The
Atlantic Coast Observer Network: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
http://www.pilot.infi.net/~bsmoot/acon.htm
SUMMARY
OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
JUNE
2000
...Northern 2/3 of Area Experiences
Warm and Wetter Weather
with Above Average Thunderstorm
Days...
...South Carolina Continues
with Severely Deficient Rainfall...
Offer!! FRANCIS SOCEY HAS OLD AMS JOURNALS FOR THE ASKING
Francis has been "down" for a couple of months as you may have deduced by the absence of his data. In his most recent letter Francis writes, "It has been quite a while since you have heard from me! This spring has not been kind to me with all of the ailments that visited me with various results. I just could not make adjustments as easily as when I was a bit younger. At nearly 87, it is a bit of necessity to get the required rest without pain.
I continue with my work as researcher daily doing a bit more to try to get answers to the weather forecasting puzzle. I will be starting my 75th year in doing a little more in weather work. I started in October 1925 back in Altoona, PA and I haven't finished my work yet!
The association with other weather interest groups over the years has been most interesting. This interest that ACOn has with the subject has been the most fruitful. I wish you well to keep the group solid in the interest of weather. Now I will try to keep my work coming but you must understand that my health has caused me to falter a bit.
Here in Weems, I have many volumes of weather journals issued by the AMS that are free to you. Bring a car so you can take home as many as you wish! Call me at 1-804-438-6604 and I will direct you for the many manuals you may wish to have for study and reading.
The very best to all the ACON members!"
THANKS ELEANOR!!! DROUGHT CONDITION UPDATES
For updates on the latest drought conditions nationwide,
check out this web page: http://enso.unl.edu/monitor/monitor.html
(Data cutoff at this site is
Tuesdays and maps are prepared for Thursday distribution)
July 11 - 2000, Southeastern
States: A drought of historic proportions continued affecting many areas.
Only southern Louisiana and
southern Florida reported widespread
7-day rainfall totals approaching or exceeding an inch. This allowed D0
conditions
in southern Florida to ease
for the time being, but drought intensification was noted across the rest
of the Southeast.
Exceptional drought (D4) expanded
into most of central and southwestern Georgia and southern Alabama, and
the D0 to
D3 conditions observed from
northern Georgia and central Alabama northwestward toward the Ohio and
Mississippi
Rivers' confluence represented
a one-category deterioration for most locations. Rainfall totals 7 or more
inches below
normal for the last 90 days
were reported from central Georgia westward into central and eastern Alabama.
As a result, streamflows in the
Southeast dropped to precipitously low levels, and crop conditions declined
markedly in
many regions. In Alabama, about
30% of cotton and 62% of peanuts were in poor or very poor condition, an
increase of
21% from the prior week's peanut
crop condition. Georgia reported 32% of cotton and 26% of peanuts in poor
or very
poor condition while 19% of
Louisiana rice was similarly rated. In addition, large proportions of several
states' pastures
were in poor or very poor conditions,
including Georgia (55%), South Carolina (48%), and Alabama (48%).
A s t r o A l e r t ! ! ! SUN-EARTH ALERT
Local sunspot authority Boyd Quate used to base much his his local forecasts on sunspot activity. Received this link from Bill Winkler of Texas and wanted to pass it along regarding the most recent (7/14) solar activity which could impact our weather, sooner than later. For those of you with Internet access, thought you'd like to read this interesting report. Just click the link below.
Solar Terrestrial Dispatch http://www.spacew.com
NEW!!! MEMBER PROFILES
If you didn't check out this new, occasional feature last month, please go online again and read about Joyce Winfree of Newmarket, Virginia.
DON'T FORGET!!! SEND YOUR MONTHLY NOTES VIA EMAIL IF YOU CAN
If you have email, then it would really help me if you could send your monthly notes section via the Internet. Many of you already do this and I can easily copy and paste. Some of you still send in your handwritten forms but you also have email. Please continue sending in those forms but just drop me an email at the first of the month with your notes if you can work this in to your schedule. Such e-notes would save me typing time!
