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SUMMARY OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA 


JANUARY 2011


...CONTINUED BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES & RAINFALL...

December's increasingly cold weather persisted into the first month of 2011. Temperature averages and rainfall were below normal across the region. While snowfall totals did not reach the high amounts experienced by many in December 2010, snowfall did increase for the mountains of the three-state area. To the surprise of our region's southern inhabitants, snowfall events produced several inches of snow in areas which rarely see wintry weather. 6 inches of snow fell at Cape Hatteras on the 22nd as low pressure south-southeast of the barrier islands threw signifcant moisture into cold air covering coast.


  • TOP 10s IN WEATHER    Kevin Shaw sent a recent email depicting the Top 10 Cities/States for a variety of weather related topics. This prompted a search and we found a website that displays the info. Lots of good stuff for the "top-teners" and weather curious. Check it out with a click here: http://web2.airmail.net/danb1/usrecords.htm.


  • AWARE    Here's a link submitted by Kevin Shaw (ACON DC/MD/DE) to the publication AWARE that is published by the National Weather Service to enhance communications between the NWS and the emergency management community. http://www.weather.gov/os/Aware/.

  • DROUGHT MONITOR    http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html    More information on drought can be found at NOAA's Drought Information Center http://www.drought.noaa.gov/


  • 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.



  • ACON VA/NC/SC Member Station Extremes - JANUARY 2011
    State
    Maximum Temperature
    Minimum
    Temperature
    Warmest
    Average
    Temperature
    Coldest
    Average
    Temperature
    Maximum
    Precipitation
    Minimum
    Precipitation
    Virginia
    66°
    Danville

    Blacksburg
    Dulles
    36.0°
    Norfolk
    29.1°
    Blacksburg
    3.64"
    Norfolk
    0.73"
    Woodstock
    North Carolina
    71°
    Charlotte
    Lumberton
    Moncure

    Asheville
    42.0°
    Cape Hatteras
    33.2°
    Asheville
    4.86"
    Beaufort
    0.84"
    Fayetteville
    South Carolina
    76°
    Charleston
    14°
    Greenville-Spartanburg
    44.4°
    Charleston
    38.7°
    Greenville-Spartanburg
    2.28"
    Charleston
    0.84"
    Florence


    ( For an explanation of column headers in the following tables,
    please note the column denotations table below. )


