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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
519 PM EDT THU MAY 09 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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 80 4:03 PM 92 1936 76 4 84  
1963  
MINIMUM 62 5:09 AM 31 1947 53 9 60  
AVERAGE 71 64 7 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 1.40 1989 0.14 -0.10 0.12  
MONTH TO DATE 1.22 1.17 0.05 0.25  
SINCE MAR 1 6.04 8.17 -2.13 5.79  
SINCE JAN 1 12.67 14.23 -1.56 11.48  
 
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 34 -33 54  
SINCE MAR 1 486 798 -312 701  
SINCE JUL 1 3075 3817 -742 3286  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 6 3 3 7  
MONTH TO DATE 53 20 33 17  
SINCE MAR 1 114 56 58 61  
SINCE JAN 1 115 56 59 66    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 52 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 92 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 33 1980  
1983  
2020  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 PM EDT  
MAY 10 2024...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM EDT SUNSET 8:18 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
RCS  
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