035  
CDUS41 KRNK 212116  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
515 PM EDT SUN SEP 21 2008  
 
...................................  
   
..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 21 2008  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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    
..............................................................  
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 78 204 PM 95 1931 77 1 77  
MINIMUM 51 MM 36 1956 55 -4 63  
AVERAGE 65 66 -1 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.80 1979 0.13 -0.13 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 1.03 2.73 -1.70 1.11  
SINCE SEP 1 1.03 2.73 -1.70 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 26.10 32.15 -6.05 21.59  
 
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 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 18 -15 16  
SINCE SEP 1 3 18 -15 16  
SINCE JUL 1 5 21 -16 16  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 4 -4 5  
MONTH TO DATE 142 112 30 152  
SINCE SEP 1 142 112 30 152  
SINCE JAN 1 1197 1091 106 1551    
..............................................................  
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 6 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 400 AM  
LOWEST 50 200 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
 
..........................................................  
 
 
THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 97 1931  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 35 1918  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 21 2008.....SUNRISE 707 AM EDT SUNSET 718 PM EDT  
SEPTEMBER 22 2008.....SUNRISE 708 AM EDT SUNSET 716 PM EDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab VA Page
The Nexlab WV Page
The Nexlab NC Page
Main Text Page