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CDUS41 KRNK 080548  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
148 AM EDT MON MAY 08 2023  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 77 11:43 AM 93 1934 76 1 60  
1940  
MINIMUM 52 3:55 AM 33 1970 53 -1 50  
AVERAGE 65 64 1 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.06 0.84 1967 0.14 -0.08 0.17  
MONTH TO DATE 0.13 0.90 -0.77 0.88  
SINCE MAR 1 5.67 7.90 -2.23 6.45  
SINCE JAN 1 11.36 13.96 -2.60 12.95  
 
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 0 4 -4 10  
MONTH TO DATE 54 28 26 18  
SINCE MAR 1 701 792 -91 625  
SINCE JUL 1 3286 3811 -525 3352  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 14 -14 17  
SINCE MAR 1 44 50 -6 55  
SINCE JAN 1 49 50 -1 55    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 2:00 PM  
LOWEST 51 10:00 AM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 94 1940  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1974  
1981  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2023...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 PM EDT  
MAY 9 2023...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 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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