The Atlantic Coast Observer Network - Virginia/North Carolina/South Carolina

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SUMMARY OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA 



JANUARY 2012

...A MILD WINTER CONTINUES...
...MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE WELL-ABOVE NORMAL...
...WITH ONLY A FEW EXCEPTIONS, RAINFALL & SNOWFALL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL...

  •   PRESTO    Kevin Shaw of ACON DC/MD/DE sends along this resource information. PRESTO sums up the weather for the month at the major reporting sites in the Washington DC and Baltimore areas, with supplemental reports from smaller stations on individual events. The new link for these reports is http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/presto/


  •   NCDC DATA IS NOW FREE    The National Climatic Data Center in Asheville now provides weather data at no cost. The free data can be found at http://www7.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/


  •   NATIONAL WEATHERPERSONS DAY    From Kris Allred of WSAV-TV comes this tribute to us all! Some are celebrating more than just the Super Bowl on February 5th! February 5th is also the day to celebrate the men and women in weather! The date is set for National Weatherpersons Day! It's a day to celebrate and recognize weather-reporting excellence. The date was chosen to commemorate the birth of John Jeffries... who was born on Feb. 5, 1744. Jeffries was one of America's first weather observers. He began taking daily weather observations in the city of Boston in 1774, and he took the first balloon weather observation in 1784. This celebration isn't just for those who work in the field of meteorology. It's for anyone who is dedicated to the science. This can include meteorologists at local National Weather Service offices to storm spotters, amateur meteorologists and just weather watchers.





  •   WOOMERGAMA, NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA    It's summertime in Australia and this pic (on the right) was taken recently by Jane O'Neill in New South Wales Australia. Jane O'Neill of the Trentham Stormchasers posted this picture on FACEBOOK. Jane adds that the hail measured 2-4 cm, produced a loud humming noise for 20 minutes as the swathe approached, was part of a very slow moving cell that retrograded, and that visibility was zero for a few minutes.





  •   NEW WEB SERVER FOR ACON VA/NC/SC    Our old web server has ended the providing of personal webspace which we have used for years. Thus, our files have been migrated to a new commercial server. Our new web address for the group is http://www.genserva.com/acon For members of our group, this means we will have unlimited space for file storage and we can upload more of your photos to share. Of course, any photos you submit should be weather-related and more significant than just a "pretty picture". However, in the weather field there are just some "pretty pictures" worthy of notice, so submit an occasional "pretty picture" and it may just get posted!!


  • DROUGHT MONITOR    http://drought.unl.edu/MonitoringTools/USDroughtMonitor.aspx    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 2012
    State
    Maximum Temperature
    Minimum
    Temperature
    Warmest
    Average
    Temperature
    Coldest
    Average
    Temperature
    Maximum
    Precipitation
    Minimum
    Precipitation
    Virginia
    71°
    Glen Allen
    Richmond
    12°
    Centreville
    47.2°
    Norfolk (ORF)
    35.6°
    Blacksburg
    2.26"
    Newport News
    1.25"
    Mechanicsville
    Washington, VA
    North Carolina
    76°
    Wilmington
    13°
    Asheville
    50.9°
    Cape Hatteras
    41.1°
    Asheville
    5.03"
    Cape Hatteras
    1.31"
    Roxboro
    South Carolina
    78°
    Charleston
    Florence
    Orangeburg
    16°
    Florence
    52.7°
    Charleston
    45.5°
    Greenville-Spartanburg
    4.32"
    Anderson
    0.64"
    Charleston


    ( 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
    [Reminder: All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]

