ACON
- VA/NC/SC
The Atlantic
Coast Observer Network:
Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina
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SUMMARY OF
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
MAY 2004
...UNSUALLY WARM MONTH...
...RAINFALL VARIES OVER VIRGINIA
BUT IS GENERALLY BELOW NORMAL OVER THE CAROLINAS...
The big news for May 2004... some of the warmest late spring temps in quite a while
across the region- Indeed, look at the high number of bold (in red) station
comments in the observers' notes section.
High pressure building off the Southeast US Coast pumped unusally warm and
humid air north across our region. The warmth hit sooner while moisture eventually
built through the month. Still, most of the stations in the Carolinas recorded
below normal rainfall. Use the US Drought Monitor link below to track the
progress of drought over portions of South Carolina. Just a day or two ago (6/27/04), S and
SW North Carolina were in the abnormally to moderately dry shading; however,
as of post time, these areas have been removed.
A couple of stations in the Carolinas had excess rainfall totals resulting from
springtime thunderstorm activity. In Virginia, many stations were also below
normal rainfall; however, there was a greater number of stations with excess rainfall
than in the Carolinas, again mostly likely due to thunderstorm activity.
Most everyone reported a rather high number of thunderstorm days.
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STATIONS MAPS
Ever wonder just where Glen's station
in Mechanicsville is located? Or just where is Dave's snowbound station in West Virginia?
And, let's see, where is Merriell in Roxboro, NC? An Internet link to MapQuest.com
depicting the general area of our region in which you are located is now
available with a click to your station ID in the STATION / LOCATION table found
at the end of this report. And with MapQuest, you can zoom in and out to get a better
idea of where we are all located within the entire region. None of your specific street addresses was
used; simply the general area in which you're located is depicted.
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STATIONS ADDED TO MONTHLY DATABASE
As most all NWS sites have completed
their redesign, some sites have added stations within our region to their
climate pages. Beginning with this month, we now have reports from WAL, Wallops Island, VA, from EWN, New Bern, NC,
from MRH, Beaufort, NC, and from HSE, Cape Hatteras. While we have had very limited data
from HSE in the past, we now can access the monthly F-6 from the station via the
Newport/Morehead City, NC NWS Office (link below).
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U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR
While many of us have been blessed with
needed rainfall this spring and early summer, some southwestern and southern parts of our region are now labeled
in the abnormally to moderately dry intensity areas. For the latest U.S, Drought
Monitor graphic, visit http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html.
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U.S. DAILY WEATHER MAPS PROJECT
Looking for that NOAA Daily Weather
Map for a given date since 1871? Look no further! Visit the NOAA Central Library
U.S. Daily Weather Maps Project [1871-2001] at http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/dwm/data_rescue_daily_weather_maps.html.
A link to maps for 2002 to the present is found at the top of the page. Great resource! Note:
You will need to download and install a small program in order to view the
maps.
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AKQ SPOTTER NEWSLETTER
Bill Sammler, Warning Coordination Meteorologist at NWS AKQ,
sends an email note announcing that the latest newsletter is available. Features include
a recap of the December 9th, 2003 Central Virginia Earthquake and histories of
earthquakes in the area, a review of the summer of 2003 rip currents, and the post Hurricane Isabel
early morning tornado outbreak in East Central Virginia.
You may download the edition from http:://www.erh.noaa.gov/akq/spotterinfo/spottervol92004.pdf.
Within the newsletter, we are informed that basic SKYWARN presentations are now
online at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/akq/spotterinfo/calendar.htm#Spotter.
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MIGRATION OF ACON VA/NC/SC FILES TO 1 SERVER
Geocities/Yahoo is no longer
providing access to our older files (pre-2001) originally stored on their server.
Thus, if you have a link to the old address (http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/1667/acon.htm)
please update it to http://members.cox.net/wxr/acon.htm
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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
used for these purposes.
