ACON
- VA/NC/SC
The Atlantic
Coast Observer Network:
Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina
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SUMMARY OF
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
JUNE 2004
...FOR MOST, A COOLER & WETTER THAN NORMAL MONTH ...
As summer arrived in June, most of the station reports across the region indicate
above normal rainfall, with exceptions you can note in the data table. Lots of
thunderstorm activity across the area with a moist flow coming mainly from the
southeast and south, as more often than not the offshore Southeast US high pressure continued to
dominate our region. Many of our stations received downpours, pushing the totals
for the station considerably higher than normal. And surprisingly, some coastal
stations reported smaller totals. One can speculate on why, but one cannot help but note
the relatively high number of land mass thunderstorms away from the coast.
While seabreezes at the immediate coast can become boundary zones for thunderstorm development as they move inland,
these same seabreezes at other times can inhibit such development at the shorelines. Often land mass thunderstorms
fall apart as they approach these boundary zones at the shoreline.
Temperature averages for many were below normal to slightly above normal for
a few. Please note the station comments in the station narratives
for new and near records as well as other highlights from our members.
Links to RAH's event summaries for the June 4th tornado outbreak over central eastern
North Carolina and for the severe thunderstorms of the 23rd
are found in the station notes section below (Raleigh).
As always, RAH has done an excellent job compiling the monthly summary for North Carolina.
Please note excerpts from the summary inserted below. For the indepth report,
note the link to the PDF or WORD versions.
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STATIONS MAPS
Ever wonder just where Clayton's station
in Bridgewater, Virginia is located or where are Hampton (Dave) and Herndon (Russ), also in Virginia?
Or just where is Bob's site in Raleigh or Bob's site in Brevard, North Carolina?
And, let's see, where is Joyce in New Market, VA? And is Tri-Cities really in TN or VA or both?
An Internet link to MapQuest.com depicting the general area of our region in which you are located is now
available with a click to your station ID in the STATION / LOCATION table found
at the end of this report. And with MapQuest, you can zoom in and out to get a better
idea of where we are all located within the entire region. None of your specific street addresses was
used; simply the general area in which you're located is depicted.
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STATIONS ADDED TO MONTHLY DATABASE
As most all NWS sites have completed
their redesign, some sites have added stations within our region to their
climate pages. Beginning with May 2004, we now have reports from WAL, Wallops Island, VA, from EWN, New Bern, NC,
from MRH, Beaufort, NC, and from HSE, Cape Hatteras. While we have had very limited data
from HSE in the past, we now can access the monthly F-6 from the station via the
Newport/Morehead City, NC NWS Office (link below).
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U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR
While many of us have been blessed with
needed rainfall this spring and early summer, some southwestern and southern parts of our region are now labeled
in the abnormally dry intensity areas. For the latest U.S, Drought
Monitor graphic, visit http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html.
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U.S. DAILY WEATHER MAPS PROJECT
Looking for that NOAA Daily Weather
Map for a given date since 1871? Look no further! Visit the NOAA Central Library
U.S. Daily Weather Maps Project [1871-2001] at http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/dwm/data_rescue_daily_weather_maps.html.
A link to maps for 2002 to the present is found at the top of the page. Great resource! Note:
You will need to download and install a small program in order to view the
maps.
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AKQ SPOTTER NEWSLETTER
Bill Sammler, Warning Coordination Meteorologist at NWS AKQ,
sends an email note announcing that the latest newsletter is available. Features include
a recap of the December 9th, 2003 Central Virginia Earthquake and histories of
earthquakes in the area, a review of the summer of 2003 rip currents, and the post Hurricane Isabel
early morning tornado outbreak in East Central Virginia.
You may download the edition from http:://www.erh.noaa.gov/akq/spotterinfo/spottervol92004.pdf.
Within the newsletter, we are informed that basic SKYWARN presentations are now
online at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/akq/spotterinfo/calendar.htm#Spotter.
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MIGRATION OF ACON VA/NC/SC FILES TO 1 SERVER
Geocities/Yahoo is no longer
providing access to our older files (pre-2001) originally stored on their server.
Thus, if you have a link to the old address (http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/1667/acon.htm)
please update it to http://members.cox.net/wxr/acon.htm
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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
used for these purposes.
