PASSINGS - Member Lauck Walton, Woodstock, Virginia (WOO)   Long-time ACON VA/NC/SC member Lauck Walton, who last posted his monthly weather observations here in fall 2014, has died. During the years of his participation in ACON (20+), Lauck kept meticulous records and never missed a monthly posting of his data, earlier by sending reports through the USPS and then by migrating with us all to email! Mr. Walton attended Randolph-Macon Academy, Front Royal and Randolph-Macon College, Ashland. He served in the US Army for three years. He attended law school at the University of Virginia and worked for 25 years with the law firm of Donovan Leisure Newton & Irvine. After retiring to Woodstock he agreed to work for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as counsel.

  

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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 be used for these purposes.

ACON VA/NC/SC Station Extremes - MAY 2015

State	Maximum Temperature	Minimum Temperature	Warmest Average Temperature	Coldest Average Temperature	Maximum Precipitation	Minimum Precipitation
Virginia	92° Arlington/Washington DC Richmond	36° Blacksburg	73.2° Arlington/Washington DC	64.7° Blacksburg	3.66" Herndon	1.12" Danville
North Carolina	93° Fayetteville	41° Cape Hatteras	72.2° Lumberton	66.8° Asheville	5.66" Wilmington	0.32" Charlotte
South Carolina	93° Columbia	43° Anderson	73.7° Florence	71.2° North Myrtle Beach	6.80" North Myrtle Beach	1.29" Florence

( For an explanation of column headers in the following tables,
please note the column denotations table below. )

TEMPERATURE / WINDS/ ELEMENTS FOLLOWED BY
PRECIPITATION / BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
VIRGINIA | NORTH CAROLINA | SOUTH CAROLINA [Reminder: All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]

