...COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES RETURN... ...SEASONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FAR BELOW NORMAL... Other than the headlines above, will let Patrick Maloit's and Eleanor Vallier-Talbot's (CHS) summaries "do the talking for March." Patrick Maloit's (NWS AKQ) March 2001 Hydrological Report: "There was above normal rainfall in March across most of central...south central and southeast Virginia...Northeast North Carolina... and the Virginia and lower Maryland Eastern Shores. The month featured near normal snowfall across the Maryland Eastern Shore... Northern Neck...and the Central Virginia Piedmont. Snowfall for March was below normal across Northeast North Carolina...and the remainder of central...south central...and Southeast Virginia. Most of the precipitation that fell in March occurred in the last half of the month...including two coastal storms that affected the region the last 10 days of the month. March 2001 precipitation totals ranged from 3.18 inches at Ocean City to 7.45 inches at John Kerr Dam in Mecklenburg County. Snowfall totals ranged from a trace at several locations...to 3.5 inches at Louisa in the Central Virginia Piedmont region. Snowfall for the season of 2000-2001 ended up below normal at most locations...except across interior northeast North Carolina...and southern parts of the cities of Tidewater Virginia where it was at or above normal. Snow totals ranged from a trace at Emporia...to 12 inches at aptly named Snow Hill on the lower Maryland Eastern Shore. High pressure
moved from the Mid-Mississippi Valley on the 1st...to offshore on the 2nd...as
a weak area of low pressure moved from the Central Rockies...to the Appalachians...and
then offshore. This disturbance produced light rain across the region from
the 2nd into the 3rd. High pressure moved from the Central Plains on the
3rd to Southern Canada on the 4th. Low pressure moved from the Tennessee
Weak high pressure
moved in briefly on the 5th...before a trough of low pressure moved across
Virginia and Maryland that afternoon. Its passage brought with it
a burst of arctic air...and light snow across the Mid Atlantic by the morning
of the 6th. Canadian high pressure built in from the upper plains from
the 6th into the 8th.
High pressure
slowly moved from the corn belt on the 9th to off the North Carolina coast
on the 11th. A dry cold front passed through the region late on the 11th.
Behind the front...high pressure built down from Southeast Canada into
the 12th. Low pressure moved from northern Iowa on the 12th...to
the upper peninsula of Michigan on the 13th. As it did so it lifted a warm
front northward...that ended
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Average Temperature |
Average Temperature |
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Precipitation |
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Louisa (LKU) New Market |
Portsmouth |
Blacksburg |
Roanoke (ROK) |
Woodstock |
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Wilmington |
Brevard |
Wilmington |
Asheville |
Wilmington |
Lumberton |
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Charleston |
Columbia Greenville-Spartanburg |
Charleston |
Greenville-Spartanburg |
North Myrtle Beach |
Florence |
Virginia:
Annandale - Lowell adds these observations: "March was the first month in the last 5 that had above normal precip. The month was cold with a -2.7° departure. 15 days had temps 32° and below, the most since 1996. The highest temp for the month was 64° on the 11th & 24th which set a new 21 year record low max for March. The old record was 67° in 1984. On March 6th, both the max and min were 21 year record lows for the date. The highest barometric pressure for the month was 30.52" which was the lowest max barometer for March since 1992. The predominant influencing weather feature for the month was low pressures on 16 days and tied a 15 year record. On March 26th, the max was 12° below the 21 year record for the date. On the 27th, the min was 5° below the 21 year record for the date. It has never been any colder for so late in the spring."
Arlington - NWS WBC reports: "No new records were set in Washington in March. March is typically a transition month into spring. This year it was a slightly wetter version of february as temperatures were similar...rain fell on a similar number of days...and snowfall continued to be hard to come by.
Temperatures were three and a half degrees below normal which was not record breaking...but it was the third coldest march of the past decade. By the end of March...average temperatures rise into the lower 60s. During the last half of this March...with the exception of a brief two day warm up...temperatures never rose past the middle 50s. That included the cold and windy 26th...when it barely broke out of the 30s. On the whole...the vast majority of days were in the 40s and 50s...with five days in the 60s and one day...the 6th...that did not make it out of the 30s.
