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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
540 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2024

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...THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         71   2:20 PM  87    1945  58     13       62
  MINIMUM         48  12:52 AM  18    1911  35     13       41
                                      1970
  AVERAGE         60                        47     13       52

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          4.13 1936   0.12  -0.12     0.06
  MONTH TO DATE    2.31                      2.04   0.27     1.21
  SINCE MAR 1      2.31                      2.04   0.27     1.21
  SINCE JAN 1     11.36                      8.41   2.95     7.42

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.7   -1.7      0.2
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.7   -1.7      0.2
  SINCE JUL 1      2.7                      10.8   -8.1      0.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            5                        18    -13       13
  MONTH TO DATE  179                       352   -173      296
  SINCE MAR 1    179                       352   -173      296
  SINCE JUL 1   3107                      3667   -560     2946

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (260)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    66          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     28           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    47

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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        85      1927
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        15      1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE   7:24 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:26 PM EDT
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE   7:23 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:27 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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