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SUMMARY OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
SUMMARY OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
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Temperature |
Average Temperature |
Average Temperature |
Precipitation |
Precipitation |
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Chesterfield |
Lynchburg |
Norfolk |
Blacksburg |
Washington (WSH) |
Lynchburg |
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Fayetteville New Bern |
Roxboro |
Cape Hatteras Beaufort |
Asheville |
Asheville |
New Bern |
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Charleston |
Florence |
Charleston |
Greenville-Spartanburg |
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 S CWA
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BCB 53.1 32.6 42.8 +1.4 74 18,22 23 8,29 0 0 17 0 74% 32 280° 13 6.1 2 0 3 0 3 2400 AKQ
BRI 54.77 35.32 45.04 +1.95 78 21 22 29 0 0 14 0 59% 0 0 0 0 0 0510/1600 LWX
CEN 54.0 35.4 44.7 +2.6 79 18 24 3 0 0 11 0 61% 41 312° 7 3.8 340° 2 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
CHT 55.0 35.5 45.3 +1.1 78.8 18 24.6 3 0 0 12 0 65% 21 180° 12 1.0 360° 2 0 0 1 0 2400 LWX
CHO 58.3 36.2 47.3 83 21 25 29 0 0 10 0 46 350° 21 4.4 2 0 0 0 3 2400 LWX
DAN 59.7 37.4 48.6 +0.7 84 18 25 4,8 0 0 10 0 65% 46 290° 23 6.4 2 0 1 0 1 2400 RNK
DCA 54.0 37.2 45.6 -0.9 80 18 27 3 0 0 7 0 61% 43 320° 7 9.7 2 0 1 0 0 2400 LWX
IAD 54.0 34.4 44.2 -0.8 79 18 25 3,8 0 0 14 0 % 46 330° 7 8.3 2 0 1 0 0 2400 LWX
FCH 53.4 37.4 45.4 79 18 29 29 0 0 7 0 32 020° 3 320° 2 0 0 1 3 2400 LWX
32 320° 7
GAV 58.61 27.48 48.05 82 18 28 18 0 0 9 0 65% 37 023° 6 3 1 0 2 0 2400 AKQ
HDV 54.6 35.4 45.0 -0.4 79 18 25 3 0 0 12 0 68% 20 180° 12 180° 2 0 0 1 0 2400 LWX
LYH 57.5 35.9 46.7 +0.7 82 18 21 4 0 0 11 0 62% 37 280° 10 5.8 2 0 0 1 0 2400 RNK
NPN 57.4 38.7 48.0 -1.1 83.3 18 26.1 29 0 0 6 0 38 290° 6 3.8 070° 2 0 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
NOR 57.0 39.8 48.4 -0.3 82 18 27 2 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 1 0 2400 AKQ
ORF 57.2 41.3 49.2 +0.2 83 18 28 2,29 0 0 3 0 68% 37 030° 1 9.6 3 1 0 1 0 2400 AKQ
POR 57.5 39.7 48.6 -1.5 81.5 18 26.5 29 0 0 7 0 75% 45 250° 10 5.5 038° 1 0 1 0 0 2400 AKQ
CTR 59.8 36.8 48.5 +0.8 84.5 18 24.4 29 0 0 10 0 65% 20 360° 6 1.1 120° 2 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
20 270° 10
MEC 60.74 38.06 49.71 83 18 25 25 0 0 8 0 2 0 1 2 0 1700 AKQ
RIC 58.9 38.4 48.7 +1.0 84 18 28 4 0 0 8 0 61% 61 250° 10 8.4 4 0 1 0 0 2400 AKQ
ROA 57.0 37.9 47.5 +0.3 79 22,23 26 2,4 0 0 6 0 59% 52 240° 10 7.3 1 0 2 0 0 2400 AKQ
WAL 54.1 37.8 46.0 +1.4 80 18 28 4,28 0 0 10 0 40 090° 13 9.4 1 0 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
WOO 53.8 35.0 44.4 +0.4 78 19 23 3 0 0 10 0 3 1 0 2 3 2400 LWX
WSH 53.7 34.7 44.2 -0.1 78.0 18 24.0 3 0 0 14 0 64% 23 110° 6 0.9 045° 3 0 0 2 0 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 S CWA
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AVL 58.7 38.3 48.5 +2.2 82 18 27 12 0 0 7 0 68% 38 330° 6 6.7 1 0 0 0 2 2400 GSP