    TEMPERATURE / WINDS/ ELEMENTS

    VIRGINIA
    [Reminder: All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
    
         STN  A      B    C     C1     D    E  F    G    H  I  J K K1  L  M      N   N1   N2   O P Q R R1 S    CWA
         --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         BCB 37.7  20.5  29.1   -1.8  63   30   6    9   0 10 30 0 77% 41 300°  12   5.6       0 0 3 0  2 2400 AKQ
         BRI 38.42 24.26 31.34  -1.31 56    1   9   24   0  7 28 0 59%                         0 0 0 0  0 0510/1600 LWX
         CEN 37.5  23.6  30.6   -0.9  58    2   9   24   0  8 29 0 63% 41 310°  12   3.4  320° 1 0 4 5  2 2400 LWX
         CHT 38.4  23.4  30.9   -0.8  58.5  2   8.5 24   0  3 28 0 69% 18 090°  12   0.5  360° 1 0 3 4  1 2400 LWX
         CHO 43.0  25.5  34.2         59   19   9   24   0  2 28 0     30 340°  12   4.0       0 0 0 3  4 2400 LWX
         DAN 44.8  24.8  34.8   -1.8  66   30  13   23   0  2 27 0 64% 90 110°  11   5.1       1 0 3 3  4 2400 RNK
         DCA 39.7  27.6  33.6   -1.3  59    2  17 22,24  0  3 26 0 59% 41 320°  12   8.4       1 0 4 3  3 2400 LWX
                                                                       41 020°  26
         IAD 37.8  22.1  30.0   -1.7  58    2   6   24   0  8 30 0 63% 43 300°  12   7.2       1 0 5 4  3 2400 LWX
         GAV 43.65 26.03 34.84        60    1  13   23   0  2 28 0 66% 26 200°  29             1 0 4 1  0 2400 AKQ
         HDV 38.3  22.2  30.2   -4.0  58  1,2   8   24   0  5 26 0 63%                         1 0 4 4  1 2400 LWX
         LYH 42.4  23.4  32.9   -1.6  57    2  12   23   0  3 29 0 62% 31 210°   2   4.6       0 0 3 3  2 2400 RNK
                                                                       31 280°   8
                                                                       31 270°  12
         NPN 42.4  26.5  34.8   -5.6  63.3  1  15.1 23   0  3 25 0     31 290°   8   2.9  290° 1 0 1 1  1 2400 AKQ
         NOR 42.2  28.5  35.4   -4.2  62    1  18   23   0  2 23 0                             1 0 1 1  1 2400 AKQ
         ORF 42.8  29.2  36.0   -4.1  63    1  19   23   0  1 23 0 69% 32 210°   2   7.3       0 0 1 0  4 2400 AKQ
         POR 43.0  28.2  35.6   -4.6  61.5  1  15.2 23   0  1 22 0 76% 30 250°  12   4.1  340° 0 0 1 1  0 2400 AKQ
         CTR 44.1  26.2  35.2   -1.2  62.3  1  10.7 23   0  1 25 0 66% 20 270°   8   0.5  360° 0 0 0 1  0 2400 AKQ
         MEC 42.16 26.06 35.39        60    1  11   23   0  1 27 0                             1 0 0 3  1 1700 AKQ
         RIC 42.8  25.9  34.4   -2.0  61    1  11   23   0  2 27 0 64% 46 240°  18   6.2       1 0 5 4  3 2400 AKQ
         ROA 42.4  26.9  34.7   -1.1  60   29  15    9   0  4 25 0 57% 49 320°  21   7.3       0 0 2 2  1 2400 AKQ
         WAL 40.6  25.8  33.2   -2.8  53    2  11   24   0  2 27 0     69 120°  20   8.1       1 0 0 2  5 2400 AKQ
         WOO 39.2  23.8  31.5   -3.6  59    1  10 22,24  0  8 28 0                             0 0 0 0  0 2400 LWX
         WSH 38.0  24.2  31.1   -2.8  52.2  2 10.7  24   0  7 29 0 67% 20 070°  12   0.6  045° 0 0 2 4  0 2400 LWX
    NORTH CAROLINA
    [Reminder: All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
        
