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CDUS41 KRNK 020918  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
516 AM EDT THU OCT 2 2008  
 
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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 66 305 PM 95 1941 74 -8 76  
1933  
MINIMUM 52 1131 PM 32 1993 50 2 47  
AVERAGE 59 62 -3 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.05 1915 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 2.20 3.96 -1.76 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 27.27 33.38 -6.11 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 6 5 1 3  
MONTH TO DATE 6 5 1 3  
SINCE SEP 1 18 53 -35 24  
SINCE JUL 1 20 56 -36 24  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE SEP 1 158 138 20 225  
SINCE JAN 1 1213 1117 96 1624    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 500 AM  
LOWEST 37 300 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
 
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 88 1919  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 33 1947  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 2 2008.......SUNRISE 717 AM EDT SUNSET 701 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 3 2008.......SUNRISE 717 AM EDT SUNSET 659 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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