ACON VA/NC/SC Member
Station Extremes - JUNE 2004
State
|
Maximum Temperature
|
Minimum
Temperature
|
Warmest
Average
Temperature
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Coldest
Average
Temperature
|
Maximum
Precipitation
|
Minimum
Precipitation
|
Virginia
|
96.6°
Norfolk (FHC)
|
50°
Blacksburg, Hampton Herndon (HER), New Market Newport News
|
76.1°
Norfolk (FHC)
|
67.7°
Blacksburg
|
9.93"
Richmond
|
2.07"
Wallops Island
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North Carolina
|
96°
Fayetteville, Raleigh (RDU)
|
49°
Asheville
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78.9°
Beaufort
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70.5°
Asheville
|
8.20"
Charlotte
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2.36"
Greensboro
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South Carolina
|
97°
Florence
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56°
Anderson
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80.4°
Charleston
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75.7°
Greenville-Spartanburg
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10.36"
Columbia
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2.26"
Florence
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(Please
note the column denotations table below.)
TEMPERATURE / WINDS/ ELEMENTS
VIRGINIA
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All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
STN A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 R2 S CWA
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ANN 81.53 63.13 72.33 -1.1 92 17 55 6,20 3 0 0 0 40 WNW 1 7 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
BCB 76.9 58.5 67.7 +0.8 85 17 50 27 0 0 0 0 74% 27 280° 1 3.2 1 0 0 0 3 50% 2400 RNK
BRI 81 61 71.0 +0.9 89 16 51 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
25
CEN 82.3 64.1 73.2 -1.9 93 17 55 20 5 0 0 0 32 337° 1 6 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
CHO 80.5 62.2 71.3 -1.6 90 17 51 21 1 0 0 0 28 290° 1 3.6 9 0 0 0 6 2400 LWX
DAN 82.5 64.0 73.3 -1.1 91 17,18 54 2 3 0 0 0 80% 26 260° 2 4.5 12 0 0 0 5 40% 2400 RNK
26 310° 25
DCA 81.4 65.4 73.4 -1.1 92 9,17 57 6 3 0 0 0 41 010° 17 8.6 5 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
41 310° 22
IAD 80.5 61.3 70.9 0.0 91 17 51 21 2 0 0 0 40 290° 1 6.0 3 0 0 0 4 2400 LWX
FCH 81.2 61.3 71.3 93 18 55 5 4 0 0 0 40 1 6 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
HAM 83 63 73 -2.0 93 18 50 13 2 0 0 0 31 SW 10 SW 6 0 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
HER 79.4 61.6 70.5 -0.4 91.2 17 50 5 1 0 0 0 19 2 5+ 0 0 0 2400 LWX
HRN 79.2 61.5 70.2 -0.7 90.0 17 52.9 20 1 0 0 0 76% 37 WNW 1 2.8 S 3 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
LYH 81.0 61.2 71.1 +0.1 89 17 52 2 1 0 0 0 76% 37 200° 30 3.9 6 0 0 0 6 40% 2400 RNK
NEW 80.46 59.83 70.15 93 17 50 20 1 0 0 0 47 WSW 2 0 0 0 0 7 1800 LWX
NPN 84.1 65.1 74.6 95 18 50 13 8 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 2400 AKQ
NOR 83.4 66.8 75.1 +0.9 95 18 52 13 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
ORF 82.1 68.1 75.1 +0.6 93 18 56 13 3 0 0 0 79% 31 240° 10 8.1 6 0 0 0 0 50% 2400 AKQ
FHC 84.87 67.33 76.1 96.6 18 55.9 13 6 0 0 0 77% 26 210° 2 3.0 200° 2400 AKQ
POR 82.9 67.8 75.4 -0.1 93 18 55 13 11 0 0 0 76% 29 270° 1 3.1 210° 6 0 0 0 0 47% 2400 AKQ
MEC 81.97 64.48 74.89 97 18 55 6,13 4 0 0 0 62% 9 0 0 0 10 1700 AKQ
RIC 83.3 65.8 74.6 +1.1 93 18 56 6 3 0 0 0 76% 46 280° 18 7.2 7 0 0 0 1 70% 2400 AKQ
