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SUMMARY OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
SUMMARY OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
... DECEMBER TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL & WARMER THAN NOVEMBER'S! ...
... BELOW NORMAL SNOWFALL, RAINFALL TOTALS VARY ...
After November's colder-than-normal fall days, December warmed up remarkably with most everyone noting a month warmer than November, a rather unusual, if not unexpected lead up to winter! The exception would be in Northern Virginia where temmperture averages were closer to normal.
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Temperature |
Average Temperature |
Average Temperature |
Precipitation |
Precipitation |
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Norfolk (ORF) |
New Market |
Norfolk (FHC) |
Washington, VA [WSH, not DCA] |
Wallops Island |
Dulles |
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Fayettelville New Bern |
Asheville |
Cape Hatteras |
Asheville |
Cape Hatteras |
Lumberton |
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Charleston Orangeburg |
Anderson Greenville-Spartanburg |
Charleston |
Greenville-Spartanburg |
Anderson |
Charleston |
STN A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 R2 S CWA
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BCB 47.6 27.2 37.4 +3.3 67 27 8 22 0 3 18 0 79% 46 290° 31 6.1 0 0 0 0 5 2400 AKQ
BRI 47.32 31.45 39.9 +3.39 66 28 12 23 0 1 16 0 63% 0 0 0 0 0 0510/1600 LWX
CEN 47.2 30.5 38.9 +3.2 68 28 13 23 0 2 16 0 67% 53 320° 31 35 250° 0 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
CHT 46.5 29.5 38.0 +2.0 67.6 28 11.8 23 0 1 17 0 62% 29 180° 28 1.5 180° 0 0 1 0 1 2400 LWX
CHO 49.1 29.2 39.1 68 28 11 23 0 3 19 0 41 290° 31 5.4 0 0 0 1 3 2400 LWX
DAN 52.8 33.1 43.0 +2.9 69 10,19 18 23 0 0 17 0 68% 40 320° 31 5.2 0 0 0 0 3 2400 RNK
DCA 47.9 32.6 40.3 +0.8 70 28 16 22 0 1 15 0 64% 55 320° 31 9.3 0 0 0 1 0 2400 LWX
IAD 47.1 29.5 38.3 +2.3 68 28 12 23 0 1 18 0 67% 59 290° 31 8.0 0 0 1 1 1 2400 LWX
FRV 48.0 29.4 38.9 71 28 12 23 0 1 20 0 0 0 0 2 0 2400 LWX
GAV 53.42 32.97 43.19 71 15,28 15 23 0 0 14 0 71% 30 270° 28 0 0 0 1 1 2400 AKQ
HDV 47.2 29.6 38.4 +0.1 68 28 12 23 0 1 17 0 68% 0 0 1 0 0 2400 LWX
LDY 49.7 32.7 41.2 +1.2 69 28 15 23 0 1 16 0 62% 0 0 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
LYH 49.0 29.3 39.2 +1.0 64 28 15 22,23 0 1 18 0 69% 37 320° 1 5.2 0 0 0 1 4 2400 RNK
NEW 46.64 28.19 37.41 +1 69 27 7 23 0 2 20 0 45 320° 31 23.9 230° 0 2 1700 LWX
NPN 56.2 36.5 46.3 75 28 21 23 0 0 13 0 41 320° 31 1 0 0 0 2 2400 AKQ
NOR 57.0 38.2 47.6 +4.0 75 28 23 23 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
ORF 57.2 39.3 48.2 +4.0 76 28 26 22 0 0 10 0 47 290° 31 9.4 1 0 0 0 4 2400 AKQ
FHC 57.1 40.1 48.6 +3.6 75 28 25.6 22 0 0 6 0 73% 40 200° 28 4.0 200° 1 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
POR 56.5 38.6 47.6 +3.1 75 28 23 23 0 0 9 0 77% 48 290° 31 5.2 249° 1 0 0 0 2 2400 AKQ
CTR 53.5 31.8 42.5 72.7 28 13.1 23 0 1 16 0 77% 27 230° 28 0.9 230° 0 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
MEC 54.06 34.52 44.29 73 28 15 23 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 1700 AKQ
RIC 54.3 34.7 44.5 +4.1 74 28 17 23 0 1 12 0 49 330° 31 7.9 0 0 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
ROA 51.2 32.4 41.8 +2.7 69 19 15 22 0 1 17 0 62% 59 300° 31 7.2 0 0 0 0 5 2400 AKQ
AKQ 56.1 33.6 44.9 75 28 15 23 0 0 16 0 2400 AKQ
WAL 52.8 35.0 43.9 +3.5 73 28 19 23 0 0 12 0 59 330° 31 9.2 0 0 0 0 3 2400 AKQ
WOO 46.9 28.7 37.8 -2.0 70 28 12 22,23 0 3 17 0 0 0 2 1 5 2400 LWX
