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CDUS41 KRNK 032120  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
520 PM EDT WED APR 03 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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 71 1:39 PM 88 1946 65 6 69  
1963  
MINIMUM 54 11:04 AM 25 1924 43 11 37  
AVERAGE 63 54 9 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.79 0.80 1960 0.11 0.68 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.99 0.33 0.66 0.38  
SINCE MAR 1 3.90 3.84 0.06 1.97  
SINCE JAN 1 10.53 9.90 0.63 7.66  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 2.3 -2.3 0.4  
SINCE JUL 1 4.1 14.7 -10.6 0.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 2 12 -10 12  
MONTH TO DATE 3 36 -33 27  
SINCE MAR 1 339 559 -220 483  
SINCE JUL 1 2928 3578 -650 3068  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 0  
SINCE MAR 1 4 5 -1 7  
SINCE JAN 1 5 5 0 12    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 39 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 87 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 24 1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 3 2024.........SUNRISE 7:02 AM EDT SUNSET 7:45 PM EDT  
APRIL 4 2024.........SUNRISE 7:00 AM EDT SUNSET 7:46 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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