CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 501 AM EDT MON SEP 15 2003 ................................... ...THE BLACKSBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 14 2003... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1952 TO 2003 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 81 400 PM 90 1998 75 6 76 MINIMUM 63 700 AM 31 1975 51 12 63 AVERAGE 72 63 9 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.77 1966 0.11 -0.11 MONTH TO DATE 1.00 1.63 -0.63 SINCE SEP 1 1.00 1.63 -0.63 SINCE JAN 1 40.77 31.85 8.92 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE SEP 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 23 4 19 5 SINCE SEP 1 23 4 19 5 SINCE JUL 1 25 4 21 11 COOLING YESTERDAY 7 1 6 5 MONTH TO DATE 34 31 3 59 SINCE SEP 1 34 31 3 59 SINCE JAN 1 562 510 52 742 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG .......................................................... THE BLACKSBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 1985 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 15 2003.....SUNRISE 703 AM EDT SUNSET 730 PM EDT SEPTEMBER 16 2003.....SUNRISE 704 AM EDT SUNSET 728 PM EDT ============================================================= CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 501 AM EDT MON SEP 15 2003 ................................... ...THE ROANOKE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 14 2003... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2003 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 78 149 PM 94 1998 79 -1 77 MINIMUM 66 736 AM 40 1985 58 8 67 AVERAGE 72 68 4 72 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 1.57 1966 0.13 -0.12 0.31 MONTH TO DATE 1.34 1.82 -0.48 0.65 SINCE SEP 1 1.34 1.82 -0.48 0.65 SINCE JAN 1 42.78 31.24 11.54 18.48 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MONTH TO DATE MM SINCE SEP 1 MM SINCE JUL 1 MM SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 4 1 3 0 SINCE SEP 1 4 1 3 0 SINCE JUL 1 4 4 0 0 COOLING YESTERDAY 7 4 3 7 MONTH TO DATE 63 81 -18 103 SINCE SEP 1 63 81 -18 103 SINCE JAN 1 968 1060 -92 1335 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 79 100 PM AVERAGE 90 .......................................................... THE ROANOKE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 93 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 42 1985 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 15 2003.....SUNRISE 702 AM EDT SUNSET 728 PM EDT SEPTEMBER 16 2003.....SUNRISE 702 AM EDT SUNSET 727 PM EDT ============================================================ CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 501 AM EDT MON SEP 15 2003 ................................... ...THE LYNCHBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 14 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 75 449 PM 99 1897 79 -4 78 MINIMUM 60 1159 PM 41 1964 57 3 62 AVERAGE 68 68 0 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.18 2.82 1966 0.13 0.05 T MONTH TO DATE 1.81 1.78 0.03 0.09 SINCE SEP 1 1.81 1.78 0.03 0.09 SINCE JAN 1 44.37 31.41 12.96 20.46 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MONTH TO DATE MM SINCE SEP 1 MM SINCE JUL 1 MM SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 1 SINCE SEP 1 5 0 5 1 SINCE JUL 1 5 8 -3 5 COOLING YESTERDAY 3 5 -2 5 MONTH TO DATE 48 80 -32 84 SINCE SEP 1 48 80 -32 84 SINCE JAN 1 850 1010 -160 1191 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 74 400 PM AVERAGE 87 .......................................................... THE LYNCHBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 95 1930 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 42 1964 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 15 2003.....SUNRISE 658 AM EDT SUNSET 725 PM EDT SEPTEMBER 16 2003.....SUNRISE 659 AM EDT SUNSET 723 PM EDT ==================================================================