RGL 82.19 64.65 73.42 -0.08 91.4 9 53.3 6 1 0 0 0 22 NNW 1 3 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
ROA 80.7 63.8 72.2 +0.3 90 11,17 55 27 2 0 0 0 73% 38 320° 1 5.4 6 0 0 0 2 50% 2400 RNK
ROK 80.9 62.6 71.7 +6.1 90 10,11 54 27 3 0 0 0 21 NW 1,11 6 0 0 0 0 2300 RNK
17
AKQ 84 64 74.0 94 18 51 13 5 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
WAL 80.2 64.8 72.5 +1.1 90 10,18 51 13 3 0 0 0 32 080° 5 8.7 0 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
32
WEE 88.1 55.4 75.5 94 18 58 25 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2400
WOO 75.9 62.0 68.9 86 10 51 20 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 10 2400 LWX
WSH 80.2 59.7 70.7 91.2 9 50.7 20 1 0 0 0 11 E 5 1 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
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NORTH CAROLINA
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All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
STN A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 R2 S CWA
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AVL 79.0 62.0 70.5 +1.3 87 11 49 2 0 0 0 0 28 340° 22 4.5 3 0 0 0 7 2400 GSP
MRH 84.9 72.9 78.9 90 19 67 13 1 0 0 0 40 320° 23 9.8 15 0 0 0 1 2400 MHX
CLT 83.9 66.2 75.1 -1.4 91 11,18 55 5 4 0 0 0 33 170° 8 4.8 10 0 0 0 2 2400 GSP
ECG 84.2 68.3 76.3 +0.6 95 18 58 12 5 0 0 0 81% 44 330° 25 8.3 12 0 0 0 2 40% 2400 AKQ
FAY 86.9 69.1 78.0 96 18 62 13 11 0 0 0 73% 44 280° 18 6.4 3 0 0 0 3 40% 2400 RAH
GSO 83.2 66.2 74.7 +1.1 92 18 58 2 4 0 0 0 74% 38 360° 19 6.5 10 0 0 0 1 50% 2400 RAH
HSE 83.5 72.1 77.8 +3.0 88 19 66 13 14 0 0 0 40 270° 11, 9.1 0 0 0 0 2 2400 MHX
12
HKY 81.7 65.3 73.5 -0.3 92 11 54 5 1 0 0 0 25 350° 19 3.9 5 0 0 0 6 2400 GSP
LBT 87.8 69.5 78.7 +3.1 95 18,19 64 5 11 0 0 0 49 280° 23 5.6 0 0 0 0 3 2400 ILM
EWN 86.4 68.4 77.4 +1.7 93 18 62 21 7 0 0 0 37 320° 11 5.8 16 0 0 0 3 2400 MHX
RAL 85.1 65.2 75.2 +0.5 95 18 55 1 6 0 0 0 24 10 1.3 S 5 0 0 0 1 2400 RAH
RDU 85.3 67.0 76.2 +1.5 96 18 58 2 9 0 0 0 74% 41 280° 11 5.8 8 0 0 0 2 80% 2400 RAH
ROX 83.6 65.0 74.3 +1.5 93 17 57 6 3 0 0 0 41 N 11 S 5 0 0 0 1 60% 2200 RAH
ILM 86.9 70.0 78.4 +1.2 95 18 62 13 6 0 0 0 31 290° 12 6.8 10 0 0 0 2 2400 ILM
31 260° 28
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SOUTH CAROLINA
[Reminder:
All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
STN A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 R2 S CWA
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AND 86.4 67.4 76.9 +30.5 94 12,17 56 2 7 0 0 0 33 290° 18 5.4 14 0 0 0 4 2400 GSP
CAE 88.5 70.8 79.6 +1.1 95 12 66 1,3 12 0 0 0 46 250° 23 5.8 15 0 0 0 4 2400 CAE
CHS 88.7 72.1 80.4 +2.2 95 12 66 5 12 0 0 0 41 270° 23 8.2 13 0 0 0 0 2400 CHS
CRE 85.1 72.5 78.8 +2.2 93 22 68 5,13 4 0 0 0 29 210° 4 8.1 8 0 0 0 2 2400 ILM
FLO 88.2 70.2 79.2 +1.6 97 19 65 5 9 0 0 0 39 250° 25 6.9 14 0 0 0 5 2400 ILM
GSP 84.3 67.0 75.7 +1.0 94 12 58 5 6 0 0 0 36 300° 18 5.1 13 0 0 0 2 2400 GSP
OGB 88.7 70.2 79.5 95 12 66 5,7 13 0 0 0 45 260° 29 4.1 21 0 0 0 7 2400 CAE |
NEARBY STATIONS
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All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
STN A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 R2 S CWA
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TRI 80.7 61.9 71.3 +0.6 89 12 52 2,6 0 0 0 0 36 330° 2 3.1 16 0 0 0 2 2400 MRX
DAV 69.4 52.4 60.9 80 16 56 5,6 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 6 1900 PBZ
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(Please
note the column denotations table below.)
