495  
CDUS41 KRNK 170550  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
150 AM EDT WED APR 17 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 79 3:13 PM 90 2002 70 9 77  
MINIMUM 58 5:37 AM 24 1943 47 11 55  
AVERAGE 69 58 11 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.95 2011 0.12 -0.12 0.17  
MONTH TO DATE 1.80 1.79 0.01 1.19  
SINCE MAR 1 4.71 5.30 -0.59 2.78  
SINCE JAN 1 11.34 11.36 -0.02 8.47  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 2.4 -2.4 0.4  
SINCE JUL 1 4.1 14.8 -10.7 0.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 100 158 -58 101  
SINCE MAR 1 436 681 -245 557  
SINCE JUL 1 3025 3700 -675 3142  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 1 3 1  
MONTH TO DATE 22 10 12 21  
SINCE MAR 1 23 15 8 28  
SINCE JAN 1 24 15 9 33    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 34 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 91 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 27 1980  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 6:42 AM EDT SUNSET 7:57 PM EDT  
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 6:40 AM EDT SUNSET 7:58 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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