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SUMMARY OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA 



AUGUST 2014

...TEMPERATURES AVERAGE BELOW NORMAL IN VIRGINIA & NORTH CAROLINA
NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURE AVERAGE FOR SOUTH CAROLINA...

...RAINFALL AVERAGE NEAR AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL IN VIRGINIA & NORTH CAROLINA
BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL FOR MOST STATIONS IN SOUTH CAROLINA...
 

  • Woodstock, Virginia Station WOO Closes   Longtime Member Lauck Walton writes: "WOO is 'off the air'. I'm at home with hospice care, and I won't be sending in my August figures. I've really enjoyed my weather work these thirty years. Thanks for all you do and a farewell to you and the other weather watchers." Editor's note: Lauck... thanks for your uninterrupted contributions these past 20 years with ACON - VA/NC/SC and for the 30 years over which you kept records and shared them with us. Peace be with you.


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  • SAILS: A New Way Doppler Radar Scans the Sky   A new software upgrade installed at the National Weather Service (NWS) Wakefield Doppler radar (KAKQ), is improving severe weather operations. The software change allows the WSR-88D radar to obtain the lowest level radar scan more frequently during severe weather events. Check out the details here: http://www.weather.gov/media/akq/miscNEWS/sails.pdf


  • NWS AKQ Monthly Rainfall Analysis      Don't forget these new products for Virginia from NWS Wakefield compiled from ASOS...COOP...RAWS REPORTS | Monthly Rainfall Analysis - http://www.weather.gov/akq/MONTHLY_RAINFALL_ANALYSIS -


  • DROUGHT MONITOR    http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/    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 Station Extremes - AUGUST 2014
    State
    Maximum Temperature
    Minimum
    Temperature
    Warmest
    Average
    Temperature
    Coldest
    Average
    Temperature
    Maximum
    Precipitation
    Minimum
    Precipitation
    Virginia
    96°
    Washington National Airport/
    Arlington
    49°
    Blacksburg
    78.0°
    Norfolk (FHC)
    68.7°
    Blacksburg
    6.53"
    Roanoke
    2.17"
    Washington (VA)
    North Carolina
    98°
    Fayetteville
    53°
    Asheville
    79.2°
    New Bern
    72.4°
    Asheville
    11.05"
    Beaufort
    2.66"
    Greensboro
    South Carolina
    100°
    Columbia
    61°
    Columbia, Florence
    Greenville-Spartanburg
    83.0°
    Charleston
    76.7°
    Greenville-Spartanburg
    7.08"
    Charleston
    2.49"
    Anderson


