CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 520 AM EST WED DEC 17 2003 ................................... ...THE BLACKSBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 2003... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1995 TO 2003 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ...................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 50 1200 PM 45 +5 43 MINIMUM 22 1200 AM 23 -1 27 AVERAGE 36 34 +2 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.09 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.14 1.44 +0.70 2.32 SINCE DEC 1 2.14 1.44 +0.70 2.32 SINCE JAN 1 51.58 41.20 +10.38 39.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 9.1 SINCE DEC 1 9.1 SINCE JUL 1 9.3 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 32 -3 30 MONTH TO DATE 522 485 +37 566 SINCE DEC 1 522 485 +37 566 SINCE JUL 1 1533 1692 -159 1640 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 571 533 +38 803 ...................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 39 100 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 17 2003......SUNRISE 729 AM EST SUNSET 506 PM EST DECEMBER 18 2003......SUNRISE 730 AM EST SUNSET 506 PM EST ========================================================== CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 520 AM EST WED DEC 17 2003 ................................... ...THE ROANOKE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 46 1039 PM 75 1971 48 -2 50 MINIMUM 27 802 AM 6 1951 29 -2 32 AVERAGE 37 39 -2 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.87 2000 0.09 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.59 1.50 +1.09 2.19 SINCE DEC 1 2.59 1.50 +1.09 2.19 SINCE JAN 1 53.98 41.13 +12.85 33.11 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 9.6 SINCE DEC 1 9.6 SINCE JUL 1 9.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 28 27 +1 24 MONTH TO DATE 450 400 +50 481 SINCE DEC 1 450 400 +50 481 SINCE JUL 1 1143 1255 -112 1311 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 1014 1134 -120 1464 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 800 AM LOWEST 65 200 PM AVERAGE 83 .......................................................... THE ROANOKE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 72 1984 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 5 1951 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 17 2003......SUNRISE 728 AM EST SUNSET 504 PM EST DECEMBER 18 2003......SUNRISE 728 AM EST SUNSET 504 PM EST ============================================================= CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 520 AM EST WED DEC 17 2003 ................................... ...THE LYNCHBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 2003... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1934 TO 2003 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 45 1024 PM 78 1971 48 -3 53 MINIMUM 25 748 AM 8 1951 28 -3 30 AVERAGE 35 38 -3 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.02 1911 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.82 1.61 +1.21 2.33 SINCE DEC 1 2.82 1.61 +1.21 2.33 SINCE JAN 1 58.42 41.69 +16.73 35.17 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 4.4 SINCE DEC 1 4.4 SINCE JUL 1 4.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 30 27 +3 23 MONTH TO DATE 474 396 +78 516 SINCE DEC 1 474 396 +78 516 SINCE JUL 1 1233 1266 -33 1406 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 889 1075 -186 1314 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 100 AM LOWEST 70 100 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE LYNCHBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 76 1924 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 3 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 17 2003......SUNRISE 725 AM EST SUNSET 501 PM EST DECEMBER 18 2003......SUNRISE 725 AM EST SUNSET 501 PM EST ============================================================