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SUMMARY OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
SUMMARY OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
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Temperature |
Average Temperature |
Average Temperature |
Precipitation |
Precipitation |
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Mechanicsville |
New Market |
Norfolk (FHC) |
Blacksburg |
Lunchburg |
Bridgewater |
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Moncure |
Moncure |
Fayetteville |
Asheville |
Asheville |
Lumberton |
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Columbia |
Anderson Greenville-Spartanburg |
Columbia |
North Mrytle Beach |
Anderson |
Charleston |
STN A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 S CWA
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BCB 70.3 40.7 55.5 +5.5 87 2 31 19,29 0 0 3 0 % 32 310° 9 4.9 1 1 0 0 2 2400 AKQ
BRI 71.6 43.6 57.6 +5 87 6,7 31 18,19 0 0 2 0 49% 0510/1600 LWX
CEN 71.0 46.7 58.9 +6.2 92 6 33 18 2 0 0 0 58% 37 324° 32 2.2 340° 2 0 0 0 3 2400 LWX
CHT 71.6 46.1 58.8 +5.0 91.9 6 33.7 27 0 0 5 0 65% 26 360° 25 1.0 360° 0 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
CHO 74.3 45.3 59.8 92 6 33 18,29 2 0 0 0 40 190° 25 4.6 1 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
DAN 77.1 46.7 61.9 +4.6 92 6 35 18,29 3 0 0 0 59% 36 220° 8 5.6 3 0 0 0 1 2400 RNK
DCA 71.7 50.0 60.8 +4.7 90 6,7 41 18 2 0 0 0 55% 59 250° 8 8.3 2 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
IAD 72.6 45.9 59.2 +6.1 93 6 32 18 2 0 1 0 58% 41 300° 9 6.8 2 0 0 0 3 2400 LWX
41 290° 16
FCH 2400 LWX
GAV 74.83 48.23 61.53 91 7 36 18,28, 2 0 0 0 60% 36 180° 8 3 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
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HDV 71.5 45.4 58.5 +2.3 92 6 32 18 2 0 1 0 60% 3 0 0 0 2 2400 LWX
LDY 72.5 48.8 60.4 +2.9 89 7 38 29 0 0 0 0 47% 0 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
LYH 73.5 43.9 58.7 +3.4 91 6 32 19 1 0 1 0 59% 39 190° 8 4.9 3 0 0 0 4 2400 RNK
NEW 72.56 40.36 56.46 +2 89 6 27 18 0 0 8 0 52% 30 180° 8 17.23 180° 0 0 0 0 1 1700 LWX
HAM 71 51 61 88 6,7 39 10 41 6 3 0 0 0 2 2400 AKQ
NPN 75.1 49.1 61.9 +3.1 91.6 6 36.7 15 2 0 0 0 32 248° 8 4.0 225° 2 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
NOR 73.3 50.2 61.8 +4.0 91 6 38 15 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
ORF 72.8 50.7 61.8 +4.4 90 6,7 38 15 2 0 0 0 59% 43 230° 8 8.7 3 0 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
43 330° 20
FHC 73.99 52.61 63.30 +5.9 90.7 6,7 43.6 15 2 0 0 0 65% 36 180° 8 2.0 200° 3 1 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
POR 74.4 50.5 62.4 +3.1 90.6 6 38.3 15 2 0 0 0 72% 33 248° 17 4.1 256° 3 1 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
CTR 76.7 45.8 60.8 +3.7 94.0 6 32.4 29 3 0 1 0 63% 24 225° 8 0.5 183° 1 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
MEC 77.65 48.21 63.03 95 6,8 35 28 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1700 AKQ
RIC 76.0 48.5 62.2 +5.1 93 6,7 36 10,29 2 0 0 0 56% 43 270° 26 7.1 2 0 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
ROA 74.2 47.5 60.9 +4.8 90 6 37 19,29 1 0 0 0 53% 48 320° 17 6.5 3 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
WAL 67.6 46.9 57.3 +4.1 89 7 36 18 0 0 0 0 43 160° 25 8.3 1 0 0 0 5 2400 AKQ
WOO 70.1 49.6 59.9 +4.6 90 7 38 18 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 2400 LWX