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

    TEMPERATURE / WINDS/ ELEMENTS FOLLOWED BY
    PRECIPITATION / BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

    VIRGINIA | NORTH CAROLINA | SOUTH CAROLINA
    [Reminder: All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
    STATION A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 CWA TIME RECORDED
    BCB 77.9 59.5 68.7 -1.30 85 30,31 49 16 0 0 0 0 84% 24 310,350 12,21 2.9 1 0 0 0 8 LWX 2400
    CHT 83.8 64.0 73.9 -1.50 92.4 31 55.4 15 2 0 0 0 78% 14 160,180 20,31 0.2 360 0 0 0 0 0 LWX 2400
    CHO 82.1 62.5 72.3 -1.70 91 31 52 15 1 0 0 0 36 70 20 3.6 4 0 0 0 3 LWX 2400
    DAN 82.9 66.0 74.5 -2.50 91 28,31 57 26,27 2 0 0 0 76% 24 310 21 3.5 5 0 0 0 4 RNK 2400
    DCA 85.6 69.7 77.7 -0.40 96 31 62 15 3 0 0 0 61% 32 360,160 5,12 6.2 5 0 0 0 0 LWX 2400
    IAD 82.0 61.7 71.8 -3.60 90 31 53 15,29 1 0 0 0 72% 47 100 21 4.6 4 0 0 0 1 LWX 2400
    GAV 84.87 65.00 74.94 -2.75 94 31 56 14 4 0 0 0 74% 19 180,230 14,31     3 0 0 0 0 AKQ 2400
    HDV 81.7 62.3 72.0 -3.90 90 31 52 15 1 0 0 0 78% 14 90 25,31 90 4 0 0 0 0 LWX 2400
    LYH 80.0 62.3 71.2 -2.90 88 31 52 14 0 0 0 0 80% 23 300 12 3.1 3 0 0 0 5 RNK 2400
    NPN 83.8 68.3 75.4 -2.70 92.8 31 61.8 27 2 0 0 0 32 270 18 2.3 70 3 0 0 0 0 AKQ 2400
    FHC 83.85 73.15 78.0 0.10 93.6 31 68.6 1 3 0 0 0 77% 25 50 24 0.7 50 2 0 0 0 0 AKQ 2400
    NOR 82.0 69.3 75.6 -2.00 90 31 65 8,9,11 1 0 0 0     0 0 0 0 0 AKQ 2400
    ORF 82.7 71.2 77.0 -0.90 93 31 67 9,15 1 0 0 0 72% 31 30 24 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 AKQ 2400
    POR 83.8 70.3 77.1 -1.10 92 31 66 8,11 2 0 0 0 80% 30 50 24 3.9 30 4 0 0 0 0 AKQ 2400
    CTR 83.7 64.2 72.8 -3.50 90.7 31 53.8 26 1 0 0 0 84% 11 110 31 0.0 125 2 0 0 0 0 AKQ 2400
    MEC 83.4 64.8 74.23 93 31 57 14,26,27 1 0 0 0 61% 2 0 0 0 0 AKQ 2400
    RIC 85.5 67.2 76.4 -1.10 94 31 60 14,27 5 0 0 0   28 220,200 14,31 5.0 1 0 0 0 0 AKQ 2400
    ROA 80.3 63.6 71.9 -3.50 90 31 55 16,26 1 0 0 0 75% 31 30 23 4.4 3 0 0 0 1 RNK 2400
    WAL 82.8 67.2 75 -0.50 89 17 62 29,30 0 0 0 0 33 70 24 7.5 2 0 0 0 1 AKQ 2400
    WSH 78.1 61.7 69.9 -4.24 84.8 31 52.8 15 0 0 0 0 88% 11 340 23 0.1 230 2 0 0 0 0 LWX 2400
    Averages 82.54 65.70 74.02 -2.10 91.0 57.9 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 75.9% 25.8 3.4 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2
    STATION A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 CWA TIME RECORDED
    STATION A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 CWA TIME RECORDED
    AVL 82.3 62.5 72.4 -0.50 90 22 53 26 1 0 0 0 74% 30 340 13 4.1 6 0 0 0 3 GSP 2400
    MRH 84.6 72.6 78.6 -0.20 92 22 65 15 1 0 0 0 42 360 18 7.3 0 0 0 0 1 MHX 2400
    CLT 86.0 66.7 76.4 -0.90 95 22 57 27 9 0 0 0 71% 288 30 1 4.8 7 0 0 0 1 GSP 2400
    ECG 83.4 68.5 76.0 -1.60 90 21 62 26 1 0 0 0 79% 40 210 12 6.7 0 0 0 0 3 AKQ 2400
    FAY 88.3 69.2 78.7 -0.90 98 22 62 25,27 16 0 0 0 73% 43 300 6 6.1 5 0 0 0 3 RAH 2400
    GSO 83.2 66.5 74.9 -2.20 92 28 57 14 5 0 0 0 76% 39 150 3 5.2 1 0 0 0 3 RAH 2400
    HSE 84.1 73.1 78.6 0.10 91 18 67 15 1 0 0 0 80% 41 310 18 7.7 0 0 0 0 1 MHX 2400
    HKY 83.9 65.8 74.9 -1.50 92 22 56 14 5 0 0 0 23 10 1 3.5 5 0 0 0 3 GSP 2400
