ACON
- VA/NC/SC
The Atlantic
Coast Observer Network:
Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina
http://members.cox.net/wxr/acon.htm
SUMMARY OF
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
MARCH 2005
...TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL...
...PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL
EXCEPT FOR WESTERN AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA,
CHARLOTTE & WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
March 2005 was a rather quiet month although some severe weather noted for
North Carolina.
Noticed winter held on in Dave Lesher's land (Davis, WV) with 60 inches of
additional seasonal snow! Wow!! And his seasonal snowfall was pushed to
143"! And down in Wilmington (ILM) NC, a report of an 89 mph
wind gust from the west on the 8th. Another wow!!
Several of you noted that this month was the first in several with monthly temperature averages
below normal. Couldn't find one station with a listed departure at or above
normal.
Condolences to Erica Page of Falls Church in Virginia who recently lost her
father. Time passages...
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REPLAY: AVERAGE VERSUS MEAN?
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Albert Arnold of Chesterfield County in Virginia (Winterpock) engaged me in a
lively discussion of the terms "average" and "mean" as they relate to your
monthly calculations. Indeed, statistically they are different.
I have noticed that a couple of you have, in particular, maximum temperature "averages"
considerably higher than surrounding weather sites, official and unofficial.
Two conclusions came out of our email discussions. The first is that a few of you
may actually be computing the "mean maximum temperature", which is indeed not the same as
the "average maximum temperature". The second is that my forms updated last year and based on
those of previous years actually ask for the "mean" maximum, minimum, and monthly temperatures which
is not, as Albert discovered, what our ACON group actually wants to archive. Instead,
we want the "average" maximum, minimum, monthly temperatures AND, most importantly, that's
what most of you have been reporting 'lo these many years (1995 - we're ten years old online in October!)
So, I thank Albert for deducing this problem with our forms and I thank him for being
very observant! Will attach the updated forms for you or can simply interchange the terms mean and
averages on the form where appropriate!
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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
be used for these purposes.