MRH 63.1 46.3 54.7 83 22 35 29 0 0 0 0 40 020° 1 10.2 0 0 0 0 0 2400 MHX
40 290° 6 10.5
CLT 63.3 41.7 52.5 -0.3 85 18 28 12,29 0 0 5 0 61% 40 330° 6 7.5 2 0 0 0 2 2400 GSP
ECG 59.5 41.3 50.4 -1.4 82 18 26 2 0 0 4 0 70% 40 280° 6 10.2 4 0 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
40 230° 21
FAY 65.1 42.4 53.7 86 22 28 4 0 0 5 0 62% 44 220° 6 8.3 2 0 0 0 1 2400 RAH
GSO 59.7 39.7 49.7 +0.6 84 18 28 7 0 0 5 0 61% 37 230° 23 8.1 1 0 1 0 1 2400 RAH
HSE 61.1 48.3 54.7 +2.3 75 22 38 29 0 0 0 0 69% 44 020° 1 10.3 0 0 0 0 0 2400 MHX
HKY 60.0 40.5 50.3 +0.3 84 18 29 8 0 0 4 0 40 220° 23 5.0 0 0 0 0 3 2400 GSP
LBT 65.2 42.4 53.8 +1.4 85 22 28 2 0 0 4 0 69% 47 280° 24 7.1 0 0 0 0 1 2400 ILM
MON 2400 RAH
EWN 64.5 41.8 53.1 -0.1 87 23 30 29 0 0 4 0 69% 45 210° 6 7.8 0 0 0 0 3 2400 MHX
RDU 62.6 40.1 51.4 +0.7 85 12,18 27 4 0 0 6 0 63% 45 250° 10 6.9 3 0 1 0 1 2400 RAH
RAL 63.1 39.3 51.2 +0.5 85 22 26 4,8 0 0 7 0 26 21 2 0 0 0 0 2400(T)/1930(P) RAH
ROX 60.0 38.7 49.6 +1.2 84 18 22 4 0 0 0 0 68% 39 270° 10 090° 2 0 0 0 0 2200 RAH
WHI 66.2 43.1 54.6 +0.2 84 22 29.7 15 0 0 4 0 71% 33 027° 25 3.4 134° 1 0 0 0 1 2400 ILM
ILM 65.6 43.4 54.5 -0.5 86 22,23 31 4,29 0 0 3 0 70% 40 190° 6 8.7 0 0 0 0 0 2400 ILM
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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 S CWA
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AND 64.3 43.4 53.9 +1.0 84 19,22 30 7 0 0 2 0 40 290° 23 7.4 5 0 0 0 1 2400 GSP
CAE 68.6 45.7 57.1 +1.7 87 18,27 30 12 0 0 2 0 64% 43 140° 9 7.1 5 0 0 0 1 2400 CAE
CRE 64.9 44.2 54.6 +0.9 85 23 32 12 0 0 1 0 75% 43 040° 1 8.5 0 0 0 0 1 2400 ILM
CHS 71.6 48.3 60.0 +2.3 88 22 37 2 0 0 0 0 37 230° 23 9.0 3 0 0 0 0 2400 CHS
FLO 67.4 43.9 55.6 -0.2 86 18,22 29 12 0 0 3 0 67% 43 270° 6 7.9 0 0 0 0 2 2400 ILM
GSP 63.2 42.5 52.9 +1.3 85 18 30 11,12 0 0 4 0 63% 40 290° 23 6.8 3 1 0 0 1 2400 GSP
OGB 69.5 45.3 57.4 87 22 30 12 0 0 1 0 48 290° 24 6.5 0 0 0 0 2 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 S CWA
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TRI 59.7 38.7 49.2 +2.7 75 21,22 26 12 0 0 9 0 39 300° 23 5.4 2 1 1 0 2 2400 MRX
DAV 34.0 -2 64 24 8 28 0 5 27 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
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BCB 4.38 +0.55 1.50 6 1.50 6 15 1 8.18 0.4 28 6 0 0.4 8.2 2400
BRI 4.13 +0.91 1.34 6 1.8 9,10 11 2 7.06 2 1 2.0 11.3 30.56 20 29.77 31 0510/1600
CEN 5.72 +1.93 2.52 6 2.52 6 10 2 9.77 0.4 27 2 0 0.4 13.8 30.64 3 29.46 23 30.05 2400
CHT 5.70 +2.15 2.67 6 2.67 6 14 2 9.65 0.1 27 2 0 0.1 14.5 30.679 3 29.431 23 30.124 2400
CHO 6.24 2.74 6 2.74 6 11 2 8.82 29.46 23 2400
DAN 4.22 -0.03 1.08 6 1.08 6 12 1 7.44 T 27 1 0 T 11.0 30.63 4 29.40 23 2400
DCA 4.40 +0.80 1.41 10 1.41 10 13 2 7.77 0.2 27 3 0 0.2 10.1 29.46 23 2400
IAD 5.07 +1.52 2.30 6 2.30 6 14 2 9.15 0.1 27 4 0 0.1 12.6 30.68 3 29.44 23 2400
FCH 5.28 2.58 10 2.58 10 10 2 9.08 0.2 27 2 0 0.2 5.8 2400
GAV 4.24 1.40 10 1.50 9-10 12 1 7.99 0.2 27 1 0 0.2 9.4 30.63 3,4 29.37 23 30.09 2400
