TROPICAL STORM BONNIE VISITS THE CAROLINAS/SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA LATE MAY/EARLY JUNE 2016   Tropical Storm Bonnie (May 27th through June 4th, 2016) brought 40mph max winds in late month, mostly to the coasts of the Carolinas. An archive of Bonnie and other 2016 Atlantic storms can be found with a click here.

TRACK JUNE 2016 NWS STORM REPORTS FOR YOUR STATE   The Storm Prediction Center archives reports of severe weather - tornado, wind, hail - to the National Weather Service. To view these reports, start here with a click to June, 2016. While visiting, you will learn how to navigate the daily reports using forward and backward navigation arrows ( < > ) or by replacing the date in your browser's URL line with a date you wish to view. For starters, click here for June 2016 reports: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/160601_rpts.html

NEW NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURGE MAPS A LIFE-SAVING TOOL   New maps from the National Weather Service to warn of storm surges from hurricanes will give local and state emergency management coordinators a new tool to help local communities avoid harm — and may help save lives from the deadliest impact of tropical storms. More details with a click here: http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-nws-sci-hurricanes-forecast-20160401-story.html

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SCIENTISTS SCURRY TO SOUTHEAST TO STUDY STORMS, CHASE TORNADOES   Dixie also has a tornado alley! Details in this link to CNN.com: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/30/weather/southeast-tornado-experiment-vortex-se/index.html

NWS AKQ Monthly Rainfall Analysis      From NWS Wakefield compiled from ASOS...COOP...RAWS REPORTS | Monthly Rainfall Analysis - http://www.weather.gov/akq/MONTHLY_RAINFALL_ANALYSIS -

   DROUGHT MONITOR       Information on drought can be found at NOAA's Drought Information Center (http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/)

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 Station Extremes - JUNE 2016

State	Maximum Temperature	Minimum Temperature	Warmest Average Temperature	Coldest Average Temperature	Maximum Precipitation	Minimum Precipitation
Virginia	96° Arlington/Washington D.C. (DCA)	43° Blacksburg	76.4° Norfolk (FHC)	69.6° Blacksburg	7.81" Richmond	3.28" Blacksburg
North Carolina	100° Fayetteville Lumberton	50° Asheville Raleigh (RAL)	80.6° Lumberton	73.9° Asheville	10.51" Cape Hatteras	1.28" Hickory
South Carolina	103° Columbia	58° Anderson	83.0° Columbia	79.1° Greenville-Spartanburg	3.94" Florence	0.07" Anderson

( For an explanation of column headers in the following tables,
please note the column denotations table below. )

TEMPERATURE / WINDS/ ELEMENTS FOLLOWED BY
PRECIPITATION / BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
VIRGINIA | NORTH CAROLINA | SOUTH CAROLINA [Reminder: All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]

