325 CDUS41 KRNK 310931 CLIRNK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 430 AM EST SAT DEC 31 2016 ................................... ...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 2016... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1952 TO 2016 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ........................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 32 68 1984 41 -9 53 MINIMUM 24 -2 1983 22 2 43 AVERAGE 28 32 -4 48 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.04 0.77 1962 0.09 -0.05 0.18 MONTH TO DATE 3.11 2.86 0.25 5.02 SINCE DEC 1 3.11 2.86 0.25 5.02 SINCE JAN 1 42.06 40.80 1.26 49.00 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.7 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.7 T SINCE DEC 1 0.7 T SINCE JUL 1 0.7 T SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 37 33 4 17 MONTH TO DATE 844 932 -88 538 SINCE DEC 1 844 932 -88 538 SINCE JUL 1 1617 2112 -495 1426 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 914 573 341 820 ........................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 400 AM LOWEST 61 100 AM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 65 1992 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 4 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2016......SUNRISE 735 AM EST SUNSET 515 PM EST JANUARY 1 2017.......SUNRISE 736 AM EST SUNSET 515 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$