ACON VA/NC/SC Member
Station Extremes - MARCH 2005
|
State
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Maximum Temperature
|
Minimum
Temperature
|
Warmest
Average
Temperature
|
Coldest
Average
Temperature
|
Maximum
Precipitation
|
Minimum
Precipitation
|
|
Virginia
|
74°
Danville
|
11°
New Market
|
46.3°
Portsmouth
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38.9°
New Market
|
4.89"
Herndon (HER)
|
2.18"
Woodstock
|
|
North Carolina
|
80°
Fayetteville
|
17°
Raleigh (RAL)
|
52.5°
Wilmington
|
45.3°
Asheville
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5.27"
Charlotte
|
1.64"
Beaufort
|
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South Carolina
|
85°
Columbia
|
23°
Greenville-Spartanburg
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55.8°
Charleston
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50.3°
Greenville-Spartanburg
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6.56"
Anderson
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3.37"
Florence
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(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 50.74 32.23 41.48 -3.5 71 7 16 9 0 0 17 0 65% 45 W 8 2 1 0 0 1 2400 LWX
BCB 50.2 29.1 39.7 -1.7 72 30 12 4 0 2 21 0 % 43 280° 12 6.9 2 0 0 0 1 % 2400 RNK
BRI 51 31 41 -2.3 65 29 15 3,4 0 0 17 0 2400 LWX
CEN 50.9 32.3 41.6 -0.5 70 7 18 9 0 0 17 0 41 343° 8 1 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
CHO 52.5 31.9 42.2 -4.7 70 7 17 4 0 0 18 0 35 310° 12 5.0 2 0 0 0 3 2400 LWX
35 280°
DAN 56.8 33.5 45.1 -2.8 74 30 19 4 0 0 20 0 % 43 270° 12 6.5 2 0 0 0 2 % 2400 RNK
DCA 51.2 34.9 43.0 -3.5 70 7 20 9 0 0 12 0 % 44 300° 2 9.8 2 0 0 0 2 % 2400 LWX
44 310 8
IAD 50.4 31.3 40.8 -2.6 69 7 17 9 0 0 18 0 46 320° 8 7.6 2 0 0 0 2 2400 LWX
FCH 49.3 33.1 41.2 67 30 18 9 0 0 15 0 57 8 1 1 0 0 0 2400 LWX
HAM 52.0 36.0 44.0 -5.0 71 7,28 23 4 0 0 10 0 50% 47 NW 8 8.0 NW 2 0 0 1 2 60% 2400 AKQ
HER 49.3 31.8 40.6 -2.8 67.6 7 17.1 9 0 0 16 0 30 8 2 1 0 2400 LWX
HRN 48.9 31.6 40.1 -3.3 68.5 7 17.2 9 0 0 17 0 61% 44 W 28 3.8 WNW 1 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
LYH 52.9 31.7 42.3 -3.7 73 29 16 4 0 0 18 0 % 35 260° 8 2.1 2 0 0 0 4 % 2400 RNK
NEW 51.06 26.80 38.93 -5.0 71 31 11 4 0 0 22 0 69% 35 WSW 2 15.84 SW 0 0 0 0 2 1800 LWX
NPN 54.9 35.3 45.1 73 7 20 4 0 0 12 0 35 NW 8 2 0 0 3 1 2400 AKQ
NOR 52.9 36.1 45.0 -3.4 72 28 22 22 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 2 2 2400 AKQ
ORF 53.6 37.1 45.3 -3.7 72 7,28 22 4 0 0 8 0 % 44 350° 8 8.8 4 0 0 1 3 % 2400 AKQ
FHC 54.5 37.91 46.2 71.6 28 24.2 4 0 0 7 0 68% 40 360° 8 5.0 022° 2 0 0 2 0 46% 2400 LWX
