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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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Richmond Arlington |
Blacksburg |
Norfolk (FHC) |
Blacksburg |
Bridgewater |
Hampton |
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Beaufort Fayetteville Lumberton |
Asheville Charlotte Hickory |
Fayetteville |
Asheville |
Hickory |
Cape Hatteras |
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Columbia |
Anderson |
Charleston |
Greenville-Spartanburg |
North Myrtle Beach |
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 73.5 50.7 62.1 +3.2 92 31 35 5 2 0 0 0 80% 28 250° 1 3.2 8 0 0 0 6 2400 AKQ
28 300° 24
BRI 75.7 55.7 65.7 +3.7 89 30 40 6 1 0 0 0 69% 0 0 0 0 0 0510/1600 LWX
CEN 75.7 57.1 66.4 +4.4 92 30,31 42 5,6 2 0 0 0 71% 28 325° 3 1.6 315° 6 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
CHT 76.8 57.9 67.4 +5.1 92.3 31 41.0 6 3 0 0 0 76% 20 180° 3 0.4 180° 6 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
CHO 78.3 57.0 67.6 96 30 40 6 3 0 0 0 35 230° 3 3.7 6 0 0 0 3 2400 LWX
DAN 77.6 54.7 66.2 +0.1 93 31 36 6 2 0 0 0 76% 43 310° 24 4.0 11 0 0 0 8 2400 RNK
DCA 77.4 59.3 68.3 +2.7 98 31 46 5,6 3 0 0 0 71% 45 260° 27 7.6 8 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
IAD 76.5 56.1 66.3 +4.0 94 31 40 6 3 0 0 0 72% 49 220° 27 6.5 9 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
GAV 78.97 58.13 68.55 94 30,31 39 5 3 0 0 0 72% 36 360° 4 9 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
HDV 76.6 56.7 66.6 +2.5 94 30,31 41 6 0 0 2 0 76% 21 180° 3 180°10 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
LYH 76.1 54.8 65.5 +2.1 93 31 37 5 2 0 0 0 75% 35 190° 27 3.9 7 0 0 0 5 2400 RNK
HAM 78.0 60.0 68.0 +2.0 93 30 46 1,5 4 0 0 0 65 315° 24 8.0 248° 6 0 0 0 3 2400 AKQ
NPN 80.5 58.4 68.6 +1.8 96.0 30 43.6 1 4 0 0 0 38 248° 24 2.6 225° 5 1 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
FHC 80.69 60.01 70.50 +4.2 94.9 30 50.5 5 0 0 0 0 68% 41 040° 24 2.0 202° 6 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
NOR 79.3 58.2 68.7 +1.0 93 30 45 1 4 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
ORF 79.6 60.1 69.9 +3.6 94 30 48 6 0 0 0 0 68% 56 210° 18 7.9 7 1 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
POR 80.8 58.8 69.8 +2.7 94.3 30 45.4 1 0 0 0 0 77% 56 160° 24 2.5 148° 7 1 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
CTR 78.7 55.9 66.5 +1.3 93.6 31 39.3 5 3 0 3 0 80% 13 090° 16 0.2 188° 2 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
MEC 79.84 58.15 69.46 95 31 41 5,6 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1700 AKQ
RIC 80.0 58.2 69.1 +3.7 98 31 43 6 4 0 0 0 70% 60 210° 13 6.5 5 0 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
ROA 76.5 55.6 66.0 +1.9 96 31 40 6 2 0 0 0 70% 44 310° 24 5.2 10 1 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
44 250° 26
WAL 75.3 59.0 67.2 +4.9 93 30 45 1 3 0 0 0 35 320° 19 8.8 1 0 0 0 2 2400 AKQ
WOO 71.9 56.8 64.4 +2.2 88 31 41 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 6 2400 LWX
WSH 73.6 64.4 65.0 +1.59 92.8 30 42.5 5 2 0 0 0 80% 20 225° 18 0.4 225° 6 0 0 0 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 76.4 52.7 64.6 +2.6 90 30,31 36 5 2 0 0 0 % 35 170° 3 5.8 4 0 0 0 4 2400 GSP
MRH 79.9 64.2 72.0 99 31 49 10 1 0 0 0 37 290° 4 9.0 5 0 0 0 0 2400 MHX
CLT 81.1 58.3 69.7 +0.7 95 31 36 5 6 0 0 0 71% 67 210° 26 5.4 8 0 0 0 2 2400 GSP
ECG 81.9 60.2 71.0 +3.1 96 30 43 5 0 0 0 0 68% 47 270° 24 7.9 4 0 0 0 6 2400 AKQ
FAY 83.7 60.5 72.1 99 31 47 5 8 0 0 0 65% 33 250° 14 6.4 7 0 0 0 2 2400 RAH