WSH 71.7 48.6 60.10 +4.78 92.1 7 37.3 18 2 0 0 0 56% 23 248° 3 0.8 068° 1 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
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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 S CWA
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AVL 72.3 43.8 58.1 +4.0 87 6 34 19,29 0 0 0 0 60% 37 340° 9 6.1 0 0 0 0 0 2400 GSP
MRH 70.2 53.8 62.0 76 23 44 11,15 0 0 0 0 38 220° 26 9.4 0 0 0 0 6 2400 MHX
38 310° 28
CLT 76.7 48.6 62.7 +1.8 90 6 35 10 0 0 0 0 59% 36 220° 8 6.4 1 0 0 0 0 2400 GSP
ECG 73.9 49.5 61.7 +1.6 87 6,7 34 15 0 0 0 0 56% 37 210° 25 9.0 2 0 0 0 4 2400 AKQ
FAY 78.7 50.3 64.5 91 6 39 19,29 1 0 0 0 58% 38 200° 25 7.5 3 0 0 0 0 2400 RAH
GSO 75.5 50.3 62.9 +5.3 89 6 39 11 0 0 0 0 53% 48 280° 8 7.5 2 0 0 0 0 2400 RAH
HSE 67.3 52.0 59.6 -0.2 73 23 40 29 0 0 0 0 76% 39 050° 18 8.6 0 0 0 0 3 2400 MHX
HKY 75.0 48.7 61.9 +3.6 90 6 37 19 1 0 0 0 37 230° 25 4.9 2 0 0 0 0 2400 GSP
37 280° 28
LBT 78.7 50.1 64.4 +3.9 90 6 39 10 1 0 0 0 62% 37 250° 26 5.8 3 0 0 0 0 2400 ILM
37 290° 27
MON 78.2 46.8 62.4 +2.4 92.3 6 33.5 29 3 0 0 0 65% 25 270° 8 1.3 023° 1 0 0 0 1 2400 RAH
EWN 76.8 49.7 63.2 +1.2 90 6 36 15 1 0 0 0 65% 36 200° 8 6.4 0 0 0 0 8 2400 MHX
36 210° 25
RDU 76.5 49.5 63.0 +3.9 90 6 38 15,29 1 0 0 0 58% 36 210° 8 6.2 2 0 0 0 1 2400 RAH
RAL 76.7 47.6 62.2 +3.1 91 6 36 15 1 0 0 0 26 8 1 0 0 0 0 0730 RAH
ROX 75.6 48.6 62.4 +5.1 91 6 36 18 0 0 0 0 59% 39 180° 8 1 1 0 0 0 2200 RAH
ILM 76.6 51.8 64.2 +1.5 86 17 38 15 0 0 0 0 64% 44 220° 25 7.5 1 0 0 0 3 2400 ILM
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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 S CWA
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AND 77.7 49.1 63.4 +2.8 89 5 39 10 0 0 0 0 44 270° 27 5.5 2 0 0 0 1 2400 GSP
CAE 80.3 51.3 65.8 +2.6 92 6 40 10 3 0 0 0 58% 45 260° 27 5.8 1 0 0 0 0 2400 CAE
CRE 73.7 53.0 63.3 +1.3 83 23,26 43 11 0 0 0 0 70% 49 220° 9 7.3 3 0 0 0 8 2400 ILM
CHS 79.0 54.8 66.9 +2.7 87 5,23 46 10 0 0 0 0 41 220° 25 8.0 3 0 0 0 1 2400 CHS
FLO 79.1 50.3 64.7 +1.6 90 6 40 11,29 1 0 0 0 61% 38 250° 26 6.6 2 0 0 0 1 2400 ILM
GSP 76.7 51.0 63.9 +4.9 88 5,6 39 11 0 0 0 0 55% 39 210° 8 6.4 3 0 0 0 1 2400 GSP
OGB 80.4 50.7 65.5 91 5,6 41 11 2 0 0 0 37 290° 26 5.1 2 0 0 0 1 2400 CAE |
STN A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 S CWA
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TRI 73.7 43.30 58.5 +3.9 88 2 31 10 0 0 1 0 41 200° 15 4.3 3 0 0 0 0 2400 MRX
DAV 49 +3 81 3 25 29 0 0 12 0 0700 PBZ |
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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BCB 2.42 -1.41 0.74 8 0.74 8 9 0 12.02 T 5 1 0 T 53.6 2400
BRI 0.78 -2 0.43 8 4 0 10.16 0.0 48.0 30.50 14 29.40 26 0510/1600
CEN 1.54 -1.90 0.42 8 0.51 8-9 7 0 11.65 0.0 70.1 30.60 14 29.25 26 29.93 2400
CHT 1.55 -1.67 0.60 26 0.68 25-26 7 0 10.20 0.0 61.7 30.624 14 29.202 26 29.959 2400
CHO 1.33 0.52 8 0.52 8 5 0 12.80 30.60 14 29.18 26 2400
DAN 1.59 -2.24 1.19 8 1.22 8-9 6 1 14.03 0.0 15.6 30.59 14 29.27 26 2400
DCA 1.50 -1.27 0.62 8 0.69 8-9 7 0 9.33 0.0 56.1 29.22 26 2400
IAD 1.29 -1.93 0.51 26 0.52 25-26 6 0 11.32 0.0 77.0 29.22 26 2400
FCH 54.7
GAV 1.94 0.55 8 0.65 8-9 8 0 15.74 0.0 42.0 30.57 14 29.18 26 29.96 2400
HDV 1.44 -2.10 0.33 26 9 0 11.38 0.0 80.4 30.59 14 29.16 26 2400
LDY 1.34 -1.52 0.46 8 0.75 8-9 6 0 11.55 0.0 44.3 30.62 14 29.17 26 29.97 2400
LYH 2.86 -0.60 1.53 2 1.54 8-9 8 1 18.02 0.0 34.8 30.60 14 29.24 26 2400
NEW 1.31 -1.50 0.79 26 5 0 12.70 0.0 51.5 30.82 14 29.64 27 1700
