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CDUS41 KRNK 012127  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
527 PM EDT MON MAY 01 2023  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 59 3:31 PM 94 1942 74 -15 66  
MINIMUM 47 1:55 AM 31 1937 51 -4 50  
AVERAGE 53 63 -10 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.92 1989 0.12 -0.12 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.12 -0.12 0.01  
SINCE MAR 1 5.54 7.12 -1.58 5.58  
SINCE JAN 1 11.23 13.18 -1.95 12.08  
 
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 0.4 2.4 -2.0 0.3  
SINCE JUL 1 0.4 14.8 -14.4 11.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 12 4 8 7  
MONTH TO DATE 12 4 8 7  
SINCE MAR 1 659 768 -109 614  
SINCE JUL 1 3244 3787 -543 3341  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 44 38 6 38  
SINCE JAN 1 49 38 11 38    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 14 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 56 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 48  
   
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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 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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