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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
528 PM EDT SAT MAY 04 2024

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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         71  12:24 AM  95    1928  75     -4       67
  MINIMUM         57  10:06 AM  32    1986  52      5       47
  AVERAGE         64                        63      1       57

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.04          1.84 1978   0.13  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.50  -0.46     0.07
  SINCE MAR 1      4.86                      7.50  -2.64     5.61
  SINCE JAN 1     11.49                     13.56  -2.07    11.30

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            1                         4     -3        8
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        16    -15       42
  SINCE MAR 1    486                       780   -294      689
  SINCE JUL 1   3075                      3799   -724     3274

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   21                         8     13        0
  SINCE MAR 1     82                        44     38       44
  SINCE JAN 1     83                        44     39       49
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (140)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           4:00 AM
 LOWEST     73          12:00 AM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        96      1930
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1966


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   6:21 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:13 PM EDT
MAY  5 2024...........SUNRISE   6:20 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:14 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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