         STN  A      B    C     C1    D    E  F      G  H  I  J K K1  L  M     N    N1   N2  O P Q R R1 S    CWA
         -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         AVL 42.5  23.8  33.2  -2.6  68    30  4    14  0  5 28 0 68% 44 330° 26    6.7      0 0 0 0  4 2400 GSP
         MRH 49.2  32.2  40.7        65     1 16    23  0  0 18 0     49 270° 26    8.1      0 0 0 2  4 2400 MHX
         CLT 48.2  26.5  37.4  -4.3  71    30 13     9  0  1 24 0 62% 31 080°  3    5.0      0 0 1 1  3 2400 GSP
         ECG 46.1  28.7  37.4  -5.0  66     1 16    23  0  1 21 0 71% 37 290° 26    8.0      1 0 0 0  5 2400 AKQ
         FAY 48.9  28.7  38.8        70  1,30 17    23  0  1 21 0 65% 38 240° 26    6.8      0 0 0 2  1 2400 RAH
         GSO 44.7  26.2  35.4  -2.3  68    30 14     9  0  2 25 0 55% 38 290°  8    6.7      0 0 1 4  3 2400 RAH
         HSE 49.3  34.7  42.0  -4.1  61 18,26 23  4,15  0  0 12 0 72% 44 260° 26    7.4      0 0 1 0  5 2400 MHX
         HKY 45.4  26.7  36.1  -2.9  69    30 12     9  0  3 25 0     39 290°  8    4.1      1 0 1 2  4 2400 GSP
         LBT 49.1  28.7  38.9  -3.2  71  1,30 16    23  0  1 23 0 71% 43 250° 26    5.4      0 0 1 2  4 2400 ILM
         MON 47.7  25.7  36.7  -4.3  70.8  30 12.8  23  0  1 24 0 72% 23 340°  8    1.1 030° 0 0 1 2  0 2400 RAH
         EWN 49.6  29.0  39.3  -5.0  69     2 17    23  0  1 24 0 70% 41 260° 26    5.6      0 0 0 2  2 2400 MHX
         RDU 47.6  27.8  37.7  -2.0  69    30 16    23  0  2 25 0 62% 32 290° 21    4.7      0 0 2 2  2 2400 RAH
         RAL 47.9  26.7  37.3  -2.4  69    30 12    23  0  1 25 0     21       8             0 0 1 1  0 2400(T)/1930(P) RAH
         ROX 45.0  26.8  36.1  -0.2  68    30 15    14  0  3 24 0 69% 36 360°  8        360° 0 0 3 3  1 2200 RAH
         WHI 49.6  29.5  39.5  -4.9  72.7  30 15.6  14  0  1 23 0 73% 33 250° 26    2.9 179° 0 0 1 1  3 2400 ILM
         ILM 49.9  29.9  39.9  -6.2  70     1 17    23  0  2 23 0 72% 43 270° 26    6.3      0 0 1 1  5 2400 ILM
    
    
    SOUTH CAROLINA
    [Reminder: All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
       
         STN  A      B    C     C1    D    E  F      G  H  I  J K K1  L  M     N   N1   N2   O P Q R R1 S    CWA
         -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         AND 49.4  28.6  39.0  -2.7  72    30 15    13  0  0 22 0     39 270°  7   6.2       1 0 0 1  3 2400 GSP
         CAE 52.7  30.7  41.7  -2.9  75    30 17    14  0  0 21 0 64% 36 300°  7   5.1       0 0 1 1  1 2400 CAE
         CRE 49.6  31.2  40.4  -6.4  68     2 17    23  0  0 19 0 74% 43 250° 26   5.5       0 0 0 2  6 2400 ILM
         CHS 55.2  33.6  44.4  -3.5  76    30 19    14  0  0 15 0     43 270° 26   7.0       0 0 0 1  4 2400 CHS
         FLO 50.3  29.5  39.9  -5.1  73    30 16 14,23  0  0 22 0 70% 39 260° 26   5.8       0 0 1 2  7 2400 ILM
         GSP 48.8  28.5  38.7  -2.1  73    30 14    14  0  1 22 0 62% 40 300°  8   5.7       0 0 1 1  4 2400 GSP
         OGB 52.7  31.0  41.9        74    30 18    14  0  1 21 0     39 270° 26   5.3       0 0 0 1  5 2400 CAE
    NEARBY STATIONS
    [Reminder: All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
       
         STN  A      B    C     C1    D     E  F     G  H  I  J K K1  L  M     N   N1   N2   O P Q R R1   S    CWA
         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         TRI 41.8  23.8  32.8  -1.4   66    30  4    9  0  6 28 0     41 270°   8  4.4       0 0 0 0  0   2400 MRX
         DAV              19   -6.0   51     2 -4   24  0 24 30 3                                         0700 PBZ

    (Please note the column denotations table below.)
    PRECIPITATION / BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

