CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 509 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2003 ................................... ...THE BLACKSBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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 71 200 PM 86 1980 73 -2 75 MINIMUM 50 1100 PM 25 1983 48 2 54 AVERAGE 61 61 0 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.05 1.16 1975 0.11 -0.06 MONTH TO DATE 3.19 2.62 0.57 SINCE SEP 1 3.19 2.62 0.57 SINCE JAN 1 42.96 32.84 10.12 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 4 5 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 45 30 15 5 SINCE SEP 1 45 30 15 5 SINCE JUL 1 47 30 17 11 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 38 40 -2 101 SINCE SEP 1 38 40 -2 101 SINCE JAN 1 566 519 47 784 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN .......................................................... THE BLACKSBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 87 1970 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 22 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 24 2003.....SUNRISE 711 AM EDT SUNSET 716 PM EDT SEPTEMBER 25 2003.....SUNRISE 712 AM EDT SUNSET 715 PM EDT =========================================================== CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 509 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2003 ................................... ...THE ROANOKE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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 76 146 PM 93 1970 76 0 77 MINIMUM 54 1151 PM 36 1976 54 0 61 AVERAGE 65 65 0 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 0.76 1975 0.13 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.73 2.99 0.74 2.14 SINCE SEP 1 3.73 2.99 0.74 2.14 SINCE JAN 1 45.17 32.41 12.76 19.97 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MONTH TO DATE MM SINCE SEP 1 MM SINCE JUL 1 MM SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0 MONTH TO DATE 7 15 -8 0 SINCE SEP 1 7 15 -8 0 SINCE JUL 1 7 18 -11 0 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 4 MONTH TO DATE 85 115 -30 176 SINCE SEP 1 85 115 -30 176 SINCE JAN 1 990 1094 -104 1408 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 38 200 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE ROANOKE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 91 1970 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 34 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 24 2003.....SUNRISE 709 AM EDT SUNSET 714 PM EDT SEPTEMBER 25 2003.....SUNRISE 710 AM EDT SUNSET 713 PM EDT ========================================================= CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 509 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2003 ................................... ...THE LYNCHBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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 76 318 PM 97 1895 76 0 75 MINIMUM 51 1157 PM 36 1983 53 -2 54 AVERAGE 64 65 -1 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.83 3.47 1912 0.13 0.70 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 7.13 2.97 4.16 1.05 SINCE SEP 1 7.13 2.97 4.16 1.05 SINCE JAN 1 49.69 32.60 17.09 21.42 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MONTH TO DATE MM SINCE SEP 1 MM SINCE JUL 1 MM SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 1 2 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 8 11 -3 1 SINCE SEP 1 8 11 -3 1 SINCE JUL 1 8 19 -11 5 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0 MONTH TO DATE 74 113 -39 148 SINCE SEP 1 74 113 -39 148 SINCE JAN 1 876 1043 -167 1255 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 200 AM LOWEST 38 100 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE LYNCHBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 94 1933 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 37 1967 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 24 2003.....SUNRISE 706 AM EDT SUNSET 711 PM EDT SEPTEMBER 25 2003.....SUNRISE 707 AM EDT SUNSET 710 PM EDT ==========================================================