CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 516 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2003 ................................... ...THE ROANOKE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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 39 235 PM 68 1990 47 -8 40 MINIMUM 30 642 AM 12 1964 29 +1 33 AVERAGE 35 38 -3 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.96 1961 0.09 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.72 1.68 +1.04 2.19 SINCE DEC 1 2.72 1.68 +1.04 2.19 SINCE JAN 1 54.11 41.31 +12.80 33.11 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T MONTH TO DATE 9.6 SINCE DEC 1 9.6 SINCE JUL 1 9.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 30 27 +3 28 MONTH TO DATE 507 454 +53 540 SINCE DEC 1 507 454 +53 540 SINCE JUL 1 1200 1309 -109 1370 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 900 PM LOWEST 54 100 AM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE ROANOKE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 72 1967 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 8 1964 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 19 2003......SUNRISE 729 AM EST SUNSET 505 PM EST DECEMBER 20 2003......SUNRISE 730 AM EST SUNSET 505 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. ************************ CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 516 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2003 ................................... ...THE LYNCHBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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 40 249 PM 79 1924 47 -7 40 MINIMUM 29 1037 PM 8 1973 28 +1 32 AVERAGE 35 38 -3 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.82 1951 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.11 1.81 +1.30 2.35 SINCE DEC 1 3.11 1.81 +1.30 2.35 SINCE JAN 1 58.71 41.89 +16.82 35.19 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 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 29 MONTH TO DATE 532 450 +82 578 SINCE DEC 1 532 450 +82 578 SINCE JUL 1 1291 1320 -29 1468 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 SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. MIXED PRECIP RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 1000 PM LOWEST 52 100 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE LYNCHBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 77 1924 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 8 1964 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 19 2003......SUNRISE 726 AM EST SUNSET 502 PM EST DECEMBER 20 2003......SUNRISE 727 AM EST SUNSET 502 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. ******************* CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 516 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2003 ................................... ...THE BLACKSBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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 31 1200 PM 44 -13 40 MINIMUM 24 800 AM 22 +2 27 AVERAGE 28 33 -5 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 0.09 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.41 1.62 +0.79 2.32 SINCE DEC 1 2.41 1.62 +0.79 2.32 SINCE JAN 1 51.85 41.38 +10.47 39.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.5 MONTH TO DATE 9.6 SINCE DEC 1 9.6 SINCE JUL 1 9.8 SNOW DEPTH 1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 37 32 +5 31 MONTH TO DATE 589 549 +40 631 SINCE DEC 1 589 549 +40 631 SINCE JUL 1 1600 1756 -156 1705 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1100 PM LOWEST 72 1200 PM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 19 2003......SUNRISE 731 AM EST SUNSET 507 PM EST DECEMBER 20 2003......SUNRISE 731 AM EST SUNSET 507 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.