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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
346 AM EDT WED MAY 01 2024

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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1912 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         80   1:05 PM  89    1942  74      6       70
                                      2019
  MINIMUM         63  11:59 PM  33    1961  51     12       48
  AVERAGE         72                        62     10       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.33 2020   0.12  -0.04     0.09
  MONTH TO DATE    1.91                      3.49  -1.58     3.95
  SINCE MAR 1      4.82                      7.00  -2.18     5.54
  SINCE JAN 1     11.45                     13.06  -1.61    11.23

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       2.4   -2.4      0.4
  SINCE JUL 1      4.1                      14.8  -10.7      0.4
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        6
  MONTH TO DATE  149                       241    -92      191
  SINCE MAR 1    485                       764   -279      647
  SINCE JUL 1   3074                      3783   -709     3232

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        0
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        31     29       37
  SINCE MAR 1     61                        36     25       44
  SINCE JAN 1     62                        36     26       49
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90          11:00 PM
 LOWEST     42           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        94      1942
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        31      1937


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2024...........SUNRISE   6:24 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:10 PM EDT
MAY  2 2024...........SUNRISE   6:23 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:11 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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