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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
534 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

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...THE DANVILLE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2012 TO 2/28/2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              85   02/27/1977
 LOW               -5   01/21/1985
HIGHEST            76
LOWEST             14   02/18
AVG. MAXIMUM     53.3              48.7     4.6
AVG. MINIMUM     32.3              30.4     1.9
MEAN             42.8              39.5     3.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32      1               4.7    -3.7
DAYS MIN <= 32     46              55.6    -9.6
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        18.47   1997
 MINIMUM         5.01   2011
TOTALS          12.27              9.70    2.57
DAILY AVG.       0.13              0.11    0.02
DAYS >= .01        35              28.9     6.1
DAYS >= .10        23              18.5     4.5
DAYS >= .50         8               7.5     0.5
DAYS >= 1.00        3               2.3     0.7
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.59

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            1.7
SINCE 7/1         1.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= TRACE       5
DAYS >= 1.0         1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         1
 24 HR TOTAL      1.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1968              2293    -325
 SINCE 7/1         MM              3001      MM
COOLING TOTAL       2                 0       2
 SINCE 1/1          2                 0       2
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/240
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    39/230

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           41
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             26
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         23

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                      12
LIGHT RAIN               40     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                5     SLEET                      1
FOG                      45     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      8
HAZE                      3

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

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