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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
516 PM EST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 42 71 2013 41 1 36  
MINIMUM 20 -8 1962 22 -2 11  
1977  
1982  
AVERAGE 31 32 -1 24  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.15 1994 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.36 1.24 0.12 0.98  
SINCE DEC 1 3.50 4.54 -1.04 4.33  
SINCE JAN 1 1.36 1.24 0.12 0.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 2.5 -2.0 5.0  
SINCE DEC 1 9.1 7.2 1.9 5.3  
SINCE JUL 1 9.5 7.6 1.9 5.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 34 33 1 41  
MONTH TO DATE 304 394 -90 492  
SINCE DEC 1 1257 1321 -64 1406  
SINCE JUL 1 2318 2463 -145 2225  
 
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 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 73 1932  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -13 1895  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 12 2026.......SUNRISE 7:35 AM EST SUNSET 5:25 PM EST  
JANUARY 13 2026.......SUNRISE 7:35 AM EST SUNSET 5:26 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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