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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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Glen Allen Newport News |
Blacksburg |
Norfolk (FHC) |
Blacksburg |
Wallops Island |
Bridgewater |
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Fayetteville Raleigh (RDU & RAL) Moncure Lumberton |
Asheville |
Cape Hatteras |
Asheville |
Hickory |
Fayetteville |
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Columbia |
Anderson Columbia |
Charleston |
Anderson |
Columbia |
Orangeburg |
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 67.6 41.9 54.8 +3.1 80 10,11 27 30 0 0 2 0 71% 31 310° 7 4.4 2 1 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
BRI 67.55 44.87 56.21 +1.71 83 11 29 30 0 0 1 0 56% 0 0 0 0 0 0510/1600 LWX
CEN 67.2 48.4 57.8 +3.3 83 11 34 30 0 0 0 0 67% 35 314° 15 2.1 320° 0 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
CHT 68.6 48.0 58.3 +2.7 85.0 11 34.7 30 0 0 0 0 74% 19 180° 27 0.5 360° 1 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
CHO 71.6 47.9 59.8 87 11 33 23,30 0 0 0 0 46 090° 20 4.4 1 0 0 0 3 2400 LWX
DAN 74.8 47.0 60.9 +2.7 87 11,12 32 30 1 0 0 0 65% 31 310° 15 5.0 3 0 0 0 3 2400 RNK
DCA 70.3 52.8 61.5 +2.7 88 11 40 30 0 0 0 0 63% 37 330° 28 8.7 0 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
IAD 69.0 47.0 58.0 +3.0 86 11 33 23,30 0 0 0 0 67% 39 330° 16 7.7 0 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
GAV 72.23 49.29 60.76 89 11 34 30 0 0 0 0 69% 30 320° 1 3 0 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
HDV 68.8 47.0 57.9 +0.2 87 11 33 30 0 0 0 0 70% 0 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
LYH 71.3 45.6 58.4 +2.3 85 11 30 30 1 0 0 0 67% 30 330° 6 4.6 1 0 0 0 3 2400 RNK
NPN 72.4 51.8 61.6 +0.8 88.6 11 36.6 30 0 0 0 0 29 250° 15 3.0 230° 3 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
NOR 71.5 53.4 62.5 +1.5 86 11 41 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
ORF 72.7 55.1 63.9 +2.8 87 11,27 42 23 0 0 0 0 67% 35 210° 27 8.7 4 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
FHC 72.81 55.39 64.60 +3.5 87.2 11 46.3 23 0 0 0 0 74% 26 250° 27 2.0 202° 4 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
POR 71.2 52.2 61.7 0.0 84 27 39.5 23 0 0 0 0 80% 31 360° 3 4.0 320° 2 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
CTR 71.3 47.0 58.3 0.0 87.4 11 31.0 30 0 0 1 0 79% 18 200° 25 0.2 089° 0 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
MEC 74.51 50.90 61.4 86 11 33 30 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1600 AKQ
RIC 72.6 49.6 61.1 +2.8 88 11 35 30 0 0 0 0 66% 45 320° 12 7.6 2 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
ROA 71.6 49.5 60.6 +4.0 85 11,12 35 30 0 0 0 0 58% 43 290° 21 6.6 1 0 0 0 2 2400 AKQ
WAL 68.9 52.2 60.5 +2.5 82 11 39 23,30 0 0 0 0 38 340° 16 8.8 0 0 0 0 2 2400 AKQ
WOO 66.5 49.1 57.8 +1.4 83 12 36 30,31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
WSH 68.1 48.9 58.5 +2.55 84.7 11 35.9 30 0 0 0 0 70% 19 070° 27 0.6 230° 0 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
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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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AVL 70.5 42.6 56.6 +1.4 80 10,11 30 30 0 0 2 0 65% 38 320° 6 6.3 2 0 0 0 2 2400 GSP
