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CLIROA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
254 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 38 2:56 PM 89 1945 59 -21 58
MINIMUM 24 10:26 PM 18 1970 38 -14 39
AVERAGE 31 48 -17 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY T 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
YESTERDAY 34 17 17 16
MONTH TO DATE 186 322 -136 254
SINCE MAR 1 186 322 -136 254
SINCE JUL 1 3339 3341 -2 3288
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 16 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 15.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 55 7:00 AM
LOWEST 29 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 42
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 79 2011
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 14 1941
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:26 AM EDT SUNSET 7:30 PM EDT
MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 7:25 AM EDT SUNSET 7:31 PM EDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
PW
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