GSO 78.3 57.9 68.1 +2.3 94 31 40 5 2 0 0 0 69% 51 230° 27 5.8 10 0 0 0 1 2400 RAH
HSE 78.5 65.1 71.8 +4.2 91 31 52 10 1 0 0 0 69% 31 340° 25 7.4 0 0 0 0 0 2400 MHX
HKY 78.5 56.7 67.6 +1.3 96 31 36 5 0 0 0 0 51 300° 22 3.5 10 0 0 0 4 2400 GSP
LBT 84.0 59.8 71.9 +3.5 99 31 45 5,6 8 0 0 0 70% 36 130° 14 4.5 0 0 0 0 5 2400 ILM
MON 82.5 56.6 69.5 +1.5 95.8 31 39.6 6 8 0 0 0 78% 15 270° 10 1.9 270° 7 0 0 0 0 2400 RAH
EWN 82.7 58.4 70.5 +1.6 98 31 44 6 5 0 0 0 71% 31 160° 16 8.8 1 0 0 0 8 2400 MHX
RDU 81.2 59.1 70.1 +3.1 95 31 42 5 6 0 0 0 67% 30 240° 13 5.0 9 0 0 0 0 2400 RAH
30 210° 26
RAL 80.6 56.5 68.6 +1.6 95 31 39 5 6 0 0 0 18 2,16 6 0 0 0 0 2400(T)/1930(P) RAH
ROX 79.0 57.2 68.2 +2.7 95.0 31 39.0 5 4 0 0 0 74% 42 360° 24 360° 8 0 0 0 l 2200 RAH
WHI 83.1 60.2 71.7 +1.7 96.3 31 43.6 5 7 0 0 0 73% 32 191° 14 2.1 200° 3 1 0 0 4 2400 ILM
ILM 81.9 60.8 71.4 +1.2 97 25,31 46 3 0 0 0 0 71% 32 290° 24 6.8 2 0 0 0 7 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 83.1 58.1 70.6 +1.8 96 31 37 5 9 0 0 0 45 270° 26 4.8 5 0 0 0 2 2400 GSP
CAE 85.5 62.8 74.2 +2.6 99 31 47 5 12 0 0 0 65% 51 200° 27 5.2 9 1 0 0 1 2400 CAE
CRE 78.2 63.5 70.9 +0.9 96 31 47 5 1 0 0 0 78% 41 340° 20 8.1 5 0 0 0 4 2400 ILM
CHS 84.5 64.3 74.4 +2.3 96 25,31 51 5 8 0 0 0 37 350° 11 7.8 3 0 0 0 2 2400 CHS
FLO 83.4 61.3 72.3 +1.3 96 31 45 5 7 0 0 0 71% 33 340° 28 5.7 6 0 0 0 8 2400 ILM
GSP 82.0 57.6 69.8 +2.6 96 31 38 5 8 0 0 0 69% 41 020° 10 4.8 7 0 0 0 1 2400 GSP
OGB 84.8 60.7 72.8 97 23 46 18 10 0 0 0 44 360° 11 4.2 0 0 0 0 6 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 76.9 53.1 65.0 +2.0 94 31 33 5 3 0 0 0 60 230° 22 3.1 8 2 0 0 8 2400 MRX
DAV 57.0 +2 82 31 29 5 0 0 3 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 7.32 +2.93 1.21 26 1.21 26 21 1 20.69 0.0 8.2 2400
BRI 7.45 +3.53 2.56 17 3.52 16-17 11 1 22.04 11.3 30.30 31 29.59 15 0510/1600
CEN 3.81 -0.67 0.89 15 0.98 15 13 0 17.76 0.0 13.8 30.31 1 29.52 15 29.92 2400
CHT 3.37 -0.85 0.79 18 1.03 17-18 17 0 18.40 0.0 14.5 30.303 1 29.473 15 29.938 2400
CHO 6.04 2.51 17 2.91 16-17 15 1 20.10 30.31 1 29.50 15 2400
DAN 5.33 +1.37 1.37 24 1.37 24 16 1 15.96 0.0 11.0 30.30 5 29.49 15 2400
DCA 1.70 -2.12 0.56 4 0.58 3-4 11 0 12.67 0.0 10.1 30.32 1 29.50 15 2400
IAD 3.28 +0.94 0.77 18 1.16 17-18 15 0 17.64 0.0 12.6 29.50 15 2400
GAV 5.16 1.58 17 1.61 16-17 12 3 15.56 0.0 9.4 30.30 1 29.49 15 29.94 2400
HDV 3.93 -0.97 0.97 18 17 0 18.36 0.0 14.5 30.29 1 29.46 15 2400
LYH 3.33 -0.78 0.61 3 1.03 3-4 15 0 14.80 0.0 8.4 30.34 1 29.51 15 2400
HAM 1.10 -2.50 0.34 4 0.34 4 13 0 7.68 0.0 17.0 30.32 1 29.51 15 29.97 2400
NPN 3.76 -0.24 1.85 18 1.85 18 11 1 13.64 0.0 16.7 30.32 1 29.51 15 2400
FHC 2.06 -1.68 0.64 18 0.78 24-25 8 0 15.95 0.0 18.0 30.309 1 29.533 15 29.973 2400
NOR 2.41 -1.53 0.73 24 9 0 13.07 0.0 21.0 2400
ORF 1.95 -1.79 0.68 18 0.68 18 9 0 12.00 0.0 21.8 30.30 1 29.52 15 2400
POR 2.13 -1.92 0.66 24 0.75 24-25 10 0 14.43 0.0 19.0 30.31 1 29.53 15 29.968 2400
CTR 3.38 -0.63 1.08 4 1.08 4 14 1 15.02 0.0 12.1 30.10 1 29.93 15 29.931 2400
MEC 4.28 1.39 14 2.37 14-15 8 2 17.97 0.0 10.8 30.03 1 29.32 15 29.73 2400
RIC 4.35 -0.39 1.74 14 1.74 13-14 9 2 15.83 0.0 10.8 30.34 1 29.51 15 2400
ROA 3.79 -0.45 0.92 17 0.92 17 17 0 16.37 0.0 10.4 30.35 5 29.53 15 2400
WAL 1.31 -1.89 0.41 4 0.41 4 8 0 10.33 0.0 17.0 30.31 1 29.52 16 2400
WOO 6.10 +1.91 2.69 17-18 18 1 21.17 0.0 12.8 30.70 30 29.60 15 0800
WSH 3.54 -0.45 1.52 17 1.59 16-17 15 1 22.89 0.0 14.7 30.32 1 29.53 15 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 2.95 -1.47 0.65 3,26 .72 26-27 11 0 19.32 0.0 20.8 30.34 5 29.57 15 2400
