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CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
521 PM EDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 78 3:28 PM 92 1977 77 1 82  
MINIMUM 60 5:21 AM 35 1967 55 5 54  
AVERAGE 69 66 3 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.71 2018 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.29 2.25 -1.96 1.40  
SINCE MAR 1 5.83 9.25 -3.42 6.97  
SINCE JAN 1 11.52 15.31 -3.79 13.47  
 
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 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 57 56 1 48  
SINCE MAR 1 704 820 -116 655  
SINCE JUL 1 3289 3839 -550 3382  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 4 0 3  
MONTH TO DATE 44 47 -3 38  
SINCE MAR 1 88 83 5 76  
SINCE JAN 1 93 83 10 76    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 39 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 94 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 34 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM EDT SUNSET 8:23 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM EDT SUNSET 8:24 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
REMARKS: DUE TO EQUIPMENT FAILURE ON MAY 13-16, THE WINDS AND THE  
PRECIPITATION WILL BE MISSING.  
 

 
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