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CDUS41 KRNK 180520  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
120 AM EDT THU APR 18 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 80 4:43 PM 91 1976 70 10 68  
MINIMUM 61 7:55 AM 27 1980 47 14 47  
AVERAGE 71 59 12 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 3.38 2000 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.80 1.90 -0.10 1.19  
SINCE MAR 1 4.71 5.41 -0.70 2.78  
SINCE JAN 1 11.34 11.47 -0.13 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 7 -7 7  
MONTH TO DATE 100 165 -65 108  
SINCE MAR 1 436 688 -252 564  
SINCE JUL 1 3025 3707 -682 3149  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 1 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 28 11 17 21  
SINCE MAR 1 29 16 13 28  
SINCE JAN 1 30 16 14 33    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 91 1937  
1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 27 1951  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 6:40 AM EDT SUNSET 7:58 PM EDT  
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 6:39 AM EDT SUNSET 7:59 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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