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SUMMARY OF
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
APRIL 2006
...TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL ALL AREAS
WHILE RAINFALL TOTALS IMPROVE FOR MANY AREAS...
REPORT RECONCILES ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE TRENDS
First of 21 Reports from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program Significantly Revises, Updates Conclusions from Previous Key Reports
View the article from NOAA here:
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2623.htm
AREA WHERE HURRICANES DEVELOP IS WARMER, SAY NOAA SCIENTISTS
The region of the tropical Atlantic where many
hurricanes originate has warmed by several tenths of a
degree Celsius over the 20th century... more at the following link:
http://www.fema.gov/emergency/reports/2006/nat050306.shtm`
WEATHER PHILATELY
Kevin Shaw of ACON DC?MD/DE has discovered this website from the AASC list
he's on. Check it out when
you get the chance... Very interesting collection of links to postal
items from various weather or weather-related categories. Nice scans of
those recent cloud stamps the postal service put out back in the fall of
2004... And a lot more! Thanks Kevin...
http://www.cira.colostate.edu/ramm/hillger/weather.htm.
DROUGHT MONITOR
http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html
REMINDER
All National Weather Service station data listed
herein is preliminary and may be subject to change. The data has
not been certified and cannot be used in legal actions. Only reports
certified by the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, NC can
be used for these purposes.
ACON VA/NC/SC Member
Station Extremes - APRIL 2006
|
State
|
Maximum Temperature
|
Minimum
Temperature
|
Warmest
Average
Temperature
|
Coldest
Average
Temperature
|
Maximum
Precipitation
|
Minimum
Precipitation
|
|
Virginia
|
91°
Danville
|
27°
New Market
|
61.6°
Norfolk (FHC)
|
56.2°
New Market
|
6.68"
Ladysmith
|
1.27"
Danville
|
|
North Carolina
|
95°
Fayetteville
|
29°
Raleigh (RDU)
|
65.5°
Fayetteville
|
58.6°
Asheville
|
4.93"
Raleigh (RDU)
|
1.66"
Lumberton
|
|
South Carolina
|
94°
Florence
|
35°
Columbia
|
68.1°
Charleston
|
63.6°
North Myrtle Beach
|
3.66"
North Myrtle Beach
|
1.08"
Columbia
|
( For an explanation of column headers in the following tables,
please
note the column denotations table below. )
TEMPERATURE / WINDS/ ELEMENTS
VIRGINIA
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STN A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 R2 S CWA
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ANN 70.07 47.5 58.78 +3.3 82 15 32 9 0 0 1 0 63% 38 W 3 3 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
BCB 70.1 42.5 56.3 +6.3 82 15 28 10 0 0 2 0 63% 62 270° 7 5.2 9 1 0 0 2 2400 RNK
BRI 68 46 57 +4.3 82 7 34 29 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
CEN 69.2 46.2 57.7 +5.0 82 7 32 9 0 0 1 0 38 331° 5 2.9 NNW 4 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
CHO 71.8 44.6 58.2 +1.1 86 15 31 9,10 0 0 3 0 58 97 270° 3 4.9 6 0 0 0 3 2400 LWX
