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CLIROA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
516 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 38 2:56 PM 89 1945 59 -21 58
MINIMUM 26 7:33 AM 18 1970 38 -12 39
AVERAGE 32 48 -16 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 3.25 1936 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.60 1.92 -0.32 1.43
SINCE MAR 1 1.60 1.92 -0.32 1.43
SINCE JAN 1 6.38 7.98 -1.60 10.11
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 1.6 -1.5 T
SINCE MAR 1 0.1 1.6 -1.5 T
SINCE JUL 1 13.9 14.0 -0.1 8.4
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 33 17 16 16
MONTH TO DATE 185 322 -137 254
SINCE MAR 1 185 322 -137 254
SINCE JUL 1 3338 3341 -3 3288
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
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 17 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 55 7:00 AM
LOWEST 31 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 43
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 79 2011
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 14 1941
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.
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