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SUMMARY OF
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
JUNE 2006
... NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES
RECORD MONTHLY RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...
While summer temps were near normal, heavy rainfall totals created
the month's highlight. Most of these record totals were set as rains
from the remnants of Tropical Storm/Depression Alberto augmented the usual summer
thunderstorm rainfall totals in a relatively warm, humid airmass across the
Mid-Atlantic and Southeast United States. The welcomed rains produced
flooding and drought-relief.
Weather Book References
Our top-notch weather resource guy from ACON DC/MD/DE, Kevin Shaw, sends a link to
a list of weather books created by David Robinson, NJ State Climatologist at
Rutgers University. View the list here.
[Be advised that the URL may open on your PC with a "blank field at the top." If so, simply scroll down
on your screen to locate the book list.]
DON'T BLAME STORMS ON WARMING
Virginia State Climatologist Patrick Michaels, no stranger to controversy
recently, asserts that temperature isn't the only factor for hurricane development.
Read an article by Peter Bacques of the Times-Dispatch.com here.
COOL OFF AT LASSEN NATIONAL VOLCANIC PARK
As this hot summer progresses, check-out the National Park System for
some interesting getaways. As suggested by a fellow weather observer- and if you're a snow
lover - visit the link to Lassen National Volcanic Park here. You want snow and snow pictures?
Then click here! ->
http://www.nps.gov/lavo/index.htm
DROUGHT MONITOR
http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html
REMINDER
All National Weather Service station data listed
herein is preliminary and may be subject to change. The data has
not been certified and cannot be used in legal actions. Only reports
certified by the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, NC can
be used for these purposes.
ACON VA/NC/SC Member
Station Extremes - JUNE 2006
|
State
|
Maximum Temperature
|
Minimum
Temperature
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Warmest
Average
Temperature
|
Coldest
Average
Temperature
|
Maximum
Precipitation
|
Minimum
Precipitation
|
|
Virginia
|
97°
New Market
Roanoke
|
45°
New Market
|
75.6°
Norfolk (FHC)
|
56.0°
Blacksburg
|
14.38"
Annandale
|
4.93"
Chesterfield
|
|
North Carolina
|
97°
Hickory
|
47°
Asheville
|
76.8°
Fayetteville
|
69.4°
Asheville
|
13.45"
Raleigh (RAL)
|
3.42"
Hickory
|
|
South Carolina
|
99°
Anderson
Greenville-Spartanburg
|
53°
Anderson
Greenville-Spartanbrug
|
78.4°
Charleston
|
75.3°
North Myrtle Beach
|
10.72"
Charleston
|
3.79"
Anderson
|
( For an explanation of column headers in the following tables,
please
note the column denotations table below. )
TEMPERATURE / WINDS/ ELEMENTS
VIRGINIA
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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 84.43 63.7 74.07 +0.6 95 18 53 11 6 0 0 0 70% 27 W 10 10 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
27 W 22
BCB 78.2 56.0 67.1 +0.2 90 22 47 13,16 1 0 0 0 74% 29 290° 9 3.7 12 0 0 0 6 2400 RNK
