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CDUS41 KRNK 210851  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
451 AM EDT WED AUG 21 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 77 2:58 PM 104 1983 86 -9 93  
MINIMUM 58 6:08 AM 49 1943 66 -8 60  
AVERAGE 68 76 -8 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.90 1931 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.40 2.17 1.23 0.98  
SINCE JUN 1 9.36 11.11 -1.75 10.61  
SINCE JAN 1 24.55 28.48 -3.93 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 3 11 -8 12  
MONTH TO DATE 264 237 27 233  
SINCE JUN 1 1126 904 222 866  
SINCE JAN 1 1356 1053 303 975    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 105 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 49 1918  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2024........SUNRISE 6:42 AM EDT SUNSET 8:03 PM EDT  
AUGUST 22 2024........SUNRISE 6:43 AM EDT SUNSET 8:02 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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