http://members.cox.net/wxr/acon.htm
SUMMARY OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
SUMMARY OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
... A WARMER & DRIER THAN NORMAL MARCH 2007 ...
An early and persistent upper ridge that developed from the Gulf of Mexico into the south central and southeastern United States was responsible for the warmth. As a result, we did not see the typical periodic showers of March. We did, however, see the typical transition-to-spring swings in temperatures.The mountains and northern areas of Virginia did experience a late winter event with 2-3" of snow the first week of the month.
Severe weather rolled through Southwestern Virginia and Northern-into-Northeastern North Carolina on the 28th with over 11 severe thunderstorm warnings, over 30 reports of severe weather coming into National Weather Service offices, and reports of flash flooding. An extensive report of the event can be found at http://www4.ncsu.edu/~nwsfo/storage/cases/20070328/. Excellent work by the folks at NWS forecast office Raleigh at NC State!
GIANT DUST DEVIL DISRUPTS JAPANESE SOCCER GAME Most of us have seen a dust devil or two... but take a look at this one during a game of soccer in Japan! Quite awesome!! http://www.hallpass.com:80/media/tornado.html
A HISTORY OF OBSERVING THE WEATHER Weather observations, including temperature, moisture, pressure, and wind speed and direction, are the basis for the weather forecasts we rely on every day. NOAA's National Weather Service has been observing the weather since the 19th century and continues to serve as the primary source of weather data, forecasts, and warnings for the United States. For more, visit http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/foundations/weather_obs/welcome.html#earlyyear.
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT IN WEATHER FORECASTING Whether you are an amateur weather enthusiast or a weather-related industry professional, enrolling in this online certificate program is a perfect way to enhance your career or degree. Through the online meteorology courses that compose this 12-credit certificate program of study, you can build a foundational understanding of contemporary forecasting techniques. For more details, visit http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/WeatherForecastingCertificate_WeatherForecasting.shtml.
EASTERN US WEATHER CONFERENCE This year's conference information has been posted. The event will be held in Philadelphia from June 22 - June 24. For details, visit http://www.easternuswx.com/conference/.
WEATHER INSTRUMENTS FOR AUCTION AT EBAY! We were reminded recently in an email from ACON MD/DE/DC member Kevin Shaw that you can visit the Ebay website and conduct a search for weather instruments. At times there are some super buys and if you're into auctioning, might be worth your time. Indeed, Kevin's web friend Larry noted a recent auction of a Belfort Instruments Microbarograph for an amazing $310 (and just calibrated!). In the 1970s he purchased one for about $325; in recent years, Larry noted Belfort has been selling this instrument for over over $4700. So, this might be a good place for you to look for new and vintage weather instruments!
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.
|
|
|
Temperature |
Average Temperature |
Average Temperature |
Precipitation |
Precipitation |
|
|
Chesterfield, Wakefield |
