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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
223 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2024

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...THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2024...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         82   4:38 PM  92    1941  76      6       79
  MINIMUM         56   5:28 AM  33    1973  53      3       58
  AVERAGE         69                        64      5       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.90 2023   0.13  -0.13     0.90
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      2.04  -1.05     1.17
  SINCE MAR 1      7.46                      9.25  -1.79     7.63
  SINCE JAN 1     16.51                     15.62   0.89    13.84

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       2.5   -2.5      0.2
  SINCE JUL 1      2.7                      11.6   -8.9      0.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        70    -40       62
  SINCE MAR 1    610                       932   -322      710
  SINCE JUL 1   3538                      4247   -709     3360

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1        4
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        28     19       34
  SINCE MAR 1     80                        49     31       73
  SINCE JAN 1     80                        49     31       73
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   0   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (110)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           4:00 AM
 LOWEST     50           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      1894
                                             1896
                                             1911
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        33      1997


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   6:06 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:21 PM EDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   6:05 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:22 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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