BRI 79.0 58.5 68.7 -1.1 92 22 51 7 1 0 0 0 53% 4 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
CEN 82.1 62.7 72.4 +2.1 94 22 52 11 4 0 0 0 36 336° 9 2.0 NNW 12 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
CHO 83.7 60.4 72.1 -0.8 96 22 51 7,13 7 0 0 0 67% 35 200° 2 4.0 15 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
DAN 84.6 61.6 73.1 -1.3 94 22 52 4,7 5 0 0 0 70% 36 270° 8 5.1 13 0 0 0 4 2400 RNK
DCA 83.3 65.7 74.5 0.0 93 18 54 11 5 0 0 0 66% 46 270° 23 8.4 12 0 0 0 2 2400 LWX
IAD 83.5 61.6 72.6 +1.7 95 22 49 11 6 0 0 0 66% 29 310° 9 5.8 12 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
FCH 82.2 63.8 73.0 93 18,22 50 11 5 0 0 0 50 23 10 1 0 0 2 2400 LWX
HAM 2400 AKQ
HER 81.1 62.1 71.6 +0.7 90.7 18 49.8 11 2 0 0 0 19 3 7 0 0 0 2400 LWX
LDY 84 63 73 -0.8 96 22 52 13 7 0 0 0 59% 5 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
LYH 82.1 59.1 70.6 -0.4 94 22 50 6,7 2 0 0 0 70% 38 150 25 3.8 3 0 0 0 1 2400 RNK
NEW 81.36 56.93 69.14 -2.0 97 22 45 11,13 4 0 0 0 66% 31 S 1 12.53 SE-W 5 0 0 0 3 1800 LWX
NPN 84.4 65.3 74.9 95 22 55 13 8 0 0 0 29 NE 23 9 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
NOR 83.2 65.5 74.3 +0.1 93 22 56 13 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
ORF 81.9 66.9 74.4 -0.1 93 22 59 13 3 0 0 0 72% 60 020° 23 8.4 3 0 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
FHC 83.83 67.37 75.60 94.0 22 59.0 13 4 0 0 0 77% 32 023° 23 3.3 SSW° 9 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
POR 81.3 65.8 73.5 -1.9 90 21 58 13 1 0 0 0 79% 32 023° 23 2.9 160° 9 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
CTR 83.3 62.0 72.6 -0.9 95.4 22 50.7 13 5 0 0 0 79% 12 SSW 19 SSW 5 0 0 0 0 65% 2400 AKQ
12 SE 25
MEC 84.7 63.5 74.4 96 22 52 13 4 0 0 0 10 NW 10 10 0 0 0 0 1700 AKQ
RIC 84.7 65.1 74.9 +1.4 96 22 55 12,13 9 0 0 0 66% 36 290° 7 7.2 10 0 0 0 2 2400 AKQ
ROA 82.5 61.9 72.2 +0.3 97 22 53 13 3 0 0 0 63% 36 140° 25 6.1 8 0 0 0 0 2400 RNK
AKQ 84 63 73.5 94 22 51 13 6 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
WAL 79.5 64.9 72.2 +0.8 88 22 56 10.11 0 0 0 0 48 010° 23 9.5 1 0 0 0 3 2400 AKQ
WOO 78.0 60.6 69.3 -1.2 90 23 51 5 1 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 2 2400 LWX
WSH 83.4 59.9 71.6 +0.27 95.6 22 51.1 11 6 0 0 0 71% 12 ESE 3 0.7 N 11 1 0 0 0 2400 LWX
|
NORTH CAROLINA
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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 81.2 57.7 69.4 +0.2 91 22 47 7 2 0 0 0 67% 36 330° 4 5.5 7 0 0 0 6 2400 GSP
MRH 80.9 68.1 75.5 85 16 59 4,17 0 0 0 0 37 210° 26 10.5 12 0 0 0 0 2400 MHX
CLT 86.2 62.9 74.6 -1.9 96 22 50 6 6 0 0 0 36 330° 23 5.1 8 0 0 0 0 2400 GSP
ECG 82.5 65.5 74.0 -1.7 89 20 56 17 0 0 0 0 47 300° 14 9.6 12 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
FAY 87.0 66.7 76.8 93 20,21 59 6,7 11 0 0 0 68% 46 030° 20 5.6 8 0 0 0 4 2400 RAH
GSO 83.9 64.6 74.3 +0.7 95 22 56 6,7 4 0 0 0 67% 49 100° 1 5.2 10 0 0 0 2 2400 RAH
HSE 80.9 69.6 75.3 +0.5 88 24 57 17 0 0 0 0 45 300° 14 9.7 0 0 0 0 0 2400 MHX
HKY 86.7 63.2 74.9 +1.1 97 22 52 5 6 0 0 0 29 240° 11 4.7 7 0 0 0 1 2400 GSP
LBT 86.2 66.1 76.1 +0.5 94 11 56 6 8 0 0 0 41 310° 21 5.3 1 0 0 0 4 2400 ILM
