.4
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       38                        34      4       44
  MONTH TO DATE 1003                      1059    -56      884
  SINCE DEC 1   1791                      2018   -227     1673
  SINCE JUL 1   2727                      3225   -498     2807

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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 WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    74           500 AM
 LOWEST     23          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    49

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THE BLACKSBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        73      2002
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        -2      1971


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY  1 2008......SUNRISE   725 AM EST   SUNSET   546 PM EST
FEBRUARY  2 2008......SUNRISE   724 AM EST   SUNSET   547 PM EST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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