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ACON VA/NC/SC Station Extremes - DECEMBER 2015

State	Maximum Temperature	Minimum Temperature	Warmest Average Temperature	Coldest Average Temperature	Maximum Precipitation	Minimum Precipitation
Virginia	82° Norfolk (ORF)	20° Blacksburg	57.6° Norfolk (FHC)	46.8° Blacksburg	7.00" Mechanicsville	2.65" Hampton
North Carolina	81.5° North Whiteville	23° Charlotte	62.8° Cape Hatteras	51.1° Asheville	8.76" Asheville	4.01" Elizabeth City
South Carolina	82° Charleston (CHS) Florence	26° Anderson Greenville-Spartanburg	64.8° Downtown Charleston (CXM)	55.8° Anderson	10.08" Greenville-Spartanburg	2.66" Downtown Charleston (CXM)

( 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	57.0	36.6	46.8	13.0	73	27	20	6	0	0	12	0	82%	33	290	3	3.5		1	0	0	0	12	LWX	2400
CHT	58.4	40.7	49.6	13.0	73.3	13	25.7	6	0	0	9	0	84%	21	160	24	0.3	360	0	0	0	0	0	LWX	2400
CHO	59.5	41.5	50.5	12.7	78	12	25	20	0	0	7	0		32	290	19	4.6		0	0	0	0	9	LWX	2400
DAN	62.4	42.4	52.4	12.3	77	12,27	25	20	0	0	7	0	77%	32	310,220	19,24	4.3		2	0	0	0	10	RNK	2400
DCA	58.8	43.5	51.2	11.5	71	13,24	30	19	0	0	2	0	76%	46	270	19	7.1		0	0	0	0	7	LWX	2400
IAD	57.7	39.6	48.7	12.1	73	13	26	6	0	0	9	0	77%	43	290	19	6.1		0	0	0	0	12	LWX	2400
GAV	61.81	43.70	52.76	11.3	76	12	25	20	0	0	6	0	80%	31	203	24			2	0	0	0	1	AKQ	2400
HAM	64.00	47.00	55.5	12.3	81	24	28	20	0	0	0	0	75%	37	270	15	7.0	180	0	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
HDV	58.0	40.9	49.4	10.6	74	13	25	19	0	0	9	0	81%	21	225	24		203	0	0	0	0	9	LWX	2400
LYH	58.9	39.2	49.1	11.5	76	12	22	4,20	0	0	10	0	79%	31	300,040	28	4.6		0	0	0	0	14	RNK	2400
NPN	64.4	46.4	54.5	10.9	80.7	24	27.2	20	0	0	2	0		30	203	22	2.8	203	0	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
FHC	64.9	50.3	57.6	13.5	79	24	33	20	0	0	0	0	83%	34	203	23	1.0	202	0	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
NOR	64.1	47.7	55.9	12.0	80	24	29	20	0	0	1	0		28	90	28			0	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
ORF	65.6	49.3	57.5	13.4	82	24	30	20	0	0	1	0	76%	43	200	23	8.2		0	0	0	0	5	AKQ	2400
POR	64.8	48.7	56.8	12.1	81	24	29	20	0	0	3	0	88%	32	203	15	2.8	295	0	0	0	0	2	AKQ	2400
CTR	61.4	41.6	51.5	11.1	76.1	12	22.9	20	0	0	1	0	88%	17	203,248,203	14,15,23	0.4	217	0	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
MEC	61.2	43.6	52.8		77	25	24	20	0	0	5	0	75%	12	248	24,27	4.7		2	0	0	0	2	AKQ	2400
RIC	61.4	42.7	52.1	11.1	76	12	25	20	0	0	6	0	80%	36	210	23	6.6		1	0	0	0	5	AKQ	2400
ROA	58.9	40.8	49.9	10.9	76	27	26	6	0	0	10	0	76%	46	290	18	4.8		0	0	0	0	8	RNK	2400
SVC	56.2	41.5	48.9	10.7	68	13,14,24,25	26	19	0	0	6	0							0	0	0	0	13	LWX	2400
WAL	62.5	44.9	53.7	13.2	77	25	27	20	0	0	3	0		38	320	3	7.9		1	0	0	0	10	AKQ	2400
WSH	56.1	41.3	48.7	11.33	75.0	12	26.9	19	0	0	4	0	85%	17	68	15	0.4	180	0	0	0	0	0	LWX	2400
Averages	60.82	43.36	52.08	11.93	76.4		26.2		0.0	0.0	5.1	0.0	80%	31.4			4.3		0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.4
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
AVL	61.3	41.0	51.1	11.7	75	26	25	5,20	0	0	10	0	73%	38	330	18	6.4		1	0	0	0	8	GSP	2400
MRH	68.1	54.0	61.1	12.7	75	29,30	33	20	0	0	0	0		36	310	19	8.6		0	0	0	0	8	MHX	2400
CLT	64.9	45.9	55.4	13.0	76	15,29	23	20	0	0	7	0	74%	36	300	18	5.7		3	0	0	0	9	GSP	2400
ECG	66.4	49.5	58.0	13.6	79	25,29	29	20	0	0	2	0	82%	33	30	28	8.0		2	0	0	0	10	AKQ	2400
FAY	68.2	49.4	58.8	13.4	81	24,25	28	20	0	0	2	0	78%	33	260,220	17,29	6.7		2	0	0	0	15	RAH	2400
GSO	62.5	44.4	53.5	12.2	76	26	25	19	0	0	5	0	77%	51	330	30	5.9		3	0	0	0	13	RAH	2400
HSE	68.9	56.8	62.8	13.5	76	29	40	8,19	0	0	0	0	81%	47	200	29	8.2		0	0	0	0	1	MHX	2400
HKY	61.5	42.5	52.0	10.9	74	15,27	24	20	0	0	7	0		32	300	18	3.6		2	0	0	0	14	GSP	2400
LBT	69.5	50.1	59.8	13.6	80	25,29	28	20	0	0	2	0	78%	35	230,310	17,30	5.5		2	0	0	0	11	ILM	2400
EWN	69.5	50.0	59.8	13.0	80	25,29	28	20	0	0	1	0	79%	32	200	23	5.7		4	0	0	0	8	MHX	2400
RDU	65.1	47.1	56.1	12.6	77	24	26	19	0	0	4	0	79%	35	220	23	5.0		2	0	0	0	8	RAH	2400