Chantilly |
Roanoke |
New Market Wallops Island |
Blacksburg |
Charlottesville |
|
|
Raleigh (RDU) |
Raleigh (RAL) |
Wilmington |
Asheville |
Charlotte |
Elizabeth City |
|
|
Charleston, Florence, Orangeburg |
Anderson |
Charleston |
North Myrtle Beach |
Greenville-Spartanburg |
Charleston |
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
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANN 58.45 36.06 47.26 +2.3 82 14,27 14 8 0 0 13 0 59% 43 W 5 1 0 0 1 0 2400 LWX
BCB 61.5 34.1 47.8 +6.4 81 28 19 19 0 1 18 0 62% 40 260° 3 6.0 1 1 0 0 2 2400 RNK
BRI 59.8 38.3 49.1 +6.3 80 23 22 19 0 0 11 0 47% 0 0 0 0 0 0510 LWX
CEN 58.2 36.3 47.4 +5.3 81 14 13 8 0 7 24 0 50 313° 22 4.1 NNW 0 0 4 4 1 2400 LWX
CHT 56.9 34.9 46.2 +2.8 81.0 14 10.5 8 0 2 15 0 63% 23 S 19 1.0 SSE 0 0 0 1 1 2400 LWX
CHO 61.6 36.7 49.2 +2.3 84 27 20 19 0 0 13 0 43 280° 5 6.5 0 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
DAN 66.4 39.3 52.9 +5.0 85 27 21 19 0 0 10 0 58% 40 250° 3 7.5 2 0 0 0 0 2400 RNK
DCA 58.0 37.4 47.7 +1.2 83 27 20 6,8 0 1 10 0 57% 44 330° 6 10.2 0 0 0 1 1 2400 LWX
IAD 58.1 34.6 46.3 +2.9 83 27 11 8 0 6 15 0 57% 43 300° 5 8.7 0 1 0 1 2 2400 LWX
FCH 58.1 34.4 46.3 83 27 19 6 0 1 16 0 47 5 0 0 0 1 0 2400 LWX
HER 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
HDV 58.3 35.5 46.9 +1.7 83 27 13 8 0 1 14 0 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
LDY 61.9 37.4 49.7 +1.7 84 27 20 8 0 0 13 0 44% 28 19 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
LYH 63.5 37.2 50.3 +4.3 84 27 22 19 0 0 11 0 55% 40 260° 3 7.0 2 0 0 0 0 2400 RNK
NEW 60.51 32.32 46.1 +2 78 23 14 8 0 0 14 0 43 W 5 23.0 SW 1 0 0 0 3 1700 LWX
NPN 62.8 39.3 51.0 87 27 24 19 0 0 10 0 35 SW 2 0 0 1 1 0 2400 AKQ
NOR 62.0 29.9 51.0 +2.5 86 27 25 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
ORF 61.2 41.4 51.3 +2.3 86 27 28 7,19 0 0 6 0 61% 41 190° 2 10.5 0 0 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
FHC 62.14 42.06 52.10 +3.1 85.3 27 28.2 7 0 0 5 0 62% 41 SSW° 2 5.0 203° 0 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
POR 63.9 40.7 52.3 +2.2 87 27 25 7 0 0 7 0 63% 38 180° 2 5.8 296° 0 0 0 0 0 34% 2400 AKQ
CTR 66.1 39.5 52.8 +5.1 88.0 27 22.9 19 0 0 11 0 55% 27 SW 3 1.5 135° 0 0 0 0 0 30% 2400 AKQ
MEC 1700 AKQ
RIC 64.3 39.1 51.7 +4.0 86 12 24 19 0 0 9 0 54% 44 230° 3 9.2 0 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
ROA 64.8 41.5 53.2 +6.0 83 27 24 19 0 0 8 0 49% 53 310° 5 7.7 2 0 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
AKQ 65 36 50.5 88 27 21 19 0 0 11 0 2400 AKQ
WAL 55.6 36.6 46.1 +1.5 82 27 19 8 0 0 9 0 49 190° 2 11.3 0 0 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
WOO 57.0 36.1 46.5 +1.9 78 28 16 8 0 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 2 2400 LWX
WSH 58.6 36.0 47.3 +3.49 80.7 14 16.8 8 0 0 12 0 57% 37 ENE 5 2.0 N 0 0 4 4 1 2400 LWX |
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
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AVL 65.0 39.0 52.0 +5.7 81 25 23 19 0 0 9 0 60% 39 340° 17 6.4 2 0 0 0 2 2400 GSP
MRH 64.3 44.3 54.3 77 28 28 19 0 0 3 0 59 240° 2 9.5 2 0 0 0 3 2400 MHX
CLT 69.5 44.0 56.8 +4.0 86 25 26 5,17 0 0 5 0 55% 40 180° 1 6.7 0 0 0 0 0 2400 GSP
ECG 64.8 40.0 52.4 +0.6 85 27 25 19 0 0 9 0 61% 47 200° 2 10.3 0 0 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
FAY 70.6 43.7 57.1 86 28 27 5,19 0 0 5 0 58% 41 200° 2 8.6 0 0 0 0 0 2400 RAH
