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CLIROA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
241 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 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)
YESTERDAY 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)
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 56 34 22
SINCE MAR 1 589 820 -231 570
SINCE JUL 1 3742 3839 -97 3604
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 94 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 34 1973
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM EDT SUNSET 8:24 PM EDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM EDT SUNSET 8:25 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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