    VIRGINIA

    STN

    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

    46.10

    25.20

    35.60

    4.10

    61.00

    31

    13.00

    4,19

    0

    2

    28

    0

    75%

    35

    290

    2,27

    5.6

    0

    0

    1

    2

    3

    LWX

    2400

    BRI

    46.40

    30.30

    38.40

    5.70

    65.00

    31

    17.00

    19

    0

    0

    22

    0

    65%

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    LWX

    2400

    CEN

    47.50

    29.00

    38.30

    5.10

    66.00

    31

    12.00

    7

    0

    4

    23

    0

    64%

    47

    294

    27

    3.1

    225

    0

    0

    1

    1

    3

    LWX

    1200/2400

    CHT

    48.70

    28.80

    38.80

    7.10

    66.50

    31

    13.80

    4

    0

    2

    23

    0

    69%

    26

    158

    17,27

    0.7

    180

    0

    0

    2

    1

    2

    LWX

    2400

    CHO

    50.40

    29.60

    40.00

    4.80

    69.00

    31

    14.00

    4

    0

    1

    22

    0

    37

    260

    13

    5.2

    0

    0

    0

    1

    3

    LWX

    2400

    DAN

    53.00

    29.20

    41.10

    3.40

    68.00

    26

    16.00

    4

    0

    1

    19

    0

    66%

    41

    230

    13

    6.2

    0

    0

    0

    0

    2

    RNK

    2400

    DCA

    49.30

    32.20

    40.70

    4.70

    68.00

    7

    17.00

    4

    0

    1

    16

    0

    60%

    40

    310,350

    2,3,18,27

    9.0

    1

    0

    0

    3

    0

    LWX

    2400

    330,320

    IAD

    47.80

    27.70

    37.70

    4.50

    66.00

    31

    14.00

    4

    0

    3

    24

    0

    64%

    49

    320

    29

    7.7

    0

    0

    1

    3

    3

    LWX

    2400

    GAV

    53.48

    30.74

    42.11

    7.20

    71.00

    27

    15.00

    4

    0

    0

    18

    0

    64%

    41

    158

    17

    0

    0

    3

    0

    0

    AKQ

    2400

    HDV

    48.40

    29.10

    38.70

    4.30

    66.00

    7,31

    13.00

    4

    0

    3

    22

    0

    69%

    24

    270

    17

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    LWX

    2400

    LYH

    50.80

    27.50

    39.10

    4.00

    68.00

    31

    13.00

    4

    0

    1

    25

    0

    64%

    38

    210

    17

    5.6

    0

    0

    0

    3

    5

    RNK

    2400

    NPN

    54.00

    33.40

    44.00

    4.00

    68.90

    27

    18.20

    4

    0

    0

    10

    0

    46

    270

    13

    3.4

    225

    0

    0

    0

    0

    1

    AKQ

    2400

    FHC

    53.33

    37.47

    45.40

    5.00

    65.00

    6,7,27,31

    23.10

    4

    0

    0

    6

    0

    61%

    44

    203

    17

    3.0

    203

    0

    0

    0

    0

    1

    AKQ

    2400

    NOR

    53.81

    34.90

    44.40

    4.60

    67.00

    27

    22.00

    4,16

    0

    0

    8

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    AKQ

    2400

    ORF

    56.40

    38.00

    47.20

    6.80

    69.00

    21,27

    24.00

    4

    0

    0

    5

    0

    61%

    52

    220

    17

    9.5

    0

    0

    0

    0

    1

    AKQ

    2400

    POR

    53.90

    36.10

    45.00

    4.70

    68.10

    27

    21.10

    4

    0

    0

    8

    0

    67%

    48

    203

    17

    5.3

    251

    0

    0

    0

    0

    1

    AKQ

    2400

    CTR

    53.40

    29.00

    41.00

    4.60

    69.40

    7

    13.80

    4

    0

    0

    24

    0

    68%

    28

    270

    13

    0.9

    242

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    AKQ

    2400

    MEC

    53.06

    31.74

    42.80

    69.00

    27

    14.00

    4

    0

    0

    18

    0

    0

    0

    0

    1

    1

    AKQ

    2400

    RIC

    53.50

    31.80

    42.60

    4.70

    71.00

    27

    17.00

    4

    0

    0

    18

    0

    60%

    44

    230

    17

    8.7

    0

    0

    1

    2

    1

    AKQ

    2400

    ROA

    51.20

    31.60

    41.40

    4.80

    68.00

    31

    20.00

    16,19