STATION	A	B	C	C1	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	K1	L	M	N	N1	N2	O	P	Q	R	R1	CWA	TIME RECORDED
BCB	81.7	57.6	69.6	1.9	89	11	43	9	0	0	0	0	74%	38	290	23	3.5		6	0	0	0	3	LWX	2400
CHT	85.4	63.9	74.6	2.2	94.5	11	49.9	9	9	6	0	0	71%	14	338	8	0.2		4	0	0	0	0	LWX	2400
CHO	84.8	63.9	74.3	2.4	95	11	55	19	3	0	0	0		49	300	16	4.1		7	0	0	0	3	LWX	2400
DAN	85.5	62.4	73.9	-0.9	94	12	48	9	4	0	0	0	73%	45	60	23	4.7		10	0	0	0	5	RNK	2400
DCA	85.2	67.2	76.2	1.0	96	11	53	9	5	0	0	0	63%	40	310	8	8.5		5	0	0	0	0	LWX	2400
IAD	83.9	62.3	73.1	0.7	95	11	47	9	2	0	0	0		45	290	8	6.8		5	1	0	0	1	LWX	2400
GAV	85.72	65.12	75.42	-0.94	95	12	50.2	9	4	0	0	0	70%	42	290	13			5	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
HAM	82.0	67.0	74.0	-1.0	92	12	55	9	2	0	0	0	75%	38	270	5	8.0	90	7	0	0	0	4	AKQ	2400
HDV	83.3	62.7	73.0	-0.2	93	11	49	9	2	0	0	0	71%	14	90	12,22		45	5	0	0	0	0	LWX	2400
LYH	83.1	61.6	72.3	0.7	92	11,12	48	9	3	0	0	0	71%	39	310	16	4.4		9	1	0	0	3	RNK	2400
NPN	83.1	66.1	74.3	-1.5	92.2	11	52.7	9	2	0	0	0		26	270	8	2.6	68	10	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
FHC	85.0	67.8	76.4	1.1	94	12	55	9	6	0	0	0	75%	26	270	8	5.0	225	2	0	0	0	2	AKQ	2400
NOR	82.6	66.0	74.3	-0.4	92	12	55	9	2	0	0	0		26	315	8			4	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
ORF	83.0	68.2	75.6	0.3	93	12	60	19	4	0	0	0	69%	41	360	12	8.4		0	0	0	0	2	AKQ	2400
POR	85.3	67.4	76.3	0.4	94	12	55	9	6	0	0	0	75%	26	293	8	6.0	45	5	0	0	0	1	AKQ	2400
CTR	84.4	62.4	73.4	-0.1	91.8	11	47.6	9	2	0	0	0	79%	16	248	5	0.0	109	3	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
MEC	83.26	64.30	74.03		93	11	51	9	1	0	0	0	59%	22	293	16	5.1		6	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
RIC	84.5	64.5	74.5	-0.8	94	12	49	9	3	0	0	0	69%	60	310	16	7.5		6	0	0	0	2	AKQ	2400
ROA	84.6	63.6	74.1	1.2	95	11	51	9	3	0	0	0	67%	53	260	15	5.9		9	0	0	0	0	RNK	2400
SVC	82.8	63.5	73.2	0.0	91	11	50	9	0	0	0	0							5	0	0	0	4	LWX	2400
WAL	80.7	65.1	72.9	0.7	93	12	55	8	2	0	0	0		48	290	5	8.6		5	0	0	0	1	AKQ	2400
WSH	81.4	62.1	71.7	0.08	90.1	11	49.0	9	1	0	0	0	60%	14	68	8	0.2	68	7	0	0	0	0	LWX	2400
Averages	83.69	64.31	73.96	0.33	93.1		51.3		3.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	70%	34.4			5.0		5.7	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.4
STATION	A	B	C	C1	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	K1	L	M	N	N1	N2	O	P	Q	R	R1	CWA	TIME RECORDED
STATION	A	B	C	C1	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	K1	L	M	N	N1	N2	O	P	Q	R	R1	CWA	TIME RECORDED
