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CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
523 PM EDT THU MAY 16 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 83 3:51 PM 93 1941 77 6 81  
MINIMUM 61 5:13 AM 34 1973 55 6 57  
AVERAGE 72 66 6 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.37 1946 0.13 -0.13 0.47  
MONTH TO DATE 1.79 2.11 -0.32 1.02  
SINCE MAR 1 6.61 9.11 -2.50 6.56  
SINCE JAN 1 13.24 15.17 -1.93 12.25  
 
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 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 16 54 -38 57  
SINCE MAR 1 501 818 -317 704  
SINCE JUL 1 3090 3837 -747 3289  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 4 3 4  
MONTH TO DATE 63 43 20 40  
SINCE MAR 1 124 79 45 84  
SINCE JAN 1 125 79 46 89    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 0 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 92 1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 35 1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM EDT SUNSET 8:23 PM EDT  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM EDT SUNSET 8:24 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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