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CDUS41 KRNK 190622  
CLILYH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA  
222 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
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..THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 89 1:25 PM 100 1988 85 4 84  
MINIMUM 69 11:59 PM 55 1981 64 5 69  
AVERAGE 79 74 5 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 14 10 4 12  
MONTH TO DATE 248 185 63 154  
SINCE JUN 1 914 746 168 927  
SINCE JAN 1 1068 848 220 1073    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 98 1914  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 54 1998  
2023  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 6:37 AM EDT SUNSET 8:04 PM EDT  
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 6:37 AM EDT SUNSET 8:02 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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