AVL	85.7	62.2	73.9	3.4	93	23	50	9	8	0	0	0	65%	39	340	8	5.4		10	0	0	0	3	GSP	2400
MRH	83.7	71.4	77.6	1.9	88	24	61	9,20	0	0	0	0		39	200	7	10.2		0	0	0	0	0	MHX	2400
CLT	89.2	67.9	78.6	3.3	96	23	56	20	14	0	0	0	63%	34	220	15	6.6		8	0	0	0	1	GSP	2400
ECG	83.9	67.1	75.5	0.1	93	12	54	9	4	0	0	0	74%	62	210	30	9.1		10	0	0	0	3	AKQ	2400
FAY	90.6	69.1	79.9	1.7	100	23	60	9,19	21	0	0	0	65%	33	200,10	5,17	7.3		10	0	0	0	2	RAH	2400
GSO	87.8	66.1	76.9	1.8	94	16,22	53	9	9	0	0	0	64%	33	50	17	6.2		8	0	0	0	1	RAH	2400
HSE	82.2	71.3	76.8	1.7	86	28,30	60	9	0	0	0	0	76%	43	210	7	9.2		0	0	0	0	0	MHX	2400
HKY	88.2	65.3	76.7	2.3	96	22,23	54	9	11	0	0	0		39	200	14	4.3		8	0	0	0	3	GSP	2400
LBT	91.8	69.3	80.6	2.6	100	12	57	9	22	0	0	0	66%	31	230	24	6.3		8	0	0	0	1	ILM	2400
EWN	87.6	68.2	77.9	0.7	95	12	58	9,20	11	0	0	0	70%	33	170	4	6.6		11	0	0	0	1	MHX	2400
RDU	87.4	65.9	76.7	0.2	93	12	52	9	11	0	0	0	69%	59	220	5	5.3		9	0	0	0	1	RAH	2400
RAL	86.8	64.9	75.9	-0.5	93	12	50	9	9	0	0	0		28		16			5	0	0	0	0	RAH	2400
WHI	90.7	68.8	79.7	3.1	96.9	14	56.4	20	19	0	0	0	70%	33	289	24	1.9	164.5	6	0	0	0	0	ILM	2400
ILM	87.9	69.5	78.7	0.9	96	12	58	9,20	10	0	0	0	73%	48	10	15	7.8		12	0	0	0	1	ILM	2400
Averages	87.39	67.64	77.53	1.66	94.3		55.7		10.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	69%	39.6			6.6		7.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2
STATION	A	B	C	C1	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	K1	L	M	N	N1	N2	O	P	Q	R	R1	CWA	TIME RECORDED
STATION	A	B	C	C1	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	K1	L	M	N	N1	N2	O	P	Q	R	R1	CWA	TIME RECORDED
AND	92.1	68.3	80.2	3.8	99	16	58	8,20	22	0	0	0		29	230,70	14,17	5.9		5	0	0	0	0	GSP	2400
CAE	94.2	71.7	83.0	3.9	103	24	61	20	25	0	0	0	62%	40	20	17	6.2		10	0	0	0	2	CAE	2400
CRE	86.9	72.1	79.5	2.6	96	12	61	20	5	0	0	0	73%	43	20	24	8.7		8	0	0	0	1	ILM	2400
CHS	91.4	73.1	82.2	3.2	99	25	65	20	23	0	0	0		49	320	17	7.9		8	0	0	0	0	CHS	2400
CXM	86.7	75.8	81.2	1.9	95	17,25	72	20,21	8	0	0	0		42	350	17	7.2							CHS	2400
FLO	91.1	70.9	81.0	2.8	97	16,23	63	9,19	23	0	0	0	67%	32	280,250	14,15	6.8		6	0	0	0	1	ILM	2400
GSP	90.2	68.1	79.1	2.4	97	23	59	8	18	0	0	0	62%	30	60	17	5.7		10	0	0	0	1	GSP	2400
OGB	91.7	70.7	81.2	2.9	100	17	62	20	21	0	0	0		37	180	5	5.6		9	0	0	0	2	CAE	2400
Averages	90.54	71.34	80.93	2.9	98.3		62.6		18.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	66%	37.8			6.8		8.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
