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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA                               
1259 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2016


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...THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1952 TO 2015


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST            
                VALUE   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR            
                                           NORMAL                    
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         51     65    1992  41     10       34               
  MINIMUM         38      4    1983  22     16       21               
  AVERAGE         45                 32     13       28             
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00   0.83 1978   0.09  -0.09     0.00           
  MONTH TO DATE    5.02               2.95   2.07     2.65           
  SINCE DEC 1      5.02               2.95   2.07     2.65           
  SINCE JAN 1     49.00              40.89   8.11    39.30           
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                0.0            
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                  0.5            
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                  0.5            
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                  2.9            
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                 34    -14       37              
  MONTH TO DATE  558                966   -408      827              
  SINCE DEC 1    558                967   -409      827              
  SINCE JUL 1   1446               2147   -701     2020              
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                  0      0        0              
  MONTH TO DATE    0                  0      0        0              
  SINCE DEC 1      0                  0      0        0              
  SINCE JAN 1    820                573    247      609              
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE BLACKSBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        69      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22         3      1977                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  1 2016.......SUNRISE   735 AM EST   SUNSET   515 PM EST   
JANUARY  2 2016.......SUNRISE   736 AM EST   SUNSET   516 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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