PRECIPITATION / BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
VIRGINIA
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All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
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ANN 5.74 +2.23 2.00 5 2.00 5 13 2 20.93 0.0 0.0 16.3 30.27 8 29.69 1 2400
BCB 3.96 +0.03 1.93 4 1.93 4 13 1 21.53 0.0 0.0 30.7 2400
BRI 2.38 -1.02 0.51 5, 1.02 5-6 11 0 18.61 0.0 0.0 25.2 30.24 29.77 0515/1600
6
CEN 4.54 +1.15 1.47 5 1.47 5 13 2 17.50 0.0 0.0 16.9 30.28 8 29.71 1 2400
CHO 5.20 +0.74 1.67 16 1.69 16-17 15 3 14.40 0.0 0.0 2400
DAN 4.45 -0.95 1.69 4 1.69 4 14 1 15.14 0.0 0.0 30.25 8 29.73 1 2400
DCA 4.60 +1.47 1.26 22 1.26 22 11 1 17.20 0.0 0.0 12.2 2400
IAD 3.73 -0.34 1.12 5 1.29 4-5 12 2 17.76 0.0 0.0 17.4 2400
FCH 4.61 1.03 5 1.35 4-5 11 1 19.20 0.0 0.0 15.0 2400
HAM 8.64 +5.00 2.37 4 2.37 4 11 2 2400
HER 4.71 +0.64 1.70 4-5 14 1 20.35 0.0 0.0 20.7 2400
17
HRN 4.20 +0.13 1.58 5 1.58 5 15 2 18.46 0.0 0.0 19.5 30.224 8 29.653 1 30.000 2400
LYH 5.27 +1.48 1.25 4-5 15 1 16.02 0.0 0.0 12.1 30.28 8 29.72 1 2400
NEW 3.46 1.10 5 9 1 18.59 0.0 0.0 29.5 1700
NPN 7.30 2.51 4 2.51 4 11 2 20.71 0.0 0.0 7.1 2400
NOR 6.76 +2.73 2.19 10 10 2 21.37 0.0 0.0 7.2 2400
ORF 4.86 +1.09 1.69 4 1.69 4 11 1 20.91 0.0 0.0 6.2 30.26 8 29.66 1 2400
FHC 8.53 2.54 10 2.99 10-11 13 3 21.51 0.0 0.0 6.0 30.258 8 29.656 1 30.027 2400
POR 6.98 +3.18 1.82 10 2.31 25-26 11 3 19.33 0.0 0.0 6.5 30.256 8 29.657 1 30.028 2400
MEC 5.34 0.88 12 1.44 16-17 10 0 20.00 0.0 0.0 7.4 30.00 8 29.59 1 29.820 1700
RIC 9.93 +6.39 2.70 10 2.70 10 12 5 21.31 0.0 0.0 6.2 30.28 8 29.70 1 2400
RGL 2.48 -1.06 0.71 25 0.75 25-26 10 0 12.52 0.0 0.0 3.25 30.24 8 29.67 1 2400
ROA 6.48 +2.80 2.35 4 2.41 4-5 13 2 19.81 0.0 0.0 22.0 30.26 8 29.72 1 2400
ROK 6.62 -0.10 2.86 4 3.01 4-5 14 3 21.98 0.0 0.0 22.1 30.18 7,8 29.80 11, 2400
9
AKQ 8.64 4.52 4 4.52 4 13 3 21.87 0.0 0.0 7.6 12 2400
WAL 2.07 -1.09 0.65 26 0.65 26 10 0 14.82 0.0 0.0 3.4 30.27 13 29.63 1 2400
WEE 2.96 0.81 23 0.81 23 8 0 0.0 0.0 30.20 3,7 29.70 22 2400
8
WOO 5.45 1.21 11-12 15 1 20.38 0.0 0.0 26.2 30.24 30 29.80 1 0800
WSH 3.22 1.20 5 1.71 4-5 12 2 18.75 0.0 0.0 22.2 30.28 8 29.70 1 2400
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NORTH CAROLINA
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All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
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AVL 7.39 +3.01 2.22 15 2.22 15 19 1 20.62 0.0 0.0 14.3 30.28 8 29.81 1 2400
MRH 3.37 0.92 28 1.37 23-24 15 0 0.0 0.0 30.25 8 29.73 1 2400
CLT 8.20 +4.78 1.82 23 1.83 23-24 17 5 18.44 0.0 0.0 14.5 30.20 30 30.11 30 2400
ECG 7.64 +3.91 1.57 25 1.72 25-26 14 3 20.86 0.0 0.0 8.5 30.27 8 29.67 1 2400
FAY 3.19 0.64 6 0.64 6 11 0 11.56 0.0 0.0 30.23 8 29.73 1 2400
