747  
CDUS41 KRNK 080916  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
512 AM EDT MON SEP 8 2008  
 
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 7 2008  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1912 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 86 349 PM 99 1954 81 5 93  
MINIMUM 62 543 AM 40 1924 60 2 68  
AVERAGE 74 70 4 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 6.56 1987 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.80 0.91 -0.11 0.01  
SINCE SEP 1 0.80 0.91 -0.11 0.01  
SINCE JAN 1 25.87 30.33 -4.46 20.49  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUL 1 2 3 -1 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 9 6 3 16  
MONTH TO DATE 68 46 22 75  
SINCE SEP 1 68 46 22 75  
SINCE JAN 1 1123 1025 98 1474    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 400 AM  
LOWEST 43 200 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
 
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 98 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 42 1988  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 8 2008.....SUNRISE 656 AM EDT SUNSET 738 PM EDT  
SEPTEMBER 9 2008.....SUNRISE 657 AM EDT SUNSET 736 PM EDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
 
 
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