ACON - VA/NC/SC The Atlantic Coast Observer Network: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina http://www.pilot.infi.net/~bsmoot/acon.htm |
SUMMARY
OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
OCTOBER
2000
...FOR MANY, THE DRIEST OCTOBER EVER...
Seems real clear by reading your notes and the climatic summaries from NWS offices; that is, simply we saw some of the driest weather conditions, if not the absolute driest in October in our lifetimes. One side benefit... most areas noted bountiful daily sun. As some of you noted, this provided beautiful sunrises and sunsets and spectacular views of fall foliage change. Just look at this pic captured by photographer Jim Brickett (http://sites.netscape.net/jimbrickett/1/index.htm).
We
are now into a new snowfall measurement season since Dave Lesher recorded
the group's first on October 10th. Since then, many of us have seen
our first measurable snowfall, even a trace here in Portsmouth on November
19th! BE SURE TO REVIEW METHODS
FOR MEASURING SNOWFALL FOUND IN A DOCUMENT PREPARED BY MEMBER LOWELL KOONTZ
!
You
can find this article on the Web at: http://www.pilot.infi.net/~bsmoot/koontz.htm
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In his October narrative hydrologic report for the Wakefield forecast area, Patrick Maloit noted:
THIS
OCTOBER WAS EITHER THE DRIEST OR AMONG THE DRIEST MONTHS ON RECORD FOR
MANY OF THE REPORTING STATIONS ACROSS THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...CENTRAL...SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. ONLY FOUR
FRONTS IMPACTED THE REGION DURING OCTOBER 2000...AND NO TROPICAL SYSTEMS.
WITH THE JET STREAM
FLOWING
GENERALLY FROM WEST-SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST OVER THE REGION...THERE WERE
NOT MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR EITHER GULF OR ATLANTIC MOISTURE TO REACH THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES. IT WAS THIS LACK OF MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE THAT
CAUSED OCTOBER TO BE SO DRY.
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...MOVING NORTH ALONG A TROUGH LOCATED OFF OF THE EAST COAST FROM THE 1ST INTO THE 2ND...CAUSED MOST OF THIS REGION'S PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH. 24 HOUR MAXIMA RECORDED ON THE 1ST OR 2ND RANGED FROM 0.01 INCHES AT NORFOLK AIRPORT...TO 0.03 INCHES AT WAKEFIELD. BEHIND THE LOW...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGED IN FROM THE NORTHEAST AND DOMINATED THE REGIONS WEATHER THROUGH THE 5TH. A COLD FRONT STALLED OUT ACROSS THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE ON THE 5TH...PRODUCING 0.05 INCHES OF RAIN A THE SALISBURY AIRPORT. SHOWERS DEVELOPED AGAIN ON THE 6TH...WHEN A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE RODE ALONG THE STALLED FRONT...PUSHING THE FRONT OFFSHORE. THESE SHOWERS CAUSED 0.18 INCHES TO FALL AT THE SALISBURY STATE POLICE BARRACKS ON THE 6TH.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILT IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON THE 7TH...AND REMAINED ANCHORED ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTRY THROUGH THE 11TH. AS A RESULT A PROLONGED NORTH TO NORTHWEST PREVAILED ACROSS THE REGION...KEEPING IT DRY. THE HIGH FINALLY MOVED EAST TO THE APPALACHIANS ON THE 12TH...AND THEN SOUTHEAST TO GEORGIA BY THE 15TH. THIS MARKED THE 9TH DAY THAT THIS HIGH PREVENTED ANY WEATHER SYSTEMS FROM REACHING THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION.
A COLD FRONT APPROACHED THE AREA ON THE 16TH AND STALLED OUT ACROSS SOUTHERN VIRGINIA...NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA ON THE 17TH. A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MOVED ALONG THE STALLED FRONT...AND THEN MOVED OFFSHORE ON THE 18TH. THIS SYSTEM PRODUCED MOST OF THE OTHER 24 HOUR RAINFALL MAXIMA FOR THE MONTH...RANGING FROM 0.01 INCHES AT RICHMOND ...TO 0.14 INCHES AT OCEAN CITY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILT IN BEHIND THE LOW FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON THE 19TH.