EWN 84.5 65.3 74.9 91 20,21 58 4 4 0 0 0 46 300° 12 5.9 15 0 0 0 7 2400 MHX
RAL 84.0 62.4 73.2 -1.5 94 22 52 7 3 0 0 0 17 25 9 0 0 0 0 2400 RAH
RDU 85.1 64.0 74.6 -0.1 95 22 54 7 8 0 0 0 71% 35 230° 26 5.6 14 0 0 0 2 2400 RAH
ROX 84.0 63.4 73.9 +1.1 95 22 51 6 3 0 0 0 75% 26 SE 27 S 8 0 0 0 0 47% 2400 RAH
ILM 85.0 67.3 76.1 -0.9 92 20 57 7 3 0 0 0 72% 47 320° 14 6.8 11 0 0 0 5 68% 2400 ILM
|
SOUTH CAROLINA
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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 88.2 64.2 76.2 -0.2 99 22 53 6 8 0 0 0 40 320° 4 5.1 7 0 0 0 1 2400 GSP
CAE 88.6 66.8 77.7 -0.8 98 11 55 6 12 0 0 0 65% 33 010° 14 5.7 5 0 0 0 1 2400 CAE
CRE 82.9 67.7 75.3 -1.3 90 10 57 7 1 0 0 0 39 210° 14 7.8 10 0 0 0 2 2400 CHS
CHS 87.8 69.1 78.4 +0.2 95 11 57 6 11 0 0 0 39 250° 14 7.6 8 1 0 0 0 2400 CHS
FLO 86.3 66.3 76.3 -1.3 91 11 56 7 8 0 0 0 44 140° 14 6.2 11 0 0 0 3 2400 ILM
GSP 88.2 64.4 76.3 +1.6 99 22 53 6 9 0 0 0 31 190° 2 5.6 10 0 0 0 1 2400 GSP
OGB 88.4 65.8 77.1 98 11 56 6,7 14 0 0 0 30 340° 4 5.5 10 0 0 0 1 2400 CAE
30 280 8 |
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 81.9 58.5 70.2 -0.5 92 22 48 7 1 0 0 0 39 280° 23 3.5 9 0 0 0 4 2400 MRX
DAV 69.4 51.3 60.4 82 1,18 37 11 0 0 0 0 0700 PBZ |
(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 14.38 +10.79 5.31 26 5.61 25-26 13 5 26.64 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 21.7 30.23 16 29.69 3 29.97 2400
BCB 10.96 +7.03 3.85 26 3.85 26 10 4 22.48 0.0 0.0 20.4 2400
BRI 7.66 +5.00 2.00 27 2.60 26-27 9 3 17.76 0.0 0.0 15.0 30.18 16, 29.75 3 1615/1600
17
CEN 12.76 +9.37 4.81 25 4.81 25 15 4 22.83 0.0 0.0 20.2 30.24 16 29.71 3 29.98 2400
CHO 8.48 +4.02 2.50 27 3.01 23-24 7 0 17.82 0.0 0.0 2400
DAN 5.64 +2.14 1.13 12 1.13 12 5 0 12.93 0.0 0.0 1.6 30.20 16 29.73 3 2400
DCA 14.02 +10.89 5.19 25 7.94 25-26 12 3 25.09 0.0 0.0 13.6 2400
IAD 11.79 +7.72 5.94 25 6.03 25-26 12 1 23.30 0.0 0.0 14.1 2400
FCH 13.42 2.86 26 5.60 25-26 10 5 26.72 0.0 0.0 13.9 2400
HAM [through May 2006]->10.96 2400
HER 11.37 +7.3 6.07 25 6.07 25-26 16 3 23.31 0.0 0.0 20.0 2400
LDY 5.91 +2.72 2.34 27 3.16 26-27 10 1 26.32 0.0 0.0 10.5 30.24 16, 29.73 3,9 29.99 2400
17
LYH 6.75 +2.96 1.78 2 1.78 2 2 0 16.82 0.0 0.0 12.9 30.23 16 29.72 3 2400
NEW 10.28 +7.00 4.02 27 20.58 0.0 0.0 16.75 30.42 16, 30.04 10 1700
17
NPN 10.71 3.57 23 3.61 23-24 14 3 21.66 0.0 0.0 0.8 30.16 17 29.62 14 2400
NOR 10.31 +5.97 4.44 14 4.44 14 16 4 21.14 0.0 0.0 1.8 2400
ORF 10.53 +6.76 4.06 14 4.03 13-14 14 3 20.99 0.0 0.0 0.8 30.23 17 29.64 14 2400
FHC 13.59 5.21 14 5.21 14 15 3 28.25 0.0 0.0 1.0 30.228 17 29.663 14 29.971 2400
POR 10.14 +6.09 4.39 14 4.39 14 16 2 20.66 0.0 0.0 1.0 30.23 17 29.67 14 29.975 2400
CTR 4.93 +1.89 1.54 27 1.66 26-27 15 3 15.24 0.0 0.0 6.5 30.22 16 29.72 9 29.975 2400
MEC 7.35 1.85 27 3.42 26-27 12 3 20.25 0.0 0.0 6.4 29.97 16 29.53 9 1700
RIC 7.85 +4.31 2.65 27 2.74 26-27 16 3 17.83 0.0 0.0 8.5 30.23 16 29.71 9 2400
ROA 8.51 +4.83 4.08 26 4.78 25-26 9 0 18.44 0.0 0.0 10.0 30.24 16 29.76 3 2400
AKQ 6.11 2.52 14 14 2 19.56 0.0 0.0 1.4 2400
WAL 9.82 +6.66 2.67 27 3.04 23-24 11 3 17.86 0.0 0.0 3.7 30.22 17 29.68 9 2400
WOO 5.55 +1.76 1.32 25-26 13 1 15.96 0.0 0.0 17.4 30.38 15, 29.93 3 0800
