860  
CDUS41 KRNK 280908  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
507 AM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008  
 
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27 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 68 238 PM 94 1933 75 -7 87  
MINIMUM 64 337 AM 33 1940 52 12 65  
AVERAGE 66 64 2 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.75 1.58 1937 0.12 0.63 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.20 3.49 -1.29 1.11  
SINCE SEP 1 2.20 3.49 -1.29 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 27.27 32.91 -5.64 21.59  
 
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 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 12 36 -24 16  
SINCE SEP 1 12 36 -24 16  
SINCE JUL 1 14 39 -25 16  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 3 -2 11  
MONTH TO DATE 146 130 16 221  
SINCE SEP 1 146 130 16 221  
SINCE JAN 1 1201 1109 92 1620    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 600 AM  
LOWEST 87 100 AM  
AVERAGE 90  
 
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 93 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 33 1947  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 28 2008.....SUNRISE 713 AM EDT SUNSET 707 PM EDT  
SEPTEMBER 29 2008.....SUNRISE 714 AM EDT SUNSET 705 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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