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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
515 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 87 1:25 PM 100 1988 85 2 84
MINIMUM 69 5:49 AM 55 1981 64 5 69
AVERAGE 78 74 4 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 4.04 1939 0.10 -0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.80 1.96 -1.16 1.13
SINCE JUN 1 7.25 9.97 -2.72 11.67
SINCE JAN 1 19.81 27.53 -7.72 31.15
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUN 1 6 12 -6 10
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0
COOLING
TODAY 13 10 3 12
MONTH TO DATE 247 185 62 154
SINCE JUN 1 913 746 167 927
SINCE JAN 1 1067 848 219 1073
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (70)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM
LOWEST 57 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 79
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THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 98 1914
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 54 1998
2023
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 6:36 AM EDT SUNSET 8:05 PM EDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 6:37 AM EDT SUNSET 8:04 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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