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SUMMARY OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
SUMMARY OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
... TEMPERATURES COOL OFF A BIT ...
... RAINFALL: THOSE WHO HAD THUNDERSTORMS REALIZE ABOVE NORMAL PRECIP
THOSE WHO DON'T SEE BELOW NORMAL TOTALS ...
A look at your and NWS station data show that temperatures across the Lower Mid-Atlantic and SE US cooled off a bit from averages realized in June. Still, taking the average of all stations, we were pretty close to normal heat for July. June was simply an extremely warm month. Temps across the northern half of Virginia were more above normal than areas to the south in our three state region. In North Carolina, only Roxboro reported a temperature average more than 1° above normal. Many stations noted slightly above normal or below normal departures. In South Carolina, most stations were at or slightly below normal temperature averages with the exception of Greenville-Spartanburg.Rainfall monthly amounts included some rather impressive totals for Newport News and Portsmouth (in VA) and for Fayetteville and Wilmington (in NC) as training thunderstorm outbreaks pushed measurements to rather high totals. Such thunderstorm activity is quite common in the summer months. Northern Virginia experienced such in June 2008.
An updated look at the drought monitor (see link below) reveals continued concerns for exceptional drought conditions for extreme northeast Georgia, extreme northwest South Carolina, and into extreme southwestern North Carolina. Other areas in our region continued with abnormally dry and moderate drought conditions.
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Temperature |
Average Temperature |
Average Temperature |
Precipitation |
Precipitation |
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Danville, Wakefield |
Blacksburg |
Arlington, Norfolk (FHC) |
Blacksburg |
Portsmouth |
Lynchburg |
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Beaufort, Fayetteville Lumberton, Roxboro |
Asheville |
Cape Hatteras, Wilmington |
Asheville |
Wilmington |
Greensboro |
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Greenville-Spartanburg |
Anderson |
Columbia, Charleston Orangeburg |
North Myrtle Beach |
North Myrtle Beach |
Greenville-Spartanburg |
STN A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 R2 S CWA
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BCB 82.6 58.6 70.6 -0.5 89 22 46 2 0 0 0 0 72% 39 250° 6 2.5 8 0 0 0 4 2400 AKQ
BRI 84.5 64.4 75 +1.2 92 20,22 53 2 4 0 0 0 54% 0510 LWX
CEN 86.3 67.2 76.8 +1.7 93 20 59 1 7 0 0 0 68% 45 353° 27 1.2 338° 7 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
CHT 86.5 66.2 76.3 +0.6 94.5 20 59 1 9 0 0 0 73% 37 135° 4 0.4 180° 6 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
CHO 86.8 63.9 75.4 95 20,30 55 2,25 10 0 0 0 39 090° 8 3.5 5 0 0 0 2 2400 LWX
DAN 90.2 65.6 77.9 -0.9 99 21,22 52 2 17 0 0 0 68% 37 250° 9 4.8 3 0 0 0 0 2400 RNK
DCA 89.5 72.0 80.7 +1.5 96 21 65 1 14 0 0 0 61% 51 310° 22 7.0 8 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
IAD 87.6 66.0 76.8 +1.1 95 20 58 1,25 11 0 0 0 68% 40 280° 22 4.8 7 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