STATION	A	B	C	C1	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	K1	L	M	N	N1	N2	O	P	Q	R	R1	CWA	TIME RECORDED
BCB	77.5	51.9	64.7	5.4	85	11	36	3	0	0	0	0	70%	25	310,300	12,21	3.4		7	0	0	0	7	LWX	2400
CHT	82.0	58.7	70.3	7.1	90.4	31	45.5	5	2	0	0	0	72%	15	180,158	25,30	0.3	360	2	0	0	0	0	LWX	2400
CHO	80.3	57.3	68.8	5.6	88	30,31	42	14	0	0	0	0		31	190	25	5.0		10	0	0	0	5	LWX	2400
DAN	82.4	57.9	70.2	3.8	89	29,31	45	3	0	0	0	0	67%	40	250	11	5.1		5	0	0	0	0	RNK	2400
DCA	82.7	63.8	73.2	7.2	92	28,31	51	2	7	0	0	0	61%	37	300	12	8.0		6	0	0	0	0	LWX	2400
IAD	80.3	57.5	68.9	5.7	89	28,30	42	23	0	0	0	0	66%	40	310	16	6.2		6	0	0	0	2	LWX	2400
GAV	81.26	59.81	70.54	2.10	90	18	45	3	1	0	0	0	69%	22	225,203	12,25			5	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
HDV	79.6	58.3	68.9	4.3	88	18	43	14	0	0	0	0	71%	17	225	4		225	6	1	0	0	0	LWX	2400
LYH	79.6	54.8	67.2	4.1	87	28	41	2	0	0	0	0	71%	48	300	11	4.7		6	0	0	0	5	RNK	2400
NPN	80.4	60.5	69.9	2.9	91.3	18	41.3	4	0	0	0	0		36	70	10	3.0	203	3	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
FHC	81.2	62.8	72.0	5.4	91	17	47	2	0	0	0	0	68%	24	203	26	1.3	203	2	0	0	0	2	AKQ	2400
NOR	79.3	59.7	69.5	1.7	90	12	47	2	1	0	0	0							0	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
ORF	79.4	61.6	70.5	3.9	90	12,27	50	2,3	2	0	0	0	65%	36	40	1	9.8		2	0	0	0	2	AKQ	2400
POR	81.5	60.8	71.2	3.3	91	18,31	47	2	7	0	0	0	73%	31	45	1	4.7	108	0	0	0	0	1	AKQ	2400
CTR	81.6	58.2	69.2	0.8	90.3	18	43.8	2	1	0	0	0	74%	13	135	29	0.1	132	0	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
MEC	80.2	58.2	69.5		90	18	41	2	0	0	0	0	48%						1	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
RIC	82.6	60.5	71.5	5.1	92	12	45	2	5	0	0	0	64%	32	230	12	7.1		2	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
ROA	80.7	57.1	68.9	4.3	88	11,18	44	3	0	0	0	0	65%	36	10	6	5.5		6	0	0	0	0	RNK	2400
SVC	79.4	59.3	69.3	4.4	88	18,28,31	46	22	0	0	0	0							4	0	0	0	0	LWX	2400
WAL	74.5	58.0	66.2	3.5	87	12	43	1,2	0	0	0	0		35	180	27	9.7		1	0	0	0	5	AKQ	2400
WSH	77.4	57.3	67.4	3.76	85.5	28	45.2	22	0	0	0	0	79%	19	113	25	0.4	180	7	0	0	0	0	LWX	2400
Averages	80.19	58.76	69.42	4.22	89.19		44.34		1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	68%	29.8			4.6		3.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4
STATION	A	B	C	C1	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	K1	L	M	N	N1	N2	O	P	Q	R	R1	CWA	TIME RECORDED
STATION	A	B	C	C1	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	K1	L	M	N	N1	N2	O	P	Q	R	R1	CWA	TIME RECORDED
AVL	78.7	54.8	66.8	3.7	86	10	42	2	0	0	0	0	65%	35	350	1	5.8		6	0	0	0	4	GSP	2400
MRH	77.5	61.9	69.7	0.9	85	20	49	3	0	0	0	0		36	320	21	8.9		0	0	0	0	0	MHX	2400
CLT	83.9	59.4	71.7	4.3	91	20	45	2	2	0	0	0	61%	35	230	26	6.2		4	0	0	0	1	GSP	2400
ECG	78.4	60.1	69.2	2.4	88	18,19	46	2	0	0	0	0	73%	44	30	1	9.1		4	0	0	0	2	AKQ	2400
FAY	83.8	60.3	72.0	1.4	93	12	48	3	3	0	0	0	68%	40	20	10	7.2		4	0	0	0	3	RAH	2400
GSO	81.0	59.9	70.5	3.7	87	18,20	45	2	0	0	0	0	66%	33	300	21	6.6		3	0	0	0	0	RAH	2400
HSE	75.3	60.1	67.7	0.6	85	31	41	3	0	0	0	0	76%	39	200	11	8.9		0	0	0	0	0	MHX	2400
HKY	82.3	58.0	70.2	3.9	91	20	45	2	1	0	0	0		30	320	21	4.4		5	0	0	0	2	GSP	2400
LBT	85.3	59.1	72.2	2.4	92	30,31	45	2,3	12	0	0	0	69%	37	290	21	5.7		3	0	0	0	0	ILM	2400
