ACON - VA/NC/SC
The Atlantic Coast Observer Network:   Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
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SUMMARY OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA 
AUGUST 2004

...REMNANTS OF TROPICAL SYSTEMS
DOUSE THE CAROLINAS AND PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA...
...COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES...

Let's see... there was Alex, then Bonnie, and along came Charley, and finally Gaston! Whew! Quite a few tropical systems moved through the Southeast during August and the rainfall totals over Eastern South and North Carolina into central and Southeastern VA are testimony to their presence. In contrast, the foothills and mountains of the three state areas recorded below normal rainfall.

Take a look at the rainfall totals across the region with totals reaching 22" at Glenn Martin's site (MEC) near Richmond. Rainfall ranging from 10-15" was common over Southeast Virginia. While much of the rainfall in this area resulted from the tropical systems, many of the sites had deluges from thunderstorms that preceded the actual tropical centers as they approached, sometimes a day or two in advance.

With the tropical systems that "died" for the most part as they headed northeast from the south, tornadoes were spawned hitting hard at central North Carolina northward to the Richmond vicinity. Gaston was particularly devastating to the Richmond area with severe flooding during the last two day's of the month. Stephanie Stoughton, an Associated Press writer, reported from Richmond: " Giant sections were taken out of roads where the earth had given way to rushing water beneath the concrete. An intersection disappeared into a 30-foot sinkhole, with cars, twisted pieces of fencing and part of a front yard lying at the bottom. Six people were dead, while others were left carless, homeless and jobless. As residents and business owners realized the damage caused by Tropical Storm Gaston, cleanup in the city's Shockoe Bottom district continued. Flooding touched off by the remnants of Gaston left at least five people dead in Virginia on Tuesday and devastated a historic Richmond neighborhood that was the heart of the Confederate capital during the Civil War."

Tornadoes plagued North Carolina on the 14th, leaving three people dead. Details of the effects in the Tar Heel State can be viewed in the summary for Raleigh below. A link to an in-depth summary is provided.

Lowell Koontz (ANN) sent some spectacular shots of hail he recovered and refroze after a particular violent thunderstorm that moved through his area during the month. His description and photos of the hail can be found in his narrative summary below. Most unusual looking hail conglomerates I've ever seen and was fortunate to visit Lowell in Annandale and actually have him take the hail from the freezer and show them to me. Also, got some info about and pics of his station and will share them with you in a "member spotlight" in the near future.

  • U.S. DAILY WEATHER MAPS PROJECT   Looking for that NOAA Daily Weather Map for a given date since 1871? Look no further! Visit the NOAA Central Library U.S. Daily Weather Maps Project [1871-2001] at http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/dwm/data_rescue_daily_weather_maps.html. A link to maps for 2002 to the present is found at the top of the page. Great resource! Note: You will need to download and install a small program in order to view the maps.


  • CLOUD STAMPS    In a recent email from former group member Eleanor Talbot, she writes: " As many of you have heard, the United States Postal Service has finally published a series of stamps called Cloudscapes. A group of 15 stamps, in order of height, will premier on Monday, October 4th, at a First Day of Issue ceremony that will be held at no other place than the Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, Massachusetts! The Observatory will be expanding the festivities throughout the entire weekend, including an Open House on Saturday, October 2nd, and a Kite Building and Flying day for kids on the 3rd before the First Day of Issue ceremony on Monday. For all the details, check out the Blue Hill website at http://www.bluehill.org and look for "upcoming events." For more details about the cloud stamps themselves, the NWS office in Memphis has each one on their web page. Here's the link: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/meg/Stamps/stamps.html " Thanks Eleanor!


  • 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 used for these purposes.

ACON VA/NC/SC Member Station Extremes - AUGUST 2004
State
Maximum Temperature
Minimum
Temperature
Warmest
Average
Temperature
Coldest
Average
Temperature
Maximum
Precipitation
Minimum
Precipitation
Virginia
96°
Hampton
46°
Blacksburg, Lynchburg
78.6°
Richmond
67.9°
Blacksburg
21.90"
Mechanicsville
1.52"
Washington (WSH)
North Carolina
95°
Fayetteville
49°
Asheville
78.0°
Cape Hatteras
70.7°
Asheville
12.49"
Beaufort
2.10"
Greensboro
South Carolina
96°
Columbia
56°
Anderson, Columbia
North Myrtle Beach
Greenville-Spartanburg
79.3°
Charleston
75.9°
Anderson
14.38"
North Myrtle Beach
2.70"
Orangeburg

