-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACON VA/NC/SC MARCH 1996 SUMMARY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEMPERATURES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIRGINIA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STN A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DCA 51.8 34.0 42.9 73 25 17 9 0 11 0 2400 BRI 49.8 28.8 39.3 70 14 9 10 0 0 1 1 0800/1700 CEN 49.8 31.0 40.4 71 14 8 9 0 2 16 0 41 SW 25 1 0 0 3 1200/2400 CHE 46.4 28.8 37.6 67.4 14 8 9 0 2 19 0 0 0 3 4 1900 CHO 53.2 31.2 42.2 71 14 13 9,10 0 0 16 0 0 0 1 1 2400 FAL 48.71 29.35 39.03 71 25 11 9,10 0 3 19 0 38 9 1 0 1 3 2400 FRD 53.48 32.87 43.18 74 14,25 10 9 0 2 14 0 35 3 0 0 0 0 2400 FRB 53.45 28.45 40.95 76 14 9 9 0 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 0800 HAM 54.7 35.4 45.1 80 15 14 9 0 0 11 0 56SSW 19 2 1 0 0 2300 HAR 1700/2100 HER 51.2 30.0 40.6 70 25 11 10 0 2 19 0 27 8 0 0 1 1 1830 LOU 49.61 24.19 36.90 68 14 4 4,9 0 2 24 0 0 0 0 0 0800 NEW 48.61 28.32 38.46 69 14 9 10 0 4 19 0 49 N 3 0 0 0 1 1700 NPN 55.3 35.1 45.2 75 15,25 16 9 0 0 12 0 43 20 3 0 1 2 2300 NOR 54.8 35.3 45.1 78 15 18 9 0 0 12 0 2 1 0 1 2400 ORF 53.2 36.7 45.0 78 15 20 9 0 1 7 0 49WSW 2400 POR 55.3 36.3 45.8 79 9 18 9 0 1 11 0 54SSW 19 2 0 0 1 2400 MEC 54.19 30.61 42.58 76 26 12 3 0 2 15 0 1 0 0 0 0700 RMD 56.6 35.7 46.1 74 14,15 16 9 0 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 2300 26 RIC 50.6 37.6 44.1 73 14,25 14 4 2400 RNK 52.8 30.5 41.6 75 14 8 10 0 2 17 0 32 NW 8 2 0 0 0 2400 ROA 41.7 73 14 9 10 0 2 16 0 43 3 2400 AKQ 56.16 32.81 44.49 77 26 10 9 2400 WEE 52.7 32.7 42.7 72 14 12 4 0 2 11 0 40+NW 8 1 0 2 0 0800/2000 WOO 46.8 29.9 38.4 69 15 10 9 0 4 20 0 0 0 1 1 0800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH CAROLINA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVL 52.3 30.5 41.4 71 14 8 9 2400 BRE 52.9 29.8 41.4 71 4 9 0 1 14+0 39 19 7 0 0 0 2200 CHT 59.8 36.8 48.3 78 16 17 9 0 0 10 0 5 0 0 0 2200 CLT 47.3 75 14 16 9 0 0 10 0 3 2400 GSO 44.2 74 14 12 9 40 S 19 2400 HEN 56.3 33.6 45.0 75 14 11 5 0 0 14 0 40 SW 19 1 0 0 0 2200 RAL 56.7 33.5 45.1 75 14,15 9 5 0 0 13 0 2 0 0 0 2400 RDU 56.1 34.5 45.3 75 14 17 9 47 19 2400 ROX 55.0 34.8 44.9 75 14 13 5 0 1 14 0 42 SW 19 3 1 0 0 2100 ILM 60.7 39.7 50.2 78 15 22 9 9 45 SW 19 4 2400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH CAROLINA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAE 62.3 39.7 51.0 78 16 20 9 2400 GSP 59.0 36.7 47.9 76 14,16 16 9 3 2 2400 RUB 59.1 36.4 47.8 76 14,15 16 9 0 19 12 0 3 0 1 1 2400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEARBY LOCATIONS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRI 53.4 30.5 42.0 71 24 10 9 0 3 17 0 