WSH 45.3 28.1 36.7 -0.37 66.9 28 11.1 23 0 5 22 0 72% 32 160° 24 1.3 023° 0 0 4 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 R2 S CWA
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AVL 51.3 32.6 42.0 +3.0 68 17 10 22 0 1 15 0 71% 46 340° 31 7.8 0 0 0 0 3 2400 GSP
MRH 59.9 41.8 50.9 70 15 24 23 0 0 7 0 44 220° 12 8.5 2 0 0 0 4 2400 MHX
CLT 56.3 37.5 46.9 +2.5 68 15,19 20 8,22 0 0 13 0 68% 38 220° 19 6.8 0 0 0 0 6 2400 GSP
ECG 58.4 38.4 48.4 +2.5 76 28 20 22,23 0 0 12 0 49 310° 31 8.9 1 0 0 0 3 2400 AKQ
FAY 60.7 38.8 49.8 77 28 21 23 0 0 11 0 64% 37 320° 31 7.9 1 0 0 0 5 2400 RAH
GSO 53.1 35.9 44.5 +3.5 68 19 18 22 0 0 14 0 64% 41 300° 31 7.6 0 0 0 0 7 2400 RAH
HSE 60.7 45.5 53.1 +3.1 71 10,11 31 22 0 0 2 0 74% 51 180° 11 9.0 0 0 0 0 4 2400 MHX
HKY 52.5 34.6 43.6 +1.8 69 19 16 22 0 0 15 0 39 210° 19 3.8 0 0 0 0 12 2400 GSP
LBT 61.4 40.1 50.7 +6.0 76 28 21 23 0 0 9 0 38 250° 1 5.7 1 0 0 0 5 2400 ILM
38 340° 31
EWN 61.4 38.7 50.0 +2.6 77 28 19 8 0 0 10 0 76% 43 320° 31 5.9 2 0 0 0 6 2400 MHX
RDU 57.5 37.3 47.4 +4.4 74 28 21 22 0 0 11 0 68% 43 220° 1 6.6 1 0 0 0 6 2400 RAH
RAL 57.0 35.1 46.1 +3.1 73 28 18 23 0 0 15 0 32 31 0 0 0 0 4 2400 RAH
ROX 53.3 34.4 44.1 +4.1 69 15 17 23 0 0 14 0 71% 31 360° 31 180° 0 0 0 0 0 2400 RAH
ILM 63.6 41.7 52.6 +3.7 76 19,28 22 23 0 0 8 0 73% 41 220° 12 7.0 1 0 0 0 6 2400 ILM |
STN A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 R2 S CWA
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AND 55.9 38.3 47.1 +2.7 74 18 20 22 0 0 12 0 44 280° 21 5.6 1 0 0 0 8 2400 GSP
CAE 62.4 40.5 51.4 +4.4 79 18 22 23 0 0 11 0 70% 37 230° 19 5.9 1 0 0 0 7 2400 CAE
CRE 63.0 43.9 53.5 +5.7 76 25 23 23 0 0 7 0 48 220° 12 6.6 1 0 0 0 6 2400 ILM
CHS 66.7 45.2 56.0 +5.5 80 18,25 27 23 0 0 4 0 45 200° 11 7.9 0 0 0 0 4 2400 CHS
FLO 62.4 41.0 51.7 +4.2 76 18,19 24 22,23 0 0 9 0 40 230° 1 6.4 1 0 0 0 8 2400 ILM
GSP 55.6 37.9 46.8 +3.3 74 18 20 22 0 0 12 0 % 41 280° 21 5.5 0 0 0 0 7 2400 GSP
OGB 64.6 42.7 53.6 80 18 23 23 0 0 9 0 43 260° 1 5.5 3 0 0 0 2 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 R2 S CWA
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TRI 50.6 30.5 40.5 +3.2 73 27 9 22 0 3 19 0 43 250° 19 4.9 0 0 0 0 2 2400 MRX
DAV 30 +1 63 28 -5 22,23 0 7 28 2 0700 PBZ |
STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
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BCB 3.43 +0.56 1.75 11 1.75 11 15 1 32.66 0.9 1 8 0 1.3 4.6 2400
BRI 2.86 -0.30 1.27 11 1.86 10-11 6 1 33.04 T T T 30.56 23 29.50 2 0510/1600
CEN 2.78 -0.24 1.43 11 1.47 11-12 12 1 48.22 T 30.68 23 29.36 1 30.02 2400
CHT 2.67 -0.40 1.25 11 1.33 10-11 11 1 43.48 T 21 1 0 T T 30.699 23 29.398 1 30.16 2400
CHO 2.66 1.54 11 1.54 11 11 1 34.18 0.0 0.0 29.35 30 2400
DAN 3.81 +0.65 2.04 11 2.29 10-11 12 1 42.13 T 6 1 0 T T 30.71 23 29.46 1 2400
DCA 2.97 -0.08 1.66 11 1.67 11-12 11 1 46.52 T 6,31 2 0 T T 29.35 1 2400
IAD 2.63 -0.44 1.34 11 1.34 10-11 15 1 44.01 T 6,7, 4 0 T T 29.35 1 2400
25,31
FRV 3.06 2.03 11 2.10 11-13 9 1 41.86 T 1,6, 4 0 T T 30.67 23 29.39 1 2400
16,31
GAV 4.39 2.54 11 2.60 10-11 13 1 0.4 6 3 0 0.4 0.4 30.71 23 29.39 1 30.12 2400
HDV 2.85 -0.18 1.34 11 13 0 48.01 0.1 6 1 0 0.1 0.1 30.69 23 29.34 1 2400
LDY 3.41 -0.01 2.06 11 2.44 10-11 7 1 36.31 0.1 6 1 0 0.1 0.1 30.74 23 29.41 1 30.16 2400
LYH 3.48 +1.25 2.14 11 2.14 11 14 1 33.89 T 1 1 0 T T 30.72 23 29.45 1 2400
NEW 3.96 +1.5 1.80 11 35.83 T 2,31 2 0 T 0.3 30.86 23 29.76 1 1700
NPN 3.98 2.76 11 2.78 11-12 15 1 48.90 0.0 0 0 0.0 T 30.74 23 29.41 1 2400
NOR 4.04 +0.74 2.82 11 8 1 45.84 0.0 0.0 T 2400
ORF 3.83 +0.80 2.77 11 2.80 11-12 10 1 44.80 0.0 0.0 T 30.74 23 29.41 1 2400
FHC 3.07 +0.04 2.05 11 2.19 11-12 10 1 41.19 0.0 0.0 T 30.716 23 29.442 1 30.137 2400