Precipitation fell on eleven days...much
like February with ten. However there was much more of it during
those 11 days...including two days with over an inch. The month ended up
a bit wetter than normal with nearly four inches of precipitation...our
greatest monthly total since September. This was our sixth year in a row
with
Above normal precipitation during
March. Even with cooler than normal temperatures and more precipitation
than normal...washington received less than a half inch of snowfall this
March. This was a continuation of our sub par snow season this year. The
2000-01 winter season has produced about seven and a half inches of snow...our
lowest total since the nearly snowless 1997-98 season three years ago.
Every month this season produced below average snowfall.
Blacksburg - Temps were 3.5° below normal while precip was just below normal, -0.07". - NWS RNK
Bridgewater - Clayton sends these notes: ""This has been another winter of very little snow. This makes two consecutive winters with little snowfall. My 37 year average has dropped now from 24" to around 22.5". A very strong northeaster occurred on the 21st with heavy rain, and around a foot of snow in the mountains just west of us. The winds were quite strong. Snow fell for about an hour on the 29th with no accumulation. According to my records, the latest snow for a winter season occurred on April 12th. I consider April 15 as my cut-off day for any more measurable snow. With the present weather pattern, I don't expect to see any more snow this season. The rainfall for the month was 0.67" above normal. This is the first month in the last six with precipitation above normal. This winter has been another dud and quite boring. I enjoy more active winter weather!"
Centreville - Paul send his notes via email: "March was too sure about what it was supposed to do this year. Except for a couple of good rain events, I'd give it a yawn overall. I'll give March some credit for trying to start off as a lion though, when 1.7" of snow fell on the 5th, but you had to look quickly. It was going downhill fast at 11AM with just a wayward flurry to be seen. By noon, one had to really study the situation to find any white stuff, and by 1 PM the streets were actually dry with obscure patches lingering in the shadows on grassy areas and that was fading fast. Mid-month was gloomy with light rain, drizzle, mist, and light fog finishing with a 1.40" steady rain over an 18-hour period.
Temperatures were actually fairly constant throughout the month with the average daily high of 41.5° being about 1° below the expected average. The first week and the last week average daily highs were only separated by 1/2°, which suggests either a weak lion or a heck of a strong lamb. The average daily high and average daily low both occurred on March 2nd. Nightly lows were true to form being warmer by 1.6° above the 31.3° average for March. On the 29th, a light rain began in the morning and later became heavy at times. The accumulator showed 1.58" for the day which contributed to an excess of 1.57" of the typical monthly average 3.43". Over that 22-hour rain event, 1.81" of rain tipped our bucket.
Charlottesville - Rainfall for the month was 0.69" above normal. - NWS WBC
Falls Church - "March 2001 was a cooler than normal month but slightly above normal in rainfall. On March 13, strong storms moved through the area bringing high wind gusts. 52 mph was the highest gust!!! I haven't seen winds like that since hurricane Dennis in 1999!!!!" - notes from Erica
Hampton - The month was quite chilly, but also fairly dry. The weather around Hampton Roads is this way in March/April; it can be warm then very chilly near the shore. Am looking forward to continued warming rend and some rainfall. - Dave
Herndon - "March temperatures here averaged almost a degree above my norm, continuing the trend which started in January. However, most notable were the record low temps on the 27th and 28th during a brief cold snap. Rainfall was plentiful at an inch above normal. No big snowstorms here this season." - notes from Russ
Lynchburg - The mean temp was 3.4° below normal while precip was 1.43" above the norm. - NWS RNK
New Market - "Temperatures for the month were below normal. We had 2 good rains since the 21st of the month and that saved us this month. They were very welcomed rains. Our pond is full for the first time in a long while. The winds have been very, very strong during March. We have had 15 days of 30 mph or more winds with 5 days in the 40 mph range, and 1 day in the 50 mph range." - from Joyce
Newport News - "A fairly 'normal' month with a record low on the 27th and 28th." - Gary
Norfolk - From NWS AKQ:
The monthly precip was 1.02" above normal. The average wind speed
was 9.6 mph.