HDV 5.36 +1.56 2.51 6 13 2 10.10 0.3 27 2 0 0.3 14.5 30.66 4 29.43 23 2400
LYH 2.69 -1.14 1.17 16 1.17 16 12 1 6.11 0.2 27 1 0 0.2 8.4 29.42 23 2400
NPN 3.41 -0.90 0.89 10 0.90 10-11 12 0 8.28 T 27 1 0 T 16.7 30.67 4 29.43 23 2400
NOR 3.70 -0.43 1.04 6 1.04 6 10 1 9.31 T 28 1 0 T 21.0 2400
ORF 2.96 -1.12 0.83 6 0.83 6 10 0 8.84 T 27 1 0 T 21.8 30.66 4 29.43 24 2400
POR 4.26 +0.23 1.20 6 1.20 6 14 1 10.05 T 27 1 0 T 19.0 30.66 3 29.46 23 30.128 2400
CTR 4.72 +2.28 1.81 10 1.84 9-10 12 2 8.58 0.0 12.1 30.64 4 29.40 23 30.092 2400
MEC 4.54 1.32 10 1.63 10-11 12 1 7.81 T 27 1 0 T 10.8 30.39 3 29.35 23 29.88 2400
RIC 4.28 +0.19 1.63 10 1.63 10 12 1 8.85 T 27 1 0 T 10.8 30.68 4 29.39 23 2400
ROA 4.23 +0.39 1.83 6 1.83 6 12 1 7.25 0.2 27 3 0 0.2 10.4 30.63 4 29.46 23 2400
WAL 2.74 -1.24 0.66 10 0.66 10 12 0 7.42 0.6 27 1 0 0.6 17.0 30.69 4 29.38 24 2400
WOO 4.83 +1.78 0.85 9-10 15 0 7.40 1.2 7,27 3 2 12.7 30.53 20 29.58 24 0800
WSH 6.63 +2.16 2.20 6 2.20 6 14 2 9.99 1.2 6 2 2 2.2 15.9 30.44 22 29.26 5 2400 |
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 6.95 +2.36 2.14 6 2.55 5-6 11 2 12.04 T 6, 3 0 T 20.8 30.50 4 29.54 24 2400
10,11
MRH 3.52 1.03 6 1.03 6 10 1 11.75 0.0 T 30.59 3 29.49 24 2400
CLT 4.51 +0.12 1.05 30 1.05 30 12 2 9.32 0.0 6.1 30.59 4 29.53 23 2400
ECG 4.71 +0.04 1.10 16 1.10 16 13 2 9.85 30.65 3 29.42 24 2400
FAY 3.34 0.89 30 0.89 30 10 0 7.26 29.45 23 2400
GSO 4.37 +0.52 1.13 6 1.13 6 11 1 7.85 T 28 1 0 T 9.9 29.45 23 2400
HSE 5.44 +0.49 1.44 6 1.44 6 12 2 14.56 0.0 6.0 30.60 4 29.46 31 2400
HKY 5.71 +0.79 2.12 6 2.44 5-6 11 2 9.68 0.0 T 30.54 4 29.46 23 2400
LBT 3.87 -0.44 0.93 30 0.93 30 12 0 8.53 30.57 4 29.51 24 2400
MON 2400
EWN 2.41 -2.08 0.58 6 0.58 6 11 0 8.49 0.0 4.4 30.62 3 29.50 23 2400
RDU 3.52 -0.51 1.05 30 1.05 30 12 1 7.16 T 28 1 0 T 9.0 29.45 23 2400
RAL 4.63 +0.60 1.05 29-30 10 1 7.94 0.0 9.1 30.42 8 29.48 23 0730
ROX 5.55 +1.72 1.12 30 1.12 30 12 2 8.78 T 28 1 0 T 11.7 30.66 4 29.48 23 30.15 2200
WHI 3.46 -1.03 0.91 30 0.91 30 10 0 12.42 0.0 9.2 30.567 3 29.531 3, 30.105 2400
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ILM 2.89 -1.33 0.91 30 0.91 30 11 0 10.05 0.0 4.0 30.58 3 29.53 24 2400 |
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 5.62 +0.65 1.21 6 1.37 5-6 11 2 11.25 0.0 T 30.52 4 29.56 31 2400
CAE 4.00 -0.59 0.91 30 0.90 30 13 0 10.19 0.0 4.8 30.54 4 29.58 24 2400
CRE 3.40 -0.39 1.20 30 1.20 30 10 1 9.31 30.54 3 29.55 24 2400
CHS 2.67 -1.33 1.02 30 1.02 30 9 1 7.78 0.0 0.2 30.50 4 29.56 31 2400
FLO 4.16 +0.16 1.00 30 1.00 30 11 1 8.87 30.56 4 29.54 24 2400
GSP 7.09 +1.78 1.08 1 2.35 26-27 10 3 13.09 0.0 8.8 30.53 4 29.54 23 2400
OGB 4.15 1.07 27 1.07 27 10 1 10.19 30.52 4 29.58 31 2400
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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 6.37 +2.46 1.63 6 1.63 6 13 3 12.78 1.3 6 3 1 1.3 15.6 30.38 4 29.52 23 2400
DAV 7.4 +2.5 1.17 24 18 1 17.04 7.9 7 14 2 17.0 191.4 0700
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Virginia:
Arlington - " ALHOUGH TEMPERATURES AVERAGED NEAR NORMAL...MARCH FEATURED LARGE TEMPERATURE SWINGS FROM WEEK TO WEEK AND DAY TO DAY...SWINGS THAT ARE COMMON DURING THE SPRING. 19 OF THE 31 DAYS AVERAGED BELOW NORMAL. THE SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH FEATURED TYPICAL MARCH WEATHER. A WEEK OF RELATIVE SPRING WARMTH...15TH THROUGH 23RD...WAS FOLLOWED ON THE 24RD THROUGH THE 31ST BY PERSISTENTLY COLD CONDITIONS...MORE TYPICAL OF FEBRUARY. SEVEN DAYS WITHIN THIS EIGHT-DAY STRETCH BETWEEN 24-31 MARCH FAILED TO REACH 50F. ONLY MARCH 1883 HAD THIS FREQUENT NUMBER OF DAYS BELOW 50F DURING THE 24-31 MARCH PERIOD SINCE OFFICIAL RECORDS BEGAN AT WASHINGTON DC. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 80F ON 18 MARCH WAS THE FIRST TIME THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 80F IN MARCH SINCE 27 MARCH 2007. WASHINGTON DC RECEIVED ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION IN MARCH FOR THE FIRST MONTH SINCE OCTOBER 2010. IT WAS THE WETTEST MARCH SINCE 2005. TWO-THIRDS OF THE PRECIPITATION FOR THIS MARCH WAS OBSERVED ON THE 6TH AND 10TH WHEN TWO SEPARATE STORM SYSTEMS EACH PRODUCED ALMOST ONE AND ONE-HALF INCHES OF RAINFALL. MARCH ALMOST FEATURED NO MEASURABLE SNOWFALL FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR. HOWEVER...0.2 INCHES OF SNOW WAS RECORDED ON THE 27TH. " - [ - + ] - Notes from NWS Sterling, VA
Bridgewater - " The temperature and precipitation were above normal. The snow on the 27th was beautiful . However, it melted quickly on the following day. My cut-off for any measurable snow is April 15. According to my 50 years of keeping records, we have had only 3 snows in April. My latest snow occurred on April 13. We have had flurries after this date, but no measurable snow. There is very little chance of snow this April. " - [ + + ] - additional notes from Clayton
Chantilly - Russ adds: " March was the usual temperature roller coaster. Temperatures ended up averaging 1.1° above normal. Precipitation was 2.15" above normal, primarily due to the record setting extreme rain event on the 6th (2.67"). Snowfall was 3.3" below normal, with 0.1" on the 27th and a trace on the 6th. Sleet occurred on the 30th. Thunder was observed on the 21st and 23rd. We took to basements on the 10th, with a tornado warning for a confirmed tornado within 5 miles of this station. *Please note, anemometer is currently partially obstructed from the North and East " - [ + + ]
Dulles - from NWS Sterling (KLWX): " ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES AVERAGED NEAR NORMAL...MARCH FEATURED LARGE SWINGS IN TEMPERATURES FROM WEEK TO WEEK AND DAY TO DAY...CONDITIONS COMMON DURING THE SPRING. 13 OF THE 31 DAYS AVERAGED BELOW NORMAL. THE SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH IN PARTICULAR FEATURED A WEEK OF LATE SPRING WARMTH FOLLOWED BY COLD CONDITIONS DURING THE LAST EIGHT DAYS OF THE MONTH MORE TYPICAL OF FEBRUARY. SEVEN DAYS WITHIN THE EIGHT-DAY STRETCH BETWEEN 24-31 MARCH FAILED TO REACH 50F...WHICH IS THE MOST NUMBER OF DAYS BELOW 50F DURING THE 24-31 MARCH PERIOD SINCE OFFICIAL RECORDS BEGAN AT DULLES. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 79F ON 18 MARCH WAS THE WARMEST MARCH READING SINCE THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 83F ON 27 MARCH 2007. MARCH WAS WETTER THAN NORMAL AT DULLES FOR THE FIRST MONTH SINCE SEPTEMBER 2010. IT WAS THE 6TH WETTEST MARCH ON RECORD AND THE WETTEST MARCH SINCE 1998 WHEN 5.60 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL. A TOTAL OF 3.81 INCHES OF RAIN FELL DURING THE FIVE-DAY STRETCH FROM 6-10 MARCH 2011...WHICH IS THE MOST PRECIPITATION MEASURED AT DULLES DURING A 5-DAY PERIOD IN ASTRONOMICAL WINTER (21 DECEMBER-20 MARCH). THREE-FOURTHS OF THE PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS OBSERVED ON THE 6TH AND 10TH WHEN TWO STORM SYSTEMS COMBINED FOR OVER THREE AND HALF INCHES OF RAINFALL. BOTH DAYS ALSO SET DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS. THE 2.30 INCHES OF RAINFALL ON THE 6TH BROKE THE OLD DAILY RECORD OF 1.12 INCHES SET IN 1967. THE 1.41 INCHES ON THE 10TH SURPASSED THE OLD DAILY RECORD OF 0.59 INCHES SET IN 1994. DULLES RECORDED MEASURABLE SNOWFALL ONLY ONCE DURING THE MONTH...0.1 INCHES ON 27 MARCH 2011. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME MEASURABLE SNOW FELL ON THAT DATE. SINCE 2000...DULLES HAS TOTALED LESS THAN ONE INCH OF SNOWFALL IN MARCH SEVEN OF THE 12 YEARS. " - [ - + ]
Glen Allen - Lowell Koontz sends these additional notes: " March was warmer than average as the monthly mean temperature was 48.1°F, a + 1.3°F departure, and was also wetter than average (when compared to Ashland, Virginia records). The 4.24 inches of rain for March was a + 0.49 inch departure when compared to the Ashland, Virginia average. The maximum rainfall recorded in a day was 1.40 inches on the 10th. The total snowfall was only 0.2 inches for the month recorded on the 27th which was a -1.5 inch departure compared to Ashland records. Mid-March this year was warmer than average and the end was much colder giving a near average result and less snowfall than average and also the least in the past 3 years. The most unusual event in March was the hail near sunrise on the 21st. A thunderstorm passed the Glen Allen station around 0710 to 0720 AM giving about two minutes of hail from 0712 to 0714 A.M. (+/- 3 mins.) and gave only 0.04 inches of rain and 0.07 inches with the melted hail. The smallest hail was 0.25 inches and the largest was 0.5 inches but most averaged about 3/8 inch. It was interesting to have hail with almost most no wind or rain and the precipitation starting as hail and rain and also occurring around sunrise. The hailstone consistency was white ice but some hail had a band or layer of clear ice running through it and were irregular shaped and spheres. Richmond International Airport's March mean temperature of 48.7°F was the 50th warmest of the past 115 years and the precipitation of 4.28 inches was the 32nd wettest in the