CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 505 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 2003 ................................... ...THE BLACKSBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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 87 400 PM 93 1953 80 7 65 MINIMUM 64 600 AM 38 1968 56 8 60 AVERAGE 76 68 8 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.96 2000 0.11 -0.11 MONTH TO DATE 2.25 3.35 -1.10 SINCE JUN 1 17.87 11.45 6.42 SINCE JAN 1 39.72 29.89 9.83 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 2 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 3 SINCE JUN 1 50 54 -4 13 SINCE JUL 1 2 7 -5 3 COOLING YESTERDAY 11 4 7 0 MONTH TO DATE 220 142 78 233 SINCE JUN 1 483 442 41 633 SINCE JAN 1 500 473 27 682 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120) HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE .......................................................... THE BLACKSBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 94 1953 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 36 1986 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 29 2003........SUNRISE 649 AM EDT SUNSET 755 PM EDT AUGUST 30 2003........SUNRISE 650 AM EDT SUNSET 754 PM EDT =========================================================== CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 505 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 2003 ................................... ...THE ROANOKE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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 90 1221 PM 98 1948 84 6 68 MINIMUM 70 610 AM 49 1986 62 8 63 AVERAGE 80 73 7 66 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.20 1.60 1949 0.12 0.08 0.41 MONTH TO DATE 4.02 3.36 0.66 2.12 SINCE JUN 1 15.50 11.04 4.46 6.67 SINCE JAN 1 41.42 29.04 12.38 17.74 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 15 8 7 1 MONTH TO DATE 320 280 40 368 SINCE JUN 1 801 852 -51 1069 SINCE JAN 1 865 950 -85 1226 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 94 1000 PM LOWEST 55 100 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE ROANOKE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 100 1953 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 42 1986 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 29 2003........SUNRISE 648 AM EDT SUNSET 753 PM EDT AUGUST 30 2003........SUNRISE 648 AM EDT SUNSET 752 PM EDT ========================================================= CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 505 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 2003 ................................... ...THE LYNCHBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 2003... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2003 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 91 303 PM 98 1948 84 7 65 MINIMUM 67 546 AM 50 1887 61 6 61 AVERAGE 79 73 6 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.72 1983 0.11 -0.11 0.57 MONTH TO DATE 3.52 3.07 0.45 1.72 SINCE JUN 1 17.56 11.25 6.31 7.08 SINCE JAN 1 42.52 29.29 13.23 20.32 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 2 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 2 SINCE JUN 1 28 21 7 6 SINCE JUL 1 0 7 -7 4 COOLING YESTERDAY 14 8 6 0 MONTH TO DATE 288 251 37 344 SINCE JUN 1 711 797 -86 971 SINCE JAN 1 768 891 -123 1101 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 200 AM LOWEST 52 300 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE LYNCHBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 97 1932 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 47 1986 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 29 2003........SUNRISE 644 AM EDT SUNSET 750 PM EDT AUGUST 30 2003........SUNRISE 645 AM EDT SUNSET 749 PM EDT ======================================================