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SUMMARY OF
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
OCTOBER 2006
... COOLER ALL AREAS WITH ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL FOR MOST ...
Generally cooler temps for the entire region in October. Most Virginia stations
noted above normal precipitation while North & South Carolina rainfall totals were,
on average, near normal (some above, some below). North Carolina, in particular,
found that rains of the past few months brought a definite end to the drought
conditions earlier. In fact, most Tar Heel reservoirs were reported to be near full!
A coastal event on the 6th and 7th brought heavy rains to Northeast North Carolina and Southeastern Virginia
inland to south-central and central Virginia where heavy rains from banding left
up to a foot or rain which produced downstream flooding across Southern Virginia along
the I-85 and I-95 corridors.
For the entire region, a series of cold fronts brought much cooler temps later in the month after a
warm start. Many stations- especially inland areas - reported their first freezing temps and frost.
As the hurricane season continued to draw to an end, all of us undoubtedly were pleased
that not one hurricane made it across the region in 2006 (Ernesto came close, however!).
BOB BEALL OF HERNDON ENDS REPORTS
Bob Beall recently spent some time in the hospital with
heart problems. He's decided to keep up with data at his site for informative
purposes but will not be sending in his data.
Many, many thanks Bob for all your years of participation in our group and manning
the Cooperative Observer Station W-BCR#18479 for all these years!
CENTRAL CAROLINA SKYWARN WEBSITE
Bob Woodson (RAL) sends notice that the CENTRAL CAROLINA SKYWARN WEBSITE has posted
some interesting powerpoint presentations. To take a look, visit the site
at
www.centralcarolinaskywarn.net
SNOWFALL MEASUREMENT RESET
It's time to prepare for snowfall measurements! We'll reset the totals
for 2006-2007 with the next monthly summary (or when Dave Lesher has his first measurement!).
Be sure to reassess your methods for measuring snowfall. You may want to consider
a backyard/deck glass table or a snow board rather than measure accumulation on grass/soil surfaces.
To avoid inaccurate totals due to melting, try either a board or glass surface above the
ground!
Also, consider adding a small wattage light bulb in the bottom of your electronic
rain gauge. Just a small amount of heat can help keep snow and ice in liquid form
during frozen precip events.
See Lowell Koontz' paper on Measuring Snowfalls with a click here.
AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM WIND SENSOR REPLACEMENT
Kevin Shaw of ACON DC/MD/DE, Kevin Shaw, sends this
notice on the changes in instrumentation for the ASOS stations across the U.S.
View the changes (bottom of file) here.
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.
ACON VA/NC/SC Member
Station Extremes - OCTOBER 2006
|
State
|
Maximum Temperature
|
Minimum
Temperature
|
Warmest
Average
Temperature
|
Coldest
Average
Temperature
|
Maximum
Precipitation
|
Minimum
Precipitation
|
|
Virginia
|
87°
Richmond
|
25°
New Market
|
61.6°
Norfolk (FHC)
|
50.9°
Blacksburg
|
11.35"
Wakefield
|
3.33"
Norfolk (NOR)
|
|
North Carolina
|
88°
Fayetteville
|
27°
Charlotte
|
65.0°
Cape Hatteras
|