EWN	82.1	59.4	70.7	1.2	91	19	44	2	3	0	0	0	69%	34	120	9	6.7		5	0	0	0	1	MHX	2400
RDU	82.3	59.8	71.1	3.1	91	18	46	2	2	0	0	0	69%	35	330	19	5.9		4	0	0	0	0	RAH	2400
RAL	82.4	58.4	70.4	2.4	90	18	44	2	1	0	0	0		18		18			1	0	0	0	0	RAH	2400
WHI	83.9	59.4	71.7	2.5	91.9	20	45.6	2	4	0	0	0	70%	28	288	1	2.6	136	4	0	0	0	0	ILM	2400
ILM	80.7	61.2	70.9	0.5	92	19	47	2	2	0	0	0	74%	41	170	10	7.7		3	0	0	0	1	ILM	2400
Averages	81.26	59.41	70.34	2.4	89.6		45.2		2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	69%	34.6			6.6		3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
STATION	A	B	C	C1	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	K1	L	M	N	N1	N2	O	P	Q	R	R1	CWA	TIME RECORDED
STATION	A	B	C	C1	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	K1	L	M	N	N1	N2	O	P	Q	R	R1	CWA	TIME RECORDED
AND	83.9	59.6	71.8	3.2	91	11	43	1,2	1	0	0	0		56	230	26	5.0		6	0	0	0	0	GSP	2400
CAE	86.0	61.0	73.5	1.8	93	20-21	46	2	8	0	0	0	62%	55	210	11	5.7		5	0	0	0	0	CAE	2400
CRE	78.9	63.4	71.2	1.5	88	21	50	1,2	0	0	0	0	75%	50	30	9	8.4		3	0	0	0	2	ILM	2400
CHS	83.4	63.1	73.3	0.8	92	19,21	48	2	5	0	0	0		38	200	20	7.6		3	0	0	0	1	CHS	2400
CXM	79.2	68.8	74.0	1.1	90	21	55	2	1	0	0	0		33	300	20	8.6							CHS	2400
FLO	85.7	61.7	73.7	2.6	92	20,26	48	2	9	0	0	0	68%	37	180	11	7.1		2	0	0	0	1	ILM	2400
GSP	83.0	60.1	71.5	2.8	90	11	48	1,2	0	0	0	0	65%	41	210	26	5.2		6	0	0	0	3	GSP	2400
OGB	84.4	61.0	72.7	1.1	91	12,21	47	2	5	0	0	0		37	210	11	5.2		4	0	0	0	3	CAE	2400
Averages	83.06	62.34	72.71	1.9	90.88		48.1		3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	68%	43.4			6.6		4.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4
STATION	A	B	C	C1	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	K1	L	M	N	N1	N2	O	P	Q	R	R1	CWA	TIME RECORDED
STATION	A	B	C	C1	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	K1	L	M	N	N1	N2	O	P	Q	R	R1	CWA	TIME RECORDED
TRI	82.8	54.1	68.5	5.0	89	11,28	39	2,3	0	0	0	0		36	200	11	3.3		7	0	0	0	5	MRX	2400
DAV	69.4	48.5	59		80	12	34	14	0	0	0	0												PBX	2400
STATION	T	T1	U	U1	V	V1	W	X	Y	Z	1	2	3	4	5	6	6A	7	7A	8	CWA	TIME RECORDED
BCB	2.24	-2.09	0.91	1	0.91	1	10	0	14.14					0.0	28.4						RNK	2400
CHT	1.91	-2.64	0.62	27	0.63	26,27	8	0	13.87					0.0	27.9	30.457	23	29.810	19	30.115	LWX	2400
CHO	1.82	-2.16	0.49	16	0.58	16-17	12	0	12.66									29.830			LWX	2400
DAN	1.12	-2.76	0.58	21	0.58	21	6	0	9.88					0.0	5.1	30.450	23	29.750	1	30.100	RNK	2400
DCA	1.92	-2.07	0.76	18	0.76	18	6	0	14.78					0.0	18.1			29.830			LWX	2400
IAD	2.46	-2.09	1.05	27	1.05	27	7	1	13.86					0.0	36.9	30.470	23	29.820	1	30.145	LWX	2400
GAV	2.37		0.74	29	0.79	28-29	8	0	15.57					0.0	14.7	30.480	23	29.790	1	30.140	AKQ	2400
HDV	3.66	-1.19	1.19	18			9	1	16.80					0.0	28.2	30.450	23	29.790	19	30.120	AKQ	2400
LYH	1.66	-2.07	0.72	11	0.72	11	7	0	13.38					0.0	22.9	30.480	23	29.780	1	30.130	RNK	2400
NPN	2.61	-1.57	0.88	21	0.88	21	9	0	17.12					0.0	16.5	30.450	23	29.730	1	30.090	AKQ	2400
FHC	1.57	-1.84	0.72	1	0.75	1	7	0	17.45					0.0	12.5	30.459	23	29.729	1	30.094	AKQ	2400
NOR	1.39	-2.61	0.68	1	0.68	1	6	0	16.20					0.0	12.8						AKQ	2400
ORF	1.51	-1.90	0.50	1	0.50	1	8	0	15.00					0.0	12.7	30.460	23	29.720	1	30.090	AKQ	2400
POR	2.44	-1.83	0.89	11	1.15	10-11	7	0	18.68					0.0	13.5	30.430	23	29.720	1	30.131	AKQ	2400
CTR	1.57	-2.44	1.07	21	1.07	21	6	1	16.70					0.0	14.5	30.430	23	29.730	1	30.099	AKQ	2400