    0

    1

    16

    0

    58%

    43

    290

    13

    7.5

    0

    0

    1

    0

    5

    RNK

    2400

    WAL

    52.30

    32.50

    42.40

    5.80

    65.00

    7,27

    17.00

    4

    0

    0

    15

    0

    47

    260

    13

    9.6

    0

    0

    0

    0

    1

    AKQ

    2400

    WOO

    46.10

    28.40

    37.20

    2.00

    65.00

    7

    14.00

    4

    0

    4

    21

    0

    1

    0

    0

    1

    7

    LWX

    0800

    WSH

    46.80

    29.00

    37.90

    4.10

    66.50

    31

    13.00

    4

    0

    2

    20

    0

    69%

    22

    23

    13

    0.7

    203

    0

    0

    3

    1

    0

    LWX

    2400

    Averages

    50.86

    31.01

    40.95

    4.82

    67.23

    16.30

    0.0

    1.1

    17.9

    0.0

    65%

    39.6

    5.4

    218.4

    1.7

    STN

    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

    NORTH

    CAROLINA

    STN

    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

    51.9

    30.2

    41.1

    4.0

    67

    1

    13

    4

    0

    2

    20

    0

    69%

    45

    300

    12

    7.3

    1

    0

    0

    0

    6

    GSP

    2400

    MRH

    58.8

    39.4

    49.1

    4.4

    69

    26

    23

    4

    0

    0

    5

    0

    45

    260

    13

    9.0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    4

    MHX

    2400

    CLT

    55.6

    33.8

    44.7

    4.6

    71

    7

    16

    4

    0

    0

    15

    0

    65%

    41

    220

    12

    6.1

    1

    0

    0

    0

    6

    GSP

    2400

    ECG

    56.6

    36.7

    46.7

    5.3

    69

    27

    16

    4

    0

    0

    6

    0

    66%

    43

    250

    13

    9.3

    0

    0

    0

    0

    4

    AKQ

    2400

    FAY

    59.1

    36.5

    47.8

    4.3

    73

    27

    18

    4

    0

    0

    9

    0

    64%

    45

    260

    13

    7.5

    0

    0

    0

    0

    7

    RAH

    2400

    GSO

    53.2

    32.3

    42.8

    3.9

    68

    7

    17

    4

    0

    0

    16

    0

    61%

    41

    240,230

    12,13

    7.8

    1

    0

    0

    0

    4

    RAH

    2400

    HSE

    58.8

    42.9

    50.9

    5.4

    71

    26

    28

    4

    0

    0

    2

    0

    70%

    51

    230

    27

    8.9

    0

    0

    0

    0

    3

    MHX

    2400

    HKY

    53.4

    32.5

    43

    3.8

    69

    7

    18

    4

    0

    1

    16

    0

    41

    90

    11

    4.9

    1

    0

    0

    0

    6

    GSP

    2400

    LBT

    59.4

    37.7

    48.5

    5.1

    72

    7,26

    26

    14

    0

    0

    11

    0

    67%

    45

    250

    27

    6.4

    0

    0

    0

    0

    7

    ILM

    2400

    EWN

    60.3

    36.8

    48.5

    4.3

    74

    26

    19

    4

    0

    0

    9

    0

    64%

    44

    260

    13

    6.4

    0

    0

    0

    0

    4

    MHX

    2400

    RDU

    56.6

    34.7

    45.7

    4.7

    72

    7

    19

    4

    0

    0

    13

    0

    62%

    41

    240,230

    13,17

    6.6

    0

    0

    0

    0

    2

    RAH

    2400

    RAL

    57.0

    33.7

    45.5

    4.3

    72

    7

    17

    4

    0

    0

    17

    0

    28

    17

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    RAH

    2400

    ROX

    54.3

    32.6

    43.6

    7.3

    69

    26

    16

    4

    0

    0

    16

    0

    65%

    31

    320

    3,17

    180

    0

    0

    0

    0

    5

    RAH

    2400

    WHI

    60.8

    36.7

    48.7

    5.8

    74.1

    26

    17.2

    4

    0

    0

    11

    0

    71%

    35

    290

    13

    3.0

    177

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    ILM

    2400

    ILM

    61.8

    38.4

    50.1

    4.1

    76

    24

    20

    4

    0

    0

    9

    0

    66%

    49

    210

    13

    7.2

    0

    0

    0

    0

    2

    ILM

    2400

    Averages

    57.2

    35.7

    46.4

    4.8

    71.1

    18.9

    0.0

    0.2

    11.7

    0.0

