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FEBRUARY 2023

SUMMARIES OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA

Virginia

CHT - Chantilly  Russ Topping
HDV - Herndon  Randy Ashby
MEC - Mechanicsville  Glenn Martin
CTR - Chesterfield  Albert Arnold
GAV - Glen Allen  Springfield Park  Lowell Koontz
    Special note: Lowell is currently taking a break and will return as soon as possible

HAM - Hampton  Fox Hall  David Kessel
NOR - Norfolk  Fox Hall  Jim Fentress
ORF - Norfolk  Norfolk International Airport KORF  AKQ Wakefield
FHC - Norfolk   Ghent Square  Friends of Fred Heutte Foundation
POR - Portsmouth   West Cradock  Bill Trotter
RIC - Richmond  Richmond International Airport
AKQ - Wakefield  NWS AKQ CWA Summary  
WSH - Washington  Dave Yowell

North Carolina

ECG - Elizabeth City  Elizabeth City Coast Guard Station  NWS AKQ
RAL - Raleigh  Northeastern Wake County  


Elsewhere

DAV - Davis, WV  Tucker County  Dave Lesher

THE CLIMATE OF CANAAN MOUNTAIN SUMMIT -
TUCKER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA

Tucker County, West Virginia  Dave Lesher






National Weather Service Data County Warning Areas

LWX - Baltimore/Washington MD/DC

AKQ - Wakefield/Richmond/Norfolk/NE NC

RNK - Blacksburg/Roanoke/Lynchburg VA

RAH - Raleigh/Greensboro/Durham NC

MHX - Newport/Morehead City/Cape Hatteras NC

ILM - Wilmington NC/South Central NC/Coastal SC

GSP - Asheville/Charlotte/Greenville-Spartanburg NC/SC

CAE - Columbia/Orangeburg/ SC

MRX - Morristown/Tri-Cities TN/VA


National Climate Reports

Visit https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/202302 to view NOAA's National Climate Reports (with graphs & maps) for February 2023 (when available)




       

Since 1995, the Atlantic Coast Observer Network - Virginia/North Carolina/South Carolina, has compiled weather data collected by volunteer cooperative weather observers throughout the states of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Each month our members submit their data which is enhanced by data collected from the National Weather Service sites throughout our region as a basis for comparison.

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  • 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.





  •    DROUGHT MONITOR       Information on drought can be found at NOAA's Drought Information Center (http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/)

  •    U.S. DROUGHT PORTAL       Where is the drought this week? (https://www.drought.gov/drought/)



  • February 2023 NWS STORM REPORTS FOR YOUR STATE   The Storm Prediction Center archives reports of severe weather - tornado, wind, hail - to the National Weather Service. To view these reports, start here with a click to February 2023. While visiting, you will learn how to navigate the daily reports using forward and backward navigation arrows ( < > ) or by replacing the date in your browser's URL line with a date you wish to view. For starters, click here for February 2023 reports: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/230201_rpts.html

  • GOES-East Image Viewer   Visit here https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/GOES16_CONUS.php to view images from the new GOES-East satellite!



  • Monthly Climate Calendars from the Midwestern Regional Climate Center   By Nick Gunter: "Recently I found this website containing monthly climate calendars for hundreds of stations across the country. You can print or save as a PDF any month for any station you want." Visit https://mrcc.purdue.edu/mw_climate/calendars/calState.jsp





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    Fort Collins, Colorado

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    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 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