FCH 86.8 67.3 77.1 98 10 56 19 10 0 0 0 100 4 11 0 0 0 2 2400 LWX
FRV 96.2 66.7 76.2 95 20 58 1,25 11 0 0 0 13 1 0 0 0 2400 LWX
HDV 87.3 66.4 76.9 0.0 95 20 58 1 9 0 0 0 68% 5 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
LDY 87.3 68.3 77.8 +0.3 95 25 62 3 11 0 0 0 60% 7 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
LYH 87.8 63.5 75.6 +0.5 96 30 50 2 10 0 0 0 68% 41 230° 9 4.2 6 0 0 0 0 2400 RNK
NEW 85.93 61.80 73.86 94 20 52 2 8 0 0 0 62% 30 360° 1 14.67 180° 7 1700 LWX
NPN 89.4 68.9 79.1 97 4,22 62 26 15 0 0 0 42 270° 23 10 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
NOR 88.3 69.6 78.9 -0.2 96 22 64 2,16, 13 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
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ORF 87.1 70.9 79.0 -0.1 96 4 66 26 10 0 0 0 72% 43 240° 29 7.1 12 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
FHC 88.99 72.41 80.7 +1.6 96.6 4 68.8 26 14 0 0 0 75% 57 225° 23 2.5 203° 2400 AKQ
POR 89.5 69.5 79.5 -0.3 97 4,22 65 3,26 16 0 0 0 77% 38 180° 8 2.9 122° 7 0 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
CTR 88.2 65.8 75.8 -2.1 98.5 22 56.9 2 13 0 0 0 78% 14 203° 8 0.1 164 5 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
14 113° 22
MEC 89.58 67.42 78.58 98 22 61 2 12 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 1700 AKQ
RIC 89.7 68.4 79.0 +1.1 98 22 63 1,2 16 0 0 0 67% 58 210° 4 5.6 7 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
ROA 86.9 65.2 76.1 -0.1 96 21 55 2 9 0 0 0 63% 46 280° 9 5.1 8 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
AKQ 90.2 66.3 78.3 99 22 57 17 16 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
WAL 86.1 68.1 77.1 +0.5 95 21 63 17 5 0 0 0 40 310° 22 7.2 1 0 0 0 2 2400 AKQ
WOO 81.5 65.5 73.5 -1.2 88 19,20 57 1,2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2400 LWX
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WSH 87.4 64.0 75.7 +0.05 95.0 20 57.4 25 12 0 0 0 69% 23 158° 23 0.7 360° 9 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX |
STN A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 R2 S CWA
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AVL 84.7 61.0 72.9 -0.1 93 21 48 2 0 0 0 0 70% 32 330° 1 4.5 2 0 0 0 2 2400 GSP
MRH 84.8 73.9 79.4 89 21 65 2,3 0 0 0 0 49 200° 6 9.7 12 0 0 0 0 2400 MHX
CLT 89.4 67.6 78.5 -1.8 97 22 56 2 16 0 0 0 67% 39 170° 22 6.0 11 0 0 0 0 2400 GSP
39 360° 31
ECG 87.5 68.2 77.8 -2.0 95 22 60 13 9 0 0 0 73% 52 170° 23 7.3 16 0 0 0 3 2400 AKQ
FAY 90.5 70.2 80.3 98 22 59 2 15 0 0 0 68% 43 310° 8 6.8 13 0 0 0 2 2400 RAH
GSO 88.3 68.3 78.3 +0.4 97 21 57 2 11 0 0 0 62% 32 250° 8 6.3 8 0 0 0 0 2400 RAH
HSE 85.5 75.3 80.4 +1.2 90 18,21 71 24 2 0 0 0 40 310° 21 8.6 0 0 0 0 2 2400 MHX
HKY 87.5 66.3 76.9 -0.8 96 21 55 2 10 0 0 0 40 250° 9 3.6 11 0 0 0 8 2400 GSP
LBT 90.3 69.7 80.0 +0.8 98 22 57 2 16 0 0 0 63 240° 30 5.1 14 0 0 0 4 2400 ILM
EWN 89.0 69.8 79.4 -0.9 97 22 58 2 11 0 0 0 37 170° 6 5.9 0 0 0 0 3 2400 MHX
37 360° 22
RDU 89.5 68.4 79.0 +0.2 97 21,22 56 2 15 0 0 0 69% 47 240° 22 5.3 9 0 0 0 1 2400 RAH
RAL 89.3 67.5 78.4 -0.4 96 4,21, 61 2 14 0 0 0 28 22 6+ 0 0 0 0 2400 RAH
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ROX 89.3 63.9 77.9 +1.4 98 22 56 2 14 0 0 0 66% 45 270° 22 180° 8 0 0 0 0 2400 RAH