GSO 2.36 -1.17 0.85 4 0.86 3-4 13 0 11.80 0.0 0.0 18.5 2400
HSE 2.91 -0.91 0.95 26 0.95 26 14 0 0.0 0.0 30.26 8 29.69 1 2400
HKY 5.18 +0.44 1.65 21 1.66 21-22 15 1 19.67 0.0 0.0 12.7 30.22 8 29.74 1 2400
LBT 6.21 +1.65 2.20 4 2.20 4 15 2 16.59 0.0 0.0 30.23 9 29.76 1 2400
EWN 4.40 -0.40 0.69 18 1.02 23-24 17 0 0.0 0.0 30.26 8 29.73 1 2400
23
RAL 3.66 +0.24 0.98 22-23 16 0 17.75 0.0 0.0 14.8 30.23 13 29.79 1 1900
RDU 4.22 +0.80 1.29 4 1.30 3-4 13 1 17.35 0.0 0.0 14.9 30.26 8 29.74 1 2400
ROX 4.67 +0.90 2.43 4 2.43 4 14 0 17.51 0.0 0.0 8.0 30.27 8 29.74 1 30.010 2100
ILM 2.66 -2.70 1.13 12 1.13 12 14 1 17.13 0.0 0.0 30.24 8 29.75 1 2400
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SOUTH CAROLINA
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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 6.31 +2.91 1.67 21 1.67 20-21 16 2 16.06 0.0 0.0 4.4 30.23 9 29.82 1 2400
CAE 10.36 +5.37 2.98 21 2.98 21 17 3 27.35 0.0 0.0 0.4 30.22 9 29.79 1 2400
CHS 3.50 -2.42 1.07 13 1.07 13 16 1 16.98 0.0 0.0 T 2400
CRE 2.58 -1.08 1.45 29 1.45 29 11 1 16.28 0.0 0.0 30.24 8 29.77 1 2400
FLO 2.26 -2.01 0.54 27 0.63 25-26 12 0 12.77 0.0 0.0 30.23 9 29.76 1 2400
GSP 5.32 +1.40 1.25 21 1.26 21-22 19 3 17.63 0.0 0.0 9.3 30.20 30 30.11 30 2400
OGB 7.65 1.94 29 2.09 28-29 18 2 22.24 0.0 0.0 30.22 9 29.80 1 2400
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NEARBY STATIONS
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All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
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TRI 5.10 +1.21 1.33 14 1.66 14-15 16 2 24.38 0.0 0.0 15.6 2400
DAV 5.87 1.75 12 16 2 38.39 0.0 0.0 197.9 1900
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Virginia:
Annandale
- Lowell sends these notes:
"
June was wet and a little on the cool side. June's mean average temperature
(72.3°F) was the eighth coolest in the last 24 years with a -1.1°F departure
from average. The 5.74" inches of rain made it the fifth wettest June
with a +2.23" departure. Last year was the fourth wettest June on record.
June had 13 days with measurable rain and two days with more than an inch.
Two inches of rain fell on the 5th, the largest June rainfall since
June 1998. On June 17th 0.43 inches of rain fell in five minutes;
this was the most intense five minute rain since 9-2-2000 when 0.47"
was recorded in five minutes.
June had only 3 days with 90øF or above temperatures the least since 1995.
The highest temperature here so far this year is only 92°F that occurred
on May 23rd and June 17th. This is the latest in the year we have gone
with 92°F or less since 1992. In the last 24 years by the end of June
we have had a maximum of 93°F or higher temperature except for three
years (1982, 1983, and 1992) in the last 24 years.