54.1°
Asheville
|
5.66"
Wilmington
|
1.06"
Lumberton
|
|
South Carolina
|
88°
Columbia
Charleston
Orangeburg
|
29°
Greenville-Spartanburg
|
65.0°
Charleston
|
59.0°
Greenville-Spartanburg
|
4.58"
Geenville-Spartanburg
|
2.01"
Orangeburg
|
( 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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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
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANN 63.42 46.35 54.89 -1.2 80 4 34 13,26 0 0 0 0 75% 39 WNW 20 1 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
BCB 62.4 39.4 50.9 -0.8 79 4 26 14,26 0 0 8 0 73% 36 290° 28 4.6 2 0 0 0 5 2400 RNK
BRI 61.6 44.7 55.9 +1.4 80 4 28 26 0 0 4 0 56% S 0 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
CEN 64.4 45.4 54.9 +0.5 82 4 33 13,14, 0 0 0 0 42 337° 20 2.0 NNW 2 0 0 0 2 2400 LWX
15
CHO 65.1 41.8 53.5 -4.8 82 4 27 26 0 0 7 0 71% 43 290° 28 4.5 2 0 0 0 7 2400 LWX
DAN 67.6 43.5 55.5 -2.7 83 4 28 25,26 0 0 5 0 72% 37 280° 28 5.6 5 0 0 0 5 2400 RNK
DCA 66.2 48.4 57.3 -1.5 82 4 38 14,15 0 0 0 0 67% 28 290° 28 7.9 1 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
IAD 65.5 44.3 54.9 -0.1 83 4 31 15,30 0 0 4 0 67% 46 290° 28 6.3 1 0 0 0 2 2400 LWX
FCH 65.4 47.3 56.4 85 4 34 24 0 0 0 0 55 28 1 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
HAM 68.4 52.8 60.6 -1.4 84 4 37 24 0 0 0 0 70% 37 ENE 6 12 WNW 2 0 0 0 3 2400 AKQ
LDY 29 26 0 0 2 0 64% 1 0 0 0 2 2400 AKQ
LYH 64.9 41.5 53.2 -2.9 82 4 26 26 0 0 6 0 71% 33 300° 28 4.2 2 1 0 0 4 2400 RNK
NEW 63.19 41.80 52.49 -3.0 82 4 25 26 0 0 0 0 70% 40 SW 29 16.0 SW 1 0 0 0 7 1800 LWX
NPN 69.6 50.3 60.0 85 4 34 26 0 0 0 0 35 E 7 2 0 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
NOR 69.1 51.2 60.2 -0.5 84 4 38 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
ORF 69.0 53.1 61.1 0.0 84 4 40 24 0 0 0 0 68% 51 080° 6 9.0 0 0 0 0 2 2400 AKQ
FHC 69.8 53.4 61.6 84.5 4 38.9 24 0 0 0 0 75% 35 6 3.0 SW 2400 AKQ
POR 69.3 51.7 60.5 -1.0 84 4 36 26 0 0 0 0 75% 37 WSW 29 3.3 339° 1 0 0 0 1 43% 2400 AKQ
CTR 68.0 44.6 55.6 -2.7 84.3 4 28.1 26 0 0 0 0 82% 22 WSW 29 0.2 N 2 0 0 0 0 50% 2400 AKQ
MEC 66.80 48.09 57.77 86 4 33 15,26 0 0 0 0 11 NW 7 2 0 0 0 2 1700 AKQ
RIC 70.4 49.2 59.8 +1.5 87 4 36 25,26 0 0 0 0 64% 38 270° 28 7.4 1 0 0 0 2 2400 AKQ
ROA 65.9 44.9 55.4 -1.2 84 4 31 26 0 0 2 0 60% 45 280° 28 6.6 1 0 0 0 1 2400 RNK
AKQ 70 46 58.0 85 4 29 26 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
WAL 66.5 48.7 57.6 -0.4 81 4 36 15 0 0 0 0 52 050° 6 9.5 0 0 0 0 3 2400 AKQ
WOO 61.0 45.7 53.4 -2.8 80 5 33 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 2400 LWX
WSH 63.0 44.8 53.9 -2.0 80.3 3 32.0 13 0 0 1 0 75% 20 ESE 24 1.2 N 0 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
|
NORTH CAROLINA
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All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
STN A B C C1 D E F G H I J K K1 L M N N1 N2 O P Q R R1 R2 S CWA
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AVL 65.3 43.0 54.1 -1.1 81 5 28 24,25 0 0 3 0 67% 35 330° 28 6.3 1 0 0 0 9 2400 GSP
MRH 72.1 54.4 63.4 82 5 38 24 0 0 0 0 39 170° 28 8.3 5 0 0 0 2 2400 MHX
CLT 69.3 46.3 57.8 -3.9 85 5 27 25 0 0 4 0 32 150° 27 5.4 1 0 0 0 2 2400 GSP
ECG 71.1 50.2 60.7 -1.9 82 4,20 33 25,26 0 0 0 0 71% 38 320° 28 7.8 0 0 0 0 2 2400 AKQ
FAY 72.4 50.0 61.2 88 5 35 25 0 0 0 0 67% 32 290° 28 6.3 1 0 0 0 2 2400 RAH