    VIRGINIA
    [Reminder: All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
       
         STN  T      T1      U  U1    V    V1   W X   Y      Z  1   2 3    4    5     6   6A   7    7A    8    S
         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         BCB  0.84  -2.53  0.31 26  0.31    26 12 0  0.84  2.2  7  17 3  6.6  6.6                             2400
         BRI  0.82  -1.65  0.64 26              3 0  0.82           3 1  5.8  9.0  30.30 14, 29.71  19        0510/1600
                                                                                          24                  
         CEN  1.89  -1.63  1.35 26  1.35    26  6 1  1.89  7.5 26   8 1 11.2 12.8  30.46  31 29.68  27 29.57  2400
         CHT  1.65  -1.40  1.16 26  1.16    26  9 1  1.65  8.5 26   6 3 11.6 13.5  30.509 31 29.397  8 30.032 2400
         CHO  0.90         0.79 26  0.79    26  7 0  0.90                                    29.41   8        2400
         DAN  1.24  -2.79  0.46 26  0.52 25-26 10 0  1.24  1.5  7   7 2  3.3 10.7  30.46  14 29.35   7        2400
         DCA  2.25  -0.96  1.52 26  1.52    26 10 1  2.25  5.0 26  11 2  7.3  9.4            29.41   8        2400
         IAD  1.87  -1.18  1.31 26  1.31    26  9 1  1.87  7.3 26  12 2 10.3 11.8            29.41   8        2400
         GAV  2.22  -1.14  1.27 30  1.30 26-26 11 1  2.22  0.5  7   5 0  1.5  9.1  30.47  24 29.37   8 30.00  2400
         HDV  2.17  -0.91  1.51 26              8 1  2.17  9.2 26   9 1 11.5 13.4  30.46 24, 29.36   8        2400
                                                                                          31                              
         LYH  1.30  -2.24  0.90 26  0.91 25-26  8 0  1.30  0.9  7   7 0  1.9  8.2  30.47  24 29.38   8        2400
         NPN  3.31  -0.36  1.04 26  1.30 17-18  7 1  3.31    T      3 0    T 15.6  30.50  24 29.38   8        2400
         NOR  3.54  -0.35  1.06 18  2.04 17-18  8 1  3.54  0.2  8   3 0  0.2 17.2                             2400
         ORF  3.64  -0.29  1.17 18  2.11 17-18  8 2  3.64  0.2  8   3 0  0.2 18.0  30.48  24 29.37   8        2400
         POR  3.22  -0.47  1.02 17  1.64 17-18 10 1  3.22    T 8,11 3 0    T 15.4  30.49  24 29.40   8 30.030 2400
         CTR  1.86  -0.86  1.05 26  1.12 25-26  8 1  1.86  0.5 11   4 0 10.6 12.0  30.47  24 29.37   8 30.02  2400
         MEC  2.09         1.09 26  1.39 26-27  7 1  2.09  1.5  8   7 1  1.8 10.8  30.18 14, 29.23   7 29.82  2400
                                                                                        24,31                                 
         RIC  2.48  -1.07  1.38 26  1.45 25-26 11 1  2.48  2.0  7   7 1  2.7 10.7  30.51  24 29.41   8        2400
         ROA  0.82  -2.41  0.57 26  0.60 25-26  9 0  0.82  0.8  7  10 0  2.4  9.6  30.46  14 29.38   8        2400
         WAL  3.04  -0.17  0.99 18  1.46 17-18 10 0  3.04  0.5 26   5 0  0.5 15.3  30.50  24 29.36  26        2400
         WOO  0.73  -1.79           0.39 26-27  8 0  0.73  3.5 27   6 2  6.6  9.2  30.33  31 29.35   8        0800
         WSH  1.28  -2.44  0.93 26  0.93    26  9 0  1.28  8.3 26   6 1  9.5 12.3  30.52  24 29.42   8        2400
    NORTH CAROLINA
    [Reminder: All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
       