16
WSH 11.98 +6.87 4.82 27 4.82 27 17 3 23.86 0.0 0.0 22.3 30.28 16 29.76 3 2400 |
NORTH 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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AVL 5.16 +0.78 1.76 26 2.38 25-26 10 2 18.47 0.0 0.0 1.4 2400
MRH 4.66 1.02 27 1.02 27 11 1 19.37 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.25 17 29.61 14 2400
CLT 7.40 +3.98 2.76 25 2.86 25-26 12 2 16.72 0.0 0.0 T 2400
ECG 9.27 +5.54 2.28 14 2.28 14 14 3 22.83 0.0 0.0 0.5 30.24 17 29.57 14 2400
FAY 9.78 2.95 14 2.98 13-14 13 4 20.61 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
GSO 10.50 +6.97 2.36 27 3.74 26-27 10 5 19.58 0.0 0.0 1.3 2400
HSE 6.00 +2.18 1.65 27 2.08 26-27 13 1 18.85 0.0 0.0 0.5 30.26 17 29.55 14 2400
HKY 3.42 -1.32 1.36 26 1.56 26-27 12 1 14.03 0.0 0.0 T 2400
LBT 9.62 +5.06 1.61 12 3.13 11-12 14 4 19.73 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.26 17 29.69 14 2400
EWN 5.71 1.90 12 2.00 11-12 11 1 18.83 0.0 0.0 T 30.26 17 29.55 14 2400
RDU 10.45 +7.03 5.64 14 5.64 13-14 13 1 21.93 0.0 0.0 T 2400
RAL 13.45 +10.03 5.64 13-14 15 0 25.94 0.0 0.0 T 30.22 17 29.76 3 1900
ROX 5.69 +1.92 2.10 14 2.10 14 13 2 16.88 0.0 0.0 2.1 30.27 16, 29.80 3 30.04 2200
17
ILM 7.83 +2.47 1.87 6 2.59 5-6 13 2 19.70 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.25 17 29.66 14 2400 |
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 3.89 +0.49 1.69 23 1.70 23-24 8 1 16.34 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
CAE 8.05 +3.06 2.46 14 3.79 13-14 8 4 17.46 0.0 0.0 T 30.24 17 29.65 14 2400
CRE 8.04 +4.38 4.28 12 4.35 12-13 12 2 20.81 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.25 17 29.70 14 2400
CHS 10.72 -0.95 2.73 3 2.74 2-3 11 5 23.11 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.24 17 29.75 14 2400
FLO 9.28 +5.01 2.58 12 2.64 12-13 15 2 23.95 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.25 17 29.70 14 2400
GSP 5.18 +1.26 2.30 26 2.75 25-26 9 1 16.34 0.0 0.0 T 2400
OGB 5.92 2.37 13 3.22 13-14 8 1 18.13 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.25 17 29.66 14 2400 |
NEARBY STATIONS
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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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TRI 3.95 +0.06 0.79 11 1.49 11-12 13 0 20.70 0.0 0.0 9.2 30.22 17 29.78 10 2400
0.79 26
DAV 8.32 2.83 26 16 2 31.20 0.0 0.0 166.1 0700 |
Virginia:
Annandale
- Lowell reports:
"
June with 14.38 inches of rain, +10.79 inch departure, was the wettest June on record and the wettest month on record here. The previous record was September 1999 with 11.33 inches which isn't even close. (Records since 1979) It was also just a little warmer than average with a monthly mean temperature of 74.1ø F which was only a +0.6ø F departure. The highest maximum temperature for June was 95ø F on the 18th and the lowest maximum temperature was 74ø F on the 14th. The 74ø F tied the 26-year record set in 1994
