971  
CDUS41 KRNK 080542  
CLIDAN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
142 AM EDT WED MAY 08 2024  
   
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..THE DANVILLE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1916 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 82 3:20 PM 94 1940 76 6 81  
1949  
MINIMUM 62 5:53 AM 34 1970 51 11 49  
AVERAGE 72 64 8 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.00 1.34 1967 0.14 0.86 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 2.94 0.89 2.05 0.01  
SINCE MAR 1 8.67 7.95 0.72 7.31  
SINCE JAN 1 16.52 14.09 2.43 11.17  
 
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 0.0 1.5 -1.5 0.5  
SINCE JUL 1 T 7.6 -7.6 0.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 29 -27 57  
SINCE MAR 1 538 769 -231 716  
SINCE JUL 1 3259 3755 -496 3294  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 2 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 29 14 15 0  
SINCE MAR 1 71 48 23 36  
SINCE JAN 1 71 49 22 39    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 60 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE DANVILLE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 95 1932  
1940  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 34 1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 PM EDT  
MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 6:15 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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