CDUS41 KRNK 052120 CLIRNK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 520 PM EDT TUE MAY 05 2026 ................................... ...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 ............................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 75 89 1902 70 5 70 1950 MINIMUM 44 23 1973 45 -1 44 AVERAGE 60 58 2 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 1.20 1978 0.14 -0.14 T MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.67 -0.67 1.46 SINCE MAR 1 4.01 8.22 -4.21 4.45 SINCE JAN 1 9.36 14.28 -4.92 13.17 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 5 8 -3 8 MONTH TO DATE 67 42 25 18 SINCE MAR 1 781 1175 -394 835 SINCE JUL 1 4727 5120 -393 4544 COOLING TODAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 5 SINCE MAR 1 7 3 4 33 SINCE JAN 1 7 3 4 33 ............................................................ WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 6:00 AM LOWEST 28 3:00 PM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 87 1949MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 28 1910 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 6:23 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 PM EDT MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$