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CDUS41 KRNK 082118  
CLILYH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
518 PM EDT SUN MAR 08 2026  
   
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026  
 
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 1:09 PM 84 2000 55 17 61  
MINIMUM 62 8:00 AM 11 1960 33 29 30  
AVERAGE 67 44 23 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 1.17 1998 0.12 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.37 0.93 -0.56 0.27  
SINCE MAR 1 0.37 0.93 -0.56 0.27  
SINCE JAN 1 6.18 7.30 -1.12 9.32  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.9 -0.9 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.9 -0.9 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 11.8 10.0 1.8 12.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 21 -21 19  
MONTH TO DATE 81 176 -95 162  
SINCE MAR 1 81 176 -95 162  
SINCE JUL 1 3441 3491 -50 3280  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 0 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 0 4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 4 0 4 0  
SINCE JAN 1 4 0 4 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 49 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 79 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 9 1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 8 2026.........SUNRISE 7:38 AM EDT SUNSET 7:18 PM EDT  
MARCH 9 2026.........SUNRISE 7:37 AM EDT SUNSET 7:19 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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