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...Above Normal Temperatures /Below Normal Rainfall... Very little change noted by virtually everyone. Continued hot and dry with few exceptions. Several noted above normal precipitation with the benefactors being slow moving, localized thunderstorms. |
Susan Funk's, NWS AKQ |
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Temperature |
Average Temperature |
Average Temperature |
Precipitation |
Precipitation |
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Mechanicsville |
New Market |
Mechanicsville |
Blacksburg |
Lexington |
Richmond |
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Fayetteville, Lumberton |
Elizabeth City, Raleigh (RAL), Roxboro |
Fayetteville |
Asheville |
Wilmington |
Charlotte |
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Columbia,Orangeburg |
Florence |
Columbia |
Greenville-Spartanburg |
Charleston |
Orangeburg |
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AHB 88.0 67.8 78.4 98.5 4 50.1 12 18 0 0 0 21 NW 5 4 0 0 0 0 2400
ANN 89.39 70.42 79.90 98 4,23 59 12 20 0 0 0 30 318° 9 3 0 0 0 0 2400
BCB 72.7 89 3,5 55 7 2400
BRI 87.5 66.4 77.0 97 3 50 12 17 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0515/1600
CEN 89.9 69.9 79.9 98 4 54 12 20 0 0 0 31 346° 9 1 0 0 0 0 1200/2400
CHO 87.2 66.3 76.7 96 4 49 12 15 0 0 0 35 330° 9 6 0 0 0 2 2400
DAN 90.6 67.5 79.1 97 5 58 7 21 0 0 0 2400
DCA 89.7 72.1 80.9 99 4 60 12 19 0 0 0 39 310° 9 2 1 0 0 0 2400
IAD 87.8 66.7 77.2 97 4 47 12 15 0 0 0 33 290° 9 2 0 0 0 2 2400
FCH 89.5 71.9 80.7 99 4 58 12 19 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2400
HAM 88.9 71.6 80.3 99 30 56 12 17 0 0 0 30 SW 11,19 4 2400
HRG 85.0 64.8 74.9 92.5 4 47.6 12 9 0 0 0 18 W 29 2 0 0 0 0 2400
HER 86.5 67.7 77.1 94.5 4 53.1 12 9 0 0 0 20 23 1 0 0 0 NR 2400
HRN 86.1 68.1 77.3 95.0 4 50.0 12 10 0 0 0 25 NW 30 4 0 0 0 0 2400
LKU 89.2 65.4 77.3 98 4 46 12 20 0 0 0 31 S 9 5 0 0 0 0 2400
LYH 87.5 65.8 76.7 97 5 50 12 17 0 0 0 30 27 2400
LXI 87.8 64.5 74.7 95.3 2 51.6 12 14 0 0 0 33 NW 9 5 0 0 0 5 2400
NEW 88.00 65.16 76.58 97 4 45 12 16 0 0 0 24 NW 11 3 0 0 0 0 1700
NPN 91.1 71.4 81.3 100 4 54 12 21 0 0 0 27 SW 23 8 0 0 0 0 2300
NOR 89.5 70.9 80.2 98 29 56 12 17 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2400
ORF 88.7 72.8 80.8 97 9 60 12 17 0 0 0 35 270° 19 5 0 0 0 1 2400
POR 90.0 72.2 81.0 98 29,30 58 12 18 0 0 0 21 NNE 11 3 0 0 0 0 2400
21 W 30
MEC 95 69 82 103 4,29 50 12 23 0 0 0 13.6 W 9 4 0 0 0 0 1800
RIC 91.4 69.0 80.2 100 4,29 52 12 23 0 0 0 40 310° 9 3 0 0 0 2 2400
ROA 87.7 68.3 78.0 96 4,5 59 12 0 0 0 30 30 2400
ROK 88.4 67.2 77.8 97 5 58 7,12 17 0 0 0 20 SW 29 5 0 0 0 0 2400
AKQ 92.07 67.83 79.95 102 4 49 12 21 0 0 0 2400
WEE 90.5 71.4 80.9 102 4 58 12 22 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0800/2000
26
WOO 82.5 68.1 75.3 93 5 55 12 5 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 0800
