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CLIROA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
522 PM EDT FRI MAY 08 2026
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1912 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 71 3:58 PM 94 1940 76 -5 77
MINIMUM 41 3:17 AM 35 1974 53 -12 55
1981
AVERAGE 56 64 -8 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.43 1960 0.13 -0.13 0.35
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 1.03 -0.99 1.18
SINCE MAR 1 3.78 8.03 -4.25 4.67
SINCE JAN 1 8.56 14.09 -5.53 13.35
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 0.1 2.4 -2.3 T
SINCE JUL 1 13.9 14.8 -0.9 8.4
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 9 3 6 0
MONTH TO DATE 53 31 22 9
SINCE MAR 1 552 795 -243 557
SINCE JUL 1 3705 3814 -109 3591
COOLING
TODAY 0 3 -3 1
MONTH TO DATE 5 17 -12 21
SINCE MAR 1 97 53 44 106
SINCE JAN 1 97 53 44 106
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 79 3:00 AM
LOWEST 28 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 54
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 92 1936
1963
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 31 1947
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 PM EDT
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 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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