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CDUS41 KRNK 082222  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
522 PM EST FRI MAR 08 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 60 12:43 AM 83 2000 56 4 61  
MINIMUM 52 6:55 AM 10 1960 36 16 34  
1986  
AVERAGE 56 46 10 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.82 1995 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.07 0.89 0.18 0.95  
SINCE MAR 1 1.07 0.89 0.18 0.95  
SINCE JAN 1 7.70 6.95 0.75 6.64  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.8 -0.8 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.8 -0.8 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 4.1 13.2 -9.1 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 9 19 -10 17  
MONTH TO DATE 75 161 -86 105  
SINCE MAR 1 75 161 -86 105  
SINCE JUL 1 2664 3180 -516 2690  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 80 1974  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 12 1996  
 
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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