ACON VA/NC/SC Member
Station Extremes - MAY 2004
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State
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Maximum Temperature
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Minimum
Temperature
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Warmest
Average
Temperature
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Coldest
Average
Temperature
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Maximum
Precipitation
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Minimum
Precipitation
|
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Virginia
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95.2°
Ruther Glen
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34°
Lynchburg
Danville
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75.0°
Norfolk (FHC)
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62.1°
Bridgewater
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7.20"
Bridgewater
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1.56"
Wallops Island
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North Carolina
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97°
Lumberton
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33°
Asheville
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75.0°
Fayetteville
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66.3°
Asheville
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4.59"
Elizabeth City
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1.67"
Cape Hatteras
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South Carolina
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95°
Charleston,North Myrtle Beach
Florence,Orangeburg
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38°
Anderson
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75.7°
Charleston
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72.5°
Greenville-Spartanburg
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4.61"
Columbia
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1.93"
Anderson
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(Please
note the column denotations table below.)
TEMPERATURE / WINDS/ ELEMENTS
VIRGINIA
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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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ANN 80.94 60.90 70.92 +6.4 92 2-3 41 4 3 0 0 0 28 WNW 3 14 1 0 0 1 2400 LWX
BCB 77.0 54.1 65.5 +6.6 84 10,21 36 4 0 0 0 0 72% 31 290° 31 3.9 1 0 0 1 1 40% 2400 RNK
22
BRI 62.1 +7.5 89 23,24 39 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
25
CEN 81.7 62.1 71.9 +9.9 92 23 44 4 3 0 0 0 37 305° 21 11 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
CHO 79.8 58.5 69.2 +4.0 89 23 39 4 0 0 0 0 38 190° 17 4.8 8 0 0 0 4 2400 LWX
