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SUMMARY OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
SUMMARY OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
... THE WARMTH OF DECEMBER CONTINUED INTO MID JANUARY 2007
MOST AREAS REMAINED DRY ...
The well-above average temperatures of December continued into mid-January when winter cold finally arrived (and would last into early March!) For winter-weather lovers, the prospects for snowfall dimmed as above normal temperatures and the lack of significant storms for the Mid-Atlantic prevailed. Some wintry weather was reported across the Carolinas between the 18th and 21st.
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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.
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Richmond Herndon (HDV) |
Blacksburg |
Norfolk (FHC) |
Blacksburg |
Mechanicsville |
New Market |
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New Bern Wilmington |
Asheville |
Cape Hatteras |
Asheville |
Beaufort |
Lumberton |
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Charleston |
Greenville-Spartanburg |
Charleston |
Greenville-Spartanburg |
Greenville-Spartanburg |
Florence |
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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ANN 47.32 31.90 39.61 +5.4 71 6 14 26 0 4 20 0 68% 37 W 19 0 0 2 2 0 2400 LWX
37 WSW 20
BCB 46.0 26.5 36.2 +5.3 67 14 9 29 0 4 24 0 69% 44 310° 25 7.2 0 0 1 2 1 2400 RNK
BRI 45.1 32.3 38.7 +2.7 68 14 15 30 0 1 18 0 55% 0 0 0 0 0 0510 LWX
1600
CEN 47.7 31.7 39.7 +8.2 71 6 16 26,30 0 2 20 0 64% 46 256° 19 3.7 NNW 0 0 2 1 0 2400 LWX
CHT 46.4 29.2 37.9 +6.2 71.4 6 13.5 0 5 22 0 67% 0 0 1 0 0 2400 LWX
CHO 48.8 30.5 39.6 +4.1 71 14 16 26,30 0 3 21 0 61% 32 280° 8 5.7 0 0 0 2 2 2400 LWX
DAN 52.7 31.5 42.1 +5.5 71 14 17 29 0 1 21 0 64% 38 280° 9 7.1 0 0 1 1 2 2400 RNK
DCA 48.2 33.2 40.7 +5.8 73 6 15 26 0 1 20 0 64% 42 320° 29 9.1 0 0 1 2 1 2400 LWX
IAD 47.5 30.7 39.1 +7.4 71 6 15 26,30 0 3 23 0 64% 41 290° 19 8.2 0 0 1 2 0 2400 LWX
41 310° 20
41 210° 25
FCH 47.6 29.8 38.7 71 6 14 26 0 2 19 0 37 26 0 0 1 1 0 2400 LWX
HER 0 0 1 0 0 2400 LWX
HDV 48.1 31.1 39.6 +4.8 74 6 16 26,30 0 1 21 0 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
LDY 49.9 31.9 40.9 +4.9 70 6 15 26,30 0 1 19 0 56% 0 0 1 1 1 2400 AKQ
LYH 49.1 29.2 39.1 +4.6 71 14 14 29,31 0 3 23 0 62% 37 220° 15 6.2 0 0 1 2 2 2400 RNK
NEW 47.67 27.80 37.74 +4.0 68 14,15 11 29 0 1 20 0 75% 33 NW 20 0 0 0 0 1 1700 LWX
NPN 54.3 35.5 44.9 73 6,14, 19 26 0 0 15 0 33 W 1 0 0 1 1 0 2400 AKQ
15
NOR 53.7 35.8 44.8 +5.0 73 14 20 26 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 2400 AKQ
ORF 54.5 37.7 46.1 +6.0 73 14,15 22 26 0 0 12 0 63% 40 250° 8 10.2 0 0 0 1 0 2400 AKQ
FHC 53.97 38.83 46.4 +6.3 72 14 22 26 0 0 10 0 37 210° 1 4.8 SSW 2400 AKQ
POR 54.5 36.4 45.4 +4.9 73 14,15 22 26 0 0 13 0 37 ESE 6 5.8 285° 0 0 1 0 1 2400 AKQ
CTR 2400 AKQ
MEC 52.3 33.43 43.13 72 14,15 15 26 0 1 19 0 14.5 WSW 20 0 0 0 2 0 1700 AKQ
RIC 53.1 33.9 43.5 +7.1 74 14 17 26 0 0 17 0 61% 38 320° 29 8.7 0 0 1 2 2 2400 AKQ
ROA 50.2 32.2 41.2 +5.4 72 14 15 29 0 1 19 0 55% 49 290° 19 8.7 0 0 1 2 1 2400 AKQ
AKQ 54.0 33.0 43.5 73 6,14 16 26 0 0 18 0 2400 AKQ
WAL 50.3 32.8 41.5 +5.5 70 14,15 18 26,30 0 1 19 0 39 330° 25 9.7 0 0 0 0 3 2400 AKQ
WOO 46.6 31.2 39.9 +0.3 70 7 15 29 0 3 18 0 0 0 0 0 2 2400 LWX
WSH 46.0 29.3 37.7 +3.71 67.2 14 13.8 26 0 5 21 0 64% 25 NE 15 1.7 N 0 0 1 1 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 49.7 29.2 39.5 +3.7 66 14,15 9 29 0 0 21 0 64% 40 320° 2 8.7 0 0 1 1 5 2400 GSP
