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CLIROA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
205 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 88 3:16 PM 90 2002 70 18 64
MINIMUM 63 5:37 AM 24 1943 47 16 45
AVERAGE 76 58 18 55
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.95 2011 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.93 1.79 -0.86 1.42
SINCE MAR 1 2.65 5.30 -2.65 3.27
SINCE JAN 1 7.43 11.36 -3.93 11.95
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.1 2.4 -2.3 T
SINCE JUL 1 13.9 14.8 -0.9 8.4
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 10
MONTH TO DATE 70 158 -88 150
SINCE MAR 1 421 681 -260 519
SINCE JUL 1 3574 3700 -126 3553
COOLING
YESTERDAY 11 1 10 0
MONTH TO DATE 52 10 42 26
SINCE MAR 1 70 15 55 41
SINCE JAN 1 70 15 55 41
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 57 11:00 PM
LOWEST 20 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 39
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 91 1976
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 27 1980
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:42 AM EDT SUNSET 7:57 PM EDT
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:41 AM EDT SUNSET 7:58 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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