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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
527 PM EDT FRI MAY 03 2024

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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         87   1:32 PM  93    1959  75     12       58
  MINIMUM         57   5:30 AM  32    1981  51      6       44
  AVERAGE         72                        63      9       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.63 1972   0.13  -0.13     0.03
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.37  -0.37     0.07
  SINCE MAR 1      4.82                      7.37  -2.55     5.61
  SINCE JAN 1     11.45                     13.43  -1.98    11.30

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      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
  TODAY            0                         4     -4       14
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12       34
  SINCE MAR 1    485                       776   -291      681
  SINCE JUL 1   3074                      3795   -721     3266

 COOLING
  TODAY            7                         2      5        0
  MONTH TO DATE   21                         6     15        0
  SINCE MAR 1     82                        42     40       44
  SINCE JAN 1     83                        42     41       49
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (130)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     36           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    57

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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        95      1928
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1986


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2024...........SUNRISE   6:22 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:12 PM EDT
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   6:21 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:13 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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