MRH 57.9 40.1 49.0 72 1 24 31 0 0 8 0 45 290° 9 10.2 1 0 0 0 5 2400 MHX
CLT 54.6 33.5 44.0 +2.3 72 14 17 29 0 0 19 0 62% 33 310° 25 5.9 0 0 0 1 5 2400 GSP
33 300° 28
33 300° 29
ECG 54.9 35.5 45.2 +2.8 73 14 21 26,29 0 1 16 0 69% 28 310° 8 9.6 0 0 0 0 2 2400 AKQ
FAY 57.6 37.0 47.3 73 14,15 23 29 0 0 12 0 63% 43 260° 9 8.1 0 0 0 1 2 2400 RAH
GSO 52.7 33.9 43.3 +5.6 71 14 17 29 0 0 16 0 61% 37 160° 1 8.1 0 0 1 2 3 2400 RAH
37 290° 28
HSE 57.6 44.0 50.8 +4.7 70 8 26 31 0 0 3 0 44 200° 8 10.3 0 0 0 0 1 2400 MHX
HKY 52.8 32.7 42.8 +3.8 70 14 14 29 0 0 17 0 33 290° 9 5.7 1 0 0 1 8 2400 GSP
LBT 57.5 37.3 47.4 +5.3 74 5 24 29 0 0 10 0 40 310° 9 6.9 0 0 0 1 2 2400 ILM
EWN 57.8 36.7 47.2 +3.0 76 15 23 31 0 0 12 0 41 140° 6 6.8 0 0 0 0 4 2400 MHX
RAL 53.6 33.0 44.3 +4.6 73 14 19 26,29 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 2400 RAH
RDU 55.5 34.9 45.2 +5.5 74 14,15 20 29 0 0 18 0 62% 32 180° 1 6.4 0 0 2 2 0 2400 RAH
ROX 53.1 33.6 45.5 +7.2 72 14 16 29 0 2 17 0 67% 37 N 25 N 0 0 3 2 2 2400 RAH
ILM 59.7 39.0 49.4 +3.3 76 5 27 26,29 0 0 8 0 65% 45 300° 9 8.4 0 0 0 0 2 35% 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 54.7 35.7 45.2 +3.5 69 14,15 18 29 0 0 15 0 26 210° 5 6.9 2 0 1 1 3 2400 GSP
CAE 58.8 37.2 48.0 +3.4 76 5 23 26 0 0 10 0 64% 40 280° 9 6.4 0 0 0 1 3 2400 CAE
CRE 59.4 40.9 50.1 +3.3 75 15 28 29,30 0 0 8 0 35 220° 6 7.4 1 0 0 0 3 2400 ILM
CHS 62.7 42.0 52.4 +4.5 79 15 27 26 0 0 7 0 44 180° 5 7.2 0 0 0 0 4 2400 CHS
FLO 58.9 38.2 48.6 +3.6 76 5,15 23 26 0 0 9 0 40 320° 9 7.4 0 0 0 0 6 2400 ILM
GSP 54.8 35.3 45.0 +4.2 71 14 17 29 0 0 14 0 59% 38 280° 9 7.0 2 0 0 1 2 2400 GSP
OGB 59.6 38.9 49.3 77 15 26 29,30 0 0 8 0 39 290° 9 6.6 1 0 0 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 48.9 27.6 38.3 +4.1 75 5 12 29 0 1 22 0 38 210° 5 6.1 0 0 0 0 3 2400 MRX
DAV 34.4 20.3 27.3 55 6,16 0 29 0 15 23 1 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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ANN 2.69 -0.66 1.13 1 1.13 1 13 1 2.69 1.8 21 8 1 1.8 1.8 30.76 17 29.62 28 30.09 2400
BCB 2.83 -0.54 0.70 21 0.70 21 8 0 2.83 0.6 9 16 0 1.7 1.8 2400
BRI 1.78 -0.78 0.72 7 0.72 7 4 0 1.78 1 1 1.5 1.5 30.50 17 29.63 8,28 2400
CEN 2.57 -0.95 0.68 1 0.68 1 13 0 2.57 2.2 22 1 1 2.2 2.2 30.74 17 29.65 28 30.20 2400
CHT 2.34 -0.71 0.44 7 0.83 7-8 11 0 2.34 2.0 21 2 1 2.0 2.0 30.703 17 29.649 28 30.11 2400
CHO 1.90 -1.81 0.97 1 1.08 31-1 4 0 1.90 30.73 17 29.60 28 2400
DAN 4.22 +0.19 2.49 1 2.56 31-1 8 1 4.22 T 22 3 0 T T 30.74 17 29.66 28 2400
DCA 2.46 -0.75 1.03 1 1.09 31-1 10 1 2.46 1.2 21 8 1 1.3 1.3 30.73 17 29.63 28 2400
IAD 2.11 -0.94 0.68 1 0.76 31-1 8 0 2.11 1.6 21 4 1 1.6 1.6 30.72 17 29.61 28 2400
FCH 3.75 1.51 1 1.51 1 7 2 3.75 1.2 21 1 1 1.2 1.2 2400
HER 2.29 0.68 1 11 0 2.29 1.8 21 1 1 1.8 1.8
HDV 2.28 -1.04 0.68 1 9 0 2.28 1.8 21 5 1 1.9 1.9 2400
HER 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
LDY 3.30 -0.13 1.54 1 1.54 1 8 1 3.30 0.8 21 2 0 0.8 0.8 30.74 17 29.61 28 30.10 2400
LYH 3.33 -0.21 1.24 1 1.37 31-1 7 1 3.33 T 25 2 0 T T 30.74 17 29.64 28 2400
NEW 1.22 -1.50 0.43 8 6 0 1.22 3.3 21 1 0 3.3 3.3 30.87 17 29 93 16 1700
NPN 2.27 0.64 6 0.65 5-6 11 0 2.27 T 25 1 0 T T 30.74 17 29.55 28 2400
NOR 2.98 -1.06 1.02 8 1.02 8 11 1 2.98 T 4 0 T T 2400
ORF 2.71 -1.22 0.85 8 0.89 7-8 10 0 2.71 T 29 4 0 T T 30.73 17 29.55 28 2400
FHC 2.51 -1.42 0.62 1 10 0 2.51 T 29 4 0 T T 30.719 17 29.53 28 2400
POR 2.91 -0.91 1.00 8 1.03 7-8 14 1 2.91 T 25, 2 0 T T 30.75 17 29.55 28 30.139 2400
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CTR THROUGH DEC 2006 ---> 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