Portsmouth - March was below
average in temperature (-1.6o ) with precipitation 0.12" above
normal (103%). A wind speed average of 5.7 mph from a dominant northerly
direction was observed. Rainfall for the year improved and is 69%
of the norm (-3.54") and March was the wettest month of the year to date.
March records included a daily minimum max of 39° on the 6th, a daily
snowfall record of 0.3" on the same day, a daily precip record of 1.27"
on the 21st, a daily minimum max temp of 45° on the 26th and a daily
minimum temp tie of 28° on the 28th. The year's lowest barometric
pressure to date was recorded on the 6th with 29.474".
Richmond - According to NWS AKQ: Richmond's rainfall was 0.16" above normal. The average wind speed was 8.9 MPH.
Mechanicsville - "A thunderstorm on the 13th in the afternoon. Brief periods of snow on the 6th." -Glenn
Roanoke - "Temperature averages were 3.8° below normal. Rainfall was above normal (+1.0") - notes NWS RNK
Roanoke - March was cold and wet. But with temperatures 4° below normal and precip 2.19" above the norm, there was still very little snow. 1.2" for the month was 1.4" below the normal March snowfall.
Vienna - Bob sends this report:
"February was much warmer (+3.0°) than my average and also drier than
average for both rain and total snowfall. Readings of 60°
or higher were recorded on four days. The monthly max was 70° observed
on the 9th. Only one day had a max temp of 32° or colder (29°/22nd).
Most other daily readings were in the 40s and 50s. The monthly minimum
was 16° which is within my typical February range. Measurable snow
occurred on just two days (5th and 22nd). Windy conditions occurred on
a number of days/nights with frontal passages or strong zonal, SW
flow. As a harbinger (?) of spring, I spotted my first Robin on the
17th."
Washington - Dave reports:
"December was the 2nd coldest month I've recorded in the 10 years I have
been at this location, about 9o below the normal."
Weems - Frank Socey writes that at 87+ his memory is becoming a bit dull. Also, he's been quite ill of late waiting for some heat and sunshine to create better feelings. He adds, "Naturally, I keep my fingers ready for new ideas and some of the discoveries in the mysteries of weather even though I am on my 75th year of learning."
Woodstock - The month of March was very cool (3rd coolest in 16 years) while normal precip fell. 2001 cumulative precip is about 1" below the 16-year average but was just about equal to the reported 1950-70 average for this part of the Shenandoah County. - notes from Lauck
North Carolina:
Asheville - From NWS GSP:
The monthly mean temp was 2.8o below normal while rainfall
was 0.37" above normal. The average wind speed was 9.9 mph.
Brevard - Bob reports:
"March was a cool month with a mean high temperature of 59.2° F and
mean low of 33.1° F compared with 10 year averages of 61.4° and
34.9°. The month average, 46.2°, was 2° below the 10
year mean. The month was slightly on the dry side, 5.96", compared
with a 10 year mean of 7.04". The 8.3" of snow that fell occurred
on the first day of spring/ Moisture through March measured 14.48"
for the year, well-below the 10 year mean of 21.19". The shortage
of rain is in the third year. Cloud cover averaged 50% for the month."
Charlotte - NWS GSP reports
the mean temp here was 2.2o below normal while precip was 1.25"
above normal. The average wind speed was 7.4 mph.
Concord - Tom noted: "March ended with a surplus in rainfall which was the first time in six months that we averaged above normal for the month. Mandatory water restrictions are still in place in the immediate area with rainfall since July 1998 some 35+ inches BELOW normal during the drought, almost a whole year's total of 45+ inches. Long range forecasts suggest less than normal rainfall and warmer than normal temperatures through the next six months. Things look to get much worse before any improvement begins."