MRH 74.0 56.2 65.1 80 26,27 34 21 4 0 0 0 35 320° 14 8.7 5 0 0 0 2 2400 MHX
CLT 76.0 47.4 61.7 0.0 86 12 36 23 0 0 0 0 62% 33 190° 27 5.3 1 0 0 0 0 2400 GSP
ECG 73.4 52.8 63.1 +0.5 85 12,27 38 30 0 0 0 0 73% 38 360° 14 8.7 3 0 0 0 3 2400 AKQ
FAY 77.3 52.1 64.7 88 12,27 38 23 0 0 0 0 62% 32 210° 15 6.7 1 0 0 0 2 2400 RAH
GSO 74.2 50.0 62.1 +3.6 86 12 37 30 0 0 0 0 59% 36 220° 27 6.6 3 0 0 0 3 2400 RAH
HSE 74.2 61.2 67.7 +2.0 80 26,27 45 23 0 0 0 0 73% 35 190° 25 8.5 0 0 0 0 1 2400 MHX
HKY 74.4 48.9 61.7 +2.5 85 11 34 30 0 0 0 0 33 270° 15 4.5 4 0 0 0 2 2400 GSP
LBT 78.2 51.0 64.6 +3.6 88 12,27 37 23 0 0 0 0 66% 38 270° 25 7.9 0 0 0 0 2 2400 ILM
MON 76.1 47.0 61.6 +1.3 87.8 10 31.9 30 0 0 1 0 77% 21 250° 21 0.7 250° 0 1 0 0 2 2400 RAH
EWN 76.0 52.4 64.2 +0.1 86 12,27 38 23 0 0 0 0 69% 44 280° 14 5.6 1 0 0 0 7 2400 MHX
RDU 76.2 50.5 63.4 +3.4 88 12 36 30 0 0 0 0 62% 38 240° 25 4.9 4 0 0 0 1 2400 RAH
RAL 75.3 47.6 61.5 +1.5 88 12 35 30 0 0 0 0 29 25 0 0 0 0 0 2400 RAH
ROX- 2200 RAH
ILM 77.5 55.0 66.2 +1.4 87 12 41 23,30 0 0 0 0 66% 37 250° 28 6.6 1 0 0 0 1 2400 ILM |
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 77.1 48.4 62.7 +1.5 86 11 38 17 0 0 0 0 38 060° 1 4.0 2 0 0 0 1 2400 GSP
CAE 79.8 51.2 65.5 +1.8 89 11 38 23 0 0 0 0 61% 35 280° 15 4.1 3 0 0 0 1 2400 CAE
CRE 77.3 56.3 66.8 +2.0 86 12 42 21,30 0 0 0 0 70% 33 220° 26 6.0 0 0 0 0 4 2400 ILM
CHS 79.7 57.0 68.4 +2.2 87 11 44 30 0 0 0 0 54 150° 20 6.7 1 0 0 0 2 2400 CHS
FLO 77.8 51.5 64.6 +0.5 87 12,27 39 23 0 0 0 0 66% 32 330° 25 5.6 3 0 0 0 2 2400 ILM
GSP 76.7 49.8 63.3 +2.8 86 11 39 15 0 0 0 0 61% 31 200° 26 4.8 2 0 0 0 0 2400 GSP
OGB 79.4 51.7 65.5 87 12,27 40 17,23 0 0 0 0 31 140° 25 3.8 1 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 70.0 42.2 56.1 +1.1 83 26 31 30 0 0 1 0 46 260° 25 3.1 1 0 0 0 6 2400 MRX
DAV 48 0.0 72 12 27 30 0 0 6 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 2.92 -0.27 1.03 27 1.03 27 10 1 33.80 0.0 2400
BRI 0.87 -2.28 0.79 27 0.79 27-28 3 0 26.75 0.0 30.23 23 29.80 14 0510/1600
CEN 3.04 -0.58 1.29 27 1.29 27 6 1 37.58 0.0 30.52 29 29.60 1 30.06 2400
CHT 2.49 -0.88 0.92 14 0.92 14 6 0 38.38 0.0 30.264 23 29.539 1 29.945 2400
CHO 2.13 1.28 27 1.28 27 5 1 30.07 0.0 29.53 1 2400
DAN 3.06 +0.65 2.18 27 2.19 26-27 7 1 37.36 0.0 30.31 23 29.60 1 2400
DCA 3.40 +0.18 1.27 27 1.27 27 8 2 36.80 0.0 29.53 1 2400
IAD 2.38 -0.99 0.96 14 0.96 14 6 0 35.16 0.0 29.53 1 2400
GAV 4.36 2.06 27 2.06 27 10 1 37.22 0.0 30.27 23 29.53 1 29.95 2400
HDV 2.87 -0.69 1.07 27 7 1 39.83 0.0 30.23 23 29.51 1 2400
LYH 2.49 -0.90 1.15 27 1.43 26-27 8 1 44.45 0.0 29.62 1 2400
NPN 4.13 -0.24 2.06 28 2.72 27-28 10 1 46.55 0.0 30.31 23 29.49 1 2400
NOR 3.95 +0.34 0.99 28 8 0 52.82 0.0 2400
ORF 2.68 -0.79 1.13 28 1.13 28 9 1 47.66 0.0 30.30 23 29.50 1 2400
FHC 3.27 +0.20 1.07 28 1.07 28 9 1 51.10 0.0 30.294 23 29.489 1 29.949 2400
POR 4.75 +1.09 2.30 28 2.30 28 8 1 53.84 0.0 30.31 23 29.50 1 29.961 2400
CTR 2.41 -1.02 1.05 27 1.06 27-28 10 1 37.99 0.0 30.27 23 29.53 1 29.941 2400
MEC 4.71 1.28 1 1.50 27-28 8 2 37.19 0.0 30.03 23 29.53 21 29.78 1600
RIC 2.14 -1.46 0.67 14 0.75 14-15 8 0 31.36 0.0 30.31 23 29.56 1 2400
ROA 1.69 -1.46 0.66 20 0.66 20 9 0 37.96 0.0 29.69 1 2400
WAL 4.76 +1.89 1.52 3 1.56 3-4 7 1 35.99 0.0 30.29 23 29.47 1 2400
WOO 2.03 -0.31 1.43 1 7 1 26.39 0.0 30.20 23 29.70 21 0800
