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SUMMARY OF
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
MAY 2006
...DRIER AND COOLER THAN NORMAL...
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AREA WHERE HURRICANES DEVELOP IS WARMER, SAY NOAA SCIENTISTS
The region of the tropical Atlantic where many
hurricanes originate has warmed by several tenths of a
degree Celsius over the 20th century... more at the following link:
http://www.fema.gov/emergency/reports/2006/nat050306.shtm`
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.
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Station Extremes - MAY 2006
|
State
|
Maximum Temperature
|
Minimum
Temperature
|
Warmest
Average
Temperature
|
Coldest
Average
Temperature
|
Maximum
Precipitation
|
Minimum
Precipitation
|
|
Virginia
|
96°
Annandale
|
35°
New Market
Wakefield
|
69.2°
Hampton
|
57.7°
Blacksburg
|
4.71"
Ladysmith
|
1.46"
Roanoke
|
|
North Carolina
|
97°
Fayetteville
|
37°
Asheville
|
69.0°
Wilmington
|
61.5°
Asheville
|
6.24"
Elizabeth City
|
0.97"
Hickory
|
|
South Carolina
|
97°
Orangeburg, Columbia
|
42°
Greenville-Spartanbrug
|
72.2°
Charleston
|
67.6°
Greenville-Spartanburg
|
7.66"
Florence
|
1.22"
Greenville-Spartanburg
|
( For an explanation of column headers in the following tables,
please
note the column denotations table below. )
TEMPERATURE / WINDS/ ELEMENTS
VIRGINIA
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STN A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 R2 S CWA
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ANN 75.55 53.1 64.58 -0.1 96 30 42 1 3 0 0 0 67% 31 WNW 21 5 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
BCB 70.5 44.9 57.7 -1.2 89 30 36 23,24 0 0 0 0 65% 33 320° 18 4.4 6 1 0 0 2 2400 RNK
BRI 72.8 49.4 61.1 -1.0 91 30 40 1,21 1 0 0 0 43% 1 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
CEN 72.0 52.2 62.1 +2.1 94 30 41 1 1 0 0 0 35 328° 21 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
CHO 75.0 49.9 62.5 -2.7 94 30 36 1 3 0 0 0 63% 29 320° 18 4.3 6 0 0 0 2 2400 LWX
DAN 77.3 49.8 63.5 +2.6 93 30 37 1 4 0 0 0 66% 51 300° 26 6.1 5 0 0 0 2 2400 RNK
DCA 74.9 55.2 65.1 -0.5 95 30 45 1 2 0 0 0 62% 38 310° 11 8.5 4 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
IAD 74.5 51.0 62.8 +0.5 95 30 40 1,24 2 0 0 0 63% 33 280° 21 6.1 1 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
FCH 74.5 53.2 63.9 95 30 42 24 2 0 0 0 25 22 4 1 0 0 0 2400 LWX
HAM 77.6 60.7 69.2 +2.2 93 26 46 2 0 0 0 0 60% 40 NE 1,8 12.0 3 0 0 0 1 40% 2400 AKQ
HER 72.9 51.6 62.3 0.0 91.8 30 38.8 1 1 0 0 0 18 6 1 0 0 0 2400 LWX
LDY 76 51 64 -2.2 94 30 36 1 3 0 0 0 59% 3 1 0 0 2 2400 AKQ
LYH 74.8 47.6 61.2 -2.2 92 30 38 1,2 2 0 0 0 66% 28 260° 19 4.4 3 0 0 0 1 2400 RNK
28 250° 21
NEW 73.45 45.88 59.64 -3.0 93 29 35 7 0 0 0 0 55% 29 W 21 0 0 0 0 0 1800 LWX
NPN 78.0 54.9 66.4 94 30 39 2 3 0 0 0 36 SW 11 6 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
NOR 74.0 58.5 66.2 -1.5 92 26 42 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
ORF 75.3 57.1 66.2 -0.1 94 26 50 2,24 1 0 0 0 66% 43 050° 1 9.2 2 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
