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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
512 PM EDT SAT APR 27 2013


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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         67    341 PM  95    1957  71     -4       70
  MINIMUM         49    436 AM  28    1926  48      1       53
  AVERAGE         58                        60     -2       62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.28 1973   0.11  -0.11     0.00
                                      1928
  MONTH TO DATE    2.63                      3.04  -0.41     2.94
  SINCE MAR 1      6.03                      6.50  -0.47     6.46
  SINCE JAN 1     15.32                     12.31   3.01    10.36

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0
  SINCE MAR 1      9.0
  SINCE JUL 1     18.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            7                         6      1        3
  MONTH TO DATE  225                       257    -32      204
  SINCE MAR 1    924                       809    115      454
  SINCE JUL 1   3866                      4014   -148     3132

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        19     24       27
  SINCE MAR 1     43                        24     19       46
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        24     19       46
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    71           500 AM
 LOWEST     42           100 PM
 AVERAGE    57

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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1957
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      1934


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 27 2013.........SUNRISE   629 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT
APRIL 28 2013.........SUNRISE   628 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 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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