National Tragedy

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...Temperatures warm further...
...Dry conditions prevail for most locations...

During this rather uneventful summer weather, temps remained average to above normal for most areas with rainfall in excess for the Northern Virginia, Raleigh, Bristol, and Myrtle Beach areas with below normal amounts elsewhere in our region.  The warmest summer temperatures arrived late and occurred during the first half of the month. 

On the 10th and early 11th, thunderstorms ended the heat wave over eastern Virginia and sparked several house fires.  This report came from Jason Breakiron in Manassas, VA via the Internet on the 21st :  "We have had close to 8 inches of rain since Friday. 2.25" on Friday, 5.65" yesterday & .20" so far today.  Being a severe weather nut, I'm happy I
didn't chase anything...just watched & watched people's reactions to the storms.  I just can't believe some people's actions; in one case I WITNESSED people drive through  a very fast moving water current. I only saw one driver who pulled over & would not attempt to cross it."

Lightning killed a Gloucester, VA woman on a boat in northern Norfolk waters on the 11th.  A young boy was struck and left numb on the 13th in Virginia Beach and a report of another death due to lightning was received on the 20th.

Temperatures began on the cooler-than-normal side for the first few days of the month followed by a week-long period of the warmest summer temps.  Temps dropped back a bit during the latter half of the month but averaged about normal with daytime highs slightly above normal and nighttime lows a bit cooler than normal.  The last 5 days brought rebounding temps which were above normal for much of the area.

Patrick Maloit's AUGUST 2001 Hydrological Report Narrative Summary
http://tgsv5.nws.noaa.gov/er/akq/HYM/AugPre2001.htm 

While most locations received above normal precipitation for August across central...south central and eastern Virginia...northeast North Carolina...and the lower Maryland Eastern Shore...some locations received normal or below normal precipitation. August 2001 precipitation totals ranged from 1.21 inches at Chase City (Mecklenburg)...to 10.30 inches at Courtland (Southampton). While a trough of low pressure produced scattered showers along the Mid Atlantic coast on the 1st and 2nd...high pressure moved from the northeast to off the Delmarva Coast. The high kept the region dry on the 3rd and 4th as it remained offshore. A weak cold front passed across the region on the 5th producing scattered showers and thunderstorms across the Mid-Atlantic states. This included the 24 hour rainfall maxima for the month of 0.83 inches at Alberta (Brunswick). High pressure built in behind the front and quickly moved offshore by the 6th. The Mid Atlantic states remained relatively dry through the 9th under the influence of this high. A trough of low pressure moved across the region on the 10th...followed by a cold front on the 11th. This front then lifted north as a warm front on the 12th. Another cold front then crossed through Maryland...Virginia and the Carolinas from the 13th to the 14th. The rapid succession of troughs of low pressure and fronts across the region from the 10th to the 14th produced several 24-hour precipitation maxima for the month. These included: 3.70 inches at Warsaw (Richmond County - 10/1th)...2.28 inches at Wakefield (Sussex - 11th)...1.45 inches at Amelia (Amelia - 11/12th)...1.63 inches at Assateague Island (Worcester - 12th)...3.47 inches at Sandston (Henrico - 12/13th)...4.50 inches at Princess Anne (Somerset - 13th)...and 2.05 inches at Edenton (Chowan - 13/14th). High pressure built in behind the front from the Great Lakes on the 14th...slowly sliding southeast to near Cape Hatteras the morning of the 17th. A cold front slowly moved through the region from the west from late on the 17th to the 18th...before moving back north of the region as a warm front on the 19th...bringing showers and thunderstorms with it. This precipitation resulted in some 24-hour rainfall maxima for August...including 1.92 inches at Smithfield (Isle of Wight - 17th)...3.30 inches at Lawrenceville (Brunswick - 17/18th)...2.49 inches at Stoney Creek (Sussex - 18th)...1.87 inches at Holland (Suffolk - 18/19th)...and 1.15 inches at Wallaceton/Lake Drummond (Chesapeake - 19th).  (continued >>> )

 


ACON - VA/NC/SC
The Atlantic Coast Observer Network: 
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
http://www.pilot.infi.net/~bsmoot/acon.htm

SUMMARY OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
AUGUST  2001


Patrick Maloit's summary continued...