DAN 75.1 46.9 61.0 +3.7 91 15 30 10 1 0 1 0 61% 44 240° 22 6.5 6 0 0 0 5 2400 RNK
DCA 69.7 49.3 59.5 +2.4 83 15 34 9 0 0 0 0 59% 40 280° 3 9.2 4 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
40 230° 7
40 360° 25
IAD 69.6 45.1 57.4 +4.3 82 15 31 10 0 0 1 0 59% 49 280° 3 7.3 4 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
FCH 67.3 48.8 58.1 83 20 35 9 0 0 0 0 55 3 4 1 0 0 1 2400 LWX
HAM 69.0 50.0 60.0 +2.0 86 15 35 10 0 0 0 0 45% 36 SW 22 7.0 SW 8 0 0 0 0 50% 2400 AKQ
HER 67.5 45.5 56.5 +3.4 79.5 15 31.6 9 0 0 1 0 28 5 3 0 0 0 2400 LWX
LDY 72 44 58 +0.8 87 15 32 10 0 0 1 0 55% 6 0 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
LYH 72.8 45.0 58.9 +3.6 86 15 30 9 0 0 3 0 61% 45 300° 7 4.7 7 0 0 0 4 2400 RNK
NEW 71.06 41.33 56.19 +3.0 85 20 27 6,22 0 0 5 0 58% 40 W 15 18.9 SW 4 0 0 0 4 1800 LWX
NPN 71.7 49.1 60.4 86 15 33 10 0 0 0 0 29 NW 5 8 1 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
NOR 70.9 49.5 60.2 +2.7 86 15 34 10 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
ORF 70.1 50.9 60.5 +3.1 85 15 37 10 0 0 0 0 64% 38 230° 7 10.2 1 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
FHC 71.64 51.56 61.60 85.9 15 40.3 9 0 0 0 0 65% 32 236° 7 4.0 203° 5 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
POR 71.4 50.6 61.0 +1.9 85.2 15 35.5 10 0 0 0 0 68% 34 270° 5 4.7 148° 5 0 0 0 0 36% 2400 AKQ
CTR 74.1 44.9 59.5 +2.4 88.0 15 28.5 10 0 0 2 0 65% 24 SW 1,7 0.9 SSW 5 0 0 0 0 33% 2400 AKQ
MEC 75.1 46.8 61.2 88 15 31 10 0 0 1 0 15 W 4 8 0 0 0 2 1700 AKQ
RIC 72.8 47.5 60.2 +3.1 88 15 32 10 0 0 1 0 58% 43 280° 3 8.1 5 1 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
ROA 73.3 48.4 60.8 +4.7 86 7 35 10 0 0 0 0 56% 60 300° 7 6.9 8 0 0 0 2 2400 RNK
AKQ 74 45 59.5 88 15 29 6 0 0 2 0 2400 AKQ
WAL 66.0 46.9 56.5 +3.2 81 15 34 10 0 0 0 0 41 050° 30 10.0 0 0 0 0 4 2400 AKQ
WOO 67.3 48.3 57.8 +2.7 79 8,16 33 9 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 2 2400 LWX
WSH 69.9 45.6 57.8 +2.47 83.7 20 31.3 9 0 0 1 0 60% 26 E 5 2.0 NNE 6 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
|
NORTH CAROLINA
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STN A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 R2 S CWA
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AVL 72.3 44.9 58.6 +4.5 87 16 31 10 0 0 1 0 60% 44 280° 17 6.3 7 0 0 0 2 30% 2400 GSP
MRH 71.6 55.1 63.3 82 16 36 10 0 0 0 0 43 240° 3 11.3 7 0 0 0 0 2400 MHX
CLT 76.6 49.6 63.1 +2.2 89 16 32 10 0 0 1 0 57% 43 360° 17 6.0 7 0 0 0 1 50% 2400 GSP
ECG 72.1 49.1 60.6 +0.5 86 15 32 10 0 0 1 0 65% 48 270° 3 10.5 0 0 0 0 2 2400 AKQ
FAY 79.4 51.5 65.5 95 15 36 10 3 0 0 0 56% 64 320° 17 8.3 1 0 0 0 2 2400 RAH
GSO 74.6 50.1 62.3 +4.8 90 15 34 10 1 0 0 0 62% 43 220° 22 7.4 6 0 0 0 2 2400 RAH
HSE 67.4 53.8 60.6 +0.8 76 15 44 19 0 0 0 0 46 230° 3 10.5 0 0 0 0 1 2400 MHX
36 290° 15
HKY 75.8 50.8 63.3 +5.0 89 16 34 10 0 0 0 0 38 300° 3 5.4 8 0 0 0 1 2400 GSP
LBT 78.4 49.9 64.2 +3.7 92 15 32 10 3 0 1 0 53 340° 17 7.0 0 0 0 0 3 2400 ILM
EWN 75.7 50.4 63.1 90 15 35 10 1 0 0 0 131 230° 14 8.2 5 0 0 0 3 2400 MHX
RAL 76.5 48.3 62.4 +3.3 89 15,16 29 10 0 0 1 0 39 3 4 0 0 0 1 2400 RAH