RAL	65.5	45.9	55.7	12.2	76	12	26	12,24,27	0	0	5	0		24		23			2	0	0	0	0	RAH	2400
WHI	70.1	49.9	60.0	14.2	81.5	30	26.3	20	0	0	2	0	80%	23	250	22	1.7	179	1	0	0	0	0	ILM	2400
ILM	70.9	52.1	61.5	12.9	81	30	28	20	0	0	2	0	78%	38	300	2	6.7		2	0	0	0	8	ILM	2400
Averages	66.60	48.47	57.54	12.8	77.7		27.8		0.0	0.0	3.5	0.0	78%	35.2			6.0		1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.1
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	64.9	46.6	55.8	12.1	77	26	25	19	0	0	5	0		37	310	18	5.3		3	0	0	0	8	GSP	2400
CAE	70.1	50.1	60.1	13.4	80	28	27	20	0	0	3	0	73%	41	260	23	4.6		3	0	0	0	11	CAE	2400
CRE	69.3	52.3	60.8	12.0	77	28	29	20	0	0	2	0	80%	32	180	23	6.3		1	0	0	0	13	ILM	2400
CHS	73.0	54.0	63.5	12.7	82	28,30	30	20	0	0	2	0		36	210	14,29	7.0		0	0	0	0	6	CHS	2400
CXM	69.5	57.3	63.4	10.8	78	30	41	19	0	0	0	0		30	200	22	6.0							CHS	2400
FLO	68.9	50.1	59.5	12.4	82	29	27	20	0	0	2	0	80%	34	220	29	6.0		0	0	0	2	14	ILM	2400
GSP	63.9	46.5	55.2	11.2	76	26	26	19	0	0	2	0	78%	40	180	29	5.7		3	0	0	0	8	GSP	2400
OGB	70.9	52.8	61.8	13.9	81	29	29	20	0	0	2	0		31	210	22	5.1		1	0	0	0	12	CAE	2400
Averages	68.81	51.21	60.01	12.3	79.1		20.4		0.0	0.0	2.3	0.0	78%	35.1			5.8		1.6	0.0	0.0	0.3	10.3
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
TRI	61.3	39.6	50.5	12.7	77	27	20	19	0	0	9	0		37		24	3.2		1	0	0	0	9	MRX	2400
DAV	49.8	34.7	42.2		64	28	14	19	0	3	14	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	5.02	2.07	1.08	1	1.08	1	14	1	47.61	T	18	1	0	T	T						RNK	2400
CHT	3.65	0.69	0.63	23	0.68	23-24	17	0	40.73				0	0.0	0.0	30.717	5	29.449	15	30.103	LWX	2400
CHO	3.83	0.68	0.76	1,23	1.09	23-24	14	0	46.76									29.470			LWX	2400
DAN	5.56	2.29	1.70	23	1.87	23-24	12	2	52.04				0	0.0	0.0			29.690	12		RNK	2400
DCA	4.84	1.79	1.67	23	1.85	23-24	13	1	45.02				0	0.0	0.0			29.470			LWX	2400
IAD	3.76	0.80	0.67	25	0.79	1-2	15	0	39.38	T	19	1	0	T	T			29.470			LWX	2400
GAV	6.15	1.64	1.67	23	2.38	23-24	14	3	50.93				0	0.0	0.0	30.740	5	29.530	14	30.140	AKQ	2400
HAM	2.65	-0.19	0.66	29	1.07	29-30	13	0	41.40				0	0.0	0.0	30.680	5	29.560	14	30.120	AKQ	2400
HDV	3.69	0.25	0.67	1			14	0	44.10				0	0.0	0.0	30.710	5	29.440	14,15	30.075	AKQ	2400
LYH	4.97	1.73	0.98	1	1.43	1-2	13	0	45.30	T	18	1	0	T	T			29.560	14		RNK	2400
NPN	3.40	-0.64	0.51	30	0.94	17-18	13	0	53.35				0	0.0	0.0	30.660	5	29.540	14	30.100	AKQ	2400
FHC	4.54	1.28	1.08	30	1.43	17-18	14	1	63.44				0	0.0	0.0	30.656	5	29.576	15	30.127	AKQ	2400
NOR	3.61	0.14	0.76	30	0.95	17/18	13	0	50.57				0	0.0	0.0						AKQ	2400
ORF	3.37	0.11	0.74	30	1.00	17-18	14	0	50.19				0	0.0	0.0	30.670	5	29.560	15	30.115	AKQ	2400
POR	4.25	0.90	0.88	30	1.09	30-31	14	0	53.56				0	0.0	0.0	30.649	5	29.556	15	30.113	AKQ	2400
CTR	6.56	2.47	2.01	23	2.63	23-24	18	3	56.09				0	0.0	0.0	30.670	5	29.500	14	30.082	AKQ	2400
MEC	7.00		2.85	24	3.99	23,24	10	3	51.56				0	0.0	0.0						AKQ	2400
RIC	5.94	2.68	1.49	23	2.01	23-24	12	3	49.16				0	0.0	0.0	30.720	5	29.550	14	30.135	AKQ	2400
ROA	4.55	1.61	0.95	1	1.55	1-2	14	0	54.56	T	18	1	0	T	T			29.560	14		RNK	2400
SVC	4.78	1.37	1.44	23	1.44	23	11	0	53.20				0	0.0	0.0						LWX	2400
WAL	4.28	0.85	0.93	24	0.94	23-24	16	0	46.12				0	0.0	0.0	30.690	5	29.520	15	30.105	AKQ	2400
WSH	3.48	-0.51	1.14	19	1.44	18-19	10	1	43.69				0	0.0	0.0	30.530	8	29.670	12	30.100	LWX	2400
Averages	4.54	1.05	1.15		1.51		13.5	0.8	51.37				0	T	T	30.674		29.537		30.110
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	8.76	5.17	2.40	24	2.77	23-24	14	3	54.35				0	0.0	0.0	30.690	5	29.650	14	30.170	GSP	2400
MRH	4.11	0.59	1.11	7	1.17	22-23	16	1	79.69				0	0.0	0.0	30.600	20	29.720	15	30.160	MHX	2400
CLT	8.70	5.45	2.03	30	2.03	29-30	13	5	77.50				0	0.0	0.0	30.690	5	29.680	14	30.185	GSP	2400
ECG	4.01	1.45	0.79	30	0.87	30-31	13	0	46.83				0	0.0	0.0	30.650	5	29.620	15	30.135	AKQ	2400
FAY	6.51	3.86	2.10	23	2.82	22-23	12	3	53.70												RAH	2400
GSO	6.65	3.67	1.57	23	1.88	23-24	12	3	44.25				0	0.0	0.0						RAH	2400