POR 3.47 +0.39 2.16 11 2.16 11 12 1 44.26 0.0 0.0 T 30.73 23 29.44 12 30.151 2400
CTR 4.76 2.62 11 2.76 10-11 13 1 52.20 T 1 T T 30.74 23 29.44 1 30.145 0400
MEC 4.60 1.94 11 3.21 11-12 8 2 47.16 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.42 22 29.53 19 1700
RIC 4.07 +0.95 2.62 11 2.68 10-11 10 1 49.55 T T T 30.76 23 29.44 1 2400
ROA 2.25 -0.61 1.31 11 1.31 11 11 1 33.31 T 6,7, 3 0 T T 30.71 23 29.46 1 2400
31
AKQ 4.30 2.95 11 15 1 46.72 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
WAL 5.83 +2.69 4.35 11 4.65 11-12 13 1 43.79 0.0 0.0 0.1 30.75 23 29.40 12 2400
WOO 3.15 +0.52 1.41 11-12 13 1 38.04 1.0 7 2 1 1.1 2.1 31.10 10 29.67 1 0800
WSH 3.20 -0.18 1.76 11 1.76 11 14 1 45.39 T 4 0 T T 30.68 23 29.40 1 2400 |
STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
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AVL 4.74 -1.34 1.97 10 2.02 9-10 11 2 35.63 T 1 1 0 T T 30.70 23 29.45 11 2400
MRH 2.58 0.66 11 1.28 30-1 12 0 51.39 0.0 0.00 T 29.51 12 2400
CLT 3.23 +0.05 1.64 11 1.80 10-11 12 1 42.22 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.70 23 29.45 11 2400
ECG 2.10 -0.96 1.17 11 1.28 11-12 10 1 29.31 0.0 0.0 0.5 30.75 23 29.45 1 2400
FAY 2.27 1.47 11 1.63 10-11 11 1 63.59 29.43 12 2400
GSO 3.30 -0.24 1.03 11 1.33 10-11 12 1 38.79 0.0 0.0 0.6 29.43 12 2400
HSE 4.84 +0.28 1.19 12 2.00 11-22 16 1 63.46 0.0 0.0 0.0 29.51 12 2400
HKY 3.40 -0.19 1.84 11 1.94 10-11 13 1 32.19 0.0 0.0 T 30.65 23 29.42 11 2400
LBT 1.24 -1.98 0.53 20 0.66 20-21 5 0 36.26 30.71 23 29.46 12 2400
EWN 3.75 -0.09 2.25 11 2.31 10-11 16 1 41.03 0.0 0.0 T 29.51 12 2400
RDU 3.06 +0.02 1.40 11 1.47 11-12 13 1 50.47 0.0 0.0 T 29.43 12 1900
RAL 4.80 +1.76 2.92 10-11 14 1 50.90 0.0 0.0 T 30.74 23 29.49 12 2400
ROX 2.93 -0.43 1.35 11 1.35 11 12 1 44.08 0.0 0.0 0.2 30.70 23 29.44 1 30.16 2200
ILM 3.03 -0.75 1.13 10 1.70 10-11 12 1 56.76 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.70 23 29.53 12 2400 |
STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
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AND 4.85 +1.01 2.20 11 2.68 10-11 13 2 35.52 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.68 23 29.50 11 2400
CAE 3.40 +0.02 1.58 11 2.85 10-11 9 2 44.28 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.70 23 29.50 11 2400
CRE 2.54 -0.91 1.43 11 1.97 10-11 8 1 50.61 30.67 23 29.53 12 2400
CHS 0.35 -2.89 0.18 11 0.52 30-1 7 0 47.32 0.0 0.0 0.0 29.56 11 2400
FLO 1.16 -2.31 0.61 11 1.06 30-1 11 0 50.37 30.67 23 29.53 12 2400
GSP 4.01 -0.15 1.58 11 2.38 10-11 13 2 38.03 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.67 23 29.48 12 2400
OGB 1.51 0.65 11 1.25 30-1 8 0 43.93 30.72 23 29.51 11 2400 |
STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
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TRI 4.41 +1.02 0.91 11 0.91 11 16 3 35.24 0.8 6 3 0 1.4 3.3 30.59 22 29.45 1 2400
DAV 7.6 +3.3 1.84 12 21 1 72.5 4.6 7 13 6 15.0 70.0 0700 |
Virginia:
Arlington - From NWS WBC come these notes: " THE DECEMBER 2008 AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS CLOSE TO NORMAL. ON THE 28TH THE MAX TEMPERATURE OF 70F WAS TIED FOR THE THIRD WARMEST HIGH FOR THAT DATE SINCE 1872. PRECIPITATION FOR DECEMBER 2008 WAS NEAR NORMAL. OVER HALF OF THE DECEMBER PRECIPITATION FELL ON THE 11TH. ONLY A TRACE OF SNOW WAS OBSERVED FOR THE MONTH...ON THE 6TH AND 31ST. WASHINGTON HAS NOT YET HAD MEASURABLE SNOWFALL THIS WINTER SEASON....WHICH IS ONLY THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED THIS DECADE. A 55 MPH WIND GUST WAS RECORDED ON DECEMBER 31ST AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA. THIS WAS THE HIGHEST WIND GUST MEASURED IN WASHINGTON IN DECEMBER SINCE 55 MPH WAS MEASURED ON DECEMBER 10TH 1992. " [ + - ]
