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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
214 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 66 10:10 AM 84 2016 58 8 77
MINIMUM 32 11:59 PM 17 1911 35 -3 56
1970
AVERAGE 49 46 3 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.16 2.35 1923 0.13 1.03 T
MONTH TO DATE 2.08 1.92 0.16 0.27
SINCE MAR 1 2.08 1.92 0.16 0.27
SINCE JAN 1 7.89 8.29 -0.40 9.32
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 16 19 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 168 334 -166 256
SINCE MAR 1 168 334 -166 256
SINCE JUL 1 3528 3649 -121 3374
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM
LOWEST 53 11:00 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 87 1945
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 18 1911
1970
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 7:25 AM EDT SUNSET 7:26 PM EDT
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:23 AM EDT SUNSET 7:27 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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