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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
627 AM EST SAT DEC 1 2012

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...THE DANVILLE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2012 TO 11/30/2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             104   09/06/1954
 LOW               15   11/25/1970
                        11/29/1955
                        11/21/1951
HIGHEST            93
LOWEST             18   11/25
AVG. MAXIMUM     70.3              70.0     0.3
AVG. MINIMUM     45.7              49.1    -3.4
MEAN             58.0              59.5    -1.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      5               2.6     2.4
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32     19               9.6     9.4
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        19.93   1996
 MINIMUM         2.31   2001
TOTALS           6.27             10.85   -4.58
DAILY AVG.       0.07              0.12   -0.05
DAYS >= .01        26              24.8     1.2
DAYS >= .10        18              15.1     2.9
DAYS >= .50         2               7.0    -5.0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               3.4    -3.4
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.33

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

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     827               709     118
 SINCE 7/1        827               709     118
COOLING TOTAL     209               213      -4
 SINCE 1/1       1594              1439     155
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/210
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/280

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           51
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             24
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         16

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                9     RAIN                      15
LIGHT RAIN               32     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      43     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
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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