MEC	2.22		1.25	21	2.03	20-21	3	0	17.52					0.0	11.4						AKQ	2400
RIC	1.61	-2.17	0.97	21	0.97	21	6	0	17.98					0.0	12.8	30.490	23	29.790	1	30.140	AKQ	2400
ROA	1.75	-2.31	0.62	31	0.62	31	9	0	14.98					0.0	21.5	30.480	23	29.810	1	30.145	RNK	2400
SVC	3.32	-1.10	1.05	16	1.05	16	9	1	18.81					0.0	26.0						LWX	2400
WAL	2.73	-0.22	1.05	21	1.05	21	6	1	17.71					0.0	11.3	30.460	23	29.770	1	30.115	AKQ	2400
WSH	3.57	-0.61	0.94	6	0.94	6	13	0	15.96					0.0	26.2	30.520	14	29.850	1	30.185	LWX	2400
Averages	2.16	-1.88	0.84		0.89		7.7	0.2	15.67					0.0	18.7	30.464		29.779		30.123
STATION	T	T1	U	U1	V	V1	W	X	Y	Z	1	2	3	4	5	6	6A	7	7A	8	CWA	TIME RECORDED
STATION	T	T1	U	U1	V	V1	W	X	Y	Z	1	2	3	4	5	6	6A	7	7A	8	CWA	TIME RECORDED
AVL	1.35	-2.31	1.13	26	1.13	26	6	1	14.25					0.0	13.3	30.430	23	29.800	21	30.115	GSP	2400
MRH	3.96	0.03	1.70	11	2.25	10-11	11	1	18.67					0.0	T			29.690	1		MHX	2400
CLT	0.32	-2.86	0.32	23	0.32	26	1	0	14.47					0.0	3.1	30.420	23	29.780	21	30.100	GSP	2400
ECG	3.42	-0.19	1.80	18	1.80	18	7	1	17.30					0.0	T	30.450	23	29.710	21	30.080	AKQ	2400
FAY	2.26	-0.98	0.79	21	0.84	9-10	8	0	15.27									29.750	1		RAH	2400
GSO	3.06	-0.32	1.16	1	1.16	1	8	1	12.96					0.0	9.6			29.750	1		RAH	2400
HSE	3.21	-0.36	1.49	11	1.57	10-11	9	1	19.63					0.0	2.0			29.610	1		MHX	2400
HKY	1.57	-2.11	1.10	28	1.13	28-29	6	1	13.55							30.400	23	29.750	1	30.075	GSP	2400
LBT	1.93	-1.12	0.92	9	0.92	9	12	0	17.46							30.410	24	29.710	1	30.060	ILM	2400
EWN	2.83	-1.32	1.01	10	1.37	10-11	7	1	16.82					0.0	3.0			29.690	1		MHX	2400
RDU	3.04	-0.23	1.38	19	1.38	19	8	1	17.84					0.0	7.9			29.750	1		RAH	2400
RAL	2.64	-0.63			0.95	27-28	5	0	14.93					0.0	8.9	30.330	15	29.880	20	30.105	RAH	2400
WHI	2.22	-2.32	0.68	11	1.25	10-11	8	0	16.49					0.0	0.5	30.402	23	29.712	21	30.130	ILM	2400
ILM	5.66	1.17	2.95	10	3.06	9-10	8	1	20.57					0.0	0.3	30.410	24	29.720	21	30.065	ILM	2400
Averages	2.68	-0.97	1.26		1.37		7.4	0.6	16.44					0.0	4.4	30.407		29.736		30.091
STATION	T	T1	U	U1	V	V1	W	X	Y	Z	1	2	3	4	5	6	6A	7	7A	8	CWA	TIME RECORDED
STATION	T	T1	U	U1	V	V1	W	X	Y	Z	1	2	3	4	5	6	6A	7	7A	8	CWA	TIME RECORDED
AND	1.54	-1.63	0.66	18	0.66	18	6	0	15.19					0.0		30.370	5	29.530	26	29.950	GSP	2400
CAE	1.71	-1.26	1.70	11	1.00	11	2	1	15.88					0.0	T	30.390	23	29.780	21	30.085	CAE	2400
CRE	6.80	3.39	5.14	10	5.45	9-10	6	1	20.06							30.410	24	29.620	10	30.015	ILM	2400
CHS	1.36	-1.66	0.77	7	0.77	7	5	0	15.22					0.0	T	30.380	24	29.770	1	30.075	CHS	2400
CXM	2.57	0.41	1.23	20	1.23	20	5	1	16.52												CHS	2400
FLO	1.29	-1.97	0.67	20	0.67	20	6	0	15.02					0.0	T			29.770	21		ILM	2400
GSP	3.00	-0.76	2.20	18	2.26	18-19	5	1	18.59					0.0	3.7	30.410	23	29.770	21	30.090	GSP	2400
OGB	2.32	-0.9	1.89	11	1.89	11	4	1	15.26							30.390	23	29.780	1	30.085	CAE	2400
Averages	2.57	-0.55	1.78		1.74		4.9	0.63	16.47					0.00	0.9	30.392		29.717	24	30.050
STATION	T	T1	U	U1	V	V1	W	X	Y	Z	1	2	3	4	5	6	6A	7	7A	8	CWA	TIME RECORDED
STATION	T	T1	U	U1	V	V1	W	X	Y	Z	1	2	3	4	5	6	6A	7	7A	8	CWA	TIME RECORDED
TRI	0.70	-3.10	0.30	7	0.30	7	8	0	14.92					0.0	15.5	30.390	23	29.810	21	30.100	MRX	2400
DAV	2.25		0.42	27			14	0	25.92					0.0	152.1						PBX	2400
STATION	T	T1	U	U1	V	V1	W	X	Y	Z	1	2	3	4	5	6	6A	7	7A	8	CWA	TIME RECORDED