NOTES FROM "AROUND THE LEAGUE"
Virginia:
Annandale - Lowell reports from email: "WET JUNE---SECOND WETTEST IN 20 YRS...ONLY 1998 WAS WETTER & THE MEAN TEMP. 74.83 WAS A LITTLE +1.53ø ABOVE AVE. THE TOT. PRECIP. WAS 6.24 INCHES WHICH WAS 3.00 INCHES ABOVE THE AVE. THERE WERE 16 DAYS WITH RAIN A NEW 20 YR REC.-OLD REC.1982 WITH 15 THE AVERAGE MIN. WAS OVER +2o ABOVE AVERAGE AND THE AVERAGE MAX. WAS LESS THAN + 0.5o ABOVE AVERAGE. THIS HAS BEEN A TREND AT THIS LOCATION OVER THE PAST FEW YRS THE NIGHTS TEND TO BE WARMER. WE HAD 55o AS THE LOWEST MINIMUM TEMP. WHICH WAS THE HIGHEST LOW MINIMUM SINCE 1989 WHICH IS THE 20 YEAR RECORD...THERE WAS ALSO VERY LITTLE VARIATION IN THE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE DURING JUNE FROM THE HIGHEST PRESSURE OF 30.26 TO THE LOWEST BAR. PRES. 29.80 WAS ONLY 0.46 INCHES VARIATION IN PRES. - THIS IS THE LEAST IN JUNE SINCE 1991."
Arlington - NWS WBC notes DCA's mean temp was
0.9o below normal
while the rainfall departure was +1.55". Year-to-date precip was
4.49" in excess of the norm. NO RECORDS WERE SET AT NATIONAL
AIRPORT DURING JUNE. JUNE WAS A WET MONTH FOR THE WASHINGTON AREA.
NOT THAT IT WAS DREARY LIKE SEVERAL WEEKENDS IN MAY...RATHER MOST DAYS
WERE PARTLY SUNNY WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THE RAIN WAS SPREAD OUT EVENLY THROUGH THE MONTH. SEVENTEEN DAYS HAD RAIN IN JUNE...INCLUDING 14 OF THE LAST 20...QUITE A FEAT FOR A SUMMER MONTH. MOST OF IT CAME IN SHORT BURSTS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WHEN LINES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WOULD ROLL THROUGH.
THIS WILL LOG AS OUR WETTEST JUNE SINCE 1989. WE FINISHED UP THE MONTH OVER AN INCH AND A HALF ABOVE NORMAL IN RAINFALL...CONTINUING A GREAT GROWING SEASON FOR LOCAL FARMERS.
IN ADDITION TO BEING WET...JUNE WAS A RATHER COOL MONTH. THERE WERE ONLY FIVE DAYS IN THE 90S...WITH THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURE REACHING 94. THE MAJORITY OF THE DAYS WERE IN THE 80S...HOWEVER TWO DAYS EARLY IN THE MONTH NEVER MADE IT OUT OF THE 60S. WE ENDED THE MONTH ABOUT A DEGREE BELOW NORMAL...EXACTLY THE SAME AS LAST JUNE.
