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CLIROA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
520 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 82 4:15 PM 93 1941 77 5 83
MINIMUM 50 3:19 AM 34 1973 55 -5 65
AVERAGE 66 66 0 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 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)
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 54 36 22
SINCE MAR 1 589 818 -229 570
SINCE JUL 1 3742 3837 -95 3604
COOLING
TODAY 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 0 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 77 4:00 AM
LOWEST 36 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 57
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 92 1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 35 1967
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.
JCB
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