    66%

    41.7

    245.0

    7.0

    4.0

    STN

    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

    SOUTH

    CAROLINA

    STN

    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

    56.5

    35.0

    45.8

    4.1

    69

    7

    17

    4

    0

    0

    15

    0

    48

    250

    12

    6.5

    4

    0

    0

    0

    6

    GSP

    2400

    CAE

    61.8

    36.9

    49.4

    4.6

    75

    26

    19

    4

    0

    0

    12

    0

    65%

    46

    280

    12

    5.9

    1

    0

    0

    0

    6

    CAE

    2400

    CRE

    60.3

    39.4

    49.8

    4.1

    71

    24,27

    20

    4

    0

    0

    4

    0

    71%

    43

    220

    27

    6.8

    0

    0

    0

    0

    4

    ILM

    2400

    CHS

    65.6

    39.9

    52.7

    4.4

    78

    9

    20

    4

    0

    0

    7

    0

    40

    200,270

    11,27

    7.5

    1

    0

    0

    0

    4

    CHS

    2400

    FLO

    61.2

    37.3

    49.2

    4.3

    78

    26

    16

    4

    0

    0

    12

    0

    41

    290

    13

    6.8

    0

    0

    0

    0

    5

    ILM

    2400

    GSP

    55.9

    35.0

    45.5

    3.3

    71

    7

    18

    4

    0

    0

    12

    0

    64%

    45

    230

    12

    6.2

    3

    0

    0

    0

    5

    GSP

    2400

    OGB

    63.3

    37.2

    50.3

    4.4

    78

    26

    19

    4

    0

    0

    11

    0

    43

    260

    12

    5.5

    0

    0

    0

    0

    5

    CAE

    2400

    Averages

    60.7

    37.2

    49.0

    4.2

    74.3

    18.4

    0.0

    0.0

    10.4

    0.0

    67%

    43.7

    218.6

    6.5

    5.0

    STN

    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

    NEARBY

    STATIONS

    STN

    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

    51.3

    28.9

    40.1

    4.9

    67

    26

    13

    4

    0

    2

    21

    0

    44

    240

    12

    4.8

    2

    0

    0

    0

    5

    MRX

    2400

    DAV

    36.3

    19.2

    27.7

    57

    26

    3

    4

    0

    9

    29

    0

    PBX

    2400

    VIRGINIA

    STN

    T

    T1

    U

    U1

    V

    V1

    W

    X

    Y

    Z

    1

    2

    3

    4

    5

    6

    6A

    7

    7A

    8

    BCB

    2.09

    -0.99

    0.55

    11

    0.55

    11

    14

    0

    2.09

    1.2

    2

    8

    1

    1.7

    1.7

    BRI

    1.94

    -0.66

    1.17

    11

    1.39

    11-12

    6

    1

    1.94

    1.0

    20

    1

    1

    1.3

    1.3

    30.160

    30.16

    29.250

    12

    29.710

    CEN

    2.19

    -0.49

    0.58

    11

    0.96

    11-12

    11

    0

    2.19

    1.2

    9

    3

    1

    2.3

    2.6

    30.540

    16

    29.340

    13

    29.940

    CHT

    2.22

    -0.83

    0.62

    11

    1.11

    11-12

    12

    0

    2.22

    1.0

    20

    4

    1

    2.1

    2.1

    30.593

    16

    29.310

    13

    30.059

    CHO

    2.19

    -0.58

    1.17

    11

    1.23

    11-12

    10

    1

    2.19

    29.340

    13

    DAN

    1.99

    -1.43

    1.23

    11

    1.23

    10-11

    9

    1

    1.99

    0

    0

    0.0

    0.0

    30.580

    16

    29.440

    12

    DCA

    2.19

    -0.62

    0.63

    27

    0.75

    11-12

    10

    0

    2.19

    0.6

    9,21

    5

    0

    1.7

    1.7

    29.340

    13

    IAD

    1.85

    -0.83

    0.59

    11

    1.03

    11-12

    12

    0

    1.85

    0.8

    20

    7

    0

    1.7

    2.3

    29.340

    13

    GAV

    1.95

    -0.82

    0.76

    11

    1.06

    11-12

    10

    0

    1.95

    T

    20,21

    0

    0

    T

    T

    30.610

    16

    29.380

    13

    30.060

    HDV

    2.04

    -0.99

    0.59

    11

    11

    0

    2.04

    0.8

    9

    3

    0

    1.8

    2.3

    30.590

    16

    29.300

    13

    LYH

    2.22

    -0.92

    1.32

    11

    1.32

    11

    10

    1

    2.22

    0

    0

    0.0

    0.0

    30.580

    16

    29.400

    12

    NPN

