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SUMMARY OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA 


AUGUST 2010


...DESPITE RELIEF IN RECORD SUMMER HEAT, TEMPERATURES CONTINUE ABOVE NORMAL...

RAINFALL:
...ABOVE NORMAL FOR WESTERN & NORTHERN VIRGINIA; BELOW NORMAL ELSEWHERE...
...BELOW NORMAL FOR MUCH OF NORTH CAROLINA & SOUTH CAROLINA...
 
  • DANNY JESSEE'S LADYSMITH, VIRGINIA STATION (LDY) ENDS DATA COLLECTION   Danny Jessee sends notice that he's moving to Alexandria! "Please note this will be my final month of submitting observations from Ladysmith. I am moving to a condo in Alexandria, VA in September. I don't know yet what the rules will be with respect to weather stations or if I will even be able to mount one appropriately to get accurate readings. I will keep you posted. If I am unable, it has been a pleasure working with you and being part of ACON these past few years. I'll definitely keep in touch." We certainly hope Danny can work something out with the homeowner's association and look forward to his return. Will be nice to have a station in Alexandria-  


  • NOAA Awards Contract to Manage Climate Data Records   NOAA officials have announced that Global Science & Technology, Inc., of Greenbelt, Md., has been awarded a contract to help manage the agency's satellite Climate Data Records (CDR) program, which is based at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. For the details, click here - http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20100916_ncdc.html   


  • "WEATHER" NOW ON GOOGLE EARTH    From time to time, CoCoRaHS tries to make our observers aware of interesting climate and weather web sites that are out on the Web. It was recently brought to our attention that Google Earth is now offering weather as part of their new Google Earth 5.2. It's pretty cool. To quote from their web site: "It's the middle of summer, but for those of us who long for the return of cold winter weather and warm cups of cocoa, throw on your favorite poncho and check out the weather in Google Earth 5.2. The latest version projects images of rain and snow over the areas with those weather patterns as its actually happening! First enable the clouds layer, then zoom in to a particular location where it might be raining or snowing. Im willing to bet London is a likely spot, even these days, or the Lone Star state which is in the midst of tropical storm season. Currently, our precipitation data cover some areas in North America and Europe; you can see if its available in certain places by enabling the radar layer." To find out more on how you can download a free version of this product, visit their web site by clicking here: Google Earth - http://earth.google.com/ You'll also want to check out their blog post on this weather feature: Google Blog Post at http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2010/07/rain-or-snow-now-you-can-see-weather-in.html   


  • NOAA's STORM PREDICTION CENTER (SPC)    Severe weather can occur year-round. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) monitors potential severe weather situations across the country and helps to give both the citizens and forecasters in your area a heads-up of the potential of hazardous weather situations. The Storm Prediction Center's mission is to provide timely and accurate forecasts and watches for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes over the contiguous United States. The SPC also monitors heavy rain, heavy snow, and fire weather events across the U.S. and issues specific products for those hazards. To learn more about the Storm Prediction Center click here: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/   


  • DROUGHT MONITOR    http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html    More information on drought can be found at NOAA's Drought Information Center http://www.drought.noaa.gov/


  • REMINDER All National Weather Service station data listed herein is preliminary and may be subject to change.  The data has not been certified and cannot be used in legal actions.  Only reports certified by the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, NC can be used for these purposes.

  • ACON VA/NC/SC Member Station Extremes - AUGUST 2010
    State
    Maximum Temperature
    Minimum
    Temperature
    Warmest
    Average
    Temperature
    Coldest
    Average
    Temperature
    Maximum
    Precipitation
    Minimum
    Precipitation
    Virginia
    100°
    Danville
    55°
    Blacksburg
    80.7°
    Arlington
    73.2°
    Blacksburg
    7.78"
    Wallops Island
    1.79"
    Newport News
    North Carolina
    100.8°
    Moncure
    57°
    Asheville
    82.5°
    Fayetteville
    75.7°
    Asheville
    9.66"
    Cape Hatteras
    0.72"
    Lumberton
    South Carolina
    101°
    Orangeburg
    60°
    Orangeburg
    83.5°
    Columbia
    80.2°
    Greenville-Spartanburg
    10.07"
    Charleston
    1.89"
    Anderson


    ( For an explanation of column headers in the following tables,
    please note the column denotations table below. )


