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CDUS41 KRNK 042128  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
528 PM EDT SAT MAY 04 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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 12:24 AM 95 1928 75 -4 67  
MINIMUM 57 10:06 AM 32 1986 52 5 47  
AVERAGE 64 63 1 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 1.84 1978 0.13 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.50 -0.46 0.07  
SINCE MAR 1 4.86 7.50 -2.64 5.61  
SINCE JAN 1 11.49 13.56 -2.07 11.30  
 
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 2.4 -2.4 0.4  
SINCE JUL 1 4.1 14.8 -10.7 0.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 1 4 -3 8  
MONTH TO DATE 1 16 -15 42  
SINCE MAR 1 486 780 -294 689  
SINCE JUL 1 3075 3799 -724 3274  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 21 8 13 0  
SINCE MAR 1 82 44 38 44  
SINCE JAN 1 83 44 39 49    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 73 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 96 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 33 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2024...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 PM EDT  
MAY 5 2024...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 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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