CXUS51 KRNK 010727 CLMROA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 327 AM EDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE ROANOKE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1912 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 90 03/19/1945 LOW 9 03/10/1996 03/15/1993 HIGHEST 82 03/14 85 LOWEST 27 03/01 23 AVG. MAXIMUM 64.4 59.0 5.4 61.4 AVG. MINIMUM 43.4 37.6 5.8 39.0 MEAN 53.9 48.3 5.6 50.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 3 9.8 -6.8 8 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.91 1993 MINIMUM 0.35 2006 TOTALS 2.91 3.51 -0.60 1.59 DAYS >= .01 11 11.1 -0.1 7 DAYS >= .10 8 7.1 0.9 4 DAYS >= .50 3 2.2 0.8 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.8 -0.8 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.86 0.87 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 0.0 2.3 -2.3 0.4 DAYS >= TRACE 0 1.4 -1.4 3 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.7 -0.7 0 GREATEST 24 HR TOTAL 0.0 0.4 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 336 523 -187 456 COOLING TOTAL 1 5 -4 7 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/290 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/300 DATE 03/10 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 58/310 DATE 03/10 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.45 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 53 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ PW