941  
CDUS41 KRNK 010609  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
209 AM EDT THU MAY 01 2025  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2025
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1912 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 87 3:15 PM 89 1942 74 13 80  
2019  
MINIMUM 65 11:43 PM 33 1961 51 14 63  
AVERAGE 76 62 14 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 1.33 2020 0.12 -0.11 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 1.64 3.49 -1.85 1.91  
SINCE MAR 1 3.49 7.00 -3.51 4.82  
SINCE JAN 1 12.17 13.06 -0.89 11.45  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 T 2.4 -2.4 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 8.4 14.8 -6.4 4.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 179 241 -62 149  
SINCE MAR 1 548 764 -216 485  
SINCE JUL 1 3582 3783 -201 3074  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 11 2 9 7  
MONTH TO DATE 70 31 39 60  
SINCE MAR 1 85 36 49 61  
SINCE JAN 1 85 36 49 62    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 33 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 31 1937  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2025...........SUNRISE 6:25 AM EDT SUNSET 8:10 PM EDT  
MAY 2 2025...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM EDT SUNSET 8:11 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
JCB  
 
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