         STN  T      T1      U  U1    V    V1   W X   Y      Z    1 2  3   4    5     6    6A   7    7A    8     S
         ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         AVL  2.12  -1.94  0.59 10  0.81 25-26  9 0  2.12   7.7  10 13 2  9.4 20.2  30.51  13 29.34   7         2400
         MRH  4.86         1.67 17  3.20 17-18  8 2  4.86                 0.0  0.0  30.46  14 29.42   8         2400
         CLT  1.37  -2.63  0.46 10  0.49 10-11 11 0  1.37   4.1  10  2 1  4.1  6.1  30.47  14 29.37   7         2400
         ECG  2.69  -1.89  1.11 18  2.00 17-18  7 1  2.69                           30.48  24 29.39   8         2400
         FAY  0.84         0.35 10  0.47 10-11  9 0  0.84                                     29.39   7         2400
         GSO  1.12  -2.42  0.36 26  0.45 25-26  9 0  1.12   1.2  10  4 1  1.4  9.6            29.35   7         2400
         HSE  4.71  -1.13  1.47 26  1.99 25-26 11 1  4.71   6.0  22  4 1  6.0  6.0  30.44  14 29.40   8         2400
         HKY  1.46  -2.77  0.75 26  0.87 25-26  8 0  1.46     T 5,6, 4 0    T    T  30.43  14 29.31   7         2400
                                                                8,11 
         LBT  1.14  -3.15  0.51 10  0.57 10-11 11 0  1.14                           30.48  14 29.41   7         2400
         MON  1.17  -3.32  0.33  1  0.52   1-2  9 0  1.17   0.3   4  3 0  0.3 16.9  30.511 14 29.402  7  29.957 2400
         EWN  2.85  -1.92  1.21 17  1.52 17-18  9 1  2.85   0.8  10  2 0  0.8  3.9  30.47  14 29.42   8         2400
         RDU  1.37  -2.65  0.37 26  0.54 25-26  8 0  1.37   0.3  10  2 0  0.3  8.6            29.35   7         2400
         RAL  1.38  -2.64           0.59 25-26  8 0  1.38   0.2 10,  2 0  0.4  8.9  30.54  14 29.48   7         0730
                                                                 11
         ROX  1.14  -2.50  0.47 26  0.47    26 11 0  1.14   0.5  10  2 0  0.7 11.4  30.49  14 29.39   7  30.07  2200
         WHI  1.85  -2.52  0.81 10  0.86 10-11 11 0  1.85   5.2  10  1 1  5.2  9.2  30.481 14 29.420  7  30.043 2400
         ILM  2.35  -2.17  1.12 25  1.12    25  8 1  2.35   3.8  10  2 1  3.9  4.0  30.47  14 29.43   7         2400
    SOUTH CAROLINA
    [Reminder: All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
       
         STN  T      T1     U  U1   V    V1   W X   Y     Z   1  2 3  4     5     6    6A   7    7A    8     S
         ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
         AND  1.70  -2.88 0.57  1  0.62   1-2  9 0  1.70   T 24  1 0     T    T  30.49  13 29.38   7         2400
         CAE  1.70  -2.96 0.64 10  0.64    10  9 0  1.70 3.0 10  1 1   3.0  4.8            29.41   7         2400
         CRE  1.63  -2.03 0.72 25  0.72    25 12 0  1.63                         30.48  14 29.43   7         2400
         CHS  1.98  -2.10 0.58 10  0.58    10  9 0  1.98   T 10  1 0     T  0.2  30.48  13 29.46   7         2400
         FLO  0.84  -3.25 0.27 11  0.27    11 12 0  0.84                         30.48  14 29.42   7         2400
         GSP  2.28  -2.13 0.76 10  0.76    10  9 0  2.28 6.5 10  2 1   6.5  8.8  30.45  14 29.36   7         2400
         OGB  1.84        0.63 10  0.63    10 11 0  1.84                         30.50  14 29.42   7         2400
                                 
    NEARBY STATIONS
    [Reminder: All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
       
         STN  T      T1     U  U1   V      V1  W X   Y      Z  1  2  3   4      5     6   6A   7    7A 8      S
         --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         TRI  1.88  -1.64 0.84 26 0.88 25-26 14 0  1.88   1.5  7 14  3   6.5  13.7  30.56 13 29.33   7        2400
         DAV  4.5   -0.1  1.13 27            22 1  4.5    9.9  8 25 15  73.0 150.0                            0700    