ILM 89.1 71.7 80.4 -0.7 97 21 63 2,3 12 0 0 0 73% 41 110° 10 6.7 10 0 0 0 2 2400 ILM |
STN A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 R2 S CWA
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AND 90.7 68.6 79.7 0.0 98 21 56 1 20 0 0 0 37 260° 8 5.1 12 0 0 0 2 2400 GSP
CAE 91.3 70.8 81.1 -0.9 99 21 61 2 22 0 0 0 66% 41 310° 9 6.0 11 0 0 0 1 2400 CAE
41 290° 23
CRE 85.8 71.8 78.8 -0.6 96 21 64 2 2 0 0 0 43 160° 10 7.9 11 0 0 0 1 2400 ILM
CHS 90.3 72.0 81.1 -0.6 97 21 66 2 16 0 0 0 43 280° 5 7.1 12 0 0 0 1 2400 CHS
FLO 90.6 70.2 80.4 -0.8 98 21,22 60 2 18 0 0 0 37 360° 31 6.1 10 0 0 0 3 2400 ILM
GSP 91.9 69.1 80.5 +1.7 102 21 58 2 21 0 0 0 60% 56 250° 8 5.7 12 1 0 0 2 2400 GSP
OGB 91.8 70.4 81.1 99 21 63 2 27 0 0 0 38 290° 10 5.5 11 0 0 0 1 2400 CAE |
STN A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 R2 S CWA
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TRI 85.7 62.0 73.8 -0.4 93 21 50 2 8 0 0 0 44 270° 9 2.4 10 0 0 0 6 2400 MRX
DAV 73.7 55.2 64.5 82 19 49 1,2 0 0 0 0 0700 PBZ |
STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
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BCB 4.88 -0.71 0.84 23 0.84 23 12 0 21.88 0.0 0.0 8.7 2400
BRI 3.40 +0.63 0.73 23 1.08 23-24 10 0 21.60 0.0 0.0 6.3 30.20 17 29.80 31 2400
CEN 5.10 +1.53 1.13 27 1.37 27 14 2 33.61 0.0 0.0 6.7 30.22 16 29.70 31 29.96 2400
CHT 3.20 -0.37 0.99 13 1.24 13-14 11 0 29.76 0.0 0.0 7.9 30.229 16 29.694 31 29.99 2400
CHO 2.94 1.78 5 1.78 5 11 1 18.70 0.0 0.0 29.66 31 2400
DAN 4.00 -0.44 1.30 23 1.65 22-23 11 1 20.25 0.0 0.0 3.8 30.23 16 29.71 31 2400
DCA 3.60 -1.06 1.09 23 1.11 13-14 11 1 32.35 0.0 0.0 4.9 29.66 31 2400
IAD 2.18 -1.39 1.06 13 1.20 13-14 12 1 28.40 0.0 0.0 6.5 29.66 31 2400
FCH 3.70 1.57 4 1.95 3-4 11 1 24.94 0.0 0.0 2.6 2400
FRV 5.66 2.02 10 2 25.76 0.0 0.0 7.4 30.25 16 29.72 31 2400
HDV 2.76 -0.85 0.91 13 13 0 30.57 0.0 0.0 8.3 30.14 16 29.60 31 2400
LDY 2.44 -1.51 0.97 13 1.18 13-14 9 0 22.87 0.0 0.0 1.5 30.21 16 29.67 31 29.88 2400
LYH 1.07 -3.32 0.19 19 0.24 7-8 11 0 17.09 0.0 0.0 2.1 30.21 16 29.69 31 2400
NEW 5.82 +2.26 2.20 4 0.0 0.0 6.6 30.48 16,30.10 1,14 1700
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NPN 7.29 2.34 20 2.34 20 12 3 28.03 0.0 0.0 2.3 30.16 17 29.65 31 2400
NOR 6.53 +1.29 1.37 23 2.01 23-24 11 1 26.59 0.0 0.0 0.3 2400
ORF 5.19 +0.02 1.30 23 1.78 23-24 12 1 24.10 0.0 0.0 0.2 30.16 16 29.65 31 2400
FHC 7.04 +1.87 1.70 23 2.14 23-24 13 1 24.80 0.0 0.0 0.2 30.15 16 29.64 31 29.973 2400
POR 8.65 +3.21 2.58 23 3.00 23-24 14 3 26.90 0.0 0.0 0.4 30.15 16 29.62 31 29.968 2400
CTR 4.19 -0.27 1.19 6 1.62 6-7 13 1 26.34 0.0 0.0 0.8 30.16 16 29.66 13 29.967 0400
MEC 3.53 1.47 7 1.59 6-7 11 1 25.07 0.0 0.0 2.5 30.03 7 29.31 31 1700
RIC 4.05 -0.62 0.99 23 0.99 23 10 0 28.98 0.0 0.0 0.8 30.19 25 29.67 31 2400
ROA 3.67 -0.33 1.73 22 2.02 22-23 12 1 20.42 0.0 0.0 4.9 30.23 16 29.71 31 2400
AKQ 3.84 1.24 5 12 2 26.62 0.0 0.0 2400
WAL 2.90 -0.66 1.55 24 1.78 23-24 11 1 24.25 0.0 0.0 3.9 29.96 29 29.65 31 2400
WOO 4.60 +0.43 1.57 13-14 14 2 20.93 0.0 0.0 7.7 30.42 16 30.01 31 0800
WSH 4.63 +0.46 0.93 23 1.78 22-23 17 2 30.38 0.0 0.0 8.2 30.29 6 29.78 31 2400 |
STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
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AVL 4.02 +0.15 1.35 6 1.35 6 12 1 19.90 0.0 0.0 3.8 30.21 17 29.74 31 2400
MRH 6.79 2.06 6 2.23 5-6 16 3 26.86 0.0 0.0 0.0 29.67 31 2400
CLT 3.57 -0.22 1.01 8 1.01 8 10 1 21.39 0.0 0.0 1.4 29.71 31 2400
ECG 3.94 -1.01 1.20 14 1.31 23-24 11 1 15.63 0.0 0.0 T 30.19 25 29.67 31 2400
FAY 11.47 2.99 8 2.99 8 15 3 40.12 0.0 0.0 29.70 31 2400
GSO 1.86 -2.58 0.41 5 0.47 5-6 12 0 19.40 0.0 0.0 4.0 29.70 31 2400
HSE 5.11 +0.16 1.00 16 1.00 16 13 1 30.07 0.0 0.0 0.0 29.67 31 2400
HKY 6.21 +2.04 1.01 23 1.39 8-9 13 1 16.67 0.0 0.0 3.0 30.21 17 29.74 31 2400
LBT 5.38 -0.23 1.13 23 1.13 23 13 1 21.22 30.15 7 29.66 31 2400
EWN 4.99 -1.83 1.82 6 2.09 5-6 13 1 22.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 29.67 31 2400
RDU 5.96 +1.67 0.97 9 1.41 5-6 12 0 27.03 0.0 0.0 0.5 29.70 31 1900
RAL 4.32 +0.03 0 25.50 0.0 0.0 0.5 30.17 17 29.75 31 2400
ROX 4.84 +0.25 1.43 5 1.43 5 9 2 21.85 0.0 0.0 5.3 30.23 16 29.72 31 30.03 2200
ILM 12.43 +4.81 3.43 19 3.45 19-20 18 5 29.16 0.0 0.0 T 30.17 7 29.69 31 2400 |
STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
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AND 4.41 +0.78 3.29 8 3.30 8-9 9 1 20.19 0.0 0.0 1.5 30.21 17 29.74 31 2400
CAE 3.52 -2.02 1.07 6 1.29 5-6 10 1 21.50 0.0 0.0 0.3 30.15 16 29.72 31 2400
CRE 8.64 +3.45 1.88 10 3.22 9-10 15 3 28.52 30.18 7 29.71 31 2400
CHS 4.97 -1.16 1.15 5 1.31 10-11 13 1 21.93 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.16 8 29.74 31 2400
FLO 7.11 +1.83 2.38 6 2.38 6 13 3 24.00 30.15 7 29.67 31 2400
GSP 3.19 -1.46 0.60 13 0.76 9-10 11 0 19.77 0.0 0.0 3.1 29.71 31 2400
OGB 3.24 1.05 23 1.05 23 16 1 22.42 0.0 30.16 8 29.76 31 2400 |
STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
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TRI 4.69 +0.48 1.32 22 1.37 9-10 13 2 22.21 0.0 0.0 4.0 30.22 16 29.74 31 2400
DAV 5.01 1.48 5 16 1 49.21 0.0 0.0 155.2 0700 |
Virginia:
Arlington - From NWS WBC come these notes: " JULY 2008 AT WASHINGTON REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT WAS CLOSE TO NORMAL IN TERMS OF MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...WITH SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. THE NUMBER OF 90 DEGF DAYS...14...WAS ALSO CLOSE TO THE NORMAL OF 14.5. THERE WERE TWO RECORDS TIED FOR HIGHEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATA WITH BOTH SET AT THE END OF THE MONTH. ON THE 30TH THE MIN OF 78 DEGF TIED THE RECORD HIGH-MIN LAST SET IN 2002...AND ON THE 31ST THE MIN OF 78 DEGF TIED THE HIGH MIN RECORD FOR THE DATE SET IN 2006. " [ + - ]
Bridgewater - " The temperature for the month was about a degree above normal. The precipitation was .63 inches below normal. The precipitation for the year is Now 21.58 inches which is close to normal. At the time of this writing, it is beginning to get dry here in the Valley. There were no big weather events in our area in July. " - [ + - ] - notes from Clayton
