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CLIROA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
515 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 90 2:36 PM 92 1977 77 13 83
MINIMUM 60 2:00 AM 35 1967 55 5 62
AVERAGE 75 66 9 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.71 2018 0.14 -0.14 0.16
MONTH TO DATE 0.77 2.25 -1.48 5.04
SINCE MAR 1 4.51 9.25 -4.74 8.53
SINCE JAN 1 9.29 15.31 -6.02 17.21
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 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 90 56 34 22
SINCE MAR 1 589 820 -231 570
SINCE JUL 1 3742 3839 -97 3604
COOLING
TODAY 10 4 6 8
MONTH TO DATE 17 47 -30 44
SINCE MAR 1 109 83 26 129
SINCE JAN 1 109 83 26 129
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 0 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (100)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 2:00 AM
LOWEST 34 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 94 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 34 1973
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.
JCB
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