MRH 0.66 0.37 26 0.38 20-21 7 0 14.24 0.0 T 30.30 2 29.58 15 2400
CLT 4.73 +1.07 1.25 16 2.02 16-17 10 1 17.37 0.0 8.9 30.34 5 29.54 15 2400
ECG 0.58 -3.85 0.19 25 0.28 24-25 7 0 12.45 0.0 30.31 1 29.54 15 2400
FAY 1.22 0.33 6 0.41 27-28 10 0 11.75 29.25 31 2400
GSO 3.58 -0.37 0.56 16 0.92 16-17 14 0 14.60 0.0 9.9 29.25 31 2400
HSE 0.53 -3.39 0.13 15 0.13 15 7 0 16.94 0.0 6.0 30.30 2 29.59 15 2400
HKY 5.14 +0.68 0.90 3 1.77 3-4 12 0 17.70 0.0 T 30.31 5 29.50 15 2400
LBT 3.04 -0.93 0.72 27, 1.10 27-28 11 0 13.52 0.0 30.30 5 29.53 15 2400
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MON 3.38 -0.81 1.28 27 1.33 27-28 12 1 13.22 0.0 16.9 30.316 4 29.511 6 29.914 2400
EWN 0.47 -3.72 0.18 28 0.18 28 6 0 10.52 0.0 4.4 30.30 2 29.56 15 2400
RDU 4.04 +0.25 1.64 27 1.64 27 11 1 13.86 0.0 9.0 29.25 31 2400
RAL 3.08 -0.71 1.06 26-27 12 1 13.09 0.0 9.1 30.29 5 29.55 15 0730
ROX 4.65 +0.84 1.70 4 1.70 4 14 1 16.42 0.0 11.7 30.34 5 29.55 15 30.02 2200
WHI 2.49 -2.05 0.72 14 0.75 14-15 7 0 17.30 0.0 9.2 30.297 5 29.540 11 29.974 2400
ILM 1.63 -2.77 0.97 13 0.98 12-13 5 0 12.54 0.0 4.0 30.29 2 29.56 16 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 1.27 -2.63 0.36 3 0.63 26-27 6 0 14.82 0.0 T 30.34 5 29.56 14 2400
CAE 2.74 -0.43 0.99 3 1.18 3-4 12 0 15.69 0.0 4.8 30.33 5 29.56 15 2400
CRE 5.27 +2.28 1.92 11 2.46 10-11 6 2 15.28 0.0 30.29 5 29.57 15 2400
CHS 0.41 -3.26 0.25 11 0.25 11 3 0 10.19 0.0 0.2 30.29 5 29.58 15 2400
FLO 1.59 -1.72 0.61 11 0.62 10-11 10 0 13.86 0.0 30.31 5 29.55 15 2400
GSP 3.33 -1.26 0.88 26 1.66 26-27 10 0 19.66 0.0 8.6 30.33 5 29.53 15 2400
OGB 2.09 0.56 27 0.62 26-27 10 0 15.17 30.33 5 29.58 17 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 5.93 +1.61 1.13 10 1.13 10 14 2 23.28 0.0 15.6 30.37 5 29.55 14 2400
DAV 6.68 +0.9 1.64 18 19 1 34.69 0.3 4 2 0 23.3 215.0 0700
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Virginia:
Arlington - " TEMPERATURES AVERAGED ABOVE NORMAL THIS MAY IN WASHINGTON DC. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 68.3F THIS MONTH RANKED AS THE 19TH WARMEST MAY SINCE TEMPERATURE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1872...BUT STILL AVERAGED A WHOLE DEGREE FAHRENHEIT LOWER THAN MAY 2010. MAY ENDED ON A HOT NOTE. DAILY MAX TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S WERE OBSERVED ON THREE OF THE LAST SIX DAYS OF THE MONTH. THE MAX TEMPERATURE OF 98F RECORDED ON THE 31ST WAS TIED WITH 30 MAY 1991 FOR THE SECOND WARMEST DAILY TEMPERATURE READING IN MAY. ONLY A MAX TEMPERATURE OF 99F ON 31 MAY 1991 WAS HIGHER. THE TEMPERATURE FAILED TO REACH OR DROP BELOW 45F DURING THE ENTIRE MONTH FOR ONLY THE SECOND MAY IN THE LAST TEN YEARS. WASHINGTON DC EXPERIENCED DRIER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS IN MAY. ONLY TWO DAYS THIS MONTH...THE 4TH AND 14TH...RECORDED DAILY RAINFALL OF ONE QUARTER INCH OR GREATER...WHICH ARE THE LEAST FREQUENT NUMBER OF SUCH DAYS IN MAY SINCE 1999. " - [ + - ] - Notes from NWS Sterling, VA
Bridgewater - " This was the wettest May in 40 years. May precipitation in 1971 was 8.66 inches. So, this was the wettest May since 1971. Precipitation for the year is around 5 inches above normal. Already, we have had more thunderstorms this year than all of last year. " - [ + + ] - additional notes from Clayton