(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
     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     ANN 82.19 66.06 74.13 -1.3  90  4,20 55    7   2  0  0 0 78% 50 W    11             5 1 0 0  0     2400 LWX
     BCB 78.8  57.0  67.9  -1.7  87  1,28 46    7   0  0  0 0 73% 29 120° 20   2.9       4 0 0 0 10 50% 2400 RNK
     BRI 83.5  61.3  72.4   0.0  91     4 50    7   4  0  0 0                            0 0 0 0  1     2400 LWX
                                       25
     CEN 84.2  66.8  75.5  +2.2  93    20 54    7   3  0  0 0     33 350° 11             5 0 0 0  0     2400 LWX
     CHO 82.3  61.7  72.0  -3.4  90 20,28 50    7   2  0  0 0     23 230° 10   3.5       6 0 0 0 12     2400 LWX
     DAN 82.8  63.2  73.0  -4.1  90    20 49    7   1  0  0 0 78% 36 050°  5   3.8       8 0 0 0  9 30% 2400 RNK
     DCA 82.9  68.8  75.9  -1.5  91     4 58    7   1  0  0 0 71% 40 180° 18   7.8       5 1 0 0  0 60% 2400 LWX
     IAD 83.5  63.7  73.6  -0.8  91 20,28 51    7   2  0  0 0     32 340°  4   5.3       6 0 0 0  3     2400 LWX
     FCH 83.8  66.3  75.1        90  2,19 58  7,8   2  0  0 0     40      11             5 0 0 0  1     2400 LWX
     HAM 86.6  69.3  78.0   0.0  96    16 55    8   9  0  0 0     52 SW   30        S    8 0 0 0  2     2400 AKQ
     HER 81.7  65.0  73.4  +1.0  89.6  20 52.9  7   1  0  0 0     20       4             5 0 0 0        2400 LWX
     HRN 81.7  64.2  72.5  -1.9  89.0  20 51.1  7   0  0  0 0 79% 24 NW    4   2.6  S    3 1 0 0  0     2400 LWX
     LXI 83.3  61.7  70.5  -3.4  90.9  19 46.6  7   2  0  0 0 76% 24 N     6   2.0  SE   3 0 0 0  3     2400 RNK
     LYH 81.9  61.1  71.5  -2.3  89  1,20 46    7   0  0  0 0 77% 20 250° 11   2.9       4 0 0 0 12 30% 2400 RNK
                                                                  20 300° 29
     NEW 83.25 59.61 71.43 -1.5  92  4,28 47   1 7  3  0  0 0 61% 17 S    29   5.0  S    1 0 0 0 10     1800 LWX
     NPN 85.3  67.3  76.3        94    21 54    7   7  0  0 0     32 W    30             5 0 0 0  1     2400 AKQ
     NOR 84.2  67.8  76.0  -1.3  92  4,21 56    7   5  0  0 0                            2 0 0 0  0     2400 AKQ
     ORF 82.9  69.0  76.0  -1.4  91  4,21 61    8   4  0  0 0 78% 48 230° 30   7.3       7 0 0 0  0 40% 2400 AKQ
     FHC 83.26 66.84 75.05       91.6  21 57.6  7   4  0  0 0 82% 39 230° 30   3.0  202°                2400 AKQ
     POR 83.2  68.2  75.8  -2.3  90 20,21 57    7   2  0  0 0 82% 32 023° 14   2.62 137° 3 0 0 0  0 42% 2400 AKQ
     MEC 83.39 66.03 74.97       90     4 53    7   0  0  0 0                            8 0 0 0  2     1700 AKQ
     RIC 87.4  69.9  78.6  +0.7  93   5,8 63   17  12  0  0 0 79% 38 310°  7   6.2      10 0 0 0  1 60% 2400 AKQ
     RGL 81.40 66.49 73.95 -2.35 88.7   4 56.7  7   0  0  0 0 82% 17 S    11   1.0  S    6 0 0 0  3     2400 AKQ
     ROA 83.1  63.6  73.4  -1.3  91 19,20 53    8   4  0  0 0 70% 30 250° 20   4.0       6 0 0 0  2 40% 2400 RNK
     ROK 83.2  62.3  72.7  -1.6  92  1,28 50    7   5  0  0 0     16 NW    6             3 0      2     2300 RNK
     AKQ 85    65    75.0        93     4 51    7   6  0  0 0                                           2400 AKQ
     WAL 81.5  67.5  74.5  -1.0  90     4 55    7   1  0  0 0     37 150° 30   8.0       4 0 0 0  3     2400 AKQ
     WOO 80.3  63.7  72.0  -1.3  89    29 56  6,15  0  0  0 0                            3 0 0 0  7     2400 LWX
     WSH 82.0  62.4  72.2        91.5  28 54.1  6   2  0  0 0     11 NNW   6   0.3  ENE  3 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 79.9  61.5  70.7  -1.1  86     4 49    8   0  0  0 0     28 320°  5   4.4       5 0 0 0 15     2400 GSP
                                                                  35 040°  9
     MRH 80.7  68.8  74.7        88     1 60    8   1  0  0 0     49 230° 14   8.2      10 0 0 0  2     2400 MHX
     CLT 83.9  65.4  74.6  -4.3  90  5,28 50    7   4  0  0 0     29 010°  5   5.1       5 0 0 0  0     2400 GSP
     ECG 83.9  67.5  75.7  -2.6  91  5,21 54    7   3  0  0 0 79% 64 220° 14   7.7       8 0 0 0  4 30% 2400 AKQ
     FAY 85.9  68.3  77.1        95     5 58    7   8  0  0 0 75% 39 220° 30   6.7       6 0 0 0  3 40% 2400 RAH
     GSO 83.7  66.0  74.9  -1.3  90 20,28 54    7   4  0  0 0 73% 37 010°  5   6.1       5 0 0 0  0 40% 2400 RAH
     HSE 83.9  72.0  78.0  -0.6  90     2 60    8   1  0  0 0     43 190° 13   8.5       0 0 0 0  0     2400 MHX
     HKY 82.9  65.1  74.0  -2.3  90   1,3 51    7   2  0  0 0     26 050°  6   4.0       5 0 0 0  6     2400 GSP
     LBT 84.9  67.5  76.2  +1.4  93   4,5 53    7   4  0  0 0     40 130° 29   5.7       1 0 0 0  4     2400 ILM
     EWN 84.7  68.5  76.6  -2.0  93     5 56    7   5  0  0 0     53 090° 14   6.0       9 0 0 0  1     2400 MHX
     RAL 84.1  65.4  74.8  -2.4  91     4 50    7   2  0  0 0     21E     30             4 0 0 0  1     2400 RAH
     RDU 84.0  66.6  75.3  -1.9  91     4 53    7   3  0  0 0 77% 35 030° 30   5.5       9 0 0 0  3     2400 RAH
     ROX 84.0  64.7  74.4  -0.5  92     4 54    7   3  0  0 0 81% 33 N    30       VRBL  2 0 0 0  3 49% 2200 RAH
     ILM 85.1  69.2  77.2  -2.5  93     5 55    7   6  0  0 0     74 170° 14   6.7       7 0 0 0  4     2400 ILM
SOUTH 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
     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     AND 85.1  66.6  75.9  -2.5  92 1   4 56     8  6  0  0 0     40 020°  2   4.6      11 0 0 0  0     2400 GSP
     CAE 87.2  69.5  78.4  -1.9  96     5 56     8  7  0  0 0     40 220° 12   5.5       7 0 0 0  0     2400 CAE
     CHS 86.9  71.6  79.3  +1.2  95     5 59     8  8  0  0 0     55 290° 29   7.7      10 0 0 0  3     2400 CHS
     CRE 84.1  70.2  77.2  -1.7  91     4 56     7  1  0  0 0     58 110° 14   7.4       4 0 0 0  5     2400 ILM
     FLO 85.4  68.8  77.1  -2.6  93     5 57     7  6  0  0 0     47 020° 29   6.9       6 0 0 0  2     2400 ILM
     GSP 84.1  66.2  75.1  -2.4  91     4 56   7,8  2  0  0 0     35 280° 20   4.8       5 0 0 0  0     2400 GSP
     OGB 87.0  69.4  78.2        95     5 57   7,8 10  0  0 0     43 230° 12   5.5       6 0 0 0  4     2400 CAE
NEARBY STATIONS
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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