GSO 67.6 43.7 55.7 +6.6 85 27,28 26 5 0 0 7 0 54% 37 160° 1 8.7 0 0 0 0 0 2400 RAH
HSE 62.3 46.3 54.3 +1.9 75 28 34 6,19 0 0 0 0 56 210° 2 10.1 0 0 0 0 0 2400 MHX
HKY 67.6 43.5 55.6 +5.6 85 25 26 19 0 0 5 0 38 240° 3 6.1 0 0 0 0 0 2400 GSP
LBT 70.6 43.7 57.2 +4.8 85 25,28 25 18 0 0 4 0 51 190° 2 6.9 0 0 0 0 5 2400 ILM
EWN 68.6 41.6 55.1 +1.9 85 24 25 19 0 0 4 0 51 200° 2 7.1 3 0 0 0 3 2400 MHX
RAL 69.2 40.6 54.9 +4.2 86 24,27 21 19 0 0 9 0 34 2 2 0 0 0 2 2400 RAH
RDU 69.5 42.2 55.9 +5.2 87 27 26 5,19 0 0 5 0 56% 58 140° 2 6.8 1 0 0 0 0 2400 RAH
ROX 67.5 41.0 54.3 +5.9 86 28 25 9 0 0 9 0 60% 39 S 1 2 0 0 0 0 36% 2400 RAH
ILM 69.8 44.7 57.3 +2.3 86 28 29 19 0 0 3 0 61% 53 210° 2 8.6 1 0 0 0 4 21% 2400 ILM |
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
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AND 70.3 44.2 57.2 +4.3 88 25 25 5 0 0 3 0 38 260° 3 6.4 1 0 0 0 2 2400 GSP
CAE 72.3 45.8 59.1 +3.7 88 25 26 5 0 0 3 0 59% 46 210° 2 5.9 1 0 0 0 1 2400 CAE
CRE 67.5 46.0 56.8 +3.1 84 25 28 5 0 0 3 0 38 210° 2 8.2 2 0 0 0 2 2400 ILM
CHS 73.6 48.1 60.8 +3.1 89 25 31 5 0 0 1 0 45 190° 2 7.9 1 0 0 0 3 2400 CHS
FLO 72.3 45.4 58.8 +3.0 89 25 26 5 0 0 3 0 44 180° 2 7.4 1 0 0 0 4 2400 ILM
GSP 70.3 45.8 58.1 +6.5 87 25 26 5 0 0 3 0 52% 38 230° 3 7.6 0 0 0 0 0 2400 GSP
OGB 73.1 46.0 59.5 89 25 29 5 0 0 2 0 36 240° 2 5.9 1 0 0 0 5 2400 CAE |
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
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TRI 65.7 39.3 52.5 +6.0 83 25 22 5,19 0 0 9 0 47 230° 3 5.4 0 0 0 0 4 2400 MRX
DAV 46.9 28.2 37.6 71 27 5 7 0 8 18 0 0700 PBZ |
STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANN 3.33 1.89 16 2.26 15-16 8 1 8.52 2.7 7 3 1 3.2 14.4 30.71 21 29.29 2 30.16 2400
BCB 6.64 +2.81 2.93 28 2.93 28 11 2 11.32 0.2 4 5 0 0.2 5.8 2400
BRI 3.48 +0.53 1.75 16 1.75 16 6 2 6.70 2 2 4.0 12.0 30.30 6 29.51 14 2400
CEN 2.21 -1.58 1.12 17 1.42 16-17 9 1 8.12 1.5 7 3 2 2.6 17.8 30.69 21 29.35 2 30.14 2400
CHT 3.03 -0.52 1.63 16 1.63 16 16 7 7.93 1.9 7 2 2 3.1 14.9 30.674 21 29.348 2 30.13 2400
CHO 1.57 -2.48 0.78 16 0.78 16 5 0 5.38 30.66 21 29.30 2 2400
DAN 3.39 -0.86 1.17 16 1.17 16 7 1 9.81 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.8 30.61 21 29.30 2 2400
DCA 3.19 -0.41 1.79 16 1.79 16 8 1 7.87 1.8 7 3 1 1.9 9.1 30.72 21 29.30 2 2400
IAD 2.93 -0.62 1.56 16 1.56 16 8 1 7.58 1.9 7 3 2 3.1 14.5 30.70 21 29.30 2 2400
FCH 4.41 2.15 16 2.15 16 6 2 8.80 1.5 7 2 1 1 ¾ 11.0 2400
HDV 3.02 -0.82 1.76 16 7 1 8.30 1.9 7 3 2 2.9 14.4 2400
HER 3.10 -0.45 1.80 16 2.18 15-16 8 1 8.45 ~1.5 7 2 2 2.5 15.0 2400
LDY 3.39 -0.49 1.97 16 2.70 15-16 4 1 7.48 0.0 0.0 2.3 30.67 21 29.28 2 30.14 2400
LYH 3.95 +0.12 1.83 16 1.83 16 7 1 9.28 0.0 0 0 0.0 3.2 30.65 21 29.34 2 2400
NEW 2.59 1.70 16 7.29 3.0 3.0 30.70 29 29.78 2 1700
NPN 2.20 1.64 16 1.64 16 3 1 3.91 0.0 0 0 0.0 T 30.60 21 29.38 2 2400
NOR 2.03 -2.02 1.55 16 1.55 16 3 1 7.09 T 1 0 T T 2400
ORF 1.84 -2.24 1.44 16 1.44 16 3 1 6.64 0.0 0.0 T 30.50 25 30.02 27 2400
FHC 2.60 -1.48 1.78 16 3 1 6.17 0.0 0.0 T 30.647 21 29.396 2 30.162 2400
POR 2.02 -1.93 1.67 16 1.67 16 5 1 7.21 0.0 0.0 0.2 30.65 21 29.41 2 30.168 2400
CTR 2.74 -0.55 1.76 16 1.76 16 8 1 9.37 0.0 0.0 0.8 30.67 21 29.32 2 30.165 2400
MEC [through February] 6.54 .25 1 1 0 .25 0.5 30.12 5 29.38 14 1700
RIC 2.66 -1.43 1.61 14 1.61 14 6 1 8.18 0.0 0.0 0.3 30.49 29 30.10 31 2400
ROA 3.32 -0.52 1.27 16 1.27 16 7 1 7.95 T 4 1 0 T 3.1 30.64 21 29.36 2 2400
AKQ 2.22 6.07 0.0 0.0 0.1 2400