Bridgewater - " The precipitation for the year is now 4.82 inches below normal. There was no measurable snow during the month. Snow flurries occurred several days. Crazy temperatures occurred on the 31st. At 5 am, the temperature was 27 degrees. At 6 am, the temperature was 48, and at noon it was 35 degrees with snow flurries. Never saw such crazy temperatures like this. " - [ + - ] - notes from Clayton
Centreville - " Warmer, drier, and, at least for a millisecond or two, windier; that's how we can describe December 2008 for sunny Centreville in a nutshell. At 10:14 on the 31st an approaching cold front produced some rather windy conditions peaking with a gust of 53 mph out of the NNW. This was the strongest wind gust locally we can recall in recent memory. The monthly average temperature was on the warm side this month. At 38.9°, it worked out to be 3.2° above the 35.7° average, average. There was a record high temperature of 68° on the 28th but it hardly came close to the summer-like 79° that was set back in 1998. The average high for December worked out to be modest 1.3° warmer that the predicted 45.9ø. On the not so modest low temperature end of the temperature gauge, we averaged 30.5°; a rather warm 5.0° over the 25.5° normal low for the month. So far this year, the average low temperature departure has worked out to be +4.4°. December's reading increased that figure to +4.7° for the year. A monthly low of 13° was entered in our logbook on the 23rd. This though was a good distance away from the record of -4° set back in 1989 and was hardly enough for Santa to pack a jug of antifreeze for his long trip ahead. For the third month in a row we recorded a deficit in the monthly precipitation column. While -0.24 is a rather shallow amount to create a major headline about, December rainfall still gave us a respectable 2.78" of the 3.02" typically expected The greatest 24 hour accumulation occurred on the 11th and 12th when 1.47" fell in the bucket, giving us 49% of our monthly total. For the year, and with a tip of the measuring cup to May for 10.55", we finished the year with 5.61" to the good and a freezer full of ice cubes to help usher in the New Year. Best to all for a great 2009. " - [ + - ] - notes from Paul
Chantilly - Russ sends these notes: " A fairly mild and uneventful December. The average monthly temperature was 2.0°above normal. Total precipitation for the month was 2.67", which was 0.40" below normal. The maximum calendar day rainfall of 1.25" fell on the 11th. Snow flurries were observed on the 21st, along with a minimal amount of freezing rain. Dense fog was observed on the 19th. *Please note, anemometer is currently partially obstructed from the Southeast " - [ + - ]
Dulles - from NWS Sterling (KLWX) come these notes: " AT DULLES...THE DECEMBER 2008 AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS 2.3F ABOVE NORMAL. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 68F ON THE 28TH WAS TIED FOR THE THIRD WARMEST HIGH FOR THAT DATE DATING BACK TO 1963. THE DECEMBER MONTHLY PRECIPITATION WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. OVER HALF OF THE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED ON THE 11TH. A TRACE OF SNOW WAS OBSERVED AT DULLES ON FOUR DAYS IN DECEMBER 2008. A 59 MPH WIND GUST WAS REPORTED ON DECEMBER 31ST AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA. THIS WAS THE STRONGEST DECEMBER WIND GUST MEASURED AT DULLES AIRPORT SO FAR THIS DECADE. " - [ + - ]