THE
HIGH CONTINUED TO BE THE REGIONS ONLY WEATHER PLAYER...UNTIL A COLD FRONT
MOVED INTO THE AREA ON THE 22ND. BEHIND THE FRONT...YET ANOTHER AREA OF
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGED DOWN THE SPINE OF THE APPALACHIANS FROM THE NORTHEAST.
THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE CONTROLLED THE REGIONS WEATHER UNTIL THE 28TH...WHEN
THE 4TH COLD FRONT OF THE MONTH MOVED IN. THIS FRONT ALSO WENT THROUGH
BASICALLY DRY...DUE TO THE LACK OF GULF OR ATLANTIC MOISTURE AHEAD OF IT.
BEHIND
THE FRONT...THE FIFTH...AND LAST...AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO AFFECT THE
MID-ATLANTIC STATES IN OCTOBER BEGAN TO RIDGE IN FROM CANADA ON THE 29TH.
THIS HIGH KEPT THE AREA COOL AND DRY TO CLOSE THE MONTH.
The full Regional Monthly Precipitation Summary and Discussions for Virginia can be located on the AKQ homepage at: http://tgsv5.nws.noaa.gov/er/akq/climate.htm Patrick Maloit continues the hard work on these monthly products. Please check out the other home pages for the NWS offices for their regional reports. A great jump-start page for these is: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/wrhq/nwspage.html a graphical page for National Weather Service home pages across the nation.
Special note from Paul Bassett
"As time permits I will be putting some notes in better shape that I have used to search for weather related items on eBay. If you think our ACON members would be interested, they could email me their request at pbassett@sitestar.net . I'll be happy to pass them along.
Weather Sites on the Internet
Let's begin a monthly list of weather sites on the
Internet which you have found to be good sources for your study
of weather or for the advancement of interests in amateur focus on weather.
Whenever you send them, I'll try to get them inserted in the next month's
report. Please make sure you have the exact web URL address, being
clear with upper and lower case letters in the address.
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NOTES FROM "AROUND THE LEAGUE"
Virginia:
Annandale - Lowell sends these notes: "EXTREMELY DRY OCTOBER A NEW RECORD LOW PRECIPITATION AMOUNT (0.06) NOT JUST FOR OCTOBER BUT ALL MONTHS. IT WAS ALSO THE WARMEST OCTOBER SINCE 1995. THE MEAN TEMPERATURE WAS 57.68° A +2.36° DEPARTURE THE 80° MAX. TEMP. ON THE 3RD AND 4TH WAS THE THIRD HIGHEST OCT. TEMPERATURES RECORDED IN THE LAST TEN YEARS. THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE RANGE WAS 17.81° WHICH WAS THE HIGHEST SINCE 1991 DUE TO THE CLEAR MONTH. WE HAD ONLY TWO DAYS WITH MEASURABLE RAINFALL. THE AVERAGE IS EIGHT AND WAS THE CLEAREST OCT. SINCE 1991 THE 30.66 INCH BAROMETRIC PRESSURE RECORDED ON THE 23RD WAS THE HIGHEST RECORDED IN OCTOBER SINCE 1986 THE LOWEST BAR. READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 29.82 INCHES WHICH WAS THE HIGHEST MIN. PRESSURE RECORDED SINCE 1984 THE CONTROLLING WEATHER FEATURE WAS HIGH PRESSURES FOR 18 DAYS OF THE MONTH THE MAXIMUM WIND DURING THE MONTH WAS 24 MPH ON THE 29TH WHICH WAS THE LOWEST MAX. WIND FOR OCT. SINCE 1994."
