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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
1242 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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 30 69 1932 41 -11 27
MINIMUM 16 -3 1893 22 -6 8
AVERAGE 23 32 -9 18
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 2.03 2013 0.11 -0.11 T
MONTH TO DATE 1.34 1.55 -0.21 0.98
SINCE DEC 1 3.48 4.85 -1.37 4.33
SINCE JAN 1 1.34 1.55 -0.21 0.98
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.2 -0.2 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 3.2 -2.7 5.0
SINCE DEC 1 9.1 7.9 1.2 5.3
SINCE JUL 1 9.5 8.3 1.2 5.5
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 42 33 9 47
MONTH TO DATE 401 493 -92 614
SINCE DEC 1 1354 1420 -66 1528
SINCE JUL 1 2415 2562 -147 2347
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 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75 1:00 AM
LOWEST 48 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 62
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 67 1949
1952
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -10 1972
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 7:34 AM EST SUNSET 5:29 PM EST
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:34 AM EST SUNSET 5:30 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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