RDU 75.5 49.9 62.7 +3.6 89 15,16 33 10 0 0 0 0 62% 55 260° 3 7.1 5 1 0 0 5 2400 RAH
ROX 75.0 49.1 62.2 +4.9 89 15 33 10 0 0 0 0 64% 38 NW 4 VBL 7 0 0 0 1 45% 2400 RAH
ILM 77.5 52.8 65.1 +2.4 92 15 35 10 2 0 0 0 56 260° 3 9.4 4 0 0 0 0 2400 ILM
|
SOUTH CAROLINA
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All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
STN A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 R2 S CWA
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AND 77.5 51.6 64.5 +3.9 90 17 38 10 1 0 0 0 40 250° 3 6.5 6 0 0 0 3 2400 GSP
41 300° 14
CAE 80.4 53.6 67.0 +3.8 92 16 35 10 6 0 0 0 56% 43 270° 3 7.2 3 0 0 0 2 2400 CAE
32 220° 14
CRE 74.1 53.1 63.6 90 15 38 10 0 0 4 0 38 200° 3 8.8 4 0 0 0 4 2400 CHS
38 220° 22
CHS 80.6 55.6 68.1 +3.9 92 15 41 10 4 0 0 0 53 240° 26 9.0 4 0 0 0 2 2400 CHS
FLO 80.2 51.9 66.1 94 15 37 10 1 0 0 0 51 330° 17 8.3 3 0 0 0 3 2400 ILM
GSP 77.2 52.3 64.8 +5.8 92 17 38 10 2 0 0 0 56% 45 260° 3 7.5 9 3 0 0 2 20% 2400 GSP
OGB 80.0 53.1 66.6 91 15 38 10 1 0 0 0 36 280° 3 6.8 7 0 0 0 5 2400 CAE |
NEARBY STATIONS
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All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
STN A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 R2 S CWA
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TRI 72.1 46.4 59.2 -4.6 85 16 32 9,10 0 0 2 0 49 270° 3 5.2 12 0 0 0 2 2400 MRX
DAV 59.7 36.2 49.5 74 21 19 9 0 1 10 0 0700 PBZ |
(Please
note the column denotations table below.)
PRECIPITATION / BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
VIRGINIA
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STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANN 4.43 2.31 22 2.34 21-22 12 1 10.32 T 5 1 0 T 21.7 30.44 29, 29.52 3 29.96 2400
30
BCB 3.93 +0.10 1.01 22 9 1 8.52 T 7 1 0 T 20.4 2400
BRI 2.84 +1.0 1.13 22 1.33 21-22 10 1 6.99 0.0 0.0 15.0 30.33 29 29.10 16 1615/1600
30
CEN 3.20 -0.24 1.07 22 1.07 22 10 1 8.01 0.0 0.0 20.2 30.43 29.56 15 30.00 2400
CHO 3.04 -0.30 1.11 22 1.12 21-22 10 1 7.65 0.0 0.0 2400
DAN 1.27 -2.56 0.57 22 7 0 5.63 0.0 0.0 1.6 30.39 10 29.55 15 2400
DCA 3.10 +0.33 1.08 22 8 1 8.86 0.0 0.0 13.6 2400
IAD 4.86 +1.64 2.88 22 2.89 21-22 11 1 9.71 0.0 0.0 14.1 2400
FCH 4.98 1.75 22 2.36 22-23 9 1 10.61 0.0 0.0 13.9 2400
HAM 3.33 +0.33 0.83 22 1.13 21-22 10 1 7.49 0.0 0.0 30.42 12 29.53 15 29.96 2400
HER 4.86 +1.64 2.80 22 2.80 22 11 1 10.17 0.0 0.0 20.0 2400
LDY 6.68 +3.79 1.97 22 3.21 21-22 9 3 15.70 0.0 0.0 10.5 30.44 30 29.56 3,7 29.98 2400
LYH 2.44 -1.02 1.20 22 1.22 21-22 11 1 8.42 0.0 0.0 12.9 30.42 30 29.57 3 2400
NEW 3.61 +1.0 22 11 1 8.64 0.0 0.0 16.75 30.62 29 29.84 4 1700
NPN 3.96 0.91 22 0.94 22-23 5 0 4.21 0.0 0.0 0.8 30.35 12 29.46 15 2400
NOR 3.69 -0.28 0.80 8 1.11 8-9 12 0 7.86 0.0 0.0 1.3 2400
ORF 3.65 +0.27 1.10 25 1.39 25-26 11 1 7.50 0.0 0.0 0.8 30.42 12 29.53 15 2400
FHC 5.45 1.24 26 13 1 10.44 0.0 0.0 1.0 30.417 12 29.537 15 29.964 2400
POR 3.38 -0.07 0.77 26 0.85 25-26 12 0 7.17 0.0 0.0 1.0 30.43 12 29.55 15 29.971 2400
CTR 3.25 +0.02 0.85 25 0.87 21-22 12 0 7.64 0.0 0.0 6.5 30.39 29 29.52 15 29.933 2400