The maximum gust of 40 mph from the WNW on the 1st at 1507 was
the strongest wind gust recorded for June in the last 24-years.
One large poplar tree, oval at the base measuring 52" maximum diameter
and 42" minimum diameter damaged by Isabel last September, was split
from top to bottom. The downburst carried the section split from the
tree into his neighbor's yard and four limbs of the tree hit the roof
of his neighbor's and made two holes in his roof. His house is
located two houses down on the same side of the street as mine.
The gust that hit the poplar tree was thought to be stronger
than what the anemometer recorded at my house which is approximately
30 feet above the ground.
There were 6 daily records tied or broken - (24-Years of records):
HIGH maximum temperature: 17th;
LOW maximum temperature: 5th;
HIGH minimum temperature: 18th;
LOW range temperature: 5th;
HIGH daily precipitation: 5th and 11th.
" [ - + ]
Arlington
- NWS WBC reports:
"
NO RECORDS WERE BROKEN AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT IN JUNE.
JUNE 2004 WAS A WETTER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER MONTH THAN NORMAL IN THE
NATION'S CAPITAL. RAINFALL TOTALLED ALMOST AN INCH AND A HALF GREATER
THAN NORMAL. TEMPERATURES WERE ABOUT A DEGREE BELOW NORMAL.
MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION FELL ON 11 OF JUNE'S 30 DAYS. THE LONGEST
STRING OF DAYS TO FEATURE NO MEASURED RAIN OCCURRED FROM THE 6TH TO
THE 10TH.
A COUPLE OF COOL SPELLS WERE NOTED IN JUNE WHERE HIGH TEMPERATURES
WERE LESS THAN 80°. THE FIRST OCCURRED FROM THE 4TH TO THE
6TH. THE SECOND COOL PERIOD WAS ON THE 11TH...12TH AND 13TH.
- [ - + ] "
Bridgewater
- "
The monthly temperature was .9° above normal. Precipitation was 1.02"
below normal. In May, there were 9 thunderstorms, but only 1 in
June. What a contrast! It's starting to get dry in Bridgewater and the
surrounding area.
" - notes from Clayton [ + - ]
Centreville
- "
Summer in Centreville got off to a pretty enjoyable beginning with our
recorded average high for June of 82° occurring at the start of the
season on the 21st. The 26th and 27th played host to our low average of 64°
and on the next day another 82° for the daytime high. While there were
five days with temperatures of 90° or better, only one happened during the
summer. While a few days in the low 90's for June isn't unusual,
the overall average temperature of 73.2° was nearly two degrees below the
75.1° normal monthly average. Nightly lows moderated from the extreme 12°
on the plus side from May, to a more tepid 6° even over the 58.1° normal
average low for June. Quite a welcome return to being just about right.
Luckily for us, those Cicada's bring on the heat only once in 17 years.
In the precipitation department, we were grateful to have received 1.15"
more than our 3.39" average, or 134% of normal. The downside of this
excess is that almost a third of our monthly total accumulated rainfall
in just over 10 hours on June 5th with 1.47". The annual deficit was
reduced in June to being short by 4.05" or 82% of normal; that's down
from being shy by 5.20" in May. And the tropical storm season hasn't
even gotten into full force yet.
" - notes from Paul [ - + ]
Falls Church -
"
June 2004 was warmer and wetter than average. Severe weather on the
1st of the month brought a peak wind gust of 40 mph.
The heavy rains of the 4th and 5th brought my highest rainfall total for
the month. It also brought in some cooler air, which caused my heater to
kick off.
By the early part of this month just about all the cicadas were gone
and now I have none.
" - report from Erica [ + + ]
Herndon
- Bob notes:"
My average MAX temp was 3.4° BELOW the Dulles "normal"
and the average MIN was 2.6° ABOVE.
Dulles is about 4 miles WSW and its "normal" is the 1971-2000 average.
" - [ - + ]
Herndon
- Notes from Russ:"
June was slightly cooler and wetter than normal. The monthly
temperature was 0.7° below average and precipitation
was 0.13" above average. Thunderstorms passed through on the
1st, 17th, 18th (just brushed us) and 23rd. We had dense fog
on the 8th. Overall, it was a very average June in Northern
Virginia.
