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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
520 PM EST FRI MAR 01 2024

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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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         50  12:53 PM  76    1972  54     -4       61        
  MINIMUM         27   6:34 AM  10    1937  34     -7       46        
                                      1980                           
  AVERAGE         39                        44     -5       54     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.16          0.80 1969   0.11   0.05     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.11   0.05     0.00     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.16                      0.11   0.05     0.00     
  SINCE JAN 1      6.79                      6.17   0.62     5.69     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  SINCE JUL 1      4.1                      12.5   -8.4       T       
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           26                        21      5       11        
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        21      5       11        
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        21      5       11        
  SINCE JUL 1   2615                      3040   -425     2596        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         0      1        5        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (120)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    73           3:00 PM                                      
 LOWEST     31          12:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    52                                                        

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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        80      1992                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        12      1914                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH  1 2024.........SUNRISE   6:50 AM EST   SUNSET   6:14 PM EST     
MARCH  2 2024.........SUNRISE   6:49 AM EST   SUNSET   6:15 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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PW