    Virginia:

    Arlington - " WASHINGTON DC EXPERIENCED A SECOND STRAIGHT MONTH OF BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. AFTER A MILD START...HIGH TEMPERATURES FROM THE 7TH THROUGH THE 14TH WERE PERSISTENTLY BELOW NORMAL...ONLY IN THE 30S... FOR EIGHT STRAIGHT DAYS. THIS IS THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE JANUARY THAT FEATURED A STREAK OF AT LEAST EIGHT STRAIGHT SUB-40F DEGREE DAYS. DAILY TEMPERATURES FAILED TO REACH 40F DEGREES 19 TIMES THIS MONTH...THE MOST NUMBER OF SUB-40F DAYS IN JANUARY SINCE 2004... WHICH HAD 21 DAYS. THE DAILY TEMPERATURE FAILED TO REACH 60F DEGREES THIS MONTH...FOR ONLY THE THIRD JANUARY IN THE LAST 20 YEARS. THE LOW OF 17F DEGREES ON JANUARY 24TH THIS YEAR WAS THE COLDEST READING SINCE FEBRUARY 7TH 2010 WHEN THE LOW WAS 16F. JANUARY WAS A RELATIVELY DRY MONTH. ASIDE FROM THE 1.52 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION THAT FELL ON THE 26TH...LESS THAN THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH FELL DURING THE REST OF THE MONTH. PRECIPITATION THAT FELL ON THE 26TH SET A DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 1.32 INCHES SET IN 1976. SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS ABOUT AN INCH ABOVE NORMAL...WITH 5.0 OF THE 7.3 INCHES FALLING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF JANUARY 26TH. THUNDERSLEET WAS ALSO OBSERVED ON THE 26TH. SNOWFALL TOTALS THIS YEAR WERE NEARLY EQUAL TO THOSE MEASURED LAST JANUARY. A TRACE OR MORE OF SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED ON 11 DAYS THIS JANUARY...THE MOST IN ANY JANUARY SINCE 2004 WHICH HAD 12 SUCH DAYS. " - [ - - ] - Notes from NWS Sterling, VA

    Bridgewater - " Snowfall was about normal. Snowfall on the 26th was very beautiful. Snow was all over the trees and bushes. I took some pictures the morning after the storm with the redness of the dawn in background. The pictures were beautiful. The snowfall for the season so far is 9 inches. On the average, we usually get around 22 inches. " - [ - - ] - comments from Clayton

    Chantilly - Russ adds: " Temperatures averaged 0.8° below normal and precipitation was 1.40" below normal. Temperatures only made it above 50° three times, on the 1st, 2nd and 19th. Snowfall was above normal, with at least a trace on the 8th (0.5"), 11th (1.0"), 14th (T), 17th (0.5"), 18th (0.1"), 26th (8.5") and 28th (1.0"). Freezing rain occurred on the 11th, 17th, and 18th. Sleet occurred on the 17th (0.25"), 18th, and 31st (T). Thunder was observed on the 26th during intense sleet and snow. Records were broken for maximum daily precipitation (1.16") and snow (8.5") on the 26th. The thunder sleet and snow, which began the intense snow event on the 26th just prior to evening rush hour, turned 30-minute commutes into 7-hour commutes. It was a winter storm few will forget any time soon. *Please note, anemometer is currently partially obstructed from the Southeast " - [ - - ]