POR 55.4 37.2 46.3 -3.7 72 7 23 4 0 0 11 0 69% 40 270° 1 5.64 174° 2 0 0 2 0 46% 2400 AKQ
CTR 55.3 32.2 43.6 -4.1 73.2 7 15.7 4 0 0 19 0 70% 25 SW 8 1.0 E 1 0 0 2 5 50% 2400 AKQ
MEC 54.94 33.45 46.23 72 7 19 4,19 0 0 13 0 21 S 8 1 0 0 0 0 1700 AKQ
RIC 55.0 35.3 45.1 -2.6 72 7 21 4 0 0 12 0 % 49 340° 8 7.8 1 0 0 3 2 % 2400 AKQ
RGL 53.2 32.8 43.0 -5.0 71 7 18 4 0 0 16 0 61% 34 SSW 6 3.0 S 0 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
ROA 53.1 35.0 44.1 -3.1 71 30 23 4 0 0 12 0 % 48 270° 12 8.6 1 0 0 0 1 % 2400 RNK
AKQ 57 33 45.0 73 28 16 4 0 0 17 0 2400 AKQ
WAL 49.0 33.6 41.3 -3.3 62 7 22 4,9 0 0 15 0 52 300° 8 9.6 1 0 2 0 3 2400 AKQ
WOO 48.2 32.2 40.2 -4.2 67 31 19 9 0 2 16 0 0 0 0 2 7 2400 LWX
WSH 50.0 31.4 40.7 -3.2 67.6 7 18.6 9 0 0 17 0 63% 22 N 8 1.5 NE 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 56.8 33.9 45.3 -1.0 74 30 20 4 0 0 15 0 48 300° 12 7.8 6 0 0 0 3 2400 GSP
MRH 58.6 42.0 50.3 73 29,31 24 4 0 0 5 0 46 310° 8 12.1 5 0 0 0 0 2400 MHX
CLT 61.3 36.7 49.0 -3.8 79 29,30 21 4 0 0 12 0 41 300° 8 6.8 4 0 0 1 2 2400 GSP
ECG 55.3 36.0 45.7 -6.1 70 23,28 21 9 0 0 11 0 % 60 330° 8 9.5 3 0 0 0 0 % 2400 AKQ
FAY 63.2 39.6 51.4 80 30 24 3,4 0 0 8 0 % 47 300° 8 9.4 3 0 0 0 1 % 2400 RAH
GSO 57.9 35.9 46.9 -2.2 76 30 24 3,4 0 0 12 0 % 44 280° 8 8.7 6 0 0 2 3 % 2400 RAH
HSE 55.4 41.7 48.5 -3.9 67 31 31 4 0 0 1 0 55 240° 8 11.3 0 0 0 0 2 2400 MHX
HKY 59.2 36.6 47.9 -2.1 77 29 24 2,4 0 0 13 0 40 310° 8 7.2 3 0 0 0 0 2400 GSP
40 310° 11
LBT 62.7 39.8 51.3 -1.1 79 30 22 3 0 0 8 0 46 270° 11 8.7 1 0 0 0 3 2400 ILM
33 320 10
EWN 60.9 38.9 49.9 -3.3 77 31 22 4 0 0 8 0 58 260° 8 8.8 4 0 0 0 6 2400 MHX
RAL 59.5 34.1 47.0 -3.7 76 29,30 17 4 0 0 16 0 37 8 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 2400 RAH
RDU 59.9 35.7 47.8 -2.9 76 29,30 22 3,4 0 0 14 0 38 220° 28 7.5 4 1 0 0 3 2400 MHX
ROX 57.4 35.2 46.3 -2.1 74 30 21 4 0 0 15 0 68% 42 N 8 VAR 2 0 0 1 1 50% 2200 RAH
ILM 63.0 42.0 52.5 -2.3 79 29 25 4 0 0 5 0 89 270° 8 10.1 2 0 0 0 2 2400 ILM
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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 62.0 39.3 50.7 -2.2 79 30 26 4 0 0 8 0 45 270° 11 9.0 7 0 0 0 0 2400 GSP
CAE 65.8 41.4 53.6 -1.8 85 30 25 4 0 0 6 0 46 260° 8 8.5 3 0 0 0 1 2400 CAE
CRE 61.7 43.2 52.4 -1.3 78 29 26 3 0 0 5 0 43 220° 28 9.1 3 0 0 0 2 2400 CHS
CHS 67.5 44.2 55.8 -1.9 83 30 29 2,3 0 0 4 0 49 290° 8 9.6 4 0 0 0 2 2400 CHS
FLO 64.8 41.8 53.3 -2.5 83 30 26 3,9 0 0 5 0 58 260° 8 9.5 2 0 0 0 2 2400 ILM
GSP 61.7 38.9 50.3 -1.3 79 30 23 2 0 0 10 0 43 220° 11 8.6 6 0 0 1 0 2400 GSP
OGB 65.7 41.8 53.8 83 30 27 9 0 0 5 0 46 290° 5 6.4 3 0 0 0 3 2400 CAE
46 260° 8