Chantilly - Russ sends these additional notes: " The six warmest May on record. Temperatures averaged 5.1° above normal, with a departure of +2.2° for average high temp and +8.0° for average low temp. A record high low temp was set on the 30th (70.1°) and 31st (71.6°). The record high low temp on the 31st was the highest low temp ever recorded at this station in May. Precipitation was 0.85" below normal, but seven consecutive days of rainfall were recorded on the 13th thru the 19th. Thunder was observed on the 19th. Thunderstorms rumbled through on the 14th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 23rd and 25th. *Please note, anemometer is currently partially obstructed from the North and East " - [ + - ]
Dulles - from NWS Sterling (KLWX): " MAY TEMPERATURES AVERAGED WELL ABOVE NORMAL AT DULLES. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 66.3F WAS RANKED THE SIXTH WARMEST MAY SINCE TEMPERATURE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1962. MAY ENDED ON A HOT NOTE. DAILY MAX TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S WERE OBSERVED ON THREE OF THE LAST SIX DAYS OF THE MONTH. THE MAX TEMPERATURE OF 94F ON THE 31ST WAS TIED FOR THE SIXTH WARMEST DAILY TEMPERATURE FOR ALL OF MAY. THREE DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE EITHER TIED OR BROKEN IN MAY. THE MAX TEMPERATURE OF 94F ON THE 31ST TIED THE OLD DAILY MAX TEMPERATURE RECORD SET IN 1991. THE MIN TEMPERATURE OF 67F ON THE 29TH TIED THE OLD DAILY HIGH MIN TEMPERATURE RECORD FROM 1991 AND 2010. THE MIN TEMPERATURE OF 70F ON THE 30TH BROKE THE PREVIOUS DAILY HIGH MIN TEMPERATURE RECORD OF 67F BACK IN 1982. DULLES WAS DRIER THAN NORMAL THIS MAY. HOWEVER...MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED ON SEVEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS FROM 13-19 MAY. THE ONLY LONGER PERIOD OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IN MAY WAS THE NINE-DAY STRETCH FROM 21-29 MAY 2003 AND THE EIGHT-DAY STRETCHES FROM 18-25 MAY 1979 AND 2-9 MAY 1996. " - [ + - ]
Glen Allen - Lowell Koontz sends these notes: " May was warmer than average but 1.0°F cooler than May last year as the monthly mean temperature was 68.6°F, a +4.0°F departure, and was above average in precipitation (when compared to Ashland, Virginia records). The 5.16 inches of precipitation for May was a +1.31 inch departure when compared to the Ashland, VA average. May had three days with more than 1 inch of rain and 12 days with measurable rainfall. The maximum precipitation recorded in a day was 1.58 inches on the 17th and thunder was heard on nine days during May. We had 3.40 inches of rain in five consecutive days from the 13th to the 17th. On the 13th, there was a lightning strike while drizzle was falling very unusual. The maximum temperature for May was 94°F on the 30th and 31st. There were 8 days that the maximum temperature was 85°F or above. The highest minimum temperature recorded here for the month was 73°F on May 26th. The Richmond International Airport had 5 ties / records: Record High Minimums - May 26th 70°F tied the old record set in 2006; Record High Maximums - May 31st 98°F tied the old record in 1991; May 30th 70°F tied the old record set in 1959; Record daily mean temperatures - May 26th 81.5°F new record; the old record was 81.0°F in 1984; Daily Precipitation: May 14th 1.74 inches the old record was 1.48 inches in 1972. The airport mean temperature was the 16th warmest in 115 years. The airport rainfall was 4.35 inches the 40th wettest in 115 years. The maximum wind gust at Glen Allen was 36 mph from the north that occurred on the 4th at 0517. May 2011 had more wind and was sunnier than May last year. The Spring Season was much warmer than average and a little wetter than average when compared to Ashland, VA records.
