544 CDUS41 KRNK 081021 CLIRNK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 517 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ................................... ...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 2015... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1952 TO 2015 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 26 1200 AM 66 2008 41 -15 15 MINIMUM 3 1100 PM -5 2014 21 -18 -5 AVERAGE 15 31 -16 5 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.68 1996 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.27 0.69 -0.42 0.12 SINCE DEC 1 2.92 3.64 -0.72 5.38 SINCE JAN 1 0.27 0.69 -0.42 0.12 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T MONTH TO DATE T SINCE DEC 1 0.5 SINCE JUL 1 2.9 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 50 34 16 60 MONTH TO DATE 226 238 -12 287 SINCE DEC 1 1053 1205 -152 1147 SINCE JUL 1 2246 2385 -139 2382 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 74 1200 PM LOWEST 43 100 PM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 65 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -3 1970 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 8 2015.......SUNRISE 736 AM EST SUNSET 521 PM EST JANUARY 9 2015.......SUNRISE 736 AM EST SUNSET 522 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$