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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
520 AM EST THU MAR 07 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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 60 12:40 PM 80 1945 56 4 68  
1956  
MINIMUM 55 11:59 PM 11 2015 35 20 37  
AVERAGE 58 45 13 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.50 2.35 1932 0.12 0.38 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.04 0.66 0.38 0.95  
SINCE MAR 1 1.04 0.66 0.38 0.95  
SINCE JAN 1 7.67 6.72 0.95 6.64  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.6 -0.6 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.6 -0.6 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 4.1 13.0 -8.9 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 7 20 -13 12  
MONTH TO DATE 65 122 -57 78  
SINCE MAR 1 65 122 -57 78  
SINCE JUL 1 2654 3141 -487 2663  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1 0 1 5    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 8:00 PM  
LOWEST 72 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 83 2009  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 14 1960  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 7 2024.........SUNRISE 6:42 AM EST SUNSET 6:20 PM EST  
MARCH 8 2024.........SUNRISE 6:40 AM EST SUNSET 6:21 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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