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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
511 PM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013


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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         64    249 PM  95    1928  73     -9       85
  MINIMUM         47    640 AM  32    1986  50     -3       58
  AVERAGE         56                        62     -6       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.84 1978   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.46  -0.44     0.21
  SINCE MAR 1      6.36                      7.29  -0.93     6.77
  SINCE JAN 1     15.65                     13.10   2.55    10.67

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            9                         5      4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        21     -2        0
  SINCE MAR 1    960                       848    112      476
  SINCE JUL 1   3902                      4053   -151     3154

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        7
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4       36
  SINCE MAR 1     43                        33     10       82
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        33     10       82
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    76           600 AM
 LOWEST     48           200 PM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        96      1930
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1966


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  4 2013...........SUNRISE   621 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 PM EDT
MAY  5 2013...........SUNRISE   620 AM EDT   SUNSET   813 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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