     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     TRI 82.0  60.4  71.2  -1.6  88 19,28  47    7 0  0  0 0     23 360°   5   2.6       4 0 0 0  9     2400 MRX
                                                                 23 270°  12
     DAV 70.7  53.8  62.3        80   30   43  6,7 0  0  0 0                             4 0 0 0  1     1900 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
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ANN  5.38  +2.02 1.51 12 1.53 12-13 13 1 29.74  0.0          0.0  16.3  30.28  25 29.71   4 30.02  2400
BCB  3.59  -0.09 0.90  5 0.90     5 10 0 28.49  0.0          0.0  30.7                             2400
BRI  2.23  -1.58 1.17 12 1.17    12  5 1 25.69  0.0          0.0  25.2  30.27     29.91            0515/1600
CEN  4.93  +1.32 2.08  2 2.08     2 13 1 26.11  0.0          0.0  16.9  30.28 25, 29.72  14        2400
                                                                               26 
CHO  1.84  -2.30 0.62  5 0.62     5  9 0 20.67  0.0          0.0                                   2400
DAN  5.96  +2.42 2.01 11 2.05 11-12 12 1 25.72  0.0          0.0        30.26  26 29.72   5        2400
DCA  5.09  +1.65 2.43 12 2.45 12-13 12 1 29.27  0.0          0.0  12.2                             2400
IAD  3.79  +0.01 1.37  2 1.37     2 11 2 25.28  0.0          0.0  17.4  30.28  26 29.83  21        2400
FCH  2.94        0.65 12 1.08 11-12  9 0 28.14  0.0          0.0  15.0                             2400
HAM 17.21 +12.51 4.00 14 4.00    14 14 6        0.0          0.0                                   2400
HER  2.95  -0.83 0.66  1 0.66     1 12 0 28.63  0.0          0.0  20.7                             2400
HRN  3.76  -0.02 0.76 11            15 0 27.06  0.0          0.0  19.5  30.246 26 29.690  4 29.99  2400
LXI  1.59  -1.67 0.69 12 0.69    12  6 0 30.02  0.0          0.0        30.32  15 29.81   5 30.08  2400
LYH  3.01  -0.40 0.56 12 0.75 11-12 12 0 21.67  0.0          0.0  12.1  30.29  26 29.75   5        2400
NEW  2.25  +1.25 0.97 12 0.97    12  7 0 23.35  0.0          0.0  29.5  30.46  25 30.01   4        1700
NPN 13.48        3.88 14 3.93 13-14 13 3 45.56  0.0          0.0   7.1  30.44  23 29.56  30        2400
NOR 15.73 +10.13 4.50  2            13 5 46.00  0.0          0.0   7.2                             2400
ORF 11.11  +6.32 3.72 14 3.73 14-15 12 5 42.91  0.0          0.0   6.2  30.26  15 29.66  30        2400
FHC 15.07        3.97 14            13 5 50.19  0.0          0.0   6.0  30.256 15 29.656 30 30.009 2400
POR 10.23  +4.78 2.95 14 2.99 14-15 12 3 36.47  0.0          0.0   6.5  30.261 15 29.681 30 30.017 2400
MEC 21.90        7.22 31            16 5 52.61  0.0          0.0   7.4  30.03 15, 29.53  30        1700
                        12.17 30-31                                            25
RIC 16.30 +12.12 6.68 30 6.68    30 14 5 44.05  0.0          0.0   6.2  30.29  15 29.70  30        2400
RGL  7.46  +3.28 1.51  2 2.56   1-2 12 4 27.65  0.0          0.0   3.25 30.25  15 29.69   5 30.00  2400
ROA  2.97  -0.77 1.17  1 1.17     1  9 1 27.11  0.0          0.0  22.0  30.27  26 29.75   5        2400
ROK  2.51  -1.50 0.52 12 0.52    12  9 0 26.53  0.0          0.0  22.1  30.24  27 29.75   5        2400
AKQ 10.91        2.75  2            13 3 40.55  0.0          0.0   7.6                             2400
WAL 11.19  +7.48 3.17 14 3.18 14-15 14 4 38.11  0.0          0.0   8.0  30.27  25 29.58  30        2400
WOO  3.45  +0.05         1.27 12-13 11 1 25.30  0.0          0.0  26.2  30.34 25, 29.90   5        0800
                                                                               26                               
WSH  1.52  -1.94 0.41 12 0.46 12-13 10 0 24.48  0.0          0.0  22.2  30.21  25 29.77   5        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  3.79  -0.51 0.83 11 1.10 11-12 15 0 29.09  0.0          0.0 14.3  30.25  26 29.77   5         2400
MRH 12.49        5.47  2 5.60   2-3 12 5        0.0          0.0                                   2400
CLT  5.43  +1.71 2.25 12 2.39 12-13 12 2 30.71  0.0          0.0 14.5  30.25  15 29.72   5         2400
ECG  8.79  +4.19 2.30 14 2.30    14 12 3 36.56  0.0          0.0  8.5  30.25  15 29.65   3         2400
FAY  7.98        2.00 30 2.37 29-30 13 3 23.31  0.0          0.0       30.21  15 29.50  30         2400
GSO  2.10  -1.61 0.88 14 1.08 13-14 11 0 21.04  0.0          0.0 18.5                              2400
HSE  2.77  -3.79 0.61  5 1.00 12-13 12 0        0.0          0.0                                   2400
HKY  3.79  -0.06 0.99 28 1.36 11-12 14 0 27.50  0.0          0.0 12.7  30.23  15 29.70   5         2400
LBT  9.71  +4.55 3.36 29 3.37    30 17 3 28.97  0.0          0.0       30.21  16 29.49  29         2400
EWN  9.65  +2.81 1.48 13 2.26 12-13 16 2        0.0          0.0                                   2400
RAL  9.18  +5.40         2.88 29-30 14 3 32.81  0.0          0.0 14.8  30.24 8,9 29.65  30         1900
RDU  9.26  +5.48 2.45 30 2.73 13-14 12 3 34.77  0.0          0.0 14.9  30.26  15 29.62  30         2400
ROX  8.37  +3.87 4.25 30 4.25    30 12 2 25.88  0.0          0.0  8.0  30.28  26 29.74   4  30.01  2100
ILM 10.03  +2.72 2.02 14 2.23 14-15 17 4 34.30  0.0          0.0       30.21  15 29.64   3         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  5.04  +1.29 2.28  2 2.28     2 10 2 24.66  0.0          0.0  4.6  30.22  26 29.72   5        2400
CAE  4.62  -0.79 1.52 12 2.26 14-15  8 3 35.08  0.0          0.0  0.4  30.22  16 29.68   5        2400
CHS 10.99  +4.08 3.98 28 4.11 28-29 17 4 31.74  0.0          0.0    T  30.19  16 29.50  29        2400
CRE 14.38  +8.80 2.43 13 4.38 12-13 15 6 36.33  0.0          0.0       30.19  15 29.47  14        2400
FLO  9.70  +4.37 4.22 29 4.36 29-30 15 4 27.84  0.0          0.0       30.21  16 29.49  29        2400
GSP  3.19  -0.89 1.86 12 1.86    12 10 1 25.56  0.0          0.0  9.3  30.22  26 29.71   5        2400
OGB  2.70        0.67  2 0.69   1-2 11 0 29.62  0.0          0.0       30.22  16 29.69   5        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  2.64  -0.36 1.17 12 1.24 11-12  7 1 32.03  0.0           0.0  15.6                           2400
DAV  3.39        0.69  1            12 0 45.10  0.0           0.0 197.9                           1900