GSO 67.9 46.6 57.3 -1.2 85 5 33 24,25 0 0 0 0 67% 39 290° 28 6.7 4 0 0 0 3 2400 RAH
HSE 72.2 57.7 65.0 -0.7 81 6 42 27 0 0 0 0 47 180° 28 8.4 0 0 0 0 1 2400 MHX
HKY 67.4 46.1 56.7 -2.5 85 5 31 14,25 0 0 3 0 32 300° 28 4.7 0 0 0 0 8 2400 GSP
LBT 73.2 48.3 60.8 -0.2 87 5 30 25 0 0 2 0 35 270° 28 5.4 0 0 0 0 3 2400 ILM
EWN 73.1 50.5 61.8 -2.0 85 5 33 26 0 0 0 0 45 140° 28 5.2 4 0 0 0 6 2400 MHX
RAL 70.1 45.1 57.6 -2.4 85 5 28 24,26 0 0 5 0 28 0 0 0 0 1 2400 RAH
RDU 70.2 47.3 58.8 -1.2 85 4 31 26 0 0 2 0 70% 33 280° 28 5.1 4 0 0 0 2 2400 RAH
ROX 68.4 46.5 57.6 -0.5 85 4 30 26 0 0 2 0 74% 55 NW 28 N 3 0 0 0 0 2400 RAH
ILM 74.2 51.6 62.9 -1.9 87 5 34 25 0 0 0 0 69% 38 180° 27 6.2 3 0 0 0 3 22% 2400 ILM
|
SOUTH CAROLINA
[Reminder:
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 71.2 49.1 60.1 -1.1 86 5 31 25 0 0 2 0 31 270° 11 4.4 1 0 0 0 3 2400 GSP
CAE 73.7 49.6 61.6 -2.1 88 5 31 24,25 0 0 2 0 68% 30 270° 20 5.3 1 0 0 0 2 2400 CAE
30 190° 27
30 280° 28
CRE 73.4 53.0 63.2 -1.6 84 20 35 25 0 0 0 0 32 180° 27 5.1 2 0 0 0 4 2400 CHS
CHS 76.3 53.7 65.0 -1.2 88 6 36 24 0 0 0 0 47 200° 28 6.1 2 0 0 0 1 2400 CHS
FLO 73.5 50.3 61.9 -2.2 87 5 32 24 0 0 1 0 33 310° 28 5.8 5 0 0 0 3 2400 ILM
GSP 70.2 47.8 59.0 -1.5 86 5 29 24 0 0 4 0 65% 25 050° 8 5.5 1 0 0 0 2 2400 GSP
25 220° 29
OGB 75.0 50.6 62.8 88 5 32 24,25 0 0 2 0 30 010° 6 5.4 2 0 0 0 3 2400 CAE
30 250° 12
30 270° 28 |
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 65.7 41.0 53.4 -1.6 80 5 24 25 0 0 6 0 33 230° 28 4.0 1 0 0 0 11 2400 MRX
DAV 52.9 36.9 44.9 71 4,5 21 26 0 3 13 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
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANN 5.44 1.67 6 2.43 5-6 12 1 45.14 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.38 8 29.25 28 30.00 2400
BCB 4.91 +1.72 1.36 27 11 2 37.82 T 24 1 0 T T 2400
BRI 5.80 +2.62 1.83 5 3.27 5-6 8 2 37.62 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.29 8 29.33 28 2400
CEN 4.68 +1.06 1.46 6 1.72 6-7 10 1 40.64 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.38 8 29.31 28 29.850 2400
CHO 7.35 +3.13 2.54 6 3.16 5-6 10 2 36.38 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
DAN 5.44 +1.73 1.43 6 11 2 33.32 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.38 8 29.39 28 2400
DCA 5.06 +1.84 1.31 6 2.04 5-6 10 2 41.05 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
IAD 4.82 +1.45 1.05 6 1.67 5-6 10 1 38.93 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
FCH 4.23 1.34 6 1.82 5-6 7 1 42.88 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
HAM 4.15 +0.85 1.92 7 3.41 6-7 9 2 33.50 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.22 16 29.44 28 29.98 2400
HER through September --> 33.19 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
LDY 6.46 +3.49 3.34 6 4.03 6-7 8 1 46.65 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.37 8 29.31 28 30.02 2400
LYH 6.76 +3.37 1.69 27 2.32 6-7 12 3 37.87 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.36 8 29.37 28 2400
NEW 4.88 +2.00 2.18 6 2.18 6 9 1 39.50 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.56 8,9 29.68 28 1800
NPN 10.54 2.89 6 5.42 6-7 9 2 46.86 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.30 16 29.32 28 2400
NOR 3.33 -0.33 1.38 28 1.79 27-28 9 1 40.18 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
