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CDUS41 KRNK 070627  
CLILYH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
227 AM EDT THU MAY 07 2026  
   
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 70 5:08 PM 92 1943 74 -4 72  
MINIMUM 60 10:02 AM 35 1973 50 10 46  
AVERAGE 65 62 3 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.14 1.82 2013 0.13 0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.75 -0.61 1.03  
SINCE MAR 1 3.58 7.96 -4.38 3.59  
SINCE JAN 1 9.39 14.33 -4.94 12.64  
 
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 0 5 -5 6  
MONTH TO DATE 45 31 14 9  
SINCE MAR 1 580 893 -313 604  
SINCE JUL 1 3940 4208 -268 3722  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 21  
SINCE MAR 1 66 28 38 99  
SINCE JAN 1 66 28 38 99    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 54 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 95 1940  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:15 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 PM EDT  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 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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