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CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
304 AM EDT WED MAY 03 2023  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 67 3:34 PM 92 1959 75 -8 85  
MINIMUM 46 2:12 AM 30 1943 51 -5 55  
AVERAGE 57 63 -6 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.09 1966 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.24 -0.20 0.01  
SINCE MAR 1 5.58 7.24 -1.66 5.58  
SINCE JAN 1 11.27 13.30 -2.03 12.08  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 8 4 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 20 8 12 7  
SINCE MAR 1 667 772 -105 614  
SINCE JUL 1 3252 3791 -539 3341  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 5  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 5  
SINCE MAR 1 44 40 4 43  
SINCE JAN 1 49 40 9 43    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 14 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 20 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 93 1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 1981  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 3 2023...........SUNRISE 6:23 AM EDT SUNSET 8:11 PM EDT  
MAY 4 2023...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 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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