WSH 86.4 66.4 76.4 95.3 4 52.6 12 14 0 0 0 11 ESE 30 3 0 0 0 0 2400
13 SE 27
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STN A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R R1 S ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AVL 84.9 64.3 74.6 90 5,30 60 12 2 0 0 0 25 340° 10 7 0 0 0 6 2400 CLT 91.8 69.4 80.6 99 29,30 63 8 25 0 0 0 29 110° 22 8 0 0 0 0 2400 ECG 88.7 70.9 79.8 96 30 59 1 13 0 0 0 37 360° 10 10 0 0 0 5 2400 FAY 93.4 71.8 82.6 101 5,19 63 8 26 0 0 0 46 270° 10 7 0 0 0 0 2400 GSO 88.4 69.3 78.8 95 10,11 61 22 18 0 0 0 40 110° 3 14 0 0 0 1 2400 HSE 80.2 LBT 91.6 71.1 81.4 101 19 61 8 21 0 0 0 37 240° 10 14 0 0 0 2 2400 RAL 91.2 68.0 79.6 99 5 59 7 21 0 0 0 22 10 8 1 0 0 0 1900 RDU 91.2 69.9 80.5 100 5 63 7 19 0 0 0 33 270° 10 12 0 0 0 1 2400 ROX 91.7 68.7 80.2 100 5 59 12 23 0 0 0 34 N 27 9 0 0 0 0 2100 ILM 90.2 72.8 81.5 98 30 63 8 16 0 0 0 39 270° 26 12 0 0 0 0 2400 |
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CAE 94.8 72.9 83.9 102 19 65 8 27 0 0 0 63 030° 29 11 0 0 0 1 2400
CHS 91.8 73.6 82.7 100 19 69 3,8 21 0 0 0 54 270° 31 2400
CRE 88.4 73.5 81.0 97 30 65 8 11 0 0 0 37 360° 31 1 0 0 0 1 2400
FLO 92.5 71.7 82.1 101 5 63 8 24 0 0 0 35 270° 26 9 0 0 0 1 2400
GSP 90.7 70.3 80.5 97 5 64 12 23 0 0 0 40 080° 11 10 0 0 0 2 2400
OGB 94.3 71.4 82.8 102 19 64 8 27 0 0 0 33 360° 6 11 0 0 0 3 2400
33 330° 22
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STN A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R R1 S ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRI 87.2 65.9 76.6 92 5 60 7 9 0 0 0 2400 DAV 74 60 67 82 2 48 7 0 0 0 0 1900 |
STN T U V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S
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AHB 2.22 1.50 14 1.52 13-14 8 1 17.35 0.0 0.0 2.5 30.230 8 29.784 19 2400
ANN 2.31 1.37 14 1.37 14 6 1 16.81 0.0 0.0 4.9 30.26 8 29.72 2400
BCB 2.38 0.49 3 19.77 0.0 0.0 6.9 2400
BRI 5.10 1.22 23 1.26 25-26 11 1 20.05 0.0 0.0 9.25 30.31 29.97 0515/1600
CEN 2.46 1.34 14 1.35 14-15 7 1 17.26 0.0 0.0 3.1 30.27 8 29.81 19 2400
CHO 4.43 1.40 23 1.41 23-24 13 1 18.47 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.23 8 29.80 18 2400
DAN 1.94 0.61 23 12 0 0.0 0.0 30.26 8 29.61 19 2400
DCA 2.20 1.36 14 6 1 16.81 0.0 0.0 3.2 30.20 25 29.80 19 2400
IAD 2.65 1.56 14 1.57 13-14 9 1 19.63 0.0 0.0 2.6 30.24 8 29.81 19 2400
FCH 2.57 1.27 14 1.27 14 6 1 15.73 0.0 0.0 2.2 2400
HAM 2.78 1.05 15 1.05 15 4 1 0.0 0.0 30.20 29.80 2400
HRG 2.83 0.57 14 1.04 13-14 9 0 18.34 0.0 0.0 8.7 30.31 8 29.92 19 2400
HER 3.29 1.65 14 1.65 14 9 1 21.78 0.0 0.0 2.6 30.21 8 29.77 19 2400
HRN 2.66 1.64 14 1.65 13-14 9 1 21.31 0.0 0.0 2.4 30.241 8 29.825 19 2400
LKU 6.18 3.63 22 3.71 22-23 9 1 22.63 0.0 0.0 7.5 30.22 29.79 2400
LYH 4.65 1.83 26 17 0 18.62 0.0 0.0 1.6 30.26 8 29.85 19 2400
LXI 8.77 2.77 4 2.82 4-5 12 4 25.43 0.0 0.0 6.5 30.29 8 29.88 18 2400
NEW 1.90 1.00 14 8 1 19.66 0.0 0.0 8.0 1700
NPN 2.41 0.50 14 0.90 25-26 11 0 24.19 0.0 0.0 10.3 30.38 20, 29.55 14 2300
