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CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
413 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2023  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 80 2:25 PM 98 1934 78 2 96  
MINIMUM 63 11:36 PM 34 2002 56 7 64  
AVERAGE 72 67 5 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.76 2020 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.29 2.66 -2.37 1.40  
SINCE MAR 1 5.83 9.66 -3.83 6.97  
SINCE JAN 1 11.52 15.72 -4.20 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 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 62 62 0 48  
SINCE MAR 1 709 826 -117 655  
SINCE JUL 1 3294 3845 -551 3382  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 4 3 15  
MONTH TO DATE 51 59 -8 70  
SINCE MAR 1 95 95 0 108  
SINCE JAN 1 100 95 5 108    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 52 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 97 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 38 1993  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2023...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM EDT SUNSET 8:27 PM EDT  
MAY 22 2023...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM EDT SUNSET 8:27 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 DURING MAY 13-16, THE WINDS AND THE  
PRECIPITATION WILL BE MISSING ON THOSE DATES.  
 

 
 
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