043
CDUS41 KRNK 122117
CLIROA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
517 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
...............................
..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
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
...............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 71 12:16 AM 86 1990 58 13 79
MINIMUM 33 10:50 AM 13 1934 37 -4 51
AVERAGE 52 47 5 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.66 1.45 1912 0.11 0.55 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.91 1.33 -0.42 1.17
SINCE MAR 1 0.91 1.33 -0.42 1.17
SINCE JAN 1 5.69 7.39 -1.70 9.85
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 1.2 -1.1 T
SINCE MAR 1 0.1 1.2 -1.1 T
SINCE JUL 1 13.9 13.6 0.3 8.4
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 13 18 -5 0
MONTH TO DATE 93 235 -142 209
SINCE MAR 1 93 235 -142 209
SINCE JUL 1 3246 3254 -8 3243
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 14 0 14 0
SINCE MAR 1 14 0 14 0
SINCE JAN 1 14 0 14 0
...............................................................
WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 11:00 AM
LOWEST 34 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 65
......................................................
THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 86 1990
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 15 1998
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 12 2026.........SUNRISE 7:35 AM EDT SUNSET 7:24 PM EDT
MARCH 13 2026.........SUNRISE 7:34 AM EDT SUNSET 7:25 PM EDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page