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CDUS41 KRNK 050845  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
445 AM EDT FRI MAY 05 2023  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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 2:18 PM 95 1928 75 -8 86  
MINIMUM 47 5:57 AM 32 1986 52 -5 62  
AVERAGE 57 63 -6 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.84 1978 0.13 -0.13 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 0.50 -0.43 0.06  
SINCE MAR 1 5.61 7.50 -1.89 5.63  
SINCE JAN 1 11.30 13.56 -2.26 12.13  
 
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 42 16 26 7  
SINCE MAR 1 689 780 -91 614  
SINCE JUL 1 3274 3799 -525 3341  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 9  
MONTH TO DATE 0 8 -8 17  
SINCE MAR 1 44 44 0 55  
SINCE JAN 1 49 44 5 55    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 66 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 33 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 96 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 33 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2023...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 PM EDT  
MAY 6 2023...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 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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