    TEMPERATURE / WINDS/ ELEMENTS

    VIRGINIA
    [Reminder: All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
    
         STN  A      B    C     C1     D    E  F    G    H  I  J K K1  L  M      N   N1   N2   O P Q R R1 S   CWA
         ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         BCB 83.5  62.8  73.2   +3.6  92   10  55   31   5  0  0 0 82% 25 310°   5             6 0 0 0  6 2400 AKQ
         BRI 84.29 65.68 74.98  +2.48 93   12  56   26   8  0  0 0 69%                         0 0 0 0  0 0510/1600 LWX
         CEN 85.2  67.9  76.6   +3.3  94    5  60   27   8  0  0 0 71% 39 020°   5   1.3  320° 3 0 0 0  2 2400 LWX
         CHT 86.1  68.0  77.0   +1.9  95.1  5  59.2 27   8  0  0 0 78% 14 200°   1   0.3  180° 3 0 0 0  0 2400 LWX
         CHO 88.9  67.3  78.1         98 12,30 60    8  16  0  0 0     38 320°   4   2.8       3 0 0 0  5 2400 LWX
         DAN 91.0  69.3  80.2   +3.1 100   12  62   31  21  0  0 0 70% 30 330°  18   3.6       9 0 0 0  2 2400 RNK
                                                                       30 340°  24
         DCA 88.4  71.9  80.7   +2.7  98   10  66 25,27 13  0  0 0 63% 59 270°   5   6.9       4 0 0 0  0 2400 LWX
         IAD 86.8  67.2  77.0   +2.6  97   11  59    7  12  0  0 0 71% 44 300°   5   5.0       4 0 0 0  2 2400 LWX
         GAV 88.97 69.90 79.44        97 10,11 66 on 9  16  0  0 0 73% 33 140°   5             8 0 0 0  0 2400 AKQ
                                           30     dates                           
         HDV 86.9  67.1  77.0   +0.6  96   10  58   27  12  0  0 0 73%                         4 0 0 0  0 2400 LWX
         LDY 86.0  69.8  77.2   +0.7  95   10  64    8  10  0  0 0 65%                         6 0 0 0  0 2400 AKQ
         LYH 86.5  66.6  76.6   +2.8  95 5,10  60 26,30 11  0  0 0 78% 38 250°   5   3.4       8 0 0 0  9 2400 RNK
         NPN 88.8  70.2  78.3    0.0  99.1 11  61.6 29  14  0  0 0     53 250°   5   2.6  090° 4 0 0 0  0 2400 AKQ
         NOR 87.2  71.0  79.1   +1.4  95  5,11 64   29  10  0  0 0                             2 0 0 0  0 2400 AKQ
         ORF 87.1  73.2  80.1   +2.7  96  5,11 67   29  10  0  0 0 73% 37 290°   5   6.7       5 0 0 0  0 2400 AKQ
         FHC 88.48 72.32 80.4   +3.0  97.3 10  68.4  1  14  0  0 0 81% 30 190°   5   1.0  200° 4 0 0 0  0 2400 AKQ
         POR 88.1  71.1  79.7   +1.3  96.9 11  63.0 29  12  0  0 0 79% 39 180°   5   2.7  070° 3 0 0 0  0 2400 AKQ
         CTR 88.7  68.2  76.8   +0.5  96.1 10  63.1 29  15  0  0 0 82% 17 090°  13   0.1  166° 4 0 0 0  0 2400 AKQ
         MEC 89.74 69.03 79.52        98  5,22 63   22  13  0  0 0                             5 1 0 0  1 1700 AKQ
                                           28
         RIC 89.9  69.9  79.9   +3.6  98  5,11 64   30  17  0  0 0 71% 47 320°   5   5.2       7 0 0 0  1 2400 AKQ
         ROA 86.4  67.9  77.2   +2.5  97   10  61   26   9  0  0 0 74% 53 320°   4   3.9       6 1 0 0  2 2400 AKQ
         WAL 85.1  69.9  77.5   +2.0  97   11  61   29   7  0  0 0     49 310°   5   6.9       2 0 0 0  2 2400 AKQ
         WOO 82.8  66.9  74.8   +1.3  93   31  60 25,27  7  0  0 0                             5 0 0 0  4 2400 LWX
         WSH 83.7  66.1  74.9   +0.63 93.9  5  58.9 27   5  0  0 0 84% 13 200°5,15   0.2  230° 3 0 0 0  0 2400 LWX
    
