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CDUS41 KRNK 020609  
CLILYH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
209 AM EDT SAT MAY 02 2026  
   
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 68 4:36 PM 94 1942 73 -5 87  
MINIMUM 39 5:52 AM 33 1996 48 -9 58  
AVERAGE 54 61 -7 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.71 2016 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 3.44 7.33 -3.89 2.56  
SINCE JAN 1 9.25 13.70 -4.45 11.61  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 11 6 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 11 6 5 0  
SINCE MAR 1 546 868 -322 595  
SINCE JUL 1 3906 4183 -277 3713  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 8  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 8  
SINCE MAR 1 66 22 44 86  
SINCE JAN 1 66 22 44 86    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 30 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 91 1913  
1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 32 2005  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM EDT SUNSET 8:07 PM EDT  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM EDT SUNSET 8:08 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
JCB  
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