CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 504 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2003 ................................... ...THE BLACKSBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 2003... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1961 TO 2003 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 81 300 PM 94 1988 81 0 88 MINIMUM 57 500 AM 46 1979 58 -1 67 AVERAGE 69 70 -1 78 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.96 1985 0.12 -0.12 MONTH TO DATE 2.25 2.19 0.06 SINCE JUN 1 17.87 10.29 7.58 SINCE JAN 1 39.72 28.73 10.99 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE JUN 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 1 SINCE JUN 1 50 54 -4 11 SINCE JUL 1 2 7 -5 1 COOLING YESTERDAY 4 5 -1 13 MONTH TO DATE 133 100 33 153 SINCE JUN 1 396 400 -4 553 SINCE JAN 1 413 431 -18 602 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 7 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80) HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE .......................................................... THE BLACKSBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 93 1988 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 48 1977 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 19 2003........SUNRISE 641 AM EDT SUNSET 809 PM EDT AUGUST 20 2003........SUNRISE 642 AM EDT SUNSET 808 PM EDT ========================================================== CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 504 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2003 ................................... ...THE ROANOKE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 2003... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1961 TO 2003 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 85 430 PM 100 1988 86 -1 91 MINIMUM 62 513 AM 53 1981 63 -1 69 AVERAGE 74 75 -1 80 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.18 1985 0.12 -0.12 0.28 MONTH TO DATE 3.69 2.16 1.53 0.37 SINCE JUN 1 15.17 9.84 5.33 4.92 SINCE JAN 1 41.09 27.84 13.25 15.99 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MONTH TO DATE MM SINCE JUN 1 MM SINCE JUL 1 MM SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE JUN 1 16 14 2 0 SINCE JUL 1 0 1 -1 0 COOLING YESTERDAY 9 10 -1 15 MONTH TO DATE 187 190 -3 241 SINCE JUN 1 668 762 -94 942 SINCE JAN 1 732 860 -128 1099 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 47 300 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE ROANOKE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 97 1983 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 54 1976 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 19 2003........SUNRISE 639 AM EDT SUNSET 807 PM EDT AUGUST 20 2003........SUNRISE 640 AM EDT SUNSET 806 PM EDT ========================================================== CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 504 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2003 ................................... ...THE LYNCHBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 2003... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1961 TO 2003 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 83 217 PM 100 1988 85 -2 94 MINIMUM 64 345 AM 55 1981 62 2 69 AVERAGE 74 74 0 82 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 4.04 1939 0.10 -0.10 0.43 MONTH TO DATE 3.52 1.99 1.53 0.52 SINCE JUN 1 17.56 10.17 7.39 5.88 SINCE JAN 1 42.52 28.21 14.31 19.12 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MONTH TO DATE MM SINCE JUN 1 MM SINCE JUL 1 MM SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE JUN 1 28 21 7 4 SINCE JUL 1 0 7 -7 2 COOLING YESTERDAY 9 9 0 17 MONTH TO DATE 176 170 6 221 SINCE JUN 1 599 716 -117 848 SINCE JAN 1 656 810 -154 978 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 58 200 PM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE LYNCHBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 98 1914 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 55 1924 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 19 2003........SUNRISE 636 AM EDT SUNSET 804 PM EDT AUGUST 20 2003........SUNRISE 637 AM EDT SUNSET 803 PM EDT ===========================================================