    NORTH CAROLINA
    [Reminder: All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
        
         STN  A      B    C     C1    D    E  F      G  H  I  J K K1  L  M     N    N1   N2  O P Q R R1 S    CWA
         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         AVL 84.9  66.4  75.7  +3.9  92 12,13 57    31  7  0  0 0 77% 29 340°  5    3.4      4 0 0 0 14 2400 GSP
         MRH 86.9  73.9  80.1        93    31 67 29,30  3  0  0 0     30 220°  5    6.9      3 0 0 0  0 2400 MHX
         CLT 90.6  71.1  80.9  +2.0  97 12,13 62    31 21  0  0 0 70% 37 310°  5    4.9      4 0 0 0  1 2400 GSP
         ECG 88.0  71.1  79.5  +1.2  96    11 62    29 11  0  0 0 78% 41 280°  5    6.8      6 0 0 0  6 2400 AKQ
         FAY 93.0  71.9  82.5        98 12,17 66    31 27  0  0 0 69% 32 260° 11    5.6      9 0 0 0  1 2400 RAH
         GSO 88.5  70.8  79.6  +3.4  95    31 63     1 15  0  0 0 70% 47 280° 10    5.2      6 0 0 0  1 2400 RAH
         HSE 85.9  72.5  79.2  +0.6  89  8,16 63    30  0  0  0 0 84% 31 320° 11    6.7      0 0 0 0  1 2400 MHX
         HKY 87.7  69.5  78.6  +2.3  96    12 65 30,31 11  0  0 0     30 280°  5    2.7      7 0 0 0  8 2400 GSP
         LBT 92.6  72.1  82.3  +4.7  98    31 61    30 26  0  0 0 72% 47 090° 20    4.1      8 0 0 0  3 2400 ILM
         MON 92.5  69.1  80.8  +1.4 100.8  12 60.7  30 24  0  0 0 82% 22 320°  5    0.8 070° 7 0 0 0  0 2400 RAH
         EWN 89.7  71.3  80.5  +1.4  96 11,12 63    30 16  0  0 0 75% 32 010°  5    4.5      9 0 0 0  0 2400 MHX
         RDU 91.5  71.3  81.1  +3.9  98 11,30 65 30,31 22  0  0 0 69% 39 290°  5    4.7      8 0 0 0  0 2400 RAH
         RAL 89.6  68.4  79.0  +1.8  97    31 60    30 20  0  0 0     20       5             1 0 0 0  0 2400 RAH
         ROX 89.56 69.0  79.1  +4.2  97    17 61     1 19  0  0 0 74% 36 320°  6        180° 3 0 0 0  0 2200 RAH
         ILM 90.3  72.5  81.4  +1.7  98    12 63    30 18  0  0 0 72% 25 210° 14    5.5      7 0 0 0  2 2400 ILM
                                                                      25 130° 14
    SOUTH CAROLINA
    [Reminder: All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
       
         STN  A      B    C     C1    D    E  F      G  H  I  J K K1  L  M     N   N1   N2   O P Q R R1 S    CWA
         -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         AND 90.5  72.7  81.6  +3.2  97  5,12 63    31 17  0  0 0     35 310°  5   4.3       8 0 0 0  1 2400 GSP
                                                                      35 320°  6
         CAE 92.3  74.6  83.5  +3.2  98    12 64    31 26  0  0 0 72% 36 090°  6   4.3      11 0 0 0  1 2400 CAE
         CRE 88.4  74.8  81.6  +2.7  95 12,13 65    30  8  0  0 0 81% 33 050°  7   6.4       8 0 0 0  4 2400 ILM
         CHS 91.1  75.5  83.3  +2.8  96  3,16 65    31 24  0  0 0     61 200°  6   6.1      10 1 0 0  0 2400 CHS
         FLO 91.3  72.5  81.9  +2.1  96 13,31 64    31 25  0  0 0 76% 29 360°  5   5.1      10 0 0 0  3 2400 ILM
                                                                      29 290° 18
         GSP 88.8  71.5  80.2  +2.7  96    13 64    31 14  0  0 0 76% 52 090° 26   4.4       9 0 0 0  1 2400 GSP
         OGB 93.4  71.9  82.7       101     8 60     4 26  0  0 0     35 280° 28   4.2      14 0 0 0  3 2400 CAE
    NEARBY STATIONS
    [Reminder: All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
       
