579  
CDUS41 KRNK 080710  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
310 AM EDT SUN MAR 08 2026  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 79 2:19 PM 83 2009 56 23 56  
MINIMUM 50 6:06 AM 14 1960 35 15 35  
AVERAGE 65 46 19 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.11 1967 0.11 -0.11 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.77 -0.63 1.17  
SINCE MAR 1 0.14 0.77 -0.63 1.17  
SINCE JAN 1 4.92 6.83 -1.91 9.85  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.7 -0.7 T  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.7 -0.7 T  
SINCE JUL 1 13.8 13.1 0.7 8.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 20 -20 19  
MONTH TO DATE 73 142 -69 147  
SINCE MAR 1 73 142 -69 147  
SINCE JUL 1 3226 3161 65 3181  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 0 4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 4 0 4 0  
SINCE JAN 1 4 0 4 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 47 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 83 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 10 1960  
1986  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 8 2026.........SUNRISE 7:41 AM EDT SUNSET 7:21 PM EDT  
MARCH 9 2026.........SUNRISE 7:40 AM EDT SUNSET 7:22 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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