Arlington - NWS WBC's Dewey Walston notes DCA's mean temp was 0.4o above normal while the rainfall departure was 3" below the norm. This was the 2nd driest October on record in Washington, DC since records began in 1871. The driest was only a trace of rain in October 1963. Here is a list of the driest months: TRACE - October 1963; 0.02" in October 2000; 0.03" - April 1985; 0.14" - September 1884; 0.19" - December 1889; 0.20" - September 1967.
Blacksburg/Roanoke/Lynchburg Area - " ...DRIEST OCTOBER ON RECORD... "
IN BLACKSBURG PROPER, "OCTOBER CONTINUED THE RECORD BREAKING TREND IN BLACKSBURG WITH THE DRIEST MONTH EVER RECORDED AND THE DRIEST OCTOBER ON RECORD. ONLY .02 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD SET IN OCTOBER OF .12 INCHES IN 1963. THE TEMPERATURE AVERAGED 54DEGREES WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY OVER 3 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 51.9 DEGREES. BLACKSBURG SET DAILY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES OF 28 DEGREES ON THE 8TH AND 9TH. BLACKSBURG RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1941."
Bridgewater - Clayton reports: "The first
moderate frost occurred on the morning of the 8th. The average temperature
was 3 degrees above normal. The precipitation was 2.97 inches below normal.
My records for precipitation are for 36 years. This
has been the driest
October for at least 36 years.
It
was also the driest for any month for the last 36 years. At
the end of September, the precipitation for the year was about normal.
With the lack of moisture in October, the moisture for the year is now
about 3 inches below normal."
Centreville - Paul emails these notes, "Except for a couple of days with only a trace of rain, there were two major storms yielding just enough precipitation to cause scattered spotting on the sidewalk. Luckily for us though, our monthly total of 0.07" occurred in two events nine days apart, so there wasn't too much damage. Our temperatures overall were almost four degrees above the monthly average of 55.3o . This added heat however was hardly noticeable with all the "flooding." The warmth was more apparent at night with our average low of 48.6o being six degrees above normal which kept our heating degree days only two thirds of what is usually expected."
Dulles - The monthly precipitation total, according to NWS WBC, was 3.14" below normal.
Falls Church - Erica notes: "October 2000 was a little above normal in temps but way below in rainfall. This has been the driest October and driest month for Falls Church in at least 30 years!"
Fredericksburg - "No measurable precipitation for the entire month. Lots of blue skies for observing the changing leaves." - notes from Ken
Hampton - According to Dave: "RECORD DRY AND NORMAL TEMPS FOR HAMPTON- ALL TIME RECORD DRY MONTH OF OCTOBER IN HAMPTON. THE DRIEST SINCE I BEGAN RECORDS IN 1977 AND ALSO AT LANGLEY-FIELD (LFI-Air Force) SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1930. OTHER STATION RECORDS LOW MINIMUM 38 ON 10/10."
Herndon - Russ notes: "October can be summed up in one word... DRY!"
Herndon - Bob Beall writes with a grin: "Great beach month if staying submerged most days."
Lynchburg - From NWS BCB: ON THE WHOLE OCTOBER WAS A NORMAL MONTH WITH RESPECT TO TEMPERATURE. EVEN WITH A MUCH COOLER PERIOD FROM THE 7TH THROUGH THE 14TH...THE TEMPERATURE AVERAGED 57 DEGREES WHICH IS NORMAL. HOWEVER...THE MONTH TURNED OUT TO BE THE DRIEST OCTOBER EVER. NORMAL PRECIPITATION IS 3.7 INCHES AND JUST .01 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED ON THE 24TH. TRACE AMOUNTS OF RAIN FELL ON THE 18TH AND THE 25TH. THE PREVIOUS DRIEST OCTOBER OCCURRED IN 1892 WHEN .04 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL. THE PREVIOUS DRIEST MONTH EVER RECORDED WAS IN SEPTEMBER OF 1978 WHEN ONLY .02 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL. LYNCHBURG TIED A RECORD LOW OF 30 DEGREES ON THE 9TH. LYNCHBURG RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1872.
Louisa - John Bullock - who has been observing many-a-year - says this was the "first month ever known with no rainfall."
