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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
1236 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026  
   
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..THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 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 28 69 1914 42 -14 49  
1944  
1999  
MINIMUM 15 -8 1986 22 -7 30  
AVERAGE 22 32 -10 40  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.04 1998 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.61 2.92 -0.31 1.20  
SINCE DEC 1 4.75 6.22 -1.47 4.55  
SINCE JAN 1 2.61 2.92 -0.31 1.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 5.0 6.8 -1.8 5.2  
SINCE DEC 1 13.6 11.5 2.1 5.5  
SINCE JUL 1 14.0 11.9 2.1 5.7  
SNOW DEPTH 5  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 43 33 10 25  
MONTH TO DATE 937 928 9 1108  
SINCE DEC 1 1890 1855 35 2022  
SINCE JUL 1 2951 2997 -46 2841  
 
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 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 70 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -10 1986  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 29 2026.......SUNRISE 7:27 AM EST SUNSET 5:43 PM EST  
JANUARY 30 2026.......SUNRISE 7:26 AM EST SUNSET 5:44 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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