    Dulles - from NWS Sterling (KLWX): " DULLES RECORDED BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT MONTH. AFTER A MILD START TO JANUARY...HIGH TEMPERATURES FAILED TO REACH 40F DEGREES FOR NINE STRAIGHT DAYS FROM JANUARY 6-14. THIS IS THE THIRD JANUARY IN A ROW THAT FEATURED A STREAK OF AT LEAST NINE CONSECUTIVE SUB 40F DEGREE DAYS. DAILY TEMPERATURES FAILED TO REACH 40F DEGREES ON 21 DAYS THIS MONTH...THE MOST NUMBER OF SUB-40F DEGREE DAYS IN JANUARY SINCE 2004 WHICH HAD 22 SUCH DAYS. MIN TEMPERATURES REACHED FREEZING ON EVERY DAY BUT THE 19TH...WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO 33F DEGREES. THE LAST JANUARY OF AT LEAST 30 DAYS WHEN THE MIN REACHED FREEZING WAS 1994. THE ONLY YEARS WHEN ALL 31 DAYS IN JANUARY HAD BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WERE 1976 AND 1977. THE LOW FOR THE MONTH OF 8F DEGREES ON JANUARY 24TH THIS YEAR WAS THE COLDEST READING SINCE FEBRUARY 1ST 2010...WHEN THE LOW WAS ALSO 6F DEGREES. JANUARY WAS A RELATIVELY DRY MONTH. ASIDE FROM THE 1.31 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION THAT FELL ON THE 26TH...LESS THAN TWO-THIRDS OF AN INCH FELL DURING THE REST OF THE MONTH. PRECIPITATION THAT FELL ON THE 26TH SET A DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 0.77 INCHES SET IN 1976. SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS AROUND TWO INCHES ABOVE NORMAL...WITH 7.3 OF THE 10.3 INCHES FALLING ON THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING OF JANUARY 26TH. DURING THE HEAVY SNOWFALL ON THE 26TH...DULLES OBSERVED THUNDERSLEET FOLLOWED BY FOUR CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF SNOW FALLING AT A RATE OF TWO INCHES PER HOUR. THE SNOWFALL ON THE 26TH SET A DAILY SNOWFALL RECORD...BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 6.1 INCHES IN 1987. JANUARY 2011 WAS THE SNOWIEST JANUARY SINCE 2000 THAT HAD 21.4 INCHES OF SNOW. AT LEAST A TRACE OF SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED ON 12 DAYS THIS JANUARY... THE MOST IN JANUARY 1985 WHICH HAD 12 SUCH DAYS. " - [ - - ]

    Glen Allen - Lowell Koontz adds these notes: " January was colder than average as the monthly mean temperature was 34.8°F, a -1.3°F departure, and it was drier than average (when compared to Ashland, VA records). The first two days in January were the warmest two days of the month. There were 28 days where the minimum temperature dropped below freezing and two days that the maximum temperature stayed below freezing The 2.22 inches of precipitation for January was a -1.14 inch departure when compared to the Ashland, VA average, however, 2009 had less with only 1.95 inches. The maximum precipitation recorded in a day was 1.27 inches on January 26th and is the most ever recorded in a calendar day at the Glen Allen station for the month January. The month had 11 days with precipitation, which is also a new record for January. The mean temperature for Glen Allen was 34.8°F which made January the coldest since 2009. The maximum temperature for January was 60°F on January 1st but was the lowest maximum monthly temperature ever recorded at this station for January. January also had the lowest average maximum temperature, which was caused in part by the cloudy month. Glen Allen also had the lowest average temperature range ever recorded for the month of January. The average temperature range at the Airport was the lowest since 2004. The lowest minimum was 13°F, which was recorded here on the 23rd. The lowest barometric pressure of the month was 29.37 inches and recorded on the 8th ; the highest was only 30.47 inches on January 4th. This was the first January that thunder was recorded at the Glen Allen station. The maximum wind gust for the month was only 26 mph that occurred on the 29th of the month from the SSW at 1503 but the windiest day occurred on January 15 with a 104.5-mile wind run. This month was the cloudiest of the past three years and in part explains the lowest average temperature range for January at the Glen Allen station. The Richmond International Airport set one record for the month. The 1.38 inches of precipitation that fell on the 26th was the most precipitation ever recorded for the date. The previous record was 1.28 inches in 1966. January had the 28th lowest mean temperature of the last 114 years. January was the 40th driest of the past 114 years. Only 2 inches of snow fell at the Richmond International Airport this past January making it the 56th least amount of snowfall in the last 114 years. " - [ - - ] 