         STN  A      B    C     C1    D     E  F     G  H  I  J K K1  L  M     N   N1   N2   O P Q R R1   S    CWA
         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         TRI 89.6  66.5  78.0  +5.2   96 10,13 58   31 19  0  0 0     40 300°  5   2.2      11 0 0 0  4   2400 MRX
         DAV              66   +1     83 30,31 49 7,27, 0  0  0 0                                         0700 PBZ
                                                 28,29

    (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
         -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         BCB  5.09  +1.41 1.65 17 1.65    17 12 2 27.79                0.0                                  2400
         BRI  3.17  -0.75 0.73 17 1.05 17-18 10 0 20.97                0.0       30.29 29, 29.83 6,12       0510/1600
                                                                                        30
         CEN  5.76  +2.15 2.64  5 2.64     5  9 3 27.98                0.0       30.31  30 29.73   5 30.020 2400
         CHT  5.57  +1.79 1.97  5 1.98   5-6 10 3 29.77                0.0       30.266 29 29.674  5 29.974 2400
         CHO  2.36        0.61 15 0.61    15 10 0 22.45                0.0                 29.69   5        2400
         DAN  5.52  +1.98 1.05 18 1.87 23-24 11 2 27.86                0.0       30.34  30 29.73  12        2400
         DCA  2.59  -0.85 0.98 12 1.16 12-13  8 0 21.36                0.0                 29.69   5        2400
         IAD  4.42  +0.64 1.66 12 1.73 12-13  8 3 26.62                0.0                 29.69   5        2400
         GAV  3.97        1.19 12 1.19    12 12 1 27.75                0.0       30.27  29 29.68  12 29.97  2400
         HDV  6.44  +2.30 2.91 18             9 3 30.51                0.0       30.22   2 29.63   5        2400
         LDY  4.93  +0.86 1.14 12 1.48 12-13  9 2 20.53                0.0       30.21  29 29.62   5 29.93  2400
         LYH  6.53  +3.12 2.55 24 2.84 24-25 12 2 35.13                0.0       30.31  30 29.70  12        2400
         NPN  1.79  -3.78 0.97 18 1.00 18-19  5 0 28.35                0.0       30.28  29 29.69   5        2400
         NOR  4.35  -1.46 1.49  5             6 2 34.29                0.0                                  2400
         ORF  3.59  -1.20 1.69 18 1.83 18-19  9 1 32.82                0.0       30.28  29 29.69   5        2400
         FHC  3.76  -1.03 1.67 18 1.83 18-19  8 2 33.00                0.0       30.279 29 29.707  9 29.980 2400
         POR  4.28  -1.09 1.72 18 2.09 18-19 11 2 33.81                0.0       30.28  28 29.72   5 29.985 2400
         CTR  6.17  +1.02 1.16  5 1.53   4-5 16 2 30.70                0.0       30.25  22 29.66   5 29.958 2400
         MEC  5.64        1.30 12 1.53 12-13 11 3 27.11                0.0       30.00  29 29.53   5 29.77  2400
                                                                                        30
         RIC  3.92  -0.26 0.89  5 1.52 17-18 11 0 22.73                0.0       30.29  29 29.68   5        2400
         ROA  5.00  +1.26 1.59 15 1.59    19 13 1 29.35                0.0       30.34  30 29.73  12        2400
         WAL  7.78  +4.07 2.51 18 2.51    18  7 4 27.57                0.0       30.26  29 29.66   5        2400
         WOO  1.94  -1.41         0.37 23-24 12 0 21.09                0.0       30.60  30 30.13   6        0800
         WSH  4.34  +1.03 1.01  5 1.11   4-5 13 1 27.12                0.0       30.31  29 29.70   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
         --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         AVL  3.47  -0.83 1.02 21 1.02    21  9 1 30.42                 0.0       30.34  30 29.80  12         2400
         MRH  6.70        1.95 24 2.44 24-25 14 2 32.29                 0.0       30.30  30 29.71  12         2400
         CLT  4.75  -1.03 1.96 19 2.04 18-19  8 2 27.90                 0.0       30.30  30 29.75  12         2400
         ECG  5.11  +0.51 2.08 15 2.15 18-19 13 2 25.55                 0.0       30.29  29 29.68   5         2400
         FAY  4.03        1.74 10 2.31 19-20  8 2 25.95                 0.0                 29.27  31         2400
         GSO  3.27  -0.44 2.08 11 2.08    11 10 1 30.34                 0.0                 29.27  31         2400
         HSE  9.66  +3.10 5.27 24 5.29 23-24 12 3 38.18                 0.0       30.27  30 29.72  12         2400
         HKY  3.34  -0.51 1.51 19 1.81 18-19 12 1 30.58                 0.0       30.28  30 29.71  12         2400
         LBT  0.72  -4.44 0.23 18 0.24 18-19  8 0 23.84                 0.0       30.29  30 29.72  12         2400
         MON  4.29  +0.13 1.42 24 1.42    24  8 1 32.50                 0.0       30.293 30 29.703 12  29.998 2400
         EWN  6.27  -0.57 1.58 13 2.06 21-22 13 3 31.37                 0.0       30.30  30 29.71  12         2400
         RDU  3.06  -0.72 0.80  5 1.19   4-5 11 0 24.15                 0.0                 29.27  31         2400
         RAL  3.23  -0.55         0.74 23-24 10 1 30.73                 0.0       30.25  29 29.71  12         0730
         ROX  3.95  -0.55 0.87 24 0.87    24 10 0 27.44                 0.0       30.37   2 29.78   9  30.05  2200
         ILM  2.70  -4.61 1.46 19 1.79 19-20  8 1 30.32                 0.0       30.29  30 29.72  12         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
         ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
         AND  1.89  -1.86 0.79 17  0.79    17  8 0 29.56               0.0                 29.77  12         2400
         CAE  5.56  +0.15 1.79  6  2.08 17-18 10 3 28.90               0.0                 29.74  12         2400
         CRE  5.60  +0.02 1.60  6  1.60     6  8 2 27.69               0.0       30.29  30 29.75  12         2400
         CHS 10.07  +3.16 4.97  6  4.97   5-6 13 2 47.69               0.0       30.28  30 29.75  24         2400
         FLO  3.21  -2.12 1.20 18  1.22 18-19  7 1 25.45               0.0       30.29  30 29.75  12         2400
         GSP  5.99  +1.91 2.10 14  4.05 13-14 12 2 31.61               0.0                 29.75  12         2400
         OGB  5.92        1.07 21  1.78 10-11 11 2 26.72               0.0       30.22   3 29.80   9         2400
    NEARBY STATIONS
    [Reminder: All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
       
