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CDUS41 KRNK 062133  
CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
533 PM EDT WED MAY 06 2026  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 74 4:03 PM 97 1934 75 -1 71  
MINIMUM 61 6:53 AM 35 1973 52 9 49  
AVERAGE 68 64 4 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 1.81 1944 0.13 -0.11 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.76 -0.74 0.83  
SINCE MAR 1 3.76 7.76 -4.00 4.32  
SINCE JAN 1 8.54 13.82 -5.28 13.00  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 0 4 -4 5  
MONTH TO DATE 37 24 13 8  
SINCE MAR 1 536 788 -252 556  
SINCE JUL 1 3689 3807 -118 3590  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 2 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 12 -7 20  
SINCE MAR 1 97 48 49 105  
SINCE JAN 1 97 48 49 105    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 10:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 93 1934  
1940  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 33 1970  
 
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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