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CDUS41 KRNK 022111  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
510 PM EDT THU OCT 2 2008  
 
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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 66 300 PM 88 1919 74 -8 79  
MINIMUM 52 MM 33 1947 50 2 52  
AVERAGE 59 62 -3 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.03 1929 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.22 -0.22 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 2.20 4.07 -1.87 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 27.27 33.49 -6.22 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 6 5 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 12 10 2 3  
SINCE SEP 1 24 58 -34 24  
SINCE JUL 1 26 61 -35 24  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 1  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 1  
SINCE SEP 1 158 140 18 226  
SINCE JAN 1 1213 1119 94 1625    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 64 1200 AM  
LOWEST 34 100 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
 
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 91 1919  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 29 1974  
 
 
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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