Front Royal - Mike adds these comments: " A strong shortwave moving through the atmosphere on the 1st provided an exciting start to the Christmas season as the wife and I experienced a thunderstorm with snow being the precip type just north of Leesburg, VA as we were cutting down our Christmas tree. Here in Front Royal just a heavy snow shower and the lowest pressure reading of the month of 29.39". The high temperature of 53° on the 5th ended the somewhat mild start to the month. A cold frontal passage late that evening ushered in colder air and temperatures never left the 30's until the 9th . Southwest winds ahead of a strong storm system in the middle part of the country boosted our temperatures back in the mid and upper 50's on the 9th and 10th. On the 11th as that same strong storm system affected our area rain began just after midnight and .14" had fallen in the gauge by 5am that morning and another 1.89" would fall by 11pm when the precip ended. Temperatures fell through the day, but did not cool enough to produce the snowfall that was forecast. Strong northwest winds outshined the early morning rain shower we had on the 12th. Winds gusted to 44mph. A cold frontal passage late on the 15th brought an end to the spring like temperatures. That front stalled in the Carolinas and as waves of low pressure developed along that front bouts of precipitation affected the Shenandoah Valley. While some of that was in the frozen form it did not cause any major problems or add a measurable reading into the snowfall column. A wave of low pressure rode an easterly line in Pennsylvania on the 19th. Again the 50° high and 39° low for the day were too high for any substantial winter precipitation besides some sleet during the onset. The coldest weather of the month arrived after the cold frontal passage on the 21st. It would also be the last day any measurable precipitation fell here in Front Royal. The 22nd was clearly the coldest day of the month with a high of 26° and low of 14°, but the 14° was overshadowed by the 12° on the morning of the 23rd. That day also achieved the highest pressure reading of 30.67". Fast-forwarding to the 28th and the 71° high and forecast for the rest of the month I realized that this month would have no measurable snowfall. Another strong cold front passed by on the 31st and very windy conditions ended the year. A 52mph gust was recorded here. " - [ M M ]
Glen Allen - Lowell Koontz sends these additional notes: " December was warmer than average as the monthly mean temperature was 43.19°øF, a +4.2°F departure, and was also wetter than average (when compared to Ashland, Virginia records). The 4.39 inches of rain for December was a +1.09 inch departure when compared to the Ashland, VA average. The maximum rainfall recorded in a day was 2.54 inches on the 11th in an all day rain. Measurable precipitation occurred on thirteen days and only 0.4 inches of snow for the month recorded on the 6th, which was a -1.6 inch departure compared to Ashland, Virginia records. December was cloudier than average. The maximum temperature for December was 71°F on December 15th and December 28th and the lowest minimum was 15°F recorded here on the 22nd. The maximum wind gust of 30 mph occurred on the 28th at 1159 from the west from a cold frontal passage associated with a low pressure passing to our north. The 31st NW wind was thought to be stronger than that of the 28th but the anemometer is sheltered by woods to northwest of this station. The lowest barometer for the month was 29.39 inches on the 1st. The highest barometer recorded for the month was 30.71 inches on the 23rd. - [ + + ]
