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CLIROA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
242 AM EDT WED APR 29 2026  
   
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..THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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 69 3:17 PM 92 1957 74 -5 75  
MINIMUM 49 6:00 AM 30 1934 50 -1 41  
AVERAGE 59 62 -3 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.23 1.88 2023 0.12 0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.48 3.25 -1.77 1.63  
SINCE MAR 1 3.20 6.76 -3.56 3.48  
SINCE JAN 1 7.98 12.82 -4.84 12.16  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 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 6 5 1 7  
MONTH TO DATE 135 231 -96 179  
SINCE MAR 1 486 754 -268 548  
SINCE JUL 1 3639 3773 -134 3582  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 74 26 48 58  
SINCE MAR 1 92 31 61 73  
SINCE JAN 1 92 31 61 73    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 62 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 89 1915  
2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1944  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 6:27 AM EDT SUNSET 8:08 PM EDT  
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 8:09 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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