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CDUS41 KRNK 302115  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
515 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 67 2:56 PM 89 1942 74 -7 87  
2019  
MINIMUM 53 3:32 AM 33 1961 51 2 65  
AVERAGE 60 62 -2 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.33 2020 0.12 -0.12 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 2.02 3.49 -1.47 1.64  
SINCE MAR 1 3.74 7.00 -3.26 3.49  
SINCE JAN 1 8.52 13.06 -4.54 12.17  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 5 5 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 144 241 -97 179  
SINCE MAR 1 495 764 -269 548  
SINCE JUL 1 3648 3783 -135 3582  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 11  
MONTH TO DATE 74 31 43 70  
SINCE MAR 1 92 36 56 85  
SINCE JAN 1 92 36 56 85    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 28 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 31 1937  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 8:09 PM EDT  
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:25 AM EDT SUNSET 8:10 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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