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CDUS41 KRNK 022127  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
527 PM EDT THU MAY 02 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 89 4:07 PM 92 1959 75 14 67  
MINIMUM 55 5:21 AM 30 1943 51 4 46  
AVERAGE 72 63 9 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.09 1966 0.12 -0.12 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.24 -0.24 0.04  
SINCE MAR 1 4.82 7.24 -2.42 5.58  
SINCE JAN 1 11.45 13.30 -1.85 11.27  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 4 -4 8  
MONTH TO DATE 0 8 -8 20  
SINCE MAR 1 485 772 -287 667  
SINCE JUL 1 3074 3791 -717 3252  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 2 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 14 4 10 0  
SINCE MAR 1 75 40 35 44  
SINCE JAN 1 76 40 36 49    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 28 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 93 1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 1981  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2024...........SUNRISE 6:23 AM EDT SUNSET 8:11 PM EDT  
MAY 3 2024...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 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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