HSE	4.97	0.70	1.64	23	1.64	22-23	15	1	69.55				0	0.0	0.0	30.590	20	29.680	15	30.135	MHX	2400
HKY	7.40	3.70	1.17	29	1.60	28-29	13	2	50.00							30.670	5	29.600	14	30.135	GSP	2400
LBT	6.89	4.00	1.90	30	2.29	22-23	11	3	49.84							30.630	20	29.720	18	30.175	ILM	2400
EWN	6.42	3.02	1.29	7	1.29	6-7	14	2	60.29				0	0.0	0.0	30.620	5	29.710	15	30.165	MHX	2400
RDU	6.07	3.00	1.79	30	1.79	30	13	2	57.10				0	0.0	0.0						RAH	2400
RAL	7.06	3.99			2.04	29-30	12	3	50.41				0	0.0	0.0	30.650	5	29.650	14	30.150	RAH	2400
WHI	7.65	4.61	2.16	22	2.35	22-23	12	2	54.58				0	0.0	0.0	30.621	20	29.717	18	30.138	ILM	2400
ILM	5.50	1.88	1.18	22	1.24	28-29	15	2	73.49				0	0.0	0.0	30.610	20	29.730	18	30.170	ILM	2400
Averages	6.48	3.22	1.63		1.84		13.2	2.3	58.68				0	0.0	0.0	30.638		29.680		30.156
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	8.72	4.61	2.02	30	2.02	30	15	3	51.56					0.0	0.0	30.650	5	29.690	14	30.170	GSP	2400
CAE	6.45	3.23	2.74	22	2.74	22	12	2	63.58				0	0.0	0.0	30.620	5	29.720	17	30.170	CAE	2400
CRE	3.12	-0.34	0.89	22	1.14	22-23	11	0	64.83							30.610	20	29.740	18	30.175	ILM	2400
CHS	3.14	0.03	1.02	22	1.11	22-23	10	1	74.89				0	0.0	0.0	30.590	20	29.770	18	30.180	CHS	2400
CXM	2.66	0.06	0.92	18	0.92	18	9	0	66.84									29.770	18		CHS	2400
FLO	7.09	4.08	2.42	23	3.42	22-23	11	3	57.02			0		0.0	0.0	30.620	20	29.720	14	30.170	ILM	2400
GSP	10.08	5.97	2.07	30	2.28	23-24	15	4	59.75				0	0.0	0.0	30.660	5	29.670	14	30.165	GSP	2400
OGB	4.79	1.47	1.34	22	1.86	22-23	11	2	55.50							30.600	20	29.750	14	30.175	CAE	2400
Averages	5.76	2.39	1.68		1.94		11.8	1.88	61.75				0.0	0.0	0.0	30.621		29.729		30.172
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	5.27	1.90	1.36	24	1.36	24	9	1	44.58	T	18	1	0	T	T	30.560	20	29.680	28	30.120	MRX	2400
DAV	4.58		0.64	26			18	0	57.51	1.7	19	5	2	3.4	3.9						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. - "WASHINGTON DC...REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT... THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE OF 51.2 DEGREES RANKED AS THE WARMEST DECEMBER ON RECORD. THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 45.6 DEGREES SET IN 1889 AND 1984 BY 5.6 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY MAXIMUM AND AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE ALSO BROKEN LAST MONTH. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY MAXIMUM WAS 58.8 DEGREES WHICH BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 54.9 SET IN 1889. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY MINIMUM WAS 43.5 DEGREES WHICH BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 38.4 DEGREES SET IN 2012. TWO DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS AND FOUR DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN LAST MONTH. ADDITIONALLY...THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 60 DEGREES ON THE 24TH WAS THE HIGHEST DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 59 SET ON DECEMBER 5TH 1973. BETWEEN THE 22ND AND THE 27TH...THE TEMPERATURE DID NOT FALL BELOW 50 DEGREES FOR 6 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. THIS TIES THE LONGEST RECORDED STRETCH OF CONSECUTIVE DECEMBER DAYS AT OR ABOVE 50 DEGREES. THE ONLY OTHER TIME THIS WAS OBSERVED WAS IN 1982 FROM THE 1ST THROUGH THE 6TH. MONTHLY PRECIPITATION WAS ALSO ABOVE NORMAL...AND RANKED AS 20TH HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR DECEMBER. A RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL OF 1.67 INCHES WAS SET ON THE 23RD...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 1.30 SET IN 1907. FOR ONLY THE 7TH TIME ON RECORD...NO SNOWFALL WAS OBSERVED DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER. OTHER YEARS WHERE NOT EVEN A TRACE OF SNOWFALL WAS OBSERVED IN DECEMBER INCLUDE 2001...1994...1991...1972...1889 AND 1888. RECORDS IN WASHINGTON DC DATE BACK TO 1871. " - [ + + ] - from NWS Sterling, VA