Virginia:

Arlington/Washington, D.C. - "THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL. MONTHLY PRECIPITATION WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. PRELIMINARY DATA INDICATES THAT MAY 2015 WAS THE THIRD WARMEST MAY ON RECORD. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT EVER HITTING 90 DEGREES. FOUR DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE FIRST RECORD OF 66 DEGREES ON THE 12TH BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 65 SET IN 2004. THE SECOND RECORD OF 65 DEGREES ON THE 17TH TIED THE OLD RECORD SET IN 1974. THE THIRD RECORD OF 68 DEGREES ON THE 18TH BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 66 SET IN 1995. THE FOURTH RECORD OF 66 DEGREES ON THE 19TH TIED THE OLD RECORD SET IN 1969. ALTHOUGH THE MONTH OVERALL WAS QUITE WARM...A DAILY RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 58 DEGREES WAS OBSERVED ON THE 21ST. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 59 DEGREES SET IN 2002. " - [ + - ] - from NWS Sterling, VA

Seven Corners/Fairfax - from John Iekel: "INCONSISTENT RAIN; DRY LAST 12 DAYS COUPLED WITH TEMPERATURES NORMAL FOR JULY IN THE LAST WEEK OF THE MONTH DO NOT BODE WELL FOR MY GARDENS IF THAT TREND CONTINUES. " - [ + - ] - from NWS Sterling, VA

Chantilly - " Record heat with below normal rainfall. The mean monthly temperature was 70.3° (+7.1°). The mean high temperature was 82.0° (+6.9°) and the mean low temperature was 58.7° (+7.5°). A record high maximum temperature was recorded on the 5th (88.3°) and 28th (89.7°). A record low maximum temperature was set on the 21st (57.1°). A record high minimum temperature was observed on the 12th (66.2°), 17th (65.8°), 18th (67.2°), 19th (67.2°), 27th (70.2°), and tied on the 29th (68.8°). May precipitation of 1.91” was much below average (-2.64”). Thunderstorms were observed on the 16th and 18th and passed nearby on the 27th and 31st. *Please note, anemometer is currently partially obstructed from the North and East " - [ + - ] - Member Russ Topping

