CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 510 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2003 ................................... ...THE ROANOKE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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 59 405 PM 69 1984 46 13 48 MINIMUM 28 730 AM 9 1948 28 0 23 AVERAGE 44 37 7 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.93 1990 0.09 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.85 2.49 0.36 3.90 SINCE DEC 1 2.85 2.49 0.36 3.90 SINCE JAN 1 54.24 42.12 12.12 34.82 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 21 29 -8 29 MONTH TO DATE 743 710 33 747 SINCE DEC 1 743 710 33 747 SINCE JUL 1 1436 1565 -129 1577 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 70 1000 PM LOWEST 24 M400 PM AVERAGE 47 .......................................................... THE ROANOKE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 75 1984 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 12 1977 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 28 2003......SUNRISE 733 AM EST SUNSET 510 PM EST DECEMBER 29 2003......SUNRISE 733 AM EST SUNSET 510 PM EST ========================================================= CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 510 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2003 ................................... ...THE LYNCHBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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 61 355 PM 71 1971 46 15 41 MINIMUM 23 745 AM 0 1914 26 -3 21 AVERAGE 42 36 6 31 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.39 1964 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.26 2.79 0.47 4.04 SINCE DEC 1 3.26 2.79 0.47 4.04 SINCE JAN 1 58.86 42.87 15.99 36.88 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 23 29 -6 34 MONTH TO DATE 784 706 78 799 SINCE DEC 1 784 706 78 799 SINCE JUL 1 1543 1576 -33 1689 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 7 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 8 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 81 M800 AM LOWEST 19 M400 PM AVERAGE 50 .......................................................... THE LYNCHBURG CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 76 1984 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 6 1977 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 28 2003......SUNRISE 730 AM EST SUNSET 507 PM EST DECEMBER 29 2003......SUNRISE 730 AM EST SUNSET 507 PM EST ============================================================= CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG, VA 510 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2003 ................................... ...THE BLACKSBURG CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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 57 400 PM 42 15 42 MINIMUM 20 700 AM 21 -1 18 AVERAGE 39 32 7 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.52 2.47 0.05 3.81 SINCE DEC 1 2.52 2.47 0.05 3.81 SINCE JAN 1 51.96 42.23 9.73 41.16 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 10.1 SINCE DEC 1 10.1 SINCE JUL 1 10.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 26 33 -7 35 MONTH TO DATE 885 844 41 882 SINCE DEC 1 885 844 41 882 SINCE JUL 1 1896 2051 -155 1956 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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 77 M500 AM LOWEST 32 M200 PM AVERAGE 55 .......................................................... SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 28 2003......SUNRISE 735 AM EST SUNSET 512 PM EST DECEMBER 29 2003......SUNRISE 735 AM EST SUNSET 513 PM EST