21
NOR 4.84 1.61 14 1.61 14 10 2 28.24 0.0 0.0 9.0 2400
ORF 3.59 1.61 24 1.72 23-24 9 1 24.28 0.0 0.0 7.4 30.27 8 29.77 19 2400
POR 2.63 1.50 14 1.50 14 7 1 25.45 0.0 0.0 9.2 30.282 8 29.828 19 2400
MEC 2.54 1.03 26 1.09 26-27 8 1 20.33 0.0 0.0 8.1 29.94 1,7 29.65 19 1800
8,25
RIC 1.63 0.67 14 7 0 17.89 0.0 0.0 8.7 30.27 8 29.80 19 2400
ROA 3.09 1.08 26 15.74 0.0 0.0 4.1 30.26 8 29.86 19 2400
ROK 2.89 0.89 26 1.26 25-26 11 0 17.88 0.0 0.0 4.0 30.20 24 29.78 19 2400
AKQ 6.16 3.72 14 12 1 25.06 0.0 0.0 9.0 2400
WEE 2.67 0.83 25 0.83 25 7 0 25.68 0.0 0.0 9.4 30.17 2, 29.86 11, 1630
7-9 17,18,29
WOO 4.18 1.36 13-14 11 1 23.76 0.0 0.0 10.0 30.86 8 30.58 19 0800
WSH 3.14 1.72 14 1.72 14 9 1 23.73 0.0 0.0 3.1 30.34 8 29.95 19 2400
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STN T U V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVL 6.13 3.27 27 4.33 26-27 4 2 27.95 0.0 0.0 1.6 30.28 8 29.90 14 2400 CLT 1.20 0.40 13 0.58 13-14 9 0 17.75 0.0 0.0 4.4 30.27 8 29.85 19 2400 ECG 5.90 1.58 10 1.70 10-11 13 2 31.41 0.0 0.0 6.0 30.29 8 29.80 19 2400 FAY 2.44 1.50 25-26 8 1 0.0 0.0 2400 GSO 3.10 0.67 26-27 12 0 18.99 0.0 0.0 8.2 2400 HSE 3.38 LBT 5.95 2.91 25 3.44 24-25 10 1 22.77 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.27 8 29.81 19 2400 RAL 4.00 1.40 19-20 11 0 21.31 0.0 0.0 12.0 30.29 8 29.86 19 1900 RDU 4.76 2.11 10-11 10 2 21.19 0.0 0.0 12.3 2400 ROX 5.04 3.01 20 3.01 20 10 1 21.43 0.0 0.0 12.0 30.35 8 29.88 5 2100 ILM 7.80 1.97 15 2.14 14-15 15 1 24.38 0.0 0.0 1.8 30.27 8 29.84 14 2400 |
STN T U V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAE 3.37 1.26 29 4 2 22.90 0.0 0.0 5.0 30.26 8 29.85 31 2400 CHS 6.55 13 3 25.48 0.0 0.0 T 2400 CRE 4.98 1.11 14/23 15 2 16.96 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.26 8 29.86 31 2400 FLO 3.98 1.21 22 1.38 10-11 11 2 18.84 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.27 8 29.81 19 2400 GSP 4.41 2.42 10-11 10 7 20.87 0.0 0.0 4.1 2400 OGB 2.05 0.83 31 10 0 15.90 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.26 8 29.85 14 2400 |
STN T U V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRI 4.76 2.21 2-3 11 1 21.18 0.0 0.0 2400 DAV 8.46 2.47 10 14 0 38.99 0.0 0.0 81.5 1900 |
Annandale - Lowell reports:
"July 2002 was hot and dry. The average mean temperature was 79.9°, a departure
of +2.25°. It was the third hottest July in the last 22 years and the warmest
since 1999. We had 20 days equal to or above 90° and 8 days equal to or
above 95° F. Only 1999 had more (twenty-two days) ninety degree days in the
last 22 years. Only 1980, 1988, 1995, 1999 have had a higher maximum
temperature reading for July in the last 22 years than this month's 98°
recorded on both the 4th and the 23rd. We had six days with measurable
precipitation; the 22-year minimum record is six that occurred in only
July of 1983 and 1987. The rainfall deficit for July was -1.90" below
