Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
1032 AM EDT THU JUN 01 2023

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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2023 TO 5/31/2023...

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
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             99   05/22/1941
 LOW               9   03/10/1996
                       03/15/1993
HIGHEST           89   04/20                          96
LOWEST            23   03/20                          20
AVG. MAXIMUM    69.6               68.6     1.0     70.6
AVG. MINIMUM    46.5               46.3     0.2     48.1
MEAN            58.0               57.5     0.5     59.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                1.2    -1.2        3
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     9               11.1    -2.1        7
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       20.52   2020
 MINIMUM        4.55   1915
TOTALS          8.36              11.31   -2.95    12.60
DAYS >= .01       28               34.2    -6.2       32
DAYS >= .10       17               21.5    -4.5       20
DAYS >= .50        4                7.2    -3.2        9
DAYS >= 1.00       2                2.5    -0.5        5
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.46                                3.22

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.4                2.4    -2.0      0.3
DAYS >= TRACE      3                1.5     1.5        3
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.8    -0.8        0
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0                                 0.0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    724                843    -119      664
COOLING TOTAL    104                150     -46      168
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/290
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/320    DATE  04/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    60/310    DATE  04/01

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.44

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     57

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              8     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                      15
LIGHT RAIN               38     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                4     SLEET                      0
FOG                      22     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.

REMARKS: PRECIPITATION DATA LOST DURING AN EQUIPMENT FAILURE (MAY 13-
16) HAS BEEN RECOVERED USING THE ASOS`S BACKUP SITE AND RADAR DATA.
WIND DATA COULD NOT BE RECOVERED. EQUIPMENT ISSUES CAUSED BRIEF
TEMPERATURE SPIKES FROM MAY 27-30 RESULTING IN BAD DATA IN THE
METAR`S 1 AND 6 GROUPS. HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES FOR EACH DAY WERE
OBTAINED USING KROA HOURLY METARS AND BACKUP SITE`S DATA.

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