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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
533 PM EDT WED MAY 06 2026

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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         74   4:03 PM  97    1934  75     -1       71
  MINIMUM         61   6:53 AM  35    1973  52      9       49
  AVERAGE         68                        64      4       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.02          1.81 1944   0.13  -0.11     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.76  -0.74     0.83
  SINCE MAR 1      3.76                      7.76  -4.00     4.32
  SINCE JAN 1      8.54                     13.82  -5.28    13.00

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      0.1                       2.4   -2.3       T
  SINCE JUL 1     13.9                      14.8   -0.9      8.4
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         4     -4        5
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        24     13        8
  SINCE MAR 1    536                       788   -252      556
  SINCE JUL 1   3689                      3807   -118     3590

 COOLING
  TODAY            3                         2      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        12     -7       20
  SINCE MAR 1     97                        48     49      105
  SINCE JAN 1     97                        48     49      105
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (180)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84          10:00 AM
 LOWEST     50          12:00 AM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      1934
                                             1940
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        33      1970


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  6 2026...........SUNRISE   6:19 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:14 PM EDT
MAY  7 2026...........SUNRISE   6:18 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:15 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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