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CDUS41 KRNK 180709  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
309 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 71 4:26 PM 92 1977 77 -6 78  
MINIMUM 60 3:07 AM 35 1967 55 5 59  
AVERAGE 66 66 0 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.41 2.71 2018 0.14 0.27 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.20 2.25 -0.05 1.02  
SINCE MAR 1 7.02 9.25 -2.23 6.56  
SINCE JAN 1 13.65 15.31 -1.66 12.25  
 
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 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 16 56 -40 57  
SINCE MAR 1 501 820 -319 704  
SINCE JUL 1 3090 3839 -749 3289  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 4 -3 4  
MONTH TO DATE 64 47 17 44  
SINCE MAR 1 125 83 42 88  
SINCE JAN 1 126 83 43 93    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 11 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 9:00 PM  
LOWEST 70 10:00 AM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 94 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 34 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM EDT SUNSET 8:25 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM EDT SUNSET 8:26 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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