Herndon - Randy adds these notes: " December was a near normal month for temperature and precipitation. December was only 0.18 inch below normal for precipitation, but we had some precipitation on over one half of the days of the month - one heavy day with 1.34" on the 11th and a lot low rainfall amounts scattered throughout the rest of the month. We had a trace of freezing rain on the 21st, but it quickly melted and caused no problems. For the year, we ended up with 48.01 inches, which was 2.5 inches above. As for the temperatures, we had alternating periods of warm temperatures with highs reaching the 60s and cold periods with lows down in the teens. The average temperatures ended up within a couple tenths of a degree of normal for both the highs and lows. " - [ + - ]
Ladysmith - Danny reports : " December brought temperatures slightly above average and precipitation just 0.01" below average. Temperatures for 2008 finished 0.2 degrees below average. Precipitation for 2008 finished 4.75" below average. The highest temperature of 2008 was 97 degrees on June 10th, and the lowest temperature of 2008 was 12 degrees on January 21st. Happy New Year! " - [ + - ]
New Market - Joyce sends these year-end notes: " The annual mean temp 59.74, was 2 above normal. Total annual precip (in) was 35.83", which was 1" above normal. Max 24-hr rainfall was 2.95" on Aug 28th. Total annual snowfall was 23.86". The max 24 hr snowfall was 5.00" on Jan 17th. The avg wind direction for year was southwest. The avg wind speed was 14.95mph. while the avg. relative humidity was 66.05%. " - [ + + (for the month)]
Newport News - These year-end notes come from Gary: " The mean temp for the year was 60.4° with highest of 101 and the lowest 16 on the 4th and 21st of January. Two days had temps of 100+ while 55 days had a temp at or below freezing. 38 days had thunderstorms. Rainfall totaled 48.90" with the greatest daily rainfall of 3.88" on September 25th. July was the wettest month and January the driest. 2.3" of snow fell during the year with the greatest depth occurring on January 20th, 1.6". The peak wind gust was 44mph. " - [ M M }
Portsmouth - " The 3.47" of rain produced a December that was 0.39" ABOVE normal rainfall. The month's average temp was 3.1° ABOVE normal FROST occurred on the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 13th, 14th, 22nd, 23rd Frontal passages were noted on the 5th, 7th, 13th,16th,17th,19th (WARMFROPA), 20th, 21st (WARMNFROPA), 21st, 25th,29th. STATION RECORDS: 11th - TEMPERATURE Maximum Minimum 62° [previous 53° 2001]; 11th - RAINFALL 2.16" [prev 1.36" 2001]; 15th- TEMPERATURE Maximum Minimum 53° [prev 52° 1984]; 21st - RAINFALL 0.79" [prev 0.55" 1977]; 22nd - WIND GUST 34 mph [prev 33mph 1989]; 27th - TEMPERATURE Maximum 62° [prev 58° 1982]; 31st - WIND GUST 48mph [prev 37mph 1989]. For the year-to-date at month's end, temperatures were averaging ABOVE normal (+0.7°) and rainfall for the year ended BELOW normal, -3.64" or 92% of the norm, " - [ + + ]
Woodstock - " For the year, Lauck reports the average temp was 54.6° and that was 0.7° BELOW normal. Temps ranged from 9° on January 21st to a high of 90° on the 8,9,10, & 11 of June. Rainfall of 38.04" was just 3-hundredths inch ABOVE normal. " - [ - + (for the month)]
North Carolina:
Greensboro - NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports: - " -A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 59 DEGREES WAS TIED AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON DECEMBER 10TH. THE ORIGINAL RECORD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1972. The December 2008 North Carolina Weather Review is located here: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/ncsummaries/MonthlySummary.Dec.2008.doc [when available]. " - [ + + ]