MEC 4.53 2.58 1 2.60 1-2 11 2 4.53 .25 25 1 0 .25 .25 30.53 17 29.44 28 1700
RIC 3.46 -0.09 1.60 1 1.62 31-1 9 1 3.46 T 28 4 0 T T 30.77 17 29.60 28 2400
ROA 2.40 -0.83 0.73 1 0.96 31-1 6 0 2.40 T 31 6 0 T T 30.74 17 29.66 28 2400
AKQ 1.88 0.57 8 11 0 1.88 T 28 1 0 T T 2400
WAL 2.19 -1.02 0.52 1 0.66 7-8 10 0 2.19 1.3 21 0 1 1.3 1.3 30.75 17 29.57 28 2400
0.52 8
WOO 1.60 -1.04 0.55 31-1 10 0 1.60 2.8 22 5 0 2.8 2.8 30.72 17 29.84 28 0800
WSH 2.69 -0.44 0.89 1 0.89 7-8 8 0 2.69 1.8 31 8 1 1.8 1.8 30.72 17 29.65 28 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 3.35 -0.71 1.91 7 2.07 7-8 8 1 3.35 0.9 9 3 0 0.9 0.9 2400
MRH 4.94 1.20 8 1.35 7-8 13 1 4.94 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.69 17 29.58 28 2400
CLT 3.38 -0.62 1.16 7 1.52 7-8 6 1 3.38 T 18 1 0 T T 2400
ECG 2.13 -2.45 0.59 22 0.80 21-22 9 0 2.13 1.0 28 1 2 1.0 1.0 30.74 17 29.53 28 2400
FAY 2.69 0.60 21 0.98 21-22 9 0 2.69 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
GSO 2.92 -0.62 0.57 21 1.08 7-8 7 0 2.92 0.7 18 2 0 0.7 0.7 2400
HSE 4.61 -1.23 0.81 18 1.27 18-19 11 0 4.61 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.68 17 29.53 28 2400
HKY 4.10 -0.13 1.52 1 2.54 31-1 6 1 4.10 T 18 1 0 T T 30.65 17 29.63 28 2400
LBT 1.75 -2.54 0.39 6 0.63 21-22 9 0 1.75 30.69 17 29.59 28 2400
EWN 3.52 -1.25 0.71 22 0.91 21-22 10 0 3.52 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.72 17 29.57 28 2400
RDU 3.12 -0.90 0.86 5 0.99 5-6 8 0 3.12 1.0 18 3 1 1.0 1.0 2400
RAL 2.93 -1.09 0.74 21-22 10 0 2.93 1.0 18 1 1 1.0 1.0 30.77 17 29.64 28 1900
ROX 3.29 -0.35 0.70 7 0.70 7 8 0 3.29 0.2 18 1 0 0.2 0.2 30.74 17 29.65 28 30.18 2200
ILM 4.43 -0.09 1.31 22 1.56 21-22 11 1 4.43 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.67 17 29.59 28 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 4.21 -0.37 1.32 7 10 1 4.21 T 18 1 0 T T 2400
CAE 3.06 -1.60 0.72 7 1.08 21-22 9 0 3.06 0.0 0.0 T 30.64 11 29.68 28 2400
CRE 3.28 -0.38 0.93 22 0.97 21-22 11 0 3.28 30.65 17 29.62 28 2400
CHS 3.83 -0.25 0.96 22 1.03 4-5 9 0 3.83 0.0 0.0 T 30.61 11 29.70 28 2400
FLO 2.50 -1.59 0.43 18 1.05 21-22 11 0 2.50 30.65 17 29.61 28 2400
GSP 4.67 +0.26 1.23 5 1.23 31-1 8 3 4.67 T 18 1 0 T T 30.64 17 29.65 28 2400
OGB 3.58 0.65 22 0.94 21-22 9 0 3.58 30.63 11 29.70 28 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 1.60 -1.92 0.49 21 0.63 31-1 10 0 1.60 1.3 9 8 1 1.5 1.5 30.65 17 29.74 5 2400
DAV 7.27 0.75 8 27 0 7.27 9.5 10 22 16 55.2 73.0 0700 |
Virginia:
Annandale - Lowell notes: " January was the fifth warmest January on record in the past 27 years. January had the greatest number of precipitation days for January since 1998 but was the 9th driest January in the last 27 years. January was the fifth warmest January on record in the past 27 years with a mean temperature of 39.6 °F and a +5.4 °F departure for the month and a little below average in precipitation. January last year was the warmest January on record here. The highest temperature was 71 °F on the 6th and the lowest temperature was 14 °F on the 26th but the average January minimum temperature is 9 °F. The 71 °F maximum was only three degrees from being the warmest temperature in January in the last 27 years! Also on the 6th a dew point temperature of 63.4 °F was recorded, a very high value for January. The daily temperature range of 36 °F on the 27th was the highest maximum daily temperature range in January since 1996. January was a dichotomy with the first 16 days being very warm for January and the second half of the month being near average but feeling colder than that due to the extraordinary warmth of the first half of the