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CLILYH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
239 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2024  
   
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 73 4:53 PM 93 1900 76 -3 66  
MINIMUM 60 6:09 AM 37 1910 52 8 57  
1920  
AVERAGE 67 64 3 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.05 3.12 2014 0.13 -0.08 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.99 1.91 -0.92 0.27  
SINCE MAR 1 7.46 9.12 -1.66 6.73  
SINCE JAN 1 16.51 15.49 1.02 12.94  
 
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 3  
MONTH TO DATE 30 67 -37 62  
SINCE MAR 1 610 929 -319 710  
SINCE JUL 1 3538 4244 -706 3360  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 2 2 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 43 25 18 30  
SINCE MAR 1 76 46 30 69  
SINCE JAN 1 76 46 30 69    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 66 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 92 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 33 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM EDT SUNSET 8:20 PM EDT  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM EDT SUNSET 8:21 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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