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CDUS41 KRNK 032139  
CLILYH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
539 PM EDT WED MAY 03 2023  
   
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 60 3:21 PM 92 1913 73 -13 87  
MINIMUM 48 5:48 AM 31 2005 49 -1 51  
AVERAGE 54 61 -7 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.55 1972 0.12 -0.12 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.36 -0.35 0.08  
SINCE MAR 1 6.47 7.57 -1.10 6.22  
SINCE JAN 1 12.68 13.94 -1.26 13.29  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 11 5 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 33 16 17 7  
SINCE MAR 1 681 878 -197 674  
SINCE JUL 1 3331 4193 -862 3426  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 4  
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 11  
SINCE MAR 1 39 24 15 55  
SINCE JAN 1 39 24 15 55    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 61 9:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 95 1928  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 32 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 3 2023...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM EDT SUNSET 8:08 PM EDT  
MAY 4 2023...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM EDT SUNSET 8:09 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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