ORF 3.54 +0.07 1.21 28 1.66 27-28 8 1 40.64 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.29 16 29.31 28 2400
FHC 5.26 1.85 7 2.54 6-7 10 2 53.75 0.0 0.0 0.0 29.987 2400
POR 4.56 +0.82 1.51 7 1.72 27-28 11 2 41.73 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.29 16 29.33 28 29.999 2400
CTR 7.74 +3.95 3.90 6 4.15 6-7 10 2 40.49 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.33 8 29.31 28 30.008 2400
MEC 7.47 2.76 6 5.36 6-7 10 3 47.37 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.06 16 29.26 28 1700
RIC 6.12 +2.52 2.83 6 8 2 44.05 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.34 8 29.31 28 2400
ROA 5.33 +2.18 1.39 27 1.44 27-28 11 1 31.25 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.38 8 29.39 28 2400
AKQ 11.35 6.56 7 9 2 50.58 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
WAL 5.96 +3.09 2.16 6 2.22 27-28 9 2 39.19 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.31 8 29.25 28 2400
WOO 4.72 +2.28 1.24 27-28 17 1 29.96 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.47 8 29.49 28 0800
WSH 5.65 +2.66 1.92 6 1.92 6 10 1 40.84 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.41 8 29.32 28 2400 |
NORTH CAROLINA
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All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
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AVL 2.93 -0.25 1.31 17 1.39 16-17 8 1 39.13 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
MRH 4.72 1.42 9 1.52 27-28 8 2 42.55 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
CLT 3.80 +0.14 1.90 17 1.91 16-17 8 1 35.75 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
ECG 2.22 -0.64 1.13 28 1.41 27-28 7 1 50.91 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.34 8 29.31 28 2400
FAY 3.47 1.09 27 1.13 27-28 7 2 38.07 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
GSO 2.95 -0.32 1.11 17 1.11 17 12 1 41.73 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
HSE 4.55 -0.76 1.82 28 1.90 27-28 9 2 39.84 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
HKY 3.11 -0.46 1.42 17 1.51 16-17 8 2 37.31 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
LBT 1.06 -2.30 0.55 27 0.06 27-28 6 0 32.22 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
EWN 3.23 0.83 27 1.21 27-28 8 0 45.15 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
RDU 3.47 +0.29 1.00 17 1.08 17-18 11 1 41.66 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
RAL 3.56 +0.38 0.62 4-5 11 0 43.29 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.32 2,3 29.44 28 1900
ROX 4.78 +1.12 1.62 6 1.62 6 10 1 34.85 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.35 2,3 29.41 28 30.06 2200
ILM 5.66 +2.45 2.23 8 3.31 8-9 9 3 53.53 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 3.80 +0.57 1.61 27 1.73 16-17 6 2 29.81 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
CAE 2.97 +0.08 1.30 27 1.30 27 4 2 34.47 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.30 3 29.48 28 2400
CRE 4.45 +1.22 2.07 27 2.20 27-28 7 1 44.72 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.22 21 29.51 1 2400
CHS 2.39 -0.70 1.07 27 1.07 27 6 1 42.79 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.28 26 29.53 28 2400
FLO 2.40 -0.54 0.87 27 0.87 27 7 2 39.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
GSP 4.58 +0.70 2.23 17 2.50 16-17 5 2 33.88 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
