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CDUS41 KRNK 182121  
CLILYH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
521 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 70 2:57 PM 93 1896 76 -6 68  
1906  
1911  
MINIMUM 60 6:55 AM 32 1973 53 7 56  
AVERAGE 65 65 0 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.68 1.72 2003 0.13 0.55 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.03 2.29 -0.26 1.17  
SINCE MAR 1 8.50 9.50 -1.00 7.63  
SINCE JAN 1 17.55 15.87 1.68 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 3  
MONTH TO DATE 30 76 -46 65  
SINCE MAR 1 610 938 -328 713  
SINCE JUL 1 3538 4253 -715 3363  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 48 34 14 37  
SINCE MAR 1 81 55 26 76  
SINCE JAN 1 81 55 26 76    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 75 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 93 1911  
1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 34 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 6:05 AM EDT SUNSET 8:22 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 6:05 AM EDT SUNSET 8:23 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
PW  
 
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