June had many precipitation records. - - - The precipitation total on June 25th was 5.31 inches, a new 25 year MAXIMUM precipitation record for a day. The old record was ONLY 3.86 inches on October 8, 2005. From 2030 of the 24th until 0130 of the 25th some of the worst electrical storm cells ever observed occurred at this station. Two strikes were very close with one hitting a tall tulip popular tree just 80 to 100 feet to our south and the other hit a smaller tulip popular tree about 250 feet to our NNE. June had 10 days with thunder; the record for June is 11 in 1998. (Records since 1995)
The maximum one hour rainfall intensity was 2.35 inches on the 25th which shattered the previous record not only for June but for any month. The storm total of the 22nd - 28th was 12.10 inches the most precipitation ever recorded here in a storm in the last 26 years; the old record was October 6th - 8th of 2005 when 7.09 inches occurred. We were lucky in a sense that 2006 was dry with a - 6.29 precipitation departure going into June or even more flooding would have been experienced. Currently the 2006 precipitation surplus is +4.50 inches. The maximum rain in 24-hour period was 5.61 inches from 5 AM on June 25th to 5 AM of the 26th. This was very near the record of 5.66 inches set on October 7th and 8th 2005. It was also the first time that June or any month in the last 26 years had three days with more than 2.00 inches of rain and 5 days of an inch or more. June had 13 days with measurable rainfall and only four Junes in the last 26-years had more than thirteen.
The previous 26-year record was 1.74 inches on July 28, 2000. The total precipitation for June was 14.38 inches which is the most recorded here in any month in the lat 26 years.
National Airport had 14.02 inches the most ever recorded for June; the previous record was 11.53 inches in 1972 the month of remnants of Agnes. To put this month total rainfall in perspective of the 135 years records (1620 months) in Washington only four months have been wetter; the record was 17.45 inches in Sept 1934. Reference web address is
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/climate/dca/dcaprecip.txt.
June DAILY Records Tied or Broken- (26-Years of records):
HIGH maximum temperature: 1, 18;
HIGH minimum temperature: 24;
HIGH range temperature: 16;
LOW range temperature: 25;
HIGH precipitation: 19, 23, 25, 26, 27.
"
[ - + ]
Arlington
- Report from NWS LWX:
"
TEMPERATURES FOR JUNE 2006 WERE NEAR NORMAL. RAINFALL IS WHERE THE MONTH
MADE ITS MARK. TROPICAL AIR AND A STATIONARY FRONT ALLOWED FOR SEVERAL
DAYS OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH RAINFALL RATES. THE
RESULT WAS WIDESPREAD FLOODING AROUND THE CITY AND SEVERAL BROKEN RECORDS."
THIS WAS THE WETTEST JUNE IN THE RECORD BOOKS
[ -/+ + ]
Blacksburg
- from NWS RNK:
"
This was the wettest June on record at Blacksburg, some 7.03" above normal.
"
[ + + ]
Bridgewater
- "
The temperature was about a degree below normal while the
precipitation was 5 inches above normal. The precipitation for the
year is now slightly above normal. During a six day period during the
end of the month , we got 6.33 inches of precipitation. We went from
dust to mud. Very little damage was done because of the heavy rain,
but a lot of good was done to farmer's crops and to gardens. It was
getting pretty dry here. The extremely heavy rains didn't bother us
here too much.