OGB 2.01 0.79 22 0.79 22 5 0 32.12 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.30 3 29.48 28 2400 |
NEARBY STATIONS
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All NWS DATA HEREIN IS NOT OFFICIAL]
STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TRI 3.13 +0.83 0.82 27 0.82 27 11 0 35.76 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.34 3 29.47 28 2400
DAV 7.26 1.42 18 18 3 51.39 2.3 24 6 2 4.0 4.0 0700 |
Virginia:
Annandale
- Lowell reports:
"
October with 5.44 inches of rain, +1.90 inch departure, was the seventh
wettest October on record.
October was the 9th coolest in the last 27 years and the storm on the
26th gave the lowest barometer on record for October.
October with 5.44 inches of rain, +1.90 inch departure, was the seventh wettest October on record. October had 12 days with measurable rainfall; only three Octobers in the last 26 years have had more days with measurable precipitation with 14 days being the record. Last year was the wettest October on record.
It was also cooler than average with a monthly mean temperature of 54.9 øF which was a -1.2 øF departure, the ninth coolest October in the last 27 years and the coolest here since 2003. The average temperature range was 17.1 øF the highest average for October since 2001.
October's average cloud cover was near the average but still the clearest since 2001.
The maximum wind gust of 39 mph from the WNW which occurred on the 20th at 1256 associated with a cold frontal passage tied for the highest wind recorded here in October in the last 26 years. A wind gust of 38 mph was recorded here on the 28th but gusts to 70 mph were recorded in New England.
October was the second windiest here in the past five years.
The lowest barometer was 29.25 inches on the 28th which was associated with a deep low pressure in Quebec and was the lowest pressure ever recorded at this station in October and was a strong storm in the NE United States.
Very distinctive sun dog seen at 1705 in Annandale on the 26th; one of best I have seen in a long time.
There were only 10 October DAILY Records Tied or Broken- (26-Years of records):
1 LOW maximum temperature: 24;
2 HIGH minimum temperature: 18, 19;
3 LOW minimum temperature: 13, 15, 26;
2 LOW range temperature: 6, 19;
2 HIGH precipitation: 6, 28.
"
[ - + ]
Bridgewater
- "
Several of the summer months were quite dry with yearly
precipitation being below normal. With the heavy rains in the last 3
months the yearly precipitation has bounced up to about 5 inches above normal.
On October 10, 1979, we had 7 inches of snow in Bridgewater.
This is the only measurable snow I have for October in my records. It
was unbelievble! The snow was a surprise, and the biggest surprise
in my lifetime in weather. I never expect to see another storm like it.
" - [ - + ] - report from Clayton
Centreville
- "
Not much spooky about this report. The most news for October comes from the
Centreville rain gauge where 4.68" managed to accumulate. Thirty-seven
percent of this amount fell during the 24-hour period spanning October 6th
and 7th. No records were broken or even tied for October. The average
monthly temperature was just 0.5° warmer than the normal 54.5° and the
highest temperature for the month came in at 82°. The average low worked
out to be 45.4°, or 4.1° warmer than the 41.3° we were told we should expect.
