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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
536 PM EST SUN DEC 31 2023  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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 51 2:59 PM 72 1992 48 3 54  
MINIMUM 32 7:51 AM 3 1917 30 2 47  
AVERAGE 42 39 3 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.50 1923 0.09 -0.09 0.17  
MONTH TO DATE 4.36 3.08 1.28 3.98  
SINCE DEC 1 4.36 3.08 1.28 3.98  
SINCE JAN 1 35.29 42.82 -7.53 47.11  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 3.2 -3.0 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.2 3.2 -3.0 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.2 3.3 -3.1 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 23 26 -3 14  
MONTH TO DATE 619 747 -128 811  
SINCE DEC 1 619 747 -128 811  
SINCE JUL 1 1246 1501 -255 1554  
 
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 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 41 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 78 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 8 1918  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 31 2023......SUNRISE 7:34 AM EST SUNSET 5:12 PM EST  
JANUARY 1 2024.......SUNRISE 7:34 AM EST SUNSET 5:13 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.  
 
 
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