HAM 0.87 0.38 9 13 0 12.00 0.0 30.58 29.19 2400
NPN 1.08 -2.81 0.42 9 0.42 9 6 0 17.04 0.0 14.6 30.58 14 29.18 26 2400
NOR 0.93 -2.99 0.25 9 6 0 15.61 0.0 9.2 2400
ORF 1.00 -2.38 0.39 26 0.39 26 7 0 15.03 0.0 9.3 30.56 14 29.18 26 2400
FHC 0.96 -2.42 0.28 9 0.40 26-27 6 0 13.89 0.0 9.0 30.556 14 29.186 26 29.968 2400
POR 1.51 -1.90 0.73 26 0.79 26-27 7 0 16.65 0.0 9.5 30.55 14 29.17 26 29.964 2400
CTR 1.74 -2.22 0.60 21 0.60 21 7 0 13.74 0.0 29.2 30.57 14 29.19 26 29.949 2400
MEC 1.18 0.25 25 0.35 25-26 9 0 15.02 0.0 35.2 30.33 14 29.03 26 29.74 2400
RIC 1.59 -1.59 0.40 21 0.42 8-9 9 0 14.18 0.0 28.0 30.60 14 29.21 26 2400
ROA 1.35 -2.26 0.67 8 0.67 8 4 0 11.99 0.0 43.1 30.59 14 29.27 26 2400
WAL 0.89 -1.89 0.33 9 0.33 9 7 0 14.26 0.0 27.9 30.58 14 29.21 26 2400
WOO 1.38 -1.75 0.39 26-27 10 0 11.36 0.0 58.6 30.75 14 29.60 26 0800
WSH 1.03 -2.98 0.43 26 0.44 25-26 7 0 15.52 0.0 63.3 30.65 14 29.26 26 2400 |
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 2.24 -1.26 0.84 24 1.55 24-25 5 0 16.77 0.0 39.2 30.45 14 29.38 26 2400
MRH 1.62 1.14 9 1.14 9 6 1 16.47 0.0 30.49 14 29.28 26 2400
CLT 1.44 -1.51 0.33 8 0.61 24-25 8 0 14.48 5.9 30.53 14 29.35 26 2400
ECG 1.24 -1.76 0.66 9 0.66 9 8 0 10.13 T 30.60 14 29.21 26 2400
FAY 0.81 0.39 9 0.39 9 5 0 11.86 29.29 26 2400
GSO 1.71 -1.72 1.13 8 1.13 8 5 1 14.14 0.0 16.6 29.85 30 2400
HSE 2.02 -1.27 1.54 9 1.54 8-9 6 1 20.90 0.7 30.48 14 29.25 26 2400
HKY 2.07 -1.63 1.12 8 1.12 8 6 1 16.88 0.0 30.50 14 29.31 26 2400
LBT 0.21 -2.62 0.12 27 0.12 27 4 0 7.43 30.51 14 29.30 26 2400
MON 1.20 -1.65 0.48 9 0.51 24-25 5 0 12.45 0.0 10.5 30.544 14 29.278 26 29.994 2400
EWN 0.53 -2.87 0.23 21 0.23 21 5 0 11.82 6.4 30.52 14 29.24 26 2400
RDU 1.47 -1.33 0.61 9 0.74 8-9 5 0 11.09 8.7 29.29 26 1900
RAL 1.61 -1.27 0.89 8-9 5 0 13.05 T 2,3 2 0 T 7.9 30.29 27 29.35 13 0730
ROX 1.27 -1.66 0.70 21 0.70 21 6 0 13.17 16.2 30.45 13 29.28 26 30.02 2200
ILM 0.77 -2.17 0.35 21 0.35 21 6 0 12.13 3.8 30.49 14 29.30 26 2400 |
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 2.03 -1.32 1.20 24 1.21 24-25 5 1 13.46 0.0 T 30.47 14 29.41 26 2400
CAE 0.91 -2.07 0.43 8 0.43 8 6 0 9.31 0.0 8.9 29.39 26 2400
CRE 0.96 -1.16 0.41 25 0.41 24-25 5 0 10.45 30.48 14 29.33 26 2400
CHS 0.70 -2.07 0.46 8 0.47 8-9 4 0 14.30 3.4 29.41 26 2400
FLO 0.78 -2.01 0.42 25 0.53 24-25 7 0 9.15 30.50 14 29.33 26 2400
GSP 1.81 -1.73 1.37 24 1.43 24-25 5 1 14.01 6.1 30.47 14 29.38 26 2400
OGB 0.79 0.44 25 0.49 24- 7 0 11.57 30.46 14 29.41 26 2400
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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 2.21 -1.02 0.74 8 0.74 8 10 0 10.24 0.0 26.7 30.45 14 29.37 25 2400
DAV 2.6 -1.7 0.87 17 0.87 17 9 0 19.1 T 10 1 0 T 251.2 0700
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Virginia:
Arlington - " IN WASHINGTON DC...APRIL 2010 FEATURED TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL...THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE MONTH TO DO SO. THE AVERAGE APRIL MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS 4.7F DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...WHICH COINCIDENTALLY MATCHED THE MARCH DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL. IT WAS THE 5TH WARMEST APRIL ON RECORD AND THE WARMEST APRIL SINCE 1994. THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL 2010 WAS ESPECIALLY WARM. WITH AN AVERAGE 7-DAY TEMPERATURE OF 67.6F...IT WAS THE WARMEST FIRST WEEK IN APRIL EVER...BEATING THE APRIL 1ST-7TH 1929 