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CDUS41 KRNK 182117  
CLILYH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
517 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 93R 4:00 PM 93 1896 76 17 81  
1906  
1911  
MINIMUM 60 4:36 AM 32 1973 53 7 59  
AVERAGE 77 65 12 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.72 2003 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.76 2.29 -1.53 5.55  
SINCE MAR 1 4.20 9.50 -5.30 8.11  
SINCE JAN 1 10.01 15.87 -5.86 17.16  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 122 76 46 31  
SINCE MAR 1 657 938 -281 626  
SINCE JUL 1 4017 4253 -236 3744  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 3 9 5  
MONTH TO DATE 21 34 -13 57  
SINCE MAR 1 87 55 32 135  
SINCE JAN 1 87 55 32 135    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 93 1911  
1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 34 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM EDT SUNSET 8:21 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 6:05 AM EDT SUNSET 8:22 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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