Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA
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CXUS51 KRNK 011426
CLMROA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
925 AM EST SUN NOV 1 2009
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...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1912 TO 2009
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 93 10/05/1951
LOW 22 10/28/1976
10/20/1972
HIGHEST 85 10/09 75 10 84
LOWEST 32 10/19 38 -6 32
AVG. MAXIMUM 67.0 68.6 -1.6 69.2
AVG. MINIMUM 47.5 44.6 2.9 47.1
MEAN 57.3 56.6 0.7 58.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32 1 2.2 -1.2
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 9.89 1990
MINIMUM 0.02 2000
TOTALS 2.69 3.15 -0.46 1.87
DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.10 -0.01 0.06
DAYS >= .01 9 7.8 1.2
DAYS >= .10 5 5.0 0.0
DAYS >= .50 2 2.2 -0.2
DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.0 0.0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.31 10/27 TO 10/28
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 237 276 -39
SINCE 7/1 255 327 -72
COOLING TOTAL 6 17 -11
SINCE 1/1 1190 1132 58
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/320 DATE 10/07
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 37/320 DATE 10/07
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 4
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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