" - [ - + ] - report from Clayton
Centreville
- "
OK then, the oars have it! Left to me, I'd have bribed someone to vote for
less rain, but couldn't swing it this time. With 12.76" recorded for the
month; eleven+ accumulating between June 22nd and 28th, it doesn't speak
well for the rest of the month however. Nonetheless, with the ice trays
full and a surplus of precipitation for the year, the rest of the summer
shows great promise. Temperatures for June remained within reasonable
norms with the average monthly normal departing 2.1° to the plus side;
the same amount as recorded in May. A high temperature reading of 94°
on the 22nd concluded a week of the warmest readings and the driest
conditions for the month. The average high for June was 82.1°; 0.3° lower
than the normal high.
With 52° being the lowest of the low, it hardly stood a chance of being
able to keep the average of the other night time low's in check. An average
low temperature of 62.7° was 4.6° warmer than expected, but remained
slightly cooler than the average low departures so far this year. Other
than the exorbitant amounts of rainfall during the last week of June, other
precipitation would have barely flushed the bugs out of my rain gauge.
Normal rainfall for June amounts to 3.39" but only 1.39" fell at other times
throughout the month; not a good sign. Sitting happy with 1.28" of rain to
the good for the year though, our farmers should be encouraged for
productive crops.
" - [ + + ] - report from Paul
Chesterfield
- "
The backyard creek monthly high level was 3 inches... the low was 0 inches.
" - [ + + ] - report from Albert
Falls Church
- "
June 2006 was a wet and wild month!!! Incredible rainfall total of over
13" for the month...the heavy storms and rains from the 22-27 brought over
10 inches for me. In the wee hours of the 24th a line of severe storms came
through from 12am-2:30am....I have never in my lifetime experienced a whole
line of severe storms holding together for that long a time!!!!
The historical rains brought some flooding to my basement and some tree
limbs down but luckily I still had power and the old trees in my yard
survived the ordeal. For a while I was expecting the worst.
" - [ M + ] - report from Windie
Herndon
- Bob notes:
"
My average MAX temperature was 1.7 degrees BELOW
the Dulles "normal" and the average MIN was 3.1 degrees
ABOVE "normal". The groundwater observation well at
Reston showed a decline of about one
foot until June 25; then a nearly 3
foot increase in the next three days.
The total precipitation was a new record for nearly thirty years
of observations.
"
- [ + + ]
Ladysmith
- Danny reports:
"
Despite an early introduction to summer with five consecutive days
of highs in the 90s, temperatures for June finished slightly below normal.
After a 23-day stretch going back to May 20th with only 0.09" of total
rainfall, the skies opened up for six straight days at the end of the month,
bringing nearly 5" of rain to the region and helping to bring the water
table back up to where it needs to be.
" - [ - + ]
Norfolk
- from NWS AKQ:
"
...WETTEST JUNE ON RECORD AT NORFOLK...
WITH A MONTHLY TOTAL OF 10.53 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION...JUNE 2006
RANKS AS THE WETTEST JUNE ON RECORD AT NORFOLK SINCE RECORDS BEGAN
IN 1871. THIS IS MORE THAN HAD OCCURRED DURING THE 1ST 5 MONTHS THIS
YEAR (JANUARY THROUGH MAY RECEIVED 10.46"). THE PREVIOUS WETTEST
JUNE HAD BEEN IN 1922 WHEN 9.78 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED.
A DAILY RECORD WAS SET ON THE 14TH WHEN 4.06 INCHES FELL. THIS IS
ALSO THE 3RD WETTEST JUNE DAY OF RECORD (WETTEST IS 4.67" JUNE 17TH
1893).
THROUGH THE END OF JUNE...THE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION DEFICIT
FOR 2006 HAS BEEN REDUCED TO JUST 1.25 INCHES BELOW NORMAL (20.99"
COMPARED TO A NORMAL OF 22.24").
" [ - + ]
Portsmouth
- "
JUNE 2006 WITH 10.14" OF RAIN (251% OF NORM) WAS THE WETTEST
JUNE MONTH ON RECORD WITH DATABASE TO 1976. THE PREVIOUS WETTEST
JUNE WAS 1978 WITH 7.56". June 2006 station records include:
12th - MIN MAX 69° [previous 70° 1999];
14th - RAINFALL 4.39" [PREVIOUS 0.60" 2002];
14TH - The 4.39" which fell on the 14th established a NEW STATION DAILY
RAINFALL AMOUNT FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JUNE [previous record
4.38" on June 22, 1991];
14th - MIN MAX TEMPERATURE 70° [previous 75° 1978];
23rd - MAX WIND GUST - 32 MPH [previous 28mph 1994];
25th - MAX WIND GUST - 22 MPH [previous 20mph 1991];
26th- RAINFALL 1.47" [previous 1.08" 1988];
27th - RAINFALL 0.98" [previous .68" 2004].
