760  
CDUS41 KRNK 080546  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
1246 AM EST THU JAN 08 2026  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1912 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 68 2:11 PM 72 1913 47 21 29  
2008  
MINIMUM 43 11:59 PM 1 2014 29 14 21  
AVERAGE 56 38 18 25  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.42 1996 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.69 -0.69 0.94  
SINCE DEC 1 2.13 3.77 -1.64 4.03  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.69 -0.69 0.94  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.7 -0.7 1.5  
SINCE DEC 1 6.5 3.9 2.6 1.5  
SINCE JUL 1 6.5 4.0 2.5 1.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 9 27 -18 40  
MONTH TO DATE 156 187 -31 227  
SINCE DEC 1 985 934 51 1024  
SINCE JUL 1 1685 1688 -3 1605  
 
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 (280)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 68 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 24 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 75 1937  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 0 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 8 2026.......SUNRISE 7:34 AM EST SUNSET 5:19 PM EST  
JANUARY 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:34 AM EST SUNSET 5:20 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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