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CDUS41 KRNK 210658  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
258 AM EDT THU MAR 21 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 70 2:06 PM 83 1945 60 10 52  
1968  
MINIMUM 46 6:45 AM 17 1923 39 7 23  
AVERAGE 58 49 9 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.96 1998 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.66 2.26 -0.60 1.24  
SINCE MAR 1 1.66 2.26 -0.60 1.24  
SINCE JAN 1 8.29 8.32 -0.03 6.93  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.8 -1.8 0.4  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.8 -1.8 0.4  
SINCE JUL 1 4.1 14.2 -10.1 0.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 7 16 -9 27  
MONTH TO DATE 198 370 -172 373  
SINCE MAR 1 198 370 -172 373  
SINCE JUL 1 2787 3389 -602 2958  
 
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 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 53 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 36 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 20 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 28  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 88 1921  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 14 1965  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 21 2024.........SUNRISE 7:21 AM EDT SUNSET 7:33 PM EDT  
MARCH 22 2024.........SUNRISE 7:20 AM EDT SUNSET 7:34 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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