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CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
533 PM EDT WED APR 17 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 79 4:07 PM 90 2002 70 9 77  
MINIMUM 61 7:55 AM 24 1943 47 14 55  
AVERAGE 70 58 12 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 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)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 5 1 4 1  
MONTH TO DATE 23 10 13 21  
SINCE MAR 1 24 15 9 28  
SINCE JAN 1 25 15 10 33    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
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 TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 91 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 27 1980  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 16 2024.........SUNRISE 6:43 AM EDT SUNSET 7:56 PM EDT  
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 6:42 AM EDT SUNSET 7:57 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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