" - [ - + ]
Lexington
- Scott reports: "
Reminder: It's hurricane season and the WREL HurricaneCenter is up and running!
This site is primarily designed for the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions.
We run computer model maps on all systems as well as provide inland and
coastal information for this area. The address is: http://www.wrel.com/hurricane.htm.
"
Newport News
- Gary notes: "
My weather station was under attack again (3rd time)
and has been sent off for repair. This stuff gets old!!
"
Portsmouth
- "
A strong onshore and southerly flow resulted in abundant rains from the SE and
S as Bermuda high pressure continued to funnel moisture north along the SE US and
Mid-Altantic coasts.
June 2004 was the 2nd wettest June with database back to July 1976, surpassed only by
the 7.56" in 1978.
Rainfall measured 3.18" ABOVE normal (184%).
The average temperature was one-tenth degree below normal
resulting mainly from the excess moisture.
Fog- of varying degrees - was noted on
a whopping 20 of the 30 days, again no surprise considering the excess rainfall.
The following station records
were tied or broken:
10TH - PRECIPITATION - 1.82" [ PREVIOUS 0.72" 1990 ];
10TH - WIND - MAXIMUM GUST - 45 MPH [ PREVIOUS 37 MPH 1990 ];
18TH - TEMPERATURE - MAXIMUM MINIMUM TIED 76° [PREVIOUS 2000 ];
19TH - TEMPERATURE - MAXIMUM MINIMUM TIED 74° [PREVIOUS 1991 ];
20TH - WIND - MAXIMUM GUST - 24 MPH [ PREVIOUS 22 MPH 1987 ];
25TH - PRECIPITATION - 1.71" [ PREVIOUS 1.62" 1995 ]
"
- [ - + ]
Mechanicsville
- Glenn notes a...
"
Typical summer month with some strong t-storms that produced downpours, sharp lightning and strong winds.
"
Ruther Glen
- Danny notes: "
Temperatures were near average for the month, but the trend of below
average precipitation continued for the sixth straight month. Only a little over one foot of rain has fallen thus far in 2004.
" - [ +/- - ]
Roanoke
- Wendell reports:"
June had an average temp 0.1° below normal, in contrast to the record
breaking 6.1°-above-normal-average
temperature for May. Rainfall for June ended 3.48" above the normal 3.14".
" - [ - +]
Woodstock
- Lauck reports:"
This was the coldest June in 19 years of records, 5°
cooler than in 2003, the second coldest. Precipitation was about
average (10 of 19).
" - [ - +/- ]
North
Carolina:
Cape Hatteras
-
The average temperature in June 2004 was 77.8°. This was 3.0° warmer than the 1895-2004 average,
the 4th warmest June on record (1895-2004). The non-adjusted temperature
in June 2004 was 77.8°.
2.92" of precipitation fell in June. This was -1.39" LESS than the 1895-2004 average, the 39th driest
such month on record (1895-2004).
- from NWS MHX [ + - ]
Raleigh
- Bob reports:
"
DURING JUNE RAINFALL OF AT LEAST A TRACE WAS OBSERVED ON 17 DAYS.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.24" ABOVE NORMAL, HOWEVER FOR THE YEAR,
PRECIPITATION IS 3.78" BELOW NORMAL.
THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE WAS 75.2°, WHICH IS 0.5° ABOVE NORMAL. THE
WARMEST DAY OF THE YEAR (SO FAR) WAS THE 95° READING ON THE 18TH.
" - [ + + ]
Raleigh
- NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports:
"
Numerous thunderstorms in June brought significant rainfall to a large portion of North Carolina breaking a
recent trend of dry weather. A significant portion of the state received between 4 and 7" of rain. These
above normal totals broke a string of 8 consecutive months of below normal rainfall at many locations.
The greatest monthly rainfall amounts, 8 to 10", fell over portions of western North Carolina.
Several stations reported amounts in excess of 8" including Gastonia (Gaston County), 10.86";
Laurel Springs (Alleghany County), 10.25"; Dobson (Surry County), 8.21"; and Charlotte (Mecklenburg County), 8.20"
While many locations in North Carolina observed above normal rainfall for the month of June, there were still
areas that were relatively dry. Some locations observed rainfall totals less than 3". The driest areas were
over portions of the interior Piedmont where Winston-Salem (Forsyth County) reported only 2.17" of rain; Greensboro
(Guilford County) reported 2.36", and Apex (Wake County) reported 2.61". The total at Greensboro was 1.17" below normal
for June, allowing their string of consecutive months with sub normal rainfall to reach 9. The state’s Southern
Coastal Area was also dry in June where Wilmington (New Hanover County) reported only 2.66" (2.70" below normal).