Blacksburg/Roanoke/Lynchburg Area - THE STORMY WEATHER THAT BEGAN IN MID MAY, CONTINUED FOR MOST OF THE MONTH OF JUNE, WITH VIRGINIA ENJOYING COOLING SUMMER RAINS. STARTING JUNE 2, A POWERFUL COLD FRONT SWEPT THROUGH THE AREA DELIVERING THE USUAL WIND DAMAGE, AND HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE NEAR SOUTH BOSTON, IN HALIFAX COUNTY, THEN MOVED BACK AS A WARM FRONT ON THE 5TH AND 6TH WITH FLOODING. WITH THE ATMOSPHERE STABILIZED DURING THE SECOND WEEK OF THE MONTH, HOT AND HAZY WEATHER RETURNED WITH NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES. ON THE 13TH, A VERY SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT, TAKING NEARLY A WEEK TO PASS THROUGH, BROUGHT MORE HAIL, WIND DAMAGE, AND FLOODING EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH COOL AIR IN PLACE AFTER THE COLD FRONT, THE 3RD WEEK OF JUNE WAS JUST THE OPPOSITE OF THE 2ND, WITH VERY NICE, LESS HUMID DAYS. ON THE 25TH, YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT RETURNED, LASTING THROUGH THE 27TH. WITH THE GROUND SATURATED FROM NEARLY A MONTH OF RAIN, MOSTLY FLASH FLOODING OCCURRED. PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS ABOVE NORMAL. THE LARGEST AMOUNT RECORDED WAS AT YANCYVILLE, NC WITH 9.67 INCHES. TEMPERATURES WERE NEAR NORMAL, EVEN WITH THE FLUCTUATIONS OF WARM AND COOL DAYS THROUGH THE MONTH.
In Blacksburg, the monthly mean temp was 1.0o above normal while precip was 3.06" above normal.
Bridgewater - Using email, Clayton remarks:
"The temperature for the month was about three degrees above normal.
Most of the months this year have been above normal. Also, the precipitation
was about three inches above normal. With the heavy precipitation
in June, this year's precipitation is very close to normal.
A spectacular lightning display occurred on the night of the 21st. It was
the most exciting lightning show that I had seen for some time.
With the abundance of moisture, the lawns are green, and gardens are
growing. The farmers corn fields look great.
What a contrast to last year!"
Centreville - Paul sends these notes: "As my Virginia Power bill proves, June was warmer than usual with almost 1/3 of the daytime highs 90o or higher. The average daily temp was 3.5o above norm while nighttime temps averaged 5.6o above the norm. Precip was almost 23% greater than the 4.23" norm. Flight operations at Dulles Airport were shut down for a few hours on the afternoon of the 17th while a cold front passed through. My arrival in Boston was delayed by 7 hours as flights along the whole northeast sector were either canceled or delayed. Never saw my luggage until the day after returning home!"
Dulles - The monthly mean temp, according to
NWS WBC, was 1.2o
above normal while precip for the month was 0.10" above.
Rainfall for the year-to-date at month's end was 1.01"
below the norm.
Falls Church - Erica notes: "June 2000 was slightly below normal temperature wise but about 2 inches above normal for precipitation. We also had 18 days with thunderstorms which is above normal for June. What a difference from last year's drought."
Fredericksburg - Ken writes that thunderstorms and heavy rain dominated the last 2/3 of the month. 8.31" of rain the last 19 days and there were 7 different observations periods with over 0.80"!
Hampton - " TEMPERATURES WERE WARMER THAN NORMALS
WITH ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION. STATION RECORDS:
6/19 RAINFALL RECORD 1.50 ; 6/27 RAINFALL RECORD 2.40"
- notes from Dave Kessel
Herndon - "June temperatures were slightly above normal at my station. Most notable were the frequent thunderstorms. We were thankful to receive normal rainfall in June, as the last several years had seen us heading into a severe drought by now." - Russ' notes
Lynchburg - From NWS BCB: The monthly mean temp was 1o below normal. Rainfall was 1.96" above the norm.
New Market - Joyce writes via email: "Did
we ever get rain this month! I have records back to 1982 and
this is the most since then.
On 17th we had 2" in 1/2 hour. It came
fast and in sheets. The month is much warmer also. It is +2.0
degrees warmer than normal. We broke the high record on the 2nd of
month and tied the record on 12th."
Norfolk - From NWS AKQ: The monthly mean temp was 2.0o above the norm while rainfall was a whopping 4.49" in excess of the norm. The average wind speed was 9.6 MPH.
