852  
CDUS41 KRNK 020747  
CLILYH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
347 AM EDT THU MAY 02 2024  
   
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 82 4:52 PM 94 1942 73 9 60  
MINIMUM 53 4:55 AM 33 1996 48 5 41  
AVERAGE 68 61 7 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.71 2016 0.12 -0.12 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.12 -0.12 0.01  
SINCE MAR 1 6.47 7.33 -0.86 6.47  
SINCE JAN 1 15.52 13.70 1.82 12.68  
 
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 2.5 -2.5 0.2  
SINCE JUL 1 2.7 11.6 -8.9 0.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 14  
MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 14  
SINCE MAR 1 580 868 -288 662  
SINCE JUL 1 3508 4183 -675 3312  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 3 1 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 1 2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 36 22 14 39  
SINCE JAN 1 36 22 14 39    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 37 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 91 1913  
1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 32 2005  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2024...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM EDT SUNSET 8:08 PM EDT  
MAY 3 2024...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM EDT SUNSET 8:09 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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