46 230° 11 |
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 56.7 32.7 44.7 -1.8 77 30 18 4 0 0 17 0 40 250° 12 4.0 1 0 0 2 1 2400 MRX
DAV 34.1 20.1 27.1 66 31 6 9, 0 15 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0700 PBZ
21 |
(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 4.61 +1.75 1.75 28 1.85 27-28 8 2 10.42 2.2 8 3 1 2.2 21.1 30.28 22 29.16 8 29.90 2400
BCB 4.17 +0.34 1.74 28 1.74 28 15 1 9.12 2.6 12 11 3 6.9 22.9 2400
BRI 2.79 -0.63 0.89 23 8 0 5.60 0.0 1 0 0.0 11.0 0515/1600
CEN 4.14 +0.35 1.76 23 1.79 22-23 8 2 9.27 2.2 8 1 1 2.2 21.1 30.28 22 29.18 8 2400
CHO 3.74 -0.31 1.13 28 1.13 28 11 1 9.40 2400
DAN 2.75 -1.50 0.82 28 0.82 28 13 0 6.39 0.4 16 3 0 0.5 4.3 30.25 22 29.09 8 2400
DCA 4.46 +0.86 1.85 23 1.85 23 8 2 9.40 0.8 8 3 0 0.8 12.4 2400
IAD 3.93 +0.38 1.67 23 1.67 23 7 2 8.48 1.0 8 3 1 1.2 17.3 2400
FCH 4.06 1.46 28 1.83 27-28 6 2 7.37 1.0 8 1 1 1.0 16.0 2400
HAM 2.37 -1.43 0.89 8 0.89 8 15 0 7.07 1.0 8 4 1 1.0 14.0 30.30 22 29.03 8 29.90 2400
HER 4.89 2.12 28 2.33 27-28 9 2 10.03 1.0+ 8 2 1 E1.5 19.4 2400
HRN 4.73 +1.18 1.99 28 9 2 9.76 0.5 1 2 0 0.5 19.0 30.241 22 29.166 8 29.86 2400
LYH 3.51 -0.32 1.07 23 1.07 23 15 1 8.03 1.0 17 5 1 2.1 9.5 30.32 22 29.11 8 2400
NEW 2.51 -1.40 0.83 23 11 0 5.88 ¼ 1 2 ¼ 12.0 30.42 22 29.54 8 1700
NPN 2.86 1.13 8 1.13 8 14 1 8.99 0.5 8 4 0 0.5 18.5 30.44 15 29.96 8 2400
NOR 2.70 -1.54 0.71 8 0.71 8 11 0 8.46 0.7 8 6 0 0.7 7.8 2400
ORF 2.25 -1.83 0.58 23 0.58 23 12 0 7.05 0.9 8 6 0 0.9 8.0 30.28 22 29.24 28 2400
FHC 2.87 0.79 8 0.79 8 13 0 8.56 0.7 8 4 0 0.7 8.0 30.261 22 29.008 8 30.873 2400
POR 2.68 -1.46 0.78 23 0.78 23 12 0 8.22 0.7 8 3 0 0.7 8.3 30.287 22 29.029 8 29.901 2400
CTR 3.62 -0.57 1.27 28 1.29 27-28 16 1 7.51 0.0 1 0 5.3 30.28 22 29.05 8 29.881 2400
MEC 3.88 1.67 28 1.67 28 11 1 9.08 ¾ 5 2 0 1¼ 3¾ 29.94 15, 29.09 28 1700
22,26
RIC 3.99 -0.10 1.60 28 1.60 28 11 1 8.80 0.2 8 6 0 0.2 5.6 30.31 22 29.07 8 2400
RGL 4.26 +0.38 1.28 23 1.28 23 10 2 8.79 0.1 8 1 0 0.1 3.7 30.29 22 29.08 8 29.92 2400
ROA 3.72 -0.12 1.61 28 1.61 28 15 1 8.07 2.6 12 7 1 3.2 16.1 30.28 22 29.16 8 2400
AKQ 3.76 1.45 8 14 1 8.96 0.6 8 5 0 1.2 9.1 2400
WAL 3.18 -0.80 1.08 23 1.08 23 12 1 9.38 0.8 8 6 0 0.8 11.6 30.27 22 28.96 8 2400
WOO 2.18 -0.96 0.55 23-24 13 0 5.34 3.3 11 7 2 5.4 16.1 30.32 22 29.34 8 0800
WSH 3.60 -1.36 1.31 28 1.62 27-28 12 1 7.94 1.0 8 7 1 1.0 15.1 30.26 27 29.17 8 2400
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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 3.33 -1.26 1.02 27 1.49 27-28 13 1 7.90 0.2 1 6 0 0.3 6.5 30.21 15 29.19 8 2400
MRH 1.64 0.71 16 0.71 16 11 0 5.91 0.0 T 30.23 22 29.17 8 2400