CTR 81.3 51.7 66.5 94.3 25 38.2 4 9 0 0 0 19 SE 2 4 1 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
DAN 81.3 59.0 70.2 +4.1 90 21 34 4 1 0 0 0 79% 38 250° 2 5.1 10 0 0 0 6 30% 2400 RNK
38 350° 26
DCA 80.6 62.9 71.8 +7.2 92 23 44 4 2 0 0 0 44 220° 2 8.8 13 2 0 0 0 2400 LWX
IAD 80.2 59.3 69.8 +7.5 90 23 41 4,5 1 0 0 0 39 280° 31 6.6 12 0 0 0 3 2400 LWX
FCH 79.1 60.1 69.6 92 23 42 4 3 0 0 0 9 1 0 2400 LWX
HAM- 2400 AKQ
HER 79.0 61.0 70.0 +7.7 87.8 23 44.2 6 0 0 0 0 20 2 12+ 0 0 0 2400 LWX
HRN 79.0 59.6 68.9 +6.6 90.4 23 41.6 4 1 0 0 0 42 2 10 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
LKU 2400 LWX
LYH 80.4 57.5 69.0 +5.6 88 7,22 34 4 0 0 0 0 74% 35 160° 17 5.0 7 0 0 0 7 30% 2400 RNK
23
LXI 82.3 52.0 67.7 +5.1 90.0 7 36.7 4 1 0 0 0 27 W 31 5 2 0 0 3 2400 RNK
NEW 80.58 56.71 68.64 +6.0 89 9 36 4 0 0 0 0 47 SE 23 11 0 0 0 5 1800 LWX
NPN 84.0 63.2 73.6 93 25 43 4 9 0 0 0 44 W 23 6 0 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
NOR 83.2 63.3 73.2 +5.2 90 23 45 4 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
ORF 82.3 63.8 73.1 +6.8 92 23 47 5 3 0 0 0 75% 46 230° 19 9.7 6 0 0 0 2 40% 2400 AKQ
FHC 84.88 65.12 75.0 94.5 25 49.4 4 7 0 0 0 74% 41 230° 23 5.0 203° 2400 AKQ
POR 83.1 63.7 73.4 +5.8 92 23,25 45 4 4 0 0 0 67% 34 180° 23 3.5 186° 4 0 0 0 0 35% 2400 AKQ
MEC 84.0 62.0 73.13 93 25 40 4 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 1700 AKQ
RIC 83.6 62.5 73.0 +7.6 93 25 41 4 6 0 0 0 74% 44 200° 2 8.4 8 0 0 0 1 60% 2400 AKQ
RGL 84.45 60.67 72.56 +7.16 95.2 23 38.8 4 12 0 0 0 33 NNW 7 8 0 0 0 2 2400 AKQ
ROA 81.1 60.4 70.8 +6.7 89 9,21 43 4 0 0 0 0 69% 41 240° 2 6.1 15 0 0 0 2 40% 2400 RNK
22
ROK 81.8 58.8 70.3 +6.1 91 21 43 4 2 0 0 0 24 W 2,22 6 0 0 0 2 2300 RNK
AKQ 84 61 72.5 93 25 37 4 6 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
WAL 78.4 60.8 69.6 +7.3 91 23 41 4 2 0 0 0 81% 46 320° 7 9.8 1 0 0 0 2 60% 2400 AKQ
WOO 75.6 58.9 67.3 84 24 40 4 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 6 2400 LWX
WSH 80.2 58.0 69.1 90.4 23 40.5 2 1 0 0 0 22 S 22 10 1 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 77.8 54.8 66.3 +4.3 87 25 33 4 0 0 0 0 --% 33 360° 3 4.7 5 0 0 0 10 2400 GSP
MRH 79.4 67.1 73.2 87 27 47 5 0 0 0 0 39 210° 2 10.6 4 0 0 0 0 2400
CLT 83.8 60.4 72.1 +3.1 92 22,25 36 4 5 0 0 0 37 320° 3 5.1 7 0 0 0 2 2400 GSP
ECG 83.0 64.1 73.5 +5.6 93 26 45 4 8 0 0 1 78% 46 360° 26 9.3 8 0 0 0 1 20% 2400 AKQ
FAY 86.3 63.7 75.0 95 21,22 46 4 10 0 0 0 68% 39 270° 23 7.7 3 0 0 0 6 20% 2400 RAH
28
GSO 81.9 61.4 71.6 +5.8 90 21,25 37 4 2 0 0 0 73% 35 230° 23 7.3 8 0 0 0 0 30% 2400 RAH
HSE 78.0 66.6 72.3 +4.7 86 27 49 4 0 0 0 0 35 160° 2 10.0 0 0 0 0 0 2400 MHX
HKY 80.7 60.1 70.4 +4.1 89 7 38 4 0 0 0 0 44 280° 31 4.6 8 0 0 0 6 2400 GSP
LBT 87.0 61.9 74.5 +6.1 97 25 41 4 12 0 0 0 44 230° 2 5.5 0 0 0 0 6 2400 ILM
EWN 84.7 62.5 73.6 +4.7 95 26 47 4,5 8 0 0 0 33 170° 2 6.7 5 0 0 0 10 2400 MHX