Centreville - Paul sends these notes: The Independence Day festivities of July 4th got off to a striking start when a breath of cool fresh air arrived amid a somewhat diminished but notable display of thunder and lightning. By the time the fireworks display on the National Mall approached, the sky had cleared and another great display was enjoyed by all. The monthly average°temperature worked out to be 76.8°, slightly warmer than the typical 75.1ø. Actually the +1.7° deviation was the second smallest next to May with all other months this year running four degrees or over to the plus side. . The maximum temperature for July of 93ø occurred on the 20th during a five day stretch of 90°+ days. Thunderstorms, beginning on the 20th and lasting off-and-on for another five day stretch, brought temperatures down to a manageable level for the remainder of the month. The average maximum temperature for July worked out to be 86.3°; that being 0.6° cooler than the published max average of 86.9°. Night time temperatures behaved relatively well in July too. Fifty-nine degrees was entered in our log books as the lowest temperature for July; the only reading in the fifties all month. A deviation of +4.0° was recorded over the established average monthly low of 63.2° at 67.2°. May was the only other month this year with a lower deviation. Most other months had warmer readings of six degrees or better. Until mid-month, precipitation was on the shy side with only 0.27" in the bucket until the evening of the 13th. From then thru the morning of the 14th and again briefly that evening, much needed rain accumulated to 1.37"; the greatest 24 hour amount for the month. From then until the end of the month rain fell on a fairly regular basis finally yielding 5.10" for a monthly total. This was 1.53" over the 3.57" monthly average and for the year we are registering 33.61"; an 8.49" surplus. Happy sailing maties! " - [ + + ] -
Chantilly - Russ Topping reports: " No records were broken in July. The average temperature was 0.6° above normal. Total precipitation for the month was 3.20", which was 0.37" below average. Thunderstorms rumbled through on the 4th, 13th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 27th. Dense fog was observed on the 13th. *Please note, anemometer is currently partially obstructed from the southeast " - [ + - ]
Dulles - from NWS Sterling (KLWX) come these notes: " JULY 2008 AT WASHINGTON DULLES AIRPORT HAD SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. THE NUMBER OF 90 DEGF DAYS...11...WAS ALSO CLOSE TO THE NORMAL OF 12. HOWEVER...IT WAS A DRY MONTH AT DULLES. AVERAGE JULY 2008 MONTHLY PRECIPITATION OF 2.19 INCHES RANKS IT 9TH DRIEST ON RECORD...OVER THE 46 YEAR PERIOD OF RECORD SINCE 1963. THERE WERE NO TWO RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH. " - [ + - ]
Falls Church - from Windie in Falls Church: " July's high temperatures were 0.3 degrees cooler than June's as temperatures moderated for most of the month. Overall they still finished slightly above normal. Precipitation finished well below normal once again. " - [ - - ]
