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CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
516 PM EST THU DEC 05 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 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 50 6:20 AM 76 2001 52 -2 54  
MINIMUM 28 5:00 PM 17 1974 33 -5 35  
AVERAGE 39 43 -4 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.22 1914 0.11 -0.11 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.55 -0.55 0.52  
SINCE DEC 1 T 0.55 -0.55 0.52  
SINCE JAN 1 36.74 40.29 -3.55 31.45  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.4 -0.4 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0 0.4 -0.4 T  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.5 -0.5 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 26 22 4 20  
MONTH TO DATE 163 109 54 77  
SINCE DEC 1 163 109 54 77  
SINCE JUL 1 744 863 -119 704  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1652 1366 286 1376    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 14 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 55 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 61 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 29 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 45  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 80 1998  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 15 1984  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 5 2024......SUNRISE 7:19 AM EST SUNSET 5:02 PM EST  
DECEMBER 6 2024......SUNRISE 7:20 AM EST SUNSET 5:02 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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