Lumberton - The average wind speed was 8.2 MPH. - from NWS ILM
Greensboro - The mean temperature- according to NWS RAH - was 2.9° below normal while rainfall was 1.33" in excess of the norm.
Raleigh - NWS RDU reports the mean temperature was 1.3° below normal while rainfall for the month exceeded the norm 3.34". March was the 3rd wettest at the airport since 1944. The 1.55" that fell on the 20th was the highest recorded for that day. A record high minimum temperature of 59° was set on the 13th.
Raleigh (RAL) - Bob sends these notes: "After a rather mild January and February, March did a reverse being a cold and damp month. The average daily temp was over 3° below normal. The 6.63" or rain was 2.86" above normal. No snow or ice was observed during the month."
Roxboro - Merriell reports:
"March was breezy and much wetter than normal. Almost twice the normal
rainfall was noted. Temperatures averaged about 2° below normal."
Wilmington - From NWS
ILM: The average wind speed was 9.3 mph, the average temperature
was 1.4o below normal while rainfall was
4.38" in excess of the norm. A record 24-hour precip record of 3.99"
on the 20th (old record 2.27" set in 1924)-
South Carolina:
Columbia - NWS CAE reports the average relative humidity was 64% while the average temperature was 6° below normal. Rainfall was 0.51" above normal. For the year rainfall is running 4.26" below the normal. - NWS CAE
Charleston - Eleanor at NWS CHS forwards these notes: "Records: Charleston International Airport: March 15, 24-hour max precip 1.47" (previous record 1.26" set in 1964); March 20, 24 hour max precip 2.07" (previous record 1.35" set in 1970). No other records set.
What a turnaround
from the previous months! Several storm systems moved across the
region during March, depositing much needed rainfall. Several locations
across southern and central South Carolina reported above normal precipitation
in March, including Columbia, Orangeburg, and Myrtle Beach. Temperatures
also ran cooler than the normal due to 12 days with measurable precipitation
with a lot of clouds around. Two precip records were set in Charleston
with over 1" of rainfall during both storms. Ironically, the warmest
temperature for the month was 1° cooler than the highest reading in
February. Rainfall was nearly 2" above normal, but still did not
bring the yearly total above normal. since January 1st, the yearly
rainfall remains close to 1.5" below normal." Monthly precipitation
was 1.96" below normal and the mean temp was 1.5o
above normal.
Year-to-date precip is running 1.41" below normal."
Florence
- NWS ILM reports the mean temp there was 1.8o below normal
while rainfall was 0.28" above normal. No temp or precip records
were set/tied this month.
Greenville-Spartanburg
- The monthly temps averaged 2.2o below normal while total rainfall
was 1.3" above normal. The average wind speed was 8.5 mph.
- NWS GSP
North Myrtle
Beach - From NWS ILM: Rainfall was 2.58" above normal.
Temps averaged 1.7o below normal. The average wind speed
was 8.1 MPH. A low temperature record tied on the 11th (29°).
Orangeburg - The average relative humidity was 69%. (from NWS CAE)
Nearby Cities:
Tri-cities/Bristol area noted
temps averaging 4.3o below the norm with total rainfall about
normal (-0.01"). - from NWS Morristown, TN
(Please
note the column denotations table below.)
