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CDUS41 KRNK 080739  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
239 AM EST FRI MAR 08 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 74 3:46 PM 83 2009 56 18 67  
MINIMUM 53 7:13 PM 14 1960 35 18 42  
AVERAGE 64 46 18 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 2.11 1967 0.11 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.07 0.77 0.30 0.95  
SINCE MAR 1 1.07 0.77 0.30 0.95  
SINCE JAN 1 7.70 6.83 0.87 6.64  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.7 -0.7 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.7 -0.7 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 4.1 13.1 -9.0 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 1 20 -19 10  
MONTH TO DATE 66 142 -76 88  
SINCE MAR 1 66 142 -76 88  
SINCE JUL 1 2655 3161 -506 2673  
 
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 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 83 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 10 1960  
1986  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 8 2024.........SUNRISE 6:40 AM EST SUNSET 6:21 PM EST  
MARCH 9 2024.........SUNRISE 6:39 AM EST SUNSET 6:22 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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