060  
CDUS41 KRNK 030910  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
509 AM EDT FRI OCT 3 2008  
 
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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 66 423 PM 88 1919 74 -8 79  
MINIMUM 46 1159 PM 33 1947 50 -4 52  
AVERAGE 56 62 -6 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 9 5 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 15 10 5 3  
SINCE SEP 1 27 58 -31 24  
SINCE JUL 1 29 61 -32 24  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3  
 
 
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 77 1100 PM  
LOWEST 32 400 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
 
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 91 1919  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 29 1974  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 3 2008.......SUNRISE 717 AM EDT SUNSET 659 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 4 2008.......SUNRISE 718 AM EDT SUNSET 658 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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