RAL 83.9 61.7 72.8 +5.8 92 21,25 37 4 4 0 0 0 20 2,3 7 0 0 0 0 2400 RAH
15,28
RDU 84.2 62.8 73.5 +6.5 93 21,25 38 4 6 0 0 0 74% 30 170° 2 7.2 7 0 0 0 1 60% 2400 RAH
ROX 82.8 61.5 72.2 91 21,22 41 4 4 0 0 0 45 NW 26 9 0 0 0 1 2200 RAH
ILM 83.7 65.0 74.4 +4.2 95 26 46 4 6 0 0 0 35 190° 2 8.1 4 0 0 0 1 2400 ILM
32 260° 26
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SOUTH 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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AND 84.2 61.3 72.7 +3.9 92 21,21 38 4 9 0 0 0 40 200° 2 5.5 8 0 0 0 2 2400 GSP
CAE 86.7 64.5 75.6 +4.0 93 25,26 42 4 12 0 0 0 41 250° 22 5.9 5 0 0 0 4 2400 CAE
CHS 85.8 65.7 75.7 +3.6 95 30 49 4 8 0 0 0 33 250° 2 8.3 3 0 0 0 0 2400 CHS
CRE 80.8 66.0 73.4 +3.5 95 26 45 4 3 0 0 0 31 230° 2 9.0 3 0 0 0 3 2400 ILM
FLO 86.4 63.6 75.0 +4.0 95 25,26 44 4 12 0 0 0 40 260° 2 7.0 4 0 0 0 8 2400 ILM
GSP 83.6 61.3 72.5 +5.3 92 21,25 41 4 5 0 0 0 33 220° 2 5.8 7 0 0 0 1 2400 GSP
OGB 86.5 62.5 74.5 95 26 44 4 12 0 0 0 35 250° 2 4.5 8 0 0 0 6 2400 CAE |
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 80.4 55.8 68.1 +5.1 88 22 34 4 0 0 0 0 51 230° 26 4.2 11 0 0 0 6 2400 MRX
DAV 70.2 52.0 61.1 78 10 28 4 0 0 2 0 12 2 0 0 1 1900 PBZ
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(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 3.35 -0.99 0.74 2 1.27 2-3 16 0 15.19 0.0 0.0 16.3 30.38 8 29.60 31 2400
BCB 5.79 +1.40 1.14 26 1.14 26 15 1 17.57 0.0 0.0 30.7 2400
BRI 7.20 -1.02 1.34 16 1.65 18-19 16 2 16.23 0.0 0.0 25.2 30.30 29.71 0515/1600
CEN 2.81 -1.67 0.76 7 0.76 7 15 0 12.96 0.0 0.0 16.9 30.50 7, 29.62 28 2400
19 31
CHO 5.45 +0.59 0.92 26 1.16 27-28 12 1 9.20 0.0 30.36 29 29.49 1 2400
DAN 3.02 -0.94 1.30 2 1.35 2-3 11 1 10.69 0.0 0.0 30.35 17 29.61 31 2400
DCA 2.98 -0.84 0.67 2 1.02 2-3 18 0 12.60 0.0 0.0 12.2 30.38 8 29.59 31 2400
IAD 3.65 -1.16 0.53 2 0.60 1-2 17 0 14.03 0.0 0.0 17.4 30.38 8 29.58 31 2400
FCH 4.10 1.09 25 1.13 25-26 15 1 14.59 0.0 0.0 15.0 2400
HAM 2400
HER 3.84 -0.38 0.67 25 0.67 25 20 0 15.64 0.0 0.0 20.7 30.36 8, 29.46 28 2400
17
HRN 2.62 -1.67 0.57 31 0.57 31 17 0 14.26 0.0 0.0 19.5 30.330 9 29.571 31 2400
LKU 2400
LYH 2.22 -1.89 0.55 21 0.55 21 15 0 10.75 0.0 0.0 12.1 30.37 17 29.61 31 2400
LXI 5.91 +2.20 1.39 31 1.39 31 16 3 14.98 0.0 0.0 18.4 30.40 17 29.69 31 2400
NEW 4.85 +0.90 0.93 23 16 2 15.13 0.0 0.0 29.5 30.50 17 29.88 31 1700
NPN 3.52 1.01 3 1.01 3 9 1 13.41 0.0 0.0 7.1 30.33 17 29.52 31 2400
NOR 5.04 +1.01 1.50 19 6 3 14.61 0.0 0.0 7.2 2400
ORF 4.67 -0.93 1.66 19 1.66 19 8 2 16.05 0.0 0.0 6.2 30.37 17 29.55 31 2400
FHC 3.97 1.38 3 1.44 2-3 8 2 12.98 0.0 0.0 6.0 30.368 17 29.562 31 30.049 2400
POR 3.96 -0.16 1.32 3 1.46 2-3 10 2 12.35 0.0 0.0 6.5 30.368 17 29.566 31 30.051 2400
CTR 2.55 1.21 26 1.22 26-27 11 1 9.92 0.0 0.0 5.4 30.345 17 29.554 31 2400
MEC 3.50 1.45 3 1.49 3-4 12 1 14.66 0.0 0.0 7.4 30.09 17 29.53 28 1700