WAL 1.73 -2.25 1.10 16 1.10 16 6 1 6.52 0.3 7 1 0 0.3 1.6 30.63 21 29.47 2 2400
WOO 2.41 -0.57 0.82 15-16 10 0 7.34 5.0 17 4 2 6.1 29.4 30.71 21 29.56 2 0800
WSH 3.11 -1.42 1.65 16 1.65 16 7 1 9.31 1.8 16 4 2 2.7 17.6 30.68 21 29.37 2 2400 |
STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AVL 4.29 -0.30 2.38 1 2.38 1 8 2 9.09 T 4 1 0 T 1.9 30.51 21 29.39 2 2400
MRH 1.10 0.62 2 0.62 2 3 0 7.86 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.56 21 29.54 2 2400
CLT 4.40 +0.01 2.17 1 2.17 1 4 2 6.15 1.0 1 1 1 1.0 1.0 30.45 6 29.57 14 2400
ECG 0.75 -3.92 0.37 2 0.37 2 4 0 5.02 0.0 0.0 1.0 30.63 21 29.47 2 2400
FAY 2.01 1.25 16 1.25 16 4 1 6.65 0.0 2400
GSO 3.31 -0.54 1.53 16 5 1 8.50 0.0 0.0 0.8 2400
HSE 1.99 -2.96 1.33 16 1.33 16 5 1 9.29 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.57 21 29.54 2 2400
HKY 2.83 -2.09 1.40 1 1.40 1 8 1 8.94 0.0 0.0 T 29.36 2 2400
LBT 0.92 -3.39 0.46 2 0.46 2 4 0 3.74 30.54 21 30.06 28 2400
EWN 3.11 -1.38 2.15 2 2.15 2 5 1 9.07 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.59 21 29.50 2 2400
RDU 3.52 -0.51 2.14 16 2.14 16 5 1 8.38 0.0 0.0 1.6 2400
RAL 3.98 -0.05 2.51 15-16 5 2 8.65 0.0 0.0 1.4 30.46 19 29.43 2 1900
ROX [through February] 5.21 2200
ILM 1.56 -2.66 0.99 16 0.99 16 5 0 8.05 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.53 21 29.61 16 2400 |
STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AND 3.14 -1.83 2.53 1 2.53 1 4 1 10.82 0.0 0.0 T 29.36 2 2400
CAE 3.45 -1.14 1.68 1 1.68 1 4 2 9.13 0.0 0.0 0.2 30.49 21 29.40 2 2400
CRE 1.11 -2.68 0.53 16 0.53 16 4 0 6.84 30.51 21 29.60 16 2400
CHS 0.79 -3.21 0.29 16 0.29 16 4 0 7.09 0.0 0.0 T 30.49 21 29.58 24 2400
FLO 2.23 -1.77 0.99 2 0.99 2 3 0 4.73 30.46 21 30.05 28 2400
GSP 3.70 -1.61 2.83 1 2.83 1 5 1 10.79 0.0 0.0 1.5 29.36 2 2400
OGB 1.81 0.89 1 0.89 1 4 0 8.78 30.49 21 29.50 2 2400 |
STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TRI 2.27 -1.64 0.95 16 0.95 16 10 0 4.89 1.7 17 9 1 2.0 3.5 30.46 8 29.52 14 2400
DAV 5.70 0.76 2 17 0 19.71 8.0 18 11 7 33.8 165.9 0700 |
Virginia:
Annandale - Lowell notes: " March was much warmer and drier than average with 72% of the month's precipitation occurring on the 15th and 16th. The 2.26 inches of precipitation that occurred in this 24 hour period was the second greatest on record for March since 24 hour precipitation records were started in 1997. The March total precipitation was 3.33 inches and was the 11th driest March on record in the last 27 years with a departure of - 0.86 inches. The average March mean temperature was 47.3° a departure of only + 2.3° but was the 5th highest in the past 27 years. The highest temperature was 82° on the 14th and 27th and the lowest temperature was 14° on the 8th. This was the lowest March temperature on record since 1996 when 11° was recorded. March has had only four lower minimum temperatures in the last 27 years. The average daily temperature range of 22.4°F for March was the 2nd highest on record. Only the record of 23.6° set in 1986 was higher. The highest daily temperature range during March was 41° that occurred on the 15th which tied the 27-year record for the month set in 1981 and 1994. The total snowfall for March was 3.2 inches and was + 0.5 inches more than the 27-year average for March and was the most snow in March since 1999. Only seven years in the past 27 years have had more snow in March. The minimum relative humidity on