         STN  T      T1     U  U1   V      V1  W X   Y      Z  1  2  3   4     5     6   6A   7    7A 8      S
         -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         TRI  6.26  +3.26 1.62 19 1.63 21-22 11 3 23.62                  0.0       30.33 30 29.77  12        2400
         DAV  3.6   -1.3  0.93  6            13 0 35.8                   0.0                                 0700    

    Virginia:

    Arlington - " TEMPERATURES THIS AUGUST WERE ONCE AGAIN ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE SIXTH STRAIGHT MONTH. THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 80.1F TIED WITH AUGUST 2005 AS THE 9TH WARMEST AUGUST OF ALL TIME...WITH AUGUST 1980 STILL THE WARMEST AUGUST ON RECORD IN WASHINGTON...AT 82.8F. THERE WERE 13 DAYS OF 90F DEGREES OR BETTER THIS MONTH. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 98F ON THE 10TH TIED THE PREVIOUS DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD SET IN 1943. ON THE 11TH...A NEW DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD OF 80F WAS SET...THAT BROKE THE PREVIOUS DAILY RECORD OF 78F IN 1988. ALSO...THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ON RECORD SINCE 1872...THAT THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN WASHINGTON HAS NOT FALLEN BELOW 66F DEG. AUGUST WAS DRIER THAN NORMAL. FOUR OUT OF THE LAST FIVE MONTHS HAVE FEATURED BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION. A 59 MPH WIND GUST WAS RECORDED ON AUGUST 5TH WHEN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACROSS THE AIRPORT. " - [ + - ] - Notes from NWS Sterling, VA