Virginia:

Annandale - Lowell reports: " August was very humid, but cooler than average and the fourth wettest in the last 24-years with thirteen days with measurable rain (the 24 year record is fourteen) and cloudier than average. The most exciting event of the month was the hail in a thunderstorm of the 11th. I have never observed such large hail in my life! We had hail stones as large as 2.5 x 3.0 inches [<-click here for image] (the average size was around 2 inches). They were conglomerates and far from being spherical. The maximum wind hit 50 mph at 1606 from the west. Quarter size hail started around 1610 and was followed by large hail for about one or two minutes around 1616 and the storm was over in around 20 minutes. It did put some dents in our car top. We were lucky there wasn't much of the large hail and it didn't last long. Total rainfall from storm was 0.93 inches and we had 0.38 inches in 5 minutes. Maximum rain rate was 11.08 inches per hour at 1607. Rainfall at this rate lasted less than one minute but a new record rate on Davis Vantage Pro instrument. A zoomed radar image is available here. August's mean average temperature was (74.1°) that was only a - 1.3° departure and was the coolest August since 2000. The 5.38 inches of rain for August was a +2.02 inch departure and the wettest August since 1994 with 92% of the rain falling in the first 14 days. The high humidity and high dew point temperatures made August feel warmer than it really was. August had only 2 days with 90° for the maximum temperature. The total of equal to or greater than 90° is now only 18 days for 2004; the record is 12 days that occurred in 1992. The highest temperature for 2004 here so far is only 92°. If September's maximum isn't above 92°, this summer will have the lowest annual maximum temperature ever recorded at this station in the last 24 years. The 0.38 inches of rain that occurred in five minutes on the 11th was the second most intense five-minute rainfall to occur in August. The August record is 0.39 inches on 8-28-1992 occurring in five minutes. (Rain intensity records since 1991) The maximum wind gust of 50 mph from the west occurred on the 11th at 1606 in the hail storm. It was the strongest wind we have ever recorded here for August; the old record was 37 mph in 1987. The average temperature for the summer season of June, July, and August was 74.7° for a -0.9° departure. The summer was the sixth wettest in the last 24 years with a total of 14.55 inches for the season. The 24- year record is 17.19 inches in 2000. Daily records set (24-Years of records): LOW maximum temperature: 5, 14; LOW range temperature: 5, 14; HIGH precipitation: 1, 12, 21. " [ - + ] 