That is only a tenth of a degree warmer than the deviation from the
previous month. The coldest temperatures so far this fall was when
three consecutive nights registered 33° and, except for just two times,
pretty much allows for a ghost of a chance on further nighttime
temperatures to come in over 50°. Annual rainfall for October produced
a net gain over the September year-to-date surplus by 1.06", putting us
ahead by 4.82" for the year.
" - [ - + ] - report from Paul
Chesterfield
- "
Albert informs us that his backyard creek monthly high level was 6" and its
low point was 0.5".
" - [ - + ] - report from Albert
Falls Church
- "
October 2006 was a wetter than average month and also a windy month. I had
my peak gust of 55 mph on the 28th around 6pm.
I had my first frost of the season on the morning of the 13th.
" - [ M + ] - report from Windie
Hampton
- David reports:
"
October Highlites: Coastal storm on 6-7 produced 3.41 inches of rain and wind
gust both days near 40 mph; otherwise, the month was slightly cooler than
normal with slightly above normal rainfall. Station Records 10-07 Record Rainfall 1.92"
" - [ - + ]
Ladysmith
- Danny reports:
"
I replaced the thermometer in my weather station this month, as
the previous one did not calibrate to my satisfaction earlier in the month.
Full temperature observations will return in November. Temperatures fell
below freezing for the first time in over 6 months. October brought a
continuation of above average rainfall, featuring the second day in as many
months with well over 3" of precipitation in a single calendar day.
" - [ M + ]
Portsmouth
- "
At month's end, the temperature average for the year is running 0.6° ABOVE normal.
Rainfall for the year was running ¼ inch BELOW normal or 99% of the usual rainfall totals
at the end of October.
STATION RECORDS: 6th - WIND GUST 34 mph [previous 31 mph 1989];
7th - WIND GUST 32 mph [previous 29 mph 1987];
7th - RAINFALL 1.51" [previous 0.68" 2005];
20th - WIND GUST 33 mph [previous 30 in 1989];
24th - WIND GUST 27mph [previous 26 in 1989;
24th - TEMPERATURE Minimum Maximum 37° [previous 39° 1978];
25th - TEMPERATURE - Min Max 55° [previous 57° 1982];
26th- TEMPERATURE - TIE - Min Max 36° [previous 1979];
28th- RAINFALL - 1.32" [previous 0.89" 2003];
29th - WIND GUST 37 mph [previous 31 1991].
" - [ - + ]
North
Carolina:
Greensboro
- NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports:
"
The October 2006 North Carolina Weather Review is located
here:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/ncsummaries/MonthlySummary.Oct.2006.doc.
" - [ - + ]
Raleigh
- NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports:
"
The October 2006 North Carolina Weather Review is located
here:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/ncsummaries/MonthlySummary.Oct.2006.doc.
" - [ - + ]
Raleigh
- Bob sends these notes:
"
The average daily temperature for October was 2.4 degrees below normal. The
first freezing temperature of the fall was 31 degrees on October 14th .
There were five days in which the minimum temperature was at or below
freezing. Precipitation totaled 3.56" which is 0.38" above normal. There
were no thunderstorms or severe weather observed during the month.
" - [ - + ]
Nearby Stations:
Tri-Cities
- from NWS MRX:
"
RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 27 DEGREES WAS SET ON THE 24TH. THE
PREVIOUS RECORD LOW FOR THE 24TH, WAS 28 DEGREES SET IN 1998.
RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 24 DEGREES WAS SET ON THE 25TH. THE
PREVIOUS RECORD LOW FOR THE 25TH, WAS 26 DEGREES SET IN 1999.
RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL RECORD OF 0.82 INCHES WAS SET ON THE
27TH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.54 INCHES SET IN 1995.
" - [ - + ]
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 2006-2007 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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