past 115 years. The Airport had two records: 84°F on the 18th ; the old record was 83°F in 1927 and the 5°F low temperature range tied the old record set in 1985 and 1961. There were 9 days the minimum temperature dropped below freezing. The maximum temperature for March was 82°F on the 18th at this station. The lowest minimum was 28°F recorded at this station on the 4th, 8th, 28th, 29th. A very low relative humidity of 14% was recorded here on the 11th. The maximum wind gust of 37 mph from the NNE occurred on the 6th at 1955 hours. March was also the third windiest month at this station with a total wind run of 1825 miles. The highest barometer recorded for the month was 30.63 inches on the 3rd and 4th which was the highest this station has recorded in March and the highest barometric pressure since December 12, 2009 when the pressure was also 30.63 inches of mercury. The lowest barometric pressure was 29.37 inches on the 23rd. " - [ + + ]
Herndon - Randy reports: " March was near normal for temperature and above normal for precipitation. The temperatures ranged between a high of 79 and a low of 25. The average highs/lows were 1.6 below and 0.8 degrees above normal, respectively. On the precipitation side, the month was 2.51" above normal with 5.36" measured. Rain fell off and on for most of the month, but the heaviest rains (4.10") came between the 6th and 10th of the month. With colder air moving into the area towards the end of the month, we ended up seeing some light snow and sleet on the 27th and 30th. But this month, the total amount of sleet and snow was only 0.3" and the warm weather, melted it quickly. We have now had 14.5" of snow for the season. " - [ + + ]
Portsmouth - " March's average temperature (48.6°) was 1.5° BELOW NORMAL. Rainfall was ABOVE NORMAL by 0.23" and was 106% of normal relative to normal Marchs for the period from 1976 to 2010. The seasonal snowfall increased by a trace on the 23rd. Frost occurred on the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 28th, 29th. STATION RECORDS: 10th - WIND GUST 45 mph [previous 39mph 1989]; 18th - TEMPERATURE TIED Maximum 82° [previous 1989]; 21st - TEMPERATURE TIED Maximum 76° [previous 1978]; 26th - TEMPERATURE TIED Minimum Maximum 45° [previous 2001]; 27th - TEMPERATURE Minimum Maximum 40° [previous 1999]; 30th - TEMPERATURE Minimum Maximum 45° [previous 48° in 2008]. " - [ - + ]
North Carolina:
Greensboro - NWS RAH notes: " THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL AIRPORT ON MARCH 18TH WAS 84 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 79 DEGREES SET IN 1963. A TRACE OF SNOW FELL AT PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL AIRPORT NC ON MARCH 28TH. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF TRACE SET IN 1947. " - [ + + ]
Moncure - Mac reports: " " - [ - - ]