    2.26

    -1.40

    0.83

    11

    0.85

    11-12

    11

    0

    2.26

    0

    0

    0.0

    0.0

    30.630

    16

    29.440

    13

    FHC

    2.32

    -1.08

    0.69

    11

    0.74

    11-12

    10

    0

    2.32

    T

    3

    1

    0

    T

    T

    30.628

    16

    29.480

    13

    30.084

    NOR

    1.93

    -1.90

    0.60

    11

    0.64

    20-21

    10

    0

    1.93

    T

    15

    1

    0

    T

    T

    ORF

    1.80

    -1.60

    0.60

    11

    0.61

    11-12

    10

    0

    1.80

    T

    3

    1

    0

    T

    T

    30.630

    16

    29.450

    13

    POR

    2.23

    -1.42

    0.73

    11

    0.74

    11-12

    11

    0

    2.23

    T

    3

    1

    0

    T

    T

    30.640

    16

    29.480

    13

    30.088

    CTR

    1.52

    1.17

    0.53

    11

    0.59

    11-12

    12

    0

    1.52

    0.0

    0.0

    0.0

    30.590

    16

    29.380

    13

    30.052

    MEC

    1.25

    0.54

    21

    0.54

    21

    6

    0

    1.25

    0.0

    0.0

    30.300

    8

    29.210

    22

    29.870

    RIC

    1.73

    -1.31

    0.68

    11

    0.70

    11-12

    7

    0

    1.73

    T

    4,20

    2

    0

    T

    T

    30.640

    16

    29.420

    13

    ROA

    1.69

    -1.23

    0.68

    11

    0.68

    11

    12

    0

    1.69

    0.4

    2

    5

    0

    0.4

    0.4

    30.570

    16

    29.420

    12

    WAL

    2.12

    -0.92

    0.66

    21

    0.66

    21

    8

    0

    2.12

    T

    2,3,20,21

    4

    0

    T

    T

    30.620

    16

    29.400

    13

    WOO

    1.73

    -0.76

    0.87

    11-12

    7

    0

    1.73

    0.6

    21

    0

    0

    0.6

    3.3

    WSH

    1.25

    -2.35

    0.72

    11

    0.72

    11

    12

    0

    1.25

    2.0

    9

    6

    1

    2.0

    3.7

    30.640

    15

    29.370

    13

    Averages

    1.94

    -1.00

    0.75

    0.86

    10.0

    1.94

    2.3

    0.7

    0.9

    30.561

    29.375

    29.983

    STN

    T

    T1

    U

    U1

    V

    V1

    W

    X

    Y

    Z

    1

    2

    3

    4

    5

    6

    6A

    7

    7A

    8

    NORTH

    CAROLINA

    STN

    T

    T1

    U

    U1

    V

    V1

    W

    X

    Y

    Z

    1

    2

    3

    4

    5

    6

    6A

    7

    7A

    8

    AVL

    3.85

    0.18

    1.56

    11

    1.57

    11-12

    14

    0

    3.85

    T

    2,3,14

    3

    0

    T

    T

    30.510

    16

    29.440

    11

    MRH

    2.41

    -1.67

    0.98

    11

    0.98

    11

    7

    0

    2.41

    0

    0

    0.0

    0.0

    30.630

    16

    29.580

    11

    CLT

    2.28

    -1.13

    0.63

    17

    0.85

    17-18

    9

    0

    2.28

    0

    0

    0.0

    0.0

    30.580

    16

    29.510

    11

    ECG

    2.48

    -0.78

    0.76

    27

    0.76

    27

    8

    0

    2.48

    30.640

    16

    29.510

    13

    FAY

    1.94

    -1.36

    0.73

    21

    0.76

    20-21

    8

    0

    1.94

    0

    0

    0.0

    0.0

    29.470

    12

    GSO

    1.68

    -1.38

    0.96

    11

    0.96

    11

    7

    0

    1.68

    0

    0

    0.0

    0.0

    29.470

    12

    HSE

    5.03

    -0.21

    3.08

    11

    3.46

    11

    7

    1

    5.03

    0

    0

    0.0

    0.0

    30.630

    16

    29.560

    12

    HKY

    2.37

    -1.46

    1.13

    11

    1.13

    11

    9

    1

    2.37

    0

    0

    0.0

    0.0

    30.530

    16

    29.440

    11

    LBT

    2.16

    -0.81

    0.82

    21

    0.90

    20-21

    8

    0

    2.16

    30.630

    16

    29.570

    11

    EWN

    2.43

    -1.59

    0.66

    11

    0.66

    11

    6

    0

    2.43

    0

    0

    0.0

    0.0

    30.650

    16

    29.570

    11

    RDU

    1.96

    -1.54

    0.61

    11

    0.61

    11

    9

    0

    1.96

    0

    0

    0.0

    0.0

    29.470

    12

    RAL

    1.74

    -2.28

    0.44

    20-21

    9

    0

    1.74

    0

    0