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 65.4F. MAX TEMPERATURES OF 90 DEGREES WERE RECORDED ON BOTH APRIL 6TH AND 7TH. THIS MARKED THE EARLIEST FIRST OCCURRENCE OF REACHING 90F OR HIGHER IN A CALENDAR YEAR SINCE APRIL 6TH 1942 WHEN THE MAX HIT 92F. THE EARLIEST DATE ON RECORD TO REACH THE 90S IN WASHINGTON IS MARCH 22ND 1907 WHEN THE MAX TEMPERATURE HIT 93F. MIN TEMPERATURES FAILED TO DROP BELOW 40F IN APRIL FOR ONLY THE SIXTH TIME ON RECORD BUT FOR THE FOURTH TIME SINCE 1999. APRIL 2010 WAS DRY WITH WASHINGTON RECORDING ONLY ABOUT HALF OF THE NORMAL MONTHLY PRECIPITATION. IT WAS THE 13TH DRIEST APRIL ON RECORD AND THE DRIEST APRIL SINCE 1991 WHEN ONLY 1.39 INCHES OF RAIN WAS MEASURED. THIS DRY MONTH SNAPPED A STREAK OF THE LAST SIX APRILS ALL HAVING ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION. " - [ + - ] - Notes from NWS Sterling, VA
Bridgewater - " The month was very dry. We haven't had a thunderstorm so far this year. Thunderstorms have gone north of us. In spite of the dry weather, precipitation for the year is just slightly below normal because of the heavy rains in the earlier months. " - [ + - ] - Comments from Clayton
Centreville - Paul notes: " The average monthly high of 71.0° and low of 58.9° both occurred on Fri-April 23rd. Second month in a row when the average monthly low temperature has been in the +8° range. - [ + - ]
Chantilly - Russ adds these notes: " April temperatures averaged 5.0° above normal and precipitation was 1.67" below normal. No measurable snow fell during April. A record maximum temperature occurred on the 5th (85.0°), 6th (91.9°), and 7th (90.0°). A record high minimum temperature occurred on the 6th (61.1°), 7th (61.5°), and 8th (54.7°). A thunderstorm moved through on the 8th, with near misses on the 25th and 26th. Dense fog formed on the 14th, 21st and 22nd. *Please note, anemometer is currently partially obstructed from the Southeast " - [ + - ]
Dulles - from NWS Sterling (KLWX) come these notes: " TEMPERATURES THIS APRIL WERE WELL ABOVE NORMAL...THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE MONTH TO DO SO. THE AVERAGE APRIL MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS 6.1F DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...WHICH COINCIDENTALLY MATCHED THE MARCH DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL. THE APRIL 2010 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE RANKED 2ND WARMEST ON RECORD. THE WARMEST APRIL WAS 1994...WHEN THE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE THEN AVERAGED 60.1F DEGREES. WITH MARCH 2010 BEING THE WARMEST MARCH ON RECORD...THE COMBINED MARCH-APRIL 2010 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 54.3F RANKS AS THE WARMEST MARCH-APRIL PERIOD IN THE 48 YEARS OF RECORDS AT DULLES. THE FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH WAS ESPECIALLY WARM. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE THE FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH WAS 67.7F... BEATING THE APRIL 1ST-7TH 1988 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 60.4F. DAILY RECORD MAX TEMPERATURES WERE BROKEN FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS FROM APRIL 5TH-7TH 2010. A MAX TEMPERATURE OF 86F ON APRIL 5TH...93F ON APRIL 6TH AND 91F ON APRIL 7TH BROKE THE RESPECTIVE DAILY MAX TEMPERATURE RECORDS OF 83F SET ON APRIL 5TH 1985...86F SET ON APRIL 6TH 2005 AND 84F SET ON APRIL 7TH 1991. IT WAS THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE APRIL TO FEATURE THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF SETTING RECORD MAX TEMPERATURES...LAST YEAR DAILY RECORDS FELL FROM APRIL 25TH-27TH. THE MAX TEMPERATURE OF 93F RECORDED ON APRIL 6TH WAS ESPECIALLY NOTEWORTHY AS IT MARKED THE EARLIEST FIRST OCCURRENCE IN A CALENDAR YEAR OF 90F DEGREES OR HIGHER AT DULLES AND IT ALSO TIED THE HIGHEST MAX TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED AT DULLES DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL. APRIL 2010 WAS DRY WITH DULLES RECEIVING LESS THAN HALF OF THE NORMAL MONTHLY PRECIPITATION. THIS APRIL WAS TIED WITH 1968 FOR THE 4TH DRIEST APRIL ON RECORD AND THE DRIEST APRIL SINCE 1985 WHEN ONLY 0.33 INCHES OF RAIN WAS MEASURED. THIS SNAPPED A STREAK OF THE LAST SIX APRILS ALL HAVING ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION. " - [ + - ]
Glen Allen - Lowell Koontz adds: " April was much warmer than average as the monthly mean temperature was 61.5°F, a +4.9°F mean temperature departure, and was much drier than average when compared to Ashland, Virginia records. The 1.94 inches of rain for April was a -1.13 inch departure when compared to the Ashland, VA average and the driest month since February 2009. The maximum rainfall recorded in a day was only 0.55 inches on the 8th. Measurable precipitation occurred on only eight days and this was the clearest month since October 2008. The total wind run for the month was 635 miles less than last April and the daily average temperature range was higher than last April by 4°F due in part because of the clear skies. The maximum temperature for April was 91°F on the 7th and there were two days (6th, 7th) that the temperature was 90°F or higher. The lowest minimum was 36°F recorded on the 18th, 28th, and 29th and there were four days with light scattered frost but frost didn't kill tender annual plants. The lowest dew point temperature was on the 17th at 1826 at 23.3°F. The maximum wind gust was 39 mph from the south that occurred on the 8th at 1307. The highest barometer recorded for the month was 30.57 inches on the 14th and that was the highest barometer reading since December 12th of 2009 when it was 30.63 inches. The lowest was 29.18 inches on the 26th, the lowest barometric pressure recorded since January 9th, 2009 when it was 29.17 inches. " - [ + - ]
Herndon - Randy send these additional comments: " April, like March, was above normal for temperature and below normal for precipitation. The temperatures ranged between a high of 92 and a low of 32. The average high and low were about 4 and 1 degrees above normal, respectively. On the precipitation side, the month was 2.10" below normal with only 1.44" measured. We had no snow events, and multiple light rain events occurring off and on during the month. No heavy rains occurred. We did have thunderstorms in the area on the 25-26th, but we received little rain from them. We have now had 11.38" precipitation for the year that is now almost 2" below normal. The total snowfall for the season ended up at 80.4", which, as mentioned last month, is an all-time record. " - [ + - ]
Ladysmith - Danny notes: " April brought temperatures that were the most above normal since October 2007. Precipitation was very much below normal. " - [ + - ]