    LBT 88.2 69.0 78.6 -0.40 97 22 60 28 14 0 0 0 75% 32 10 20 4.8 7 0 0 0 3 ILM 2400
    EWN 87.6 70.8 79.2 0.10 95 18,22 63 15 14 0 0 0 72% 46 90 1 4.7 3 0 0 0 5 MHX 2400
    RDU 84.6 67.1 75.9 -2.60 92 22,28 58 14,27 6 0 0 0 74% 58 320 20 4.1 5 0 0 0 4 RAH 2400
    RAL 84.3 64.3 74.3 -4.20 92 28,31 55 25,26,27 5 0 0 0 18 12 3 0 0 0 0 RAH 2400
    WHI 88.1 68.8 78.5 0.10 96.3 22 60.7 25 14 0 0 0 76% 21 40 24 2.1 131 4 0 0 0 0 ILM 2400
    ILM 87.3 70.9 79.1 -0.60 95 22 63 28 12 0 0 0 78% 39 290 22 5.8 10 0 0 0 2 ILM 2400
    Averages 85.42 68.27 76.86 -1.09 93.38 59.91 7.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 75.3% 54.3 5.1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3
    STATION A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 CWA TIME RECORDED
    STATION A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 CWA TIME RECORDED
    AND 87.9 67 77.5 -1.00 96 22 62 27,28 13 0 0 0 33 310 21 4.9 7 0 0 0 1 GSP 2400
    CAE 92.2 71.7 82.2 1.20 100 22 61 28 24 0 0 0 64% 38 230 8 5.0 5 0 0 0 1 CAE 2400
    CRE 86.1 71.8 79.0 0.10 92 22 64 15,25 5 0 0 0 72% 42 200 18 6.6 11 0 0 0 0 ILM 2400
    CHS 91.8 74.3 83.0 2.10 99 22,23 65 27 24 0 0 0 41 130 3 6.1 8 0 0 0 1 CHS 2400
    FLO 89.6 69.8 79.7 -0.20 98 22 61 28 17 0 0 0 71% 30 70 23 5.5 3 0 0 0 6 ILM 2400
    GSP 85.9 67.5 76.7 -1.90 93 21,22 61 27 9 0 0 0 73% 28 240 31 4.6 7 0 0 0 0 GSP 2400
    OGB 90.8 70.1 80.5 0.30 99 22 62 28 21 0 0 0   28 230 18 4.7 7 0 0 0 1 CAE 2400
    Averages 89.19 70.31 79.80 0.09 96.71 53.0 16.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 70.0% 34.3 5.3 6.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4
    STATION A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 CWA TIME RECORDED
    STATION A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 CWA TIME RECORDED
    TRI 84.3 62.5 73.4 -0.4 92 29,30 54 4 2 0 0 0 33 270,260 6,31 2.8 6 0 0 0 6 MRX 2400
    DAV 71.3 53.4 62.3 79 31 42 15,16 0 0 0 0 PBX 2400
    STATION T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 CWA TIME RECORDED
    BCB 5.95 2.36 2.40 9 2.40 9 15 1 25.77         0.0 34.4 RNK 2400
    CHT 5.98 2.45 1.42 12 1.64 11,12 12 3 38.71         0.0 46.3 30.208 30 29.733 13 30.008 LWX 2400
    CHO 4.33 0.71 1.40 20 1.49 22-23 8 3 28.50     29.740 13 LWX 2400
    DAN 6.23 2.26 2.05 9 2.39 8-9 14 2 29.75         0.0 13.4 30.210 30 29.750 12 RNK 2400
    DCA 3.39 0.46 1.60 12 1.62 11-12 11 1 33.67         0.0 30.5     29.740 13 LWX 2400
    IAD 5.15 1.62 1.43 21 1.80 20-21 10 2 28.80         0.0 52.8 30.230 30 29.750 13 LWX 2400
    GAV 3.65   2.54 12 2.57 11-12 10 1 29.60         0.0 17.7 30.240 30 29.770 12,13 30.030 AKQ 2400
    HDV 5.39 1.34 1.79 12   12 1 42.69         0.0 48.6 30.200 30 29.720 13 AKQ 2400
    LYH 4.78 1.52 1.00 9 1.05 8-9 15 1 33.99         0.0 21.4 30.230 30 28 RNK 2400
    NPN 3.21 -2.94 1.03 2 1.20 1-2 2 0 34.37         0.0 14.8 30.230 30 29.730 13 AKQ 2400
    FHC 3.48 -2.04 1.17 2 1.46 1-2 7 1 40.10         0.0 15.5 30.248 30 29.745 13 30.020 AKQ 2400
    NOR 2.69 -3.21 1.00 2 9 1 34.72         0.0 14.8   AKQ 2400
    ORF 3.01 -2.51 0.60 18 1.28 1-2 9 0 32.41         0.0 15.8 30.240 30 29.730 13 AKQ 2400
    POR 4.61 -1.06 1.38 6 1.53 1-2 10 2 44.75 0.0 18.0 30.230 30 29.750 13 30.008 AKQ 2400
