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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
521 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2024

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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         75   2:03 PM  94    1962  78     -3       68
  MINIMUM         66   9:11 AM  34    1973  56     10       57
  AVERAGE         71                        66      5       63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.33          1.26 2018   0.13   0.20     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.53                      2.38   0.15     1.02
  SINCE MAR 1      7.35                      9.38  -2.03     6.56
  SINCE JAN 1     13.98                     15.44  -1.46    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        2
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        58    -42       59
  SINCE MAR 1    501                       822   -321      706
  SINCE JUL 1   3090                      3841   -751     3291

 COOLING
  TODAY            6                         4      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   70                        51     19       44
  SINCE MAR 1    131                        87     44       88
  SINCE JAN 1    132                        87     45       93
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (100)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     71           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    82

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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        96      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        37      2009


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   6:08 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:25 PM EDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   6:08 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:26 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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