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CDUS41 KRNK 170555  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
155 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2025  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 83 12:20 PM 93 1941 77 6 83  
MINIMUM 65 11:43 PM 34 1973 55 10 61  
AVERAGE 74 66 8 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.06 1.37 1946 0.13 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.88 2.11 2.77 1.79  
SINCE MAR 1 8.37 9.11 -0.74 6.61  
SINCE JAN 1 17.05 15.17 1.88 13.24  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 22 54 -32 16  
SINCE MAR 1 570 818 -248 501  
SINCE JUL 1 3604 3837 -233 3090  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 9 4 5 7  
MONTH TO DATE 36 43 -7 63  
SINCE MAR 1 121 79 42 124  
SINCE JAN 1 121 79 42 125    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 92 1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 35 1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM EDT SUNSET 8:24 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM EDT SUNSET 8:25 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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