A cold front then crossed the region from the 20th into the 21st...with the precipitation associated with this producing a 24-hour precipitation maxima for the month at Jackson (Northampton NC) of 0.93 inches (20th-21st). High pressure built in behind the front from the Ohio Valley on the 21st...then slowly moved to Georgia by the 23rd. Meanwhile...an upper level disturbance moved across the region from the 22nd to the 23rd causing scattered showers and thunderstorms...including a 24 hour precipitation maxima at Louisa of 1.09 inches (22nd-23rd). A cold front slowly moved across the region from late on the 23rd through the 24th. The showers and thunderstorms with this front produced a few precipitation maxima for the month including 1.49 inches at Pamplin City (Prince Edward - 23rd/24th). Behind the front...high pressure moved in from Canada...sliding southeast to the Canadian maritime provinces by the 26th. A cold front crossed the Mid Atlantic states from the 27th to the 29th. The 24-hour precipitation maxima for August associated with it included 1.92 inches at Winterpock (Chesterfield - 27/28th). The front stalled out across the piedmont region on the 29th...before finally moving offshore as cold front from the 30th to the 31st as high pressure built down from New England on the 31st. The passage of the front caused the final precipitation maxima for August of 1.54 inches at Williamsburg (30th/31st). 


Member Profile:  Merriell A.  Jay,  Roxboro, NC

Longtime group member Merriell sends us some info on his weather station and his involvement in weather study: "Studying the weather has been an interesting hobby for me since the mid 1970s.  One of the most fascinating things about weather is the constant changes it presents along with the many variables ... making each day special and different.  It was in 1975 when I began to find out more details about weather.  Reading any weather related books, watching TV weather broadcasts, and listening to some of the older generations of farmers talk about weather was my first start.  I began to study more about the many different weather phenomena and what caused them to occur.  My interest grew more and more as I studied more.  So, at that point, I decided to purchase some instruments and a weather shelter to set up my own backyard weather station.  I lived in Durham, North Carolina at the time my observations began.  I made and recorded my observations three to four times each day for eighteen years in Durham.  I moved to Roxboro in Winter 1993 and set up my new weather station there.  I have instruments to measure wind, temperature, humidity, air pressure, and precipitation.  I want to convert to a wireless station in the near future.  I still make three to four observations per day and record them on a customized weather log.  I enjoy observing the weather just as much now as I did on that first day in 1975." 
 

ACON VA/NC/SC Welcomes Newest Member Scott M. Lancey and WREL Radio, Lexington

This summary brings the first of many reports from Scott in Lexington.  He has maintained a database there since 1996.  Lexington, VA is home to the Keydets of Virginia Military Institute.  Asked for his pic, but he said radio station guys- unlike TV celebs- don't have them!  To locate Lexington, VA (not KY or NC), click here!


Left out, but not forgotten!!  Myrtle Beach Tornadoes of July 6th, 2001

As I finished-up July's summary, I completely forgot about the article and links about the tornado outbreak in the Myrtle Beach, SC area of early July.  So, you can read all about it and see the fantastic collection of related pics by revisiting last month's publication.  Just click here, http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/1667/acon/jul01.htm or go directly to NWS ILM's web site article http://nwsilm.wilmington.net/archive/07-06-01/.


For ACON VA/NC/SC Recent Weather News, Search CNN
http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER


ACON VA/NC/SC Member Station Extremes - August 2001
State
Maximum Temperature
Minimum
Temperature
Warmest
Average
Temperature
Coldest
Average
Temperature
Maximum
Precipitation
Minimum
Precipitation
Virginia
98°
Richmond (RMD), Wakefield, Newport News, Hampton
50°
Blacksburg
80.5° 
Hampton
71.6°
Blacksburg
7.57"
Centreville
1.29"
Charlottesville
North Carolina
100°
Raleigh (RDU)
53°
Asheville, Brevard
79.6°
Charlotte, Raleigh (RDU)
71.8° 
Brevard
6.28"
Lumberton
0.64"
Charlotte
South Carolina
99°
Florence
61°
Greenville-Spartanburg
82.2°
Columbia
78.6°
Greenville-Spartanburg
6.09"
North Myrtle Beach
1.01"
Greenville-Spartanburg

Virginia:

Annandale -  "August was a warm wet month. Rainfall was about 1 inch above the average & the mean temp was about 2° above the average.  The max temp of 96° for the month was the highest in Aug. since '97.
The lowest max temp. was 79°  equaled the highest ever for August.  The month had 30 days that the max temp. was >= 80°  which is the most for Aug. since 1993.   Also, the 77° min on the 9th tied the August  record for the highest minimum  temp.  The lowest  temp in August was 62° which was the highest minimum by 3° ever recorded at this station in the last 21 years.    The old record was 59°.  There were only 6 days the temp went below 65° which is also a  21 year record.  Highest mean for the date of August 9th  was 86.5°, the highest in since 1988.    The 1.38" of rain on the 10th was the heaviest daily rainfall total  for an August day  since 1997.    The  4.23" precip total for August was the 6th  greatest in the last 21 years for the month.    The 30.43" barometer reading on August 1st was the highest in August since 1986 when it was 30.45 inches.    August  also had the  lowest average wind speed since 1998."
[ + + ] - notes form Lowell

