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CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
527 PM EDT FRI MAY 03 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 87 1:32 PM 93 1959 75 12 58  
MINIMUM 57 5:30 AM 32 1981 51 6 44  
AVERAGE 72 63 9 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.63 1972 0.13 -0.13 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.37 -0.37 0.07  
SINCE MAR 1 4.82 7.37 -2.55 5.61  
SINCE JAN 1 11.45 13.43 -1.98 11.30  
 
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 14  
MONTH TO DATE 0 12 -12 34  
SINCE MAR 1 485 776 -291 681  
SINCE JUL 1 3074 3795 -721 3266  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 2 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 21 6 15 0  
SINCE MAR 1 82 42 40 44  
SINCE JAN 1 83 42 41 49    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 95 1928  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 1986  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 3 2024...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 PM EDT  
MAY 4 2024...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 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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