035  
CDUS41 KRNK 302106  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
506 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008  
 
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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 77 300 PM 91 1953 74 3 76  
MINIMUM 53 MM 32 1942 51 2 45  
AVERAGE 65 63 2 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.72 1936 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.20 3.85 -1.65 1.11  
SINCE SEP 1 2.20 3.85 -1.65 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 27.27 33.27 -6.00 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 4  
MONTH TO DATE 12 48 -36 21  
SINCE SEP 1 12 48 -36 21  
SINCE JUL 1 14 51 -37 21  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 158 136 22 225  
SINCE SEP 1 158 136 22 225  
SINCE JAN 1 1213 1115 98 1624    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 500 AM  
LOWEST 43 300 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
 
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 95 1941  
1933  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1993  
 
 
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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