Chantilly - " Extreme December temperatures noted as much above average and precipitation above average. The mean monthly temperature was 49.6° (+13.0°). The mean high temperature was 58.4° (+12.4°) and the mean low temperature was 40.7° (+13.6°). This was the warmest December on record at my site. Many maximum temperature records were broken. A record high temperature was tied on the 12th (73°) and broken on the 13th (73°), 14th (69°), and 24th (71°). A record high minimum temperature was set on the 14th (56°), 24th (63°, an all-time record high daily minimum for December), 25th (59°), 26th (52°), and tied on the 27th (52°). December precipitation of 3.65” was above average (+0.69”). No snow was observed thus far, for the winter of 2015-16. Dense fog was noted frequently (Dec. 1-2,9-10,13,17,23-25,29-31). *Please note, anemometer is currently partially obstructed from the North and East " - [ + + ] - from member Russ Toping

Seven Corners/Fairfax County - from member John Iekel: " WARMEST DECEMBER I HAVE EVER OBSERVED AT THIS OR ANY STATION AT WHICH I HAVE MADE DAILY OBSERVATIONS IN MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA SINCE I STARTED DOING SO IN 1973. THE MONTHLY MINIMUM OF 26 WAS ALSO THE HIGHEST DECEMBER MONTHLY MINIMUM I HAVE EVER RECORDED. THIS DECEMBER WAS SO WARM THAT THE MEAN AVERAGE OF 48.9 WAS HIGHER THAN THE NORMAL MEAN AVERAGE FOR NOVEMBER AT THIS LOCATION. " - [ + + ]