Arlington - NWS WBC's Dewey Walston  reports: "After a cool June and July...temperatures in August averaged slightly above normal.  The highest temperature of the summer occurred on  August 8th and 9th at 97 degrees. There were only 6 days this month in which the temperature reached 90f or higher. There have only been 16 days this year on which the temperature reached 90 degrees or higher. Normally...we get 38 days each year on which the temperature reaches 90 degrees or higher.  After a wet June and July...precipitation in August was below normal. Precipitation for the entire summer ended up above normal."  The average wind speed was 7.3 mph.   [+ -]

Ashburn - Gary emails these notes:  "Another relatively unremarkable month as meteorological summer comes to a close. As with July, a wetter than normal month, rainfall being 2.56” above normal.  Despite the significant heat wave on the 5th through the 10th (which I was privileged to miss, thanks to for-once well  timed business travel) average temperatures were only 1.9 degrees above normal.  The heat index reached 109º on the 9th.  Often predicted thunderstorms or thundershowers generally did not make an appearance; only 6 days with any observable thunder.  Winds again pretty calm, with average windspeed of only 1.1 MPH.  Dominant direction was SSE, with strong secondary direction of WNW."  [ +  + ]

Blacksburg - Temps were 2.0° above normal while precip was 0.77" below normal. - NWS Blacksburg [+ -]

Bridgewater - Clayton email us that:  "The temperature for the month was 2.7 degrees above normal. The rainfall was 1.12 inches above normal. This is only the second month so far this year with precipitation above normal. In spite of a wet August, the yearly total precipitation is 2.65 inches below normal.  The barometer readings changed very little during the month. There were only two readings below 30.00 inches. Most of the readings were between
30.00 inches and 30.11 inches." [+ +]

Centreville - Paul notes: "August finished warmer than usual by about three per cent and a lot wetter by 182 per cent.  While it remained dry for the first nine days, we coupled that with six days of the warmest temperatures this summer to complain about.  Over a span of nearly one week our average daily high for that period came in at 94.3°.  To ease the pain it might be helpful to note that our overall daily high and low of 86° and 67°, and our coolest temperature of 57° all occurred within the same nine-day period.  There was a teaser of a rain event on the tenth with 0.30 inches and helped to drop temperatures by 15° in an hour.  The next day was the one to claim all responsibility for breaking the hot and dry spell with our average monthly rainfall of 4.16 inches accumulating in just 2.5 hours.  It took six more hours to pick up the remaining quarter inch or so for the day but who cared, the ice trays were already full.  Another day of heavy rain occurred 12 days later and produced 2.39 inches in a hair over three hours for an average rate of 0.78 inches per hour.  Without six hot days in a row and a deluge to follow, everything would have been about normal, and I wouldn't have much to write about except to mention that our average nightly low was 3.7° above the 63° norm." [+ +]

Charlottesville - Rainfall for the month was 3.42" below normal. Average wind speed was 3.1 mph. - NWS WBC [M -]

Dulles  - NWS WBC reports the mean temp was 2.3° in excess of the norm.  Rainfall was in excess of the normal by 0.61". [+ +]

Falls Church - Erica notes: "August 2001 was a warmer than average month but wetter than average. The storms of August 11 brought 3.05” of rain to my neck of the woods….this was the most rain in such a short period of time (2-3 hours) that I can remember. My street was completely under water for a time and part of it was closed for cleanup that next week.  I also had some flooding in part of my basement as a result. August 2001 will certainly go down as a historical month for Falls Church!" - notes from Erica [ + + ]

Hampton - "Temperatures averaged 2.5° above normal while precipitation was 1.04" below normal.  No station records were tied or broken this month.  I am looking forward to refreshing fall weather soon!"  - notes from Dave   [ + - ]

Harrisonburg - Terry reports: "The high temperature of 92.2 on August 19 was the highest temperature I have recorded this year. Recordable rain occurred on 14 of 31 days in August. Rain on 11 of those 14 days was greater than .10 inch. The monthly total for August of 4.85" made August the wettest month so far this year." - notes from Terry

Herndon - "August rainfall was .96 inches above normal. I had thunderstorms on the 10th, 11th, 13th, 20th, and 23rd.  Temperatures averaged 1.1° above normal. Of note was the 2.14 inches of rain in thunderstorms on the 23rd.  The 90°+ temperatures on the 6th thru the 10th were my "heat wave" for the summer of 2001. The peak wind gust of 25 mph was registered in a thunderstorm on the 23rd." -  from Russ [+ +]

Louisa - "Gettin' kinda dry." - report from Joe Bowers [M +]

Lexington - "This is the first report from WREL Radio in Lexington, Virginia.   Interesting feature this month was precipitation.  We recorded a total of 3.75" for the month.  Of this total, 3.42", or 01%, fell in three days.  One FROPA and two pulse thunderstorms produced this total; so, despite the relatively high total, much of the month was dry.  Also of note was the heat wave from the 5th to the 10th.  On the 9th, the highest temperature of the year was recorded (92.5°F).  That morning, we recorded a dew point of 78°.  This was the second highest dew point at this station (from 1996 to present)." - Scott Lancey for WREL Radio

Lynchburg - The mean temp was 0.1° above normal while precip was 1.39" below the norm. - NWS Blacksburg [+ -]

Newport News - Gary writes: "Our heat wave of the summer consisted of a 9-day period of above 90° from the 5th through the 13th."

