CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 505 AM EDT THU OCT 2 2003 ................................... ...THE BLACKSBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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 56 1200 PM 87 1953 71 -15 78 MINIMUM 37 1100 PM 27 1993 45 -8 51 AVERAGE 47 58 -11 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 2.22 1959 0.11 -0.10 MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.11 -0.10 SINCE SEP 1 4.04 3.50 +0.54 SINCE JAN 1 43.81 33.72 +10.09 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 18 8 +10 0 MONTH TO DATE 18 8 +10 0 SINCE SEP 1 115 114 +1 29 SINCE JUL 1 117 80 +37 35 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0 SINCE SEP 1 41 47 -6 106 SINCE JAN 1 569 526 +43 789 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN .......................................................... THE BLACKSBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 85 1953 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 29 1993 SUNRISE AND SUNSET OCTOBER 2 2003.......SUNRISE 718 AM EDT SUNSET 704 PM EDT OCTOBER 3 2003.......SUNRISE 718 AM EDT SUNSET 702 PM EDT ============================================================ CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 505 AM EDT THU OCT 2 2003 ................................... ...THE ROANOKE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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 61 1212 PM 90 1953 74 -13 81 MINIMUM 41 1137 PM 32 1993 51 -10 56 AVERAGE 51 62 -11 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) MONTH TO DATE MM SINCE SEP 1 MM SINCE JUL 1 MM SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 14 5 +9 0 MONTH TO DATE 14 5 +9 0 SINCE SEP 1 51 53 -2 8 SINCE JUL 1 51 56 -5 8 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 4 MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 4 SINCE SEP 1 96 138 -42 191 SINCE JAN 1 1001 1117 -116 1423 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 700 AM LOWEST 57 100 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE ROANOKE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 87 1951 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 36 1987 SUNRISE AND SUNSET OCTOBER 2 2003.......SUNRISE 716 AM EDT SUNSET 702 PM EDT OCTOBER 3 2003.......SUNRISE 717 AM EDT SUNSET 701 PM EDT ======================================================== CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 505 AM EDT THU OCT 2 2003 ................................... ...THE LYNCHBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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 65 115 PM 93 1933 74 -9 81 MINIMUM 40 1159 PM 34 2001 50 -10 53 1993 AVERAGE 53 62 -9 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.04 1929 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE T 0.12 -0.12 0.00 SINCE SEP 1 7.13 4.00 +3.13 2.46 SINCE JAN 1 49.69 33.63 +16.06 22.83 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MONTH TO DATE MM SINCE SEP 1 MM SINCE JUL 1 MM SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 12 4 +8 0 MONTH TO DATE 12 4 +8 0 SINCE SEP 1 55 52 +3 9 SINCE JUL 1 55 60 -5 13 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 2 MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 2 SINCE SEP 1 81 129 -48 163 SINCE JAN 1 883 1059 -176 1270 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 44 100 PM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE LYNCHBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 88 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1899 SUNRISE AND SUNSET OCTOBER 2 2003.......SUNRISE 713 AM EDT SUNSET 659 PM EDT OCTOBER 3 2003.......SUNRISE 714 AM EDT SUNSET 658 PM EDT =============================================================