CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 511 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2003 ................................... ...THE BLACKSBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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 59 400 PM 82 1985 66 -7 48 MINIMUM 44 1100 PM 21 1988 38 +6 43 AVERAGE 52 52 0 46 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.97 1954 0.10 -0.10 MONTH TO DATE 0.59 1.59 -1.00 SINCE SEP 1 4.62 4.98 -0.36 SINCE JAN 1 44.39 35.20 +9.19 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 13 12 +1 19 MONTH TO DATE 152 156 -4 87 SINCE SEP 1 249 262 -13 116 SINCE JUL 1 251 280 -29 122 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 14 SINCE SEP 1 41 51 -10 120 SINCE JAN 1 569 533 +36 803 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.4 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) 65 80 1992 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 24 1979 SUNRISE AND SUNSET OCTOBER 16 2003.......SUNRISE 730 AM EDT SUNSET 644 PM EDT OCTOBER 17 2003.......SUNRISE 731 AM EDT SUNSET 643 PM EDT =========================================================== CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 511 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2003 ................................... ...THE ROANOKE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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 64 312 PM 86 1989 69 -5 53 MINIMUM 49 1159 PM 30 1987 45 +4 47 AVERAGE 57 57 0 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 4.95 1954 0.10 -0.10 0.48 MONTH TO DATE 0.84 1.55 -0.71 1.17 SINCE SEP 1 5.16 5.40 -0.24 4.71 SINCE JAN 1 46.60 34.82 +11.78 22.54 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MONTH TO DATE MM SINCE SEP 1 MM SINCE JUL 1 MM SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 8 9 -1 15 MONTH TO DATE 92 104 -12 51 SINCE SEP 1 129 152 -23 59 SINCE JUL 1 129 155 -26 59 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 5 17 -12 44 SINCE SEP 1 101 153 -52 231 SINCE JAN 1 1006 1132 -126 1463 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 61 1200 AM LOWEST 27 400 PM AVERAGE 44 .......................................................... THE ROANOKE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 84 1989 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 32 1978 SUNRISE AND SUNSET OCTOBER 16 2003.......SUNRISE 728 AM EDT SUNSET 642 PM EDT OCTOBER 17 2003.......SUNRISE 729 AM EDT SUNSET 641 PM EDT ============================================================ CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 511 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2003 ................................... ...THE LYNCHBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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 65 311 PM 89 1897 69 -4 52 MINIMUM 40 1159 PM 29 1979 43 -3 44 AVERAGE 53 56 -3 48 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 4.98 1954 0.11 -0.11 0.21 MONTH TO DATE 0.92 1.72 -0.80 1.21 SINCE SEP 1 8.05 5.60 +2.45 3.67 SINCE JAN 1 50.61 35.23 +15.38 24.04 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MONTH TO DATE MM SINCE SEP 1 MM SINCE JUL 1 MM SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 12 9 +3 17 MONTH TO DATE 101 99 +2 51 SINCE SEP 1 144 147 -3 60 SINCE JUL 1 144 155 -11 64 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 17 -16 46 SINCE SEP 1 82 144 -62 207 SINCE JAN 1 884 1074 -190 1314 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 89 1897 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 31 1944 SUNRISE AND SUNSET OCTOBER 16 2003.......SUNRISE 725 AM EDT SUNSET 639 PM EDT OCTOBER 17 2003.......SUNRISE 726 AM EDT SUNSET 638 PM EDT =========================================================