average. It was the driest July here since 1999 and only five Julys in
the last 22 years have been drier than this July. Since last year at this
time only two of the last 12 months have had above average rainfall and
one of the two was only +0.08 above the average. For the year we're now
-9.48" below average in precipitation and with last year's deficit of
-7.84" we are behind a total of 17.32" most of which has occurred in
the last ten months. July DAILY Records Broken (22-years of records):
July had 6 daily HIGH maximum 22-year temperature record/s for
the date: July 1, 2, 3, 4, 22, 23; July had 1 daily LOW maximum
22-year temperature record/s for the date: July 14.
July had 6 daily HIGH minimum 22-year temperature record/s for
the date: July 3, 4, 18, 29, 30, 31.
July had 1 daily LOW minimum 22-year temperature record for
the date: July 12;
July had 1 daily HIGH range 22-year temperature record for the
date: July 17;
July had 1 daily LOW range 22-year temperature record for the
date: July 14;
July had 0 daily HIGH 22-year precipitation record/s for the date.
" [ + - ]
Arlington - NWS WBC reports:
"
July 2002 followed June's lead of being rather hot. This was
assisted by the fact that there were eighteen 90° or warmer
days...which is a bit more than the average 14. This was our
first hotter than normal July since the nearly record breaking July
of 1999 three years ago. That July was even 2° warmer than
this July.
There have not been any 100° or hotter days so far this
season...but July 4th made it to 99° with high humidity.
That produced a very sultry day and evening for the Independence Day
celebrations across the area.
Rain fell on only 6 days this month producing just over 2"
of rain. Since that is about an 1.5" below normal...that
will add to the deficit of rainfall that has been piling up since
the fall of 2000. 17 of the last 22 months have had
below normal rainfall in Washington."
Rainfall for the month was 1.46" below normal while
average temps were 1.6° above normal. The average
wind speed was 8,2 mph.
[ + - ]
Ashburn - Gary reports:
"
Back to the (+ -) pattern again. 2.8° above normal temps, rainfall a full
1.50" short of normal. Highest temperature since this station began on
6/28/01 was recorded on the 4th, with a steamy 98.5° recorded, and a heat
index of 107°. Barometric pressure was less variable than usual, with a
spread of only 0.446" of mercury between the high and low pressure for the
month. Many hot/humid/hazy days this month, seemingly more than usual for
July. The minimal pressure gradient resulted in low winds for the month,
averaging only 1.1 mph and a high gust of 21 mph recorded on a couple of
occasions through the month. The wind run for July 2001 was 862 miles and
for July of 2002 fell slightly lower, at 841.98 miles. Interestingly, on
the 26th, the spread between the high and low temperatures was less than 8°,
and both the high and low temperatures for the day occurred before 8:10 AM.