    0.0

    0.0

    30.470

    30

    29.550

    12

    ROX

    1.31

    -2.33

    0.33

    11

    0.33

    11

    8

    0

    1.31

    0

    0

    0.0

    0.0

    30.630

    16

    29.520

    13

    30.140

    WHI

    1.73

    -2.08

    0.63

    21

    0.68

    21-22

    8

    0

    1.73

    0

    0

    0.0

    0.0

    30.631

    4

    29.588

    2

    30.122

    ILM

    1.77

    -1.99

    1.18

    11

    1.18

    11

    7

    1

    1.77

    T

    3

    1

    0

    T

    T

    30.630

    16

    29.580

    11

    Averages

    2.34

    -1.36

    1.00

    1.02

    8.3

    2.34

    0.0

    0.3

    0.0

    0.0

    30.597

    29.522

    30.131

    STN

    T

    T1

    U

    U1

    V

    V1

    W

    X

    Y

    Z

    1

    2

    3

    4

    5

    6

    6A

    7

    7A

    8

    SOUTH

    CAROLINA

    STN

    T

    T1

    U

    U1

    V

    V1

    W

    X

    Y

    Z

    1

    2

    3

    4

    5

    6

    6A

    7

    7A

    8

    AND

    4.32

    0.47

    1.06

    21

    1.68

    20-21

    12

    1

    4.32

    0

    0

    0.0

    0.0

    30.570

    16

    29.470

    11

    CAE

    1.76

    -1.82

    0.75

    21

    0.85

    20-21

    10

    0

    1.76

    0

    0

    0.0

    0.0

    30.600

    16

    29.550

    11

    CRE

    1.24

    -2.45

    0.54

    11

    0.55

    11-12

    10

    0

    1.24

    30.610

    16

    29.610

    11

    CHS

    0.64

    -3.07

    0.20

    20

    0.20

    21

    5

    0

    0.64

    0

    0

    0.0

    0.0

    30.600

    16

    29.610

    11

    FLO

    1.30

    -1.93

    0.49

    21

    0.58

    20-21

    8

    0

    1.30

    30.610

    16

    29.570

    11

    GSP

    3.92

    0.10

    1.03

    21

    1.62

    20-21

    11

    1

    3.92

    0

    0

    0.0

    0.0

    30.560

    16

    29.450

    11

    OGB

    1.77

    -2.21

    0.75

    21

    0.79

    20-21

    10

    0

    1.77

    30.590

    16

    29.580

    11

    Averages

    2.14

    -1.56

    0.69

    0.90

    9.4

    0.3

    2.14

    0.0

    0.0

    0.0

    30.591

    29.549

    NEARBY

    STATIONS

    STN

    T

    T1

    U

    U1

    V

    V1

    W

    X

    Y

    Z

    1

    2

    3

    4

    5

    6

    6A

    7

    7A

    8

    TRI

    4.60

    1.23

    1.20

    21

    1.33

    20-21

    14

    0

    4.60

    0.5

    13

    6

    0

    1.2

    1.2

    30.470

    15

    29.45

    12

    DAV

    5.61

    0.84

    12

    21

    0

    5.61

    10.6

    3

    17

    7

    35.6

    76.1

    Virginia:

    Arlington - " TEMPERATURES THIS JANUARY WERE WELL ABOVE NORMAL AND MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WASHINGTON DC CLIMATE FOR EARLY DECEMBER OR LATE FEBRUARY. THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 40.7F TIED FOR THE 17TH WARMEST JANUARY ON RECORD FOR WASHINGTON. MAX TEMPERATURES REACHED OR EXCEEDED 60 DEGREES ON SIX CALENDAR DAYS THIS MONTH. GOING BACK TO 1872...19 OTHER JANUARIES HAVE HAD SIX OR MORE DAYS THAT REACHED OR EXCEEDED 60F. THE COLD AIR CONTINUED TO REMAIN NORTH SO FAR THIS WINTER. DECEMBER 2011 AND JANUARY 2012 COMBINED TEMPERATURES AVERAGED 42.9F....WHICH IS THE 5TH WARMEST FIRST TWO MONTHS OF METEOROLOGICAL WINTER ON RECORD. PRECIPITATION FOR JANUARY WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. SNOWFALL WAS BELOW NORMAL. THIS JANUARY WAS THE LEAST SNOWY JANUARY SINCE 2008...WHEN ONLY 1.3 INCHES OF SNOW WAS RECORDED. AN INCH OF SNOWFALL HAS NOT BEEN MEASURED ON ANY CALENDAR DAY SO FAR THIS WINTER FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE WINTER OF 1997-1998. SO FAR...THE 2011-12 WINTER SEASONAL SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 1.7 INCHES TIED FOR THE 17TH LOWEST WINTER SEASONAL SNOWFALL TOTAL ON RECORD FOR WASHINGTON DC AS MEASURED THROUGH THE END OF JANUARY. FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE WERE REPORTED EACH DAY FROM THE 21ST THROUGH THE 23RD. A THUNDERSTORM MOVED THROUGH THE WASHINGTON DC REGION THE MORNING OF THE 27TH. " - [ + - ] - Notes from NWS Sterling, VA