Raleigh - Bob notes: " November felt more like winter than fall. There 13 days that low temperature was 32 degrees or less. The average daily temperature was 48.3 degrees which is 2.7 degrees below normal. Precipitation for November was 1.17" above normal. There was no severe weather at this station, however there were five confirmed tornadoes on the 15th, just east of Wake County. " - [ - + ]
Raleigh - NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports: " A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 74 DEGREES WAS TIED AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL AIRPORT ON DECEMBER 28TH.THE RECORD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1988. A RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 74 DEGREES WAS TIED AT RALEIGH-DURHAM ON DECEMBER 12TH. THE RECORD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1988. A RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 1.40 INCHES WAS SET AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL AIRPORT NC ON DECEMBER 11TH. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 0.98 SET IN 1961. A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 61 DEGREES WAS SET AT RALEIGH-DURHAM ON DECEMBER 10TH. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 58 DEGREES... LAST SET IN 1972. The December 2008 North Carolina Weather Review is located here: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/ncsummaries/MonthlySummary.Dec.2008.doc [when available]. " - [ + + ]
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Tri-Cities - NWS Morristown, TN (MRX) reports: " The monthly-averaged temperature at Tri-Cities was 40.5 degrees, which was 3.2 degrees above normal. It tied with 1951 as the 22nd warmest December on record at Tri-Cities. One daily high temperature record was broken on the 27th when the afternoon high peaked at 73 degrees, breaking the previous record of 69 degrees set back in 1982. The warmest December at Tri-Cities was back in 1971, when the average temperature was 47.5 degrees. Tri-Cities received 4.41 inches of precipitation in December, which was 1.02 inches above normal. It ranked as the 16th wettest December on record at Tri-Cities. Measurable precipitation occurred on 16 days, and seven of those days had more than one-quarter of an inch of rain. The heaviest rain fell on the 11th, when 0.94 inches was reported. The wettest December of the 72 years of observations taken at Tri-Cities was back in 1961, when 6.75 inches was recorded. The annually averaged temperature at Tri-Cities in 2008 was 55.6 degrees, which was 0.7 degrees above normal. It ranked in the middle one-third of observations at Tri-Cities. The warmest year at Tri-Cities was back in 1990, when the average temperature was 58.2 degrees. Tri-Cities received a total of 35.24 inches of precipitation in 2008, which was 6.09 inches below normal. It ranked as the 14th driest year on record at Tri-Cities. The driest year at Tri-Cities was last year (2007), when only 22.39 inches of precipitation was recorded. " - [ - - ]
Davis, WV - from Dave Lesher: " The 43" of snow at Davis (for the month) was a whopping 29" above normal! Meanwhile the seasonal snowfall total at month's end of 55" was 39" above normal! Both totals far outdistance the other November's in his database to 2004! For the autumn season, the Davis mean temp average was 46°, 2° below normal. Precipitation for that time frame totalled 11.1" and was 1.7" below normal. The year-to-date rainfall is 65.7", a whopping 13.7" above normal. " - [ - + ]
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 |
| R2 sky cover percentage | NR not recorded |
| R1 number of days with dense fog [1/4 mile and less visibility] | (i) incomplete data |