A few good rain days, with good, soaking precipitation, but still 1.50"
below normal. Fewer thunderstorms than usual by far. In keeping with our
holiday weather theme (starting with the coldest temp of the year, 12° occurring
on New Year's Day), the hottest temperature of the year thus far, 98.5°
occurred on the 4th of July." [ + - ]
Blacksburg - NWS Blacksburg reports the monthly mean temp
was 1.6° above normal while rainfall was 1.79" below normal. [ + - ]
Bridgewater - "The average temperature was 2.7° above normal
and the
precipitation was about an inch above normal. The precipitation for the
year is now 2.32" below normal. There was very little movement in the
barometer during the month. Bridgewater was lucky. We received more
rainfall than a number of areas nearby." - notes reported by Clayton [ + + ]
Centreville -
"
Including July 29th, the 3rd and 4th were the hottest of the month with a
mean daily temperature for those three days averaging 86.5°. Each of those
days has a logical explanation for being so hot though. The holidays during
the 3rd and 4th with all those B-B-Q's ablaze, and the 29th when I decided
to take a day off for mental health. Come to think about it, I seem to need
more and more of whatever it was I was just talking about. For the month,
the average daily high of 79.9° was 5.4° above the 75.5° we should expect.
The fourth of July was the hottest with 98° and nineteen other days had
temperatures of 90° or better setting three records for the month. Although
the hottest days of summer occur during the last half of July, we came in
just 2.6° above the average daily high of 87.3°. So what caused the average
temperature for the month to be nearly five and a half degrees higher you
ask? Well I'll tell you; it was those nightly lows. We had 69.9°
for an average monthly low and that was 8.2° above the 61.7° normal.
On July 14th we had a slow soaker for the best part of the day giving us 1.34"
of rain and one more tip of the bucket on the 15th to yield 55% of our
wetness for the month. The 26th and 27th gave us 0.98" more for the logbook
meaning that we amassed a staggering 0.13" among the remaining 27 days.
Overall, we were 33.33% below our average 3.75", not quite enough for a
record. According to my Climatological Data for July, the fact that it has
never snowed during the month is very reassuring."
- notes (with the usual appealing twist!) from Paul [ + - ]
Charlottesville - The monthly rainfall total was 0.33" below
normal. The average wind speed was 3.3 mph. [ M - ]
Dulles - The mean temp was 1.5° above normal. The monthly
rainfall was 0.92" below normal. Average wind speed, 5.6 mph. - from NWS WBC
[ + - ]
Falls Church - "
July 2002 was slightly warmer than normal and about average in rainfall.
On July 7th the ash cloud passed over from the wildfires in Quebec.
" - report from Erica
[ + +/- ]
Hampton - Report from Dave: "
Hot and very dry conditions persists in July. With the exception of isolated
thunderstorms, only 45% of normal rainfall for the month. Going back over
the last 3 years, if you exempt the September 1999 Dennis/Floyd combo,
precip is about 20-25" below normal on the Peninsula." - [ + - ]
Harrisonburg - Terry notes:
"
Temperatures for July averaged 2.1° above normal. Total
precipitation for the month was 2.83" which was .62" below normal. Yearly
precipitation totals 18.34" which is 1.78" below normal.
" [ + - ]
Herndon Bob notes: "
As referenced to Dulles normals, my average max was
1° above and the average min was 4° above normal.
My precip was 0.28" below "normal." Not a bad month,
but one more inch would have been better. The year so far is
2.67" below "expectations."
[ + - ]
Herndon -
"
The monthly temperature was 0.8° above
average and rainfall was 1.19" below average.
The low of 50° on the 12th set a new record. At
nearby Dulles International Airport, they recorded their
lowest July temperature ever on record, 47°, on
the 12th. We had thunderstorms move through the area on the 9th, 19th, 23rd and the 27th. Smoke from the Quebec forest
fires blew into our area and created a thick haze on
the 7th and took a while to blow out.
" - notes from Russ [ + - ]
Lexington - Scott from WREL notes:
"
A month of amazing contrasts here! On paper, July temperatures were "normal".