Front Royal - from Mike Perritt: " The month of July 2008 will be remembered as warmer then normal with above normal precipitation. The monthly total of 5.66 was found in two distinct events which provided 70% of that total. The first of these events was on the 13th and 14th as a cold front approached the area. Heavy showers and thunderstorms prevailed from the afternoon of the 13th to morning of the 14th. The majority of the 2.12" of rainfall that fell here was received after midnight on the 14th, with only .10" falling before that. Severe storms affected the station about 1am on the 23rd. Winds to 60mph and numerous downed trees were reported along with the expected power outages, which lasted 13hrs at this station. The precipation total for that event was 1.92". Severe weather again affected the station on the 26th. Winds gusts to 50mph and 3/4" hail fell on the afternoon 26th. That was the 1st time hail fell at this station since records began in 2006. The hottest period of the month was the 18th-22nd with the 20th being the daytime high winner with 95. Lastly 13 days were reported as having a thunderstorm at or in the vicinity of the station. " - [ + + ]
Herndon - Randy sends this report: " July was right at normal for temperature, and below normal for precipitation. July was another turbulent month precipitation wise with thunderstorms occurring on 5 days. The thunderstorms were again spotty over the area on many of the days with some locations again receiving heavy rain, while others close by receiving little or none. I measured 2.76 inches of rain, with almost half of that occurring on the 13th and 14th. The rest of the rain occurred in light amounts on 11 other days during the month. The precip ended up being 0.85 inches below normal for my location. For the year, we have had 30.14 inches which is now about 4 inches above normal. As for the temperatures, we had a fairly even month with the high temps only ranging from 80 to 95 with nine days at or above 90 and the lows ranging from 58 to 73. This resulted in the average high 1 degree above normal and the low was 1 degree below normal. " - [ -/+ - ]
Ladysmith - Danny reports: " July's high temperatures were 0.3 degrees cooler than June's as temperatures moderated for most of the month. Overall they still finished slightly above normal. Precipitation finished well below normal once again. " - [ + - ]
Portsmouth - " JULY 2008 WAS FIFTH WETTEST JULY IN THE DATABASE TO 1976. THE TOP 5 WETTEST JULY'S INCLUDE: (1) 13.32" 1999 (2) 11.80" 1996 (3) 8.75" 1991 (4) 8.71" 1982 (5) 8.65" 2008. Rainfall was well above normal with 8.65"; 159% of the normal or +3.21". July was cooler than normal and, surprisingly, cooler overall than June. July's average temp was 0.3° BELOW normal (a 0.6° decrease from June). FROPA: 1st, 10th, 14th,24th ~ STATION RECORDS: 4th - TEMPERATURE TIED Maximum 97° [previous 1997]; 8th - WIND GUST 38 mph [previous 28 1996]; 9th - TEMPERATURE Minimum Maximum 80° [previous 82° 1979]; 9th - WIND GUST 35mph [previous 31 1997]; 16th - TEMPERATURE TIED Minimum 66° [previous 1981]; 23rd - RAINFALL 2.58" [previous 0.69" 1992]; 23rd - WIND GUST 33mph [prev 26mph 1998]. Rainfall for the year-to-date is 26.90" which is 0.84" BELOW normal (97% of normal). " - [ - + ]
North Carolina:
Greensboro - NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports: " See the report from RAH under Raleigh (RDU) below. The July 2008 North Carolina Weather Review is located here: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/ncsummaries/MonthlySummary.Jul.2008.doc [when available]. " - [ + - ]
