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CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
523 PM EST MON DEC 18 2023  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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 54 MM 78 1924 49 5 39  
MINIMUM 42 5:00 PM 11 1932 32 10 28  
AVERAGE 48 40 8 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.01 2009 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.61 1.92 0.69 2.61  
SINCE DEC 1 2.61 1.92 0.69 2.61  
SINCE JAN 1 33.54 41.66 -8.12 45.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.8 -1.8 T  
SINCE DEC 1 T 1.8 -1.8 T  
SINCE JUL 1 T 1.9 -1.9 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 17 25 -8 31  
MONTH TO DATE 345 415 -70 414  
SINCE DEC 1 345 415 -70 414  
SINCE JUL 1 972 1169 -197 1157  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1376 1366 10 1524    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 16 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 78 1924  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 3 1932  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 18 2023......SUNRISE 7:28 AM EST SUNSET 5:04 PM EST  
DECEMBER 19 2023......SUNRISE 7:29 AM EST SUNSET 5:05 PM EST  
 
- 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 OCTOBER 6-7, THE PRECIPITATION DATA  
WILL BE MISSING FOR THESE DATES.  
 
 
 
PW  
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