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CDUS41 KRNK 080542  
CLILYH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
142 AM EDT WED MAY 08 2024  
   
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 83 4:28 PM 95 1940 74 9 79  
MINIMUM 59 5:57 AM 32 1970 50 9 51  
AVERAGE 71 62 9 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.07 2013 0.13 -0.13 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 0.37 0.88 -0.51 0.06  
SINCE MAR 1 6.84 8.09 -1.25 6.52  
SINCE JAN 1 15.89 14.46 1.43 12.73  
 
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 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 35 -25 54  
SINCE MAR 1 590 897 -307 702  
SINCE JUL 1 3518 4212 -694 3352  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 2 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 25 9 16 0  
SINCE MAR 1 58 30 28 39  
SINCE JAN 1 58 30 28 39    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 49 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1936  
1940  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 37 1925  
1947  
1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 PM EDT  
MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 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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