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Climatological Report (Daily)

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
251 AM EST SAT JAN 16 2021

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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2021


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                           NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         36     69    1932  41     -5       59
  MINIMUM         23     -3    1893  21      2       37
  AVERAGE         30                 31     -1       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.12   2.03 2013   0.10   0.02      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.95               1.50  -0.55     2.04
  SINCE DEC 1      4.39               4.45  -0.06     4.84
  SINCE JAN 1      0.95               1.50  -0.55     2.04

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.1                                0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    2.9                                2.5
  SINCE DEC 1      8.2                                3.0
  SINCE JUL 1      8.2                                3.0
  SNOW DEPTH       T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       35                 34      1       17
  MONTH TO DATE  462                510    -48      340
  SINCE DEC 1   1388               1477    -89     1148
  SINCE JUL 1   2325               2657   -332     2177

 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   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (110)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.2


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  LIGHT SNOW
  SLEET
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     88          12:00 AM
 AVERAGE    94

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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        67      1949
                                             1952
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -10      1972


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 16 2021.......SUNRISE   7:34 AM EST   SUNSET   5:29 PM EST
JANUARY 17 2021.......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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