STATION	A	B	C	C1	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	K1	L	M	N	N1	N2	O	P	Q	R	R1	CWA	TIME RECORDED
STATION	A	B	C	C1	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	K1	L	M	N	N1	N2	O	P	Q	R	R1	CWA	TIME RECORDED
TRI	86.8	61.5	74.2	2.7	94	14	47	9	10	0	0	0		36	360	23	3.9		8	0	0	0	4	MRX	2400
DAV	71.8	53.3	62.6		79	17	43	13	0	0	0	0												PBX	2400
STATION	T	T1	U	U1	V	V1	W	X	Y	Z	1	2	3	4	5	6	6A	7	7A	8	CWA	TIME RECORDED
BCB	3.28	-0.72	1.46	23	1.46	23	12	1	19.30					0.0	25.6						RNK	2400
CHT	4.99	1.01	1.47	16	1.47	16	8	3	22.09					0.0	33.7	30.345	19	29.493	7	29.935	LWX	2400
CHO	3.75	0.02	1.35	16	1.45	16-17	8	1	20.26									29.500	7		LWX	2400
DAN	7.70	3.85	1.82	15	1.82	15	13	3	27.25					0.0	11.1	30.390	19	29.560	7	29.975	RNK	2400
DCA	3.68	-0.10	0.99	21	1.21	27-28	7	0	19.00					0.0	32.3			29.500	7		LWX	2400
IAD	6.35	2.37	2.82	16	2.96	15-16	8	2	24.24					0.0	34.3			29.500	7		LWX	2400
GAV	3.89		1.55	16	1.65	16-17	9	2	24.37						19.9	30.390	19	29.520	7	29.970	AKQ	2400
HAM	4.08	0.46	0.65	17,23	0.99	16-17	12	0	22.65					0.0	4.0	30.390	19	29.520	7	29.980	AKQ	2400
HDV	5.54	0.58	1.72	16			7	3	24.40					0.0	34.2	30.340	19	29.480	7	29.910	LWX	2400
LYH	6.27	2.65	3.54	23	3.56	23-24	11	1	25.93					0.0	15.6	30.410	19	29.580	7	29.995	RNK	2400
NPN	5.63	-0.09	1.17	17	1.96	16-17	10	1	31.29					0.0	9.9	30.350	19	29.470	7	29.910	AKQ	2400
FHC	5.28	1.02	2.15	5	2.20	5-6	13	2	26.38					0.0	5.0	30.370	19	29.500	7	29.966	AKQ	2400
NOR	5.63	1.25	2.03	5	2.09	5-6	11	2	28.35					0.0	5.0						AKQ	2400
ORF	5.06	0.80	2.11	5	2.12	5-6	9	1	27.29					0.0	5.0	30.370	19	29.500	7	29.935	AKQ	2400
POR	5.19	0.80	2.15	5	2.19	5-6	13	2	27.72					0.0	4.6	30.352	19	29.483	7	29.946	AKQ	2400
CTR	4.93	1.91	2.39	16	2.59	16-17	8	2	28.87					0.0	17.6	30.340	19	29.470	7	29.918	AKQ	2400
MEC	5.58		2.57	17	2.57	17	7	1	28.09					0.0	20.1						AKQ	2400
RIC	7.81	3.88	3.63	3	3.63	3	9	2	28.44					0.0	12.0	30.390	19	29.520	7	29.955	AKQ	2400
ROA	6.03	2.20	1.91	15	2.18	23-24	11	2	23.76					0.0	23.0	30.430	19	29.600	7	30.015	RNK	2400
SVC	4.28	0.59	1.21	21	1.21	21	9	1	25.30					0.0	36.3						LWX	2400
WAL	6.49	3.20	2.26	28	2.26	28	9	3	25.30					0.0	12.3	30.360	19	29.470	7	29.915	AKQ	2400
WSH	4.93	-0.16	1.26	23	1.26	23	12	2	22.36					0.0	27.7	30.430	19	29.590	7	30.010	LWX	2400
Averages	5.29	1.28	1.92		2.04		9.8	1.7	25.12					0.0	18.5	30.377		29.514		29.956
STATION	T	T1	U	U1	V	V1	W	X	Y	Z	1	2	3	4	5	6	6A	7	7A	8	CWA	TIME RECORDED
STATION	T	T1	U	U1	V	V1	W	X	Y	Z	1	2	3	4	5	6	6A	7	7A	8	CWA	TIME RECORDED