FHC 77.02 58.58 67.80 92.5 26 45.8 2 2 0 0 0 67% 32 203° 11 3.6 225° 5 1 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
POR 75.8 56.8 66.3 -1.2 89.2 26 42.9 2 0 0 0 0 68% 31 270° 20 4.0 328° 5 1 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
CTR 77.3 50.2 63.4 -2.0 93.4 30 36.3 2 2 0 0 0 73% 17 N 19 0.2 SSW 3 0 0 0 1 40% 2400 AKQ
MEC 78.8 53.24 66.08 93 30 37 2 2 0 0 0 10 NW 20 4 0 0 0 0 1700 AKQ
RIC 77.5 53.3 65.4 0.0 94 30 39 2 3 0 0 0 63% 40 280° 19 7.6 3 0 0 0 4 2400 AKQ
ROA 75.4 51.3 63.3 -0.8 93 29,30 42 15 3 0 0 0 59% 38 270° 18 7.0 3 0 0 0 0 2400 RNK
AKQ 78 51 64.5 92 30 35 2 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
WAL 73.0 53.3 63.1 +0.8 89 26 39 2 0 0 0 0 44 200° 26 9.3 0 0 0 0 3 2400 AKQ
WOO 69.6 52.2 60.9 -0.1 88 31 43 12,23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2400 LWX
WSH 75.3 50.9 63.1 -0.15 95.1 30 40.5 1 0 0 0 0 74% 16 E 23 1.2 N 2 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
|
NORTH CAROLINA
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STN A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 R2 S CWA
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AVL 73.9 49.0 61.5 -0.5 88 30 37 13 0 0 0 0 33 330° 11 5.5 2 0 0 0 3 2400 GSP
MRH 75.7 60.6 68.1 86 27,28 48 2 0 0 0 0 37 210° 26 10.5 12 0 0 0 0 2400 MHX
CLT 78.3 53.3 65.8 -3.2 92 30 43 2,13 3 0 0 0 65% 40 290° 26 5.1 7 1 0 0 0 2400 GSP
ECG 76.0 55.2 65.6 -2.3 90 26 44 2 1 0 0 0 70% 33 280° 26 9.0 0 0 0 0 4 2400 AKQ
FAY 81.1 56.6 68.9 97 26 46 1,2 7 0 0 0 62% 37 240° 26 7.4 4 0 0 0 1 2400 RAH
GSO 76.5 53.5 65.0 -0.8 91 30 44 1,19 2 0 0 0 66% 51 220° 26 5.7 4 2 0 0 2 2400 RAH
HSE 71.9 60.1 66.0 -1.6 83 27 49 9,24 0 0 0 0 36 220° 14 9.5 0 0 0 0 2 2400 MHX
HKY 77.1 53.2 65.1 -1.2 93 30 41 16 4 0 0 0 37 330° 18 4.9 3 0 0 0 0 2400 GSP
LBT 80.6 55.3 67.9 -0.5 93 26 42 1 5 0 0 0 36 310° 18 6.3 1 0 0 0 2 2400 ILM
EWN 78.5 56.0 67.2 91 26 43 1 1 0 0 0 7.1 9 0 0 0 4 2400 MHX
RAL 78.2 50.5 64.5 -2.5 91 30 39 1,2 1 0 0 0 21 18 4 1 0 0 0 2400 RAH
RDU 78.5 52.6 65.5 -1.5 92 30 42 2 3 0 0 0 66% 39 230° 14 5.9 4 1 0 0 1 2400 RAH
ROX 77.0 52.1 64.6 -0.9 92 30 39 1 1 0 0 0 68% 32 N 3 N 3 0 0 0 2 2400 RAH
ILM 79.7 58.3 69.0 -1.2 91 26,27 45 1 2 0 0 0 76% 46 240° 26 8.3 8 0 0 0 3 71% 2400 ILM
|
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
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AND 80.1 56.1 68.1 -0.7 92 27,30 43 13 4 0 0 0 39 290° 18 6.7 8 0 0 0 0 2400 GSP
CAE 83.5 58.2 70.9 -0.7 97 26 43 2 8 0 0 0 62% 71 250° 21 6.9 7 0 0 0 0 2400 CAE
CRE 77.7 59.2 68.5 -1.4 90 27 45 1 1 0 0 0 48 260° 26 7.7 6 0 0 0 4 2400 CHS
CHS 82.9 61.5 72.2 +0.1 95 27 48 2 6 0 0 0 54 300° 14 8.2 6 1 0 0 2 2400 CHS
FLO 80.9 57.8 69.4 -1.6 93 27 45 2 3 0 0 0 56 020° 26 7.2 9 0 0 0 3 2400 ILM
GSP 79.7 55.5 67.6 +0.4 93 30 42 16 5 0 0 0 39 230° 18 6.9 5 0 0 0 0 2400 GSP
OGB 82.5 58.3 70.4 97 27 45 2 8 0 0 0 43 250° 18 6.3 9 0 0 0 0 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TRI 73.6 49.3 61.4 -1.6 91 30 38 19 2 0 0 0 37 240° 11 4.7 7 0 0 0 6 2400 MRX
DAV 60.3 41.9 51.1 83 30,31 30 23 0 0 4 0 0700 PBZ |
