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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
218 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026

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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1912 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         92   5:14 PM 102    2007  87      5       90
  MINIMUM         73   4:30 AM  47    1979  66      7       69
  AVERAGE         83                        76      7       80

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.06          3.23 1928   0.09  -0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.28                      1.77  -0.49     1.63
  SINCE JUN 1      9.22                     10.71  -1.49     9.08
  SINCE JAN 1     19.63                     28.08  -8.45    28.80

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      1                         8     -7        9
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       18                        12      6       15
  MONTH TO DATE  221                       193     28      118
  SINCE JUN 1    921                       860     61      928
  SINCE JAN 1   1127                      1009    118     1071
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (240)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    91           5:00 AM
 LOWEST     50           5:00 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       102      1988
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        48      1979


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE   6:38 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:09 PM EDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE   6:39 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:08 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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JCB