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CDUS41 KRNK 172122  
CLILYH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
522 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 72 4:00 PM 93 1894 76 -4 77  
1896  
1911  
MINIMUM 59 4:16 AM 33 1997 53 6 58  
AVERAGE 66 64 2 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.44 2018 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.99 2.16 -1.17 1.17  
SINCE MAR 1 7.46 9.37 -1.91 7.63  
SINCE JAN 1 16.51 15.74 0.77 13.84  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 30 73 -43 62  
SINCE MAR 1 610 935 -325 710  
SINCE JUL 1 3538 4250 -712 3360  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 3 -2 3  
MONTH TO DATE 48 31 17 37  
SINCE MAR 1 81 52 29 76  
SINCE JAN 1 81 52 29 76    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 76 9:00 AM  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 93 1896  
1906  
1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 32 1973  
 
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.  
 
 
 
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