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CDUS41 KRNK 070540  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
140 AM EDT TUE MAY 07 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2024
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 80 12:17 PM 97 1934 75 5 77  
MINIMUM 63 5:43 AM 35 1973 52 11 46  
AVERAGE 72 64 8 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.77 1.81 1944 0.13 0.64 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.03 0.76 0.27 0.07  
SINCE MAR 1 5.85 7.76 -1.91 5.61  
SINCE JAN 1 12.48 13.82 -1.34 11.30  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 3  
MONTH TO DATE 1 24 -23 54  
SINCE MAR 1 486 788 -302 701  
SINCE JUL 1 3075 3807 -732 3286  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 2 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 28 12 16 0  
SINCE MAR 1 89 48 41 44  
SINCE JAN 1 90 48 42 49    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 62 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 93 1934  
1940  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 33 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2024...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 PM EDT  
MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 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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