    CTR 3.50 -0.81 1.03 1 1.31 1-2 11 1 29.37 0.0 12.3 30.190 30 29.710 13 29.977 AKQ 2400
    MEC 2.55 1.09 2 2.16 2-3 7 2 26.73         0.0 13.5 AKQ 2400
    RIC 3.61 -1.05 1.15 1 1.15 1 9 1 25.67         0.0 14.5 30.250 30 29.760 13 AKQ 2400
    ROA 6.53 2.97 1.72 9 1.97 8-9 13 2 28.58         0.0 16.3 30.230 30 29.780 12 RNK 2400
    WAL 4.48 0.29 1.53 2 2.30 1-2 9 1 25.59         0.0 13.1 30.250 30 29.720 13 AKQ 2400
    WSH 2.17 -1.11 0.45 12 0.69 11,12 13 0 28.35         0.0 50.8 30.280 30 29.820 13 LWX 2400
    Averages 4.23 0.07 1.39 1.67 10.3 1.3 32.11 0.0 24.4 30.231 29.747 30.009
    STATION T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 CWA TIME RECORDED
    STATION T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 CWA TIME RECORDED
    AVL 3.95 -0.45 1.94 9 1.94 9 11 1 30.78         0.0 9.6 30.200 30 29.790 12 GSP 2400
    MRH 11.05 3.35 3.15 1 3.55 1-2 13 3 38.31         0.0 T 30.230 30 29.770 19 MHX 2400
    CLT 3.74 -0.48 2.39 1 2.39 1 8 1 33.76         0.0 9.3 30.200 30 29.770 18 GSP 2400
    ECG 3.27 -3.37 0.94 2 1.56 1-2 15 0 27.44         0.0 11.2 30.240 30 29.750 19 AKQ 2400
    FAY 3.92 -1.57 1.78 9 1.99 9-10 9 1 26.92     29.190 31 RAH 2400
    GSO 2.66 -1.22 1.30 1 1.30 1 6 1 25.88         0.0 15.3 29.190 31 RAH 2400
    HSE 10.05 3.12 3.45 12 3.45 12 15 3 41.05         0.0 5.7 30.220 30 29.760 19 MHX 2400
    HKY 6.44 2.34 1.37 19 1.49 10-11 10 2 33.44 30.170 30 29.730 12 GSP 2400
    LBT 2.89 -2.61 0.93 11 0.97 10-11 11 0 32.16 30.200 30 29.760 18 ILM 2400
    EWN 9.13 2.48 3.56 18 3.62 18-19 9 4 37.11         0.0 14.0 30.220 30 29.760 19 MHX 2400
    RDU 6.87 2.61 2.45 12 2.61 11-12 10 3 38.41         0.0 5.8 29.190 31 RAH 2400
    RAL 4.31 0.05 1.57 11-12 11 0 35.77         0.0 5.8 30.090 27 29.750 18 RAH 2400
    WHI 11.03 5.38 6.16 3 6.16 3-4 11 3 42.33         0.0 2.1 30.178 30 29.750 18   ILM 2400
    ILM 8.79 1.38 2.26 9 2.64 9-10 15 3 42.51         0.0 2.1 30.210 30 29.790 19 ILM 2400
    Averages 6.29 0.79 2.26 2.52 11.00 1.79 34.71       0.0 7.4 30.196 29.639
    STATION T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 CWA TIME RECORDED
    STATION T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 CWA TIME RECORDED
    AND 2.49 -1.3 1.28 8 1.28 8 6 1 24.68 30.170 30 29.780 12 GSP 2400
    CAE 4.88 -0.38 3.61 9 3.61 9 6 1 28.08           4.2 30.180 30 29.770 12 CAE 2400
    CRE 6.60 -0.81 1.62 2 2.48 1-2 14 3 29.26 30.210 30 29.790 19 ILM 2400
    CHS 7.08 -0.07 4.02 10 4.04 9-10 8 1 33.12         0.0 T 30.190 30 29.830 23 CHS 2400
    FLO 3.89 -1.35 2.59 9 2.71 9-10 8 1 27.01 30.090 31 29.890 29 ILM 2400
    GSP 5.60 1.12 1.96 1 2.29 9-10 11 2 34.96         0.0 7.2 30.200 30 29.790 18 GSP 2400
    OGB 3.90 -1.38 1.08 12 1.21 10-11 9 1 35.02 30.190 30 29.800 12 CAE 2400
    Averages 4.92 -0.60 2.31 2.52 8.9 1.43 30.30       0.0 3.8 30.176 29.807
    STATION T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 CWA TIME RECORDED
    STATION T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 CWA TIME RECORDED
    TRI 4.21 0.74 1.12 20 1.12 20 14 1 25.04         0.0 13.0 30.150 26 29.770 12 MRX 2400
    DAV 3.80 12 1         0.0 165.2 PBX 2400
    STATION T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 CWA TIME RECORDED