RIC 3.06 -0.90 0.88 2 1.22 2-3 10 0 11.38 0.0 0.0 6.2 30.38 17 29.58 31 2400
RGL 2.32 -1.64 0.47 31 0.78 2-3 10 0 10.04 0.0 0.0 3.25 30.35 8 29.56 31 2400
ROA 3.89 -0.35 0.89 16-17 17 0 13.33 0.0 0.0 22.0 30.37 17 29.62 31 2400
ROK 4.33 -0.01 1.04 31 1.12 30-31 16 1 15.36 0.0 0.0 22.1 30.30 17 29.67 27 2400
AKQ 3.33 1.53 16 1.53 16 9 1 13.23 0.0 0.0 7.6 2400
WAL 1.56 -1.64 0.56 31 0.56 31 9 0 12.75 0.0 0.0 3.4 30.38 8 29.57 31 2400
WOO 4.34 0.45 2-3 20 0 14.93 0.0 0.0 26.2 30.38 17 29.74 28 0800
WSH 4.55 1.35 2 1.73 2-3 17 1 15.53 0.0 0.0 22.2 30.38 8 29.63 31 2400
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NORTH CAROLINA
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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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AVL 3.23 -1.19 0.65 2 0.95 30-31 15 0 13.23 0.0 0.0 14.3 30.36 17 29.69 31 2400
MRH 2.74 0.94 3 1.04 2-3 8 0 0.0 0.0 30.40 17 29.66 31 2400
CLT 2.78 -0.88 1.36 2 1.39 1-2 10 1 10.24 0.0 0.0 14.5 30.36 17 29.68 31 2400
ECG 4.59 +0.16 1.54 2 2.51 2-3 8 3 13.22 0.0 0.0 8.5 30.39 17 29.58 31 2400
FAY 2.54 1.15 2 1.45 2-3 7 0 8.37 0.0 0.0 30.36 17 29.62 31 2400
GSO 2.00 -1.95 0.64 2 0.74 2-3 12 0 9.44 0.0 0.0 18.5 2400
HKY 4.39 -0.07 2.10 9 2.10 9 13 1 14.49 0.0 0.0 12.7 30.33 17 29.65 31 2400
HSE 1.67 -2.25 0.93 3 1.07 2-3 5 0 0.0 0.0 30.41 17 29.64 31 2400
LBT 2.38 -1.59 0.89 3 1.67 2-3 8 0 10.38 0.0 0.0 30.36 17 29.65 31 2400
EWN 3.94 -0.25 1.32 2 2.02 2-3 9 2 0.0 0.0 30.40 17 29.65 31 2400
RAL 3.73 -0.06 1.59 20-21 10 0 14.09 0.0 0.0 14.8 30.36 17 29.71 28 1900
RDU 3.44 -0.35 0.76 2 0.91 2-3 10 0 13.13 0.0 0.0 14.9 30.38 17 29.64 31 2400
ROX 4.59 +0.75 1.40 2 1.40 2 9 2 12.84 0.0 0.0 8.0 30.38 17 29.63 31 2100
ILM 3.81 -0.59 1.73 1 1.73 2 10 1 14.47 0.0 0.0 30.22 20 29.66 31 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 1.93 -1.97 0.67 2 0.69 1-2 7 0 9.75 0.0 0.0 4.4 30.35 17 29.72 31 2400
CAE 4.61 +1.44 2.26 12 2.26 12 9 1 16.99 0.0 0.0 0.4 30.37 17 29.69 31 2400
CHS 3.04 -0.63 1.42 1 2.52 3 30-1 4 2 13.48 0.0 0.0 T 2400
CRE 3.77 -0.78 1.94 2 2.08 2-3 7 0 13.70 0.0 0.0 30.38 17 29.68 31 2400
27
FLO 2.95 -0.36 1.33 2 1.89 2-3 6 1 10.51 0.0 0.0 30.37 17 29.65 31 2400
GSP 3.33 -1.26 1.26 1 1.262 1 9 1 12.31 0.0 0.0 9.3 30.34 17 29.69 31 2400
OGB 3.22 1.08 29 1.24 2-3 9 1 14.59 0.0 0.0 30.36 17 29.73 31 2400
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NEARBY STATIONS
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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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TRI 3.91 -0.41 1.06 31 1.72 30-31 15 1 19.28 15.6 2400
DAV 7.26 1.81 19 20 2 31.79 T 4 1 0 T 197.9 1900
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Virginia:
Annandale
- Lowell sends these notes:"
May was very warm and below average in precipitation.
