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CDUS41 KRNK 010915  
CLILYH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA  
513 AM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012  
 
   
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2012  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 61 449 PM 91 1942 72 -11 72  
MINIMUM 57 900 AM 32 2008 46 11 39  
AVERAGE 59 59 0 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.05 0.91 2003 0.11 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.44 3.31 -0.87 5.36  
SINCE MAR 1 8.22 6.89 1.33 8.05  
SINCE JAN 1 13.05 12.96 0.09 11.47  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.8  
SINCE JUL 1 8.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 6 7 -1 9  
MONTH TO DATE 281 304 -23 213  
SINCE MAR 1 554 899 -345 774  
SINCE JUL 1 3482 4323 -841 4265  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 16 2 46  
SINCE MAR 1 29 18 11 47  
SINCE JAN 1 29 18 11 47    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 7 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 9 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1000 AM  
LOWEST 78 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 94 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 33 1996  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2012...........SUNRISE 621 AM EDT SUNSET 807 PM EDT  
MAY 2 2012...........SUNRISE 620 AM EDT SUNSET 808 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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