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CDUS41 KRNK 170901  
CLILYH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
501 AM EDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 4:52 PM 92 1941 76 3 83  
MINIMUM 58 5:20 AM 33 1973 53 5 56  
AVERAGE 69 64 5 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.90R 0.76 2018 0.13 0.77 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.17 2.04 -0.87 1.16  
SINCE MAR 1 7.63 9.25 -1.62 7.30  
SINCE JAN 1 13.84 15.62 -1.78 14.37  
 
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 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 62 70 -8 45  
SINCE MAR 1 710 932 -222 712  
SINCE JUL 1 3360 4247 -887 3464  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 3 1 5  
MONTH TO DATE 34 28 6 43  
SINCE MAR 1 73 49 24 87  
SINCE JAN 1 73 49 24 87    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 8:00 PM  
LOWEST 67 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 93 1894  
1896  
1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 33 1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM EDT SUNSET 8:20 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM EDT SUNSET 8:21 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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