New Market - Joyce notes: "Early morning off the 22nd we had an upper level wind of some kind that took our roof off the big barn and also a large and very old walnut tree in the back yard.  It rolled the aluminum roof into a big ball and placed it in the hay field about 100 to 150 feet away from the barn.  Crazy weather."

Norfolk - From  NWS AKQ:  The monthly precip was 0.60" below normal while the monthly mean temp was 1.6° above normal.  The average wind speed was 8.1 mph.   [+ +]

Portsmouth - The mean temperature here was 1.1° above normal while precip was 69% of the norm (or -1.65").  The average wind speed was 2.3 mph from a dominant southerly direction.  Records: On the 9th, a new daily maximum minimum temperature record was set with 79°, surpassing the 76° set in 1984.  On the same day (9th), the afternoon high temp was 96° which tied the previous record established in 1977.   Thunderstorm activity increased with 8 storms noted.  Two days reported more than one period of thunderstorms with 6 days having convection.  For the year rainfall was running 7.12" below normal (79 %).  [ + - ]

Richmond - From NWS AKQ:  Richmond's rainfall was 2.73" below normal.  Temps averaged 3.1° below the norm.  The average wind speed was 7.5 MPH.   [- -]

Mechanicsville -  Glen sends these notes: "T-storms on the 13th at 1835 hours produced downpours and sharp lightning.  T-storms also on the 10th, 23rd, and 27th with sharp, bright lightning."

Roanoke -  "Temperature averages were 2.2° above normal.  Rainfall was below normal (-1.82") - notes NWS Blacksburg [+ -]

Roanoke - "A hot August with below normal rainfall.  The average temperature was 2° above normal.  A lack of thunderstorms was the most noteworthy feature." - notes from Wendell. [ + - ]

Woodstock -  "August was close to my 16 year average---a little wetter, a little warmer, but nothing notable." - notes from Lauck [ + +]

North Carolina:

Asheville - From NWS GSP: The monthly mean temp was 1.8° above normal while rainfall  was 1.49" below normal.  The average wind speed was 4.2 mph. [+ -]

Brevard -  Bob sends these notes via email: "Away from station August 6-15th and 23-29th, 17 recording days, rainfall for the month 5.04", is complete. Rainfall for the month is high for the past four years, but not unusually so for a month with a ten year average rainfall of 7.20".   Brevard is still 15% short for the year.  The month's average high temperatures, 80.8, and low, 62.8 deg F are based upon less than half the number of observations which
could have been made."  [ M  - ]

Charlotte - NWS GSP reports the mean temp here was 1.3° above normal while precip was 3.09" below normal.  The average wind speed was 5.0 mph. [+ -]

Greensboro - Temperatures at the Piedmont Triad International Airport averaged 1.3° above normal while precip was 0.72" below the norm.  The daily minimum temp record on the 2nd was tied.  The daily high minimum temp record was tied on the 8th, 10th, and 29th. - From NWS RDU [+ -]

Lumberton - The average wind speed was 3.2 MPH.  - from NWS ILM

Raleigh (RAL) - Bob notes: "August weather was similar to July with below number temps and above number rainfall. No severe weather was observed however there were thunderstorms recorded on 10 days. Year to date total for thunderstorms is now 35." [ - +]

Raleigh (RDU) - The monthly mean temperature was 2.5° above normal and the total precip was 0.86" above normal.  August was tied for the 5th warmest on record at the airport location dating to 1944.  A daily high temp record was set on the 9th and 10th.  The daily high minimum temp record was tied on the 10th, 29th, and 31st and set on the 20th. - from NWS RDU [+ +]

Roxboro - Merriell reports:  "August was mostly hot, hazy, and dry.  Temperatures averaged 2.7° above normal while precipitation total was less than ¼ normal August precip." [+ - ]

Wilmington - "...Normal temperatures for August...but continued drier than normal..."  The average temperature for the month was 0.1 degrees above normal.  The average high was 0.9 degrees warmer than normal...and the average
;ow temperature was 0.2 degrees below normal.  No temperature records were broken or tied for the month....although Wilmington tied the record warm minimum temperature of 79 degrees on the 9th. This record was set in 1951.
Total rainfall was 1.32 inches below normal.   August was sunnier than normal. 80 percent of possible sunshine was received (normal is 62 percent).   The average wind speed was 6.1 mph." - excerpts from NWS ILM's monthly summary
[+/-  - ]

