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CDUS41 KRNK 042216  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
516 PM EST SUN JAN 04 2026  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 50 1:56 PM 73 2004 47 3 34  
MINIMUM 24 7:04 AM 8 1919 29 -5 24  
AVERAGE 37 38 -1 29  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.83 1994 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.39 -0.39 T  
SINCE DEC 1 2.13 3.47 -1.34 3.09  
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.39 -0.39 T  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.4 -0.4 T  
SINCE DEC 1 6.5 3.6 2.9 T  
SINCE JUL 1 6.5 3.7 2.8 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 28 27 1 36  
MONTH TO DATE 101 106 -5 118  
SINCE DEC 1 930 853 77 915  
SINCE JUL 1 1630 1607 23 1496  
 
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 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 24 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 70 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 5 1969  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 7:34 AM EST SUNSET 5:16 PM EST  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:34 AM EST SUNSET 5:17 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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