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CLILYH
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
248 AM EDT FRI MAY 08 2026
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 63 3:00 AM 95 1940 74 -11 78
MINIMUM 43 11:59 PM 32 1970 50 -7 47
AVERAGE 53 62 -9 63
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.07 1.07 2013 0.13 -0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.21 0.88 -0.67 1.03
SINCE MAR 1 3.65 8.09 -4.44 3.59
SINCE JAN 1 9.46 14.46 -5.00 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 12 4 8 2
MONTH TO DATE 57 35 22 11
SINCE MAR 1 592 897 -305 606
SINCE JUL 1 3952 4212 -260 3724
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 9 -9 21
SINCE MAR 1 66 30 36 99
SINCE JAN 1 66 30 36 99
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (80)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 9:00 PM
LOWEST 81 7:00 AM
AVERAGE 91
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1936
1940
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 37 1925
1947
1989
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 PM EDT
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 PM EDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
PW
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