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Climate Report


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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
516 AM EDT TUE APR 1 2008


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...THE BLACKSBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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         51    500 PM  85    1985  58     -7       69
  MINIMUM         35    100 AM  16    1964  33     +2       42
  AVERAGE         43                        46     -3       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.38 1958   0.12  -0.09      T
  MONTH TO DATE    2.57                      3.83  -1.26     6.64
  SINCE MAR 1      2.57                      3.83  -1.26     6.64
  SINCE JAN 1      5.85                     10.22  -4.37    11.32

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T
  SINCE MAR 1      T
  SINCE JUL 1      8.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       22                        19     +3        9
  MONTH TO DATE  645                       733    -88      526
  SINCE MAR 1    645                       733    -88      526
  SINCE JUL 1   4157                      4841   -684     4319

 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     6   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM
 LOWEST     86           400 PM
 AVERAGE    93

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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 2008.........SUNRISE   707 AM EDT   SUNSET   745 PM EDT
APRIL  2 2008.........SUNRISE   705 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 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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