South Carolina:

Columbia - NWS CAE reports the average relative humidity was 66% while the average temperature was 2.5° above normal.  Rainfall was 3.25" below normal.  For the year rainfall is running 12.61" below the normal. - NWS CAE[+ -]

Charleston - From NWS CHS: The monthly mean temp was 1.0° below normal while precip was 5.57" below the norm. The average wind speed was 6.8 mph. [- -]

Florence - NWS ILM reports the mean temp here was  1.0°  above normal while rainfall was 1.97" below normal.  The average wind speed was 5.9 mph. [+ -]

Greenville-Spartanburg- The monthly temps averaged 1.5° above normal while total rainfall was 2.94" below normal.   Yearly precip was running 7.93" below normal.   The average wind speed was 5.6 mph.  - NWS GSP [ +  -]

North Myrtle Beach - From NWS ILM:  Rainfall was 0.19" above normal.  Temps averaged 0.6° above normal.  The average wind speed was 7.5 MPH.   Records: Low temperature of 67° set on the 3rd.  The previous record was 68° set in 1998.  [+ +]

Orangeburg - The average relative humidity was 77%.  (from NWS CAE)

Nearby Cities:
Tri-cities/Bristol area noted temps averaging 0.9° above norm with total rainfall above normal (+0.12").  For the year, rainfall is 6.26" above normal.  - from NWS Morristown, TN [+ +]

(Please note the column denotations table below.)
TEMPERATURES / WIND / ELEMENTS

VIRGINIA

STN  A      B    C    D      E F     G    H I  J K L  M     N  O P Q R R1 S
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AHB 86.6  66.9  76.1  96.6   9 58.0  2   7  0  0 0 19 W    11  6 0 0 0  3 2400
ANN 85.29 68.97 77.13 96     9 62    2   5  0  0 0 28 W    10  7 0 0 0  1 2400
BCB             71.6  89     9 50   22             24      30             2400
BRI 86.2  64.6  75.4  95   7,9 56 21,22  5  0  0 0             6 0 0 0  2 0515/1600 
CEN 86.4  66.5  76.5  97    10 57    2   6  0  0 0 18 159° 30  6 0 0 0  0 1200/2400 
CHO 86.3  63.9  75.1  95     9           5  0  0 0 33 200° 30 14 0 0 0  9 2400 
DCA 86.7  71.1  78.9  97   8,9 63    2   6  0  0 0 31 300° 13 11 0 0 0  0 2400 
IAD 86.7  66.3  76.5  97     9 58   22   7  0  0 0 30 010° 23             2400 
FCH 86.5  70.4  78.5  97     9 63    2   6  0  0 0             8 0 0 0  0 2400
HAM 86.9  74.1  80.5  98    10 62    1  10  0  0 0 38 W    13  4 0 0 0  1 2400 
HRG 83.9  63.6  72.8  92.2   9 54.2 22   2  0  0 0 23 S    12  5 0 0 0  3 2400
HER 84.9  67.3  76.1  95.4   9 61.0 22   5  0  0 0 17      30  7 0 0 0 NR 2400 
HRN 84.8  66.8  75.3  95.9   9 59.9 21   5  0  0 0 25 NNW  23  6 0 0 0  0 2400 
LKU 88.1  64.5  75.3  97     9 54   21   7  0  0 0 17 SE   12  0 0 0 0  2 2400
LYH             74.7  94     9 53   21             35      27             2400 
LXI 87.4  63.1  75.2  95.2   9 52.5 21   9  0  0 0 24 NW   23  7 0 0 0 11 2400
NEW 86.74 63.13 74.94 96     9 54  21-22 6  0  0 0 25 S    30 10 0 0 0 15 1700
NPN 87.8  69.3  78.6  98     9 58    1  11  0  0 0 39      13  6 0 0 0  0 2300 
NOR 88.0  70.2  79.1  97  8,9, 60    1  11  0  0 0             5 0 0 0  0 2400
                            10
ORF 86.5  71.1  78.8  96  9,10 63    1   9  0  0 0 33 270° 13  9 0 0 0  0 2400 
POR 87.2  71.1  79.1  96  9,10 62    1   8  0  0 0 23 SSW  13  6 0 0 0  0 2400
                                                   26 N     2
MEC 86    68    77    97     9 57    2   5  0  0 0             7 0 0 0  1 1800 
RIC 85.8  64.0  74.9  95    11 53    3  11  0  0 0 39 010°  2  1 0 0 0  0 2400  
RMD 88.5  69.8  79.2  98    10 62    2   8  0  0 0             4          2300
                            17
ROA             76.9  94     9 57   21             37      23             2400 
ROK 87.3  65.3  76.3  95     9 54 21,22  6  0  0 0 29 NW   23  1 0 0 0  1 2200 
AKQ 88.84 66.90 77.87 98  9,10 54    1  11  0  0 0                        2400  
WOO 82.2  66.2  74.2  89  9,10 60 21,22  0  0  0 0             9 0 0 0 11 0800 
WSH 85.3  65.4  75.4  94.6   9 59.1 22   5  0  0 0 13 NNW  13  8 0 0 0  0 2400

