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CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
523 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 85 4:00 PM 97 1941 78 7 78  
MINIMUM 61 5:42 AM 38 1993 56 5 53  
AVERAGE 73 67 6 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.72 2020 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.55 2.80 -0.25 1.02  
SINCE MAR 1 7.37 9.80 -2.43 6.56  
SINCE JAN 1 14.00 15.86 -1.86 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 64 -48 62  
SINCE MAR 1 501 828 -327 709  
SINCE JUL 1 3090 3847 -757 3294  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 4 4 1  
MONTH TO DATE 89 63 26 52  
SINCE MAR 1 150 99 51 96  
SINCE JAN 1 151 99 52 101    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 99 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 33 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM EDT SUNSET 8:27 PM EDT  
MAY 22 2024...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM EDT SUNSET 8:28 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
 
PW  
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