--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACON VA/NC/SC DECEMBER 1996 SUMMARY TEMPERATURES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIRGINIA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STN A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R R1 S --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DCA 49.8 36.1 43.0 66 29 20 21 0 8 0 2400 BRI 48.6 29.2 39.9 69 30 2 21 0 1 19 0 1 0600/1600 CEN 47.9 32.3 40.1 64 29 13 21 0 1 16 0 40 NNW 4 0 0 0 0 2 1200/2400 ENE 14 CHE 44.3 30.3 37.3 62.6 30 8.1 21 0 4 17 0 0 0 0 0 7 1900 CHO 2400 FAL 46.52 33.39 39.95 63 29 14 21 0 2 13 0 32 WNW 25 1 0 0 1 1 2400 FCH 48.0 34.3 41.2 61 29 19 20 0 2 11 0 0 0 1 1 1 21,25 FRB 48.4 31.2 39.8 68 29 10 21 0 1 16 0 1 0 0 0 3 0800 HAM 54.6 39.1 46.9 72 28 16 21 0 0 9 0 40 NW 19 1 0 0 0 3 2100 30 HER 47.7 33.1 40.4 62 2,29 12 21 0 2 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 1830 LOU 47.26 26.58 36.92 66 30 3 21 0 1 21 0 0 0 0 0 1 0800 NEW 47.61 28.87 38.24 68 30 2 21 0 2 18 0 30 1,29 1 0 0 0 3 1700 31 NPN 55.2 36.8 46.0 72 30 16 21 0 0 11 0 34 NW 6 1 0 0 0 7 2300 NOR 55.5 37.5 46.7 72 29 19 21 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 2400 ORF 54.6 38.8 46.7 71 29 22 21 0 0 6 0 2400 POR 54.9 38.5 46.7 70 24 19 21 0 0 8 0 36 S 1 0 0 0 0 5 2400 29 36 NNW 9 MEC 52 35 44 71 30 13 21 0 0 9 0 1 1 1800 RMD 55.0 37.3 46.1 71 29 19 21 0 0 10 0 1 1 0 0 2300 30 RIC 52.3 35.2 43.8 72 30 16 21 0 1 11 0 2400 RNK 50.0 29.6 39.8 71 29 8 21 1 0 21 0 26 NW 2,9 0 0 1 1 1 2200 AKQ 54.8 34.5 44.6 73 30 14 21 0 0 15 0 2400 WSH 45.45 30.0 37.73 67 30 9 21 0 4 18 0 1 0 0 1 0 2200 WEE 51.6 34.8 43.2 72 30 16 21,22 0 1 11 0 1 0 0 0 6 0800/2000 WOO 47.5 30.4 39.0 67 30 8 21 0 3 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH CAROLINA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVL 51.4 29.5 40.5 71 29 7 21 0 2 32 0 33 WNW 2400 BRE 51.2 28.9 40.1 69 29 4 20,21 0 2 22 0 31 8 2 0 0 0 4 2200 CHT 2200 CLT 46.3 70 31 16 20 0 0 9 0 2400 GSO 51.2 32.5 41.9 69 30 13 20,21 33 19 2400 HEN 55.0 35.0 45.0 73 12 12 21 0 0 15 0 40 W 5 1 1 0 0 20 2200 30 RAL 55.7 33.6 44.7 73 12 12 21 0 0 17 0 23 24 0 0 0 0 9 2400 RDU 56.1 35.4 45.8 76 30 19 21 34 24 2400 ROX 53.8 35.7 44.8 74 30 13 21 0 1 12 0 35 SW 24 1 0 0 0 4 2100 ILM 61.3 39.7 50.5 76 29,31 21 21 9 37 W 2 1 2400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH CAROLINA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAE 60.6 35.5 48.1 79 31 15 21 2400 GSP 54.8 35.6 45.2 72 31 13 20 0 0 13 0 32 W 2400 RUB 57.6 33.9 45.7 71 29,31 14 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0730/1930 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEARBY LOCATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRI 50.3 29.4 39.9 65 29 7 21 0 2 22 0 2400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACON VA/NC/SC DECEMBER 1996 SUMMARY PRECIPITATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIRGINIA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STN T U V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DCA 5.51 1.91 13 1.91 13 14 2 50.23 30.63 29.57 2400 BRI 5.82 2.08 8 2.08 8 9 2 60.77 5.5 5 2 8.5 13.0 30.31 29.70 0600/1530 CEN 5.46 1.51 13 1.51 13 14 2 60.07 0.6 19 4 0 0.6 30.61 29.57 2400 CHE 4.74 1.42 1 1.42 1 12 1 62.38 6.8 19 7 2 13.4 15.7 1900 CHO 2400 FAL 5.82 1.76 13 1.76 13 16 2 58.35 0.6 19 2 0 0.6 1.5 30.62 29.56 2400 FCH 6.10 1.56 13 1.56 13 10 3 T T 2400 FRB 4.28 0.81 1 0.81 1 11 0 54.44 1.5 19 2 1 1.5 3.5 0800 HAM 5.44 1.85 19 1.98 18 12 1 52.19 T 20 1 0 T T 2100 19 HER 6.01 1.50 13 16 2 61.66 0.6 19 2 0 0.8 1.6 30.63 29.44 2400 LOU 4.79 1.90 2 8 1 46.54 1.0 20 1 1.0 4.25 30.50 29.90 0800 NEW 3.81 1.14 13 11 1 56.91+ 6.0 6 2 8.5 1700 NPN 4.98 1.64 19 1.76 18 14 1 59.45 T 19 0 T T 30.65 29.63 2300 19 20 NOR 4.07 1.22 19 1.22 19 12 1 57.93 T T T 2400 ORF 3.86 1.17 19 1.17 19 14 1 53.96 T T T 30.61 29.54 2400 POR 4.44 1.41 19 1.43 18 12 1 57.21 T 19 T T 30.68 29.59 2400 19 MEC 5.42 0.99 1 1.40 1 12 0 51.12 1.2 19 1 1.2 1.2 30.21 29.61 1800 2 RMD 4.69 1.13 1 9 1 52.38(i) T 19 1 0 T T 2300 RIC 4.91 0.98 7 0.98 7 15 0 54.19 