May's mean monthly temperature was 70.9° which was the
second warmest May here in the last 24 years;
only May 1991 was warmer (71.1°). This year we had 15 days that the
maximum temperature was 85° or above; last year our highest May
temperature was only 83°. Remember May 2003 was the coolest May on
record with the lowest mean monthly temperature on record. May had
16 days of measurable rain and only May 2003 had more in the last 24 years.
So it is surprising that May had a deficit of almost one inch (- 0.99)
of rainfall.
May's average maximum temperature (80.9°) was + 5.9° above the average
and the minimum temperature (60.9°) was +6.8° above the 24-year average.
May's highest temperature was 92° on May 23rd which was a +2° departure.
The highest minimum temperature in May was 72° on the 23rd which was the
highest recorded in May since 1991 and was the third warmest May night
in the last 24-years. The other two warmer nights occurred in May 1991.
The first thunderstorm of the year occurred on April 23rd and was the
latest first thunderstorm of the year since thunder records were started
at this station in 1995 but May made up for the lack of thunder as
thunder was recorded on 14 days. The only severe thunderstorm was on the
25th that gave pea size hail for 2-3 minutes.
The maximum gust of 28 mph from the WNW on the 3rd at 0032 was the
strongest wind gust recorded for May. May set 20 daily records and
17 were for high temperature records.
Spring Season:
The mean spring temperature was 58.1° which was the highest since
1991 and ranked second place for the warmest in the last 24 years.
The total precipitation was 10.63" which was the driest since
2002 and ranked ninth place from being the driest in the
last 24 years.
There were 20 daily records set! May DAILY Records Tied or Broken- (24-Years of records):
6 daily HIGH maximum temperature records: 10, 12, 15, 22, 23, 24;
1 daily LOW maximum temperature record: 3;
11 daily HIGH minimum temperature records: 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25;
1 daily HIGH range temperature record: 9;
1 daily LOW range temperature record: 30.
" [ + - ]
Arlington
- NWS WBC reports:
"
...RECORDS...
NO RECORDS WERE BROKEN AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT IN MAY.
...SUMMARY...
MAY 2004 WAS WARM AND SLIGHTLY WETTER THAN NORMAL IN THE NATION'S
CAPITAL. PRECIPITATION TOTALLED NEARLY THREE INCHES...WHICH WAS JUST
ABOUT AN INCH BELOW NORMAL WHILE TEMPERATURES AVERAGED ABOUT OVER
SIX DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
THIS MAY WAS THE SECOND WARMEST MAY IN THE 134 YEARS OF WASHINGTON
WEATHER RECORDS. WHILE THE NORMAL DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE IN MAY
RISES THROUGH THE 70S...THIS MONTH, TWO-THIRDS OF THE MONTH HAD HIGHS
OVER 80...WITH TWO DAYS IN THE 90S.
RAIN WAS SPREAD THROUGH THE MONTH WITH MORE THAN HALF OF THE DAYS
HAVING MEASURABLE RAIN.
"
Bridgewater
- "
The temperature was 4.1° below normal. Rainfall was 3.28 inches above normal. This was the
rainiest May since 1971 and the second rainiest in at least the last 40 years. Precipitation now is 1.38 inches
above normal for the year. The first thunderstorm of the year occurred on May 10, but after this, the
thunderstorms came popping up just about every day. There were 9 during the month, but most were weak
ones. Sharp lightning occurred in only once. My remarks are based on the weather observed here at my
location in Bridgewater, Virginia. Places nearby my have had different readings, especially on precipitation.
Spotty thunderstorms are responsible for this, and they were spotty during this past month.
" - report from Clayton [ - + ]
Centreville
- "
While cicada mania seemed to have bugged journalists to the point of
insanity and common folk to be just modestly amused, the hot item in
May was really the heat. High temperatures equaled or exceeded the daily
averages for 24 of the days in May. While we were several degrees away
from the record high of 97° set in 1969, our hottest day of 92° on the 23rd
helped achieve an overall monthly mean 9.9° above the 62.0° average we were
shooting for. Very few cicadas are still around to affirm this, but we
had another 92° monthly high on May 23rd, and that happened 40 years ago.
