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CDUS41 KRNK 080546  
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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
1246 AM EST THU JAN 08 2026  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 62 72 1913 42 20 23  
MINIMUM 31 -5 2014 23 8 14  
AVERAGE 47 32 15 19  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.68 1996 0.10 -0.10 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.72 -0.72 0.82  
SINCE DEC 1 2.14 4.02 -1.88 4.17  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.72 -0.72 0.82  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.2 -0.2 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.4 -1.4 2.6  
SINCE DEC 1 8.6 6.1 2.5 2.9  
SINCE JUL 1 9.0 6.5 2.5 3.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 18 33 -15 46  
MONTH TO DATE 187 229 -42 270  
SINCE DEC 1 1140 1156 -16 1184  
SINCE JUL 1 2201 2298 -97 2003  
 
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 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 26 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 69 1937  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -3 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 8 2026.......SUNRISE 7:36 AM EST SUNSET 5:21 PM EST  
JANUARY 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:36 AM EST SUNSET 5:22 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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