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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
556 AM EDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              95   04/24/1925
                        04/18/1896
 LOW               20   04/10/1985
                        04/01/1923
HIGHEST            91   04/10                         85
LOWEST             25   04/03                         30
AVG. MAXIMUM     69.9              68.2     1.7     68.3
AVG. MINIMUM     45.9              42.6     3.3     43.8
MEAN             57.9              55.4     2.5     56.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               0.2     0.8
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32      3               3.5    -0.5
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         7.95   1987
 MINIMUM         0.28   1976
TOTALS           3.38              3.31    0.07     2.44
DAILY AVG.       0.11              0.11    0.00     0.08
DAYS >= .01         9              10.0    -1.0
DAYS >= .10         7               6.2     0.8
DAYS >= .50         3               2.3     0.7
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.8    -0.8
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.88   04/19 TO 04/19

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.1                                0.0
SINCE 7/1        13.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= 1.0         0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         T

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     248               304     -56
 SINCE 7/1       4142              4323    -181
COOLING TOTAL      40                16      24
 SINCE 1/1         40                18      22
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/200    DATE  04/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/250    DATE  04/19

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     60

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      1
FOG                      10     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      0

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

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