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CDUS41 KRNK 082108  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
508 PM EDT MON MAY 08 2023  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 86 2:59 PM 94 1940 76 10 56  
MINIMUM 63 1:44 AM 35 1974 53 10 47  
1981  
AVERAGE 75 64 11 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.43 1960 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.13 1.03 -0.90 0.88  
SINCE MAR 1 5.67 8.03 -2.36 6.45  
SINCE JAN 1 11.36 14.09 -2.73 12.95  
 
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 0 3 -3 13  
MONTH TO DATE 54 31 23 31  
SINCE MAR 1 701 795 -94 638  
SINCE JUL 1 3286 3814 -528 3365  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 3 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 17 -7 17  
SINCE MAR 1 54 53 1 55  
SINCE JAN 1 59 53 6 55    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 92 1936  
1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 31 1947  
 
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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