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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
531 AM EDT FRI JUN 1 2012

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...THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             100   05/22/1941
 LOW               31   05/03/2005
                        05/11/1997
HIGHEST            88   05/25                         93
LOWEST             41   05/11                         37
AVG. MAXIMUM     78.8              75.4     3.4     76.1
AVG. MINIMUM     56.9              50.9     6.0     54.8
MEAN             67.8              63.1     4.7     65.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.4    -0.4
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.3    -0.3
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         9.08   1898
 MINIMUM         0.44   1926
TOTALS           2.36              3.73   -1.37     3.33
DAILY AVG.       0.08              0.12   -0.04     0.11
DAYS >= .01        12              12.3    -0.3
DAYS >= .10         5               7.8    -2.8
DAYS >= .50         1               2.5    -1.5
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.7    -0.7
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.85   05/13 TO 05/14

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.0                                0.0
SINCE 7/1         8.5
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= 1.0         0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      34               122     -88
 SINCE 7/1       3516              4445    -929
COOLING TOTAL     128                64      64
 SINCE 1/1        157                82      75
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    23/040    DATE  05/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    31/040    DATE  05/20

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               14     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                      2

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

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