Raleigh - Bob reports: " Both the average daily temperature and precipitation were near normal. Precipitation for year is -.0.32 below normal . Even though the peak of the severe weather season has normally passed, this area was under a severe thunderstorm watch at least five different occasions. Many thunderstorm warnings were issued by the NWS RAH for its CWA. " - [ - + ]
Raleigh - NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports: " Records for July: 30TH...LOW OF 75 BROKE THE RECORD WARMEST LOW OF 74 PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1997. The July 2008 North Carolina Weather Review is located here: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/ncsummaries/MonthlySummary.Jul.2008.doc [when available]. " - [ + + ]
Nearby Cities:
Tri-Cities - NWS Morristown, TN (MRX) reports: " Tri-Cities received 4.69 inches of rain in July, which was 0.48 inches above normal. It ranked in the middle one-third of the 71 years of observations taken at Tri-Cities in July. Measurable rain occurred on 13 days, but only four of those days received more than one-quarter of an inch. The heaviest rain fell on the 22nd, when 1.32 inches was reported. The wettest July was back in 1949, when 9.73 inches was recorded. The monthly-averaged temperature at Tri-Cities was 73.8 degrees, which was 0.4 degrees below normal. It ranked as the 16th coolest July on record at Tri-Cities. A daily record low temperature was tied on the 1st when the low temperature dipped to 51 degrees, tying the previous record set back in 1988. In addition, a daily record low temperature was broken on the 3rd when the low temperature fell to 55 degrees, breaking the old record of 56 degrees set back in 1990. The coldest July at Tri-Cities was back in 1967, when the average temperature was 69.8 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 |
| R2 sky cover percentage | NR not recorded |
| R1 number of days with dense fog [1/4 mile and less visibility] | (i) incomplete data |
| S local observation time for temps/precipitation | (M) missing, if listed in data table |
| ~ "about" | E estimated |
| + additional indeterminate number of days | CWA - NWS Office County Warning Area |
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| ROK Roanoke, VA 6SW Wendell Prillaman 4/76 wlprillaman@cox.net | |
| ANN Annandale, VA 1 3/4 ENE - Lowell Koontz 8/31/79 wwkoontz@verizon.net | AKQ Wakefield, VA NWS Wakefield Municipal Airport 36-58-53N 077-00-04W 33M |
| DCA Arlington, VA Washington, DC, Reagan Washington National Airport 38-50-54N 077-02-03W 18M | WSH Washington, VA David Yowell runamok@runamok.com |
| BCB Blacksburg, VA NWS Virginia Tech Airport 37-13N 080-25W | |
| BRI Bridgewater, VA Clayton Towers Ctowers@rica.net | WOO Woodstock, VA 5NW Lauck Walton - 12/1/85 jwalton@shentel.net |
| CEN Centreville, VA Paul Bassett 1985, 38° 50.9788' N LAT. 77° 25.6374' W LON. | Elevation 324' | m.psb@verizon.net | LDY Ladysmith, VA Danny Jessee 2003 danny@dannyjessee.com |
| WAL Wallops Island, VA 37° 56'26" N 75° 27'47" W Wallops Flight Facility Airport | CHO Charlottesville, VA Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport ASOS (Rappahannock County) 38-08-18N 078-27-21W 192M | AVL Asheville, NC Asheville Regional Airport 35-25-55N 082-32-15W 670M |
