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CDUS41 KRNK 162156  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
556 PM EDT SAT MAR 16 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 4:39 PM 84 1945 59 14 67  
MINIMUM 47 6:37 AM 16 1916 38 9 30  
AVERAGE 60 48 12 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.27 2007 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.66 1.80 -0.14 1.23  
SINCE MAR 1 1.66 1.80 -0.14 1.23  
SINCE JAN 1 8.29 7.86 0.43 6.92  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.5 -1.5 0.4  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.5 -1.5 0.4  
SINCE JUL 1 4.1 13.9 -9.8 0.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 5 17 -12 16  
MONTH TO DATE 145 305 -160 285  
SINCE MAR 1 145 305 -160 285  
SINCE JUL 1 2734 3324 -590 2870  
 
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 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 66 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 15 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 41  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 89 1945  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 18 1970  
 
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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