    Bridgewater - " The average temperature was 2.48 degrees above normal while the precipitation was .75 inches below normal. Precipitation for the year now is 20.97 inches, which is 4.40 below normal. There were two thunderstorms during the month. Thunderstorms for the year are much below normal. In Bridgewater, there hasn't been a severe thunderstorm all year. " - [ + - ] - additional notes from Clayton

    Centreville - Paul adds : " Seems like August 5th was the busiest day in data logging history for quite some time. Max temp, peak wind Gust, max daily precip., and minimum barometric pressure all occurred on that Thursday in sunny Centreville, home of the not yet famous jet ski and snow blow invitational. - [ + + ]

    Chantilly - Notes from Russ: " August temperatures averaged 1.9° above normal and precipitation was 1.79" above normal. A record high minimum temperature occurred on the 4th (73.5°) and 22nd (73.3° tie). Record daily rainfall occurred on the 5th (1.97") and 18th (1.29"). Thunderstorms occurred on the 5th, 13th, and 18th, providing for most of the August precipitation. Please note, anemometer is currently partially obstructed from the Southeast " - [ + + ]

    Dulles - from NWS Sterling (KLWX): " TEMPERATURES THIS AUGUST WERE ONCE AGAIN ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE SIXTH STRAIGHT MONTH. THE HIGH OF 97F ON THE 11TH BROKE THE PREVIOUS DAILY HIGH RECORD OF 96F SET IN 1980. A DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 73F ON THE 4TH BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 72F IN 1988 AND 2006. THERE WERE 12 DAYS OF 90F DEGREES OR BETTER THIS MONTH. AUGUST WAS WETTER THAN NORMAL. OVER AN INCH OF RAIN WAS MEASURED ON THREE SEPARATE CALENDAR DAYS THIS MONTH...AUG 5TH...12TH AND 18TH... FOR ONLY THE THIRD TIME ON RECORD IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST AND THE FIRST AUGUST SINCE 1968. A DAILY RAINFALL RECORD WAS SET ON THE 18TH...THE 1.39 INCHES OF RAINFALL THAT DAY BROKE THE OLD DAILY RECORD OF 0.89 IN 1965. " - [ + + ]

    Glen Allen - Lowell Koontz reports: " August was very hot, the only months that were hotter were June and July of this year although August of last year was nearly as hot. But as West Henrico Co. - Glen Allen station only opened in August of 2008 we use the Airport for historic records. Using the mean temperatures for the Richmond International Airport, this August was the seventh hottest of the 113 years of records and August 2009 was in eighth place. The month's average temperature here was 77.4°F a +4.2°F departure when compared to Ashland's average and only 0.1°F warmer here when compared to last August. The 3.97 inches of rainfall for August was only 0.11 inch less than average when compared to Ashland's average. The West Henrico Co. - Glen Allen Station had thunder on 8 days but several thunderstorms went to the SW or south. August had more humidity than July. The average relative humidity for July was 63.5 % and for August 72.7 % thus the heat was felt more. On the 5th after rain just before midnight of the 4th, the morning broke hot and steamy. The Davis Pro recorded a high dew point of 80.4°F at 1355 and a heat index of 115.7°F. I think these values might be as much as 2°F high but at any rate it is the highest I have ever seen displayed on the Davis Pro 2. August had 12 days with measurable rain with 1.19 inches of rain that occurred on the 12th in a thunderstorm, which was about 30% of the month's rain. August had 16 days with 90°F or above temperatures and the Airport had 17 days. The maximum temperature for August was 97°F recorded on August 10th, 11th, and 30th and the lowest minimum temperature for the month was only 66°F. This is a very high minimum temperature for the month. A wind gust of 33 mph that was recorded on the 5th occurred at 1725 during a thunderstorm and was the strongest wind gust recorded for August. On the 7th I wired in a new anemometer that is now approximately 45 feet above the ground and should improve my wind observations. The summer was the hottest summer Richmond has ever experienced. The summer season average was 1.7°F hotter than the previous summer season record of 79.6°F set in the summer of 1900. The West Henrico Co. - Glen Allen station had a summer season average of 80.5°F and the Richmond International Airport had 81.3°F or +0.8°F hotter than western Henrico. The summer was the driest on the West Henrico Co. - Glen Allen VA Station records but still wetter than Richmond by 3.52 inches. The summer for Richmond was the third driest in the 113 years of records. " - [ + - ] 

