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CLILYH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
204 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026  
   
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 85 3:26 PM 94 2002 70 15 70  
MINIMUM 55 11:08 PM 27 1904 44 11 33  
AVERAGE 70 57 13 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.45 1945 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.56 1.90 -1.34 1.77  
SINCE MAR 1 3.05 5.66 -2.61 2.49  
SINCE JAN 1 8.86 12.03 -3.17 11.54  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.3 2.5 -2.2 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 12.1 11.6 0.5 12.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 9 -9 13  
MONTH TO DATE 77 192 -115 172  
SINCE MAR 1 444 770 -326 581  
SINCE JUL 1 3804 4085 -281 3699  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 1 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 48 4 44 25  
SINCE MAR 1 58 6 52 34  
SINCE JAN 1 58 6 52 34    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 27 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 95 1896  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 29 1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:38 AM EDT SUNSET 7:55 PM EDT  
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 6:37 AM EDT SUNSET 7:56 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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