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CDUS41 KRNK 020635  
CLILYH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
235 AM EDT TUE MAY 02 2023  
   
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 60 4:44 PM 94 1942 73 -13 71  
MINIMUM 41 3:32 AM 33 1996 48 -7 45  
AVERAGE 51 61 -10 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 1.71 2016 0.12 -0.11 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.12 -0.11 T  
SINCE MAR 1 6.47 7.33 -0.86 6.14  
SINCE JAN 1 12.68 13.70 -1.02 13.21  
 
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 0.2 2.5 -2.3 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.5 11.6 -11.1 9.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 14 6 8 7  
MONTH TO DATE 14 6 8 7  
SINCE MAR 1 662 868 -206 674  
SINCE JUL 1 3312 4183 -871 3426  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE MAR 1 39 22 17 44  
SINCE JAN 1 39 22 17 44    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 39 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 91 1913  
1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 32 2005  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2023...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM EDT SUNSET 8:07 PM EDT  
MAY 3 2023...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM EDT SUNSET 8:08 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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