Lexington's mean monthly is 74.9°; our mean for the month was 74.7°. We
experienced 14 days of 90°+ high temperatures although the average for
July is only 5! In fact, our June mean high was greater than July's
despite fewer days of 90+° temps. July 11-14 the Shenandoah Valley was
"socked in" with low clouds and our highs were <80° so our "on paper"
data is misleading because it has been a very hot July.
Precipitation is equally misleading. WREL's total was an impressive 8.77".
Monthly mean is 3.78" so we certainly blew that figure "out of the water".
Two slow moving storms (7/2 and 7/4) trained over the area and produced
excessive rains, prompting flash flood warnings. It should be noted these
storms missed many reporting gauges in the region so our totals are *not*
representative of the area. After checking IFLOWS data, much of the area
received only 2.25-3.50" of rain in July. Statistically, we are 1" above
normal for 2002 precipitation. Most of the area remains approximately 6"
below normal.
Of note, our dew point exceeded 60° from July 13 through July 31, 2002.
I have been unable to find a previous period when dew points remained this
high for a similar period of time.
Recent additions here at the WREL WeatherCenter
include the installation of WeatherFLASH! This is real-time weather from our
station in Lexington, VA. The page normally updates every 6 seconds; however,
updates increase to 3 seconds in severe weather (if we ever get any!!!).
The address is:
http://www.wrel.com/wxflash/index.htm .
We are now reporting to
Citizens Weather Observer Program (CWOP) via APRS. This is a great service;
most probably know NWS receives the data stream from APRS. You'll find
observer reports at either of these addresses:
http://www-frd.fsl.noaa.gov/mesonet/ or
http://www.digitaldune.net/~ahubwest/javAPRS/wx.html
(select USA in Map option box)." [ +/- + ]
Louisa - Joe, who just finished a stunning road trip from Louisa
to San Diego, reports "Even tho' Louisa got over six inches of rain in July [Editor's note: What a lucky dog!],
it's still not enough. Lake Anna is down by almost 4½ feet. Another 2 foot drop and
the power station will have to start shutting down." -
[ + + ]
Lynchburg -
Rainfall for the month was 0.25" below normal while
the mean temp was 1.5° above normal. - from NWS Blacksburg
Newport News - Gary reports: "
Hot, hot, hot. 6 days with record
highs tied or exceeded. 3 days with
record lows. (11th, 12th, 13th) bottoming
out with a reading of 54° on the 12th."
[ + M ]
Norfolk - NWS AKQ reported the mean temp at ORF was 1.7° above normal.
Rainfall was 1.58" below normal. Rainfall for the year was 3.13" below normal, an
increase of 100% since June. The average wind speed was 8.1 mph. [ + - ]
Portsmouth - The average temp for July was 1.1° above normal.
Rainfall was 51% of the normal. Station records set in July:
3rd - Maximum Temperature TIED 95° [previously 1983];
4th - Maximum Temperature TIED 97° [previously in 1997];
11th - Minimum Maximum Temperature 77° [previously 80° in 1996];
12th - Minimum Temperature 58° [previously 63° in 1997];
28th - Maximum Temperature TIED 97° [previously in 1995];
29th - Maximum Minimum Temperature 80° [previously 77° in 1993];
30th - Maximum Temperature TIED 98° [previously 98° in 1988];
30th - Maximum Minimum Temperature 79° [previously 76° in 1999].
The average wind speed was 3.03 mph from a dominant southerly direction.
Sky cover for the month was 31.93%.
For the year, mean temps are running about 2.5° above
normal while rainfall was 2.41" below normal (91%).
The long-term deficit is 10.71" (since September 2001).
For the first time this year, rainfall fell well-below normal and the long-term
deficits necessitated issuance of water usage restrictions.
[ + - ]
Richmond - NWS AKQ reported the mean temp at RIC was 2.3° above normal.
Rainfall was 3.04" below normal. For the year, rainfall was 8.08" below normal.
The average wind speed was 6.8 mph. [ + - ]
Mechanicsville - Glenn notes: "
T-storm on the 26th with sharp lightning and downpours."
