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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
523 PM EDT THU MAY 16 2024

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...THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 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         81   4:14 PM  92    1941  76      5       79
  MINIMUM         56   5:28 AM  33    1973  53      3       58
  AVERAGE         69                        64      5       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             0.90 2023   0.13  -0.13     0.90
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      2.04  -1.05     1.17
  SINCE MAR 1      7.46                      9.25  -1.79     7.63
  SINCE JAN 1     16.51                     15.62   0.89    13.84

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      0.0                       2.5   -2.5      0.2
  SINCE JUL 1      2.7                      11.6   -8.9      0.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        70    -40       62
  SINCE MAR 1    610                       932   -322      710
  SINCE JUL 1   3538                      4247   -709     3360

 COOLING
  TODAY            4                         3      1        4
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        28     19       34
  SINCE MAR 1     80                        49     31       73
  SINCE JAN 1     80                        49     31       73
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (140)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           4:00 AM
 LOWEST     50           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      1894
                                             1896
                                             1911
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        33      1997


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE   6:07 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:20 PM EDT
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   6:06 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:21 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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