711  
CDUS41 KRNK 182112  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
510 PM EDT THU SEP 18 2008  
 
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 2008  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 80 MM 94 1954 78 +2 74  
MINIMUM 55 MM 38 1943 56 -1 49  
AVERAGE 68 67 +1 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 6.13 1944 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.03 2.34 -1.31 1.05  
SINCE SEP 1 1.03 2.34 -1.31 1.05  
SINCE JAN 1 26.10 31.76 -5.66 21.53  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 3  
MONTH TO DATE 1 12 -11 15  
SINCE SEP 1 1 12 -11 15  
SINCE JUL 1 3 15 -12 15  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 4 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 142 100 +42 145  
SINCE SEP 1 142 100 +42 145  
SINCE JAN 1 1197 1079 +118 1544    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER MM  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 500 AM  
LOWEST 39 100 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
 
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 95 1978  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 38 1984  
 
 
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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