741  
CDUS41 KRNK 020609  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
209 AM EDT SAT MAY 02 2026  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 68 4:35 PM 94 1942 74 -6 87  
MINIMUM 44 6:00 AM 31 1937 51 -7 61  
AVERAGE 56 63 -7 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.92 1989 0.12 -0.12 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.12 -0.12 T  
SINCE MAR 1 3.74 7.12 -3.38 3.49  
SINCE JAN 1 8.52 13.18 -4.66 12.17  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 9 4 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 9 4 5 0  
SINCE MAR 1 508 768 -260 548  
SINCE JUL 1 3661 3787 -126 3582  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 9  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 9  
SINCE MAR 1 92 38 54 94  
SINCE JAN 1 92 38 54 94    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 34 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 30 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM EDT SUNSET 8:10 PM EDT  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 6:23 AM EDT SUNSET 8:11 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
JCB  
 
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