(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 1.94 -2.38 0.64 11 0.64 11 10 0 12.26 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 21.7 30.34 1 29.47 18 29.90 2400
BCB 3.00 -1.39 0.84 30 0.84 30 9 0 11.52 T 14 1 0 T 20.4 2400
BRI 3.14 -0.78 1.26 31 1.26 31 6 1 10.01 0.0 0.0 15.0 30.18 1 29.55 18 1615/1600
CEN 2.06 -2.42 0.63 11 0.63 11 11 0 10.07 0.0 0.0 20.2 30.35 1 29.51 11, 29.93 2400
18
CHO 1.67 -3.19 0.53 14 0.59 14-15 8 0 9.32 0.0 0.0 2400
DAN 1.66 -2.30 0.69 7 0.69 7 6 0 7.29 0.0 0.0 1.6 30.31 1 29.48 11 2400
DCA 2.21 -1.61 0.81 11 0.81 11 10 0 11.07 0.0 0.0 13.6 2400
IAD 1.80 -2.42 0.78 11 0.78 10-11 7 0 11.51 0.0 0.0 14.1 2400
FCH 2.69 0.74 11 0.74 11 9 0 13.30 0.0 0.0 13.9 2400
HAM 3.47 -0.23 1.56 8 2.12 7-8 8 1 10.96 0.0 0.0 30.35 1 29.82 19 30.00 2400
HER 1.77 -2.45 0.86 11 0.86 11 12 0 11.94 0.0 0.0 20.0 2400
LDY 4.71 +0.73 1.60 8 2.47 7-8 9 2 20.41 0.0 0.0 10.5 30.35 1 29.47 11 29.91 2400
LYH 1.65 -2.46 0.80 7 0.80 7 7 0 10.07 0.0 0.0 12.9 30.33 1 29.51 18 2400
NEW 1.66 -1.50 0.87 15 7 0 10.30 0.0 0.0 16.75 30.54 1 29.82 18,19 1700
NPN 2.78 0.78 8 1.43 7-8 12 0 10.95 0.0 0.0 0.8 30.20 2 29.43 15 2400
NOR 2.97 -1.06 0.69 8 1.23 7-8 10 0 10.83 0.0 0.0 1.3 2400
ORF 2.96 -0.78 0.75 26 1.12 7-8 10 0 10.46 0.0 0.0 0.8 30.24 1 29.51 18 2400
FHC 4.22 0.78 8 1.36 7-8 10 0 14.66 0.0 0.0 1.0 30.245 1 29.516 18 29.887 2400
POR 3.35 -0.79 0.88 7 1.43 7-8 11 0 10.52 0.0 0.0 1.0 30.24 1 29.52 11 29.890 2400
CTR 2.67 -1.18 1.02 7 1.48 7-8 10 1 10.31 0.0 0.0 6.5 30.29 1 29.45 11 29.885 2400
MEC 3.70 2.95 8, 3.03 13-14 6 1 12.90 0.0 0.0 6.4 30.03 1 29.32 18 1700
12
RIC 3.24 -0.72 1.19 7 1.69 7-8 7 2 9.98 0.0 0.0 8.5 30.32 1 29.47 11 2400
ROA 1.46 -2.78 0.48 7 0.48 7 5 0 9.93 0.0 0.0 10.0 30.35 1 29.52 18 2400
AKQ 3.82 1.49 7 9 1 13.45 0.0 0.0 1.4 2400
WAL 1.94 -1.26 0.62 26 0.66 7-8 7 0 8.04 0.0 0.0 3.7 30.26 1 29.49 19 2400
WOO 2.18 -1.96 1.35 14-15 10 1 10.41 0.0 0.0 17.4 30.44 1 29.67 18 0800
WSH 2.24 -2.87 0.73 11 0.94 14-15 11 0 11.88 0.0 0.0 22.3 30.38 1 29.53 18 2400 |
NORTH CAROLINA
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STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
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AVL 1.69 -2.73 0.89 20 0.91 19-20 10 0 13.31 0.0 0.0 1.4 2400
MRH 3.37 1.79 27 2.05 26-27 8 1 14.71 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.18 1 29.61 18 2400
CLT 1.24 -2.42 0.66 20 0.66 20 8 0 9.32 0.0 0.0 T 2400
ECG 6.24 +1.81 1.40 7 1.97 7-8 10 3 13.56 0.0 0.0 0.5 30.22 1 29.54 18 2400
FAY 3.10 1.72 7 1.72 7 8 1 10.83 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
GSO 2.45 -1.50 1.06 14 1.06 14 8 1 9.08 0.0 0.0 1.3 2400
HSE 1.52 -2.40 0.49 8 0.69 7-8 12 0 12.85 0.0 0.0 0.5 30.18 31 29.61 19 2400
HKY 0.97 -3.49 0.43 7 0.43 7 7 0 10.61 0.0 0.0 T 2400
LBT 4.97 +1.00 1.99 7 1.99 7 8 1 10.11 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.25 2 29.54 18 2400
EWN 3.15 1.11 7 1.26 26-27 9 1 13.12 0.0 0.0 T 30.18 31 29.61 19 2400
RDU 1.58 -2.21 0.77 7 0.77 7 8 0 11.48 0.0 0.0 T 2400
RAL 2.17 -1.62 0.81 6-7 11 0 12.49 0.0 0.0 T 30.24 1 29.53 11 1900
ROX 1.74 -2.07 0.80 7 0.80 7 5 0 11.19 0.0 0.0 2.1 30.42 1 29.55 11 29.95 2200
