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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
512 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013


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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         62    353 PM  91    1956  75    -13       75
                                      1953
                                      1914
  MINIMUM         52    450 AM  33    1913  52      0       43
  AVERAGE         57                        63     -6       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.48 1931   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.82                      1.43   1.39     1.08
  SINCE MAR 1      9.16                      8.26   0.90     7.64
  SINCE JAN 1     18.45                     14.07   4.38    11.54

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            8                         4      4        6
  MONTH TO DATE   68                        55     13       24
  SINCE MAR 1   1009                       882    127      500
  SINCE JUL 1   3951                      4087   -136     3178

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        20    -13       49
  SINCE MAR 1     50                        49      1       95
  SINCE JAN 1     50                        49      1       95
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78          1200 AM
 LOWEST     27           200 PM
 AVERAGE    53

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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      2000
                                             1957
                                             1956
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        35      1989
                                             1960
                                             1941


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2013...........SUNRISE   614 AM EDT   SUNSET   819 PM EDT
MAY 13 2013...........SUNRISE   613 AM EDT   SUNSET   820 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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