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CLIROA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
214 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 65 2:55 PM 84 1945 59 6 77
MINIMUM 30 11:59 PM 16 1916 38 -8 54
AVERAGE 48 48 0 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.39 1.27 2007 0.12 0.27 0.24
MONTH TO DATE 1.60 1.80 -0.20 1.43
SINCE MAR 1 1.60 1.80 -0.20 1.43
SINCE JAN 1 6.38 7.86 -1.48 10.11
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY T 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
YESTERDAY 17 17 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 152 305 -153 238
SINCE MAR 1 152 305 -153 238
SINCE JUL 1 3305 3324 -19 3272
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 51 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM
LOWEST 53 11:00 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 89 1945
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 18 1970
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 7:28 AM EDT SUNSET 7:29 PM EDT
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:26 AM EDT SUNSET 7:30 PM EDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
RCS
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