Portsmouth - " April was considerably milder and drier relative to normal Aprils for the period from 1977 to 2009. The 1.51" of rain was 1.90" BELOW normal rainfall ( 44% of normal) and ranks as the 3rd driest April in the database to 1977. The top 5 driest April months include: 1) 1.21" in 1985 2) 1.23" in 1994 3) 1.51" in 2010 4) 1.59" in 1986 5) 1.71" in 2001. The month's average temp was 3.1° ABOVE normal. Station records included: 6th - TEMPERATURE Maximum 91° [previous 87° 1988]; 6th - TEMPERATURE Maximum Minimum 67° [previous 1985]; 7th - TEMPERATURE Maximum 90° [previous 89° 1991]; 7th - TEMPERATURE Maximum Minimum 65° [previous 60° 1999]; 8th - TEMPERATURE Maximum Minimum 63° [previous 61° 1991]; 27th - WIND GUST 29mph [previous 28 mph 1993]. Patchy light frost was noted on the 15th. Frontal passages were noted on these dates: 14th, 17th, 27th. " - [ + - ]
North Carolina:
Greensboro - NWS RAH notes: " AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 87 DEGREES ON APRIL 2ND. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 87 SET IN 1967. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 89 DEGREES ON APRIL 6TH. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 89 DEGREES... LAST SET IN 1967. THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON APRIL 7TH WAS 60 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH MIN FOR THIS DATE OF 59... LAST SET IN 2005. " - [ + - ]
Moncure - Mac reports: " Basis for 30yr Temperature/Rainfall NWS Climatological Data SANFORD (NC) 8 NE 1970-2000. After an unseasonably cold winter, April started out well above normal but settled in close to normal the rest of the month finishing 2.4 deg above average. However, we have had very little rain after a wet winter. Well below normal. If May does not at least get normal rainfall, it could very well cause drought problems. We already have to water our lawns and gardens. This is way too early. April turned out to be pretty warm and it certainly was the driest month since I've been keeping stats. We finished the month 2.5 degrees above the normal average. Nov of 2009 was the last month that finished above normal. We ended up 1.65 inches below normal on the rainfall. Significant Events: Thunderstorm 9 Apr. Fog Less Than 1/4 mile Visibility 15 Apr. 3 days the Temperature was higher than 90 deg. (That's 15 plus degrees above normal). " - [ + - ]
Raleigh - Bob adds the comments: " April was a warmer than normal with the average daily high 3.1 degrees above normal. The first 90-degree reading was recorded on the 6th when the high temperature reached 91 degrees. April was also rather dry with only 1.61" of rainfall. No severe weather was observed except an EF-0 tornado in eastern Wake County. " - [ + - ]
Raleigh - NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports: THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON APRIL 5TH WAS 88 DEGREES. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 88 SET IN 1986. THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON APRIL 7TH WAS 61 DEGREES. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH MIN FOR THIS DATE OF 61... LAST SET IN 2005. " - [ + - ]
Nearby Cities:
Davis, WV - from Dave Lesher's website: " April 2010 had a mean temperature that was 3° ABOVE NORMAL and rainfall (liquid) BELOW NORMAL (-1.7") Snowfall for the month was a TRACE which compares with a normal 10" for the month. Rainfall for the year was 19.1", or 1.2" ABOVE normal. The season-to-date snow total was 251.2" and that was 108" ABOVE normal. " - [ + - ]
