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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
248 AM EDT FRI MAY 08 2026

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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         67   4:31 PM  93    1934  76     -9       77        
                                      1940                           
  MINIMUM         48  11:59 PM  33    1970  53     -5       51        
  AVERAGE         58                        64     -6       64     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             0.84 1967   0.14  -0.14     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.90  -0.86     0.83     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.78                      7.90  -4.12     4.32     
  SINCE JAN 1      8.56                     13.96  -5.40    13.00     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       2.4   -2.3       T       
  SINCE JUL 1     13.9                      14.8   -0.9      8.4      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        7                         4      3        1        
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        28     16        9        
  SINCE MAR 1    543                       792   -249      557        
  SINCE JUL 1   3696                      3811   -115     3591        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        14     -9       20        
  SINCE MAR 1     97                        50     47      105        
  SINCE JAN 1     97                        50     47      105        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (330)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90          12:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     40           5:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    65                                                        

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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        94      1940                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1974                      
                                             1981                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY  8 2026...........SUNRISE   6:17 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:16 PM EDT     
MAY  9 2026...........SUNRISE   6:16 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:17 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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PW