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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
533 AM EDT TUE MAY 7 2013


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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2013...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         59    133 PM  97    1934  73    -14       76
  MINIMUM         54    823 AM  33    1914  51      3       60
  AVERAGE         57                        62     -5       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.41          1.81 1944   0.12   1.29     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    1.50                      0.70   0.80     0.55
  SINCE MAR 1      7.84                      7.53   0.31     7.11
  SINCE JAN 1     17.13                     13.34   3.79    11.01

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

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        8                         5      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        31     10        0
  SINCE MAR 1    982                       858    124      476
  SINCE JUL 1   3924                      4063   -139     3154

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        3
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8       43
  SINCE MAR 1     43                        37      6       89
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        37      6       89
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           700 PM
 LOWEST     80          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    87

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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        93      1940
                                             1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        33      1970


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  7 2013...........SUNRISE   618 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 PM EDT
MAY  8 2013...........SUNRISE   617 AM EDT   SUNSET   816 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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