Raleigh - NWS RAH notes: " THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL AIRPORT ON MARCH 18TH WAS 85 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 80 DEGREES SET IN 1999. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL AIRPORT ON MARCH 23RD WAS 83 DEGREES. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 83 DEGREES SET IN 2007. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON MARCH 27TH AT RALEIGH DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 40 DEGREES. THIS TIES THE LOWEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1947. " - [ + - ]
Raleigh - Bob sends these notes: " THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE WAS 0.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL, HOWEVER THERE WERE SOME VERY COOL DAYS. THE HIGH TEMP ON MARCH 27TH WAS ONLY 40 DEGREES! THUNDERSTORMS WERE OBSERVED ON TWO DAYS AND RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.60 ABOVE NORMAL. NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS OBSERVED; HOWEVER THE AREA WAS UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ON TWO OCCASIONS. " - [ + - ]
North Whiteville - Christopher sends these additional notes: " The big highlight was the mid-March mini-drought here in southeast NC, with a substantial wildfire near Camp Lejeune, N.C. I recorded 13 consecutive days with no precipitation, from March 11 through March 23. On Monday, March 28, the record was tied for the lowest maximum temperature. Record tied for total heating degree days for the day. Record tied for the lowest overall average temperature for the day. In total, out of 31 days, precipitation was measured on 10 days, or 32.3% of total days. ADVISORIES/WATCHES/WARNINGS: Red Flag Warning posted on Wednesday, March 23. Freeze Warning posted 2 am to 9 am on Tuesday, March 29. " - [ + - ]
Nearby Cities:
Davis, WV - from Dave Lesher's website: " March 2011 had a mean temperature of 34° and that was 2° BELOW NORMAL. The month's rainfall total of 7.4 inches was 2.5" ABOVE NORMAL. Rainfall for the year of 17.0" was 4.2" BELOW NORMAL. The 17" of snow was 9" inches BELOW NORMAL snowfall for the month. The season-to-date snowfall of 191" was 57" ABOVE NORMAL." - [ + + ]
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 2007-2008 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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STATION / LOCATION (MILES & DIRECTION FROM MAIN POST OFFICE)/OBSERVER / YEAR RECORDS BEGAN / EMAIL ADDRESS:
| 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 | |||
| WOO Woodstock, VA 5NW Lauck Walton 12/1/85 jwalton@shentel.net | |||
| 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' | m.psb@verizon.net | 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 david82@verizon.net |
ECG Elizabeth City, NC, | 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 |
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| 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 - 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| WHI North Whiteville, NC Christopher Crawley 12/10 34.413744N / 078.751908W | |||
| 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 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 |