040  
CDUS41 KRNK 040906  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
506 AM EDT SAT OCT 4 2008  
 
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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 74 440 PM 91 1919 73 1 84  
MINIMUM 44 539 AM 29 1974 50 -6 61  
AVERAGE 59 61 -2 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.65 1937 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.33 -0.33 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 2.20 4.18 -1.98 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 27.27 33.60 -6.33 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 0  
MONTH TO DATE 21 15 6 3  
SINCE SEP 1 33 63 -30 24  
SINCE JUL 1 35 66 -31 24  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 8  
MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 9  
SINCE SEP 1 158 142 16 234  
SINCE JAN 1 1213 1121 92 1633    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 1200 AM  
LOWEST 25 300 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
 
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 91 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 28 1974  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 4 2008.......SUNRISE 718 AM EDT SUNSET 658 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 5 2008.......SUNRISE 719 AM EDT SUNSET 656 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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