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CLIROA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
519 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 65 2:55 PM 84 1945 59 6 77
MINIMUM 50 4:03 PM 16 1916 38 12 54
AVERAGE 58 48 10 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.32 1.27 2007 0.12 0.20 0.24
MONTH TO DATE 1.53 1.80 -0.27 1.43
SINCE MAR 1 1.53 1.80 -0.27 1.43
SINCE JAN 1 6.31 7.86 -1.55 10.11
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 1.5 -1.4 T
SINCE MAR 1 0.1 1.5 -1.4 T
SINCE JUL 1 13.9 13.9 -0.0 8.4
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 7 17 -10 0
MONTH TO DATE 142 305 -163 238
SINCE MAR 1 142 305 -163 238
SINCE JUL 1 3295 3324 -29 3272
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 1
MONTH TO DATE 14 0 14 1
SINCE MAR 1 14 0 14 1
SINCE JAN 1 14 0 14 1
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM
LOWEST 63 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 89 1945
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 18 1970
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 7:29 AM EDT SUNSET 7:28 PM EDT
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 7:28 AM EDT SUNSET 7:29 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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