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CDUS41 KRNK 040646  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
246 AM EDT THU MAY 04 2023  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 58 7:17 PM 93 1959 75 -17 83  
MINIMUM 44 8:46 AM 32 1981 51 -7 52  
AVERAGE 51 63 -12 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 1.63 1972 0.13 -0.10 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 0.37 -0.30 0.05  
SINCE MAR 1 5.61 7.37 -1.76 5.62  
SINCE JAN 1 11.30 13.43 -2.13 12.12  
 
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 14 4 10 0  
MONTH TO DATE 34 12 22 7  
SINCE MAR 1 681 776 -95 614  
SINCE JUL 1 3266 3795 -529 3341  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 3  
MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 8  
SINCE MAR 1 44 42 2 46  
SINCE JAN 1 49 42 7 46    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 95 1928  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 1986  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2023...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 PM EDT  
MAY 5 2023...........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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