TEMPERATURES / WIND / ELEMENTS
STN A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R R1 S ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ANN 51.26 33.19 42.23 64 11,24 21 27 0 0 15 0 40 WSW 15 0 0 0 0 1 2400 33 W 30 BCB 38.2 51 NW 6 2400 BRI 51.5 29.4 40.5 68 30 16 28 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 1 0530/1600 CEN 50.0 32.9 41.5 63 11 19 27 0 0 18 0 21 104° 21 0 0 0 0 0 1200/2400 21 W 9 CHO 53.8 32.1 42.9 69 30 18 27 0 0 16 0 44 300° 23 1 0 0 0 1 2400 DCA 52.3 35.2 43.7 66 11,24 25 6,27 0 0 11 0 48 290° 13 2400 IAD 51.1 30.1 40.6 64 11,13 17 27 0 0 19 0 51 280° 13 2400 FCH 51.6 35.0 43.3 65 11,24 25 6,27 0 0 9 0 52 13 1 0 0 0 0 2400 HAM 54.3 38.6 46.5 75 13 26 6 0 0 5 0 50 ESE 21 0 0 0 0 2 2400 HER 49.8 31.2 40.5 62.4 24 19.2 27 0 0 18 0 31 6,22 0 0 0 0 NR 2400 HRN 49.5 31.4 40.1 62.9 13 18.5 27 0 0 17 0 39 NE 6 0 0 0 0 0 2400 LKU 53.58 27.03 40.31 68 24 13 27 0 0 21 0 32 NE 6 0 0 0 0 1 2400 LOU 52.2 30.4 41.3 68 13 18 27 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 1 0800 LYH 42.6 71 24 18 27 37 NW 6 2400 NEW 50.03 28.10 39.07 64 11 13 27,28 0 0 18 0 52 N 6 0 0 0 0 2 1700 NPN 55.5 36.5 46.0 76 13 24 6 0 0 9 0 42 NW 6 0 0 0 0 2 2300 NOR 55.9 38.4 47.2 77 13 25 6 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 2400 ORF 54.3 38.6 46.4 75 13 26 6 0 0 5 0 43 230° 24 1 0 0 0 5 2400 POR 55.9 39.8 47.8 74 13 27 6 0 0 4 0 38 WNW 6 2 0 0 0 0 2400 MEC 57 34 45 74 13 21 27,28 0 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1800 RIC 55.8 34.6 45.2 74 24 22 27 0 0 12 0 45 310° 13 0 0 0 0 2 2400 ROA 43.4 69 24 22 27 49 NW 13 2400 ROK 53.1 32.8 42.8 70 24 19 28 0 0 16 0 48 NW 13 0 0 0 1 2200 AKQ 57.90 33.23 45.56 75 13 18 27,28 0 0 17 0 2400 WEE 51.9 30.3 41.1 72 13 20 27 0 0 5 0 40 W 6 1 0 0 0 1 1600 WOO 49.6 31.4 40.5 66 14 19 27 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 1 5 0800 WSH 50.8 31.2 41.0 65.0 11 19.2 27 0 0 17 0 33 ENE 22 0 0 0 0 1 2400
STN A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R R1 S ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AVL 54.4 34.7 44.6 65 11 21 6 0 0 13 0 56 NW 2400 BRE 59.2 33.1 46.2 69 15 17 8,27 0 0 15 0 35 6 1 0 0 0 3 1600 CLT 59.4 38.0 48.7 76 2 22 8 0 0 7 0 40 NW 2400 CND 59.2 36.6 48.4 74.9 13 23.9 8 0 0 8 0 25 E 20 2 1 0 0 3 2400 LBT 62.1 39.8 51.0 76 13 26 8 0 0 8 0 45 310° 6 1 0 0 0 4 2400 RAL 59.5 35.1 47.3 75 13 21 27,28 0 0 10 0 31 13 1 0 0 0 3 2400 ROX 55.9 36.2 46.1 72 13 21 27 0 0 9 0 35 NW 6 1 0 0 0 2 2100 ILM 63.1 42.9 53.0 78 13 30 11,28 0 0 4 0 47 310° 6 2 0 0 0 2 2400
