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CDUS41 KRNK 082120  
CLIROA  
  
CLIMATE REPORT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
520 PM EDT THU MAY 08 2025  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2025  
  
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
  
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)                                                            
 TODAY                                                                 
  MAXIMUM         77   2:37 PM  94    1940  76      1       82          
  MINIMUM         55   5:33 AM  35    1974  53      2       67          
                                      1981                             
  AVERAGE         66                        64      2       75       
  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  TODAY            0.00          1.43 1960   0.13  -0.13     0.00       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.83                      1.03  -0.20     1.18       
  SINCE MAR 1      4.32                      8.03  -3.71     6.00       
  SINCE JAN 1     13.00                     14.09  -1.09    12.63       
  
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                                
  TODAY            0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      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                                                                
  TODAY            0                         3     -3        0          
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        31    -22        1          
  SINCE MAR 1    557                       795   -238      486          
  SINCE JUL 1   3591                      3814   -223     3075          
  
 COOLING                                                                
  TODAY            1                         3     -2       10          
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        17      4       47          
  SINCE MAR 1    106                        53     53      108          
  SINCE JAN 1    106                        53     53      109           
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WIND (MPH)                                                              
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (40)          
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)          
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)          
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM                                             
  
SKY COVER                                                               
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                   
  
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                      
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                               
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                    
  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
 HIGHEST    87           5:00 AM                                        
 LOWEST     45           3:00 PM                                        
 AVERAGE    66                                                          
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                       
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        92      1936                        
                                             1963                       
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        31      1947                        
  
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                      
MAY  8 2025...........SUNRISE   6:17 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:16 PM EDT       
MAY  9 2025...........SUNRISE   6:16 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:17 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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