CLT 5.27 +0.88 1.79 28 1.79 28 10 1 9.88 T 17 1 0 T T 30.27 15 29.15 8 2400
ECG 3.10 -1.57 0.86 28 0.86 28 11 0 8.08 T 8, 2 0 T 3.3 30.28 22 28.99 8 2400
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FAY 1.91 0.56 8 0.56 8 10 0 4.10 0.0 0.0 2400
GSO 3.18 -0.67 1.32 28 1.32 28 12 1 7.65 1.0 17 1 1 1.0 1.7 2400
HSE 2.43 -2.52 0.67 16 0.67 16 10 0 8.66 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
HKY 3.75 -1.17 1.19 28 1.19 28 12 1 8.89 0.0 0.0 3.0 30.20 15 29.11 8 2400
LBT 1.92 -2.39 0.53 16 0.53 16 8 0 5.49 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.23 15 29.20 8 2400
EWN 3.80 -0.69 1.61 28 1.61 28 11 1 8.98 0.0 0.0 1.5 30.24 22 29.13 8 2400
RAL 3.84 -0.19 0.94 8 14 0 9.08 T 2 2 0 T 1.1 30.28 15 29.22 29 1900
RDU 3.54 -0.49 0.90 8 0.90 8 12 0 8.23 0.2 17 3 0 0.2 0.2 2400
ROX 3.72 -0.11 1.24 28 1.24 28 10 1 9.78 2.4 17 3 1 2.5 5.7 30.26 22 29.12 8 29.69 2100
ILM 3.12 -1.10 1.08 28 1.08 28 12 1 6.70 0.0 0.0 T 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 6.56 +1.59 2.05 27 2.05 27 11 1 12.82 0.0 0 0 0.0 1.0 30.23 15 29.24 8 2400
CAE 4.87 +0.28 1.98 27 1.98 27 9 1 10.92 0.0 0 0 0.0 T 30.24 15 29.26 8 2400
CHS 4.31 +0.31 2.40 27 2.40 27 7 1 9.08 0.0 0.0 T 30.20 6 29.38 8 2400
CRE 3.54 -0.25 0.87 16 0.87 16 10 0 8.31 0.0 0.0 T 30.21 15 29.29 8 2400
FLO 3.37 -0.63 1.26 16 1.29 16 9 1 8.32 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.23 15 29.22 8 2400
GSP 5.79 +0.48 1.73 27 2.58 27-28 10 1 10.42 0.1 17 1 0 0.1 1.2 30.24 15 29.17 8 2400
OGB 4.82 2.14 27 2.14 27 9 2 10.69 0.0 0.0 T 30.23 15 29.32 8 2400
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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 2.85 -1.06 0.59 8 0.59 8 15 0 8.53 0.3 1,8 7 0 0.6 1.6 2400
DAV 8.18 1.52 29 19 1 17.94 14.3 2 15 10 60.1 143.7 0700
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Virginia:
Annandale
- Lowell notes:
"
March was above average in precipitation and much below average in
temperature. March's mean monthly temperature was -3.5° F cooler than the
average and the coolest March since 1996 which was the twenty-five record.
March was also the fourth coldest in the last twenty-five years.
The March rainfall of 4.61 inches was a +0.28 inch departure and the
wettest March since 2001 when the total was 4.69 inches. March was
cloudier than average and the cloudiest since 1994. March had 17 days with
the temperature at or below freezing which was the most ever recorded in
the last 25 years except for 1996 which set the record of 19 days.
The lowest temperature was 16°F on the 9th which was three degrees below
the average low minimum temperature for March.
