Blacksburg Weather in 1973

Historical record of Blacksburg, Virginia weather for the year 1973 based on NOAA data.

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1973 Blacksburg Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	90 °F	September 3
Lowest temperature	-4 °F	February 17
Highest daily low	68 °F	August 5
Lowest daily high	18 °F	January 9
Most daily precipitation	2.6 inches	May 28
Most daily snow	5.0 inches	December 17
Total annual precipitation	48.9 inches	-
Total annual snow	15.0 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Blacksburg in 1973?

The highest temperature recorded in Blacksburg, Virginia in 1973 was 90 °F which happened 5 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Blacksburg in 1973

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	90 °F	Sep 3
1	90 °F	Aug 30
1	90 °F	Aug 29
1	90 °F	Jul 15
1	90 °F	Jul 14
6	89 °F	Sep 1
6	89 °F	Jul 10
8	88 °F	Sep 2
8	88 °F	Aug 28
8	88 °F	Aug 10
8	88 °F	Jul 11
8	88 °F	Jul 8
8	88 °F	Jun 11

What was the coldest temperature in Blacksburg in 1973?

The lowest temperature recorded in Blacksburg, Virginia in 1973 was -4 °F which happened on Feb 17.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Blacksburg in 1973

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-4 °F	February 17
2	0 °F	January 13
3	2 °F	February 18
4	5 °F	December 18
4	5 °F	February 12
4	5 °F	January 30
4	5 °F	January 14
4	5 °F	January 11
9	6 °F	February 11
10	7 °F	February 22
10	7 °F	February 13

January 1973 Blacksburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	58	42	0.00	0.0
January 2	58	30	0.00	0.0
January 3	45	18	0.00	0.0
January 4	33	25	0.70	0.0
January 5	55	30	0.00	0.0
January 6	42	31	0.00	0.0
January 7	38	18	0.00	0.0
January 8	23	12	0.46	2.0
January 9	18	8	0.00	0.0
January 10	28	10	0.00	0.0
January 11	20	5	0.00	0.0
January 12	30	10	0.00	0.0
January 13	27	0	0.00	0.0
January 14	35	5	0.00	0.0
January 15	43	10	0.00	0.0
January 16	40	18	0.00	0.0
January 17	50	18	0.00	0.0
January 18	60	22	0.00	0.0
January 19	60	23	0.20	0.0
January 20	53	15	0.15	0.0
January 21	40	15	0.00	0.0
January 22	44	17	0.25	0.0
January 23	60	26	0.10	0.0
January 24	48	21	0.00	0.0
January 25	43	27	0.00	0.0
January 26	57	20	0.00	0.0
January 27	55	27	0.56	0.0
January 28	51	28	0.00	0.0
January 29	46	22	0.51	0.0
January 30	27	5	0.00	0.0
January 31	40	10	0.00	0.0

February 1973 Blacksburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	49	10	0.00	0.0
February 2	44	19	1.20	0.0
February 3	56	25	0.12	0.0
February 4	40	28	0.00	0.0
February 5	50	25	0.00	0.0
February 6	60	26	0.00	0.0
February 7	40	30	0.55	0.0
February 8	50	32	0.10	0.0
February 9	43	13	0.21	0.0
February 10	27	15	0.00	0.0
February 11	27	6	0.00	0.0
February 12	30	5	0.00	0.0
February 13	43	7	0.00	0.0
February 14	40	12	0.02	0.0
February 15	38	25	0.70	0.0
February 16	44	18	0.15	0.0
February 17	30	-4	0.00	0.0
February 18	21	2	0.00	0.0
February 19	39	12	0.00	0.0
February 20	50	15	0.00	0.0
February 21	45	19	0.00	0.0
February 22	43	7	0.12	1.0
February 23	30	12	0.00	0.0
February 24	45	17	0.00	0.0
February 25	50	18	0.00	0.0
February 26	58	27	0.00	0.0
February 27	60	24	0.20	0.0
February 28	35	26	0.00	0.0

March 1973 Blacksburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	48	21	0.00	0.0
March 2	56	20	0.00	0.0
March 3	61	25	0.10	0.0
March 4	54	38	0.20	0.0
March 5	65	45	0.20	0.0
March 6	60	35	0.05	0.0
March 7	50	40	0.20	0.0
March 8	48	38	0.10	0.0
March 9	66	43	0.00	0.0
March 10	58	41	0.00	0.0
March 11	65	43	0.00	0.0
March 12	55	40	0.10	0.0
March 13	73	38	0.00	0.0
March 14	75	36	0.00	0.0
March 15	82	41	0.00	0.0
March 16	66	46	0.90	0.0
March 17	65	39	1.65	0.0
March 18	45	16	0.00	0.0
March 19	38	23	0.00	0.0
March 20	52	28	0.00	0.0
March 21	53	35	0.51	0.0
March 22	38	22	0.45	4.0
March 23	33	23	0.00	0.0
March 24	53	18	0.00	0.0
March 25	65	26	0.00	0.0
March 26	47	43	0.30	0.0
March 27	50	38	1.05	0.0
March 28	55	33	0.00	0.0
March 29	55	41	0.00	0.0
March 30	53	39	0.52	0.0
March 31	68	43	0.00	0.0

