Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
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CLIMATE REPORT...RETRANSMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
533 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013
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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2013...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1912 TO 2013
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 83 02/28/1918
LOW 02/05/1996
02/08/1936
02/28/1934
HIGHEST 63 02/11 74
LOWEST 16 02/02 19
AVG. MAXIMUM 48.0 49.3 -1.3 54.9
AVG. MINIMUM 30.5 29.8 0.7 33.6
MEAN 39.2 39.6 -0.4 44.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32 1 1.2 -0.2
DAYS MIN <= 32 18 17.4 0.6
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 8.00 1998
MINIMUM 0.56 1968
TOTALS 2.08 2.89 -0.81 2.21
DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.10 -0.03 0.08
DAYS >= .01 10 9.4 0.6
DAYS >= .10 4 5.6 -1.6
DAYS >= .50 1 1.9 -0.9
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.7 0.3
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.27 02/26 TO 02/26
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 4.0 5.5
SINCE 7/1 9.3
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= 1.0 2
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 2
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 714 713 1
SINCE 7/1 2942 3205 -263
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/310 DATE 02/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/310 DATE 02/04
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 54
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 0
FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 4
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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