The 71°F maximum temperature (the highest of 2005) on the 7th fell
to the minimum of 16°F the (lowest of the month) on the 9th which was
spring back to winter in 40 hours and 50 minutes. The temperature change
from the 71° F maximum of the 7th to the 22°F minimum of the 8th at
midnight was 49° F. Only three cold fronts in the last 25 years have
topped this CHANGE in temperature.
The 25 year record is a 52°F drop from 62°F Feb. 11, 1981 to a min. of 10°F
on the 12th.
The other two were: 50°F drop from 45° F Jan. 19, 1985 to a min. of -5° F
on the 20th. The other, a 50°F drop from 81° F Mar. 18, 1989 to a min. of
31° F on the 19th.
The greatest 24 hour temperature range for March was 37° F on the 8th
which was the highest temperature range in March since 1997.
The first thunderstorm of 2005 on the 20th was accompanied by very small
hail of around one-eight in diameter. The total snowfall for March was
2.2 inches the most since 1999.
The lowest wind chill (new Scale) for March was +5 ° F on the 9th.
The high wind gust of 45 mph from the west
on the 8th at 1751 was the strongest in March
since 1999. The 220 mile wind run on the
2nd was the highest wind run for any day
since wind run records were started here in
May of 2002.
The barometer also fell to 29.16 inches
on the 8th which was the lowest reading
since 02-23-2003 when the pressure
fell to 29.09 inches and the lowest
in March since 1996. Daily records included (25-years of record)
2 HIGH range records: 28, 22;
2 LOW range records: 25, 27;
1 precipitation record: 23.
" [ - + ]
Bridgewater
- "
In spite of the heavy rains at the end of the month, precipitation was .63 inches below
normal. The temperature was 2.3 degrees below normal.
There was no measurable snow during the month. April 15 is my cutoff day for any more
measurable snow this winter-spring season. The percentage for an April snow is very low.
The baromteric pressure on the 28th was extremely low. This is the second time year so far this year
that the barometer has been quite low.
" - [ - - ]
Centreville
- "
One hot day on March 7th that topped the scales at 70° followed two days
later with a low reading of 18° stand out as a pair of noteworthy events
for March 2005. Not that the cold reading was unusual, but the 70° occurred
during the first ten days of the month when average daily temperatures
in the 30's were still fresh in the minds of many. Overall the average
maximum temperature remained cool throughout March with a high average of
50.9° being 2.5° lower than the published monthly average high. For the
month, the average of averages of 41.6° came in just 0.5° cooler than where
the statistics traditionally place it. Naturally nightly lows held true to
form by being on the high side of normal once again. Compared to previous
months however, the average low of 32.3° was just a slight 1.4° above the
30.9° normal.
A little over half an inch of rain coupled with 2.2" of snow was all the
precipitation we could muster between the first and the 19th of March,
and then the next three days of drought breaking rain yielded a staggering
0.6"accumulation. It wasn't until the third week of the month when
the skies finally opened-up and 1.79" fell between 23:30 on the 22nd and
16:00 on the 23rd. Add to this an accumulation of 1.26" on the 28th
among several lesser amounts late in the month, and we came in with 4.14"
total; 0.35", or 109% over the 3.79" normal. The generous precipitation of
March helped reduce our annual deficit to less than an inch.
" - [ - + ]
Falls Church
- "
March 2005 was a wet month....A very strong cold front on the 8th brought
an inch of snow and a half inch of rain. A peak wind gust of 57 MPH
around 6pm toppled a neighbor's tree and brought down power, phone and
cable lines in my block. Live wires were strung across my driveway and
I was without power for a day and phone service for a week.
A storm on the 20th brought pea-sized hail that lasted a good 15-20
minutes..it covered the ground for a brief time.
Heavy rain on the 28th gave me 1.46" of rainfall and there was a flash
flood warning issued for my area until 7:45pm that evening.