2400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACON VA/NC/SC MARCH 1996 SUMMARY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRECIPITATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIRGINIA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STN T U V W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DCA 3.60 1.31 28,29 9 2 10.61 5.2 46.0 30.95 29.09 2400 BRI 2.82 1.08 19,28 6 2 11.45 2.0 5 1 2.0 36.95 30.67 29.16 0800/1700 CEN 3.78 1.23 28 8 2 13.35 2.4 2 3 2 4.6 52.3 30.93 29.14 1200/2400 CHE 3.50 1.24 19 11 2 13.78 1.7 21 9 2 4.7 84.8 1900 CHO 3.48 1.32 28 11 2 (i) 2.8 8 3 1 3.0 55.3 30.84 29.17 2400 FAL 3.91 1.28 28 9 2 13.07 5.8 8 5 2 9.4 60.9 30.91 29.09 2400 FRD 3.61 1.88 28-29 10 1 13.14 3.7 8 4 2 5.4 49.9 2400 FRB 3.18 1.12 28 10 1 11.47 3.5 7 6 1 4.5 50.15 0800 HAM 3.08 1.15 29 12 1 10.09 0.5 8 1 0 0.5 22.6 30.90 29.20 2300 HAR 1700/2100 HER 3.77 1.13 28 12 2 12.16 5.2 7-8 4 3 6.4 56.5 2400 LOU 2.36 1.33 29 6 1 6.50 3.0 8 1 1 3.0 55.0 30.70 0800 NEW 2.79 0.76 19 8 0 8.41 T T 57.8 30.76 29.46 1700 NPN 0.88 28 13 0 0.5 8 2 0 0.5 22.3 30.97 29.24 2300 NOR 3.73 1.27 28 12 1 13.61 0.3 8 2 0 0.3 14.9 30.93 29.18 2400 ORF 3.46 1.10 28-29 11 1 11.99 1.7 8 1 1.7 18.9 30.92 29.17 2400 POR 3.90 1.19 28 12 1 12.15 0.4 8 2 0 0.4 15.9 30.94 29.20 2400 MEC 3.03 0.90 28 9 1 11.59 1.5 7 3 1 2.75 33.05 30.66 29.31 0700 RMD 3.13 0.88 19 9 0 10.45 T 2,8 2 0 T 28.9 2300 RIC 2.71 0.74 28 10.33 2.4 30.7 2400 RNK 4.04 1.69 19 11 2 14.25 T 2,3 6 0 T 51.1 30.74 29.17 2400 7,8,20,22 ROA 3.75 1.43 19-20 12 2 12.74 0.1 19-20 0 0.1 55.4 2400 AKQ 3.42 0.98 29 11 0 10.89 1.0 8 2 1 2400 WEE 3.16 0.90 28 8 0 (i) 1.0 8 2 1 30.67 29.21 0800/2000 WOO 2.52 0.86 20 13 0 10.19 0.8 20 8 0 2.5 43.2 31.00 28.89 0800 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH CAROLINA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVL 3.36 0.81 27-28 13.29 1.0 2400 BRE 6.5 1.59 6 10+ 2 22.17 T 1,18 3 0 T 1.40 30.69 29.65 2200 19 CHT 4.44 1.62 6 11 1 11.35 0.0 0 0 0.0 3.4 30.79 29.32 2200 CLT 4.73 1.62 6-7 11 1 11.38 T 2,20 2 0 T 3.0 2400 GSO 4.29 0.99 7 11.16 T T 16.9 2400 HEN 3.59 0.85 28 11 0 11.81 1.8 8 0 1 1.8 20.1 2200 RAL 3.99 1.00 28 11 1 12.26 2.0 8 1 1 2.0 14.9 30.83 29.29 1900 RDU 3.39 0.91 6-7 0.9 0.9 2400 ROX 4.38 1.27 28 13 1 11.61 1.6 8 2 1 1.7 18.5 30.89 29.48 2100 ILM 4.70 1.35 28-29 11 1 8.92 0 30.75 29.35 2400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH CAROLINA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAE 6.52 10.58 0 0 0 0 2400 GSP 7.64 2.39 6-7 11 2 T 20 T 9.2 30.76 2400 RUB 5.60 1.72 7 10 2 12.05 0 0 0 0 0.5 30.84 29.41 2400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEARBY LOCATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRI 4.10 0.94 27-28 14 0 13.13 30.38 