Ashland
Glen Allen
Temp.
Ashland
Glen Allen
Precip.
Mean
Mean
Depart.
Precip.
Total
Depart.
Temp.
Degrees
°F
Average
Precip
Inches
Mar.
46.74
48.05
1.31
3.75
4.24
0.49
Apr.
56.61
61.40
4.79
3.07
2.41
-0.66
May
64.56
68.55
3.99
3.85
5.16
1.31
SUM
167.91
178
10.09
10.67
11.81
1.14
Spring AVE.
55.97
59.33
3.36
3.56
3.94
0.38
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Herndon - Randy sends these additional notes: " May was above normal for temperature and below normal precipitation. The temperatures ranged between a high of 94 and a low of 41. The average highs/lows were 2.0 and 3.0 degrees above normal, respectively. The heat and humidity came in like gangbusters during the last week of the month; the rest of the month was really very pleasant. On the precipitation side, the month was 0.97" below normal with 3.93" measured. Rain fell off and on for most of the month, with thunderstorms occurring on ten days. The heaviest rain (0.97") came on the 18th, during a weeklong period of showers and thundershowers. " - [ + - ]
Portsmouth - " May's average temperature (69.8°) was 2.7° ABOVE NORMAL. The month was the 7th warmest May in the database to May 1977. Rainfall was BELOW NORMAL by 1.92" and was 53% of normal relative to normal Mays for the period from 1977 to 2010. No frost was recorded during the month. Frontal passages were noted on the 4th, 8th, and 19th. Station Records: 6th -TEMPERATURE TIED Minimum 46° [previous 1979]; 24th - WIND GUST 56mph [previous 31mph 1988]; 24th - TEMPERATURE Maximum 93° [previous 92° 1987]; 30th - TEMPERATURE TIED Maximum Miinimum 70° [previous 1987]. " - [ + - ]
North Carolina:
Greensboro - NWS RAH notes: " THE LOW TEMPERATURE ON MAY 30 AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 69 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD HIGH MINIMUM OF 68 DEGREES... LAST SET IN 2010. " - [ + - ]
Raleigh - NWS RAH notes: " THE LOW TEMPERATURE MAY 24 AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 70 DEGREES. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD HIGH MINIMUM LAST SET IN 1955. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 93 DEGREES WAS SET AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL AIRPORT NC ON MAY 25. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 93 SET IN 2004. THE LOW TEMPERATURE MAY 26 AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 73 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 70 LAST SET IN 2004. A RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.64 INCH(ES) WAS SET AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL AIRPORT NC MAY 27. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.3 SET IN 1965. THE LOW TEMPERATURE MAY 29 AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 70 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 69 DEGREES SET IN 1991. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES WAS SET AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL AIRPORT NC MAY 30. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 94 SET IN 1953. THE LOW TEMPERATURE MAY 30 AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 70 DEGREES. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD HIGH MINIMUM LAST SET IN 1974. " - [ + + ]
