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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
523 PM EDT THU MAY 16 2024

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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1912 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         83   3:51 PM  93    1941  77      6       81
  MINIMUM         61   5:13 AM  34    1973  55      6       57
  AVERAGE         72                        66      6       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.37 1946   0.13  -0.13     0.47
  MONTH TO DATE    1.79                      2.11  -0.32     1.02
  SINCE MAR 1      6.61                      9.11  -2.50     6.56
  SINCE JAN 1     13.24                     15.17  -1.93    12.25

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      0.0                       2.4   -2.4      0.4
  SINCE JUL 1      4.1                      14.8  -10.7      0.4
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        54    -38       57
  SINCE MAR 1    501                       818   -317      704
  SINCE JUL 1   3090                      3837   -747     3289

 COOLING
  TODAY            7                         4      3        4
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        43     20       40
  SINCE MAR 1    124                        79     45       84
  SINCE JAN 1    125                        79     46       89
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   0   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (240)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     42           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    66

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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 2024...........SUNRISE   6:10 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:23 PM EDT
MAY 17 2024...........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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