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CDUS41 KRNK 060630  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
230 AM EDT WED MAY 06 2026  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 81 2:39 PM 96 1930 75 6 74  
MINIMUM 53 5:30 AM 33 1966 52 1 49  
AVERAGE 67 64 3 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.61 2017 0.13 -0.13 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.63 -0.63 0.82  
SINCE MAR 1 3.74 7.63 -3.89 4.31  
SINCE JAN 1 8.52 13.69 -5.17 12.99  
 
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 0 4 -4 3  
MONTH TO DATE 37 20 17 3  
SINCE MAR 1 536 784 -248 551  
SINCE JUL 1 3689 3803 -114 3585  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 2 2 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 10 -8 20  
SINCE MAR 1 94 46 48 105  
SINCE JAN 1 94 46 48 105    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 66 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 24 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 45  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 97 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 35 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 PM EDT  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 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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