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CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
235 AM EST FRI JAN 02 2026  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1912 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 45 11:46 AM 78 1952 48 -3 48  
MINIMUM 29 11:33 PM 8 1918 30 -1 33  
AVERAGE 37 39 -2 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.56 1964 0.10 -0.10 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.10 -0.10 T  
SINCE DEC 1 2.13 3.18 -1.05 3.09  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.10 -0.10 T  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 6.5 3.3 3.2 T  
SINCE JUL 1 6.5 3.4 3.1 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 28 26 2 24  
MONTH TO DATE 28 26 2 24  
SINCE DEC 1 857 773 84 821  
SINCE JUL 1 1557 1527 30 1402  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 14 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 53 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 41 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 73 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 5 1928  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 2 2026.......SUNRISE 7:34 AM EST SUNSET 5:14 PM EST  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 7:34 AM EST SUNSET 5:15 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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