NORTH CAROLINA
 
STN  A      B    C    D      E F    G     H I  J K L  M     N  O P Q R R1 S
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
AVL 83.0  64.6  73.8  89     9 53   22   0  0  0 0 29 320°                2400 
BRE 80.8  62.8  71.8  86       53                  18                     1600 
CLT 90.7  68.5  79.6  97     9 59   22  17  0  0 0 28 200°                2400
GSO 86.2  67.8  77.0  94     9 60    2                                    2400
LBT 89.3  69.4  79.3  98   8,9 62  3,26 13  0  0 0 47 290° 31 12 0 0 0  3 2400 
RAL 88.5  66.2  72.4  96     9 56    2   9  0  0 0 21 S    30 10 0 0 0  1 1900
RDU 90.0  69.2  79.6 100     9 59    2                                    2400
ROX 87.8  67.3  77.6  95     9 59.0 22   8  0  0 0 28 NW   11  6 0 0 0  0 2100 
ILM 88.3  70.8  79.5  96     8 62   26  10  0  0 0 38 180° 19 15 0 0 0  1 2400
SOUTH CAROLINA
STN  A      B    C    D      E F    G    H  I  J K L  M     N  O P Q R R1 S
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CAE 92.6  71.7  82.2  98  9,10 65 2,3,23                                  2400
CHS 89    72    80    94  9,28 67  2,26 17  0  0 0 36 250° 20             2400 
CRE 86.5  71.9  79.2  92     8 62   26   2  0  0 0 36 220° 29  0 0 0 0  1 2400 
FLO 91.0  70.0  80.5  99    17 62   26  18  0  0 0 39 190° 18  5 0 0 0  3 2400 
GSP 87.7  69.5  78.6  96    27 61   22  12  0  0 0 45 240°                2400 
OGB 88.5  70.1  79.3  96  9,28 64 2,3,26                                  2400
NEARBY LOCATIONS
STN  A      B    C    D      E F    G    H  I  J K L  M     N  O P Q R R1 S
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TRI 84.3  64.7  74.5  90 6,7,8 52   22   4  0  0 0                        2400 
                             9
CHW 69.6  57.0  63.3  76.9   9 44.2 15   0  0  0 0                        2400
(Please note the column denotations table below.)
PRECIPITATION / BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

