Editing Blacksburg, Virginia (section)

==Geography==
[[Image:Blacksburg VA Summer 2008.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Overlooking Blacksburg]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|19.89|sqmi|km2}} of which {{convert|19.89|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}}, or 0.10%, is water. At 2,080 feet (634&nbsp;m) above sea level, Blacksburg is located in the [[New River Valley]] and also sits astride the [[Eastern Continental Divide]]. It is the 15th largest [[municipality]]<ref name="guide"/> and the largest [[town]] in the commonwealth of Virginia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vt.edu/where_we_are/blacksburg |title=Welcome to Blacksburg! &#124; Virginia Tech |publisher=Vt.edu |access-date=January 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114230755/http://www.vt.edu/where_we_are/blacksburg/ |archive-date=January 14, 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> The Eastern Continental Divide traverses the [[Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport]].

The tallest building in Blacksburg is [[Virginia Tech campus#Residence halls|Slusher Tower]], a twelve-story [[Dormitory|residence hall]] on the [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|Virginia Tech]] campus. The building with the highest elevation is actually Hoge Hall (formerly [[Virginia Tech campus#Residence halls|Lee Hall]]), another [[Dormitory|residence hall]], which until May 17, 2009, was home to the transmitter of campus radio station [[WUVT]]. The tower for [[WUVT]] now sits atop Price Mountain.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wuvt.vt.edu/News/Latest/WUVT-Operating-at-Reduced-Power-Starting-Sunday-May-18 |title=WUVT to Operate at Reduced Power Starting Sunday |publisher=Wuvt.vt.edu |access-date=January 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219145613/http://www.wuvt.vt.edu/News/Latest/WUVT-Operating-at-Reduced-Power-Starting-Sunday-May-18 |archive-date=February 19, 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

===Climate===
Due to its elevation, the climate of Blacksburg is a [[hot-summer humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: '''Dfa'''), being cooled down from the lowland areas of Virginia, all of which possess a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: '''Cfa'''). Summers are humid with warm to hot temperatures, although the area sees significantly cooler temperatures than places of lower elevation at the same latitude, with only 5 days of {{convert|90|°F|0}}+ highs annually.<ref name=NCEI/> Winters are generally cool to cold, with occasional intervening warm periods and an average of 0.9 nights of sub-{{convert|0|°F|0}} lows.<ref name=NCEI/> Monthly mean temperatures range from {{convert|31.9|°F|1}} in January to {{convert|71.7|°F|1}} in July. Snowfall averages {{convert|24.7|in|cm|0}} per season and generally occurs from December to March, although significant snowfall has been recorded outside of those months.

{{Weather box
|location = Blacksburg, Virginia (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 75
|Feb record high F = 80
|Mar record high F = 86
|Apr record high F = 95
|May record high F = 93
|Jun record high F = 99
|Jul record high F = 100
|Aug record high F = 99
|Sep record high F = 97
|Oct record high F = 94
|Nov record high F = 82
|Dec record high F = 75
|year record high F = 100
|Jan high F = 41.6
|Feb high F = 45.3
|Mar high F = 53.2
|Apr high F = 63.9
|May high F = 71.9
|Jun high F = 78.9
|Jul high F = 82.3
|Aug high F = 81.2
|Sep high F = 75.8
|Oct high F = 65.6
|Nov high F = 54.8
|Dec high F = 44.9
|year high F = 63.3
|Jan mean F = 31.9
|Feb mean F = 34.7
|Mar mean F = 41.7
|Apr mean F = 51.4
|May mean F = 60.2
|Jun mean F = 67.9
|Jul mean F = 71.7
|Aug mean F = 70.4
|Sep mean F = 64.3
|Oct mean F = 53.2
|Nov mean F = 42.7
|Dec mean F = 35.1
|year mean F = 52.1
|Jan low F = 22.1
|Feb low F = 24.1
|Mar low F = 30.2
|Apr low F = 38.9
|May low F = 48.4
|Jun low F = 56.9
|Jul low F = 61.0
|Aug low F = 59.5
|Sep low F = 52.9
|Oct low F = 40.9
|Nov low F = 30.7
|Dec low F = 25.3
|year low F = 40.9
|Jan record low F = −18
|Feb record low F = −12
|Mar record low F = -2
|Apr record low F = 10
|May record low F = 23
|Jun record low F = 30
|Jul record low F = 34
|Aug record low F = 35
|Sep record low F = 22
|Oct record low F = 13
|Nov record low F = -1
|Dec record low F = −27
|year record low F = -27
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.23
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.83
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.78
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.77
|May precipitation inch = 4.47
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.27
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.21
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.57
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.45
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.91
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.85
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.30
|year precipitation inch = 42.64
|Jan snow inch = 7.7
|Feb snow inch = 7.0
|Mar snow inch = 4.3
|Apr snow inch = 0.6
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.4
|Dec snow inch = 4.7
|year snow inch = 24.7
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 11.3
|Feb precipitation days = 10.5
|Mar precipitation days = 12.2
|Apr precipitation days = 12.5
|May precipitation days = 13.7
|Jun precipitation days = 12.3
|Jul precipitation days = 12.9
|Aug precipitation days = 11.5
|Sep precipitation days = 9.4
|Oct precipitation days = 9.1
|Nov precipitation days = 9.0
|Dec precipitation days = 11.7
|year precipitation days = 136.1
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 3.9
|Feb snow days = 4.6
|Mar snow days = 2.7
|Apr snow days = 0.6
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 0.6
|Dec snow days = 2.8
|year snow days = 15.3
| source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= nws>
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=rnk
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = July 1, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00440766&format=pdf
| title = Station: Blacksburg NWSO, VA
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = July 1, 2021}}</ref>
}}