| S local observation time for temps/precipitation | (M) missing, if listed in data table |
| ~ "about" | E estimated |
| + additional indeterminate number of days | CWA - NWS Office County Warning Area |
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STATION / LOCATION (MILES & DIRECTION FROM MAIN POST OFFICE)/OBSERVER / YEAR RECORDS BEGAN / EMAIL ADDRESS:
| ROK Roanoke, VA 6SW Wendell Prillaman 4/76 wlprillaman@cox.net | |
| GAV - Glen Allen, Henrico County, VA - Lowell Koontz 8/1/08 wwkoontz@verizon.net | AKQ Wakefield, VA NWS Wakefield Municipal Airport 36-58-53N 077-00-04W 33M |
| DCA Arlington, VA Washington, DC, Reagan Washington National Airport 38-50-54N 077-02-03W 18M | WSH Washington, VA David Yowell runamok@runamok.com |
| BCB Blacksburg, VA NWS Virginia Tech Airport 37-13N 080-25W | |
| BRI Bridgewater, VA Clayton Towers Ctowers@rica.net | WOO Woodstock, VA 5NW Lauck Walton - 12/1/85 jwalton@shentel.net |
| CEN Centreville, VA Paul Bassett 1985, 38° 50.9788' N LAT. 77° 25.6374' W LON. | Elevation 324' | m.psb@verizon.net | LDY Ladysmith, VA Danny Jessee 2003 danny@dannyjessee.com |
| WAL Wallops Island, VA 37° 56'26" N 75° 27'47" W Wallops Flight Facility Airport | CHO Charlottesville, VA Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport ASOS (Rappahannock County) 38-08-18N 078-27-21W 192M | AVL Asheville, NC Asheville Regional Airport 35-25-55N 082-32-15W 670M |
| MRH Beaufort, NC Michael J. Field Airport 34-44-01N 076-39-38W 3M | |
| DAN Danville, VA, Danville Regional Airport, 36-34-22N 079-20-10W 175M | 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 | SSB Sunset Beach, NC 33.9° N 78.5° W Tom Myers |
| 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 |
| EWN New Bern, NC Craven County Regional Airport 36-04-03N 077-02-50W 3M | |
| FRV Front Royal, VA Michael Perritt - 04/08 snowyat9@yahoo.com | RAL Raleigh, NC 7NNW Bob Woodson - 6/1/93 kf4mmm@qsl.net |
| LKU Louisa, VA 1N Joseph Bowers 1944 - NWS ID 44-5050-02jmbiii@earthlink.net | RDU Raleigh-Durham, NC Raleigh-Durham International Airport 35-52-14N 078-47-11W 130M |
| LOU Louisa, VA 6S John Bullock (about 1970) INACTIVE 1/1/02 - MEMBER DECEASED FALL 2004 | ROX Roxboro, NC 2SE Merriell A. Jay 1/93 |
| LYH Lynchburg, VA NWS Lynchburg Regional Airport 37-19-15N 079-12-24W 295M | ILM Wilmington, NC NWS New Hanover International Airport 34-16-06N 077-54-22W 9M |
| NEW Newmarket, VA 2W Joyce Winfree joywood@shentel.net | CHS Charleston, SC NWS Charleston Air Force Base 32-53-56N 080-02-26W 13M |
| NPN Newport News, VA 7N Gary Leonard - 6/91 GaryMLeonard@aol.com | CAE Columbia, SC NWS Columbia Metropolitan Airport 33-56-31N 081-07-05W 73M |
| NOR Norfolk, VA 3NE Jim Fentress 6/1/77 | FLO Florence, SC Florence Regional Airport 34-11-16N 079-43-51W 44M |
| ORF Norfolk, VA 5NE 36-54-13N 076-11-31W 14M 1871 | GSP Greenville-Spartanburg, SC NWS Greenville-Spartanburg Airport 34-53-02N 082-13-15W 286M |
| POR Portsmouth, VA 36.81° North 76.33° West 3S Bill Trotter - 7/1/76 wxr@cox.net | CRE North Myrtle Beach, SC Grand Strand Airport 33-48-42N 078-43-26W 10M |
| MEC Mechanicsville, VA Glen Martin 11/19/91 | OGB Orangeburg, SC Orangeburg Municipal Airport 33-27-50N 080-51-13W 59M |
| FHC Norfolk, VA Fred Heutte Center 36° 54'N 76° 16'W 01/01/03 fhcgarden@cox.net | AND Anderson, SC |
| RIC Richmond, VA Richmond International Airport 37-30-40N 077-19-24W 50M | TRI Tri-cities, TN (Bristol / Johnson / Kingsport), Tri-City Regional Airport 36-28-47N 082-23-56W 474M |
| ROA Roanoke, VA Roanoke Regional Airport 37-19-01N 079-58-27W 362M | DAV Davis, WV Dave Lesher canaanwx@canaantv.tv |