932  
CDUS41 KRNK 052113  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
511 PM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012  
 
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2012
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1912 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 73 1122 AM 96 1930 73 0 66  
MINIMUM 64 321 AM 33 1966 50 14 42  
AVERAGE 69 62 7 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.28 1.40 1958 0.12 0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 0.58 -0.09 0.78  
SINCE MAR 1 7.05 7.41 -0.36 10.34  
SINCE JAN 1 10.95 13.22 -2.27 13.36  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.2  
SINCE JUL 1 6.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 5 -5 11  
MONTH TO DATE 0 26 -26 30  
SINCE MAR 1 476 853 -377 763  
SINCE JUL 1 3154 4058 -904 4040  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 2 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 40 6 34 6  
SINCE MAR 1 86 35 51 62  
SINCE JAN 1 86 35 51 62    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.3  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 200 AM  
LOWEST 73 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 97 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 33 1914  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2012...........SUNRISE 620 AM EDT SUNSET 813 PM EDT  
MAY 6 2012...........SUNRISE 619 AM EDT SUNSET 814 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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