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CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
525 PM EDT SAT MAY 17 2025  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 82 2:59 PM 92 1977 77 5 71  
MINIMUM 62 6:17 AM 35 1967 55 7 60  
AVERAGE 72 66 6 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.16 2.71 2018 0.14 0.02 0.41  
MONTH TO DATE 5.04 2.25 2.79 2.20  
SINCE MAR 1 8.53 9.25 -0.72 7.02  
SINCE JAN 1 17.21 15.31 1.90 13.65  
 
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 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 22 56 -34 16  
SINCE MAR 1 570 820 -250 501  
SINCE JUL 1 3604 3839 -235 3090  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 4 3 1  
MONTH TO DATE 43 47 -4 64  
SINCE MAR 1 128 83 45 125  
SINCE JAN 1 128 83 45 126    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 34 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 94 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 34 1973  
 
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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