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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
506 AM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013


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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         67    228 PM  93    1959  73     -6       89
  MINIMUM         50    507 AM  32    1981  50      0       63
  AVERAGE         59                        61     -2       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.63 1972   0.12  -0.12      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.34  -0.32     0.21
  SINCE MAR 1      6.36                      7.17  -0.81     6.77
  SINCE JAN 1     15.65                     12.98   2.67    10.67

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        6                         5      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        16     -6        0
  SINCE MAR 1    951                       843    108      476
  SINCE JUL 1   3893                      4048   -155     3154

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1       11
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3       29
  SINCE MAR 1     43                        32     11       75
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        32     11       75
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           300 AM
 LOWEST     48           100 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        95      1928
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1986


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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