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CDUS41 KRNK 150608  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
208 AM EDT MON MAY 15 2023  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 79 2:59 PM 93 1956 77 2 75  
MINIMUM 65 7:40 AM 35 2013 54 11 61  
AVERAGE 72 66 6 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM 1.35 2012 0.13 MM 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 0.29 1.84 -1.55 1.40  
SINCE MAR 1 5.83 8.84 -3.01 6.97  
SINCE JAN 1 11.52 14.90 -3.38 13.47  
 
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 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 55 49 6 48  
SINCE MAR 1 702 813 -111 655  
SINCE JUL 1 3287 3832 -545 3382  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 3 4 3  
MONTH TO DATE 36 35 1 24  
SINCE MAR 1 80 71 9 62  
SINCE JAN 1 85 71 14 62    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 7 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 7 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 44 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 92 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 34 1920  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2023...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM EDT SUNSET 8:22 PM EDT  
MAY 16 2023...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM EDT SUNSET 8:22 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
REMARKS:  
BECAUSE OF EQUIPMENT FAILURE AT THE ROA ASOS, RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR  
MAY 13TH AND BEYOND WILL BE MISSING UNTIL THE EQUIPMENT IS REPAIRED.  
 

 
 
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