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CDUS41 KRNK 070540  
CLILYH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
140 AM EDT TUE MAY 07 2024  
   
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 79 3:01 PM 92 1943 74 5 79  
MINIMUM 59 5:37 AM 35 1973 50 9 49  
AVERAGE 69 62 7 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.82 2013 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.37 0.75 -0.38 0.01  
SINCE MAR 1 6.84 7.96 -1.12 6.47  
SINCE JAN 1 15.89 14.33 1.56 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 5 -5 1  
MONTH TO DATE 10 31 -21 54  
SINCE MAR 1 590 893 -303 702  
SINCE JUL 1 3518 4208 -690 3352  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 2 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 19 7 12 0  
SINCE MAR 1 52 28 24 39  
SINCE JAN 1 52 28 24 39    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
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 67 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 95 1940  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2024...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 PM EDT  
MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 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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