AVL	2.53	-2.12	1.01	15	1.01	15	9	1	17.41					0.0	13.9	30.400	19	29.680	7	30.040	GSP	2400
MRH	7.04	2.40	3.09	15	3.09	15	12	2	31.27					0.0	T			29.490	7		MHX	2400
CLT	2.82	-0.92	0.99	15	0.99	15	9	0	17.26					0.0	3.3	30.390	19	29.700	17	30.045	GSP	2400
ECG	2.90	-1.59	0.74	17	0.82	6-7	12	0	21.11					0.0	1.8	30.370	19	29.500	7	29.935	AKQ	2400
FAY	3.21	-1.14	1.80	5	1.80	5	10	1	20.78									29.580	7		RAH	2400
GSO	1.78	-1.95	0.65	5	1.08	4-5	11	0	20.75					0.0	4.5			29.580	7		RAH	2400
HSE	10.51	6.48	4.33	2	5.74	1-2	11	3	44.57					0.0	T			29.490	7		MHX	2400
HKY	1.28	-2.84	0.42	27	0.84	31-1	10	0	17.51							30.380	19	29.610	7	29.995	GSP	2400
LBT	1.88	-2.46	0.75	14	0.78	14-15	9	0	20.82							30.360	19	29.610	7	29.985	ILM	2400
EWN	3.42	-1.17	1.19	7	1.55	3-4	10	1	26.13					0.0	T			29.490	7		MHX	2400
RDU	6.02	2.50	1.62	23	1.71	23-24	13	2	25.63					0.0	1.4			29.580	7		RAH	2400
RAL	7.70	2.97			1.94	4-5	11	2	29.69						1.9						RAH	2400
WHI	6.38	1.69	2.54	24	2.54	24	7	1	27.70					0.0	T	30.342	19	29.598	7	29.974	ILM	2400
ILM	6.63	1.45	1.46	15	1.75	6-7	11	4	29.32					0.0	T	30.340	19	29.580	7	29.960	ILM	2400
Averages	4.58	0.24	1.58		1.83		10.4	1.2	25.00					0.0	2.4	30.369		29.576		29.991
STATION	T	T1	U	U1	V	V1	W	X	Y	Z	1	2	3	4	5	6	6A	7	7A	8	CWA	TIME RECORDED
STATION	T	T1	U	U1	V	V1	W	X	Y	Z	1	2	3	4	5	6	6A	7	7A	8	CWA	TIME RECORDED
AND	0.07	-3.65	0.04	1	0.04	1	2	0	15.21+.07							30.370	19	29.670	7	30.020	GSP	2400
CAE	2.39	-2.30	1.99	6	1.99	6	8	1	16.31					0.0	T	30.350	19	29.650	7	30.000	CAE	2400
CRE	3.24	-1.40	1.12	24	1.12	24	8	2	18.98							30.340	19	29.600	7	29.970	ILM	2400
CHS	3.14	-2.51	2.05	6	2.08	6-7	9	1	23.89					0.0	T	30.310	19	29.610	7	29.960	CHS	2400
CXM	3.24	-1.41	1.64	6	1.64	6	10	1	20.91									29.570	7		CHS	2400
FLO	3.94	-0.68	1.19	25	1.24	24-25	10	2	25.03							30.350	19	29.640	7	29.995	ILM	2400
GSP	1.21	-2.59	0.43	13	0.43	13	7	0	18.76					0.0	2.6	30.380	19	29.630	7	30.005	GSP	2400
OGB	1.28	-3.84	0.98	5	0.99	5-6	7	0	13.77							30.180	26	29.900	28	30.040	CAE	2400
Averages	2.31	-2.30	1.18		1.19		7.6	0.88	17.21					0.0	0.9	30.326		29.659		29.999
STATION	T	T1	U	U1	V	V1	W	X	Y	Z	1	2	3	4	5	6	6A	7	7A	8	CWA	TIME RECORDED
STATION	T	T1	U	U1	V	V1	W	X	Y	Z	1	2	3	4	5	6	6A	7	7A	8	CWA	TIME RECORDED
TRI	1.92	-1.98	0.47	4	0.47	4	10	0	17.83					0.0	18.4	30.350	19	29.670	7	30.010	MRX	2400
DAV	5.21		1.53	23			12	1	29.53					0.0	124.6						PBX	2400
STATION	T	T1	U	U1	V	V1	W	X	Y	Z	1	2	3	4	5	6	6A	7	7A	8	CWA	TIME RECORDED