Temperatures during June 2004 generally averaged between 0.5 to 1.5° above normal across the state. The Outer Banks
were an exception with average temperatures ranging from 2 to 3° above normal. Unlike May of 2004, there were no
prolonged periods of hot weather during June. However, there were several days in which the temperatures reached the mid
90s. These hot days were short-lived due to a meteorological pattern that supported frequent frontal passages. On
several occasions following the passage of a cold front, temperatures from one day to the next were frequently
10 to 20° cooler. The fronts also had a tendency to stall just to the south of the state, and then within 24 to 48
hours move northward across North Carolina as warm fronts. The back and forth movement of these frontal boundaries
aided in the formation of clouds and thunderstorms. This in turn moderated the daytime temperatures.
There were four distinctive short-lived warm periods where cooling quickly followed due to frontal passages.
Temperatures during June 2004 were relatively mild compared to the record warmth of May 2004. There were no record
high or record low temperatures recorded at the official reporting stations in June. There were a few hot spells
but the heat only lasted a few days before the temperatures cooled due to clouds and thunderstorms. The most
significant hot spell occurred between June 17th and June 19th. This hot spell developed in response to a
large upper level subtropical high pressure system that briefly strengthened over the southeastern states.
The hottest temperatures of the month were recorded at various stations on June 18th or 19th. Some selected stations
and their hottest temperatures recorded during June 2004 included: Raleigh-Durham, 96°(on the 18th); Lumberton, 95°(18th,
and 19th); Wilmington, 95°(18th); Elizabeth City, 95°(18th); New Bern, 93°(18th); Cape Hatteras, 88°(19th); and Asheville,
87°(11th).
There were several severe weather events that affected central North Carolina during June. Two of the events have been
summarized and documented at these web sites:
June 04, 2004 severe thunderstorm and tornado event…
http://www2.ncsu.edu/eos/service/pams/meas/sco/research/nws/cases/20040604/
June 23, 2004 severe thunderstorm event…
http://www2.ncsu.edu/eos/service/pams/meas/sco/research/nws/cases/20040623/
The extensive report- June 2004 NC Weather Review that included the excert above can be found at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/rah/climate/index.html.
" - [ + + ]
South
Carolina:
Nearby
Cities:
Tri-Cities
-
"
The average monthly temperature at Tri-Cities was 71.3°, which was only
0.6° above normal. The warmest June at Tri-Cities was back in 1952, when the
average temperature was 77.9°.
Tri-Cities received 5.10" of rain in June, which was 1.21" above normal. It
ranked as the 13th wettest June on record. Measurable rain fell on 16 days,
and two of those days received more than an inch. The heaviest rain fell
on the 14th, when 1.33" was recorded, which also broke the old daily
rainfall record of 1.04" set in 1969. The wettest June at Tri-Cities was
back in 1998, when 7.37" fell.
"
- from NWS MRX [ + + ]
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 |
|
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 2003-2004 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 |
|
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 |
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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 |
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 m.psb@verizon.net
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RGL Ruther Glen, VA 38°0'45" N
77°32'29" W Danny
Jessee 2003 danny@dannyjessee.com
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WAL Wallops Island, VA
37° 56'26" N
75° 27'47" W Wallops Flight Facility Airport
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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 |
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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 |
BRE Brevard, NC
1SE Bob Keehn 1/1/90 rkeehn@brinet.com |
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 |
HKY Hickory, NC |
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 |
CTR Chesterfield, VA Albert Arnold 06/03 |
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 |
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HSE Cape Hatteras,
NC Mitchell Field 35-13-56N 075-27-21W 3M |
HRN Herndon, VA 4SW Russ
Topping - 1985 weatherwatcher@cox.net |
LBT Lumberton,
NC Lumberton Municipal Airport 34-36-26N 079-03-36W 37M |
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EWN New Bern,
NC Craven County Regional Airport 36-04-03N 077-02-50W 3M |
LXI Lexington,
VA Scott M. Lancey, WREL Radio - 06/96 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 |
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 wvweather@mountain.net |
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