month. The January precipitation total was 2.69 inches from 13 days with precipitation that was the greatest number of precipitation days for January since 1998 but was the 9th driest January in the last 27 years. January was a just a little above average in cloud coverage. The precipitation departure was -0.66 inches. The total snowfall for January was 1.8 inches which was a departure of - 6.0 inches which was much below average but last year in January we had only a trace of snow. The high wind gust of 37 mph occurred on two days. The west wind on the 19th at 1001 was 37 mph and on the 20th at 0628 from the WSW was also 37 mph. The maximum barometer reading of 30.76 inches on the 17th was the highest barometric reading recorded since January 28, 2005. The lowest barometer reading for the month was only 29.62 on the 28th which was the fifth highest minimum monthly barometer reading for January in the last 27 years, as there was no major storm system this month. 11 January DAILY Records Tied or Broken- (27-Years of records): 2 HIGH maximum temperature: 6, 15; 5 HIGH minimum temperature: 1, 5, 6, 13, 14; 2 HIGH range temperature: 16, 27; 2 LOW range temperature: 21, 24. " [ + - ]
Arlington from NWS in Sterling - " JANUARY WAS A SPLIT MONTH FOR WEATHER. THE FIRST HALF WAS A CONTINUATION OF DECEMBER AND WAS EXCEEDINGLY WARM... WHILE THE SECOND HALF WAS MORE JANUARY LIKE WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AND A FEW MINOR SNOW EVENTS. THE FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH WAS VERY WARM. THERE WERE SIX DAYS THAT REACHED HIGHS IN THE 60S AND 70S. IT WAS THE SECOND WARMEST FIRST HALF OF JANUARY ON RECORD...ONLY SLIGHTLY BEATEN BY THE EXCEPTIONAL MONTH OF JANUARY 1950 THAT WAS OUR WARMEST JANUARY ON RECORD. IT ALSO WAS A CONTINUATION OF THE WARM START TO THE WINTER SEASON. THE PERIOD OF THANKSGIVING THROUGH JANUARY 15TH WAS THE WARMEST SUCH PERIOD ON RECORD FOR WASHINGTON. THE SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH WAS A DIFFERENT MATTER. IT WAS MARKED BY NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR JANUARY AND A FEW MINOR SNOW EVENTS. MOST OF THEM WERE JUST FLURRIES BLOWING THROUGH THE AIR. HOWEVER... THE 21ST ACTUALLY HAD OUR ONLY MEASURABLE SNOW OF THE WINTER SO FAR WITH JUST OVER AN INCH REPORTED AT NATIONAL AIRPORT. " [ + - ]
Bridgewater - " The temperature was 2.7 degrees above normal while the precipitation was .78 inches below normal. The total snowfall was 1.5 inches which was the total for the winter. We usually get 22-24 inches on the average for a winter. " - [ + - ] - remarks from Clayton
Centreville - " Hot notes from the oasis of Northern Virginia. With buds on the trees and Daffodil shoots making an appearance, it won't be long before the tourists begin to arrive. The temperatures for January came in at 8.2° above the 31.5° average monthly temperature at 39.7°; OK, call it 40. Twenty days had readings above the 41.2° average monthly high with the warmest daily high being on January 6th with a 71ø reading. During the last week of the month we picked up some winter-like lows, but the palms pulled through none-the-less. Six of the last seven days had nightly lows of 20ø or less with 16ø being the lowest on the 26th and 30th. Only two other days of the month had low temperatures less than the published average monthly low of 21.8°. The logged average low temperature of 31.7° was 9.9° warmer than normal and exceeded the overall monthly average temperature by 0.2°. All forms of precipitation for this time of the year have been getting the short end of the measuring stick it