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CDUS41 KRNK 160712  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
312 AM EDT SAT MAR 16 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 72 5:01 PM 82 1944 59 13 53  
MINIMUM 58 4:39 AM 9 1993 37 21 29  
AVERAGE 65 48 17 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.38 1912 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.66 1.68 -0.02 1.23  
SINCE MAR 1 1.66 1.68 -0.02 1.23  
SINCE JAN 1 8.29 7.74 0.55 6.92  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.4 -1.4 0.4  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.4 -1.4 0.4  
SINCE JUL 1 4.1 13.8 -9.7 0.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 17 -17 24  
MONTH TO DATE 140 288 -148 269  
SINCE MAR 1 140 288 -148 269  
SINCE JUL 1 2729 3307 -578 2854  
 
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 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 66 2:00 PM  
LOWEST 44 1:00 AM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 84 1945  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 16 1916  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 16 2024.........SUNRISE 7:29 AM EDT SUNSET 7:29 PM EDT  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 7:27 AM EDT SUNSET 7:30 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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