New Market - Joyce reports: "This month
has been fairly normal all around. Days a little warmer and the nights
a little cooler.
What we lack around the valley is rain. We on
had 0.10" of rain all month and that was on the 18th. The day before we
had a couple drops and that is all for this month. We are a tinderbox
around here. We finally had a killing freeze on the 29th of
month. "
Newport News - Gary sends these email notes:
DRIEST SPELL SINCE I HAVE BEEN KEEPING RECORDS. (1983 AT VARIOUS
LOCATIONS) 39 DAYS WITH LESS THAN .01 AS OF THIS WRITING.
(Nov.4) RECORDED FIRST FROST ON MORNING OF THE 10TH.
Norfolk - From NWS AKQ: DRIEST MONTH EVER The monthly precip was 3.14" below norm while the average monthly temp was 0.9o below normal. Rainfall for the year through month's end was 8.24" above normal.
Portsmouth - DRIEST OCTOBER AND DRIEST MONTH EVER in database (since 1976); the second driest was 0.48" in 1984. Temperatures were normal while rainfall was 1% of normal (-3.56"). Year-to-date rainfall totaled 108% of the norm or some 3.46" above the normal. This represents nearly a 50% decrease in excess from the previous month! October 2000 records include: 8th - Minimum maximum temperature 57o - previously 60o in 1988 ; 9th - Minimum maximum temperature 54o - previously 61o in 1981 ; 10th - Minimum temperature 38o - previously 39o in 1978; 11th - Minimum temperature 40o - tied with previous 40o in 1978; 28th - Maximum wind gust - 33 mph - previous 30 mph in 1991 31st - Minimum Maximum temperature 58o - tied with previous 58o in 1980. The dominant wind direction was north with a mean speed of 3.6 mph. An abnormally cool spell was noted during the period of the 8th-11th as noted by the new station records. For the year, temps are averaging nearly 1/2o in excess of the norm. The first frost of the fall had not occurred by the end of the month.
Richmond - According to Roy his site recorded its driest October and of any month in his 14-year database.
Richmond - According to NWS AKQ: DRIEST MONTH EVER Richmond's rainfall was 3.52" below normal while temps averaged 1.1o below normal. Yearly rainfall was running 2.41" above the norm.
Mechanicsville - Glenn aptly notes, "DRY, DRY, DRY."
Roanoke - These notes from Wendell - "No trouble
totaling the .01" rainfall for the month of October. This not only
was my
driest October of record,
but also the third driest month of all times. Previous month record
was October as well in 1991 when 0.04" fell. Temps averaged 3.3o
above the normal. this was the 3rd warmest October of record."
Roanoke - NWS BCB notes: "OCTOBER IN THE
STAR CITY WAS ALSO THE DRIEST OCTOBER ON RECORD
AND THE DRIEST MONTH EVER RECORDED. THE PREVIOUS DRIEST MONTH
AND ALSO THE DRIEST OCTOBER ON RECORD OCCURRED IN 1991 WHEN .04 INCHES
OF
PRECIPITATION FELL. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE
WAS 59 DEGREES...ALMOST 4 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL TEMPERATURE OF 56.6
DEGREES. THERE WAS A BRIEF PERIOD OF BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES DURING THE
PERIOD FROM THE 7TH THROUGH THE 12TH. OTHERWISE...THE REMAINDER OF THE
MONTH WAS ABOVE THE NORM. NO RECORD TEMPERATURE WERE BROKEN DURING THE
MONTH. ROANOKE RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1912."
Vienna - Robert reports his mean temperature was 3.5o below normal.
Woodstock - Lauck notes via email: "October was the driest month in 15 years of record keeping. Only 9 hundredths of an inch fell. October was also warm (4th in 15 years)."
North Carolina:
Asheville - From NWS GSP: The monthly mean temp was 1.3o above normal while rainfall- ZERO - was 3.59" below normal. The average wind speed was 5.4 MPH.
Brevard - Bob sends these notes: "The
keyword for October 2000 is DRY! I recorded 0.08" for the month, and at
the nearby Asheville Airport no rain was recorded for the entire month.
