Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
312 AM EDT SAT MAR 16 2024

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...THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         74  11:50 AM  80    1944  58     16       56
  MINIMUM         55  12:17 AM   7    1993  34     21       29
  AVERAGE         65                        46     19       43

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.02 1912   0.13  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.31                      1.79   0.52     1.15
  SINCE MAR 1      2.31                      1.79   0.52     1.15
  SINCE JAN 1     11.36                      8.16   3.20     7.36

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.6   -1.6      0.2
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.6   -1.6      0.2
  SINCE JUL 1      2.7                      10.7   -8.0      0.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        19    -19       22
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       315   -147      264
  SINCE MAR 1    168                       315   -147      264
  SINCE JUL 1   3096                      3630   -534     2914

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (210)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           2:00 PM
 LOWEST     46          12:00 AM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        84      2016
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        17      1911
                                             1970


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2024.........SUNRISE   7:25 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:26 PM EDT
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE   7:24 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:26 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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