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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
520 PM EDT WED MAY 8 2013


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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         60    358 PM  94    1940  74    -14       74
  MINIMUM         50    215 AM  35    1981  51     -1       63
                                      1974
  AVERAGE         55                        62     -7       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.35          1.43 1960   0.12   0.23     0.33
  MONTH TO DATE    2.42                      0.94   1.48     0.88
  SINCE MAR 1      8.76                      7.77   0.99     7.44
  SINCE JAN 1     18.05                     13.58   4.47    11.34

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           10                         4      6        0
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        39     21        0
  SINCE MAR 1   1001                       866    135      476
  SINCE JUL 1   3943                      4071   -128     3154

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        4
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12       49
  SINCE MAR 1     43                        41      2       95
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        41      2       95
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM
 LOWEST     80           300 PM
 AVERAGE    88

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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      1963
                                             1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        31      1947


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2013...........SUNRISE   617 AM EDT   SUNSET   816 PM EDT
MAY  9 2013...........SUNRISE   616 AM EDT   SUNSET   817 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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