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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA
528 PM EDT SAT AUG 17 2024

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...THE LYNCHBURG VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024


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   1:38 PM 102    1988  85      2       88
  MINIMUM         72   5:25 AM  52    1979  64      8       63
  AVERAGE         80                        75      5       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            1.23          2.50 1955   0.09   1.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    6.31                      1.86   4.45     1.89
  SINCE JUN 1     12.21                      9.87   2.34    16.61
  SINCE JAN 1     30.22                     27.43   2.79    31.19

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      1                        12    -11       15
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0

 COOLING
  TODAY           15                        10      5       11
  MONTH TO DATE  209                       175     34      167
  SINCE JUN 1    967                       736    231      704
  SINCE JAN 1   1120                       838    282      789
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (200)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           2:00 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       100      1988
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        55      1981


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE   6:35 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:06 PM EDT
AUGUST 18 2024........SUNRISE   6:36 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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