540  
CDUS41 KRNK 170907  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
507 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2008  
 
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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 69 416 PM 97 1991 79 -10 69  
MINIMUM 63 754 AM 42 1984 57 6 44  
AVERAGE 66 68 -2 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.05 1934 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.03 2.08 -1.05 1.05  
SINCE SEP 1 1.03 2.08 -1.05 1.05  
SINCE JAN 1 26.10 31.50 -5.40 21.53  
 
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 1 -1 8  
MONTH TO DATE 1 8 -7 8  
SINCE SEP 1 1 8 -7 8  
SINCE JUL 1 3 11 -8 8  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 4 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 135 92 43 145  
SINCE SEP 1 135 92 43 145  
SINCE JAN 1 1190 1071 119 1544    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 6 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 7 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.7  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 1100 PM  
LOWEST 63 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 75  
 
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 96 1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 40 2000  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 17 2008.....SUNRISE 704 AM EDT SUNSET 724 PM EDT  
SEPTEMBER 18 2008.....SUNRISE 705 AM EDT SUNSET 722 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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