945  
CDUS41 KRNK 172140  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
540 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 69 3:17 PM 89 1945 59 10 64  
MINIMUM 55 7:15 AM 18 1970 38 17 46  
AVERAGE 62 48 14 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.25 1936 0.12 -0.12 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 1.66 1.92 -0.26 1.24  
SINCE MAR 1 1.66 1.92 -0.26 1.24  
SINCE JAN 1 8.29 7.98 0.31 6.93  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.6 -1.6 0.4  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.6 -1.6 0.4  
SINCE JUL 1 4.1 14.0 -9.9 0.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 3 17 -14 10  
MONTH TO DATE 148 322 -174 295  
SINCE MAR 1 148 322 -174 295  
SINCE JUL 1 2737 3341 -604 2880  
 
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 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 49 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 30 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 79 2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 14 1941  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 7:27 AM EDT SUNSET 7:30 PM EDT  
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 7:26 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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