Virginia:

Arlington/Washington, D.C. - " WASHINGTON DC...REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT... THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE NORMAL. HOWEVER...IT WAS THE COOLEST JUNE SINCE 2009. MONTHLY PRECIPITATION WAS NEAR NORMAL. FIVE DAYS THIS JUNE HAD A HIGH TEMPERATURE AT OR GREATER THAN 90 DEGREES...BUT ONLY FOUR DAYS HAD A LOW TEMPERATURE OF LESS THAN 65 DEGREES WHICH IS THE FEWEST IN JUNE SINCE 2010. ALL CLIMATE DATA ARE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY UNTIL REVIEWED BY THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION. " - [ + - ] - from NWS Sterling, VA

Seven Corners/Fairfax County - from member John Iekel: " JUNE 2016 WAS COMFORTABLE; NO HEAT WAVES AND NORMAL TEMPS. RAINFALL WAS ABOVE NORMAL, BUT FELL INCONSISTENTLY. " - [ +/- + ]

Dulles - from NWS Sterling (KLWX): " DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT... THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS NEAR NORMAL. MONTHLY PRECIPITATION WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL...AND RANKED AS THE 9TH HIGHEST ON RECORD. THREE WARM TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET THIS JUNE. A RECORD DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 70 DEGREES WAS SET ON THE 3RD...BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 68 SET IN 2010. A SECOND RECORD DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 70 DEGREES WAS SET ON THE 4TH...BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 69 SET IN 1981. A THIRD RECORD DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 68 DEGREES WAS TIED ON THE 5TH...TYING THE RECORD PREVIOUSLY SET IN 2002. A RECORD DAILY HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES WAS SET ON THE 11TH...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 93 SET IN 2000 AND 1986. TWO DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL RECORDS WERE SET THIS JUNE. A RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL OF 2.82 INCHES WAS SET ON THE 16TH...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 1.78 SET IN 1974. A RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL OF 0.59 INCHES WAS SET ON THE 23RD...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 0.55 SET IN 2015. TWO DAYS THIS JUNE HAD A HIGH TEMPERATURE AT OR GREATER THAN 90 DEGREES...WHICH IS THE FEWEST IN JUNE SINCE 2009. ALL CLIMATE DATA ARE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY UNTIL REVIEWED BY THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION. " - [ + + ]

Chantilly - from member Russ Topping: " June mean monthly temperature and precipitation both above normal. The mean monthly temperature was 74.6° (+2.2°). The mean high temperature was 85.4° (+1.6°) and the mean low temperature was 63.9° (+2.9°). A record high temperature was set on the 11th (95°). A record high minimum temperature was set on the 3rd (71°), 4th (70°), and 5th (70°). June precipitation of 4.99” was above average (+1.01”). Maximum daily precipitation of 1.47” fell on the 16th. Thunderstorms were noted on the 16th, 21st, 23rd, and 28th. I was not able to observe possible hail on the 21st. *Please note, anemometer is currently partially obstructed from the North and East " - [ + + ]

Herndon - from member Randy Ashby: " June was about normal for temperature and above for precipitation. The temperatures ranged between a high of 93 and a low of 49 and was 0.2 degrees below normal. On the precipitation side, the month was 0.58” above normal, with 5.54” measured. June only had seven days of rain, but most of these were associated with heavy thunderstorms and on three days we had more that 1” of rain with the storms, although there many cases of hail and strong winds in the area on some of these days, This site did not experience those issues. We are now about 1.4” above normal for precipitation for the year. " - [ - + ]

