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CDUS41 KRNK 300915  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
515 AM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008  
 
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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 80 410 PM 93 1953 75 5 79  
MINIMUM 59 650 AM 32 1942 51 8 48  
AVERAGE 70 63 7 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 1  
MONTH TO DATE 12 44 -32 17  
SINCE SEP 1 12 44 -32 17  
SINCE JUL 1 14 47 -33 17  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 2 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 158 134 24 225  
SINCE SEP 1 158 134 24 225  
SINCE JAN 1 1213 1113 100 1624    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.1  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 400 AM  
LOWEST 35 500 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
 
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 91 1953  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 1942  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 30 2008.....SUNRISE 715 AM EDT SUNSET 704 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 1 2008.......SUNRISE 716 AM EDT SUNSET 702 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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