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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
519 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 66 10:10 AM 84 2016 58 8 77
MINIMUM 56 12:12 AM 17 1911 35 21 56
1970
AVERAGE 61 46 15 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.96 2.35 1923 0.13 0.83 T
MONTH TO DATE 1.88 1.92 -0.04 0.27
SINCE MAR 1 1.88 1.92 -0.04 0.27
SINCE JAN 1 7.69 8.29 -0.60 9.32
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 1.6 -1.3 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.3 1.6 -1.3 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 12.1 10.7 1.4 12.4
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 4 19 -15 0
MONTH TO DATE 156 334 -178 256
SINCE MAR 1 156 334 -178 256
SINCE JUL 1 3516 3649 -133 3374
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 2
MONTH TO DATE 9 0 9 2
SINCE MAR 1 9 0 9 2
SINCE JAN 1 9 0 9 2
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM
LOWEST 75 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 88
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 87 1945
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 18 1911
1970
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 7:26 AM EDT SUNSET 7:25 PM EDT
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 7:25 AM EDT SUNSET 7:26 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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