My ten-year (1990-1999) average for October is 5.32" and my ten-year
lows were 0.48" in 1991 and 0.82" in 1998. Having an annual average rainfall
of 70", a cumulative deficit of 18.86" would seem of little concern, but
being mountainous, our rainfall flows down hill quickly. Many wells are
becoming dangerously low on water. Another remarkable feature of the month
was the number of consecutive days without measurable wind, from the 13th
through the 26th of October due to a
persistent high covering the region. The month's average
temperature, 56.0 deg. F, compares with 56.6 deg. F over the past
ten years."
Charlotte - NWS GSP reports the mean temp here was 0.8o below normal while precip was 3.36" below normal. The average wind speed was 4.4 MPH.
Greensboro - - NWS RAH reports that the mean temp here was 1.7o above normal while rainfall was 3.50" below normal. This trace of rainfall in October ties the driest month on record. Trace amounts were previously recorded in June 1990 and September 1985. This is also the driest October on record. The previous record was 0.26" of an inch in 1963. Weather records at the airport date to May 1928. However, cooperative observer records date to April 1895. As of the 31st, GSO will have gone 36 consecutive days without measurable rainfall. The record is 41 days from 5/30/90 to 7/9/90. A daily minimun temp record was set on the 10th and tied on the 9th. A daily low max temp was set on the 8th.
Raleigh - Bob sends these notes: "The weather headline is the drought. There has been no measurable rainfall since September 26th - 35 days- an all time record number of days without rainfall. Temps for the month were normal. However, we did experience and earlier normal 1st day of a 32 degree reading on the 10th of October."
Raleigh - NWS RDU reports October 2000 was the driest month on record here. The trace amount beat the pervious record of 0.06" back in November 1890 and again in November 1931. The previous October rainfall record was broken (0.22" in 1907). Records here date to 1887. The monthly mean temp was 0.1oabove the norm while precip totals were 2.86" below the norm. As of the 31st, RDU has gone 35 consecutive days without measurable rain. The previous record of 32 days ... 11/23/65 to 12/24/65... was broken. A daily minimum temp record was set on the 9th, 10th, & 11th. A daily low max temp record was set on the 8th.
Roxboro - According to Merriell, "October was the driest on record. Lots of bright sunny days with pleasant temperatures. Both minimum and maximum temperatures averaged about 2o above normal. With only 0.04" of rain, the monthly departure was a deficiency of 3.62"."
Wilmington - From NWS ILM:
"THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IN WILMINGTON WAS 2.6
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE WAS SET ON THE
10TH WITH A LOW OF 36 DEGREES...AND A LOW RECORD WAS
TIED ON THE 11TH WHEN THE MERCURY DIPPED TO 38 DEGREES.
THE TOTAL RAINFALL FOR OCTOBER WAS 0.38 INCHES... 2.31 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
THE MOST PRECIP TO FALL IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS 0.24 INCHES ON THE 1ST.
88 PERCENT OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE WAS RECEIVED IN OCTOBER (NORMAL IS 64 PERCENT).
THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 5.7 MPH."
South Carolina:
Columbia - NWS CAE reports the monthly mean temp was 0.6o below the norm. Rainfall was 3.04" below the norm. The year-to-date rainfall was 11.26" below the normal.
Charleston - Eleanor Vallier-Talbot sends this article for October: Dry...Dry...Dry! After experiencing the second wettest month of 2000 in September with 8.88 inches in Charleston, October turned into the driest month on record for the Lowcountry. With persistent high pressure and a storm track well north of the region, no measurable rain fell during the entire month of October. October and November are the normally driest months of the year across the region. In Charleston, normal rainfall is 2.90" and 2.49", respectively, with another minima in April with 2.67".