Portsmouth - The mean temp here was 1.5oabove the norm while precip was 133% of the norm of (+1.18"). Year-to-date rainfall is 102% of the norm (+0.4"). Dominant wind direction was from the S and averaged 4.3 mph. With 1 heating degree day, the season finally came to and end- albeit in the very late month of any year - with a total of 2997. New June records included: 18th - Maximum minimum temperature of 76o ; 18th - Maximum wind gust - 35 mph ; 19th - Maximum wind gust - 26 mph; 19th - Daily precipitation record - 0.79"; 25th - Tie of Maximum minimum temperature 74o; 26th - Tie of Maximum minimum temperature - 74o; 27th - Daily precipitation record - 0.68"; 28th - Daily precipitation record - 1.55"; 29th - Maximum minimum temperature - 77o
Richmond - According to NWS AKQ, Richmond had mean temps 1.5o above normal while rainfall was 2.47" above normal. The average wind speed was 8.1 MPH. Yearly rainfall was 2.73" above normal at the end of June.
Mechanicsville - Glenn writes strong thunderstorms moved through on the 15th when power was off from 2130 to 0430 hours. Again on the 18th, 28th, and 29th, strong thunderstorms moved through the area with downpours and sharp lightning.
Roanoke - Wendell notes June was a warmer than normal and wetter than normal month. The temperatures were 2oabove the norm while rainfall was 1.16" above the normal (for a welcome change). Rainfall was distributed pretty well throughout the month.
Roanoke - NWS BCB notes: The monthly mean temp was normal while precip was 1.52" above the norm.
Vienna - Robert writes that "June was warmer and wetter than average. Thunderstorms were frequent (8 days). 90+ readings occurred on 5 days. Mean monthly low temperature was higher that average. Several mornings were clear, cool, and pleasant. A few days were hot and muggy."
Woodstock - Lauck send these notes from email: "June was warm (10th of 15 years) and precip was a little above average (9th of 15 years). Modest but very regular rain has kept crops in fine condition, but done little to recharge the aquifers."
North Carolina:
Asheville - From NWS GSP: The monthly mean temp was 1.2o above the normal while rainfall was 1.45" below normal. The average wind speed was 5.0 MPH.
Brevard - Bob remarks through email: "Observations are complete for all 30 days in June. June was another record setting hot month. The mean high, 85.2 deg. F, compares with a ten-year average for June of 82.0, and was only exceeded once during the previous ten years, in 1990 when 85.9 deg. F was reached. The mean low, 60.1 deg., ten-year average 59.6, was exceeded three times, in 1990, 91, and 1994. However, June 2000 is most remarkable for continuing the deficit of rain for the year to date which has reached 13.23". The 3.14" recorded exceeds only the 2.14" recorded in 1993. If the deficit continues with out change for the remainder of the year, we will be over 20" short for the year, extending a shortage of rain that commenced in 1959."
Charlotte - NWS GSP reports the mean temp at CLT was 0.2o above normal while precip was 0.09" above normal.
Greensboro - - NWS RAH reports that the mean temp was 2.9o above normal while rainfall was 1.71" deficient. A new record high minimum temp was set on the 19th (67o).
Raleigh - Bob sends these notes via email: "June was similar to May, above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation. This station recorded 18 days that max temperature was 90+ degrees compared to only 7 last year. There were several severe thunderstorm watches issued during June. On June 3rd a tornado warning was issued for northern Wake County (my location) but no ground truth of a tornado. Also on June 3rd had a brief period of 3/4" hail. The after effects from Hurricane Floyd still continue to be on the news almost weekly. Enclosed is an article concerning beach erosion resulting from Floyd among other factors." (Editor's note: Thanks for the article Bob. A reprint from the Internet was sent to our USPS mail recipients. For Internet readers, here's a link to the article published by the News and Observer: http://www.news-observer.com/
You will need to fill in the seach field by typing "High tide leaves little beach in many beach towns" (without the quotes) You may have to register to retrieve the article. Hurry and read this article as it is free only until September 1!