    Herndon - Randy adds: " January was well below normal for temperature and below normal for precipitation. This trend has existed all winter. The temperatures ranged between a high of 58 and a low of 8. The average highs/lows were 4.6 and 3.3 degrees below normal, respectively. 26 of 28 days had the low temperatures at or below freezing, the other two days the low was 33. On the precipitation side, the month was 0.91" below normal with only 2.17" measured. Most of this came on 26 Jan when we received 1.51". This day provided a little bit of everything with sleet, freezing rain and drizzle, thunder snow showers and snow. This storm caused major traffic problems and massive power outages. In addition to this storm system, we had four other periods of sleet, freezing rain or freezing drizzle, which caused lots of traffic problems and school closures. Thus far it has been a very icy winter. We have now had 13.4" of snow for the season. " - [ - - ]

    Portsmouth - " January's average temperature (35.6°) was 4.6° BELOW NORMAL. Rainfall was BELOW NORMAL by 0.47" or 87% of normal relative to normal Decembers for the period from 1976 to 2009. Only a trace of snow on the ground on two days coming after the snowiest December on record. DAILY STATION RECORDS: 17TH - RAINFALL 1.02" TIED [previous 2010]; 22ND- TEMPERATURE Minimum Maximum 28° [previous 31° 1984]; 23RD- TEMPERATURE TIED Minimum 15° [previous 2003]; 26TH - RAINFALL 0.92" [previous 0.72" 1986]. " - [ - - ] 

    North Carolina:

    Greensboro - NWS RAH notes: " THE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE 18TH WAS 75 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH TEMP FOR THIS DATE OF 71... LAST SET IN 2008 THE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE 21ST WAS 74 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH TEMP FOR THIS DATE OF 73... LAST SET IN 1930. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE 27TH WAS 78 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIHG TEMP FOR THIS DATE OF 76... LAST SET IN 1996. " - [ - - ]

    Moncure - Mac reports: " 30YR Data based on NWS Site at Sanford 8 NE (1970-2000)- January continued the cold winter pattern. Dec/Jan well below normal- Precipitation also well below normal- Still looking for any signs of Global Warming. Just about now we could use a little warmth. Temperatures continue to remain at or below both the 30yr data or the 125yr data. " - [ - - ]

    Raleigh - Bob sends these notes: " The average daily temperature for January was 2.4 degrees below normal; however January was still warmer than December's very cold readings (what happened to global warming). As expected wih a LaNina pattern, precipitation was well below normal with only 1.38" measured. Light snow, sleet, and freezing rain occurred on the 10th and 11th. No big deal! No severe weather was observed during January. " - [ - - ]

    North Whiteville - Christopher adds these comments: " Overall January was very cold and breezy. There were 5 consecutive days with high temperatures below 40 degrees. The highlight of the month came on January 10. What was originally predicted to be only 1-2 inches of snow, with a changeover to rain, turned out to be a significant snow and ice storm, with 5.2 inches of snow and 0.25 inch of ice on top of that. That snow remained on the ground for 6 days, and most area schools were closed Monday through Thursday of that week. " - [ - - ]

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    Davis, WV - from Dave Lesher's website: " January 2011 had a mean temperature of 19° and that was 6° BELOW NORMAL. The month's rainfall total of 4.5 inches was 0.1" BELOW NORMAL. Rainfall for the year of 4.5" was 0.1" BELOW NORMAL. The 73" of snow was 37" inches ABOVE NORMAL snowfall for the month. The season-to-date snowfall of 150" was 72" 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
      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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    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 david82@verizon.net ECG  Elizabeth City, NC, 
    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
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