Only a trace of rainfall was recorded for the entire month at the Charleston International Airport. The trace amounts occurred on three days, the 4th, 6th, and 8th. October 2000 became the driest October on record. The previous record was 0.01" set in October 1942. Other dry Octobers include 0.06" in 1940 and 0.08" in 1943. This also set a record for the driest month throughout Charleston's record. The previous record was 0.01" set in both October 1942 and April 1972. On top of this, no measurable rain fell in Charleston from September 24th to November 3rd, for a total of 41 consecutive dry days. This dry spell is the second longest number of dry days in Charleston. The record consecutive days without measurable rainfall occurred from October 6th to November 16th, 1942. This totaled 42 consecutive days without measurable rainfall. Weather records at the Charleston International Airport began in December 1931.
Eleanor also sends these October records: Charleston
International Airport: October 9 Min 39 degrees record
previous 40 set in
1978; Mini Max 60 degrees
record previous 62 set in 1953;
Low Mean 50 degrees record
previous 57 set in 1978; October 10
Min 35 degrees record
previous 42 set in 1933; Low Mean 50 degrees record
previous 56 set in 1951; October 11 Min
39 degrees record
previous 41 set in 1940; Low Mean 56 degrees record tied
previous 56 set in 1994; Driest October
Trace previous 0.01" in 1942; Driest Month on Record
Trace previous 0.01" in October 1942 and April 1972. Downtown
Charleston (Customs House): October 9
Min 47 degrees record
previous 53 set in1987; Mini Max 60 degrees record
previous 63 set in 1953; Low Mean 54 degrees record
previous 61 set in 1953; October 10 Min
46 degrees record
previous 52 set in
1976
NWS CHS notes (via Eleanor): "Monthly precipitation was 2.90" below normal and the mean temp was 1.9o below normal."
Editor's note: Visit the NWS Charleston Education Center which member Eleanor Vallier-Talbot manages at http://wchs.csc.noaa.gov/education_center.htm
Florence - NWS ILM reports the mean temp was 0.1o below normal while the trace of rain was 2.63" below normal. A record low was set on the 10th and 11th (35o and 40o ).
Greenville-Spartanburg - The monthly temps averaged 3.9o above normal while total rainfall- ZERO - was 3.99" below normal. 80% of possible sunshine was recorded. - NWS GSP
North Myrtle Beach - From NWS ILM: rainfall was 3.04" below normal. 27 clear days reported in the month!
Nearby Cities:
Tri-cities/Bristol area noted temps averaging 0.2o above the norm with total rainfall 2.57" below the norm. For the year, rainfall is running 2.89" below normal. - from NWS Morristown, TN
Canaan Heights, WV - Dave Lesher sends these
notes: "A remarkable month at the summit of Canaan Mountain in northern
West
Virginia...nearly all sparkling sunny days and clear,
cold nights. The leaves were all off the trees by month's end, in
readiness of winter's arrival. And winter made an early appearance
on Monday, Oct 9 when an inch of snow fell and the day's max and
min was 31.0 and 24.7. Temperatures remained below freezing from
7 PM on Oct 8 to 10 AM on Oct 10."
(Please
note the column denotations table below.)
