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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
744 AM EST THU MAR 1 2012

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...THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2011 TO 2/29/2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              82   02/11/1932
 LOW              -10   02/05/1996
                        01/21/1985
HIGHEST            79   02/24
LOWEST             13   01/04
AVG. MAXIMUM     53.0              47.4     5.6
AVG. MINIMUM     29.4              26.4     3.0
MEAN             41.2              36.9     4.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32      1               6.1    -5.1
DAYS MIN <= 32     63              67.0    -4.0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.4    -0.4

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        18.30   1901
 MINIMUM         4.69   1906
TOTALS           9.44              9.31    0.13
DAILY AVG.       0.10              0.10    0.00
DAYS >= .01        30              28.2     1.8
DAYS >= .10        16              17.6    -1.6
DAYS >= .50         8               6.5     1.5
DAYS >= 1.00        2               1.9     0.1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.06

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            7.7
SINCE 7/1         7.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       2
DAYS >= 1.0         1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         8
 24 HR TOTAL      7.7

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    2146              2529    -383
 SINCE 7/1         MM              3448      MM
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/200
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    39/280

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           52
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             25
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         14

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                      11
LIGHT RAIN               37     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          3     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      0
FOG                      36     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     10
HAZE                      1

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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