Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
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CXUS51 KRNK 010539
CLMROA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
139 AM EDT SAT APR 01 2023
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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1912 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 90 03/19/1945
LOW 9 03/10/1996
03/15/1993
HIGHEST 85 03/24 77
LOWEST 23 03/20 20
AVG. MAXIMUM 61.4 59.0 2.4 64.1
AVG. MINIMUM 39.0 37.6 1.4 41.2
MEAN 50.2 48.3 1.9 52.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 8 9.8 -1.8 6
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.91 1993
MINIMUM 0.35 2006
TOTALS 1.59 3.51 -1.92 2.47
DAYS >= .01 7 11.1 -4.1 9
DAYS >= .10 4 7.1 -3.1 6
DAYS >= .50 1 2.2 -1.2 2
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.8 -0.8 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.87 0.85
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.4 2.3 -1.9 0.3
DAYS >= TRACE 3 1.4 1.6 2
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.7 -0.7 0
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 456 523 -67 376
COOLING TOTAL 7 5 2 3
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 4/300
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/240 DATE 03/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/230 DATE 03/25
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.42
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 52
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2
LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0
FOG 5 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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