CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 459 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2003 ................................... ...THE ROANOKE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 34 246 PM 71 1987 47 -13 54 MINIMUM 25 1159 PM 10 1963 29 -4 42 AVERAGE 30 38 -8 48 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.16 1946 0.09 -0.09 0.50 MONTH TO DATE 2.72 1.86 0.86 2.74 SINCE DEC 1 2.72 1.86 0.86 2.74 SINCE JAN 1 54.11 41.49 12.62 33.66 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 35 28 7 17 MONTH TO DATE 574 510 64 579 SINCE DEC 1 574 510 64 579 SINCE JUL 1 1267 1365 -98 1409 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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 69 M800 AM LOWEST 38 M300 PM AVERAGE 54 .......................................................... THE ROANOKE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 69 1956 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 4 1942 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 21 2003......SUNRISE 730 AM EST SUNSET 506 PM EST DECEMBER 22 2003......SUNRISE 731 AM EST SUNSET 506 PM EST ****************************************** CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 459 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2003 ................................... ...THE LYNCHBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 37 1259 PM 72 1931 47 -10 58 MINIMUM 20 1056 PM 8 1963 27 -7 40 AVERAGE 29 37 -8 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.63 1905 0.11 -0.11 0.60 MONTH TO DATE 3.11 2.02 1.09 2.95 SINCE DEC 1 3.11 2.02 1.09 2.95 SINCE JAN 1 58.71 42.10 16.61 35.79 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 36 28 8 16 MONTH TO DATE 600 506 94 618 SINCE DEC 1 600 506 94 618 SINCE JUL 1 1359 1376 -17 1508 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 69 M200 AM LOWEST 38 M200 PM AVERAGE 54 .......................................................... THE LYNCHBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 72 1923 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 6 1980 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 21 2003......SUNRISE 727 AM EST SUNSET 503 PM EST DECEMBER 22 2003......SUNRISE 728 AM EST SUNSET 503 PM EST ******************************************* CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 459 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2003 ................................... ...THE BLACKSBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 27 200 PM 44 -17 55 MINIMUM 19 1100 PM 22 -3 35 AVERAGE 23 33 -10 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 0.09 -0.07 0.34 MONTH TO DATE 2.43 1.80 0.63 2.73 SINCE DEC 1 2.43 1.80 0.63 2.73 SINCE JAN 1 51.87 41.56 10.31 40.08 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.2 MONTH TO DATE 9.9 SINCE DEC 1 9.9 SINCE JUL 1 10.1 SNOW DEPTH 1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 42 33 9 20 MONTH TO DATE 670 615 55 671 SINCE DEC 1 670 615 55 671 SINCE JUL 1 1681 1822 -141 1745 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 (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 1200 AM LOWEST 63 M100 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 21 2003......SUNRISE 732 AM EST SUNSET 508 PM EST DECEMBER 22 2003......SUNRISE 732 AM EST SUNSET 508 PM EST