STN A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R R1 S ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CAE 64.5 41.5 53.0 76 4 27 8,28 2400 CHS 66.9 46.2 56.6 80 16 31 7 0 0 1 0 44 NW 6 4 0 0 0 1 2400 CRE 61.5 42.9 52.2 78 13 29 11 0 0 5 0 52 08° 20 0 0 0 0 3 2400 30 NNW 17 FLO 65.2 42.3 53.7 79 13 29 8 0 0 4 0 45 180° 12 0 0 0 0 4 2400 GSP 59.6 39.4 49.5 76 2 27 8 0 0 8 0 44 040° 2400 OGB 65.3 42.5 53.9 79 13,16 28 7 2400
STN A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R R1 S ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRI 53.7 32.0 42.9 70 4 19 8,10, 0 1 16 0 2400 28 CHW 41.0 23.9 32.4 62.3 9 3.2 3 0 7 21 0 2400
STN T U V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANN 4.69 1.45 29 1.80 29-30 13 1 9.48 1.4 5 2 1 1.5 12.8 30.52 19 29.47 13 2400 20 BCB 3.78 BRI 3.99 1.74 21 1.74 21 9 2 6.71 0.3 4 2 0 0.3 8.6 30.32 29.65 0530/1600 CEN 5.00 1.58 29 1.81 29-30 14 2 8.69 1.7 5 2 1 1.8 14.2 30.48 19 29.66 22 2400 CHO 4.44 1.91 29 1.91 29 10 2 0.0 0.0 30.46 19 29.47 13 2400 DCA 3.91 1.27 29 1.46 29-30 11 2 8.96 0.2 5 2 0 0.2 7.4 2400 IAD 4.41 1.33 29 1.49 29-30 12 2 8.35 1.0 5 2 1 1.0 9.8 2400 FCH 3.49 1.03 21 1.05 21-22 10 1 7.89 1.0 5 1 1 1.0 10.0 2400 HAM 4.12 1.10 21 12 1 4.12 0.0 0.0 1.5 2400 HER 4.68 1.42 29 1.60 29-30 14 2 9.54 1.0 5 2 1 1.1 15.4 30.47 20 29.27 13 2400 HRN 4.80 1.48 29 1.67 29-30 13 2 9.40 1.5 5 2 1 1.5 13.0 30.467 19 29.492 13 2400 LKU 5.16 2.07 29 2.27 29 11 0 8.63 0.0 0.0 3.0 30.51 29.64 2400 LOU 4.75 2.10 29 4 2 10.70 0.0 0.0 3.0 30.50 27 29.62 12 0800 LYH 4.90 NEW 3.61 1.46 21 11 0 6.73 0.5 6 1 0 0.75 12.3 30.657 12 29.712 10 1700 NPN 3.63 1.08 21 1.14 20-21 14 1 7.64 0.3 6 1 0 0.3 2.6 30.44 19 29.41 13 2300 NOR 5.13 1.56 21 1.56 21 13 1 9.04 0.3 6 1 0 0.3 1.3 2400 ORF 4.72 1.45 21 1.60 21-22 14 1 8.34 0.3 6 1 0 0.3 1.6 30.41 28 29.52 22 2400 POR 4.33 1.27 21 1.27 21 15 1 8.04 0.3 6 2 0 0.3 1.6 30.410 19 29.474 6 2400 MEC 4.28 1.44 21 1.55 21-22 10 1 9.42 0.25 6 1 0 0.25 5.4 29.91 20 29.18 13 1800 RIC 3.77 1.10 29 1.26 29-30 11 1 8.38 0.5 5 3 0 0.5 5.5 30.48 19 29.48 13 2400 ROA 4.48 ROK 6.11 2.05 29 2.34 20-21 6 0 3.23 3.0 22 3 1 3.2 6.2 30.57 12 29.82 10 2400 AKQ 3.56 0.90 29 12 2 7.71 0.6 5 0.6 8.0 30.41 19 29.58 13 2400 WEE 4.57 1.72 21 1.72 21 8 1 2.0 6 5 1 2.0 1600 WOO 3.27 0.98 29-30 12 0 6.75 1.7 3,5 3 1 2.2 17.7 30.72 19 29.80 6 0800 WSH 4.92 2.06 21 2.35 20-21 10 2 7.38 0.7 5 4 0 0.7 9.5 30.51 19 29.52 13 2400
STN T U V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVL 5.00 1.42 20 1.51 20-21 10 2 10.36 5.0 21 6.4 15.3 30.39 19 29.53 4 2400 BRE 5.96 1.67 29 1.67 29 9 2 14.48 2 1 8.3 8.7 30.30 19 29.60 4 1600 CLT 5.68 2.13 29 9 2 9.74 T T 2.7 30.41 19 29.57 4 2400 CND 5.55 1.65 29 1.65 29 10 1 9.63 0.0 0.0 4.0 30.42 19 29.58 5 2400 LBT 4.31 1.01 15 1.08 20-21 8 1 7.98 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.42 19 29.56 4 2400 RAL 6.63 2.16 20-21 14 1 10.80 0.0 0.0 3.0 30.42 28 29.53 13 1900 ROX 7.14 2.22 29 2.22 29 13 3 12.23 0.0 0.0 0.5 30.48 19 29.55 5 2100 ILM 8.26 3.99 20 4.05 20-21 11 2 11.22 0.0 0.0 0.2 30.39 19 29.56 5 2400