April 1973 Blacksburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	60	49	0.25
April 2	70	45	0.00
April 3	61	30	0.00
April 4	65	43	0.00
April 5	61	36	0.20
April 6	41	32	0.00
April 7	60	35	0.00
April 8	53	35	1.00
April 9	53	33	0.20
April 10	44	33	0.35
April 11	38	22	0.00
April 12	40	15	0.00
April 13	53	24	0.00
April 14	45	18	0.00
April 15	60	22	0.00
April 16	60	29	0.00
April 17	60	48	0.35
April 18	62	42	0.31
April 19	65	50	0.00
April 20	68	41	0.10
April 21	78	50	0.00
April 22	75	46	0.00
April 23	78	52	0.00
April 24	72	50	0.00
April 25	76	53	0.05
April 26	65	45	1.00
April 27	63	44	1.00
April 28	51	42	0.40
April 29	60	30	0.00
April 30	60	35	0.00

May 1973 Blacksburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	70	42	0.15
May 2	73	49	0.00
May 3	70	48	0.15
May 4	64	35	0.10
May 5	50	23	0.00
May 6	50	33	0.00
May 7	68	45	0.00
May 8	70	52	0.10
May 9	63	44	0.75
May 10	70	38	0.00
May 11	80	40	0.00
May 12	80	33	0.00
May 13	70	27	0.00
May 14	70	36	0.00
May 15	70	44	0.00
May 16	60	25	0.00
May 17	65	37	0.00
May 18	54	25	0.25
May 19	55	n/a	0.00
May 20	58	36	0.15
May 21	70	40	0.00
May 22	69	36	0.00
May 23	74	47	0.65
May 24	73	43	0.60
May 25	68	51	0.50
May 26	68	44	0.05
May 27	63	47	0.05
May 28	65	54	2.60
May 29	80	51	0.10
May 30	73	45	0.00
May 31	68	46	0.00

June 1973 Blacksburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	70	45	0.00
June 2	75	46	0.00
June 3	80	50	0.00
June 4	83	55	0.00
June 5	85	57	0.00
June 6	83	57	0.62
June 7	77	57	0.15
June 8	80	55	0.00
June 9	81	58	0.00
June 10	83	54	0.00
June 11	88	62	0.00
June 12	85	58	0.00
June 13	82	63	0.00
June 14	81	62	0.00
June 15	82	51	0.00
June 16	78	60	0.25
June 17	80	64	0.20
June 18	85	65	1.30
June 19	80	62	0.00
June 20	76	58	0.00
June 21	79	63	0.00
June 22	82	63	0.00
June 23	78	61	0.04
June 24	79	51	0.00
June 25	80	51	0.00
June 26	83	55	0.00
June 27	81	56	0.10
June 28	80	57	0.30
June 29	80	58	0.10
June 30	75	48	0.00

July 1973 Blacksburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	80	61	0.00
July 2	82	60	0.15
July 3	84	61	0.00
July 4	80	60	0.00
July 5	81	64	0.02
July 6	82	45	0.00
July 7	81	59	0.00
July 8	88	61	0.00
July 9	85	59	0.35
July 10	89	64	0.00
July 11	88	58	0.10
July 12	80	47	0.00
July 13	75	50	0.00
July 14	90	58	0.00
July 15	90	65	0.65
July 16	78	60	0.61
July 17	70	60	0.60
July 18	65	54	0.15
July 19	79	56	0.00
July 20	80	62	0.05
July 21	82	62	0.25
July 22	85	60	0.00
July 23	82	65	0.05
July 24	82	65	0.02
July 25	80	62	0.00
July 26	78	59	0.05
July 27	81	61	0.53
July 28	83	68	0.00
July 29	80	61	0.00
July 30	80	50	0.00
July 31	83	56	0.00

