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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
522 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2024

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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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   3:59 PM  92    1977  77     -6       78
  MINIMUM         60   3:07 AM  35    1967  55      5       59
  AVERAGE         66                        66      0       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.01          2.71 2018   0.14  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.80                      2.25  -0.45     1.02
  SINCE MAR 1      6.62                      9.25  -2.63     6.56
  SINCE JAN 1     13.25                     15.31  -2.06    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                        56    -40       57
  SINCE MAR 1    501                       820   -319      704
  SINCE JUL 1   3090                      3839   -749     3289

 COOLING
  TODAY            1                         4     -3        4
  MONTH TO DATE   64                        47     17       44
  SINCE MAR 1    125                        83     42       88
  SINCE JAN 1    126                        83     43       93
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (90)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    11   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           5:00 AM
 LOWEST     70          10:00 AM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        94      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        34      1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   6:09 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:24 PM EDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   6:08 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:25 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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PW