Dulles - from NWS Sterling (KLWX): "DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT... THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE OF 48.7 DEGREES RANKED AS THE WARMEST DECEMBER ON RECORD. THIS BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 43.3 DEGREES SET IN 1984 BY 5.4 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY MAXIMUM AND AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE ALSO BROKEN LAST MONTH. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY MAXIMUM WAS 57.7 DEGREES WHICH BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 54.3 SET IN 1984. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY MINIMUM WAS 39.6 DEGREES WHICH BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 33.7 DEGREES SET IN 1982. THREE DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS AND FOUR DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN LAST MONTH. ADDITIONALLY...THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 63 DEGREES ON THE 24TH WAS THE HIGHEST DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 62 SET ON DECEMBER 22ND 2013. BETWEEN THE 23RD AND THE 27TH...THE TEMPERATURE DID NOT FALL BELOW 50 DEGREES FOR 5 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. THIS TIES THE LONGEST RECORDED STRETCH OF CONSECUTIVE DECEMBER DAYS AT OR ABOVE 50 DEGREES. THE ONLY OTHER TIME THIS WAS OBSERVED WAS IN 1982 FROM THE 2ND THROUGH THE 6TH. MONTHLY PRECIPITATION WAS ALSO ABOVE NORMAL. RECORDS AT DULLES VA DATE BACK TO 1962. " - [ + + ]

