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CDUS41 KRNK 042108  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
508 PM EDT SAT OCT 4 2008  
 
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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 1941 73 4 86  
MINIMUM 46 MM 28 1974 49 -3 64  
AVERAGE 62 61 1 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.78 1914 0.11 -0.11 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.44 -0.44 T  
SINCE SEP 1 2.20 4.29 -2.09 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 27.27 33.71 -6.44 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 3 6 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 24 21 3 3  
SINCE SEP 1 36 69 -33 24  
SINCE JUL 1 38 72 -34 24  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 10  
MONTH TO DATE 0 8 -8 19  
SINCE SEP 1 158 144 14 244  
SINCE JAN 1 1213 1123 90 1643    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 6 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 500 AM  
LOWEST 33 200 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
 
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 98 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 30 1968  
 
 
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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