SUMMARY OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
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Temperature |
Average Temperature |
Average Temperature |
Precipitation |
Precipitation |
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Danville |
Blacksburg |
Arlington |
Blacksburg |
Wallops Island |
Newport News |
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Moncure |
Asheville |
Fayetteville |
Asheville |
Cape Hatteras |
Lumberton |
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Orangeburg |
Orangeburg |
Columbia |
Greenville-Spartanburg |
Charleston |
Anderson |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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STATION / LOCATION (MILES & DIRECTION FROM MAIN POST OFFICE)/OBSERVER / YEAR RECORDS BEGAN / EMAIL ADDRESS:
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 |