    Bridgewater - " The temperatures are still on the rise. The temperature this past month was 5.70 degrees above normal. In the last three months, we have had very little snow. We usually get around 22 inches a winter. This winter, we have had only around 4.5 inches. At this writing, there is no snow in sight. January has been boring. " - [ + - ] - Clayton sends these notes

    Centreville - Paul writes: " The `ole snow blower is getting thirsty... " - [ + - ]

    Chantilly - Russ sends these additional notes: " January temperatures averaged much above normal. The mean monthly temperature was 38.8° (+7.1°). The mean high temperature was 48.7° (+7.3°) and the mean low temperature was 28.8° (+6.9°). It ranked in the top 6th warmest Januarys on record. We topped 50° 14 times and several of those topped or almost topped 60°. A record high temp was set on the 31st (66.5°). A record high low temp was set on the 12th (39.5°), 17th (41.0°), 26th (40.5°) and 27th (41.4ø). Precipitation was 0.83" below normal, and snow was 6" below normal. Winter is still AWOL. *Please note, anemometer is currently partially obstructed from the North and East " - [ + - ]

    Dulles - from NWS Sterling (KLWX): " TEMPERATURES THIS JANUARY WERE WELL ABOVE NORMAL AND MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DULLES AREA CLIMATE FOR MID-DECEMBER OR LATE FEBRUARY. THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 37.7F WAS TIED WITH 1974 FOR THE 6TH WARMEST JANUARY ON RECORD...GOING BACK TO 1962 WHEN RECORDS AT DULLES BEGAN. MAX TEMPERATURES REACHED OR EXCEEDED 50 DEGREES ON 15 CALENDAR DAYS THIS MONTH. ONLY THREE OTHER JANUARIES HAVE HAD 15 OR MORE DAYS THAT REACHED OR EXCEEDED 50F SINCE RECORDS BEGAN. THE COLD AIR CONTINUED TO REMAIN NORTH SO FAR THIS WINTER. DECEMBER 2011 AND JANUARY 2012 COMBINED TEMPERATURES AVERAGED 39.6F...WHICH IS THE THIRD WARMEST FIRST TWO MONTHS OF METEOROLOGICAL WINTER ON RECORD. BOTH PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL FOR JANUARY WERE BELOW NORMAL. THIS JANUARY WAS THE LEAST SNOWY JANUARY SINCE 2007...WHEN ONLY 1.6 INCHES OF SNOW WAS RECORDED. SO FAR...THE WINTER OF 2011-12 SEASONAL SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 2.3 INCHES RANKS AS THE 6TH LOWEST WINTER SEASONAL SNOWFALL TOTAL ON RECORD FOR DULLES AS MEASURED THROUGH THE END OF JANUARY. AN INCH OF SNOWFALL HAS NOT BEEN MEASURED ON ANY CALENDAR SO FAR THIS WINTER FOR ONLY THE THIRD TIME ON RECORD. THE OTHER TWO SUCH WINTERS WERE 1972-73 AND 1985-86. FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE WERE REPORTED EACH DAY FROM THE 21ST THROUGH THE 23RD. " - [ + - ]

