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CDUS41 KRNK 212231  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
531 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 40 12:19 PM 71 1923 49 -9 59  
MINIMUM 35 1:21 PM 3 1942 31 4 28  
AVERAGE 38 40 -2 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.48 1972 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.19 2.19 0.00 2.61  
SINCE DEC 1 2.19 2.19 0.00 2.61  
SINCE JAN 1 38.93 41.93 -3.00 33.54  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.1 -2.1 0.2  
SINCE DEC 1 T 2.1 -2.1 0.2  
SINCE JUL 1 T 2.2 -2.2 0.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 27 25 2 21  
MONTH TO DATE 534 490 44 431  
SINCE DEC 1 534 490 44 431  
SINCE JUL 1 1115 1244 -129 1058  
 
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 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 71 1923  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 0 1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 21 2024......SUNRISE 7:30 AM EST SUNSET 5:06 PM EST  
DECEMBER 22 2024......SUNRISE 7:31 AM EST SUNSET 5:07 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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