FROPA: 3, 4, 10, 11, 14. The average sky cover was 46%.
" [ - + ]
Richmond
- from NWS AKQ:
"
...6th WETTEST JUNE ON RECORD AT RICHMOND...
WITH A MONTHLY TOTAL OF 7.85 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION...JUNE 2006
RANKS AS THE 6TH WETTEST JUNE ON RECORD AT RICHMOND SINCE RECORDS
BEGAN IN 1872. THIS FOLLOWS THE 4TH DRIEST SPRING ON RECORD AT
RICHMOND (MARCH THROUGH MAY RECEIVED ONLY 5.62") THE WETTEST JUNE
RECEIVED 9.93 INCHES BACK IN 2004.
THROUGH THE END OF JUNE...THE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION DEFICIT FOR 2006
HAS BEEN REDUCED TO 3.47 INCHES BELOW NORMAL (17.83" COMPARED TO A
NORMAL OF 21.30").
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North
Carolina:
Greensboro
- NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports:
"
A MONTLY TOTAL RAINFALL OF 10.50 INCHES WAS THE ALL TIME WETTEST JUNE
EVER...THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 9.53 INCHES IN 1995.
ON 6/14 RAINFALL OF 1.31 INCHES SET A NEW RECORD...THE OLD RECORD WAS
0.94 INCHES IN 1948.
ON 6/23 RAINFALL OF 1.99 INCHES SET A NEW RECORD...THE OLD RECORD WAS
1.16 INCHES IN 1970.
ON 6/26 RAINFALL OF 1.60 INCHES SET A NEW RECORD...THE OLD RECORD WAS
1.49 INCHES IN 2002.
ON 6/27 RAINFALL OF 2.36 INCHES SET A NEW RECORD...THE OLD RECORD WAS
1.14 INCHES IN 1929.
The June 2006 North Carolina Weather Review (when available) is located
here:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/ncsummaries/MonthlySummary.Jun.2006.doc.
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Raleigh
- NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports:
"
THE MONTHLY TOTAL RAINFALL OF 10.45 INCHES TOOK THE LEAD AS THE WETTEST
ALL TIME JUNE EVER. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 9.38 INCHES IN 1973.
ON 6/14 A DAILY RAINFALL OF 5.64 INCHES WAS A NEW RECORD...THE OLD RECORD
WAS 1.05 INCHES SET IN 2001. THIS WAS ALSO THE MOST RAINFALL EVER REPORTED
IN A CALENDAR DAY.
ON 6/14 A TEMPERATURE OF 71 DEGREES TIED THE RECORD LOW MAXIMUM. THE OLD
RECORD WAS SET IN 1962.
The June 2006 North Carolina Weather Review (when available) is located
here:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/ncsummaries/MonthlySummary.Jun.2006.doc.
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Raleigh
- Bob sends these notes:
"
The drought conditions that have existed for several months came to an end
with 13.45" of rainfall during June. On June 14th, 5.64" was measured with
the passage of TD Alberto. As expected with above normal rainfall, the
average daily temperature was below normal.
In addition to heavy rainfall, there were were a number a days that severe
thunderstorm warnings and watches were issued. No significant damage in the
area except from flooding.
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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 2005-2006 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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/ LOCATION (MILES & DIRECTION FROM MAIN POST OFFICE)/OBSERVER / YEAR
RECORDS BEGAN / EMAIL ADDRESS:
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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 |
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CEN Centreville, VA Paul Bassett 1985, 38° 50.9788' N LAT. 77° 25.6374' W LON. | Elevation 324' | m.psb@verizon.net
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LDY Ladysmith, VA 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
|
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 |
|
| 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 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 |
| 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 - 1985-2006 russ.topping@gmail.com - ceased operation March 2006 |
HSE Cape Hatteras,
NC Mitchell Field 35-13-56N 075-27-21W 3M |
| |
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 |
| LXI Lexington,
VA Scott M. Lancey, - 06/96 weather@midatlanticwx.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 |
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