MEC 4.09 1.31 22 1.72 22-23 10 1 9.20 0.0 0.0 6.4 30.18 30 29.35 15 1700
RIC 2.18 -1.09 0.66 22 8 0 6.74 0.0 0.0 8.5 30.73 29 29.54 15 2400
ROA 3.00 -0.61 1.04 7 1.11 7-8 11 1 8.47 0.0 0.0 10.0 30.42 30 29.59 7 2400
AKQ 5.26 1.81 22 14 2 9.63 0.0 0.0 1.4 2400
WAL 2.35 -0.43 0.65 22 0.78 21-22 12 0 6.10 0.0 0.0 3.7 30.41 29 29.52 15 2400
WOO 3.99 +0.93 0.86 21-22 15 0 8.23 0.0 0.0 17.4 30.51 29 29.78 8 0800
WSH 4.13 +0.29 1.26 17 1.26 17 14 1 9.64 T 1 0 T 22.3 30.46 30 29.57 3 2400 |
NORTH CAROLINA
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STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
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AVL 4.58 +1.08 1.51 19 1.51 19 10 1 11.62 0.0 0.0 1.4 2400
MRH 3.83 1.25 22 1.43 22-23 8 1 11.34 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.43 12 29.55 17 2400
CLT 2.36 -0.59 0.92 22 0.90 22 8 0 8.08 0.0 0.0 T 2400
ECG 2.68 -0.32 1.11 3 1.12 3-4 8 1 7.32 0.0 0.0 0.5 30.43 12 29.55 15 2400
FAY 2.73 0.95 27 1.11 26-27 6 0 7.73 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
GSO 2.71 -0.72 0.94 27 1.22 26-27 8 0 6.63 0.0 0.0 1.3 2400
HSE 3.22 -0.07 0.97 22 1.69 22-23 8 0 11.33 0.0 0.0 0.5 30.32 29 29.72 26 2400
HKY 3.54 -0.16 0.84 22 1.04 25-26 12 0 9.64 0.0 0.0 T 2400
LBT 1.66 -1.17 0.72 27 0.97 26-27 5 0 5.14 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.42 12 29.42 17 2400
EWN 3.70 -1.31 0.96 8 1.31 26-27 8 0 9.97 0.0 0.0 T 30.43 12 29.54 17 2400
RDU 4.93 +2.13 1.83 22 8 2 9.90 T 3 1 0 T T 1900
RAL 4.77 +2.17 1.03 21-22 9 0 10.32 0.0 0.0 T 30.44 12 29.64 17 2400
ROX 4.23 +1.30 1.60 22 1.60 22 9 1 9.45 0.0 0 0 0.0 2.1 30.44 11, 29.63 15, 30.02 2200
12 17
ILM 3.06 +0.12 0.76 17 1.21 26-27 7 0 9.57 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.42 12 29.42 17 2400 |
SOUTH CAROLINA
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STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
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AND 2.38 -0.97 0.83 22 1.26 21-22 9 0 10.25 0.0 0.0 T 2400
CAE 1.08 -1.90 0.40 8 0.40 8 5 0 8.09 0.0 0.0 T 30.41 12 29.52 17 2400
CRE 3.66 +1.54 1.19 26 1.55 26-27 6 1 11.02 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.41 12 29.43 17 2400
CHS 3.00 +0.23 1.23 8 1.32 26-27 6 2 9.67 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.39 12 29.56 17 2400
FLO 1.50 -1.29 0.69 26 1.06 26-27 7 0 7.01 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.41 12 29.45 17 2400
GSP 3.60 +0.06 0.98 19 1.05 21-22 10 0 9.94 T 8,19 3 0 T T 2400
26
OGB 2.02 0.97 26 1.04 26-27 6 0 10.28 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.41 12 29.56 17 2400 |
NEARBY STATIONS
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STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
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TRI 5.69 +2.46 1.24 22 1.58 21-22 15 1 14.46 0.0 0.0 9.2 30.36 11 29.56 17 2400
DAV 5.69 0.99 17 18 0 18.69 5.2 5 6 1 6.7 165.8 0700 |
Virginia:
Annandale
- Lowell reports:
"
April was +3.4° warmer than average and +0.90 inches above average in
precipitation but the year's total is still -3.91 inches below average
chiefly because of the very dry March.