the 2nd of 13 percent was the lowest recorded in March since March 18th and 19th of 1990 when 12 percent was recorded which is the 27-year record for March. The maximum barometric pressure this month was 30.71 inches on the 21st which was the highest pressure recorded in March since 1996 when the record for March was set at 30.91 inches. The maximum wind gust was 43 mph from the west on the 5th at 1312. Only seven March months in the past 27 years have had stronger winds and the record is 53 mph in 1997. The predominant March weather feature was high pressures with 17 days and with low pressures only 4 days; the average number of low pressures in March is 10.5 days. There were 12 daily March Records Tied or Broken- (27-Years of records): HIGH maximum temperature: 22; LOW maximum temperature: 6, 17; HIGH minimum temperature: 23; LOW minimum temperature : 6; HIGH range temperature: 10, 15, 22; LOW range temperature: 17; 2 HIGH precipitation: 15, 16; HIGH snowfall: 7. " [ + - ]
Arlington from NWS in Sterling - " MARCH TURNED OUT TO BE A ROLLER COASTER RIDE AT REAGAN NATIONAL. TEMPERATURES TOPPED OVER 70 DEGREES SEVEN TIMES DURING THE MONTH...HELPING TO MAKE MARCH THE 32ND WARMEST ON RECORD. HOWEVER...ON THE FLIP SIDE THERE WERE SOME VERY COLD AND SNOWY TIMES AS WELL. FOR EXAMPLE... 1.8 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON THE 7TH AND THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A BITTERLY COLD MORNING ON THE 8TH. " [ + - ]
Bridgewater - " THE PRECIPITATION WAS .53 INCHES ABOVE AVERAGE WHILE THE TEMPERATURE WAS 6.3 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 4 INCHES. SNOWFALL FOR THE WINTER HAS AMOUNTED TO AROUND 10 INCHES. wE USUALLY GET 22-24 INCHES. THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS DROP IN TEMPERATURE ON THE 15TH AND 16TH. tHE DROP WAS AROUND 40° WITH CLOUDY SKIES. I DON'T BELIEVE I'VE SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE ESPECIALLY WITH CLOUDY SKIES. THE HIGH ON THE 15TH WAS 74 DEGREES, AND THE NEXT IT WAS SNOWING AROUND 11:30 AM. UNBELIEVABLE! " - [ + + ] - notes from Clayton
Centreville - " As it has been in years past, March takes us out of winter and helps us welcome spring. Most March's are like that, and except for the unexpected extremes, March 2007 tried at first to live up to this reputation. Instead though, it made a weak attempt at the lion bit then settled for a ho-hum final two weeks with very little to report in the excitement department. Not much in the form of liquid or frozen precipitation fell and with a return to warmer than usual temperatures from February's cold snap, our winter continued to remain uncommonly warm. The average monthly temperature of 47.4° came in at 5.3° over normal. Uncharacteristically, the high and low monthly temperatures averaged within two degrees of this overall monthly average. A high of 81° on the 14th and a low of 13° on the 8th didn't do much to away the averages one way or the other. In fact, both of the extremes averaged also worked out to 47.4°. Yep, not a whole lot of excitement here... Precipitation for March was about as interesting as a dish rag. In liquid form we received 58% of our 3.79" normal, or 2.21" with 64% falling in a single 24 hour period; 1.42" on March 16th and 17th. We were able to wring out 2.6" of snow for March; 0.9" short of the 3.5" average for March and about 75% of our seasonal 23.7". April showers, let's get with it... " - [ + - ] - report from Paul
