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CDUS41 KRNK 082126  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
526 PM EDT WED MAY 08 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 82 1:59 PM 94 1940 76 6 87  
MINIMUM 67 12:29 AM 35 1974 53 14 63  
1981  
AVERAGE 75 64 11 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.43 1960 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.18 1.03 0.15 0.13  
SINCE MAR 1 6.00 8.03 -2.03 5.67  
SINCE JAN 1 12.63 14.09 -1.46 11.36  
 
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 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 31 -30 54  
SINCE MAR 1 486 795 -309 701  
SINCE JUL 1 3075 3814 -739 3286  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 3 7 10  
MONTH TO DATE 47 17 30 10  
SINCE MAR 1 108 53 55 54  
SINCE JAN 1 109 53 56 59    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 47 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 92 1936  
1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 31 1947  
 
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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