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CLIROA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
224 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 82 4:32 PM 93 1941 77 5 83
MINIMUM 50 3:19 AM 34 1973 55 -5 65
AVERAGE 66 66 0 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.37 1946 0.13 -0.13 0.06
MONTH TO DATE 0.77 2.11 -1.34 4.88
SINCE MAR 1 4.51 9.11 -4.60 8.37
SINCE JAN 1 9.29 15.17 -5.88 17.05
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 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 90 54 36 22
SINCE MAR 1 589 818 -229 570
SINCE JUL 1 3742 3837 -95 3604
COOLING
YESTERDAY 1 4 -3 9
MONTH TO DATE 7 43 -36 36
SINCE MAR 1 99 79 20 121
SINCE JAN 1 99 79 20 121
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 81 10:00 PM
LOWEST 36 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 59
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 92 1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 35 1967
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM EDT SUNSET 8:24 PM EDT
MAY 18 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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