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CDUS41 KRNK 122104  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
504 PM EDT FRI MAY 12 2023  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 84 1:36 PM 93 2018 76 8 75  
MINIMUM 58 5:44 AM 33 1913 54 4 52  
AVERAGE 71 65 6 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.03 1.48 1931 0.14 -0.11 0.10  
MONTH TO DATE 0.28 1.57 -1.29 0.98  
SINCE MAR 1 5.82 8.57 -2.75 6.55  
SINCE JAN 1 11.51 14.63 -3.12 13.05  
 
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 1  
MONTH TO DATE 55 43 12 48  
SINCE MAR 1 702 807 -105 655  
SINCE JUL 1 3287 3826 -539 3382  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 6 3 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 24 29 -5 17  
SINCE MAR 1 68 65 3 55  
SINCE JAN 1 73 65 8 55    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 53 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 93 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1941  
1960  
1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2023...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM EDT SUNSET 8:19 PM EDT  
MAY 13 2023...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 8:20 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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