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CDUS41 KRNK 070540  
CLIDAN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
140 AM EDT TUE MAY 07 2024  
   
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..THE DANVILLE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 79 12:53 PM 92 1950 76 3 78  
1965  
MINIMUM 61 9:48 PM 36 2011 51 10 45  
AVERAGE 70 63 7 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.28 1.58 2013 0.13 0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.72 0.75 0.97 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 7.45 7.81 -0.36 7.30  
SINCE JAN 1 15.30 13.95 1.35 11.16  
 
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 3  
MONTH TO DATE 2 25 -23 57  
SINCE MAR 1 538 765 -227 716  
SINCE JUL 1 3259 3751 -492 3294  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 2 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 22 12 10 0  
SINCE MAR 1 64 46 18 36  
SINCE JAN 1 64 47 17 39    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 87 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 94  
   
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THE DANVILLE VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 94 1940  
1949  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 34 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2024...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM EDT SUNSET 8:11 PM EDT  
MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 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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