    Herndon - Randy sends these additional notes: " July was above normal for temperature and well above normal for precipitation. The temperatures ranged between a high of 99 and a low of 53. The average highs and lows were about 2.5 and 0.5 degrees above normal, respectively. We recorded 20 days where the max temp was 90 or higher. On the precipitation side, the month was 2.76" above normal with 6.49" measured, the most I have recorded in July in the last 17 years. From the 10th through the 19th, there were many days with scattered thunderstorms where some areas got lots of rain and others got little. My site was one of those that was very wet. The last 10 days of the month also saw a couple of days with TSRA; especially on the 25th when some severe TSRA went through the area producing some heavy rains and very strong winds. Fortunately, the worst winds occurred just north of my station. We have now had 24.07" precipitation for the year that is still over 2.75" below normal. " - [ + + ]

    Ladysmith - Danny adds: " August brought a return of more "normal" temperatures (only 10 days above 90° in August, compared to 23 in July) and precipitation (first month with above normal rainfall since March). Please note this will be my final month of submitting observations. " - [ + + ]

    Norfolk & Richmond - from NWS AKQ: " WARMEST SUMMER ON RECORD AT RICHMOND...3RD DRIEST SUMMER ON RECORD AT RICHMOND... WARMEST SUMMER ON RECORD AT NORFOLK...IN RICHMOND, THE SUMMER 2010 (JUNE-AUGUST) HAD AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 81.3F...RANKING AS THE WARMEST ON RECORD. PREVIOUSLY...THE WARMEST SUMMER ON RECORD HAD BEEN 79.6 F IN 1900. FOR THE YEAR THROUGH SEP 8TH...SOME NOTABLE TEMPERATURE RECORDS AT RICHMOND INCLUDED: *37 DAYS WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 F OR HIGHER (MOST ON RECORD...PREVIOUS HAD BEEN 35 DAYS IN 2002). *10 DAYS WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 100 F OR HIGHER (MOST ON RECORD...PREVIOUS HAD BEEN 9 DAYS IN 1954). *71 DAYS WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 90 F OR HIGHER (MOST ON RECORD...PREVIOUS HAD BEEN 70 DAYS IN 1977). PRECIPITATION TOTALED JUST 5.93"...WELL BELOW THE NORMAL OF 12.39" THE ONLY SUMMERS THAT HAVE BEEN DRIER ARE 1921 (4.46") AND 1912 (5.24"). IN NORFOLK, SUMMER 2010 (JUNE-AUGUST) HAD AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 81.1 F...RANKING AS THE WARMEST ON RECORD. PREVIOUSLY...THE WARMEST SUMMER ON RECORD HAD BEEN 80.0 F IN 1994. ALTHOUGH THE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH A HIGH OF 90/95/100 F OR HIGHER HAVE BEEN WELL ABOVE AVERAGE...NO RECORDS HAVE BEEN SET AS OF YET. " - [ + - ]

    Portsmouth - " August was warmer and drier relative to normal Augusts for the period from 1976 to 2009. The 4.28" of rain was 1.09" BELOW normal rainfall ( 80% of normal). The month's average temp was 1.3° ABOVE normal. Station Records: 1st - TEMPERATURE - Minimum Maximum 75° [previously 80° 1992]; 5th - WIND GUST 39mph [previously 38mph 2007]; 18th - RAINFALL 1.72" [previously 1.60" 1989]; 22nd - TEMPERATURE Maximum Minimum 75° [previously 74° 2003]; 24th - WIND GUST 26mph [previously 24mph 1989]. Frontal passages were noted on these dates: 7th, 13th, 19th, 23rd, and 26th. " - [ + - ] 

    North Carolina:

    Greensboro - NWS RAH notes: " THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 79.6. THIS TIES THE RECORD FOR THIRD WARMEST AUGUST SET IN 1988. THIS IS 3.6 DEGREES BELOW THE WARMEST RECORD OF 83.2 DEGREES SET IN 2007. A RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.08 INCHES WAS SET AT PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUGUST 11TH. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 1.95 INCHES SET IN 1986. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON AUGUST 1ST WAS 72 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD LOW MAX SET OF 74 SET IN 1936. THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON AUGUST 4TH WAS 76 DEGREES. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD HIGH MIN SET IN 2006. THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON AUGUST 12TH WAS 73 DEGREES. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD HIGH MIN SET IN 1980 AND 1973. THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON AUGUST 14TH WAS 75 DEGREES. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD HIGH MIN SET IN 1995. THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON AUGUST 17TH WAS 75 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLDRECORD HIGH MIN OF 74 SET IN 1995. " - [ + - ]