Tri-cities, TN - from NWS MRX in Morristown, TN: " The monthly-averaged temperature at Tri-Cities was 58.5 degrees, which was 3.9 degrees above normal. It ranked as the 16th warmest April on record. A record high temperature was broken on the 2nd when the high temperature reached 88 degrees, breaking the previous record of 83 degrees set in 1940. Another record high temperature was broken on the 6th, when the afternoon high peaked at 86 degrees, surpassing the old record of 81 degrees set in 2005. Lastly, another new record high temperature was established on the following day, when the high temperature reached 83 degrees breaking the previous record of 81 degrees set in 2001. The warmest April at Tri-Cities was back in 1954, when the average temperature was 61.8 degrees. Tri-Cities received 2.21 inches of rain in April, which was 1.02 inches below normal. It ranked as the 14th driest April on record. Measurable precipitation occurred on only 10 days, and only three of those days had more than one-quarter of an inch of precipitation. The heaviest precipitation fell on the 8th, when 0.74 inches of precipitation was reported. The driest April of the 73 years of observations was back in 1976, when only 0.21 inches of precipitation was recorded. " - [ + - ]
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 2007-2008 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 |
| 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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STATION / LOCATION (MILES & DIRECTION FROM MAIN POST OFFICE)/OBSERVER / YEAR RECORDS BEGAN / EMAIL ADDRESS:
| ROK Roanoke, VA 6SW Wendell Prillaman 4/76 wlprillaman@cox.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 | |
| BLK Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Andrew Earehart September 2009, | aeare07@vt.edu | WOO Woodstock, VA 5NW Lauck Walton - 12/1/85 jwalton@shentel.net |
| LDY Ladysmith, VA Danny Jessee 2003 danny@dannyjessee.com | |
| BRI Bridgewater, VA Clayton Towers Ctowers19@aol.com | WAL Wallops Island, VA 37° 56'26" N 75° 27'47" W Wallops Flight Facility Airport | CEN Centreville, VA Paul Bassett 1985, 38° 50.9788' N LAT. 77° 25.6374' W LON. | Elevation 324' | m.psb@verizon.net | AVL Asheville, NC Asheville Regional Airport 35-25-55N 082-32-15W 670M |
| CHO Charlottesville, VA Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport ASOS (Rappahannock County) 38-08-18N 078-27-21W 192M | 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 | CLT Charlotte, NC NWS Charlotte/Douglas International Airpot 35-12-48N 080-56-55W 220M |
| IAD Dulles - Washington-Dulles International Airport 38-56-05N 077-26-51W 93M | SSB Sunset Beach, NC 33.9° N 78.5° W Tom Myers |
| 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 |
| GSO Greensboro, NC NWS Piedmont Triad International Airport 36-05-51N 079-56-37W 275M | |
| CHT Chantilly, VA Russ Topping - 12/2006 russ.topping@gmail.com - new location December 2006 | HSE Cape Hatteras, NC Mitchell Field 35-13-56N 075-27-21W 3M |
| HDV Herndon, VA Randoplh W. Ashby, 3.3 SM South, Lat: 38.922127, Lon: -77.38015, Elev: 390'. Randolph_Ashby@Raytheon.com | LBT Lumberton, NC Lumberton Municipal Airport 34-36-26N 079-03-36W 37M |
| GAV - Glen Allen, Henrico County, VA - Lowell Koontz 8/1/08 wwkoontz@verizon.net | EWN New Bern, NC Craven County Regional Airport 36-04-03N 077-02-50W 3M |
| MON Moncure, NC Chatham County - Mac McIlwain mac.mcilwain@embarqmail.com | |
| FRV Front Royal, VA Michael Perritt - 04/08 mjperritt@gmail.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 |