Hampton - from member David Kessel: " DECEMBER 2015 Headline: All Time Record Warmth ... December 2015 Averages: High 64.0 (+12.7) Low 47.0 (+11.9) Month 55.5 (+12.3) ... What is remarkable about this month was the breakdown on the number of warm days: > or = to 60 degrees 21, > or = to 70 degrees 7, > or = to 80 degrees 1. This shatters any previous record and the previous record warm month of 1984 is a distant second- not even close to December 2015 Record warm Decembers include: 1)2015 2)1984 3)1982 4)1978 and 5)1990. December 2015 Record Maximums: 12/12 74, 12/14 75, 12/24 81, 12/25 77, 12/27 75 and 12/29 76. High Minimums: 12/24 68 and 12/25 65. The 81 maximum on Christmas Eve is a record for the entire month of December! I had full blooming Azaleas, Roses and Iris plants after Christmas! " - [ + - ]

Herndon - from member Randy Ashby: " December was well above normal for temperature and above for precipitation. The temperatures ranged between a high of 74 and a low of 25 and was 10.6 degrees above normal. This December was the warmest December I have recorded at this site and set records for the warmest average high, the warmest average low and warmest low temperature. On the precipitation side, the month was 0.25” above normal, with 3.69” measured. We finished the year 2.32” below normal and we have had no snow so far this season. " - [ + + ]

Norfolk - from NWS Wakefield (AKQ): "...Well above normal temperatures and near normal precipitation characterized Norfolk weather in December ...Warmest December on Record...Record December High Temperature...Record December High Minimum Temperature... View the NWS AKQ Wakefield December 2015 Climate Summary with a click here " - [ + + ]

Portsmouth - from Bill Trotter: " The month's average temperature of 56.8° was 12.1° ABOVE NORMAL and also was warmer than November's average temp. DECEMBER 2015 was the warmest December in the database to 1976, The top 5 warmest December months include: 1) 56.8° 2015 2) 52.0° 1984 3) 50.7° 1990 4) 50.0° 1998 5) 49.7° 2001 Precipitation (4.25") was ABOVE NORMAL by 0.90" or 127% of the December average during the period from 1976 to 2014. Rainfall for the year totaled 53.56" (+3.57" or 107% of normal). To view the station monthly and year-to-date climatological summary (LCD) for this Portsmouth station, please click here. Frontal passages: 3rd, 7th, 15th, 18th, 26th, 28th, 29th, and 31st. Frost was recorded on the 4th, 5th, and 20th. STATION RECORDS: ALL-TIME DECEMBER MAX TEMP ON THE 24th [81°] and ALL-TIME DECEMBER MAX LOW TEMP ON THE 24th & 25th [67°], 13th Temperature Max Low 54° [previous 2001], 14th Temperature Max 76° [previous 72° 2001], 17th Temperature TIED Maximum 69° [previous 2000], 17th RAINFALL 0.52" [previous 0.46" 2003], 24th Temperature Maximum 81° [previous 74° 1990], 24th Temperature Maximum Low 67° [previous 51° 1988], 25th Temperature Maximum 79° [previous 72° 1982], 25th Temperature Maximum Low 67° [previous 55° 1987], 26th Temperature Maximum Low 59° [previous 58° 1982], 27th Temperature Maximum 74° [previous 62° 2008], 27th Temperature Max Low 59° [previous 51° 1982], 29th Temperature Max 77° [previous 76° 1984], 29th Temperature TIED Max Low 58° [previous 1984], 30th RAINFALL 0.88" [previous 0.34" 1977], 30th TEMPERATURE Maximum Low 58° [previous 55° 1990], 31st TEMPERATURE Maximum Low 58° [previous 1992]. " - [ + + ]

