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CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
520 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 52 3:08 PM 79 2011 60 -8 53  
MINIMUM 41 7:40 AM 14 1941 38 3 37  
AVERAGE 47 49 -2 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.85 1983 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.66 2.03 -0.37 1.24  
SINCE MAR 1 1.66 2.03 -0.37 1.24  
SINCE JAN 1 8.29 8.09 0.20 6.93  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 18 16 2 20  
MONTH TO DATE 168 338 -170 315  
SINCE MAR 1 168 338 -170 315  
SINCE JUL 1 2757 3357 -600 2900  
 
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 11 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 46 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 27 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 37  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 90 1945  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 16 1993  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 7:26 AM EDT SUNSET 7:30 PM EDT  
MARCH 19 2024.........SUNRISE 7:24 AM EDT SUNSET 7:31 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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