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CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
544 PM EDT TUE MAR 12 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 73 4:19 PM 86 1990 58 15 35  
MINIMUM 42 4:22 AM 13 1934 37 5 31  
AVERAGE 58 47 11 33  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.45 1912 0.11 -0.11 0.18  
MONTH TO DATE 1.66 1.33 0.33 1.23  
SINCE MAR 1 1.66 1.33 0.33 1.23  
SINCE JAN 1 8.29 7.39 0.90 6.92  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.4  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.2 -1.2 0.4  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.2 -1.2 0.4  
SINCE JUL 1 4.1 13.6 -9.5 0.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 7 18 -11 32  
MONTH TO DATE 133 235 -102 193  
SINCE MAR 1 133 235 -102 193  
SINCE JUL 1 2722 3254 -532 2778  
 
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 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 36 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 17 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 27  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 86 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 15 1998  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 12 2024.........SUNRISE 7:34 AM EDT SUNSET 7:25 PM EDT  
MARCH 13 2024.........SUNRISE 7:33 AM EDT SUNSET 7:26 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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