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CDUS41 KRNK 030718  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
218 AM EST TUE MAR 03 2026  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1912 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 47 12:13 AM 80 1992 55 -8 46  
MINIMUM 33 11:57 PM 12 1914 34 -1 21  
AVERAGE 40 44 -4 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.12 1.56 1994 0.11 0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.12 0.22 -0.10 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 0.12 0.22 -0.10 0.00  
SINCE JAN 1 4.90 6.28 -1.38 8.68  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 13.8 12.6 1.2 8.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 25 21 4 31  
MONTH TO DATE 33 42 -9 49  
SINCE MAR 1 33 42 -9 49  
SINCE JUL 1 3186 3061 125 3083  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
SLEET  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 6:00 PM  
LOWEST 48 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 84 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 10 1980  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 3 2026.........SUNRISE 6:48 AM EST SUNSET 6:16 PM EST  
MARCH 4 2026.........SUNRISE 6:47 AM EST SUNSET 6:17 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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