ILM 2.30 -2.10 0.97 7 0.97 7 8 0 11.87 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.21 1 29.60 18 2400 |
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 2.20 -1.70 0.87 20 0.98 20-21 10 0 12.45 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
CAE 1.32 -1.85 0.58 7 0.58 7 8 0 9.41 0.0 0.0 T 30.25 1 29.56 18 2400
CRE 1.75 -1.24 0.57 14 0.57 14 9 0 12.77 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.22 1 29.61 18 2400
CHS 2.72 -0.95 1.34 14 1.34 14 6 2 12.39 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.21 1 29.65 18 2400
FLO 7.66 +4.35 2.25 5 2.77 20-21 8 3 14.67 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.24 1 29.55 18 2400
GSP 1.22 -3.37 0.56 20 0.59 20-21 5 0 11.16 0.0 0.0 T 2400
OGB 1.93 0.78 7 0.78 7 7 0 12.21 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.24 1 29.61 18 2400 |
NEARBY STATIONS
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STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
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TRI 2.29 -2.03 0.50 7 0.50 7 11 0 16.75 0.0 0.0 9.2 30.18 29 29.60 18 2400
DAV 4.19 1.27 27 15 1 22.88 0.3 20 1 0 0.3 166.1 0700 |
Virginia:
Annandale
- Lowell reports:
"
May was the fourth driest May in the last 26 years and near average in
temperature. The mean temperature (64.6° F) was only a negative 0.1° F
below the average. Most of May was cool until the last week when summer-like
temperatures brought May back to near the average. The record maximum
temperature of 96° F on the 30th was the second highest temperature
recorded in May in the last 26 years. The highest was on May 20, 1996
when a 97°F temperature was recorded. The highest mean temperature for
May was on the 30th and was 81.5°F. Only three times in the last 26 years
has a higher daily mean temperature been recorded. May had three days above
90°F and only three years in the last 26 had more (1991,1998,2000). The
highest minimum temperature for May was 69°F on the 31st which was the
fourth highest in the last 26 years for the month of May. The average
daily temperature range for May was 21.9°F that was the highest since
May 2002.
The May rainfall had a -2.38 inch departure and the driest since 1999 when
1.42 inches occurred. The driest May in the last 26 years was 1.05 inches
in 1986. The greatest precipitation amount in a day was only 0.64 inches
on the 11th which was the least recorded in May since 1994 and the second
least in the last 26 years for May.
The maximum gust of 31 mph on the 21st and was the highest in May since 2003.
The average daily high wind gust was 17.2 mph; only last year was higher
since these records were started in 1999. But the total wind run for the
month was the least on record. (records on wind run since 2002)
May was the fourth driest May in the last 26 years
and near average in temperature.
May DAILY Records Tied or Broken- (26-Years of records):
3 daily HIGH temperature: 28, 29, 30;
1 daily LOW maximum temperature: 8;
2 daily LOW minimum: 23, 24;
1 daily HIGH range temperature records: 2;
1 daily LOW range temperature records: 8.
