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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
309 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2024

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...THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2024...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         72   4:02 PM  93    1894  76     -4       77
                                      1896
                                      1911
  MINIMUM         59   4:16 AM  33    1997  53      6       58
  AVERAGE         66                        64      2       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.36          1.44 2018   0.12   0.24     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      2.16  -0.81     1.17
  SINCE MAR 1      7.82                      9.37  -1.55     7.63
  SINCE JAN 1     16.87                     15.74   1.13    13.84

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        73    -43       62
  SINCE MAR 1    610                       935   -325      710
  SINCE JUL 1   3538                      4250   -712     3360

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        3
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        31     17       37
  SINCE MAR 1     81                        52     29       76
  SINCE JAN 1     81                        52     29       76
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (70)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     76           9:00 AM
 AVERAGE    88

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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      1896
                                             1906
                                             1911
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        32      1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   6:05 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:22 PM EDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   6:05 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:23 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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