863  
CDUS41 KRNK 180906  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
506 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2008  
 
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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 77 308 PM 96 1927 78 -1 72  
MINIMUM 61 1156 PM 40 2000 56 5 49  
AVERAGE 69 67 2 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 5.23 1945 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.03 2.21 -1.18 1.05  
SINCE SEP 1 1.03 2.21 -1.18 1.05  
SINCE JAN 1 26.10 31.63 -5.53 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 2 -2 4  
MONTH TO DATE 1 10 -9 12  
SINCE SEP 1 1 10 -9 12  
SINCE JUL 1 3 13 -10 12  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 4 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 139 96 43 145  
SINCE SEP 1 139 96 43 145  
SINCE JAN 1 1194 1075 119 1544    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 1200 AM  
LOWEST 50 300 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
 
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 94 1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 38 1943  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 18 2008.....SUNRISE 705 AM EDT SUNSET 722 PM EDT  
SEPTEMBER 19 2008.....SUNRISE 706 AM EDT SUNSET 721 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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