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CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
528 PM EDT WED MAY 15 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 73 12:17 PM 92 1962 77 -4 67  
MINIMUM 61 6:06 AM 34 1920 55 6 59  
AVERAGE 67 66 1 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.22 2.10 2003 0.14 0.08 0.23  
MONTH TO DATE 1.78 1.98 -0.20 0.55  
SINCE MAR 1 6.60 8.98 -2.38 6.09  
SINCE JAN 1 13.23 15.04 -1.81 11.78  
 
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 2  
MONTH TO DATE 16 52 -36 57  
SINCE MAR 1 501 816 -315 704  
SINCE JUL 1 3090 3835 -745 3289  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 4 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 56 39 17 36  
SINCE MAR 1 117 75 42 80  
SINCE JAN 1 118 75 43 85    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 66 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 93 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 34 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2024...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM EDT SUNSET 8:22 PM EDT  
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM EDT SUNSET 8:23 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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