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CLIROA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
215 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 75 4:39 PM 92 1962 77 -2 80
MINIMUM 45 2:45 AM 34 1920 55 -10 58
AVERAGE 60 66 -6 69
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.10 2003 0.14 -0.14 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.77 1.98 -1.21 4.82
SINCE MAR 1 4.51 8.98 -4.47 8.31
SINCE JAN 1 9.29 15.04 -5.75 16.99
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 5 3 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 90 52 38 22
SINCE MAR 1 589 816 -227 570
SINCE JUL 1 3742 3835 -93 3604
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 4
MONTH TO DATE 6 39 -33 27
SINCE MAR 1 98 75 23 112
SINCE JAN 1 98 75 23 112
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 76 3:00 AM
LOWEST 28 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 52
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 93 1941
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 34 1973
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM EDT SUNSET 8:23 PM EDT
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM EDT SUNSET 8:24 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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