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CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
524 PM EDT WED MAY 01 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 85 3:56 PM 94 1942 74 11 59  
MINIMUM 58 5:45 AM 31 1937 51 7 47  
AVERAGE 72 63 9 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.92 1989 0.12 -0.12 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.12 -0.12 0.04  
SINCE MAR 1 4.82 7.12 -2.30 5.58  
SINCE JAN 1 11.45 13.18 -1.73 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 12  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 12  
SINCE MAR 1 485 768 -283 659  
SINCE JUL 1 3074 3787 -713 3244  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 2 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 7 2 5 0  
SINCE MAR 1 68 38 30 44  
SINCE JAN 1 69 38 31 49    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 30 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 30 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2024...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM EDT SUNSET 8:10 PM EDT  
MAY 2 2024...........SUNRISE 6:23 AM EDT SUNSET 8:11 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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