Arlington - NWS LWX's Strong reports: " ON THE 7TH...58 DEGREES WAS RECORDED AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL. THAT TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE FOR AUGUST 7 LAST SET IN 1994. AUGUST 2004 WAS A SOMEWHAT WET MONTH THAT WAS NEARLY DEVOID OF LATE SUMMER HEAT. ALTHOUGH IT WAS ONLY A DEGREE AND A HALF COOLER THAN NORMAL...THERE WAS ONLY ONE NINETY DEGREE DAY ALL MONTH. EVEN THAT DAY...THE 4TH...ONLY JUST BROKE 90 TO MAKE IT TO 91 DEGREES. AUGUST 2004 WAS THE FIRST AUGUST TO REGISTER JUST ONE 90 DEGREE DAY SINCE 1927. FURTHERMORE...THAT CONTINUES THE PATTERN FROM THIS SUMMER. FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS OF JUNE JULY AND AUGUST...THIS SUMMER HAS ALSO REGISTERED THE FEWEST 90 DEGREE DAYS SINCE 1906...WHICH HAD JUST SEVEN OF THEM. WE HAVE HAD EIGHT THIS SUMMER. ALL IN ALL THAT MADE FOR A RATHER PLEASANT AUGUST FOR THE MOST PART...WITH A FULL TWO THIRDS OF THE MONTH REGISTERING A HIGH TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 83 AND 88 DEGREES. LOWS TEMPERATURES WERE OF A MORE TYPICAL AUGUST CALIBER...GENERALLY 65 TO 75. RAINFALL WAS MORE PREVALENT THAN NORMAL...WITH OVER FIVE INCHES THIS MONTH. MOST OF THAT CAME DURING THE DOUBLE HIT FROM THE TROPICAL SYSTEMS OF WHAT WERE BONNIE AND CHARLEY. THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO STORMS LEFT NEARLY FOUR INCHES OF RAIN IN FOUR DAYS. TOWARDS THE END OF THE MONTH...WE HAD OUR MOST SETTLED WEATHER OF THE SUMMER. THERE WERE EIGHT CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITHOUT RAIN...OUR LONGEST STRETCH OF RAIN FREE DAYS IN FOUR MONTHS. THE MORE THAN FIVE INCHES THIS MONTH CAPS OFF THE NINETEENTH WETTEST SUMMER ON RECORD WITH OVER SIXTEEN AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN. HOWEVER...IT WAS ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF SHY OF LAST SUMMER WHICH WAS THE ELEVENTH WETTEST ON RECORD. " - [ - + ] "

Bridgewater - " The precipitation for August was 1.58 inches below normal. The precipitation for the year is now about a ½ inch below normal. There were several times during the month when there was a high percent chance of heavy rain, but nothing occurred. There were no thunderstorms during the month. This is very unusual for the month of August. The temperature was about normal. At the time of this writing, it's getting dry in Bridgewater. Grass is beginning to turn brown. The remnants of Frances could bring us some much-needed rain. " - [ -/+ - ] 