Raleigh - NWS RDU reports the month was the 5th warmest June on record. Set a daily record max temp (99) on the 13th, tied the daily record low max temp on the 5th, and set a daily record max minimum temp on the 17th, again on the 19th, and tied the record on the 13th. The mean temp was 2.9o above normal and rainfall was 1.18" below normal.
Roxboro - Merriell writes: "June was hotter and much wetter as twice the normal rainfall was recorded. Strong to severe thunderstorms passed through the area almost weekly. Surrounding areas received small hail from the storms."
Wilmington - From NWS ILM: AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE WAS 1.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS
WERE
BROKEN OR TIED IN JUNE. THE TOTAL RAINFALL FOR
JUNE WAS 0.28 INCH ABOVE NORMAL. 85 PERCENT OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE
WAS RECEIVED (NORMAL IS 66 PERCENT). THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE
MONTH WAS 7.9 MPH. THE 28TH WAS THE
BREEZIEST DAY WITH A DAY-LONG AVERAGE OF 11.9 MPH.
BUT THE 19TH SAW BOTH THE HIGHEST 2-MINUTE WIND (28 MPH FROM THE WEST).
South Carolina:
Columbia - NWS CAE reports the monthly mean temp was 2.8o in excess of the norm. Rainfall was 2.09" below the norm and the year-to-date rainfall was 6.09" deficient. A high minimum temperature was set on the 13th.
Charleston - "Hot, humid conditions returned
to the Lowcountry during the second half of June, along with much needed
rainfall. However, even with the additional precipitation, the month
of June reported a deficit of just over 2 inches. This leaves most
of south coastal South Carolina with a deficit of 5 to 8 inches since the
first of the year. There were 12 days in June with thunder reported,
but only 9 had measurable precipitation. Two
of the thunder days had less than one tenth of an inch of precipitation,
while there were three days with no rain at all. Even with the sporadic
rainfall, high pressure continued to dominate across the southeastern U.S.
At the beginning of the month, with relatively low humidities, minimum
temperatures dropped below 60 degrees on three days for the
monthly minimums (59 on the 1, 8 and 10th).
Records set across the area: June 3 - Charleston
International Airport Record High 100
Previous record 99 set in 1985
Beaufort - Record High 100 Previous record 98 set
in 1943"
The average wind speed was 7.9 MPH. Monthly precipitation was 2.08" below normal and the mean temp was 1.4oabove normal. Yearly precip to date was 7.79" below normal at month's end. --Eleanor
Florence - FAA Florence noted the 9th driest June on record (records back to 1948). Record low on the 7th (55). A tie of the record warm low on the 18th (73).
Greenville-Spartanburg - The monthly temps averaged 2.6o above normal while total rainfall was 3.46" below normal. The average wind speed was 5.5 MPH. 68% of possible sunshine was recorded. - from NWS GSP
North Myrtle Beach - NWS ILM reported a mean temp 0.7o above the norm while precip was 1.82" below the norm. A record low was ties on the 7th (57).
Nearby Cities:
Tri-cities/Bristol area noted temps averaging 0.8o above the norm with total rainfall 1.02" above the norm. For the year, rainfall is running 0.43" below normal.
(Please
note the column denotations table below.)
TEMPERATURES / WIND / ELEMENTS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2000 |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Please
note the column denotations table below.)
