Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
243 AM EDT FRI SEP 01 2023

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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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            105   08/21/1983
                       08/05/1930
 LOW              42   08/30/1986
                       08/29/1986
HIGHEST           96   08/22                          95
LOWEST            55   08/19                          59
AVG. MAXIMUM    87.4               86.5     0.9     85.9
AVG. MINIMUM    67.1               66.0     1.1     67.2
MEAN            77.3               76.2     1.1     76.5
DAYS MAX >= 90    12                8.4     3.6       MM
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0       MM
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        9.54   1984
 MINIMUM        0.74   1995
TOTALS          1.54               3.37   -1.83     4.32
DAYS >= .01       11                9.7     1.3       12
DAYS >= .10        5                5.8    -0.8        6
DAYS >= .50        0                2.1    -2.1        5
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.9    -0.9        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.42                                1.27

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                 0.0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                  1      -1        0
COOLING TOTAL    388                349      39      367
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/280
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    22/270    DATE  08/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    34/260    DATE  08/07

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.42

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
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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