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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
504 PM EST FRI MAR 03 2023

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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2023...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1912 TO 2023


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         53   4:48 AM  84    1976  55     -2       74        
  MINIMUM         44   2:59 PM  10    1980  34     10       47        
  AVERAGE         49                        45      4       61     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.29          1.78 1991   0.10   0.19     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.37                      0.32   0.05     0.00     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.37                      0.32   0.05     0.00     
  SINCE JAN 1      6.06                      6.38  -0.32     6.50     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0      
  SINCE JUL 1      T                        12.8  -12.8     11.5      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           16                        20     -4        4        
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        62    -27       25        
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        62    -27       25        
  SINCE JUL 1   2620                      3081   -461     2752        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         0      5        0        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (120)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89          12:00 PM                                      
 LOWEST     59           5:00 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    74                                                        

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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        81      1974                      
                                             1976                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        10      1943                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH  3 2023.........SUNRISE   6:48 AM EST   SUNSET   6:16 PM EST     
MARCH  4 2023.........SUNRISE   6:47 AM EST   SUNSET   6:17 PM EST     


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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