    Glen Allen - Lowell adds: " January was much warmer than average as the monthly mean temperature was 42.1°F, a 7.2°F departure based on the past three-year average and the warmest since 2007. There were 19 days the temperature was 50°F or above. January had only 18 days the minimum temperature was 32°F or lower and the maximum temperature rose above freezing all 31 days of the month; both are new records for January. The 1.95 inches of precipitation for January was a -0.82 inch departure when compared to the past three-year average. The month had 10 days with precipitation. The maximum temperature for January was 71°F on January 27th. January also had a temperature range of 22.7°F, which was caused in part by the clear month. This January was the clearest January on record at Glen Allen (Records since August 2008). The average temperature range at the Richmond International Airport was 21.6°F the highest since 1990 when it was 21.9°F. Glen Allen's lowest minimum temperature was 15°F which was recorded on the 4th which was the coldest reading since January 23, 2011 when it was 13°F. The lowest barometric pressure of the month was 29.38 inches and recorded on the 13th and the highest was only 30.61 inches on January 16th. The maximum wind gust for the month was 41 mph SSE that occurred on the 17th of the month at 1208 and made for the windiest day (wind run was 247.0 miles) since August 27th and hurricane Irene when a 284.1 mile wind run occurred. This is also the windiest January on record at the Glen Allen Station. (Records since August 2008). The Richmond International Airport set only one daily record for the month. On January 6th the 37°F temperature range set a new record for the date. The previous record was 35°F set in 1929. The January mean temperature of 42.7øF was the 20th warmest in the past 132 years. January was the 22nd driest of the past 125 years. No measurable snow fell at the Richmond International Airport this past January which has occurred only 26 times in the last 114 years. - [ + - ] "

    Herndon - Randy reports: " January was above normal for temperature and below normal for precipitation. The temperatures ranged between a high of 66 and a low of 13; with periods of very warm temperatures scattered through out the month; we averaged over 4 degrees above normal. On the precipitation side, the month was 0.99" below normal with 2.04" measured. We had scattered light to moderate periods of precipitation throughout the month. We had three periods of light snow with 0.8" falling on the 9th and 0.5" falling on the 20th and 21st. For the season, we have now had 2.3" of snow; well below our normal. " - [ + - ]

    Portsmouth - " January 2012 was the 7th warmest January in the database to 1977 and was the 7th driest January in the database to 1977. January's average temperature (45.0°) was 4.7° ABOVE NORMAL. Precipitation was BELOW NORMAL by 1.42" and was 61% of normal relative to normal January's for the period from 1976 to 2011. Cold frontal passages occurred on the 2nd, 8th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 18th, 20th, 21st, 24th, 27th, and 28th. On 3 January dates, frost was recorded. STATION RECORDS: 17th - WIND GUST 48mph [previous 33mph 1997]; 26th - TEMPERATURE TIED Maximum Minimum 38° [previous 1999]. " - [ + - ] 

    North Carolina:

    Raleigh - Bob adds: " LA NINA CONDITIONS CONTINUED DURING JANUARY WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ALONG BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF THE MONTH WAS 72 DEGREES ON THE 7TH WHILE THE LOWEST WAS 17 DEGREES ON THE 4TH. THERE WAS NO THREAT OF WINTER PRECIPITATION DURING JANUARY NOR WAS SEVERE WEATHER NOTED. " - [ + - ]

    Nearby Locations:

    Tri-Cities - from NWS MRX, Morristown, TN: " Thunderstorms developed on several days in January producing heavy rain. As a result, the total precipitation for the entire month was above normal. Tri-Cities broke two daily rainfall records. Snow was also seen on several days where Tri-Cities ended up with 1.2 inches for the month. Tri-Cities received a monthly total of 4.60 inches of precipitation in January, which was 1.23 inches above normal. It ranked as the 14th wettest January on record. Measurable precipitation occurred on 14 days and more than one-quarter of an inch fell six days. If fact, more than an inch was recorded on one day. The heaviest rain fell on the 21st when 1.20 inches of precipitation was recorded, which also broke the old daily rainfall record of 1.15 inches set 1959. Another rainfall record was broken on the 11th when 0.91 inches of rain fell surpassing the previous record 0.85 inches set in 1963. The wettest January of the 73 years of observations taken at Tri-Cities was in 1957 when 9.18 inches of precipitation was recorded. The monthly-averaged temperature at Tri-Cities in January was 40.1 degrees, which was 4.9 degrees above normal. It ranked as the 14th warmest January on record. The warmest January at Tri-Cities was back in 1950 when the monthly-averaged temperature was 50.1 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 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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      WOO  Woodstock, VA 5NW Lauck Walton 12/1/85 jwalton@shentel.net
       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' | m.psb@verizon.net 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 davidkessel@cox.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
    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
    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
         WHI   North Whiteville, NC Christopher Crawley 12/10 34.413744N / 078.751908W
    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 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@yahoo.com