741  
CDUS41 KRNK 180604  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
204 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 84 3:33 PM 91 1976 70 14 70  
MINIMUM 59 11:26 PM 27 1980 47 12 34  
AVERAGE 72 59 13 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 3.38 2000 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.93 1.90 -0.97 1.42  
SINCE MAR 1 2.65 5.41 -2.76 3.27  
SINCE JAN 1 7.43 11.47 -4.04 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 7 -7 13  
MONTH TO DATE 70 165 -95 163  
SINCE MAR 1 421 688 -267 532  
SINCE JUL 1 3574 3707 -133 3566  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 1 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 59 11 48 26  
SINCE MAR 1 77 16 61 41  
SINCE JAN 1 77 16 61 41    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 24 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 91 1937  
1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 27 1951  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:41 AM EDT SUNSET 7:58 PM EDT  
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 6:40 AM EDT SUNSET 7:59 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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