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CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
513 PM EDT SUN MAY 18 2025  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 80 2:28 PM 94 1962 78 2 75  
MINIMUM 65 7:36 AM 34 1973 56 9 63  
AVERAGE 73 66 7 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.26 2018 0.13 -0.13 0.35  
MONTH TO DATE 5.04 2.38 2.66 2.55  
SINCE MAR 1 8.53 9.38 -0.85 7.37  
SINCE JAN 1 17.21 15.44 1.77 14.00  
 
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 58 -36 16  
SINCE MAR 1 570 822 -252 501  
SINCE JUL 1 3604 3841 -237 3090  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 4 4 4  
MONTH TO DATE 52 51 1 68  
SINCE MAR 1 137 87 50 129  
SINCE JAN 1 137 87 50 130    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 63 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 30 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 96 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 37 2009  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM EDT SUNSET 8:25 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2025...........SUNRISE 6:08 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.  
 
 
 
PW  
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