New Market = "
We are about 2° warmer than usual for the month. Rain is about 2.50" below
normal. We had 16 days with temperature of 90° or above. Just too hot and we
are so dry. - notes from Joyce [ + - ]
Roanoke - Wendell reports: "A very dry and hot July. Even though
rainfall was 0.67" below average most of the 2.89" fell on just 5 days. The
remainder of the month was very dry. Temperatures were 1.8° above normal. We
had 90° or above on 17 days.
" [ + - ]
Roanoke - NWS Blacksburg reports that the monthly mean temp was
1.8° above normal. Rainfall was 0.91" below normal. [ + - ]
Woodstock -
"It seemed awfully hot and humid, but July was about as average as
you can get. Temps were exactly at my 17 year average, and just a few
hundredths of an inch above average precip. The year to date precip is
also very near the 1950-1970 averages, though my records reflect that
the last 17 years have been wetter. Regularly spaced rains here have
made for excellent growing conditions. There is still a ground water
deficit from the dry fall and winter."
- notes from Lauck [ +/- + ]
North Carolina:
Asheville - from NWS GSP: The monthly mean temp was 1.6° above
normal and the rainfall was 1.88" below normal. The average wind speed was
4.2 mph. Average sky cover was 30% and the average relative humidity 76%.
[ + - ]
Charlotte - NWS GSP reports the mean temp here was 0.3° below normal
and precip was 2.59" below normal. The average wind speed was 5.0 mph.
[ - - ]
Elizabeth City - The Elizabeth City Coast Guard Station [ECG]
reported an average wind speed of 7.3 mph. The mean temp was normal
while rainfall was 0.31" above normal. - from NWS AKQ [ +/- + ]
Fayetteville - NWS RDU reports sky cover averaged 20%.
The average wind speed was 6.7 mph.
Cape Hatteras -
The average temperature was 80.2°. This was 1.4° warmer than the
1895-2002 average, the 16th warmest July on record (1895-2002). 3.38"
of precipitation fell. This was 2.04" less than the 1895-2002
average, the 33rd driest July on record (1895-2002).
- from NCDC [ + - ]
Greensboro - NWS RDU notes a mean temp here of 0.9° above normal.
Rainfall was 1.19" below normal. The average wind speed was 5.7 mph.
The average relative humidity was 69%. Sky cover was listed as 50%.
[ + - ]
Lumberton - The average wind speed was 5.6 mph. The average monthly
temperature 2.2° above normal while rainfall 0.34" above normal - from NWS ILM
[ + + ]
Raleigh - NWS RAH reported the monthly average temp was 1.7° above
normal while rainfall was 0.47" above normal.
Daily high minimum records were tied on the 29th and the 30th.
Average sky cover was 50% while relative humidity levels averaged 71%. [ + - ]
Raleigh - Bob reports: "
Another month with above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation.
The annual rainfall deficit is now 4.11"; however since September 2001, the
rainfall deficit is 10.09". There was no severe weather at this location,
however on the evening of July 5th, there were at least 16 warnings issued
for eastern and central North Carolina. The most significant wind damage
occurred in the town of Selma, NC.
" [ +/- - ]
Roxboro - Merriell notes: "Above normal rainfall from showers
and thunderstorms were welcomed, but extreme to exceptional drought continues.
July was hot with above normal average temperatures."
[ + + ]
Wilmington - From NWS ILM:
The average temp was 4/10th degree above
normal while rainfall was 0.18" above normal.
The average wind speed was 6.8 mph.
[ + + ]
South Carolina:
Charleston - NWS CHS reports the monthly mean temp was 1.0° above
normal. Rainfall was 0.42" above normal. The average wind speed was 7.5 mph.
[ + + ]
Columbia - NWS CAE reports that the mean temp here was 1.9° above
normal. Rainfall was a 2.17" below normal. The average wind speed was 6.0 mph.
Average sky cover was 50% while the average relative humidity
was 64%. [ + - ]
Florence - The mean temp here was 0.9° above normal
while rainfall totals were 1.30" below normal. The average wind speed was 6.2 mph.