Centreville - " With only three days of recording temperatures at 90° or above this month, one has to dig deep to come up with another August, or any other summer for that matter, with so few days in the "darn it's hot" range. For a monthly high we recorded 93° on August 20th. Our overall monthly average high of 84.2° was 1.3° below the 85.5° average, but the warmer than usual nightly lows managed to bring our mean for the month up to 75.5°, or 2.2° over the 73.3° typical average temperature for August. This summer there have been no midnight temperatures of 80°ĝor greater, an event, as I recall, that is normally observed once or twice a year. Rainfall for August consisted of basically on-again, off-again and holy smokes. The latter category left its mark on August 2nd when 2.08" of rain fell in two hours; about 0.90" of that in 20 minutes. Those two hours managed to yield 43% of our monthly total. Around mid-month we welcomed to tamer versions of Bonnie and Charlie from the tropics and together they spread about an inch and a quarter of precipitation over Centreville. The last half of August only produced 0.59" with an eight-day dry spell lodged between the 22nd and the 29th. Overall, 4.93" of rain fell for the month giving us 134% of our normal 3.61" for August. It also helped reduce our annual rainfall deficit to just 2.62" below normal, and continued our welcome three months of summertime rain surpluses. This is compared to our annual accumulation being greater than five inches short at the end of May. " - notes from Paul [ - + ] 

Falls Church - " A cool month with only 2 days 90° or above......not many "dog days" of summer to speak of. This month was also wetter than average. Part of that due to the remnants of 3 tropical systems (Bonnie, Charley and Gaston). The 11th brought severe weather in the afternoon......fierce lightning, gusty winds with a peak gust at 40 mph, nickel sized hail and heavy rain. " - notes from Erica [ - + ] 

Hampton - Dave reports:" A very wet month with record 17.21" of rain mostly falling from the remnants of Charley and Gaston. This has been the wettest summer (Jun-Aug) of any since I began records in 1977 with over 30" of rain. " - [ +/- + ] 

Herndon - Bob notes:" My average MAX temperature was 4.2 degrees BELOW the Dulles "normal" and the average MIN was 2.2 degrees ABOVE. Very dry the last half. Dulles is 4 miles WSW and it's "normal" is the 1971-2000 average. " - [ - - ] 

Herndon - Russ reports:" Like July, August was cooler than normal. Rainfall was close to the average. The monthly temperature was 1.9° below average and precipitation was 0.02" below average. Thunderstorms passed through on August 1st, 11th and 12th. The storm on August 11th yielded a 3-minute period of hail, with hail averaging .5" and a maximum of an inch in diameter. " - [ - - ] 

Lexington - notes from Scott: " Scott has left WREL in Lexington and now is focusing his attention on his new web site, Mid-Atlantic Wxr.com found at http://www.midatlanticwx.com/. Here you can still find his popular hurricane model map as well as local conditions - and more -for Lexington. " - [ - - ]

Norfolk - More interesting data from Maloit and Brown at NWS AKQ: " AUGUST 2004 HAD 11.11 INCHES OF RAIN...MAKING IT THE 8TH WETTEST AUGUST ON RECORD AT NORFOLK. 12 WET DAYS...(NORMAL IS 10....MOST IS 23) PRECIPITATION IN NORFOLK FOR THE JANUARY 2004 TO MARCH 2004 PERIOD WAS LESS THAN 60 PERCENT OF NORMAL. ONLY ONE OTHER TIME...1950...WAS THE JANUARY TO MARCH PERIOD SO DRY...AND THE ENSUING SUMMER PERIOD 3 INCHES OR MORE ABOVE NORMAL. WITH 26.86 INCHES SUMMER 2004 WAS THE 3RD WETTEST SUMMER AND SEASON ON RECORD AT NORFOLK. 38 WET DAYS...(NORMAL IS 30....MOST IS 55) 90 DEGREE DAYS...4 THIS AUG (NORMAL IS 9...FEWEST IS 0) ...13 THIS SUMMER 8TH FEWEST NUMBER OF 90 DEGREE DAYS IN A SUMMER (NORMAL IS 29...FEWEST IS 6 IN 1916 AND 1917) AVERAGE TEMPERATURE THIS AUGUST WAS 76.0 - 16TH COOLEST AUGUST ON RECORD (COOLEST 73.3 - 1874) AVERAGE TEMPERATURE THIS SUMMER WAS 76.8 - 23RD COOLEST SUMMER ON RECORD (COOLEST 73.5 - 1927.) " - [ - + ]