seems. Normal snowfall for January is 9.1"; we got 2.2". Normal snow accumulation for the season is 11.6"; we got 2.2" and a trace or two. In the rain column we didn't seem to do much better either. January 1st got off to a good start with rain from midnight thru 1530, then partial clearing for the rest of the holiday. Only 0.68" was all we managed from that and it was the greatest single event amount all month that gave us 26% of our 2.57" total. That happens to be 0.95" shy of the 3.52" January average the record books show as being normal. " - [ + - ] - report from Paul
Falls Church - " Milder first half of the month then becoming more seasonable the later half. Above average rainfall but below average snowfall. My peak wind gust for the month occurred on 1/26 with 37 mph. " - [ + + ] - notes from Windie
Chantilly - Russ Topping reports from his new location in Chantilly: " January 2007 started off very mild and wet and ended cold and dry. I was beginning to wonder if winter was going to show up at all, this year. Temperatures averaged 6.2 degrees above normal, with a new record high of 71.4 on the 6th. Monthly precipitation was 0.71" below normal. Snowfall was 6.1" below normal. We got our first measurable snow of the season very late, with 2.0" of snow and freezing rain to top it off on the 21st. A few flurries on the 24th, but just a trace. " - [ + - ]
Herndon - Randy sends these additional notes: " JANUARY BEGAN THE YEAR WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL TERMPERATURES FOR THE FIRST 16 DAYS UNTIL A FRONTAL SYSTEM PUSHED THROUGH AND BROUGHT US BACK TO MORE NORMAL TEMPS FOR THE REMAINING TWO WEEKS OF THE MONTH. THE HIGHS ENDED UP OVER 4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND THE LOWS WERE 5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FELL OFF AND ON ALL MONTH WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLING ON THE 1ST WITH ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF AN INCH FALLING. WE FINALLY RECEIVED OUR FIRST MEASUREABLE SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON ON JAN 21. WE RECEIVED 1.8" BEFORE THE SNOW TURNED TO SLEET THEN FREEZING DRIZZLE. SNOW FLURRIES FELL ON SEVERAL OTHER DAYS BEFORE AND AFTER THE 21ST WITH THE TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH AT 1.9 INCHES. THE MONTH FINISHED AT ABOUT AN INCH BELOW NORMAL FOR PRECIP. " - [ + - ]
Ladysmith - Danny adds these additional notes: " The streak of above normal temperatures continues! Despite much cooler weather at the end of the month, January finishes nearly 5 degrees above normal (5 of the last 6 months have featured above normal temperatures). Some light snow preceded a wintry mix on the 21st, bringing a total of 0.8" of snowfall--the first of the season. Precipitation was slightly below normal for the second straight month. " - [ + - ]
Portsmouth - " With regard to temps, the first half of the month continued the warm temps of December; but the 2nd half of the month was colder than normal. For the month the temperature average (45.4°) was nearly 5° (+4.9°) above the norm. In fact, January 2007 was the 5th warmest on record since the database commenced in 1976. The month was slightly cooler than in 1999 (46.0°) and slightly warmer that in 1989 (45.7°). Rainfall was nearly 1 inch below normal (-0.91"). Frost was observed on 6 days. STATION RECORDS: 1st - TEMPERATURE Maximum Minimum 55° [previously 2003]; 5th - TEMPERATURE Maximum Minimum 56° [previously 53° 1997] 15th - TEMPERATURE Maximum 73° [previously 71° 1995]; 15th - TEMPERATURE TIED Maximum Minimum 59° [previously 1995]. " - [ + - ]