Glen Allen - from Lowell Koontz: " December was the warmest and second wettest on record at Glen Allen as the monthly mean temperature was 52.8 °F, a +11.2 °F departure from the seven-year average. December had its highest maximum of 76.2 °F on December 12th and had 8 days of =70°F and 12 days of =65°F both being new records. On only 6 days did the minimum reach freezing or below which was a new record for December. The lowest temperature was 25°F occurring on the 20th; only 2011 equaled this high minimum and no other Decembers had a higher value. The highest barometric pressure of the month was 30.74 inches recorded on the 5th. Almost all of the records for warmth were broken at Glen Allen in its short 7-year database. December didn’t even record a trace of snow. The precipitation total for the month was 6.15 inches; only 2009 was higher with 8.44 inches. There were 14 days with measurable precipitation in December, tying the record. The total precipitation for the year was 50.93 inches. This was a +5.78 inch surplus. This was also one of the cloudiest Decembers with the last ten days of the month being cloudy. This month also had the highest average relative humidity of 80.2%, a new record not just for December but for all months. This was a factor in giving this month the lowest daily average temperature range for December of 18.1°F. " - [ + + ]

Richmond - from contributor Lowell Koontz (GAV): " The mean temperature for the Richmond International Airport was 52.1 °F which was the warmest in the past 135 years (Records since 1880). The previous record was 51.2 °F in 1889. The minimum temperature of 65°F on the 24th set a new high minimum for December; the previous record was 63 °F on Dec 8, 1951. Christmas day was the warmest on record for the date with a daily mean of 69.5°F. Only three December days have been warmer Dec 6th & 7th of 1998 and Dec 16th of 1971. The lowest maximum temperature of 46 °F for December occurred on the 19th which is now the warmest December low maximum temperature on record; the previous record was 45 °F recorded in 2012. Richmond’s December minimum temperature was 25°F and tied the record set in 2011 & 1994. Richmond’s lowest daily mean temperature for December was 36.0°F which was the 2nd highest recorded in the past 118 years; only 2011 was higher with 36.5 °F. December didn’t even have a trace of snow which has happened approximately 15 times before 2015 since 1880. The 30-year average snowfall for December is 2.1 inches. The 5.94 inches of precipitation for December made it the 8th wettest December in the past 128 years. The total precipitation for the year was 49.21 inches which was a +5.61 inch surplus for 2015. The Airport also set 4 daily maximum temperature records and two high minimum temperature records. " - [ + + ]

Richmond - from NWS Wakefield (AKQ): "Well above normal temperatures and above normal precipitation characterized Richmond weather in December. ...Warmest December on Record...8th Wettest December on Record...Record December High Minimum Temperature... View the NWS AKQ Wakefield December 2015 Climate Summary for Richmond with a click here " - [ + + ]

North Carolina:

Fayetteville - from NWS Raleigh (RAH): " THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR DECEMBER 2015 AT FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT WAS 58.8 DEGREES. THIS IS THE WARMEST DECEMBER AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS WARMEST DECEMBER AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 51.6 SET IN 2012. THE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION FOR DECEMBER 2015 AT FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT WAS 6.51 INCHES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 4.37 INCHES SET IN 2007. THE DAILY PRECIPITATION DECEMBER 22 AT FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT WAS 1.38 INCHES. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD 1.08 INCHES SET IN 2006. THE DAILY PRECIPITATION DECEMBER 23 AT FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT WAS 2.10 INCHES. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD 1.12 INCHES SET IN 1967. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 23 AT FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT WAS 62. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 77 SET IN 1931. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 24 AT FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT WAS 81. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 78 SET IN 1931. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 24 AT FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT WAS 67. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 66 SET IN 1990. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 25 AT FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT WAS 81. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 79 SET IN 1932. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 26 AT FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT WAS 65. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 62 SET IN 1987. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 27 AT FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT WAS 78. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 74 SET IN 1987. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 27 AT FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT WAS 63. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 61 SET IN 1973. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 29 AT FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT WAS 79. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 77 SET IN 1988. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 30 AT FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT WAS 66. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 60 SET IN 1927. " - [ + + ]

