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CDUS41 KRNK 090919  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
517 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012  
 
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2012  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 74 258 PM 94 1940 74 0 73  
MINIMUM 63 428 AM 35 1981 51 12 52  
1974  
AVERAGE 69 62 7 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.33 1.43 1960 0.12 0.21 0.18  
MONTH TO DATE 0.88 0.94 -0.06 1.17  
SINCE MAR 1 7.44 7.77 -0.33 10.73  
SINCE JAN 1 11.34 13.58 -2.24 13.75  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.2  
SINCE JUL 1 6.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 2  
MONTH TO DATE 0 39 -39 50  
SINCE MAR 1 476 866 -390 783  
SINCE JUL 1 3154 4071 -917 4060  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 2 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 49 12 37 6  
SINCE MAR 1 95 41 54 62  
SINCE JAN 1 95 41 54 62    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 800 PM  
LOWEST 73 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 92 1963  
1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 31 1947  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2012...........SUNRISE 616 AM EDT SUNSET 817 PM EDT  
MAY 10 2012...........SUNRISE 615 AM EDT SUNSET 818 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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