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CLILYH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
540 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2024  
   
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 71 2:20 PM 87 1945 58 13 62  
MINIMUM 48 12:52 AM 18 1911 35 13 41  
1970  
AVERAGE 60 47 13 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.13 1936 0.12 -0.12 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 2.31 2.04 0.27 1.21  
SINCE MAR 1 2.31 2.04 0.27 1.21  
SINCE JAN 1 11.36 8.41 2.95 7.42  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.7 -1.7 0.2  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.7 -1.7 0.2  
SINCE JUL 1 2.7 10.8 -8.1 0.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 5 18 -13 13  
MONTH TO DATE 179 352 -173 296  
SINCE MAR 1 179 352 -173 296  
SINCE JUL 1 3107 3667 -560 2946  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 66 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 28 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 85 1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 15 1967  
 
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.  
 
 
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