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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
518 PM EST THU JAN 01 2026  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 40 75 1952 42 -2 40  
MINIMUM 31 2 2018 23 8 27  
AVERAGE 36 33 3 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.12 1976 0.10 -0.10 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.10 -0.10 T  
SINCE DEC 1 2.14 3.40 -1.26 3.35  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.10 -0.10 T  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.2 -0.2 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 T  
SINCE DEC 1 8.6 4.9 3.7 0.3  
SINCE JUL 1 9.0 5.3 3.7 0.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 29 32 -3 31  
MONTH TO DATE 29 32 -3 31  
SINCE DEC 1 982 959 23 945  
SINCE JUL 1 2043 2101 -58 1764  
 
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 W (290)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 69 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -3 1928  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 1 2026.......SUNRISE 7:36 AM EST SUNSET 5:15 PM EST  
JANUARY 2 2026.......SUNRISE 7:36 AM EST SUNSET 5:16 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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