500  
CDUS41 KRNK 292106  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
506 PM EDT MON SEP 29 2008  
 
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 79 300 PM 93 1953 75 4 79  
MINIMUM 59 MM 32 1942 51 8 48  
AVERAGE 69 63 6 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.45 1924 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.20 3.73 -1.53 1.11  
SINCE SEP 1 2.20 3.73 -1.53 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 27.27 33.15 -5.88 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 4 -4 1  
MONTH TO DATE 12 44 -32 17  
SINCE SEP 1 12 44 -32 17  
SINCE JUL 1 14 47 -33 17  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 2 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 157 134 23 225  
SINCE SEP 1 157 134 23 225  
SINCE JAN 1 1212 1113 99 1624    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 6 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 400 AM  
LOWEST 45 100 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
 
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 91 1953  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 1942  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 29 2008.....SUNRISE 714 AM EDT SUNSET 705 PM EDT  
SEPTEMBER 30 2008.....SUNRISE 715 AM EDT SUNSET 704 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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