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CDUS41 KRNK 290843  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
343 AM EST THU FEB 29 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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 66 1:32 PM 83 1918 54 12 73  
MINIMUM 37 11:59 PM -1 1934 34 3 47  
AVERAGE 52 44 8 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.37 1.76 1954 0.10 0.27 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.04 2.89 -0.85 3.14  
SINCE DEC 1 10.99 9.14 1.85 9.67  
SINCE JAN 1 6.63 6.06 0.57 5.69  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 4.8 -4.8 T  
SINCE DEC 1 4.1 12.3 -8.2 T  
SINCE JUL 1 4.1 12.4 -8.3 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 13 21 -8 5  
MONTH TO DATE 515 677 -162 415  
SINCE DEC 1 1939 2264 -325 1842  
SINCE JUL 1 2566 3018 -452 2585  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 5  
SINCE DEC 1 1 0 1 5  
SINCE JAN 1 1 0 1 5    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 61 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 33 9:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 78 1972  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 22 1980  
2008  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 29 2024......SUNRISE 6:52 AM EST SUNSET 6:13 PM EST  
MARCH 1 2024.........SUNRISE 6:50 AM EST SUNSET 6:14 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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