    Moncure - Mac adds: " Basis for 30yr Temperature/Rainfall NWS Climatological Data is SANFORD (NC) 8 NE 1970-2000. 30YR Data based on NWS Site at Sanford NE 8. August was pretty much an average August. The good news we received great rainfall and finished up .13 inches above normal which brought us to just .25 inches below normal for the year. We averaged about 1 thuderstorm every 4 days. Yards look great. " - [ + + ]

    Raleigh - Bob adds: " Another hot month with the average daily temperature 1.8 degrees above normal. August is the sixth consecutive month of above normal temperatures. Several heat advisories were issued by the NWS during August. No severe weather was observed at this station. " - [ + - ]

    Raleigh - NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports: THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATINAL AIRPORT WAS 81.1 MAKING THIS THE SECOND WARMEST AUGUST ON RECORD. THIS RECORD IS 3 DEGREES BELOW THE WARMEST RECORD OF 84.1 DEGREES SET IN 2007. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON AUGUST 30TH WAS 98 DEGREES. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD SET IN 1953. THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON AUGUST 11TH WAS 78 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD HIGH MIN OF 76 SET IN 1980. THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON AUGUST 12TH WAS 76 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD HIGH MIN OF 74 SET IN 1977. " - [ + - ]

    Nearby Cities:

    Tri-Cities, TN - from NWS MRX: " Tri-Cities received 6.26 inches of rain in August, which was 3.26 inches above normal. It ranked as the 4th wettest August on record. Measurable rain occurred on 11 days, and seven of those days had more than one-quarter of an inch of rain. In fact, more than an inch of rain fell on three separate days. The heaviest rain fell on the 19th when 1.62 inches of rain was reported. In addition, a daily rainfall record was broken on the 22nd when 1.59 inches of rain was reported, breaking the old daily rainfall record of 1.38 inches set in 1960. The wettest August of the 73 years of observations was back in 2003, when 11.34 inches of rain was recorded. The average monthly temperature at Tri-Cities was 78.0 degrees, which was 5.2 degrees above normal. It ranked as the 3rd warmest August on record. A daily record high temperature was broken on the 4th when the afternoon high reached 96 degrees, breaking the previous record of 94 degrees set in 2002. Another record high temperature was broken on the 13th when the afternoon high reached 96 degrees, breaking the previous record of 95 degrees set in 1995. The warmest August at Tri-Cities was back in 2007, when the average temperature was 79.0 degrees. Tri-Cities received a seasonal total of 10.80 inches of rain this summer, which was 0.30 inches below normal. It tied with 1954 as the 30th driest summer on record. The driest summer was back in 1987, when 5.10 inches of precipitation was recorded. Warmest summer on record: The average seasonal temperature at Tri-Cities this summer was 77.3 degrees, which was 4.7 degrees above normal. It ranked as the warmest summer on record. The previous warmest summer at Tri-Cities was back in 1952, when the average temperature was 76.8 degrees. " - [ + + ]

    Davis, WV - from Dave Lesher's website: " August 2010 had a mean temperature (66°) that was 1° ABOVE NORMAL. The month's rainfall total of 3.6 inches was 1.3 inches below the normal August rainfall. Rainfall for the year (35.8") was 3.4" BELOW NORMAL. No snowfall 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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    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   
      WOO  Woodstock, VA 5NW Lauck Walton 12/1/85 jwalton@shentel.net
       LDY Ladysmith, VA Danny Jessee 2003 STATION CLOSED 8/31/2010 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   
    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
      RAL    Raleigh, NC 7NNW  Bob Woodson -  6/1/93 kf4mmm@qsl.net
    LKU     Louisa, VA 1N Joseph Bowers 1944 - NWS ID  44-5050-02 STATION CLOSED RDU   Raleigh-Durham, NC Raleigh-Durham International Airport 35-52-14N 078-47-11W 130M
    LOU     Louisa, VA 6S John Bullock (about 1970) STATION CLOSED 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 STATION CLOSED 5/31/10 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