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CDUS41 KRNK 080548  
CLILYH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
148 AM EDT MON MAY 08 2023  
   
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 79 12:32 PM 95 1940 74 5 59  
MINIMUM 51 4:24 AM 32 1970 50 1 50  
AVERAGE 65 62 3 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.05 1.07 2013 0.13 -0.08 0.11  
MONTH TO DATE 0.06 0.88 -0.82 0.88  
SINCE MAR 1 6.52 8.09 -1.57 7.02  
SINCE JAN 1 12.73 14.46 -1.73 14.09  
 
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 0 4 -4 10  
MONTH TO DATE 54 35 19 18  
SINCE MAR 1 702 897 -195 685  
SINCE JUL 1 3352 4212 -860 3437  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 9 -9 24  
SINCE MAR 1 39 30 9 68  
SINCE JAN 1 39 30 9 68    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1936  
1940  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 37 1925  
1947  
1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2023...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 PM EDT  
MAY 9 2023...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 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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