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CDUS41 KRNK 010827  
CLILYH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
427 AM EDT MON MAY 01 2023  
   
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 72 12:52 PM 91 1942 73 -1 59  
MINIMUM 52 11:59 PM 32 2008 48 4 48  
AVERAGE 62 60 2 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.33 1.61 2020 0.11 0.22 0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 4.79 3.45 1.34 2.21  
SINCE MAR 1 6.46 7.21 -0.75 6.14  
SINCE JAN 1 12.67 13.58 -0.91 13.21  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.2 2.5 -2.3 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.5 11.6 -11.1 9.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 3 6 -3 11  
MONTH TO DATE 183 285 -102 256  
SINCE MAR 1 648 863 -215 667  
SINCE JUL 1 3298 4178 -880 3419  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 36 19 17 36  
SINCE MAR 1 39 21 18 44  
SINCE JAN 1 39 21 18 44    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 11:00 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 94 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 33 1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2023...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM EDT SUNSET 8:06 PM EDT  
MAY 2 2023...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM EDT SUNSET 8:07 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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