April's mean monthly temperature was 58.78° and was the fourth warmest in the last 26 years and the warmest April since 2002.
It was interesting that the highest temperature for the month was only 82°,
which was a -3.0° departure and the lowest in April since 2000.
The greatest daily temperature range during April was only 33° and the
least since 1998. It is also interesting that the lowest daily temperature
range was 12 degrees F which was the third highest in the last 26 years
with 14° being the record in 2002.
April had 12 days with measurable precipitation but 2.31 inches or 52% of
the month's rain fell on the 22nd which was the second most rainfall on an
April day since April 15, 1983 when the 26 year April record of 2.57 inches
occurred. Also on the 22nd we had 1.10 inches of rainfall in one hour, which
set a new record of the most rain to fall in a one-hour period in April;
the old record was 0.86 inches in 1998 (rainfall intensity records since
1991).
The lowest wind chill (new scale) for April was 25.7° on the 9th at 0555.
The lowest relative humidity for April was 19% on the 20th at 1656.
The maximum wind gust of 38 mph from the west was recorded on the 3rd at
1906.
There were only three days with thunder and no hail or heavy fogs.
The only frozen precipitation occurred on the 5th when a mix of rain and
snow occurred between 0744 and 0750. The last measurable snow to occur in
April was 1.0 inch on April 9, 2000.
April DAILY Records Tied or Broken (26-Years of records):
1 HIGH maximum temperature: 13;
1 HIGH minimum temperature: 15;
1 LOW minimum temperature: 30;
2 HIGH precipitation: 3, 22;
"
[ + + ]
Arlington
- Report from NWS LWX:
"
NEARLY AN INCH AND A HALF OF RAIN FELL DURING THE 21ST AND 22ND. THAT WAS
OUR BIGGEST RAIN EVENT SINCE THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY. THE OTHER NOTABLE
ASPECT OF APRIL WAS THAT IT WAS THE ELEVENTH WARMEST APRIL ON RECORD. THERE
WERE NO EXCESSIVELY HOT DAYS OR ANY RECORDS BROKEN... BUT IT WAS CONSISTENTLY
WARM. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE OF THE MONTH WAS 83 DEGREES ON THE 15TH.
" [ + + ]
Bridgewater
- "
The average temperature for the month was 4.3 degrees above
normal, while the precipitation was .1 inches above normal.
Precipitation for the year is now 6.99 inches, which is 3.94 inches
below normal. We could use more rain.
" - [ + + ] - report from Clayton
Centreville
- "
Absolutely unremarkable! Well, maybe not quite that dull. After all,
when compared to the extreme drought of March, some long awaited rain
finally did arrive to put the grass cutting ritual back to full throttle
again. The departure in the average monthly temperature indicated some
moderation, and being just 5.0ø over the 52.7° normal compared to February
when the departure weighed in at nearly 6.0° above the average. A high
monthly temperature of 82° on April 7th preceded the arrival of a cool front
on the 8th followed by the monthly low of 32° on April 9th; all within less
than 36 hours. The average nighttime low of 46.2° was six degrees warmer
than normal and was just a moderate deviation when compared to other recent
monthly low average readings.
A relatively consistent rainfall distribution occurred in April with not
quite half of our precipitation accumulating in the first 15 days; over half
of our precipitation falling during the last half of the month. With 3.20"
in the bucket and a healthy supply of cubes in the freezer for April, we
came in at 93% of our 3.44" normal for the month. This shortage is
minute in comparison to March, and April only added slightly to a major
rainfall deficit for the year of 5.67", or 59% of normal.
" - [ + + ] - report from Paul
Falls Church
- "
April 2006 was a warm month but a wet one. After a record dry March the extra rainfall in April was very welcome!
" - [ + + ] - report from Windie
Herndon
- Bob notes:"
My average MAX temperature was 1.6 degrees ABOVE
the Dulles "normal" and the average MIN was 5.3 degrees
ABOVE "normal". Snowfall was 0.4 inches BELOW the Dulles average.