" - report from Erica [ M + ]
Hampton
- Dave reports:
"
A cold and cloudy March was to beginning to Spring here in Hampton. Monthly Departures were 5 degrees below normal. Precip was also below normal. A interesting day March the 8th- After morning highs near 60, front crossed around 11am and within 15 minutes temps plummeted to freezing and heavy snow with thunderstorms and wind gust over 45 mph occurred.
" - [ - - ]
Herndon
- Bob reports:"
My average MAX temperature was 5.7° below the Dulles
"normal" and the average MIN was "normal"
" - [ - M ]
Herndon
- Russ reports:"
March temperatures averaged below normal and precipitation was
above normal. The monthly temperature was 3.3 degrees below normal
and precipitation was 1.18" above average. We had a trace of snow on
the 1st and rain changed to snow (0.5") on the 8th as temperatures
plummeted 40 degrees. We had thunderstorms and flash flooding on the
28th, with 1.99" of rain and a wind gust to 44mph. After a winter
snow total of 19", Spring is here.
" - [ - + ]
Portsmouth
- "
March 2005 station records:
8TH PRECIPITATION - DAILY SNOWFALL 0.7" [PREVIOUS 0.4" 1996] and on the
17TH TEMPERATURE - MINIMUM MAXIMUM 40° [PREVIOUS 45° 2004]
Precipitation was below normal for the month (65%) and temps (-3.7°) were below normal.
- [ - - ]
Ruther Glen
- Danny reports:
"
March was definitely a month of extremes, with a 53 degree
disparity between monthly maximum (71) and minimum (18) temperatures within
4 days of one another at the beginning of the month. Heavy thunderstorms
gave way to heavy snowfall on the 8th, which also brought the lowest
barometer reading for this station (29.08") since Hurricane Isabel in
September 2003. March came in at 5 degrees below normal and 6 degrees cooler
than March 2004. Slightly above normal precipitation ended a streak of three
straight months with below normal precipitation.
" - [ - + ]
Woodstock
- Bob Beall reports:
"
Though this was the 4th coldest March in my 20 years of record keeping,
my last freeze occurred on the 15th, tied with 2003 as the earliest
last freeze in my records. This was also the third consecutive below
average precipitation month.
" - [ - - ]
North
Carolina:
Raleigh
-
"
Finally had a month with below normal temperatures with the average
daily temperature 3.7° below normal. There were 16 days where the min was
32° or lower which is the same total during January.
No severe weather was observed at this station, however hail bigger
than golf balls was observed in parts of Raleigh and Wake County on
March 28th.
" - report from Bob [ - - ]
Raleigh
- NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports:
"
Temperatures were generally colder than normal across North Carolina during March, 2005. This broke a string of 6 straight months of above normal temperatures at several locations across the state including Greensboro and Raleigh. The month began with a period of very cold temperatures, with many areas experiencing temperatures as much as 15 degrees below normal. By the last week of the month, temperatures had recovered to near or above normal.
A fairly active storm track across the southern states during March brought frequent storms and precipitation. Highlights included a severe weather outbreak on March 8th, a winter storm during March 16th and 17th, and another bout of severe thunderstorms on March 28th. Precipitation totals for the month were near normal at most sites. Once again there was a precipitation minimum in the southeastern part of the state, with a precipitation maximum from Charlotte to Raleigh and over portions of the Mountains.
The full March 2005 NC Weather Review is available at:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/climate/data/MonthlySummary.Mar.2005.doc.
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Wilmington
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RECORD DAILY RAINFALL ON THE 28TH (1.08"). PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 1.06 IN 1996.
" - report from NWS ILM
South
Carolina:
North Myrtle Beach
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RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE (27°) SET ON THE 4TH. PREVIOUS RECORD 29 SET IN 2002.
" - report from NWS ILM
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 2004-2005 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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/ 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 |
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 |
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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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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 |
| |
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 davidkessel@cox.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 |
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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 - 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 wvweather@mountain.net |
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