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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
522 PM EDT FRI MAY 08 2026
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 70 4:10 PM 94 1936 74 -4 81
1940
MINIMUM 37R 5:14 AM 37 1925 50 -13 53
1947
1989
AVERAGE 54 62 -8 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.30 1960 0.13 -0.13 0.81
MONTH TO DATE 0.21 1.01 -0.80 1.84
SINCE MAR 1 3.65 8.22 -4.57 4.40
SINCE JAN 1 9.46 14.59 -5.13 13.45
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 0.3 2.5 -2.2 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 12.1 11.6 0.5 12.4
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 11 4 7 0
MONTH TO DATE 68 39 29 11
SINCE MAR 1 603 901 -298 606
SINCE JUL 1 3963 4216 -253 3724
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 2
MONTH TO DATE 0 11 -11 23
SINCE MAR 1 66 32 34 101
SINCE JAN 1 66 32 34 101
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM
LOWEST 26 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 63
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 94 1936
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 1947
2020
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 PM EDT
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 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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