Portsmouth - from Bill Trotter: " The month's average temperature of 76.3° was 0.4° ABOVE NORMAL. Precipitation (5.19") was ABOVE NORMAL by 0.80" or 118% of the June average rainfall during the period from 1977 to 2015. At month's end, rainfall for the year totaled 27.72" (+4.57" or 120% of normal). Frontal passages (significant): 3rd weak onshore flow (backdoor coastal); 5th (warmfropa), 7th, 11th (weak backdoor coastal front), 12th, 15th (warmfropa), 16th, 24th, and 29th. STATION RECORDS (NEW): none. To view the station monthly and year-to-date climatological summary (LCD) for this Portsmouth station, please click here. " - [ + + ]

Glen Allen - from Lowell Koontz: " June had a very large difference in precipitation at the Glen Allen station and the Richmond International Airport. The 3.89 inches monthly precipitation at Glen Allen was a departure of negative 0.21 inches and the Airport had a +3.88 inch departure. Glen Allen had 9 days in June with measurable precipitation and a dry period of ten consecutive days with only a trace of rain from the 6th to the 15th. The Glen Allen station has had 3.92 inches less rain this month than the Richmond International Airport. Thunderstorms have caused varying rainfall amounts over the region. Thunder was heard on five days during June. The thunderstorm of June 16th was a severe and gave wind damage over much of Henrico County due to fallen trees. At the height of the storm some 160,000 customers in the Richmond area were without power, according to Dominion Virginia Power. The maximum wind for June here was 42 mph on the 16th from the NNW in the thunderstorm. This was the second highest high wind gust recorded for June. It was the worst thunderstorm at this Glen Allen Station since June 25th 2012 with a wind gust of 47 mph. The mean temperature for June was 75.4°F with a negative 0.9°F departure. The highest temperature for the month was 95°F on the 12th. Only 4 days had a maximum temperature of =90°F which is the least on record. The lowest temperature was 50 on the 9th which tied for the lowest on record for June. The 9th also set a new maximum daily temperature range of 33°F. The highest dew point temperature for June was 76.5°F on the 24th which tied for the second lowest recorded in June and also had the lowest heat index in the past seven years for June. " - [ - - ]

Richmond - from contributor Lowell Koontz (GAV): " The Richmond International Airport had 7.81 inches of precipitation for June which was +3.88 inch departure and was the seventh wettest June in the past 144 years. Wakefield NWS does not consider the records before 1887 as official on precipitation. The greatest June precipitation total is 9.93 inches in June 2004. June had only 9 days with precipitation even though it was the 7th wettest June. This occurred due to June having a dry period in this wet month of ten days with only a trace of precipitation and the fact 3.63 inches of rain fell in one day. The Airport had only one daily record for June. The record was for the highest daily rainfall for June 3rd of 3.63 inches. It is also interesting that only one other June day has had more precipitation occur which was on June 18, 1972 from Tropical Storm Agnes with 3.91 inches. The 34 wettest Junes had but one year 1963 with fewer days of measurable rainfall for the month. The Richmond International Airport reported the mean temperature for June of 74.5°F which was a -0.8°F departure and the 61st coolest since 1897. The highest daily maximum temperature was 94°F on the 12th and the lowest minimum temperature was 49°F which occurred on June 9th. The record minimum for June is 40°F in 1967. " - [ - + ]

North Carolina:

Fayetteville - from NWS Raleigh RAH: " A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 73 DEGREES WAS SET AT THE FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT ON JUNE 4TH. THIS TIES THE RECORD SET IN 2010. A RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL OF 1.80 INCHES WAS SET AT THE FAYETTEVILLE REGL AIRPORT ON JUNE 5TH. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.25 SET IN 1913. A DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 76 DEGREES WAS SET AT FAYETTEVILLE ON JUNE 12TH. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 75 DEGREES SET IN 2003. " - [ + - ]

Raleigh - from member Bob Woodson (RAL): " JUNE WAS A WET AND STORMY MONTH WITH SEVERAL SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES/WARNINGS ISSUED. AN ESTIMATED 7.70 INCHES OF RAIN WAS MEASURED WHICH BRINGS THE YEAR TO DATE TOTAL TO 29.69 INCHES OR 7.9 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE WAS 0.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE HIGHEST YEAR TO DATE TEMPERATURE HAS ONLY BEEN 93 DEGREES. " - [ + + ]

