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CDUS41 KRNK 212230  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
530 PM EST THU DEC 21 2023  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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 59 4:14 PM 71 1923 49 10 45  
MINIMUM 28 7:25 AM 3 1942 31 -3 25  
AVERAGE 44 40 4 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.48 1972 0.09 -0.09 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.61 2.19 0.42 2.61  
SINCE DEC 1 2.61 2.19 0.42 2.61  
SINCE JAN 1 33.54 41.93 -8.39 45.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 2.1 -1.9 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.2 2.1 -1.9 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.2 2.2 -2.0 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 21 25 -4 30  
MONTH TO DATE 431 490 -59 503  
SINCE DEC 1 431 490 -59 503  
SINCE JUL 1 1058 1244 -186 1246  
 
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 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 22 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 71 1923  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 0 1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 21 2023......SUNRISE 7:30 AM EST SUNSET 5:06 PM EST  
DECEMBER 22 2023......SUNRISE 7:31 AM EST SUNSET 5:06 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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