Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 13:33:40 -0400 From: "William Schmitz" Subject: [aasc-list] Record Highs & High Lows During Recent Heat Wave in the Southeast. Here is the most updated list of records tied or broken for Maximum Temp. and High Minimum Temps. for the Southeast United States.. Record High Temps. in the Southeast Date City New/Tie Record Old Record Year 7/16/06 Brunswick, GA 98 98 1976 7/16/06 Gainesville, FL 97 97 1951 7/17/06 Bluefield, VA 89 89 1988 7/18/06 Bluefield, VA 90 90 1977 7/18/06 Huntsville, AL 102 101 1943 7/19/06 Bluefield, VA 91 90 1994 7/19/06 San Juan Intl. Arpt. 93 91 1995 7/20/06 Muscle Shoals, AL 100 100 1930 7/21/06 Muscle Shoals, AL 101 101 1943 7/27/06 Alma, GA 99 99 1968 7/27/06 Tallahassee, FL 99 99 1936 7/28/06 Alma, GA 100 100 1981 8/1/06 Baltimore, MD 100 99 1933 8/2/06 Alma, GA 100 100 1986 8/2/06 Asheville Regional Arpt., NC 93 91 1988 8/2/06 Charlotte-Douglass Intl Arpt., NC 96 96 1988 8/2/06 Norfolk, VA 101 100 1942 8/2/06 Richmond, VA 101 101 1921 8/2/06 Wallops Island, VA 97 95 1975 8/3/06 Washington National Arpt. 101 100 1930 8/3/06 Alma, GA 99 98 1951 8/3/06 Augusta Regional Bush Field, GA 101 101 1953 8/3/06 Baltimore, MD 100 100 1931 8/3/06 Brunswick, GA 98 98 1953 8/3/06 Charleston Arpt., SC 97 97 1979 8/3/06 Norfolk, VA 102 101 1980 8/3/06 Raleigh Durham, NC 99 96 1987 8/3/06 Richmond, VA 101 99 1987 8/3/06 Salisbury, VA 97 96 1995 8/3/06 Washington Dulles 99 99 1991 8/4/06 Alma, GA 101 101 1954 8/4/06 Asheville Regional Arpt., NC 92 91 1987 8/4/06 Augusta Regional Bush Field, GA 103 103 1954 8/4/06 Brunswick, GA 100 98 1953 8/4/06 Charlotte-Douglass Intl Arpt., NC 98 98 1935 8/4/06 Charleston Arpt., SC 98 98 1935 8/4/06 Columbus, GA 99 99 1954 8/4/06 Greenville-Spartanburg 99 98 1935 8/4/06 Montgomery Arpt., AL 101 100 2004 Record High Minimum Temps. In the Southeast Date City New/Tie Record Old Record Year 7/15/06 Bluefield, VA 69 69 1987 7/16/06 Huntsville, AL 78 75 1980 7/26/06 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 83 80 2003 7/26/06 Miami,Fl 82 82 1905 7/26/06 West Palm Beach, FL 81 79 1979 7/27/06 Bluefield, WV 71 69 1981 7/28/06 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 81 81 2002 7/28/06 West Palm Beach, FL 80 80 1996 7/30/06 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 82 82 2002 7/30/06 Key West 84 84 2003 7/30/06 West Palm Beach, FL 80 80 1988 7/31/06 Bluefield, WV 68 68 2004 8/1/06 Bluefield, WV 70 68 1999 8/1/06 Danville, VA 74 73 1999 8/1/06 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 83 82 1993 8/1/06 Miami,Fl 81 81 1915 8/1/06 West Palm Beach, FL 80 80 1983 8/2/06 Bluefield, WV 71 69 1987 8/2/06 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 83 81 1960 8/2/06 Huntsville, Al 75 75 1999 8/2/06 Roanoke, VA 74 71 2004 8/2/06 West Palm Beach, FL 81 81 1984 8/3/06 Washington National Arpt. 81 78 1995 8/3/06 Blacksburg, VA 68 68 1964 8/3/06 Bluefield, WV 72 70 1980 8/3/06 Danville, VA 75 74 1987 8/3/06 Raleigh Durham, NC 75 74 1962 8/3/06 Roanoke, VA 77 73 1980 8/4/06 Bluefield, WV 72 69 1988 8/4/06 Danville, VA 74 74 1988 8/4/06 Raleigh Durham, NC 75 75 1987 8/4/06 Roanoke, VA 76 74 1987 8/5/06 Piedmont Triad Intl. Arpt., VA 76 74 1971 8/5/06 Raleigh Durham, NC 75 75 1987 8/5/06 Roanoke, VA 75 75 1987 8/6/06 Bluefield, WV 72 69 1977 8/6/06 Huntsville, AL 74 74 1924 8/6/06 Piedmont Triad Intl. Arpt., VA 75 75 1995 William Schmitz Climatologist - Southeast Regional Climate Center 1000 Assembly St. Suite 230 Room 227 Columbia, SC 29202 O: (803) 734-9559 F: (803) 734-9573 www.sercc.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 02-30A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 1000 AM EDT THU SEP 28 2006 FROM: MIKE CAMPBELL CHIEF...OBSERVING SERVICES DIVISION SUBJECT: AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM WIND SENSOR REPLACEMENT. THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE NO DIRECT IMPACT ON NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM /ASOS/ PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WILL SOON DEPLOY A REPLACEMENT WIND SENSOR. THE NEW SENSOR WILL REPORT WIND INFORMATION USING THE 3-SECOND WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ GUST STANDARD. THE CURRENT ASOS WIND SENSOR /BELFORT 2000 / USES ROTATING CUPS TO MEASURE WIND SPEED AND A VANE TO MEASURE WIND DIRECTION. OVER A 2-MINUTE PERIOD...ASOS USES TWENTY-FOUR 5-SECOND AVERAGES TO DETERMINE THE 2-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION. EVERY MINUTE ASOS STORES THE HIGHEST 5-SECOND AVERAGE SPEED FOR THE PAST MINUTE... ALONG WITH ITS DIRECTION... IN THE 12-HOUR ARCHIVE FOR ADDITIONAL PROCESSING. THIS HIGHEST SPEED VALUE IS USED TO DETERMINE IF A GUST AND/OR A PEAK WIND REMARK WILL BE REPORTED. THE NEW ASOS WIND SENSOR /VAISALA 425NWS / IS A SONIC ANEMOMETER. IT HAS NO MOVING PARTS AND WILL OPERATE BETTER IN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. AS WITH THE BELFORT SENSOR...OVER A 2-MINUTE PERIOD...ASOS USES TWENTY-FOUR 5-SECOND AVERAGES TO DETERMINE THE 2-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION. BUT THE HIGHEST 3-SECOND RUNNING AVERAGE SPEED IS STORED FOR GUST AND PEAK WIND PROCESSING. WHILE THERE WILL BE LITTLE DIFFERENCE IN 2-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION REPORTING...THE CHANGES IN GUST AND PEAK WIND REPORTING MAY BE SIGNIFICANT. WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE MORE GUSTS AND PEAK WINDS REPORTED WITH THE NEW SENSOR. THE MASS OF THE MOVING PARTS IN EXISTING SENSORS LIMITS RESPONSIVENESS. THE NEW SENSOR WILL BE MORE RESPONSIVE TO SHORT TERM GUSTS. THE FOLLOWING ASOS LOCATIONS HAVE OR WILL TRANSITION TO THE IFW CONFIGURATION ON THE INDICATED DATES: HTL HOUGHTON LAKE ASOS SEPTEMBER 29, 2006