T T T 30.65 29.59 2400 RNK 3.23 1.06 1 1.06 1 13 1 60.02 4.00 5 4 2 5.7 5.70 30.54 29.63 2400 AKQ 4.18 0.84 19 0.84 19 14 0 T 19 0 0 T 2400 WSH 4.24 1.30 1 1.30 1 15 1 74.40 5.75 5 2 1 8.0 10.75 2200 WEE 5.54 1.45 1 13 5 T 1 0 T 0800/2000 2 WOO 3.73 0.97 13 0.99 13 11 0 53.03 6.4 6 3 2 11.0 30.71 30.00 0800 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH CAROLINA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVL 3.92 0.34 29 0.34 29 10 1 47.17 2.5 18 2.5 2.6 30.59 29.65 2400 BRE 5.27 3.06 1 15 1 67.99 2.5 18 3 1 2.5 2.5 30.53 29.76 2200 CHT 2200 CLT 2.61 0.74 12 0.74 12 9 0 T 20 T T 30.61 29.66 2400 GSO 3.87 1.11 1 52.00 T 19 T T 2400 HEN 4.02 1.10 1 1.15 1,214 1 55.51 T 19 2 0 T T 2200 RAL 3.36 0.88 1 0.88 1 16 0 59.49 0.5 1 0 0.5 0.5 30.66 29.62 1900 RDU 2.89 0.88 1 59.13 T 19 T T 2400 ROX 3.61 1.06 1 1.06 1 12 1 59.22 0.1 19 1 0 0.1 0.1 30.57 29.62 2100 ILM 2.75 1.55 1 10 64.43 30.58 29.58 2400 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH CAROLINA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAE 2.34 33.16 2400 GSP 4.17 2.24 1 12 1 53.70 2.0 18 2.0 2.0 30.57 29.63 2400 RUB 2.93 0.84 1 0.84 1 10 0 48.71 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 30.70 29.70 0730/1930 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEARBY LOCATIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRI 3.90 0.86 7 0.86 7 13 0 50.09 30.56 29.59 2400 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACON DATA REPORT DENOTATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATION/LOCATION (MILES & DIRECTION FROM MAIN POST OFFICE) /OBSERVER: DCA Arlington, VA NWS RNK Roanoke, VA 6SW Wendell Prillaman BRI Bridgewater, VA Clayton Towers ROA Roanoke, VA NWS CEN Centreville, VA Paul Bassett AKQ Wakefield, VA NWS CHE Chester Gap, VA Dave Lesher WSH Washington, VA David Yowell (Rappahannock County) WEE Weems, VA 3WNW Francis J. Socey CHO Charlottesville, VA 3N John Stewart WOO Woodstock, VA 5NW Lauck Walton FAL Falls Church, VA 1 3/4ENE AVL Asheville, NC NWS Lowell Koontz BRE Brevard, NC 1SE Bob Keehn FCH Falls Church, VA Erica Page CHT Charlotte, NC 5SSE Billy Brown CLT Charlotte, NC NWS FRB Fredericksburg, VA 7SW Ken McKneely GSO Greensboro, NC NWS HAM Hampton, VA 5NE Dave Kessel HEN Henderson, NC 4NNE HER Herndon, VA R. M. Beall RAL Raleigh, NC 7NNW Bob Woodson LOU Louisa, VA 6S John Bullock RDU Raleigh-Durham, NC NWS NEW Newmarket, VA 2W Joyce Winfree ROX Roxboro, NC 2SE Merriell A. Jay NPN Newport News, VA 7N Gary Leonard ILM Wilmington, NC NWS NOR Norfolk, VA 3NE Jim Fentress CAE Columbia, SC NWS ORF Norfolk, VA 5NE NWS GSP Greenville-Spartanburg, SC NWS POR Portsmouth, VA 3S Bill Trotter RUB Ruby, SC Franklin Hancock MEC Mechanicsville, VA Glen Martin TRI Tri-cities, TN NWS RMD Richmond, VA Roy Britt RIC Richmond, VA NWS COLUMN DENOTATIONS: A maximum mean temperature T total precipitation (inches) B minimum mean temperature U maximum calendar day precipitation (inches) C monthly mean temperature V date(s) of maximum daily precipitation V1 maximum 24-hour precip. & date(s) D maximum temperature W number of days with precip. >= .01" E date(s) of maximum temperature X number of days with precip. >= 1.0" F minimum temperature Y year-to-date precipitation (inches) G date(s) of minimum temperature Z maximum calendar day snowfall (inches) H days with maximum temperature >=90 1 date of maximum calendar day snowfall (inches) I days with maximum temperature <=32 2 number of days with snowfall J days with minimum temperature <=32 3 number of days with snowfall >= 1.0" K days with minimum temperature <= 0 4 total snowfall for month (inches) L peak wind gust (miles per hour) 5 total snowfall for season (inches) M direction of peak wind gust 6 maximum barometric pressure (inches) N date(s) of peak wind gust 7 minimum barometric pressure (inches) O number of days with thunder (i) incomplete data P number of days with hail (M) Missing, if listed in data table Q number of days with glaze R number of days with ice pellets R1 number of days with dense fog S local observation time for temps/precipitation