Greensboro - from NWS Raleigh (RAH): " THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR DECEMBER 2015 AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 53.5 DEGREES. THIS IS THE WARMEST DECEMBER AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS WARMEST DECEMBER AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 51.3 SET IN 1894. THE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION FOR DECEMBER 2015 AT PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 6.65 INCHES. THIS IS THE SECOND WETTEST DECEMBER ON RECORD. THE DAILY PRECIPITATION DECEMBER 23 AT PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 1.57 INCHES. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD 1.40 INCHES SET IN 1907. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 24 AT PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 72. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD OF 71 SET IN 1964. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 24 AT PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 63. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD OF 52 SET IN 1904. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 25 AT PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 74. THIS TIES THE RECORD OF 74 SET IN 1955. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 25 AT PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 64. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD OF 58 SET IN 1932. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 26 AT PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 75. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD OF 72 SET IN 1982. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 26 AT PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 60. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD OF 57 SET IN 1964. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 27 AT PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 74 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD OF 71 SET IN 1971. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 27 AT PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 65 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD OF 52 SET IN 1940. THIS ALSO TIES THE MONTHLY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM OF 65.0 DEGREES SET DECEMBER 6 2013. " - [ + + ]

Raleigh - from member Bob Woodson (RAL): " A VERY WARM AND WET DECEMBER! THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE WAS 12.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND PRECIPITATION WAS 3.99" ABOVE NORMAL (PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR WAS 8.07" ABOVE NORMAL). THERE WAS NO WINTER WEATHER DURING DECEMBER, HOWEVER, THUNDERSTORMS WERE OBSERVED ON TWO DAYS. " - [ + + ]

Raleigh - from NWS Raleigh KRAH: " THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR DECEMBER 2015 AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 56.1 DEGREES. THIS IS THE WARMEST DECEMBER AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS WARMEST DECEMBER AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 53.4 SET IN 1889. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 14 AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 75 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 74 SET IN 1918. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 14 AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 62 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 61 SET IN 1901. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 24 AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 77 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 75 SET IN 1931. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 24 AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 66 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 55 SET IN 1891. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 25 AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 65 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 63 SET IN 1932. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 26 AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 63 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 59 SET IN 1889. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 27 AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 76 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 73 SET IN 1904. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 27 AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 64 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 58 SET IN 1949. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DECEMBER 30 AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 63 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 53 DEGREES SET IN 1927. " - [ + + ]

North Whiteville - from Christopher Cawley: " Warmest December on record, by far and away! " - [ + + ]

South Carolina:

North Charleston - from NWS Charleston (CHS): " *WARMEST DECEMBER ON RECORD *DEC 2 - RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES; *DEC 12 - RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 79 DEGREES; *DEC 23 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 68 DEGREES; *DEC 24 - RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES; *DEC 24 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 71 DEGREES; *DEC 25 - RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES; *DEC 25 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 69 DEGREES; *DEC 26 - RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES; *DEC 26 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 68 DEGREES; *DEC 27 - RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 78 DEGREES; *DEC 27 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 64 DEGREES; *DEC 28 - RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 82 DEGREES; *DEC 29 - RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 79 DEGREES; *DEC 29 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 68 DEGREES; *DEC 30 - RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 82 DEGREES; *DEC 30 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 68 DEGREES; *DEC 31 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 69 DEGREES. " - [ + + ]

Downtown Charleston - from NWS Charleston (CHS): " *WARMEST DECEMBER ON RECORD *DEC 24 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 65 DEGREES; *DEC 25 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 65 DEGREES; *DEC 27 - RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 76 DEGREES; *DEC 27 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 65 DEGREES; *DEC 28 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 65 DEGREES; *DEC 29 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 69 DEGREES; *DEC 30 - RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 78 DEGREES; *DEC 30 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 69 DEGREES; *DEC 31 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 69 DEGREES. " - [ + + ]

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 2015-2016 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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     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	SVC    Seven Corner, Fairfax County, VA John Iekel Latitude 38.857404 Longitude -77.151696
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 kesseld1@cox.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
	CXM    Downtown Charleston, SC NWS 32.77° N 79.93 W
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