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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
220 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 27 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 26 68 1967 42 -16 47  
MINIMUM 0 -4 1987 22 -22 31  
AVERAGE 13 32 -19 39  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.34 1996 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.61 2.82 -0.21 1.20  
SINCE DEC 1 4.75 6.12 -1.37 4.55  
SINCE JAN 1 2.61 2.82 -0.21 1.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 5.0 6.5 -1.5 5.2  
SINCE DEC 1 13.6 11.2 2.4 5.5  
SINCE JUL 1 14.0 11.6 2.4 5.7  
SNOW DEPTH 5  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 52 33 19 26  
MONTH TO DATE 894 895 -1 1083  
SINCE DEC 1 1847 1822 25 1997  
SINCE JUL 1 2908 2964 -56 2816  
 
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 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 69 1914  
1944  
1999  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -8 1986  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 28 2026.......SUNRISE 7:28 AM EST SUNSET 5:42 PM EST  
JANUARY 29 2026.......SUNRISE 7:27 AM EST SUNSET 5:43 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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