Dulles - from NWS Sterling (KLWX): "THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL. MONTHLY PRECIPITATION WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. PRELIMINARY DATA INDICATES THAT MAY 2015 WAS THE THIRD WARMEST MAY ON RECORD. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT EVER HITTING 90 DEGREES. FOUR DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE FIRST RECORD OF 66 DEGREES ON THE 12TH BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 65 SET IN 2004. THE SECOND RECORD OF 65 DEGREES ON THE 17TH TIED THE OLD RECORD SET IN 1974. THE THIRD RECORD OF 68 DEGREES ON THE 18TH BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 66 SET IN 1995. THE FOURTH RECORD OF 66 DEGREES ON THE 19TH TIED THE OLD RECORD SET IN 1969. ALTHOUGH THE MONTH OVERALL WAS QUITE WARM...A DAILY RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 58 DEGREES WAS OBSERVED ON THE 21ST. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 59 DEGREES SET IN 2002. " - [ + - ]

Herndon - from member Randy Ashby: " May was well above normal for temperature and below normal for precipitation. The temperatures ranged between a high of 88 and a low of 43 and was 4.3 degrees above normal. On the precipitation side, the month was 1.19” below normal, with 3.66” measured. We had six thunderstorm days and on the 6th, briefly had some ¼” hail. " - [ + - ]

Norfolk - from NWS Wakefield (AKQ): "10th warmest May on record - View the NWS AKQ Wakefield May 2015 Climate Summary with a click here " - [ + - ]

Portsmouth - from Bill Trotter: " The month's average temperature of 71.2° was 3.3° ABOVE NORMAL. May's average temperature was the third warmest May in the database to 1977. The top 5 warmest Mays in the database include: 1) 73.4° 1991 and 2004 3) 71.2° 2015 4) 71.1° 2010 5) 70.8° 2014. Precipitation (2.44") was BELOW NORMAL by 1.83" or 57% of the May average during the period from 1977 to 2014. Rainfall for the year through May 31st was 18.68" (+0.09" or 100% of normal). To view the station monthly and year-to-date climatological summary (LCD) for this Portsmouth station, please click here. Frontal passages were recorded on the 13th, 20th, and 23rd. STATION RECORDS: 1st - TEMPERATURE TIED Minimum high 56° [previously 1980], 1st - RAINFALL 0.84" [previous 0.53" 1998], 11th - RAINFALL 0.89" [previous 0.76" 2008], 11th - TEMPERATURE TIED Maximum low 69° [previous 1979], 12th - TEMPERATURE TIED Maximum 90° [previously 2000], 18th - TEMPERATURE TIED Maximum 90° [previously 1991], and 19th - TEMPERATURE Maximum low 71° [previously 2004]. " - [ + - ]

Glen Allen - from Lowell Koontz: " May’s mean temperature was 70.5°F a + 2.1 °F departure and the warmest on record for Glen Allen. The maximum temperature for May was 90°F on the 18th and the minimum was 45°F on the 3rd.The 45°F was the warmest May minimum on record. The average maximum was 81.3°F also a new record high for Glen Allen. May was also the clearest on record and had only eight days with measurable rainfall: the previous record was 10 days. May’s precipitation was only 2.37 inches a departure of negative 1.88 inches and the driest May on record. The average barometer for May was 30.14 inches the highest on record. The highest barometer on the 23rd was 30.48 inches and new record maximum. The lowest barometer of 29.79 inches on May 1st was also a new maximum record. The average relative humidity 68.5 percent for May was the second lowest on record. The maximum wind gust was only 22 mph on May 12th & 25th a new low wind speed record for May. The daily average maximum wind was 16 mph; the previous low record was 16.7 mph. " - [ + - ]