SPRING SEASON-
The mean spring temperature was 56.8øF with a + 1.9 øF departure the highest since 2000 and only four springs were warmer in the last 26-years.
The total precipitation was only 6.43 inches with a - 5.76 inch departure the driest since 1986 and the second driest in the last 26 years.
There were 24 days this spring with precipitation. In the last 26 springs, there have been none with less precipitation days.
"
[ - - ]
Arlington
- Report from NWS LWX:
"
MAY ENDED UP NEAR NORMAL IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURE. MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
WAS WARMER AND SUNNIER THAN USUAL WITH HIGHS BY MONDAY IN THE MID 90S.
MEMORIAL DAY MONDAY WAS OUR HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR SO FAR. RAIN WAS
ONLY JUST OVER HALF OF THE THIRTY YEAR AVERAGE FOR THE MONTH.
" [ -/+ - ]
Bridgewater
- "
The temperature was one degree below normal, while the
precipitation was .78 inches below normal. The precipitation for the
year is now 4.75 inches below normal.
The heavy thunderstorm on the 31st was quite interesting. It
formed near Bridgewater, and was a slow mover. Places near town got
very little rain. It was a Bridgewater rain! Gardens went from dust to mud!
" - [ - - ] - report from Clayton
Centreville
- "
Well, if you don't like boring, don't come to May. I take that back,
we did have a pretty good rain at times on the 11th when 0.63" fell over a
five-our period. That was the most recorded per day during the month
contributing 31% to our 2.06" total. That was better that nothing though,
but still leaves us with a deficit for the year now totaling 8.09".
Temperatures, in the long run behaved themselves, with the monthly
average coming in at 2.2° above the 62.0° normal. Even the nightly average
low of 52.2° remained within reasonable readings at 2.4° over the 49.8°
normal. About the next best thing we can offer for excitement in sunny
Centreville is to mention that the highest temperature for May of 94° on the
30th and the lowest temperature of 41° gave us a spread of 53°.
P.S. Oh yea, the wind got up to 35 mph on the 21st.
" - [ + - ] - report from Paul
Falls Church
- "
May 2006 was a cool month with about average rainfall. A cold front on the
22nd brought my peak wind gust for the month at 25 mph.
My 1st 90 degree day for the year was on May 29 (Memorial Day). From
Memorial Day on through to the first part of June, hazy, hot and humid
weather prevailed.
" - [ - +/- ] - report from Windie
Herndon
- Bob notes:"
My average MAX temperature was 1.7 degrees BELOW
the Dulles "normal" and the average MIN was 1.7 degrees
ABOVE "normal". The groundwater observation well at
Reston showed a decline of about 2 feet for the month (provisional
data) owing to below normal precip and active transpiration.
" - [ -/+ - ]
Ladysmith
- Danny sends these notes:
"
May brought below normal temperatures despite extremely hot
weather for Memorial Day weekend at the end of the month. Temperatures in
the mid 90s were the highest observed since last September. A severe
thunderstorm on the 14th brought large hail to the area. All of May's
precipitation fell on or before the 19th of the month.
" - [ - + ]
Norfolk
- "
Average temperatures and rainfall at the Fred Heutte Center in May were BELOW
normal.
" [ - - ]
Portsmouth
- "
In May , the temperature average was 1.2° BELOW normal.
Rainfall for the month was BELOW normal, by 0.79".
STATION RECORDS: 8th - Temperature - Minimum Maximum 57° [previous 59° 1981];
11th - Precipitation 0.23" [previously 0.14" 1988] ;
24th - Temperature - Minimum 50° [previously 51° 1990]
Frontal passages occurred on the 3rd, 6th, 9th, 11th, 15th. 18th, 21st, 22rd, 27th.
For the year, the temperature average was xx.x° or x.x° above
normal. Year-to-date rainfall at the end of May was x.xx" BELOW normal (xx%)
" [ - - ]
North
Carolina:
Raleigh
- NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports:
"
The MAY 2006 North Carolina Weather Review (when available) is located
here:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/ncsummaries/MonthlySummary.May.2006.doc.
" - [ ]
Elsewhere:
Tri-cities:
-
"
THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT TRI-VITIES WAS 61.4 DEGREES, WHICH WAS
1.6 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. IT RANKED AS THE 16TH COLDEST MAY ON RECORD AT TRI-CITIES.
A DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE WAS TIED ON THE 24TH, WHEN THE LOW DIPPED TO
40 DEGREES TYING THE PREVIOUS RECORD SET IN 1961. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE
WAS BROKEN ON THE 30TH, WHEN THE TEMPERATURE PEAKED AT 91 DEGREES, BREAKING
THE OLD RECORD OF 90 DEGREES SET IN 1969. THE COLDEST MAY AT TRI-CITIES
WAS BACK IN 1997, WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 58.3 DEGREES.
TRI-CITIES RECEIVED 2.29 INCHES OF RAIN IN MAY, WHICH WAS 2.03 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL. IT RANKED AS THE 17TH DRIEST MAY ON RECORD AT TRI-CITIES. MEASURABLE
RAIN OCCURRED ON 12 DAYS, BUT ONLY THREE OF THOSE DAYS HAD MORE THAN
ONE-QUARTER OF AN INCH. THE HEAVIEST RAIN FELL ON THE 7TH, WHEN 0.50 INCHES
WAS REPORTED. THE DRIEST MAY AT TRI-CITIES WAS BACK IN 1939, WHEN ONLY
0.95 INCHES WAS RECORDED.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THIS SPRING AT TRI-CITIES WAS 55.6 DEGREES,
WHICH WAS 0.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT RANKED AS THE 33RD WARMEST SPRING ON
RECORD AT TRI-CITIES. BELOW NORMAL MONTHLY TEMPERATURES OCCURRED IN MARCH
AND MAY, BUT THE MUCH WARMER THAN NORMAL APRIL RESULTED IN AN ABOVE NORMAL
SPRING. THE WARMEST SPRING AT TRI-CITIES WAS BACK IN 1991, WHEN THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE WAS 59.5 DEGREES.
TRI-CITIES RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 10.84 INCHES OF RAIN THIS SPRING, WHICH WAS
0.62 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. IT RANKED AS THE 34TH DRIEST SPRING ON RECORD
AT TRI-CITIES. ABOVE NORMAL RAIN OCCURRED ONLY IN APRIL, WHILE THE OTHER
TWO MONTHS WERE BELOW NORMAL, RESULTING IN A DEFICIT FOR THE SEASON.
THE DRIEST SPRING AT TRI-CITIES WAS BACK IN 1986, WHEN ONLY 6.23 INCHES
WAS RECORDED.
" - [ - - ] - report 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 |
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 |
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RECORDS BEGAN / EMAIL ADDRESS:
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ROK Roanoke, VA 6SW Wendell
Prillaman 4/76 wlprillaman@cox.net |
| ANN Annandale,
VA 1 3/4 ENE - Lowell Koontz 8/31/79 wwkoontz@verizon.net |
AKQ Wakefield,
VA NWS Wakefield Municipal Airport 36-58-53N 077-00-04W 33M |
| DCA Arlington,
VA Washington, DC, Reagan Washington National Airport 38-50-54N 077-02-03W
18M |
WSH Washington, VA
David Yowell runamok@runamok.com |
| BCB Blacksburg,
VA NWS Virginia Tech Airport 37-13N 080-25W |
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| BRI Bridgewater,
VA Clayton Towers Ctowers@rica.net |
WOO Woodstock, VA 5NW Lauck
Walton - 12/1/85 jwalton@shentel.net |
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CEN Centreville, VA Paul Bassett 1985, 38° 50.9788' N LAT. 77° 25.6374' W LON. | Elevation 324' | m.psb@verizon.net
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LDY Ladysmith, VA Danny Jessee 2003 danny@dannyjessee.com
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WAL Wallops Island, VA
37° 56'26" N
75° 27'47" W Wallops Flight Facility Airport
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CHO Charlottesville,
VA Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport ASOS (Rappahannock County)
38-08-18N 078-27-21W 192M |
AVL Asheville,
NC Asheville Regional Airport 35-25-55N 082-32-15W 670M |
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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 |
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| 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 |
| HRN Herndon, VA 4SW Russ
Topping - 1985-2006 russ.topping@gmail.com - ceased operation March 2006 |
HSE Cape Hatteras,
NC Mitchell Field 35-13-56N 075-27-21W 3M |
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LBT Lumberton,
NC Lumberton Municipal Airport 34-36-26N 079-03-36W 37M |
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EWN New Bern,
NC Craven County Regional Airport 36-04-03N 077-02-50W 3M |
| LXI Lexington,
VA Scott M. Lancey, - 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 |
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