- from NWS ILM [ + - ]
Greenville-Spartanburg - The monthly mean temperature was 2.3°
above normal while rainfall was 3.40" below normal. The average wind speed
was 6.1 mph.
The average relative humidity was 66% while the average sky
cover was 20%. - from NWS GSP [ + - ]
North Myrtle Beach - The mean temp was 1.5° above normal while
rainfall was 0.21" below normal. The average wind speed was 8.4 mph.
A record high temp TIED on the 30th with 97° (previously in 1952).
- from NWS ILM [ + - ]
Orangeburg - NWS CAE reports the average wind speed was
5.8 mph. The average sky cover was 30% while the average relative humidity
was 70%.
Nearby Cities:
Tri-Cities - The mean temp was 2.9° above normal while the
monthly precip was 1.90" below normal. For the year, rainfall was 5.85" below
normal. - from NWS MRX [ + - ]
[ + - ]
For ACON
VA/NC/SC Recent Weather News, Search CNN
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COLUMN DENOTATIONS:
| A maximum mean temperature | T total precipitation (inches) |
| B minimum mean temperature | U maximum calendar day precipitation (inches) |
| C monthly mean temperature | 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 | 1 date of maximum calendar day snowfall (inches) |
| K days with minimum temperature <= 0 | 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 2001-2002 season (inches) |
| O number of days with thunder | 6 maximum barometric pressure (inches) |
| P number of days with hail | 6A date of maximum barometric pressure |
| Q number of days with glaze | 7 minimum barometric pressure (inches) |
| R number of days with ice pellets | 7A date of minimum barometric pressure |
| 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 | NR not recorded |
National
Weather Service Web Sites & Current Email Addresses
Within or
Nearby the ACON VA/NC/SC Area Can Be Found At:
NWS
Washington/Baltimore, VA/MD
NWS
Wakefield, VA
NWS
Blacksburg, VA
NWS
Raleigh, NC
NWS
Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS
Wilmington, NC
NWS
Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS
Columbia, SC
NWS
Charleston, SC
NWS
Morristown, TN
National Weather Service Homepages
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STATION / LOCATION (MILES & DIRECTION FROM MAIN POST OFFICE)/OBSERVER / YEAR RECORDS BEGAN / EMAIL ADDRESS:
| AHB Ashburn, VA - Gary Oldham 7/01 281' AMSL n6skk@arrl.net | ROK Roanoke, VA 6SW Wendell Prillaman 4/76 wlprillaman@cox.net |
| ANN Annandale, VA 1 3/4 ENE - Lowell Koontz 12/90 wwkoontz@bellatlantic.net | AKQ Wakefield, VA NWS Wakefield Municipal Airport 36-58-53N 077-00-04W 33M |
| DCA Arlington, VA Washington, DC, Reagan 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 | WEE Weems, VA 3WNW Francis J. Socey |
| 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 pbassett@sitestar.net | |
| 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 |
| DAN Danville, VA, Danville Regional Airport, 36-34-22N 079-20-10W 175M | BRE Brevard, NC 1SE Bob Keehn 1/1/90 Bob_Keehn@citcom.net |
| 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 | |
| HAM Hampton, VA 5NE Dave Kessel 1989 davidckessel@cox.net | ECG Elizabeth City, NC, Coast Guard Air Station 36-15-47N 076-10-58W 11M |
| HRG Harrisonburg, VA Terry Slagle 5/2000 Altitude: 1306' tslagle@adelphia.net | 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 |
| HRN Herndon, VA 4SW Russ Topping - 1985 weatherman@cox.rr.com | LBT Lumberton, NC Lumberton Municipal Airport 34-36-26N 079-03-36W 37M |
| LXI Lexington, VA Scott M. Lancey, WREL Radio - 06/1996 weather@wrel.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 | 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 |
| RMD Richmond, VA Roy Britt 8/22/83 roybritt@earthlink.net | |
| 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 wvweather@mountain.net |