Portsmouth - " Well, the summer season ends with all three summer months having cooler than normal temps and wet conditions. 10.23" of rain would usually be tops around here in a normal August; but not when looking at the other stations in SE VA where rainfall ranged from just over 11" at Norfolk International (ORF) and in Newport News (NPN) to just over 15"in Ghent in Norfolk (FHC) to Jim's station (NOR) just SW of ORF at nearly 16" of rain! In fact, August 2004 in Portsmouth was the 4th wettest in the database to July 1976! A persistent SE flow off the ocean kept temps down and plenty of moisture funneled over the area. Tropical Storm conditions noted on the 14th as the remnants of Frances passed. Thunderstorms preceded the system for two days and when the storm finally moved beyond the area, over 5½" of rain occurred over a five day period, most falling on the 14th and 15th. Then, on the 30th, the remnants of Gaston moved directly overhead with little rain and flooding here, but moving just to the W of here towards Richmond; this resulted in devastating flooding for the I-85 and I-95 corridor, particularly in Richmond. Station records for August included: 2ND - PRECIPITATION - DAILY - 0.95" [PREVIOUSLY 0.80" 1994]; 3RD - PRECIPITATION - DAILY - 1.79" [PREVIOUSLY 1.19" 1981]; 3RD - TEMPERATURE MINIMUM MAXIMUM TIED - 77° [PREVIOUSLY 1983]; 6TH - WIND GUST - MAXIMUM - 31 MPH [PREVIOUSLY 27 MPH IN 1990]; 7TH - TEMPERATURE - MINIMUM TIED - 57° [PREVIOUSLY 1990]; 7TH - TEMPERATURE - MINIMUM MAXIMUM TIED - 76° [PREVIOUSLY 1994]; 8TH - TEMPERATURE - MINIMUM TIED - 61° [PREVIOUSLY 1994]; 14TH - WIND GUST MAXIMUM - 32 MPH [previously 26 MPH 1990]; 15TH - TEMPERATURE - MINIMUM MAXIMUM 71° [previously 77° in 1988]; 16TH - TEMPERATURE - MINIMUM MAXIMUM 76° [previously 77° in 1992]; 23RD - TEMPERATURE - MINIMUM TIED - 61° [previously 1981]. For the year, rainfall was 2.85" above normal (108%) and the annual temp average was 0.3° above normal. " - [ - + ] 

Mechanicsville - Glenn notes a... " A lot of t-storms during the month with very heavy showers. T-storms occurring on the 20th caused flood of low lying areas." "

Richmond - NWS AKQ reports: " 16.30 INCHES OF RAIN MAKES AUGUST 2004 THE WETTEST AUGUST AND 3RD WETTEST MONTH ON RECORD AT RICHMOND. 14 WET DAYS...(NORMAL IS 9...MOST IS 19) THE SUMMER 2004, WITH 32.67 INCHES OF RAIN, IS THE WETTEST SINGLE SEASON ON RECORD AT RICHMOND. SUMMER 2004 HAD 45 WET DAYS...THIS TIES IT WITH THE SUMMER OF 2003 WITH THE SECOND MOST NUMBER OF WET DAYS ON RECORD. (MOST - 48 SUMMER 1906...NORMAL IS 30). DESPITE THE RELATIVELY DRY JANUARY TO MAY OF THIS YEAR...WITH 44.65 INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR THIS YEAR MAKES THIS THE SECOND WETTEST JANUARY TO AUGUST PERIOD ON RECORD. PRECIPITATION FOR THE JANUARY 2004 TO MARCH 2004 PERIOD WAS ABOUT 60 PERCENT OF NORMAL. ONLY ONE OTHER TIME...1927...WAS THE JANUARY TO MARCH PERIOD SO DRY...AND THE ENSUING SUMMER PERIOD 3 INCHES OR MORE ABOVE NORMAL. THE 44.65 INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR THIS YEAR MEANS THAT RICHMOND HAS ALREADY EXCEEDED ITS AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL OF 43.90 INCHES...AND IS WETTER THAN LAST YEAR WAS THROUGH THE END OF AUGUST (43.07 INCHES). 90 DEGREE DAYS...2 THIS AUG (NORMAL IS 11...FEWEST IS 1) ...16 THIS SUMMER 4TH FEWEST NUMBER OF 90 DEGREE DAYS IN A SUMMER ON RECORD (NORMAL IS 32...FEWEST IS 13 IN 1971) 21ST COOLEST AUGUST ON RECORD (AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 75.6) - COOLEST 71.3 IN 1927. 26TH COOLEST SUMMER ON RECORD (AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 76.3) - COOLEST 72.2 IN 1927. " - [ - + ]

Ruther Glen - Danny sends these notes: " An extremely cool August! This is the first August I can recall without a single 90° day. A very cool stretch at the beginning of the month, culminating in a 57° low on the 7th, led to temperatures being more than 2° below normal. For the second straight month, over 7" of rainfall fell at my location, bringing the 2004 year to date total to within 3" of average after a very dry start. Brief but potent thunderstorms on the 1st and 2nd of the month produced hourly rainfall rates of over 4 and over 2", respectively. " - [ - + ] 

Roanoke - Wendell sends these notes:" August was drier and cooler than normal. Precip was 1.50" BELOW the normal for August while the temperature average was 1.6° below normal. " - [ - -]

North Carolina:

Cape Hatteras - The average temperature in August 2004 was 77.8°. This was -0.7° cooler than the 1895-2004 average, the 34th coolest August on record (1895-2004). 2.71" of precipitation fell in August. This was -3.22" less than the 1895-2004 average, the 22nd driest such month on record (1895-2004). - [ - - ]

Lumberton - notes from NWS ILM: " LOWEST SLP ON 29TH ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM GASTON. MAX WIND 40 MPH ON 29TH ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM GASTON. " -

Raleigh - Bob reports: " This area was dominated by four tropical systems; Alex, Bonnie, Charley, and Gaston. Rainfall for the month was well above normal with 9.18", while the average daily temperature was 2.4° below normal. Wind data for the month was unavailable due to lightning damaging the wind speed sensors. Wind data will be available again in September. - [ - + ]

Raleigh - NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports: " A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 56 DEGREES WAS TIED ON THE 6TH. THIS TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD SET IN 1948. 9.26 INCHES OF RAIN FELL DURING THE MONTH...WHICH MADE THIS THE FOURTH ALL-TIME WETTEST AUGUST SINCE RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT AT RDU...SINCE 1944.