North Carolina:
Greensboro - NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports: " A NEW RECORD HIGH OF 71 WAS RECORDED ON THE 14TH... WHICH BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 68 SET IN 1995, 1952, AND 1932." The January 2007 North Carolina Weather Review is located here: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/ncsummaries/MonthlySummary.Jan.2007.doc. " - [ + - ]
Raleigh - NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports: " January 2007 was much warmer and slightly drier than normal. The first two weeks of January felt more like April than the middle of winter. The temperatures soared into the 70s on several days, which tied or set several daily record highs. There were also days in which the average temperatures were as much as 25 to 27 degrees above normal, namely January 5th and 15th. During the first 16 days of the month, Raleigh-Durham averaged 13.4 degrees above normal, while Greensboro averaged 13 degrees above normal. Both sites were on pace to set the all time warmest January on record. Then, like a flip of a switch, there was an abrupt pattern change from warm to cold. The temperatures during the last two weeks of the month averaged 2 to 3 degrees below normal. The colder temperatures during the latter half of the month were not cold enough to offset the excessive warmth during the early part of the month, however. Overall, the temperatures finished the month averaging 2 to 6 degrees above normal across the state. The January monthly average temperature for selected locations is depicted in figure 1. It was even warmer over regions of the United States and around the world in January 2007. For a review of global temperatures experienced in January 2007, click on the following link: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/s2798.htm. There were several wintry precipitation events that accompanied the colder temperatures, including events on January 18th and January 21st. Despite the wintry precipitation events, the month of January was slightly drier than the 30 year average at the majority of the reporting sites. Rainfall amounts generally averaged between 0.50 and 2 inches below normal across the state."
The January 2007 North Carolina Weather Review is located here: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/ncsummaries/MonthlySummary.Jan.2007.doc. " - [ + - ]
Raleigh - Bob sends these notes: " During most of January temperatures were well above normal. On four days the max temperature reached at least 70 degrees. The average daily temperature for January was 4.6 degrees above normal. Winter did make a comeback toward the end of the month with 1.0" of snow measured on January 18th. Precipitation for January was 1.09" below normal. No severe weather was noted in January, but a tornado watch was in effect for a good part of January 5th. " - [ + - ]
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 2006-2007 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 | |
| ANN Annandale, VA 1 3/4 ENE - Lowell Koontz 8/31/79 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 | |
| IAD Dulles - Washington-Dulles International Airport 38-56-05N 077-26-51W 93M | CLT Charlotte, NC NWS Charlotte/Douglas International Airpot 35-12-48N 080-56-55W 220M |
| 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 |
| HER Herndon, VA R.M. Beall P- 10/76 T- 1/91 beall47@earthlink.net | 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 | |
| LXI Lexington, VA Scott M. Lancey, - 06/96 weather@midatlanticwx.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 |