| MRH Beaufort, NC Michael J. Field Airport 34-44-01N 076-39-38W 3M | |
| DAN Danville, VA, Danville Regional Airport, 36-34-22N 079-20-10W 175M | CLT Charlotte, NC NWS Charlotte/Douglas International Airpot 35-12-48N 080-56-55W 220M |
| IAD Dulles - Washington-Dulles International Airport 38-56-05N 077-26-51W 93M | SSB Sunset Beach, NC 33.9° N 78.5° W Tom Myers |
| FCH Falls Church, VA Erica Page - 3/7/94 Windie1970@aol.com | HKY Hickory, NC |
| HAM Hampton, VA 5NE Dave Kessel 1989 david82@verizon.net | ECG Elizabeth City, NC, Coast Guard Air Station 36-15-47N 076-10-58W 11M |
| CTR Winterpock in Chesterfield County, VA Albert Arnold 06/03 | FAY Fayetteville, NC Fayetteville Regional Airport, 34-59-22N 078-52-48W 55M |
| GSO Greensboro, NC NWS Piedmont Triad International Airport 36-05-51N 079-56-37W 275M | |
| CHT Chantilly, VA Russ Topping - 12/2006 russ.topping@gmail.com - new location December 2006 | HSE Cape Hatteras, NC Mitchell Field 35-13-56N 075-27-21W 3M |
| HDV Herndon, VA Randoplh W. Ashby, 3.3 SM South, Lat: 38.922127, Lon: -77.38015, Elev: 390'. Randolph_Ashby@Raytheon.com | LBT Lumberton, NC Lumberton Municipal Airport 34-36-26N 079-03-36W 37M |
| EWN New Bern, NC Craven County Regional Airport 36-04-03N 077-02-50W 3M | |
| FRV Front Royal, VA Michael Perritt - 04/08 snowyat9@yahoo.com | RAL Raleigh, NC 7NNW Bob Woodson - 6/1/93 kf4mmm@qsl.net |
| LKU Louisa, VA 1N Joseph Bowers 1944 - NWS ID 44-5050-02jmbiii@earthlink.net | RDU Raleigh-Durham, NC Raleigh-Durham International Airport 35-52-14N 078-47-11W 130M |
| LOU Louisa, VA 6S John Bullock (about 1970) INACTIVE 1/1/02 - MEMBER DECEASED FALL 2004 | ROX Roxboro, NC 2SE Merriell A. Jay 1/93 |
| LYH Lynchburg, VA NWS Lynchburg Regional Airport 37-19-15N 079-12-24W 295M | ILM Wilmington, NC NWS New Hanover International Airport 34-16-06N 077-54-22W 9M |
| NEW Newmarket, VA 2W Joyce Winfree joywood@shentel.net | CHS Charleston, SC NWS Charleston Air Force Base 32-53-56N 080-02-26W 13M |
| NPN Newport News, VA 7N Gary Leonard - 6/91 GaryMLeonard@aol.com | CAE Columbia, SC NWS Columbia Metropolitan Airport 33-56-31N 081-07-05W 73M |
| NOR Norfolk, VA 3NE Jim Fentress 6/1/77 | FLO Florence, SC Florence Regional Airport 34-11-16N 079-43-51W 44M |
| ORF Norfolk, VA 5NE 36-54-13N 076-11-31W 14M 1871 | GSP Greenville-Spartanburg, SC NWS Greenville-Spartanburg Airport 34-53-02N 082-13-15W 286M |
| POR Portsmouth, VA 36.81° North 76.33° West 3S Bill Trotter - 7/1/76 wxr@cox.net | CRE North Myrtle Beach, SC Grand Strand Airport 33-48-42N 078-43-26W 10M |
| MEC Mechanicsville, VA Glen Martin 11/19/91 | OGB Orangeburg, SC Orangeburg Municipal Airport 33-27-50N 080-51-13W 59M |
| FHC Norfolk, VA Fred Heutte Center 36° 54'N 76° 16'W 01/01/03 fhcgarden@cox.net | AND Anderson, SC |
| RIC Richmond, VA Richmond International Airport 37-30-40N 077-19-24W 50M | TRI Tri-cities, TN (Bristol / Johnson / Kingsport), Tri-City Regional Airport 36-28-47N 082-23-56W 474M |
| ROA Roanoke, VA Roanoke Regional Airport 37-19-01N 079-58-27W 362M | DAV Davis, WV Dave Lesher canaanwx@canaantv.tv |