South Carolina:

Charleston (North) - from NWS Charleston CHS: " RECORDS ESTABLISHED DURING THE MONTH: *JUN 12 - RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 97 DEGREES, *JUN 24 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 79 DEGREES, *JUN 25 - RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 99 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 2015-2016 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
	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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     NWS Wakefield, VA
     NWS Blacksburg, VA
     NWS Raleigh, NC
     NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
     NWS Wilmington, NC
     NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
     NWS Columbia, SC
     NWS Charleston, SC
     NWS Morristown, TN

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     National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC

STATION / LOCATION (MILES & DIRECTION FROM MAIN POST OFFICE)/OBSERVER / YEAR RECORDS BEGAN / EMAIL ADDRESS:
[ includes current stations, inactive stations, and closed stations since database inception ]

    

AKQ    Wakefield, VA NWS Wakefield Municipal Airport 36-58-53N 077-00-04W 33M	SVC    Seven Corner, Fairfax County, VA John Iekel Latitude 38.857404 Longitude -77.151696
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
	WOO  Woodstock, VA 5NW Lauck Walton 12/1/85 STATION CLOSED 08/2014
	LDY Ladysmith, VA Danny Jessee 2003 STATION CLOSED 8/31/2010 danny@dannyjessee.com
BRI     Bridgewater, VA Clayton Towers Ctowers19@aol.com	WAL   Wallops Island, VA 37° 56'26" N 75° 27'47" W Wallops Flight Facility Airport
CEN  Centreville, VA Paul Bassett 1985, 38° 50.9788' N LAT. 77° 25.6374' W LON. | Elevation 324' | STATION CLOSED	AVL    Asheville, NC  Asheville Regional Airport 35-25-55N 082-32-15W 670M
CHO   Charlottesville, VA  Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport ASOS  (Rappahannock County) 38-08-18N 078-27-21W 192M	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 Airport 35-12-48N 080-56-55W 220M
IAD   Dulles - Washington-Dulles International Airport  38-56-05N 077-26-51W 93M
FCH    Falls Church, VA Erica Page 3/7/94 Windie1970@aol.com	HKY  Hickory, NC
HAM    Hampton, VA 5NE Dave Kessel 1989 kesseld1@cox.net	ECG  Elizabeth City, NC,  Coast Guard Air Station 36-15-47N 076 10-58W 11M
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
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	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'. 1993 randy_ashby@msn.com	LBT    Lumberton, NC  Lumberton Municipal Airport 34-36-26N 079-03-36W 37M
GAV - Glen Allen, Henrico County, VA - Lowell Koontz  8/1/08  wwkoontz@verizon.net	EWN    New Bern, NC  Craven County Regional Airport 36-04-03N 077-02-50W 3M
	MON    Moncure, NC  Chatham County - Mac McIlwain mac.mcilwain@embarqmail.com
	RAL    Raleigh, NC 7NNW  Bob Woodson -  6/1/93 kf4mmm@qsl.net
LKU     Louisa, VA 1N Joseph Bowers 1944 - NWS ID  44-5050-02 STATION CLOSED	RDU   Raleigh-Durham, NC Raleigh-Durham International Airport 35-52-14N 078-47-11W 130M
LOU     Louisa, VA 6S John Bullock (about 1970) STATION CLOSED	ROX    Roxboro, NC 2SE Merriell A. Jay 1/93 ending 12/13
	WHI   North Whiteville, NC Christopher Crawley 12/10 34.413744N / 078.751908W ccawley.kk4csr@gmail.com
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 STATION CLOSED 5/31/10	CHS   Charleston, SC NWS Charleston Air Force Base 32-53-56N 080-02-26W 13M
	CXM    Downtown Charleston, SC NWS 32.77° N 79.93 W
NPN     Newport News, VA 7N Gary Leonard -  6/91 mikey0781@cox.net	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@yahoo.com