VIRGINIA

 
STN  T     U       V      V1   W X   Y      Z  1  2 3    4    5      6       7        S 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
AHB  6.56  3.01 11 3.26 11-12 10 2 30.59  0.0          0.0       30.366  1 29.789 27 2400
ANN  4.23  1.38 10 1.38    10 10 2 29.34  0.0          0.0 12.8  30.43   1 29.80  31 2400
BCB  2.81                                                                            2400
BRI  4.93  1.55 11 2.71 11-12 11 2 23.53  0.0          0.0  8.6  30.32     29.97     0515/1600 
CEN  7.57  4.39 11 4.69 10-11  8 2 33.01  0.0          0.0 14.2  30.40   1 29.82  31 2400 
CHO  1.29  0.48 11 0.77 11-12 12 0        0.0          0.0       30.36   1 29.80  31 2400 
DCA  2.98  0.92 11 1.07 10-11 10 0 26.81  0.0          0.0  7.4  30.38   1 29.79  31 2400 
IAD  4.55  1.63 23 1.63    23 10 2 28.81  0.0          0.0  9.8  30.37   1 29.78  31 2400 
FCH  5.44  3.05 11 3.83 10-11  9 1 29.33  0.0          0.0 10.0                      2400  
HAM  3.66  2.06 18 2.06    18  8 1 27.25  0.0          0.0  1.5  30.35   2 30.10   6 2400  
HRG  4.45  1.12 12 1.17 12-13 11 1 21.25  0.0          0.0 10.4  30.40   1 29.88  19 2400
HER  6.62  2.80 11 2.80    11 10 2 34.09  0.0          0.0 15.4  30.39   1 29.72  31 2400 
HRN  4.90  2.14 23 2.14    23 12 2 31.49  0.0          0.0 13.0  30.371  1 29.810 31 2400 
LKU  2.31  1.09 23 1.09    23  5 1 25.22  0.0          0.0  3.0  30.38     29.81     2400
LYH  2.20                                                                            2400
LXI  3.75  1.42 23 1.48 23-24  8 2 28.58  0.0          0.0       30.38 1,2 29.84  19 2400
NEW  6.43  2.10 12            13 1 28.43  0.0          0.0 12.3                      1700
NPN  2.98  1.10 18 1.50 18-19 10 1 27.84  0.0          0.0  2.6  30.37   1 29.81  27 2300 
NOR  2.64  1.43 18             9 1 28.83  0.0          0.0  1.3                      2400 
ORF  4.21  2.06 18 2.06 17-18  9 1 28.23  0.0          0.0  1.6  30.37   1 29.84  31 2400 
POR  3.69  1.35 18 1.35    18  9 1 26.12  0.0          0.0  1.6  30.329  1 29.807 14 2400 
MEC  4.50  3.00 13 3.24 12-13  8 1 34.11  0.0          0.0  5.4  29.91 22, 29.33  10 1800
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RIC  2.73  1.94 29 1.96 28-29  8 1 21.81  0.0          0.0  3.3  30.32  31 29.69  11 2400 
RMD  5.18  3.03 12             4 2 29.57  0.0          0.0  3.0                      2300 
ROA  2.33                                                                            2400
ROK  3.00  1.31 01 1.31     1  7 1 27.03  0.0          0.0  7.4  30.30   1 29.89  19 2400 
AKQ  6.24  2.28 11            13 2 28.78  0.0          0.0  8.0                   13 2400 
WOO  4.37          1.12 19-20 14 1 26.32  0.0          0.0 17.8  30.68   2 30.10  23 0800 
WSH  3.41  1.18 12 1.63 12-13  9 1 27.69  0.0          0.0  9.5  30.46   1 29.90  31 2400
NORTH CAROLINA
 
STN  T     U       V      V1   W X   Y     Z   1  2 3  4     5       6       7        S 
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AVL  3.20          1.08   3-4 14 0 25.76  0.0          0.0 15.5  30.35   1 29.85  19 2400 
BRE  5.04                          34.19  0.0          0.0  8.5  30.48     30.09     1600 
CLT  0.64          0.40 13-14 10 0 18.35  0.0          0.0  2.7  30.36   1 29.84  19 2400 
GSO  3.09  1.24 11 1.24    11                                                        2400
LBT  6.28  3.11 18 3.12 18-19 13 2 29.84  0.0          0.0  0.0  30.34   1 29.87  14 2400 
RAL  5.09          2.61 11-12 12 1 30.87  0.0          0.0  3.0  30.35   1 29.85  23 1900 
RDU  4.88  2.11 11            
ROX  1.14  0.69 11 0.69    11  7 0 29.82  0.0          0.0  0.5  30.45   1 29.92  19 2100 
ILM  5.62  1.54 14 1.66 13-14 16 2 35.23  0.0          0.0  0.2  30.32   1 29.86  14 2400
SOUTH CAROLINA
STN  T     U       V      V1   W X   Y     Z   1  2 3  4     5       6       7        S 
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CAE  2.84                          24.10  0.0          0.0    T                      2400 
CHS  1.65                     12 0 32.20  0.0          0.0    T                      2400 
CRE  6.09  2.33 29 2.46 29-30 11 2 31.15  0.0          0.0  0.0  30.31   1 29.87  14 2400 
FLO  3.06  1.69 29 1.70 29-30  5 2 26.03  0.0          0.0  0.0  30.31   1 29.87  14 2400 
GSP  1.01  0.25 13 0.25    13  8 0 26.04  0.0          0.0  6.3  30.33   1 29.84  19 2400 
OGB  2.04                          24.59  0.0          0.0                           2400
NEARBY LOCATIONS
 
STN  T     U       V      V1   W X   Y     Z   1  2 3  4     5       6       7        S 
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TRI  4.96  1.81 30 2.03 30-31 14 1 34.80  0.0          0.0                           2400
COLUMN DENOTATIONS:
A  maximum mean temperature T total precipitation (inches)
B  minimum mean temperature U maximum calendar day precipitation (inches)
C  monthly mean temperature 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 1 date of maximum calendar day snowfall (inches)
K  days with minimum temperature <= 0  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 2000-2001 season (inches)
O  number of days with thunder  6 maximum barometric pressure (inches)
P  number of days with hail 6A date of maximum barometric pressure 
Q  number of days with glaze 7 minimum barometric pressure (inches)
R  number of days with ice pellets 7A date of minimum barometric pressure
R1 number of days with dense fog (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 NR not recorded

STATION / LOCATION (MILES & DIRECTION FROM MAIN POST OFFICE) /OBSERVER / YEAR RECORDS BEGAN / EMAIL ADDRESS:

AHB    Ashburn, VA  - Gary Oldhaam  7/01 281' AMSL  Gary.Oldham@DynCorp.com ROK   Roanoke, VA 6SW Wendell Prillaman  4/76 wandlprillaman@home.com
ANN    Annandale, VA 1 3/4 ENE - Lowell Koontz  12/90  wwkoontz@bellatlantic.net  
DCA    Arlington, VA NWS Webmaster (Sterling):  james.decarufel@noaa.gov  
BCB    Blacksburg, VA NWS Webmaster:  William.Perry@noaa.gov AKQ    Wakefield, VA NWS Webmaster:  Neil.Stuart@noaa.gov
BRI     Bridgewater, VA Clayton Towers Ctowers@rica.net WSH   Washington, VA  David Yowell runamok@runamok.com
CEN   Centreville, VA Paul Bassett 1985 pbassett@sitestar.net WEE   Weems, VA 3WNW Francis J. Socey
CHO   Charlottesville, VA  Airport ASOS  (Rappahannock County) WOO  Woodstock, VA 5NW Lauck Walton - 12/1/85 jwalton@shentel.net
IAD     Dulles International Airport  Webmaster (Sterling): james.decarufel@noaa.gov AVL    Asheville, NC NWS NWS GSP:  bryan.mcavoy@noaa.gov
FCH    Falls Church, VA Erica Page - 3/7/94 Windie1970@aol.com BRE    Brevard, NC 1SE Bob Keehn 1/1/90 Bob_Keehn@citcom.net
FRB    Fredericksburg, VA 7SW Ken McKneely mckneelys@email.msn.com CLT    Charlotte, NC NWS NWS GSP:  bryan.mcavoy@noaa.gov
HAM    Hampton, VA 5NE Dave Kessel 1989 dckessel@home.com CND  Concord, NC 3 W, Highway 73, 2 miles E of I85.  stormwatch@vnet.net
HRG    Harrisonburg, VA  Terry Slagle 5/2000 Altitude: 1306'  tslagle@adelphia.net GSO   Greensboro, NC NWS Webmaster (Raleigh/RAH): Richard.Jones@noaa.gov
HER    Herndon, VA R.M. Beall P- 10/76   T-  1/91 beall47@earthlink.net RAL    Raleigh, NC 7NNW  Bob Woodson 6/1/93 kf4mmm@qsl.net
HRN   Herndon, VA 4SW Russ Topping -  1985 weatherman@cox.rr.com RDU   Raleigh-Durham, NC NWS Webmaster:  Richard.Jones@noaa.gov
LXI     Lexington, VA  Scott M. Lancey, WREL Radio -  06/1996 weather@wrel.com  
LKU     Louisa, VA 1N Joseph Bowers 1944 - NWS ID  44-5050-02 jmbiii@earthlink.net LBT    Lumberton, NC FAA Lumberton 34o 37'N 79o  04'W
LOU     Louisa, VA 6S John Bullock (about 1970) ROX    Roxboro, NC 2SE Merriell A. Jay 1/93
LYH     Lynchburg, VA NWS Webmaster (Blacksburg):  William.Perry@noaa.gov ILM     Wilmington, NC NWS  nwsilm@wilmington.net
NEW    Newmarket, VA 2W Joyce Winfree joywood@shentel.net CHS   Charleston, SC NWS, Webmaster: Theodore.Rodgers@noaa.gov
NPN     Newport News, VA 7N Gary Leonard -  6/91 GaryMLeonard@aol.com CAE    Columbia, SC NWS caewx@noaa.gov
NOR     Norfolk, VA 3NE Jim Fentress 6/1/77 OGB   Orangeburg, SC NWS caewx@noaa.gov
ORF     Norfolk, VA 5NE NWS 1871 Webmaster (Wakefield): Hugh.Cobb@noaa.gov GSP   Greenville-Spartanburg, SC NWS bryan.mcavoy@noaa.gov
POR     Portsmouth, VA 3S Bill Trotter -  7/1/76  pwrs@pilot.infi.net RUB    Ruby, SC 3 NW Franklin Hancock
MEC     Mechanicsville, VA Glen Martin 11/19/91 FLO    Florence, SC nwsilm@wilmington.net
RMD    Richmond, VA Roy Britt 8/22/83  roybritt@earthlink.net CRE    North Myrtle Beach, SC  nwsilm@wilmington.net
RIC     Richmond, VA NWS TRI     Tri-cities/Bristol, TN  NWS Webmaster (Morristown):W-Mrx.Webmaster@noaa.gov
ROA    Roanoke, VA  Webmaster (Blacksburg):  William.Perry@noaa.gov CHW  Canaan Heights, WV Dave Lesher  wxdave@boo.net