    Virginia:

    Arlington/Washington, D.C. - " THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN WASHINGTON THIS AUGUST WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. DAILY RAINFALL OF 1.60 INCHES ON THE 12TH MARKED THE WETTEST AUGUST DAY SINCE 2011 WHEN 3.33 INCHES FELL ON THE 27TH. THIS WAS ALSO THE WETTEST AUGUST OVERALL SINCE THAT YEAR. THERE WERE ONLY 3 DAYS THIS MONTH WHERE THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE REACHED OR EXCEEDED 90 DEGREES. THIS IS THE FEWEST NUMBER OF 90 DEGREE OR HOTTER DAYS IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST IN TEN YEARS...SINCE 2004 WHEN THERE WAS ONLY ONE. " - [ - + ] - from NWS Sterling, VA

    Chantilly - from Russ Topping: " Like July, August average temperatures were below normal and precipitation was above normal. The mean monthly temperature was 73.9° (-1.5°). The mean high temperature was 83.8° (-2.8°) and the mean low temperature was 64.0° (-0.2°). No temperature records were set. We barely got above 90° twice, but I won’t complain! August precipitation of 5.98” was above average (+2.45”). No precipitation records were set. Thunderstorms were observed on the 3rd, 20th, and 31st. Dense fog was observed on the 21st. *Please note, anemometer is currently partially obstructed from the North and East " - [ - + ]

    Dulles - from NWS Sterling (KLWX): " THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE AT DULLES AIRPORT THIS AUGUST 2014 WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. MONTHLY RAINFALL WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL. THERE WAS ONLY 1 DAY THIS MONTH...THE 31ST...WHERE THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE REACHED OR EXCEEDED 90 DEGREES. THE LAST TIME THERE WAS ONLY 1 DAY IN AUGUST WHERE THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE REACHED OR EXCEEDED 90 DEGREES WAS IN 2000. A RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL OF 1.43 INCHES WAS SET ON THE 21ST...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 1.42 INCHES SET IN 1973. THIS WAS ALSO THE WETTEST AUGUST DAY SINCE 2010 WHEN 1.66 INCHES FELL ON THE 12TH. WITH 5.15 INCHES OF RAIN...THIS MONTH WAS THE WETTEST AUGUST IN 11 YEARS...SINCE 2003 WHEN 5.55 INCHES OF RAINFALL WAS OBSERVED. " - [ - + ]

    Herndon - from member Randy Ashby: " August was below normal for temperature and above normal for precipitation. The temperatures ranged between a high of 90 and a low of 50 and was 3.9 degrees below normal. The average low temperature of 62.26 was the lowest August average temperature ever recorded at this site. On the precipitation side, the month was 1.34” above normal, with 5.39” measured. We are now almost 12” above normal for precipitation for the year. " - [ - + ]