Richmond - from contributor Lowell Koontz (GAV): " The Airport’s mean temperature of 71.5°F was the 6th warmest May since 1880. The five years that were warmer in order were 2004, 1896, 1880, 1991, 1944. It is interesting that the average minimum of 60.5°F was the 2nd warmest and the average maximum of 82.6°F was only the 11th warmest. It was the warm nights of May that placed it in the top 10 warmest Mays. The maximum temperature range for May was 30°F on the 2nd; only 2011 with a low range of 29°F was less since 1897. The Airport’s precipitation for May was 1.61 inches the 14th least rain since 1887 and a total of 0.76 inches less than Glen Allen. Last month they had 2.20 inches more than Glen Allen and 1.80 inches more than Glen Allen for the spring season. The Airport had only 6 days with measurable precipitation in May which is the least since 1965 and four years have had less since 1887. The four were 1911 - 5 days, 1914 - 5 days, 1965 - 4 days, and the record 1936 with only 3 days. The Richmond International Airport had five new daily records that either tied or were broken as listed below. High Maximum Temperatures: May 12th 92°F tied the old record set in 1956, 1914. High Minimums Temperatures: May 10th 68°F tied the old record set in 1927, May 12th 67°F tied the old record set in 1979, 1914, 1905 , and May 18th 72°F new record the old record was 71°F in 1995. Low temperature Range" May 21st 7°F tied the old record set in 1911. The spring average of 59.5°F makes the spring of 2015 the 15th warmest since 1880 as March was the only month that had below average temperatures. The 10.72 inches of spring precipitation made this spring the 80th wettest since 1872 or in 143 years. The departure of +5.1°F for the month of May at the Airport is much higher than Glen Allen’s as May has been warmer in recent years and Glen Allen has a small and recent data base. " - [ + - ]

Richmond - from NWS Wakefield (AKQ): " View the NWS AKQ Wakefield May 2015 Climate Summary for Richmond with a click here " - [ + - ]

North Carolina:

Fayetteville - from NWS Raleigh (RAH): " A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 71 DEGREES WAS SET ON MAY 12 AT KFAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 68 DEGREES SET IN 1943. " - [ + - ]

Raleigh - from contributor Bob Woodson (RAL): " THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE WAS 2.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL, MAY RAINFALL TOTALED 2.64” WHICH IS 0.63” BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION FOR 2015 IS 2.10” BELOW NORMAL. NO SEVERE WEATHER DURING MAY AS TS ANA PASSED TO THE EAST OF THE RALEIGH AREA. " - [ + - ]

Greensboro - from NWS Raleigh (RAH): " THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON APRIL 8TH WAS 60 DEGREES. THIS TIED THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THAT DATE LAST SET IN 2001. " - [ + - ]

South Carolina:

North Charleston - from NWS Charleston (CHS): " RECORDS ESTABLISHED DURING THE MONTH: *MAY 12 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 72 DEGREES " - [ + - ]

Downtown Charleston - from NWS Charleston (CHS): " RECORDS ESTABLISHED DURING THE MONTH: *MAY 12 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 72 DEGREES " - [ + - ]

NEARBY STATIONS:

Tri-Cities - from NWS Morristown, TN (MRX): " Click this link to review recent Tri-Cities monthly summaries: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mrx/?n=climateinfo " - [ + - ]

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 2014-2015 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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     NWS Wakefield, VA
     NWS Blacksburg, VA
     NWS Raleigh, NC
     NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
     NWS Wilmington, NC
     NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
     NWS Columbia, SC
     NWS Charleston, SC
     NWS Morristown, TN

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     National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC

STATION / LOCATION (MILES & DIRECTION FROM MAIN POST OFFICE)/OBSERVER / YEAR RECORDS BEGAN / EMAIL ADDRESS:
[ includes current stations, inactive stations, and closed stations since database inception ]

    

AKQ    Wakefield, VA NWS Wakefield Municipal Airport 36-58-53N 077-00-04W 33M	SVC    Seven Corner, Fairfax County, VA John Iekel Latitude 38.857404 Longitude -77.151696
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 STATION CLOSED 08/2014
	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' | STATION CLOSED	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 kesseld1@cox.net	ECG  Elizabeth City, NC,  Coast Guard Air Station 36-15-47N 076 10-58W 11M
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
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	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'. 1993 randy_ashby@msn.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 ending 12/13
	WHI   North Whiteville, NC Christopher Crawley 12/10 34.413744N / 078.751908W ccawley.kk4csr@gmail.com
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	CHS   Charleston, SC NWS Charleston Air Force Base 32-53-56N 080-02-26W 13M
	CXM    Downtown Charleston, SC NWS 32.77° N 79.93 W
NPN     Newport News, VA 7N Gary Leonard -  6/91 mikey0781@cox.net	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@yahoo.com