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CDUS41 KRNK 172121  
CLILYH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
521 PM EDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 77 4:06 PM 93 1894 76 1 84  
1896  
1911  
MINIMUM 58 5:19 AM 33 1997 53 5 53  
AVERAGE 68 64 4 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.44 2018 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.17 2.16 -0.99 1.16  
SINCE MAR 1 7.63 9.37 -1.74 7.30  
SINCE JAN 1 13.84 15.74 -1.90 14.37  
 
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 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 62 73 -11 45  
SINCE MAR 1 710 935 -225 712  
SINCE JUL 1 3360 4250 -890 3464  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 3 0 4  
MONTH TO DATE 37 31 6 47  
SINCE MAR 1 76 52 24 91  
SINCE JAN 1 76 52 24 91    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 43 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 93 1896  
1906  
1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 32 1973  
 
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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