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CDUS41 KRNK 182132  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
532 PM EDT SUN AUG 18 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 89 3:32 PM 100 1988 87 2 87  
MINIMUM 70 4:19 AM 53 1981 66 4 66  
AVERAGE 80 76 4 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 4.60 1939 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.40 1.97 1.43 0.98  
SINCE JUN 1 9.36 10.91 -1.55 10.61  
SINCE JAN 1 24.55 28.28 -3.73 24.66  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 15 11 4 12  
MONTH TO DATE 249 215 34 216  
SINCE JUN 1 1111 882 229 849  
SINCE JAN 1 1341 1031 310 958    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 43 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 98 1914  
1929  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 52 1924  
1943  
 
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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