August 1973 Blacksburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	73	66	0.30
August 2	75	66	0.40
August 3	81	62	0.12
August 4	73	63	0.10
August 5	79	68	0.00
August 6	76	63	0.00
August 7	80	62	0.10
August 8	83	67	0.00
August 9	85	61	0.00
August 10	88	61	0.00
August 11	86	63	0.90
August 12	83	61	0.00
August 13	84	64	0.00
August 14	82	63	0.10
August 15	82	60	0.05
August 16	76	55	0.00
August 17	82	60	0.00
August 18	75	55	1.10
August 19	78	57	0.10
August 20	78	57	0.00
August 21	75	54	0.20
August 22	66	57	0.20
August 23	76	56	0.00
August 24	76	51	0.00
August 25	80	n/a	0.00
August 26	81	55	0.00
August 27	80	n/a	0.00
August 28	88	67	0.00
August 29	90	61	0.00
August 30	90	61	0.00
August 31	87	60	0.00

September 1973 Blacksburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	89	56	0.00
September 2	88	60	0.00
September 3	90	60	0.00
September 4	87	62	0.00
September 5	87	55	0.00
September 6	80	60	0.00
September 7	82	55	0.55
September 8	82	51	0.00
September 9	81	61	0.00
September 10	76	51	0.32
September 11	70	50	0.00
September 12	76	52	0.00
September 13	77	49	0.00
September 14	70	55	0.51
September 15	75	53	0.07
September 16	75	45	0.00
September 17	75	46	0.00
September 18	74	46	0.20
September 19	66	35	0.00
September 20	70	40	0.00
September 21	76	n/a	0.00
September 22	73	52	0.00
September 23	80	54	0.00
September 24	84	53	0.00
September 25	80	54	0.00
September 26	72	55	0.00
September 27	72	60	0.00
September 28	82	50	0.00
September 29	82	55	0.10
September 30	81	n/a	0.00

October 1973 Blacksburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	70	55	0.55
October 2	70	50	1.80
October 3	75	56	0.20
October 4	72	51	0.00
October 5	80	54	0.00
October 6	75	36	0.00
October 7	72	44	0.00
October 8	72	52	0.55
October 9	65	55	0.10
October 10	70	55	0.00
October 11	72	52	0.00
October 12	65	53	0.00
October 13	68	38	0.00
October 14	72	46	0.05
October 15	70	38	0.00
October 16	75	46	0.00
October 17	65	35	0.00
October 18	55	23	0.00
October 19	65	32	0.00
October 20	65	36	0.00
October 21	72	33	0.00
October 22	65	32	0.00
October 23	67	35	0.00
October 24	70	35	0.00
October 25	67	30	0.00
October 26	70	35	0.00
October 27	72	32	0.00
October 28	70	38	0.00
October 29	65	40	1.30
October 30	45	35	0.25
October 31	45	35	0.00

November 1973 Blacksburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	55	33	0.52
November 2	57	28	0.00
November 3	70	27	0.00
November 4	52	30	0.00
November 5	63	39	0.25
November 6	51	22	0.04
November 7	47	24	0.00
November 8	53	26	0.00
November 9	60	33	0.00
November 10	44	16	0.00
November 11	35	10	0.00
November 12	53	17	0.00
November 13	55	24	0.00
November 14	68	30	0.00
November 15	70	31	0.00
November 16	70	29	0.00
November 17	50	19	0.00
November 18	50	18	0.00
November 19	51	20	0.00
November 20	50	30	0.00
November 21	60	35	n/a
November 22	50	36	n/a
November 23	60	28	0.00
November 24	65	41	0.05
November 25	75	40	0.00
November 26	70	34	0.00
November 27	55	39	0.05
November 28	70	42	0.85
November 29	60	29	0.25
November 30	52	20	0.00

December 1973 Blacksburg Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	50	22	0.00	0.0
December 2	48	18	0.00	0.0
December 3	50	18	0.00	0.0
December 4	65	20	0.00	0.0
December 5	60	42	0.55	0.0
December 6	65	28	0.30	0.0
December 7	50	20	0.00	0.0
December 8	42	18	0.00	0.0
December 9	35	n/a	1.50	1.0
December 10	35	28	0.00	0.0
December 11	40	15	0.00	0.0
December 12	25	10	0.00	0.0
December 13	45	19	0.00	0.0
December 14	50	25	0.40	0.0
December 15	35	25	0.00	0.0
December 16	35	30	0.10	1.0
December 17	30	15	0.30	5.0
December 18	28	5	0.00	0.0
December 19	28	10	0.00	0.0
December 20	35	17	0.40	0.0
December 21	40	23	0.68	1.0
December 22	30	15	0.00	0.0
December 23	42	16	0.00	0.0
December 24	43	27	0.00	0.0
December 25	45	28	0.15	0.0
December 26	36	27	0.75	0.0
December 27	60	36	0.50	0.0
December 28	52	30	0.00	0.0
December 29	46	26	0.00	0.0
December 30	43	24	0.20	0.0
December 31	45	30	0.20	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1952–2024	Blacksburg NWSO	location
1893–1952	Blacksburg	location