There were eleven other years in recent history when temperatures during
May were 92° or better. A set of figures that really caused me to get
bug-eyed though, was the nightly low average of 62.1° and the statistical
overall monthly average temperature of 62.0°. It didn't take long to
re-focus on the cool facts and report that we logged an average temperature
of 12.3° over the 49.8° nightly normal; the greatest difference that I
can recall.
While it managed to rain at some time during 15 of the days in May,
we only accumulated 2.81" of rain for the month, or 63% of our 4.48" normal.
Our greatest amount of rain in a single event was 0.76" on May 7th.
Hardly enough in slightly over three hours to call significant, but
certainly a meaningful contribution to our mounting annual rainfall deficit.
For this year, our total rainfall of 12.96" has been 71.4%, or 5.20"
short of our 18.16" normal.
" - notes from Paul [ + - ]
Falls Church -
"
May 2004 was a warmer than average month plus from the middle of the month
on was humid as well. There were 3 days 90 degrees or higher.
Rainfall was above average and it was a pretty active month for
thunderstorms. The worst being Tuesday May 25 around 8pm.
I had lots of lightning, thunder and very heavy rain, which brought over
an inch of rain in less than an hour. I also had dime sized hail with
this storm.
The cicadas came out around the second week of May and I've got plenty
in my yard!
" - report from Erica [ + + ]
Herndon
- Bob reports:"
MAX temp was 4.40° ABOVE the Dulles "normal"
and the average MIN was 11.7°.
Dulles is about 4 miles WSW and its normal is the 1971-2000 average.
" - [ + - ]
Herndon
- Notes from Russ:"
May was much warmer and drier than normal. The monthly
temperature was 6.6 degrees above average and precipitation
was 1.6" below average. Local broadcast meteorologists were
claiming it was the 2nd warmest May on record. We had many
thunderstorms pass through the area.
" - [ + - ]
Lexington
- Scott reports: "
Mean Max for the month was 5.1° above normal while Mean Min was 1.6°
below normal. Monthly rain was 2.20 inches above normal. After two well
above months of rainfall, we are now only l inch below normal for the year.
Reminder: It's hurricane season and the WREL HurricaneCenter is up and running!
This site is primarily designed for the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions.
We run computer model maps on all systems as well as provide inland and
coastal information for this area. The address is: http://www.wrel.com/hurricane.htm.
" [ + + ]
Portsmouth
- "
May 2004- with a mean temp of 73.4° - goes down as the warmest May in the station record
with database back to July 1976. The average temperature was nearly 6° in
excess of the norm. Rainfall was just below normal (96%). Fog- of varying degrees - was noted on
11 of the 31 days. On one thunderstorm day, 2 thunderstorms were recorded.
The following station records
were tied or broken:
2ND - TEMPERATURE - MAXIMUM MINIMUM - 67° [ PREVIOUS 66° 1990 ]
3RD - PRECIPITATION - 1.32" [ PREVIOUS 0.75" 1985 ]
15TH - TEMPERATURE TIED - MAXIMUM MINIMUM - 67° [ PREVIOUS 1983 ]
16TH - TEMPERATURE - MAXIMUM MINIMUM - 68° [ PREVIOUS 65° 1994 ]
19TH - TEMPERATURE - MAXIMUM MINIMUM - 70° [ PREVIOUS 68° 2000 ]
23RD - TEMPERATURE TIED - MAXIMUM MINIMUM - 70° [ PREVIOUS IN 1987 ]
23RD - TEMPERATURE - MAXIMUM 92° [ PREVIOUS 90° IN 1988 ]
25TH - TEMPERATURE - MAXIMUM MINIMUM - 73° [PREVIOUS 70° IN 2000 ]
31ST - WIND - MAXIMUM GUST - 29 MPH [ PREVIOUS 23 MPH IN 2003 ]
"
- [ + - ]
Mechanicsville
- Glenn sends these notes: "Strong t-storms on the 26th with a tornado warning
issued. No tornado touched down in the area.
"
Ruther Glen
- Danny notes: "
Temperatures were above average for the third time in 2004, but the trend
of below average precipitation continued for the fifth straight month.
With high temperatures over seven degrees above normal, May 2004 was no
doubt one of the warmest Mays of all-time. Five distinct thunderstorm
events punctuated the rainiest day of the month on the 31st.
