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ACON - VA/NC/SC

The Atlantic Coast Observer Network:

     Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina 

 

STATION SUMMARY OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA - JANUARY 2017 

 

OBSERVER: Russ Topping

ACON STATION ID: CHT

 

(COLUMNS) OBSERVATION TIMES: 

TEMPS RECORDED AT 2400

PRECIP RECORDED AT 2400

 

(PUT YOUR DATA BELOW IN FRONT OF THE LETTERS.)

 

47.5    A- AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE

33.3    B- AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE

40.4    C- MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE

+7.2    C1- MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURE

70.3    D- MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE

12      E- DATE(S) OF MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE

10.6    F- MINIMUM TEMPERATURE

9       G- DATE(S) OF MINIMUM TEMPERATURE

0       H- # DAYS MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE >=90

4      I- # DAYS MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE  <= 32

10      J- # DAYS MINIMUM TEMPERATURE <= 32

0       K- # DAYS MINIMUM TEMPERATURE <= 0

74      K1- AVERAGE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)

26      L- MAXIMUM (PEAK) WIND GUST (MPH)*

S       M- DIRECTION MAXIMUM (PEAK) WIND GUST*

12      N- DATE(S) OF MAXIMUM (PEAK) WIND GUST*

0.5     N1- AVERAGE WIND SPEED (MPH)*

N       N2- DOMINANT WIND DIRECTION*

0       O- # DAYS - THUNDERSTORM

0       P- # DAYS - HAIL

0       Q- # DAYS - GLAZE

1       R- # DAYS - ICE PELLETS (SLEET)

4       R1- # DAYS - DENSE FOG (<= 1/4 MILE)

---     R2- SKY COVER PERCENTAGE

2400    S- LOCAL OBSERVATION TIMES FOR TEMPS/PRECIPITATION

2.71”   T- TOTAL PRECIPITATION

-0.03”  T1- PRECIPITATION DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL

0.92”   U- MAXIMUM CALENDAR DAY PRECIPITATION (0001-2359)

3       U1- DATE MAX CALENDAR DAY PRECIPITATION

0.97”   V- MAXIMUM 24-HOUR PRECIPITATION (VARIES)

2,3     V1- DATE(S) MAX 24-HOUR PRECIPITATION

15      W- # DAYS PRECIPITATION >=.01"

0       X- # DAYS PRECIPITATION >=1.00"

2.71”   Y- YEARLY PRECIPITATION

0.75”   Z- MAXIMUM CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL

7,30    1- DATE MAXIMUM CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL

2       2- # DAYS WITH SNOWFALL (>= TRACE)

0       3- # DAYS WITH SNOWFALL >= 1.00"

1.5”    4- TOTAL MONTHLY SNOWFALL

1.5”    5- TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR 2016-2017

30.791” 6- MAXIMUM BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

9       6A- DATE MAXIMUM BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

29.430” 7- MINIMUM BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

23      7A- DATE MINIMUM BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

30.029” 8- AVERAGE SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE

KLWX    CWA- YOUR NWS COUNTY WARNING AREA

 

 

Comments: 

 

The January mean monthly temperature was much above average and precipitation was average. The mean monthly temperature was 40.4° (+7.2°). The mean high temperature was 47.5° (+5.0°) and the mean low temperature was 33.3° (+9.4°). A record daily high temperature was set on the 12th (70°). A record high minimum temperature was set on the 12th (48°), 17th (41°), 21st (47°), 22nd (47°), and 26th (42°).

 

January precipitation of 2.71” was 0.03” above normal. Measurable rainfall fell on 15 days. Maximum daily precipitation of 0.92” fell on the 3rd. Measurable snow fell on the 7th (0.75”) and 30th (0.75”), for a total of 1.50” (5.8” below normal). Sleet was observed on the 14th. Dense fog was observed on the 3rd, 4th, 21st and 22nd. 

 

*Please note, anemometer is currently partially obstructed

from the North and East