Falls Church - " THIS MONTH BROUGHT AVERAGE TEMPERATURES BUT ABOVE AVERAGE RAINFALL. THE NOR'EASTER ON THE 16TH BROUGHT OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN AND .25 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. MARCH DID LIVE UP TO ITS REPUTATION FOR BEING A WINDY MONTH. MY PEAK GUST OF 47 MPH OCCURRED ON THE 5TH. MY FIRST 80 DEGREE DAY ALSO OCCURRED THIS MONTH ..IT REACHED 81 ON THE 14TH. " - [ +/- + ] - additional notes from Windie
Chantilly - Russ Topping sends these notes: " In March, winter and spring once again battled it out for dominance in our area and, of course, spring eventually won. Temperatures rebounded and averaged 2.8 degrees above normal. Monthly precipitation was 0.52" below normal. Snowfall was 0.3" below normal and we ended the season below normal at 14.9". Snow fell on the 7th (1.9") and 16th (1.2"). Sleet mixed in with the snow on the 16th. We had freezing fog on the 8th, which made it an interesting morning on the roads. The 1.63" liquid equivalent of precipitation, which fell on the 16th, set a new daily record for this station. *Please note, anemometer is currently partially obstructed " - [ + - ]
Herndon - Randy sends these notes: " FOLLOWING A VERY COLD FEBRUARY, MARCH ENDED UP 1.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WITH THE FIRST TWO-THIRDS OF THE MONTH BEING COLD, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THREE DAYS FROM THE 13TH THROUGH THE 15TH. THE LAST 10 DAYS WARMED UP NICELY AND WE WELCOMED IN SPRING WITH LOTS OF FLOWERS AND TREES SHOWING FORTH THEIR SPRING COLORS. PRECIPITATION, AGAIN CAME IN A VARIETY OF FORMS, AND FELL OFF AND ON MOST OF THE MONTH WITH THE HEAVIEST FALLING ON THE 16TH WITH 1.0" OF SNOW AND SLEET (1.76" WATER EQUIV) AND ON THE 7TH WE PICKED UP OUR HEAVIEST SNOW OF THE MONTH WITH 1.9 INCHES (0.14" WATER EQUIV) FALLING. WE ENDED UP WITH JUST THE 2.9 INCHES OF SNOW WITH BROUGHT OUR YEARLY AND SNOW SEASON TOTAL TO 14.4 INCHES OF SNOW; THIS IS ABOUT 8 INCHES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE SEASON. THE MONTH FINISHED WITH 3.02 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WHICH WAS 0.82 AN INCH BELOW NORMAL FOR PRECIP. SO WE CONTINUE TO RUN BELOW AVERAGE FOR PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR WITH 8.3 INCHES FOR THE YEAR SO FAR WHICH IS 1.68 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. " - [ + - ]
Ladysmith - Danny reports: " March was fairly uneventful, save for 2.7" of rain on the 14th and 15th of the month and 3 very warm days with highs above 80ø. No snow for the month leaves the season snowfall total at a paltry 2.3" " - [ + - ]
Portsmouth - " Temps averaged 2.2° below normal and rainfall for the month (2.02") was only 51% (-1.03") of the normal for March. Measurable precip only fell on 5 days. Precipitation measured below normal for the 3rd consecutive month. Cold frontal passages occured on the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 11th, 15th, 16th, 20th, 24th, 28th. Warm frontal passages were noted on the 7th, 22nd, 26th. Frosts of varying degreees were noted on the 9th, 19th, 30th. STATION RECORDS: 2nd - WIND GUST - 38 MPH [previous 37 MPH 1997]; 16th - RAIN - 1.66" [previous 0.52" 1982]; 19th - TEMP - MIN TIED 26° [previous 1993]; 20th - TEMP - MAX MIN 52° [previous 48° 1992]; 23rd - TEMP - MAX 83° [previous 79° 1978]; 23rd - TEMP - MAX MIN 59° [previous 52° 1990]; 27th - TEMP - MAX 87° [previous 86° 1991; 27th - TEMP - MAX MIN 62° [previous 59° 1998]; 30th - TEMP - MIN 34° [previous 37° 1982]. " [ + - ]
