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CDUS41 KRNK 180928  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
528 AM EDT SUN AUG 18 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 89 3:38 PM 102 1988 87 2 90  
MINIMUM 71 7:14 AM 48 1979 66 5 61  
AVERAGE 80 76 4 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.19 1985 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.40 1.87 1.53 0.98  
SINCE JUN 1 9.36 10.81 -1.45 10.61  
SINCE JAN 1 24.55 28.18 -3.63 24.66  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 8 -8 4  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 15 11 4 11  
MONTH TO DATE 234 204 30 204  
SINCE JUN 1 1096 871 225 837  
SINCE JAN 1 1326 1020 306 946    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 53 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 100 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 53 1981  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2024........SUNRISE 6:39 AM EDT SUNSET 8:07 PM EDT  
AUGUST 19 2024........SUNRISE 6:40 AM EDT SUNSET 8:06 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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