The groundwater observation well at
Reston showed a net rise of about 1.8 feet for the month
(provisional data).
" - [ + + ]
Ladysmith
- Danny sends these notes:
"
April brought warm temperatures and an abundance of precipitation,
with well over 6 inches of rain helping to make up the tremendous deficit
March left behind. Over 3 inches of rain on the 21st and 22nd brought minor
flooding to some areas. Some month-end lows in the mid 30s caused some frost
to form on early blooming flowers.
" - [ + + ]
Norfolk
- "
Temperatures at the Fred Heutte Center were above normal while rainfall improved
considerably with above normal precip.
" [ -/+ - ]
Portsmouth
- "
In April, the temperature average was 1.9° ABOVE normal.
Rainfall for the month was slightly below normal, by 0.07".
No new station temp or rainfall records.
Cold frontal passages on the 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th, 15th, 23rd, 26th with a
warm frontal passage on the 22nd; Heavy smoke was noted on the 7th from a fire
in the Great Dismal Swamp (Chesapeake).
For the year, the temperature average was 50.8° or 2.7° above
normal. Rainfall at the end of April was 7.35" BELOW normal (49%)
" [ + - ]
North
Carolina:
Greensboro
- NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports:
"
...CLIMATE RECORDS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL...
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE OF 62.4 DEGREES...SECOND WARMEST APRIL.
THE PREVIOUS SECOND WARMEST APRIL WAS 62.1 DEGREES IN 2002.
THE WARMEST MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR APRIL WAS 63.3 DEGREES IN 1967.
RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES ON THE 15TH...
WHICH BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 88 DEGREES IN 1972.
RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 65 DEGREES ON THE 15TH...
WHICH BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 63 DEGREES IN 1967.
RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 66 DEGREES ON THE 16TH...
WHICH BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 62 DEGREES IN 2002.
" - [ + + ]
Raleigh
- NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports:
"
...CLIMATE RECORDS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL...
MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 62.7...FIFTH WARMEST APRIL AT RDU
...SINCE 1944.
THE PREVIOUS FIFTH WARMEST APRIL AT RDU...SINCE 1944...WAS 62.6 DEGREES IN 1977.
THE WARMEST APRIL AT RDU...SINCE 1944...WAS 63.6 DEGREES IN 1994 AND 1954.
RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 89 DEGREES ON THE 16TH...
WHICH TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD RECORDED IN 2002 AND 1972.
RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 63 DEGREES ON THE 16TH...
WHICH TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD FROM 1954.
RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 54 DEGREES ON THE 27TH...
WHICH TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD FROM 1978.
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION OF 4.93 INCHES...FOURTH WETTEST APRIL AT RDU...SINCE 1944.
THE PREVIOUS FOURTH WETTEST APRIL AT RDU...SINCE 1944...WAS 4.91 INCHES IN 1989.
THE WETTEST APRIL AT RDU...SINCE 1944...WAS 6.10 INCHES IN 1978.
Statewide,
April rainfall totals generally returned to near normal values across North Carolina. This happened after one of the driest March's on record. Several significant rainfall events during the last 8 days of April allowed several stations to record above average monthly rainfall amounts. Raleigh-Durham's monthly rainfall total was 2.13 inches above normal and Asheville was 1.08 inches above normal. The Raleigh-Durham Airport location recorded their 5th wettest April since records have been kept in 1944. Other locations did not fair quite as well including Fayetteville and Mount Airy. Both of these stations ended the month at 1.17 inches below normal.
The April 2006 average monthly temperatures averaged well above normal (3 to 5 degrees) at most of the inland locations. Greensboro recorded their 2nd warmest April since 1928 and Raleigh-Durham had their 5th warmest April since 1944. It was not quite as balmy along the immediate coast and on the Outer Banks, where temperatures only averaged 0.5 to 2.4 degrees above normal from Elizabeth City to Wilmington.
Soil moisture and stream flow levels slipped to near all time record low values over the Piedmont as dry weather persisted through mid April. The rainfall during the latter half of the month increased topsoil moisture levels and temporarily increased some of the small stream flows. The rain was even enough to put a small dent in the long-term drought conditions.
The APRIL 2006 North Carolina Weather Review is available at:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/ncsummaries/MonthlySummary.Apr.2006.doc.
