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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
508 PM EDT WED MAY 15 2013


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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1912 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         91    306 PM  92    1962  75     16       78
  MINIMUM         50    341 AM  34    1920  53     -3       60
  AVERAGE         71                        64      7       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.10 2003   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.82                      1.82   0.00     2.68
  SINCE MAR 1      9.16                      8.65   0.51     9.24
  SINCE JAN 1     18.45                     14.46   3.99    13.14

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      9.0
  SINCE JUL 1     18.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   96                        66     30       28
  SINCE MAR 1   1037                       893    144      504
  SINCE JUL 1   3979                      4098   -119     3182

 COOLING
  TODAY            6                         3      3        4
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        28    -15       53
  SINCE MAR 1     56                        57     -1       99
  SINCE JAN 1     56                        57     -1       99
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           500 AM
 LOWEST     26           200 PM
 AVERAGE    55

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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      1941
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        34      1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2013...........SUNRISE   611 AM EDT   SUNSET   822 PM EDT
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   610 AM EDT   SUNSET   823 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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