LAFAYETTE, VIRGINIA

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		973		76		70		84		79		93		89		99		84		82		75		71		71

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		122		10		10		11		11		12		11		12		10		8		8		9		9

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm.		166.4		120.9		58.9		68.6		79.5		60.2		121.9		91.4		105.2		166.4		111.8		125.2		108.5

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		76.2		6.1		6		6.4		6.8		8.3		6.8		8		6.2		5		5.1		5.6		5.9

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		76		6		6		7		7		8		7		8		7		5		5		6		6

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		24		2		2		2		2		2		2		3		2		2		2		2		2

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		25.4		1.8		1.6		2.4		1.9		2.6		2.4		2.6		2.1		2.3		1.8		2		1.9

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8		1		---		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		---

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		1360		206		176		198		231		199		323		269		208		290		229		294		200

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		595		9		5		13		18		28		6		31		25		2		---		8		3

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm.		49		15.8		13.7		7.4		0.8		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.8		9.7

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9		2.9		2.7		1.1		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		1.8

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm.		171.4		91.2		55.1		69.8		16.8		---		---		---		---		---		---		25.4		60.5

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.2		1.6		1.6		0.6		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		1.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2.1		0.7		0.7		0.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1		0.3		0.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		---		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		14.6		5.2		4.3		1.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		3.7

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6.6		1.9		2.6		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.6

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3.5		0.9		1.6		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.6

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1		0.4		0.4		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.4		11.3		12.4		13.6		14.7		15.2		14.9		14		12.8		11.6		10.6		10.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.4		7.9		10.5		14.2		17.2		19.5		20.4		20.2		18		15.7		13		8.9		7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.9		3.2		4.2		5.7		7.3		8.4		8.9		8.6		7.7		6.1		4.4		3.3		2.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.7		12.1		13.6		16.2		17.4		17.8		18		18		17.4		17		17.1		13.1		11.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.4		12.2		13.6		15.3		16.1		16.9		17.4		17.5		16.2		16.4		17.6		13.8		11.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.4		7.9		10.5		14.2		17.2		19.5		20.4		20.2		18		15.7		13		8.9		7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.1		3.3		4.4		5.9		7.5		8.6		9.1		8.9		7.9		6.4		4.9		3.6		3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.8		13.8		16.9		18.3		20.3		21.7		20		20.6		19.4		20.6		21.5		18.2		14.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		20.6		14.9		18.7		18.6		21.3		25		21.6		23		20		22.5		24.5		21.4		15.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.5		6.3		7.8		11.8		14.8		13.7		17.3		17.1		15.2		12.8		9.8		6		5.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.4		3		3.8		5.4		6.8		7.5		8.5		8		7.3		5.5		3.5		2.7		2.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.1		8.7		9.4		13.1		14.7		12.6		15.4		15.4		14.6		13.5		11.9		7.8		8.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		9.8		7.8		7.6		10.7		11.7		8.1		12.3		12.4		11.5		10.9		10		6.3		7.9