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CDUS41 KRNK 080542  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
142 AM EDT WED MAY 08 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 86 3:31 PM 93 1934 76 10 77  
1940  
MINIMUM 62 2:44 AM 33 1970 53 9 52  
AVERAGE 74 64 10 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.15 0.84 1967 0.14 0.01 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 1.18 0.90 0.28 0.13  
SINCE MAR 1 6.00 7.90 -1.90 5.67  
SINCE JAN 1 12.63 13.96 -1.33 11.36  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 28 -27 54  
SINCE MAR 1 486 792 -306 701  
SINCE JUL 1 3075 3811 -736 3286  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 9 2 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 37 14 23 0  
SINCE MAR 1 98 50 48 44  
SINCE JAN 1 99 50 49 49    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 94 1940  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1974  
1981  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 PM EDT  
MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 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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