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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
521 PM EDT THU APR 18 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 87 3:38 PM 91 1937 71 16 76  
1976  
MINIMUM 63 1:54 AM 27 1951 47 16 49  
AVERAGE 75 59 16 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.04 2022 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.80 2.02 -0.22 1.19  
SINCE MAR 1 4.71 5.53 -0.82 2.78  
SINCE JAN 1 11.34 11.59 -0.25 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 7 -7 2  
MONTH TO DATE 100 172 -72 110  
SINCE MAR 1 436 695 -259 566  
SINCE JUL 1 3025 3714 -689 3151  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 1 9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 38 12 26 21  
SINCE MAR 1 39 17 22 28  
SINCE JAN 1 40 17 23 33    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 18 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 43  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 91 1976  
1995  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 28 1983  
 
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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