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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
523 PM EST THU JAN 04 2024  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 36 68 1997 42 -6 63  
MINIMUM 30 -3 1918 23 7 45  
AVERAGE 33 32 1 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.26 1992 0.10 -0.10 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.40 -0.39 0.11  
SINCE DEC 1 4.29 3.70 0.59 3.68  
SINCE JAN 1 0.01 0.40 -0.39 0.11  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 0.8 -0.7 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.7 5.5 -4.8 0.1  
SINCE JUL 1 0.7 5.9 -5.2 0.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 32 33 -1 11  
MONTH TO DATE 123 130 -7 52  
SINCE DEC 1 876 1057 -181 980  
SINCE JUL 1 1816 2199 -383 2042  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 74 1899  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -3 1918  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 4 2024.......SUNRISE 7:36 AM EST SUNSET 5:17 PM EST  
JANUARY 5 2024.......SUNRISE 7:36 AM EST SUNSET 5:18 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
RCS  
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