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COLUMN DENOTATIONS:
A maximum mean temperature | T total precipitation (inches) |
B minimum mean temperature | U maximum calendar day precipitation (inches) |
C monthly mean temperature | 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 | 1 date of maximum calendar day snowfall (inches) |
K days with minimum temperature <= 0 | 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 2000-2001 season (inches) |
O number of days with thunder | 6 maximum barometric pressure (inches) |
P number of days with hail | 6A date of maximum barometric pressure |
Q number of days with glaze | 7 minimum barometric pressure (inches) |
R number of days with ice pellets | 7A date of minimum barometric pressure |
R1 number of days with dense fog | (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 | NR not recorded |
STATION / LOCATION (MILES & DIRECTION FROM MAIN POST OFFICE) / OBSERVER / YEAR RECORDS BEGAN / EMAIL ADDRESS:
ANN Annandale, VA 1 3/4 ENE - Lowell Koontz 12/90 wwkoontz@bellatlantic.net | ROA Roanoke, VA Webmaster (Blacksburg): William.Perry@noaa.gov |
DCA Arlington, VA NWS Webmaster (Sterling): james.decarufel@noaa.gov | ROK Roanoke, VA 6SW Wendell Prillaman 4/76 |
BCB Blacksburg, VA NWS Webmaster: William.Perry@noaa.gov | VNA Vienna, VA Robert Boott, 1.5SW Robert.Boott@tma.osd.mil |
BRI Bridgewater, VA Clayton Towers Ctowers@rica.net | AKQ Wakefield, VA NWS Webmaster: Hugh.Cobb@noaa.gov |
CEN Centreville, VA Paul Bassett 1985 pbassett@sitestar.net | WSH Washington, VA David Yowell runamok@runamok.com |
CHO Charlottesville, VA 3N John Stewart (Rappahannock County) - 1/91 - Inactive | WEE Weems, VA 3WNW Francis J. Socey |
IAD Dulles International Airport Webmaster (Sterling): james.decarufel@noaa.gov | WOO Woodstock, VA 5NW Lauck Walton - 12/1/85 jwalton@shentel.net |
FCH Falls Church, VA Erica Page - 3/7/94 ERICA96661@aol.com | AVL Asheville, NC NWS NWS GSP: bryan.mcavoy@noaa.gov |
FRB Fredericksburg, VA 7SW Ken McKneely mckneelys@email.msn.com | BRE Brevard, NC 1SE Bob Keehn 1/1/90 Bob_Keehn@citcom.net |
HAM Hampton, VA 5NE Dave Kessel 1989 david64@visi.net | CLT Charlotte, NC NWS NWS GSP: bryan.mcavoy@noaa.gov |
HER Herndon, VA R.M. Beall P- 10/76 T- 1/91 beall47@earthlink.net | GSO Greensboro, NC NWS Webmaster (Raleigh/RAH): Richard.Jones@noaa.gov |
HRN Herndon, VA 4SW Russ Topping - 1985 rtopping@erols.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 jmbiii@earthlink.net | RDU Raleigh-Durham, NC NWS Webmaster: Richard.Jones@noaa.gov |
LOU Louisa, VA 6S John Bullock (about 1970) | LBT Lumberton, NC FAA Lumberton 34o 37'N 79o 04'W |
LYH Lynchburg, VA NWS Webmaster (Blacksburg): William.Perry@noaa.gov | ROX Roxboro, NC 2SE Merriell A. Jay 1/93 |
NEW Newmarket, VA 2W Joyce Winfree joywood@shentel.net | ILM Wilmington, NC NWS nwsilm@wilmington.net |
NPN Newport News, VA 7N Gary Leonard - 6/91 GaryMLeonard@aol.com | CHS Charleston,
SC NWS, courtesy of Eleanor Vallier-Talbot
Eleanor.Vallier-Talbot@noaa.gov evaltal@wpmedia.com Webmaster Contents CHS: Theodore.Rodgers@noaa.gov |
NOR Norfolk, VA 3NE Jim Fentress 6/1/77 | CAE Columbia, SC NWS caewx@noaa.gov |
OGB Orangeburg, SC NWS caewx@noaa.gov | |
ORF Norfolk, VA 5NE NWS 1871 Webmaster (Wakefield): Hugh.Cobb@noaa.gov | GSP Greenville-Spartanburg, SC NWS bryan.mcavoy@noaa.gov |
POR Portsmouth, VA 3S Bill Trotter - 7/1/76 pwrs@pilot.infi.net | RUB Ruby, SC 3 NW Franklin Hancock |
MEC Mechanicsville, VA Glen Martin 11/19/91 | FLO Florence, SC nwsilm@wilmington.net |
RMD Richmond, VA Roy Britt 8/22/83 roybritt@earthlink.net | CRE North Myrtle Beach, SC nwsilm@wilmington.net |
RIC Richmond, VA NWS | TRI Tri-cities/Bristol, TN NWS Webmaster (Morristown):W-Mrx.Webmaster@noaa.gov |
CHW Canaan Heights, WV Dave Lesher wxdave@boo.net |