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CDUS41 KRNK 040637  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
137 AM EST THU JAN 04 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1912 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 51 3:19 PM 74 1997 47 4 73  
2004  
MINIMUM 30 7:50 AM 4 1918 30 0 47  
1979  
AVERAGE 41 38 3 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.79 1992 0.10 -0.10 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.29 -0.29 T  
SINCE DEC 1 4.36 3.37 0.99 3.98  
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.29 -0.29 T  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.2 3.5 -3.3 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.2 3.6 -3.4 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 24 27 -3 5  
MONTH TO DATE 76 79 -3 21  
SINCE DEC 1 694 826 -132 832  
SINCE JUL 1 1321 1580 -259 1575  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 73 2004  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 8 1919  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 4 2024.......SUNRISE 7:34 AM EST SUNSET 5:15 PM EST  
JANUARY 5 2024.......SUNRISE 7:34 AM EST SUNSET 5:16 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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