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CDUS41 KRNK 170623  
CLILYH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
223 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 4:38 PM 92 1941 76 6 79  
MINIMUM 56 5:28 AM 33 1973 53 3 58  
AVERAGE 69 64 5 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.90 2023 0.13 -0.13 0.90  
MONTH TO DATE 0.99 2.04 -1.05 1.17  
SINCE MAR 1 7.46 9.25 -1.79 7.63  
SINCE JAN 1 16.51 15.62 0.89 13.84  
 
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 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 30 70 -40 62  
SINCE MAR 1 610 932 -322 710  
SINCE JUL 1 3538 4247 -709 3360  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 3 1 4  
MONTH TO DATE 47 28 19 34  
SINCE MAR 1 80 49 31 73  
SINCE JAN 1 80 49 31 73    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 0 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 93 1894  
1896  
1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 33 1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM EDT SUNSET 8:21 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 6:05 AM EDT SUNSET 8:22 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
RCS  
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