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CDUS41 KRNK 302133  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
533 PM EDT TUE APR 30 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1912 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 80 1:05 PM 89 1942 74 6 70  
2019  
MINIMUM 63 6:18 AM 33 1961 51 12 48  
AVERAGE 72 62 10 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.33 2020 0.12 -0.12 0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 1.83 3.49 -1.66 3.95  
SINCE MAR 1 4.74 7.00 -2.26 5.54  
SINCE JAN 1 11.37 13.06 -1.69 11.23  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 2.4 -2.4 0.4  
SINCE JUL 1 4.1 14.8 -10.7 0.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 5 -5 6  
MONTH TO DATE 149 241 -92 191  
SINCE MAR 1 485 764 -279 647  
SINCE JUL 1 3074 3783 -709 3232  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 2 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 60 31 29 37  
SINCE MAR 1 61 36 25 44  
SINCE JAN 1 62 36 26 49    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 63 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 31 1937  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 30 2024.........SUNRISE 6:25 AM EDT SUNSET 8:09 PM EDT  
MAY 1 2024...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM EDT SUNSET 8:10 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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