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Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Blacksburg, VA

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
932 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2013

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...THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 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             106   07/10/1936
 LOW              -10   02/05/1996
                        01/21/1985
HIGHEST           103   06/29
LOWEST             13   01/04
AVG. MAXIMUM     69.7              67.1     2.6
AVG. MINIMUM     46.3              44.1     2.2
MEAN             58.0              55.6     2.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     34              21.7    12.3
DAYS MAX <= 32      1               6.3    -5.3
DAYS MIN <= 32     90              99.0    -9.0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.4    -0.4

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        59.71   1972
 MINIMUM        19.83   1930
TOTALS          29.84             41.57  -11.73
DAILY AVG.       0.08              0.11   -0.03
DAYS >= .01       121             115.9     5.1
DAYS >= .10        67              72.5    -5.5
DAYS >= .50        18              28.3   -10.3
DAYS >= 1.00        6              10.4    -4.4
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    3.06

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            8.5
SINCE 7/1           T
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       6
DAYS >= 1.0         1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         8
 24 HR TOTAL      7.7

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    3706              4459    -753
 SINCE 7/1         MM              1745      MM
COOLING TOTAL    1244              1032     212
 SINCE 1/1       1244              1032     212
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/200    DATE  06/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    61/360    DATE  06/21

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          198
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            100
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         49

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               29     RAIN                      48
LIGHT RAIN              161     FREEZING RAIN              2
LT FREEZING RAIN          4     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                5     SLEET                      1
FOG                     173     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     51
HAZE                      4

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

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