Raleigh - Bob reports: " THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE WAS +1.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. AFTER A VERY COLD DECEMBER AND JANUARY, THIS IS THE 4TH CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERTURES. DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUED WITH RAINFALL -0.64" BELOW NORMAL AND YTD DEPARTURE IS NOW -4.93. BELOW NORMAL. SEVERE WEATHER WAS A THREAT DURING MAY INCLUDING FOUR (4) SEVERE THUINDER WATCHES ISSUED, BUT NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. " - [ + - ]
Moncure - Mac sends these additional notes: " May was certainly about as normal as possible. With a mean temp of 68.6, close to the average. We were actually below normal for the first 3 weeks of the month, but that last 10 days all but 2 days were above 90 deg. Summer started a month early with a vengeance!! ( 30YR DATA BASED ON 30YR CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA, SANFORD 8 NE, NC. STATION #317656, CLIMATE DIV 4. ) " - [ + - ]
North Whiteville - Christopher reports: " If anything stands out in the month of May, it is DRY WEATHER and the unseasonable heat toward the end of the month. All of our 90-degree days were recorded after May 22 (last year I measured 90 degrees on May 2). Of the last 10 days of the month, 7 had maximum temperatures greater than 90. In total, out of 31 days, precipitation was measured on 7 days, or 22.6% of total days. " - [ + - ]
Nearby Cities:
Tri-Cities, TN - from NWS Morristown, TN: " Tri-Cities received 5.93 inches of rain in May, which was 1.61 inches above normal. It ranked as the 10th wettest May on record. Measurable rain occurred on 14 days and seven of those days had more than one-quarter of an inch of precipitation. The heaviest rain fell on the 10th when 1.13 inches of rain was reported, which also broke the old daily rainfall record of 0.77 inches set in 1958. The wettest May of the 73 years of observations taken at Tri-Cities was in 1950 when 9.71 inches of rain was recorded. Tri-Cities received a seasonal total 16.87 inches of rain in spring, which was 5.41 inches above normal. It ranked as the 4th wettest spring on record. The wettest spring was in 1973 when 17.22 inches of rain was recorded. The monthly-averaged temperature at Tri-Cities in May was 65.0 degrees, which was 2.0 degrees above normal. It ranked as the 30th warmest May on record. A record high temperature was tied on the 10th when the temperature reached 85 degrees, tying the previous record set in 2007. In addition, a record high temperature was broken on the 29th when the temperature reached 90 degrees, breaking the previous record of 89 degrees set in 2006. Also, a record high temperature was broken on the 30th when the temperature reached 93 degrees, breaking the previous record on 91 degrees set in 2006. Lastly, a record high temperature was broken on the 31st when the temperature reached 94 degrees, surpassing the previous record 92 degrees set in 1969. The warmest May at Tri-Cities was back in 1962 when the monthly-averaged temperature was 71.2 degrees. The seasonal-averaged temperature at Tri-Cities in spring was 57.9 degrees which was 3.2 degrees above normal. It ranked as the 9th warmest spring on record. The warmest spring at Tri-Cities was back in 1991 when the seasonal-averaged temperature was 59.5 degrees. " - [ + + ]
Davis, WV - from Dave Lesher's website: " May 2011 had a mean temperature of 57° and that was 2° ABOVE NORMAL. The month's rainfall total of 6.7 inches was 0.9" ABOVE NORMAL. Rainfall for the year of 34.7" was 10.9" ABOVE NORMAL. The 0.3" of snow was ABOUT NORMAL snowfall for the month. The season-to-date snowfall of 215" was 72" 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 |