29.76 2400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATA REPORT DENOTATIONS: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATIONS/LOCATION (MILES & DIRECTION FROM MAIN POST OFFICE) /OBSERVER: DCA Arlington, VA NWS RNK Roanoke, VA 6SW Wendell Prillaman BRI Bridgewater, VA Clayton Towers ROA Roanoke, VA NWS CEN Centreville, VA Paul Bassett AKQ Wakefield, VA NWS CHE Chester Gap, VA Dave Lesher WEE Weems, VA 3WNW Francis J. Socey CHO Charlottesville, VA 3N John Stewart WOO Woodstock, VA 5NW Lauck Walton FAL Falls Church, VA 1 3/4ENE AVL Asheville, NC NWS Lowell Koontz BRE Brevard, NC 1SE Bob Keehn FRD Fredericksburg, VA 3SSW CHT Charlotte, NC 5SSE Billy Brown Matthew Michaelson CLT Charlotte, NC NWS FRB Fredericksburg, VA 7SW Ken McKneely GSO Greensboro, NC NWS HAM Hampton, VA 5NE Dave Kessel HEN Henderson, NC 4NNE HAR Hardwick Mt., VA 2 NW Chris Hovanic HER Herndon, VA R. M. Beall RAL Raleigh, NC 7NNW* Bob Woodson LOU Louisa, VA 6S John Bullock RDU Raleigh-Durham, NC NWS NEW Newmarket, VA 2W Joyce Winfree ROX Roxboro, NC 2SE Merriell A. Jay NPN Newport News, VA 7N Gary Leonard ILM Wilmington, NC NWS NOR Norfolk, VA 3NE Jim Fentress CAE Columbia, SC NWS ORF Norfolk, VA 5NE NWS GSP Greenville-Spartanburg, SC NWS POR Portsmouth, VA 3S Bill Trotter RUB Ruby, SC Franklin Hancock MEC Mechanicsville, VA Glen Martin TRI Tri-cities, TN NWS RMD Richmond, VA Roy Britt RIC Richmond, VA NWS COLUMN DENOTATIONS: A maximum mean temperature T total precipitation (inches) B minimum mean temperature U maximum calendar day precipitation (inches) C monthly mean temperature V date(s) of maximum daily precipitation D maximum temperature W number of days with precip. >= .01" E date(s) of maximum temperature X number of days with precip. >= 1.0" F minimum temperature Y year-to-date precipitation (inches) G date(s) of minimum temperature Z maximum calendar day snowfall (inches) H days with maximum temperature >=90 1 date of maximum calendar day snowfall (inches) I days with maximum temperature <=32 2 number of days with snowfall J days with minimum temperature <=32 3 number of days with snowfall >= 1.0" K days with minimum temperature <= 0 4 total snowfall for month (inches) L peak wind gust (miles per hour) 5 total snowfall for season (inches) M direction of peak wind gust 6 maximum barometric pressure (inches) N date(s) of peak wind gust 7 minimum barometric pressure (inches) O number of days with thunder (i) incomplete data P number of days with hail (M) Missing, if listed in data table Q number of days with glaze R number of days with ice pellets S local observation time for temps/precipitation *Bob Woodson notes that he hasn't moved; he has a new main post office now 7 miles SSE of his station