    Norfolk - from NWS Wakefield AKQ: " …Below normal temperatures and below normal precipitation characterized Norfolk weather in August… The average temperature at Norfolk International Airport was 77.0 degrees, which was 0.9 degree below normal. The average high temperature was 82.7 degrees or 2.4 degrees below normal. The average low temperature was 71.2 degrees or 0.2 degrees below normal. The highest temperature was 93 degrees on the 31st. The lowest temperature was 67 degrees on the 9th and 15th. There was 1 day with a maximum temperature above 90 degrees, which is 6 days below normal. Precipitation came in at 3.01 inches, which was 2.51 inches below normal. The greatest 24 hour total was 1.28 inches from the 1st into the 2nd. There were 9 days with measurable rainfall, which is 1.1 days below normal. There were 847 accumulated growing degree days (GDD), which was 50 GDD below the 1981-2010 normal of 897 GDD. The highest was on the 3rd, at 32 GDD. For 2014, precipitation has reached 32.41 inches, which is 0.47 inches above normal. The average temperature year-to-date is 60.8 degrees, which is 0.5 degrees below normal. There were no daily records set during August. " - [ - - ]

    Portsmouth - from Bill Trotter: " August's average temperature of 77.1° was 1.1° BELOW NORMAL. Precipitation (4.61") was BELOW NORMAL by 1.06" or 81% of the August average during the period from 1976 to 2013. Rainfall for the year through August 31st was 44.75" (+10.65" or 131% of normal). To view the station monthly and year-to-date climatological summary (LCD) for this Portsmouth station, please click here. Frontal passages were noted on these dates: 7th, 13th, 19th, 24th, 28th. STATION RECORDS: 2nd - RAINFALL 1.35" [previous 0.95" 2004], 2nd - TEMPERATURE - Minimum high 75° [previous 79° 1985], 22nd - TEMPERATURE Maximum low 76° [ previous 75° 2010], 24th - WIND GUST 30mph [previous 26mph 2010]. - [ - - ]

    Glen Allen - from Lowell Koontz: " The monthly mean temperature for August was 74.9 °F, a -2.8 °F mean temperature departure based on a six-year average and the second lowest on record. The 3.65 inches of rain for August was a -1.27 inch departure based on a six-year average and the driest August on record. The most intense rainfall occurred on the 12th when 2.54 inches fell with, 1.87 inches in one hour and 0.35 inches in 5 minutes. The 2.54 inches was 70% of the month’s total and the precipitation on the other 10 days was mostly light. The maximum temperature for August was only 94°F on the 31st. On only 4 days the maximum temperature was greater than or equal to 90 °F; this tied for the lowest number on record for August. The lowest minimum was 56 °F recorded on the 14th and tied for the record. The maximum wind gust was only 19 mph on the 14th and 31st as there were no strong thunderstorms. Before drawing too many conclusions between these tables, note Glen Allen has a six-year average and the Richmond International Airport uses a 30-year average. This summer was cooler than five of the past six years some of which have been record breaking for heat like 2010 and 2011. It is interesting that Glen Allen broke 29 daily records for August mainly for low temperatures in the past 6 years but the Airport broke no daily records for the past 117 years. This indicated this August was cooler than average but not cool enough to break any long-term records.

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    Richmond - from contributor Lowell Koontz (GAV): "The Richmond International Airport (KRIC) had 3.61 inches of rain for August and was the 51st driest August in the past 127 years. The Richmond International Airport had an August mean temperature of 76.4 °F and 59 Augusts have been warmer. The Richmond International Airport had no daily records. The lowest maximum temperature for the month was 76 °F on the 1st. The August highest maximum was 94 °F on the 31st.

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    Richmond - from NWS Wakefield AKQ: " …Below normal temperatures and below normal precipitation characterized Richmond weather in August… The average temperature at Richmond International Airport was 76.4 degrees, which was 1.1 degrees below normal. The average high temperature was 85.5 degrees or 2.1 degrees below normal. The average low temperature was 67.2 degrees or 0.2 degrees below normal. The highest temperature was 94 degrees on the 31st. The lowest temperature was 60 degrees on the 14th and 27th. There were 5 days with maximum temperatures above 90 degrees, which is 5.8 days below normal. Precipitation came in at 3.61 inches, which is 1.05 inches below normal. The greatest 24 hour total was 1.15 inches on the 1st. There were 9 days with measurable rainfall, which is 0.1 days below normal. There were 796.5 accumulated growing degree days (GDD), which was 31.5 GDD below the 1981-2010 normal of 828 GDD. The highest was on the 22nd and 30th, at 30.0 GDD. For 2014, precipitation has reached 25.67 inches, which is 4.32 inches below normal. The average temperature year-to-date is 60.2 degrees, which is 0.3 degrees below normal. There were no daily records set during August. " - [ - - ]

