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CLILYH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
347 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2024  
   
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2024  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 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 71 4:16 PM 84 2016 58 13 66  
MINIMUM 47 7:04 AM 17 1911 35 12 25  
1970  
AVERAGE 59 46 13 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.35 1923 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.31 1.92 0.39 1.15  
SINCE MAR 1 2.31 1.92 0.39 1.15  
SINCE JAN 1 11.36 8.29 3.07 7.36  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.6 -1.6 0.2  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.6 -1.6 0.2  
SINCE JUL 1 2.7 10.7 -8.0 0.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 6 19 -13 19  
MONTH TO DATE 174 334 -160 283  
SINCE MAR 1 174 334 -160 283  
SINCE JUL 1 3102 3649 -547 2933  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 20 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 87 1945  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 18 1911  
1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 7:24 AM EDT SUNSET 7:26 PM EDT  
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 7:23 AM EDT SUNSET 7:27 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
RCS  
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