" - [ + + ]
Raleigh:
-
"
Abundant rainfall fell during April with rainfall 2.17" above normal for
the month. The average daily temperature was 3.3 degrees above normal. In
addition, there were several severe weather events during April, but
no major damage or confirmed tornadoes. Thunderstorms were observed
on four days.
" - [ + + ] - report from Bob
Elsewhere:
COLUMN
DENOTATIONS:
| A maximum mean temperature |
T total precipitation (inches)
T1 departure from normal |
| B minimum mean temperature |
U maximum calendar day precipitation
(inches) |
C monthly mean temperature
C1 departure from normal |
U1 date of maximum calendar day precipitation |
| D maximum temperature |
V date(s) of maximum daily precipitation |
| E date(s) of maximum temperature |
V1 maximum 24-hour precip. &
date(s) |
| F minimum temperature |
W number of days with precip. >=
.01" |
| G date(s) of minimum temperature |
X number of days with precip. >=
1.0" |
| H days with maximum temperature
>=90 |
Y year-to-date precipitation (inches) |
| I days with maximum temperature
<=32 |
Z maximum calendar day snowfall (inches) |
| J days with minimum temperature
<=32 |
VRB Variable |
| K days with minimum temperature
<= 0 |
1 date of maximum calendar day snowfall (inches)
|
| K1 average relative humidity |
2 number of days with snowfall |
| L peak wind gust (miles per
hour) |
3 number of days with snowfall >=
1.0" |
| M direction of peak wind gust |
4 total snowfall for month
(inches) |
| N date(s) of peak wind gust |
5 total snowfall for 2005-2006 season
(inches) |
| N1 average wind speed (miles per hour) |
6 maximum barometric pressure (inches) |
| N2 dominant wind direction |
6A date of maximum barometric pressure |
| O number of days with thunder |
7 minimum barometric pressure (inches) |
| P number of days with hail |
7A date of minimum barometric pressure |
| Q number of days with glaze |
8 average sea-level pressure |
| R number of days with ice pellets |
STN Station |
| R2 sky cover percentage |
NR not recorded |
| R1 number of days with dense fog
[1/4 mile and less visibility] |
(i) incomplete data |
| S local observation time for
temps/precipitation |
(M) missing, if listed in data table |
| ~ "about" |
E estimated |
| + additional indeterminate
number of days |
CWA - NWS Office County Warning Area |
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RECORDS BEGAN / EMAIL ADDRESS:
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ROK Roanoke, VA 6SW Wendell
Prillaman 4/76 wlprillaman@cox.net |
| ANN Annandale,
VA 1 3/4 ENE - Lowell Koontz 8/31/79 wwkoontz@verizon.net |
AKQ Wakefield,
VA NWS Wakefield Municipal Airport 36-58-53N 077-00-04W 33M |
| DCA Arlington,
VA Washington, DC, Reagan Washington National Airport 38-50-54N 077-02-03W
18M |
WSH Washington, VA
David Yowell runamok@runamok.com |
| BCB Blacksburg,
VA NWS Virginia Tech Airport 37-13N 080-25W |
WEE Weems, VA 3WNW Francis
J. Socey - deceased 3/19/06 |
| BRI Bridgewater,
VA Clayton Towers Ctowers@rica.net |
WOO Woodstock, VA 5NW Lauck
Walton - 12/1/85 jwalton@shentel.net |
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CEN Centreville, VA Paul Bassett 1985, 38° 50.9788' N LAT. 77° 25.6374' W LON. | Elevation 324' | m.psb@verizon.net
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LDY Ladysmith, VA Danny Jessee 2003 danny@dannyjessee.com
|
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CCV Campbell County, VA - 37° 24' N 79° 04' W -
Roger Penny September 2005 bulletnva@yahoo.com
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WAL Wallops Island, VA
37° 56'26" N