PRECIPITATION / BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 1999-2000 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 | (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 |
STATION / LOCATION (MILES & DIRECTION FROM MAIN POST OFFICE) / OBSERVER / YEAR RECORDS BEGAN / EMAIL ADDRESS:
ANN Annandale, VA 1 3/4 ENE - Lowell Koontz 12/90 llkoontz@erols.com | ROA Roanoke, VA Webmaster (Blacksburg): William.Perry@noaa.gov |
DCA Arlington, VA NWS Webmaster (Sterling): james.decarufel@noaa.gov | ROK Roanoke, VA 6SW Wendell Prillaman 4/76 |
BCB Blacksburg, VA NWS Webmaster: William.Perry@noaa.gov | VNA Vienna, VA Robert Boott, 1.5SW Robert.Boott@tma.osd.mil |
BRI Bridgewater, VA Clayton Towers Ctowers@rica.net | AKQ Wakefield, VA NWS Webmaster: Hugh.Cobb@noaa.gov |
CEN Centreville, VA Paul Bassett 1985 pbassett@neocom.net | WSH Washington, VA David Yowell runamok@runamok.com |
CHO Charlottesville, VA 3N John Stewart (Rappahannock County) - 1/91 - Inactive | WEE Weems, VA 3WNW Francis J. Socey |
IAD Dulles International Airport Webmaster (Sterling): james.decarufel@noaa.gov | WOO Woodstock, VA 5NW Lauck Walton - 12/1/85 jwalton@shentel.net |
FCH Falls Church, VA Erica Page - 3/7/94 ERICA96661@aol.com | AVL Asheville, NC NWS NWS GSP: bryan.mcavoy@noaa.gov |
FRB Fredericksburg, VA 7SW Ken McKneely mckneelys@email.msn.com | BRE Brevard, NC 1SE Bob Keehn 1/1/90 Bob_Keehn@citcom.net |
HAM Hampton, VA 5NE Dave Kessel 1989 david64@visi.net | CLT Charlotte, NC NWS NWS GSP: bryan.mcavoy@noaa.gov |
HER Herndon, VA R.M. Beall P- 10/76 T- 1/91 beall47@earthlink.net | GSO Greensboro, NC NWS Webmaster (Raleigh/RAH): Richard.Jones@noaa.gov |
HRN Herndon, VA 4SW Russ Topping - 1985 rtopping@erols.com | RAL Raleigh, NC 7NNW Bob Woodson - 6/1/93 woods@pipeline.com |
LKU Louisa, VA 1N Joseph Bowers 1944 - NWS ID 44-5050-02 jmbiii@earthlink.net | RDU Raleigh-Durham, NC NWS Webmaster: Richard.Jones@noaa.gov |
LOU Louisa, VA 6S John Bullock (about 1970) | LUM Lumberton, NC FAA Lumberton 34o 37'N 79o 04'W |
LYH Lynchburg, VA NWS Webmaster (Blacksburg): William.Perry@noaa.gov | ROX Roxboro, NC 2SE Merriell A. Jay 1/93 |
NEW Newmarket, VA 2W Joyce Winfree joywood@shentel.net | ILM Wilmington, NC NWS nwsilm@wilmington.net |
NPN Newport News, VA 7N Gary Leonard - 6/91 GaryMLeonard@aol.com | CHS Charleston,
SC NWS, courtesy of Eleanor Vallier-Talbot
Eleanor.Vallier-Talbot@noaa.govevaltal@wpmedia.com Webmaster Contents CHS: Theodore.Rodgers@noaa.gov |
NOR Norfolk, VA 3NE Jim Fentress 6/1/77 | CAE Columbia, SC NWS |
ORF Norfolk, VA 5NE NWS 1871 Webmaster (Wakefield): Hugh.Cobb@noaa.gov | GSP Greenville-Spartanburg, SC NWS bryan.mcavoy@noaa.gov |
POR Portsmouth, VA 3S Bill Trotter - 7/1/76 pwrs@pilot.infi.net | RUB Ruby, SC 3 NW Franklin Hancock |
MEC Mechanicsville, VA Glen Martin 11/19/91 | FLO Florence, SC nwsilm@wilmington.net |
RMD Richmond, VA Roy Britt 8/22/83 rbritt@erols.com | CRE North Myrtle Beach, SC nwsilm@wilmington.net |
RIC Richmond, VA NWS Webmaster (Wakefield): Hugh.Cobb@noaa.gov | TRI Tri-cities/Bristol, TN NWS Webmaster (Morristown):W-Mrx.Webmaster@noaa.gov |
CHW Canaan Heights, WV Dave Lesher wxdave@boo.net |