Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
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CXUS51 KRNK 011432
CLSROA
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
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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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