75° 27'47" W Wallops Flight Facility Airport
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CHO Charlottesville,
VA Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport ASOS (Rappahannock County)
38-08-18N 078-27-21W 192M |
AVL Asheville,
NC Asheville Regional Airport 35-25-55N 082-32-15W 670M |
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MRH Beaufort,
NC Michael J. Field Airport 34-44-01N 076-39-38W 3M |
| DAN Danville, VA, Danville
Regional Airport, 36-34-22N 079-20-10W 175M |
BRE Brevard, NC
1SE Bob Keehn 1/1/90 rkeehn@brinet.com |
| IAD Dulles - Washington-Dulles
International Airport 38-56-05N 077-26-51W 93M |
CLT Charlotte,
NC NWS Charlotte/Douglas International Airpot 35-12-48N 080-56-55W 220M |
| FCH Falls Church,
VA Erica Page - 3/7/94 Windie1970@aol.com |
HKY Hickory, NC |
| HAM Hampton, VA
5NE Dave Kessel 1989 david82@verizon.net |
ECG Elizabeth City, NC,
Coast Guard Air Station 36-15-47N 076-10-58W 11M |
| CTR Winterpock in Chesterfield County, VA Albert Arnold 06/03 |
FAY Fayetteville, NC Fayetteville
Regional Airport, 34-59-22N 078-52-48W 55M |
| HER Herndon, VA
R.M. Beall P- 10/76 T- 1/91 beall47@earthlink.net |
GSO Greensboro, NC NWS
Piedmont Triad International Airport 36-05-51N 079-56-37W 275M |
| HRN Herndon, VA 4SW Russ
Topping - 1985-2006 russ.topping@gmail.com - ceased operation March 2006 |
HSE Cape Hatteras,
NC Mitchell Field 35-13-56N 075-27-21W 3M |
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LBT Lumberton,
NC Lumberton Municipal Airport 34-36-26N 079-03-36W 37M |
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EWN New Bern,
NC Craven County Regional Airport 36-04-03N 077-02-50W 3M |
| LXI Lexington,
VA Scott M. Lancey, - 06/96 weather@midatlanticwx.com |
RAL Raleigh, NC
7NNW Bob Woodson - 6/1/93 kf4mmm@qsl.net |
| LKU Louisa,
VA 1N Joseph Bowers 1944 - NWS ID 44-5050-02jmbiii@earthlink.net |
RDU Raleigh-Durham, NC
Raleigh-Durham International Airport 35-52-14N 078-47-11W 130M |
| LOU Louisa,
VA 6S John Bullock (about 1970) INACTIVE 1/1/02 - MEMBER DECEASED FALL 2004 |
ROX Roxboro, NC
2SE Merriell A. Jay 1/93 |
| LYH Lynchburg,
VA NWS Lynchburg Regional Airport 37-19-15N 079-12-24W 295M |
ILM Wilmington,
NC NWS New Hanover International Airport 34-16-06N 077-54-22W 9M |
| NEW Newmarket,
VA 2W Joyce Winfree joywood@shentel.net |
CHS Charleston, SC NWS
Charleston Air Force Base 32-53-56N 080-02-26W 13M |
| NPN Newport
News, VA 7N Gary Leonard - 6/91 GaryMLeonard@aol.com |
CAE Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia Metropolitan Airport 33-56-31N 081-07-05W 73M |
| NOR Norfolk,
VA 3NE Jim Fentress 6/1/77 |
FLO Florence, SC
Florence Regional Airport 34-11-16N 079-43-51W 44M |
| ORF Norfolk,
VA 5NE 36-54-13N 076-11-31W 14M 1871 |
GSP Greenville-Spartanburg,
SC NWS Greenville-Spartanburg Airport 34-53-02N 082-13-15W 286M |
| POR Portsmouth,
VA 36.81° North 76.33° West 3S Bill Trotter - 7/1/76 wxr@cox.net |
CRE North Myrtle
Beach, SC Grand Strand Airport 33-48-42N 078-43-26W 10M |
| MEC Mechanicsville,
VA Glen Martin 11/19/91 |
OGB Orangeburg, SC
Orangeburg Municipal Airport 33-27-50N 080-51-13W 59M |
| FHC Norfolk, VA Fred
Heutte Center 36° 54'N 76° 16'W 01/01/03 fhcgarden@cox.net |
AND Anderson, SC |
| RIC Richmond,
VA Richmond International Airport 37-30-40N 077-19-24W 50M |
TRI Tri-cities,
TN (Bristol / Johnson / Kingsport), Tri-City Regional Airport 36-28-47N
082-23-56W 474M |
| ROA Roanoke, VA
Roanoke Regional Airport 37-19-01N 079-58-27W 362M |
DAV Davis, WV Dave Lesher canaanwx@canaantv.tv |
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