STN T U V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAE 5.33 9.10 0.0 0.0 T 2400 CHS 6.30 2.07 20 2.14 19-20 12 3 9.68 0.0 0.0 T 30.32 28 29.68 20 2400 CRE 7.18 2.07 20 2.14 20-21 11 3 10.98 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.38 19 29.58 5 2400 FLO 4.40 1.05 15 1.05 15 11 1 7.87 0.0 0.0 30.38 19 29.55 4 2400 GSP 6.69 2.02 29 9 3 12.01 0.8 20 0.8 6.3 30.39 19 29.56 4 2400 OGB 5.76 10.50 0.0 0.0 2400
STN T U V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRI 3.69 1.17 29-30 14 1 10.83 2400
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 2000-2001 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 wwkoontz@bellatlantic.net | ROK Roanoke, VA 6SW Wendell Prillaman 4/76 |
DCA Arlington, VA NWS Webmaster (Sterling): james.decarufel@noaa.gov | VNA Vienna, VA Robert Boott, 1.5SW Robert.Boott@tma.osd.mil |
BCB Blacksburg, VA NWS Webmaster: William.Perry@noaa.gov | AKQ Wakefield, VA NWS Webmaster: Neil.Stuart@noaa.gov |
BRI Bridgewater, VA Clayton Towers Ctowers@rica.net | WSH Washington, VA David Yowell runamok@runamok.com |
CEN Centreville, VA Paul Bassett 1985 pbassett@sitestar.net | WEE Weems, VA 3WNW Francis J. Socey |
CHO Charlottesville, VA Airport ASOS (Rappahannock County) | WOO Woodstock, VA 5NW Lauck Walton - 12/1/85 jwalton@shentel.net |
IAD Dulles International Airport Webmaster (Sterling): james.decarufel@noaa.gov | AVL Asheville, NC NWS NWS GSP: bryan.mcavoy@noaa.gov |
FCH Falls Church, VA Erica Page - 3/7/94 Windie1970@aol.com | BRE Brevard, NC 1SE Bob Keehn 1/1/90 Bob_Keehn@citcom.net |
FRB Fredericksburg, VA 7SW Ken McKneely mckneelys@email.msn.com | CLT Charlotte, NC NWS NWS GSP: bryan.mcavoy@noaa.gov |
HAM Hampton, VA 5NE Dave Kessel 1989 dckessel@home.com | CND Concord, NC 3 W, Highway 73, 2 miles E of I85. stormwatch@vnet.net |
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 kf4mmm@qsl.net |
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) | LBT 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.gov evaltal@wpmedia.com Webmaster Contents CHS: Theodore.Rodgers@noaa.gov |
NOR Norfolk, VA 3NE Jim Fentress 6/1/77 | CAE Columbia, SC NWS caewx@noaa.gov |
OGB Orangeburg, SC NWS caewx@noaa.gov | |
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 roybritt@earthlink.net | CRE North Myrtle Beach, SC nwsilm@wilmington.net |
RIC Richmond, VA NWS | TRI Tri-cities/Bristol, TN NWS Webmaster (Morristown):W-Mrx.Webmaster@noaa.gov |
ROA Roanoke, VA Webmaster (Blacksburg): William.Perry@noaa.gov | CHW Canaan Heights, WV Dave Lesher wxdave@boo.net |