North Carolina:
Greensboro - NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports: " The third warmest March on record at Greensboro. The March 2007 North Carolina Weather Review is located here: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/ncsummaries/MonthlySummary.Mar.2007.doc. ...CLIMATE RECORDS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH... 23RD...HIGH OF 81 BROKE OLD RECORD OF 79 DEGREES SET IN 2006. 24TH...LOW OF 59 BROKE OLD RECORD OF WARMEST LOW OF 58 DEGREES SET IN 1975. 27TH...HIGH OF 85 BROKE OLD RECORD OF 84 DEGREES SET IN 1950. ...LOW OF 60 TIED OLD RECORD FOR WARMEST LOW SET IN 1949. 28TH...HIGH OF 85 BROKE OLD RECORD OF 82 DEGREES SET IN 1985. ...LOW OF 60 BROKE OLD RECORD FOR WARMEST LOW OF 59 DEGREES SET IN 1989. MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 55.7 DEGREES... " - [ + - ]
Raleigh - Bob sends these notes: " MARCH TEMPERATURES WERE ON THE MILD SIDE WITH THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE 4.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 86 DEGREES TWICE DURING THE MONTH WHICH IS A RECORD FOR THIS LOCATION (SINCE 1993) FOR MARCH. PRECIPITATION WAS NEAR NORMAL WITH 3.98" OR ONLY 0.05" BELOW NORMAL. NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS OBSERVED DURING MARCH. THUNDER WAS OBSERVED TWICE DURING THE MONTH (MARCH 27TH, 28TH). " - [ + -/+ ]
Raleigh - NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports: " ...CLIMATE RECORDS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH... 16TH...DAILY PRECIP. OF 2.14 IN. BROKE OLD RECORD OF 1.79 IN. SET IN 1956. 23RD...HIGH OF 83 BROKE OLD RECORD OF 81 DEGREES SET IN 1991. 24TH...HIGH OF 86 BROKE OLD RECORD OF 81 DEGREES SET IN 1978. 27TH...HIGH OF 87 BROKE OLD RECORD OF 86 DEGREES SET IN 1949. 28TH...HIGH OF 86 BROKE OLD RECORD OF 84 DEGREES SET IN 1945. MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 55.9 DEGREES...THIRD WARMEST MARCH ON RECORD AT RDU...SINCE 1944.
The March 2007 North Carolina Weather Review is located here: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/ncsummaries/MonthlySummary.Mar.2007.doc. " - [ + - ]
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 |
For ACON
VA/NC/SC Recent Weather News, Search CNN
http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER
National
Weather Service Web Sites & Current Email Addresses
Within or
Nearby the ACON VA/NC/SC Area Can Be Found At:
NWS Washington/Baltimore,
VA/MD
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
National Weather Service Homepages
$$$ National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC $$$
STATION / LOCATION (MILES & DIRECTION FROM MAIN POST OFFICE)/OBSERVER / YEAR RECORDS BEGAN / EMAIL ADDRESS:
| 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 |
| CEN Centreville, VA Paul Bassett 1985, 38° 50.9788' N LAT. 77° 25.6374' W LON. | Elevation 324' | m.psb@verizon.net | LDY Ladysmith, VA Danny Jessee 2003 danny@dannyjessee.com |
| 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 |
| CHT Chantilly, VA Russ Topping - 12/2006 russ.topping@gmail.com - new location December 2006 | 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'. Randolph_Ashby@Raytheon.com | 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 |