    Woodstock - from member Lauck Walton: " WOO Station Closes - from Lauck Walton, "WOO is 'off the air'. I'm at home with hospice care, and I won't be sending in my August figures. I've really enjoyed my weather work these thirty years. Thanks for all you do and a farewell to you and the other weather watchers." Editor's note: Lauck, thanks for your uninterrupted contributions these past 20 years with ACON - VA/NC/SC and 30 years in weather record-keeping. Peace be with you. "

    North Carolina:

    Fayetteville - from NWS Raleigh (RAH): " AUGUST 1ST: A RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 77 DEGREES WAS SET AT THE FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT. THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 78 DEGREES SET IN 1997. AUGUST 2ND: A RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 72 DEGREES WAS SET AT THE FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT. THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 74 DEGREES SET IN 1916. AUGUST 3RD: A RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 78 DEGREES WAS SET AT THE FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT. THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 79 DEGREES SET IN 1990. " - [ - - ]

    Greensboro - from NWS Raleigh (RAH): " AUGUST 1ST: A RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 68 DEGREES WAS SET AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 72 DEGREES SET IN 2010. AUGUST 8TH: A RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 74 DEGREES WAS TIED AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 74 DEGREES SET IN 1936. AUGUST 9TH: A RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 71 DEGREES WAS SET AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 73 DEGREES SET IN 1970. AUGUST 23RD: A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 73 DEGREES WAS TIED AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 73 DEGREES SET IN 2007. " - [ + - ]

    Raleigh - from NWS Raleigh (RAH): " AUGUST 2ND: A RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 70 DEGREES WAS SET AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 71 DEGREES SET IN 1916. " - [ - + ]

    Raleigh - from contributor Bob Woodson (RAL): " A VERY COOL AUGUST WITH THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE OF 74.3 DEGREES WHICH IS 4.2 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL THERE WERE ONLY 5 DAYS THAT HAD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES THAT WERE AT LEAST 90 DEGREES. AUGUST RAINFALL WAS 0.05” ABOVE NORMAL AND 6.23” ABOVE NORMAL FOR 2014. THUNDERSTORMS WERE OBSERVED ON 3 DAYS. " - [ - + ]

    North Whiteville - from Christopher Crawley: " 6.16 inches rainfall measured 8/3 is the highest single-day and 24-hour total measured at this station since I started keeping records in 2009. " - [ + + ]



    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 2013-2014 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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    Within or Nearby the ACON VA/NC/SC Area Can Be Found At:

         NWS Washington/Baltimore, VA/MD
         NWS Wakefield, VA
         NWS Blacksburg, VA
         NWS Raleigh, NC
         NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
         NWS Wilmington, NC
         NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
         NWS Columbia, SC
         NWS Charleston, SC
         NWS Morristown, TN

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         National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC

    STATION / LOCATION (MILES & DIRECTION FROM MAIN POST OFFICE)/OBSERVER / YEAR RECORDS BEGAN / EMAIL ADDRESS:
    [ includes current stations, inactive stations, and closed stations since database inception ]

      
    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 STATION CLOSED 08/2014
       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' | STATION CLOSED         		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 Airport 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 kesseld@verizon.net ECG  Elizabeth City, NC,  Coast Guard Air Station 36-15-47N 076 10-58W 11M
    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
    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 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'. 1993 randy_ashby@msn.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 ending 12/13
         WHI   North Whiteville, NC Christopher Crawley 12/10 34.413744N / 078.751908W ccawley.kk4csr@gmail.com
    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 CHS   Charleston, SC NWS Charleston Air Force Base 32-53-56N 080-02-26W 13M
    NPN     Newport News, VA 7N Gary Leonard -  6/91 mikey0781@cox.net 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@yahoo.com