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CDUS41 KRNK 040622  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
122 AM EST SUN JAN 04 2026  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 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 55 6:19 PM 74 1997 47 8 43  
2004  
MINIMUM 30 10:33 PM 4 1918 30 0 26  
1979  
AVERAGE 43 38 5 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.79 1992 0.10 -0.10 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.29 -0.29 T  
SINCE DEC 1 2.13 3.37 -1.24 3.09  
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.29 -0.29 T  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.1 -0.1 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.3 -0.3 T  
SINCE DEC 1 6.5 3.5 3.0 T  
SINCE JUL 1 6.5 3.6 2.9 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 22 27 -5 30  
MONTH TO DATE 73 79 -6 82  
SINCE DEC 1 902 826 76 879  
SINCE JUL 1 1602 1580 22 1460  
 
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 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 48 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 73 2004  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 8 1919  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 7:34 AM EST SUNSET 5:16 PM EST  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:34 AM EST SUNSET 5:17 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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