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CDUS41 KRNK 010827  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
427 AM EDT MON MAY 01 2023  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1912 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 70 1:14 PM 89 1942 74 -4 58  
2019  
MINIMUM 48 11:59 PM 33 1961 51 -3 52  
AVERAGE 59 62 -3 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.09 1.33 2020 0.12 -0.03 0.30  
MONTH TO DATE 3.95 3.49 0.46 3.10  
SINCE MAR 1 5.54 7.00 -1.46 5.57  
SINCE JAN 1 11.23 13.06 -1.83 12.07  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.4 2.4 -2.0 0.3  
SINCE JUL 1 0.4 14.8 -14.4 11.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 6 5 1 10  
MONTH TO DATE 191 241 -50 231  
SINCE MAR 1 647 764 -117 607  
SINCE JUL 1 3232 3783 -551 3334  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 37 31 6 35  
SINCE MAR 1 44 36 8 38  
SINCE JAN 1 49 36 13 38    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 43 9:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 31 1937  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2023...........SUNRISE 6:25 AM EDT SUNSET 8:09 PM EDT  
MAY 2 2023...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM EDT SUNSET 8:10 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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