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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
528 PM EDT TUE MAY 07 2024

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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         86   3:31 PM  93    1934  76     10       77
                                      1940
  MINIMUM         62   2:44 AM  33    1970  53      9       52
  AVERAGE         74                        64     10       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.15          0.84 1967   0.14   0.01     0.06
  MONTH TO DATE    1.18                      0.90   0.28     0.13
  SINCE MAR 1      6.00                      7.90  -1.90     5.67
  SINCE JAN 1     12.63                     13.96  -1.33    11.36

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                         4     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        28    -27       54
  SINCE MAR 1    486                       792   -306      701
  SINCE JUL 1   3075                      3811   -736     3286

 COOLING
  TODAY            9                         2      7        0
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        14     23        0
  SINCE MAR 1     98                        50     48       44
  SINCE JAN 1     99                        50     49       49
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     45           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        94      1940
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1974
                                             1981


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  7 2024...........SUNRISE   6:18 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:15 PM EDT
MAY  8 2024...........SUNRISE   6:17 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:16 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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