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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
533 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013

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...THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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              80   01/30/2002
 LOW              -10   01/21/1985
HIGHEST            74   01/29                         68
LOWEST             12   01/23                         13
AVG. MAXIMUM     49.5              45.4     4.1     50.8
AVG. MINIMUM     29.3              24.8     4.5     27.5
MEAN             39.4              35.1     4.3     39.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32      3               3.1    -0.1
DAYS MIN <= 32     21              24.0    -3.0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.3    -0.3

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         9.46   1936
 MINIMUM         0.49   1981
TOTALS           6.06              3.14    2.92     2.22
DAILY AVG.       0.20              0.10    0.10     0.07
DAYS >= .01        12               9.2     2.8
DAYS >= .10         8               5.8     2.2
DAYS >= .50         4               2.3     1.7
DAYS >= 1.00        2               0.6     1.4
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.84   01/16 TO 01/17

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            2.8                                0.0
SINCE 7/1         2.8
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= 1.0         1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         2

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     786               927    -141
 SINCE 7/1       2424              2672    -248
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/170    DATE  01/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    39/220    DATE  01/30

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          7

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      0
FOG                      17     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
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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