" - [ + - ]
Roanoke
- Wendell sends these notes:"
Warmest May on record.. At 70.3°, 6.1° above normal.
Rather dry first 25 days; but month ended at 4.33" of rain, which is 0.01" below
normal.
" - [ + -/+]
Woodstock
- Lauck reports:"
May was chilly; tied with 1994 as the coolest in my 19 years
of records. It was also a little wetter than usual (8 of 19), but with
20 days of .01 or more precipitation. After May 13 we have had only
three days with no rain.
" - [ - + ]
North
Carolina:
Cape Hatteras
-
The average temperature in May 2004 was 72.3°. This was 4.7° warmer than
the 1895-2004 average, the 2nd warmest May on record (1895-2004).
1.67" of precipitation fell in May. This was 2.25" BELOW the 1895-2004 average, the 26th driest such month on record (1895-2004).
- from NWS MHX [ + - ]
Greensboro
-
MAY 2004 TIED MAY 1962 FOR THE THIRD WARMEST MAY ON RECORD WITH AN AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE OF 71.6°. RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE APRIL 1928.
THE FOLLOWING DAILY RECORDS WERE SET IN MAY AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD AIRPORT:
MAY 1...TIED THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 64 SET IN 1966,
MAY 25...SET THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT 69...PREVIOUS RECORD 68 IN 1953.
- from NWS GSP [ + - ]
Raleigh
- Bob sends these notes:
"
May temperatures were quite mild with the average daily temperature 5.8°
above normal. Rainfall for May was -0.06" below normal, which brings the
year to date deficient of -4.02". There was no severe weather at this
station; however an F1 tornado was observed in southern Wake County on May 2nd.
" - [ + - ]
Roxboro
- From Merriell, come these monthly notes:
"
May was much warmer than normal. Humid and hazy condiions felt much like July.
Rainfall was about three-quarters of an inch above normal.
" - [ + + ]
South
Carolina:
North Myrtle Beach
-
NWS CAE reports a RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET ON THE 4TH (45°).
PREVIOUS RECORD LOW 48° SET IN 1989. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS SET ON
THE 28TH (90°). PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH 88° SET IN 1991.
Nearby
Cities:
Tri-Cities
-
Well above normal temperatures in May. The average monthly temperature at
Tri-Cities was 68.1 degrees, which was 5.1 degrees above normal. It
tied with 1965 as the 8th warmest May on record at Tri-Cities.
The warmest May at Tri-Cities was back in 1962, when the average
temperature was 71.2 degrees.
Thunderstorms brought a
few days of heavy rain in May. One 24-hour rainfall record was broken.
Overall, total rainfall for the month ranged from slightly above
normal to slightly below normal, but the number of days with rain
were limited.
Tri-Cities received 3.91 inches of rain in May, which was 0.41 inches
below normal. Measurable rain fell on fifteen days, but only five of
those days received more than one-quarter of an inch. The heaviest
rain fell on the 31st, when 1.06 inches was recorded, which also broke
the old daily rainfall record of 0.44 inches set in 1974.
The driest May at Tri-Cities was back in 1939, when only 0.95 inches fell.
The average temperature at Tri-Cities this Spring was 57.8 degrees, which
was 3.1 degrees above normal. It ranked as the 9th
warmest Spring on record at Tri-Cities. All three months
were above normal. The warmest Spring at Tri-Cities was back in 1991,
when the average temperature was 59.5 degrees.
Tri-Cities received 13.03 inches of rain this Spring, which was 1.57
inches above normal. It ranked as the 14th wettest
Spring on record at Tri-Cities. Despite the below normal
rainfall in May, both March and April were above normal, resulting in
the excess. The driest Spring at Tri-Cities was back in 1986, when only
6.23 inches fell.
- from NWS MRX [ + - ]
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 2003-2004 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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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 |
|
CEN Centreville, VA Paul
Bassett 1985 m.psb@verizon.net
|
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
|
| 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 davidckessel@cox.net |
ECG Elizabeth City, NC,
Coast Guard Air Station 36-15-47N 076-10-58W 11M |
| CTR Chesterfield, 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 |
| |
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 |
| |
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 |
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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