Four tropical systems impacted North Carolina during August 2004; Alex, Bonnie, Charley, and Gaston. Hurricane Alex affected the Outer Banks during the first of the month. The remnants of Bonnie and Charley brought severe weather including heavy rain, strong winds, and several tornadoes to the eastern half of the state in the middle of the month. Finally, the remnants of Gaston and its associated misery moved through the center of the state during the last week of August. These tropical systems produced above normal rainfall over central and eastern North Carolina during August 2004. Many sites recorded over 10 inches of rain, with Longwood (Brunswick County) topping all stations with over 16 inches of rainfall. Raleigh endured its 4th wettest August on record with 9.26 inches of rain. Heavy rainfall associated with these tropical systems produced several flash floods and resulted in minor to moderate river flooding across portions of North Carolina. More extensive details - with graphs included - can be downloaded at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/climate/data/MonthlySummary.Aug.2004.doc. " -

Wilmington - " LOWEST SLP 29.64 ON 3RD ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE ALEX. MAX WIND 74 MPH ON 14TH ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM CHARLIE. RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE TIED ON 6TH (61°) ORIGIONAL RECORD SET IN 1912. RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET ON 7TH (55°) PREVIOUS RECORD 61° SET IN 1957. RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE TIED ON 8TH (59°) PREVIOUS RECORD SET IN 2002. " - from NWS ILM  

South Carolina:

North Myrtle Beach - " LOWEST SLP ON 14TH ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE CHARLIE. MAX WIND 58 MPH ON 14TH ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM CHARLIE. MAX WIND 45 MPH ON 29TH ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM GASTON. RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET ON 7TH (56°) PREVIOUS RECORD LOW 58 DEGREES SET IN 1950. RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE TIED ON 17TH (66°) ORIGIONAL RECORD LOW SET IN 1955. " - from NWS ILM  

Florence - " LOWEST SLP ON 29TH ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM GASTON. MAX WIND 47 MPH ON 29TH ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM GASTON. RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET ON 7TH (57°) PREVIOUS RECORD LOW 59° SET IN 1948. " - from NWS ILM  

Nearby Cities:

Tri-Cities - " The average monthly temperature at Tri-Cities was 71.2°, which was 1.6° below normal. It tied with 1985 as the 5th coolest August on record at Tri-Cities. A record low was tied on the 6th when the low temperature fell to 51°, tying the record set in 1997. Another record low was broken on the 7th when the temperature dipped to 47°, breaking the old record of 50° set in 1950. The coolest August at Tri-Cities was back in 1946, when the average temperature was 69.5°. The average temperature this Summer at Tri-Cities was 72.2°, which was 0.4° below normal. It tied with 1984 as the 13th coolest Summer on record at Tri-Cities. One daily record low was broken in July, and another two were broken or tied in August. The coolest Summer at Tri-Cities was back in 1967, when the average temperature was 69.8°. Tri-Cities received 2.64" of rain in August, which was 0.36" below normal. Measurable rain occurred on only seven days, and only two of those days had more than one-half of an inch. The heaviest rain fell on the 12th when 1.17" was recorded, which also broke the old daily rainfall record of 0.73" set in 1960. The driest August at Tri-Cities was back in 1987, when 0 0.55" fell. Tri-Cities received 12.75" of rain this Summer, which was 1.65" above normal. It ranked as the 26th wettest Summer on record at Tri-Cities. One daily rainfall record was broken in June, two in July, and one in August. The wettest Summer at Tri-Cities was last year, when 25.26" fell. " - from NWS MRX [ - - ] 

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  
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 2003-2004 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  
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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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
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
BRI     Bridgewater, VA Clayton Towers Ctowers@rica.net WOO  Woodstock, VA 5NW Lauck Walton - 12/1/85 jwalton@shentel.net
CEN   Centreville, VA Paul Bassett 1985 m.psb@verizon.net    Ruther Glen, VA 38°0'45" N 77°32'29" W Danny Jessee 2003 danny@dannyjessee.com
   WAL   Wallops Island, VA 37° 56'26" N 75° 27'47" W Wallops Flight Facility Airport
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
   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 davidckessel@cox.net ECG  Elizabeth City, NC,  Coast Guard Air Station 36-15-47N 076-10-58W 11M
CTR  Chesterfield, 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
   HSE    Cape Hatteras, NC  Mitchell Field 35-13-56N 075-27-21W 3M
HRN   Herndon, VA 4SW Russ Topping -  1985 weatherwatcher@cox.net LBT    Lumberton, NC  Lumberton Municipal Airport 34-36-26N 079-03-36W 37M
   EWN    New Bern, NC  Craven County Regional Airport 36-04-03N 077-02-50W 3M
LXI     Lexington, VA  Scott M. Lancey, WREL Radio -  06/96 weather@wrel.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 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 wvweather@mountain.net