WSH 1.32 -1.86 0.79 27 0.79 27 6 0 34.89 0.0 30.30 23 29.61 1 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 2.94 -0.24 1.69 29 2.20 26-27 5 1 37.51 0.0 30.34 23 29.72 1 2400
MRH 0.87 0.46 25 0.46 25 4 0 50.73 0.0 30.32 23 29.56 1 2400
CLT 1.13 -2.53 0.70 23 0.70 27 6 0 33.21 0.0 30.33 23 29.66 1 2400
ECG 2.63 -0.23 1.65 14 1.65 14 9 1 40.07 0.0 30.29 23 29.47 1 2400
FAY 0.33 0.13 26, 0.13 26,28 6 0 35.00 0.0 29.62 1 2400
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GSO 2.63 -0.64 1.01 27 1.01 27 5 1 39.71 0.0 29.62 1 2400
HSE 1.56 -3.75 0.89 3 1.08 2-3 6 0 51.57 0.0 30.32 23 29.54 1 2400
HKY 5.16 +1.59 3.00 26 4.30 26-27 8 2 38.46 0.0 30.29 23 29.64 1 2400
LBT 0.48 -2.88 0.37 28 0.39 27-28 3 0 33.15 0.0 30.32 23 29.77 15 2400
MON 2.25 -1.63 0.81 27 1.10 27-28 8 0 40.79 0.0 30.289 23 29.583 1 29.936 2400
EWN 1.24 -2.15 0.51 28 0.56 25-26 6 0 49.42 0.0 30.34 23 29.57 1 2400
RDU 2.31 -0.87 1.11 14 1.11 14 6 1 33.12 0.0 29.62 1 2400
RAL 2.11 -1.07 0.93 13-14 6 3 39.97 0.0 30.36 23 29.54 1 0730
ROX 33.44 0.0 2200
ILM 1.48 -1.73 1.11 28 1.11 28 5 1 54.52 0.0 29.59 1 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 1.61 -1.62 0.81 25 0.82 25-26 6 0 34.04 0.0 30.32 23 29.75 26 2400
CAE 1.83 -1.06 0.96 27 1.68 27-28 4 0 32.67 0.0 30.32 23 29.67 1 2400
CRE 1.52 -1.71 0.71 25 0.83 25-26 4 0 38.18 0.0 29.59 1 2400
CHS 0.83 -2.26 0.82 25 0.83 24-25 2 0 56.64 0.0 30.30 23 29.64 1 2400
FLO 1.33 -1.61 1.12 28 1.12 28 2 1 34.96 0.0 30.32 23 29.77 15 2400
GSP 1.40 -2.48 0.77 26 0.82 25-26 4 0 35.28 0.0 30.31 23 29.68 1 2400
OGB 0.57 0.33 25 0.34 25-26 3 0 30.09 0.0 30.28 30 29.88 26 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 2.41 +0.11 1.21 27 1.51 26-27 7 1 30.07 0.0 30.30 23 29.64 26 2400
DAV 3.8 0.0 1.72 1 9 1 43.2 T 6,22 4 0 T 0700
29,30
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Virginia:
Arlington - " IN WASHINGTON DC...OCTOBER 2010 WAS WARMER THAN NORMAL...MAKING IT THE EIGHTH STRAIGHT MONTH WITH TEMPERATURES AT LEAST 2.5F DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. TWO DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE SET OR TIED. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 63F ON THE 26TH TIED THE PREVIOUS DAILY HIGH MINIMUM RECORD SET IN 1971. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE ON THE 27TH OF 68F BROKE THE PREVIOUS DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM OF 66F LAST SET IN 1977. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DID NOT HIT FREEZING NOR EVEN DROP BELOW 40F THIS MONTH. THE LAST TIME FREEZING TEMPERATURES OCCURRED IN OCTOBER IN WASHINGTON DC WAS IN 1992...ON THE 20TH. PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS NEAR NORMAL. NEARLY THREE-FOURTHS OF THE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION FELL ON ONLY TWO DAYS...THE 14TH AND THE 27TH...WHEN 1.26 AND 1.27 INCHES WERE RECORDED RESPECTIVELY. NO SNOW WAS RECORDED THIS MONTH. THE LAST TIME MEASURABLE SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED IN OCTOBER AT WASHINGTON DC WAS ON OCTOBER 10TH 1979...WHEN 1.3 INCHES FELL. " - [ + + ] - Notes from NWS Sterling, VA
Bridgewater - " The first 26 days of the month, only .08 inches of precipitation fell. It was a very dry month. The precipitation for the year is now 5.46 inches below normal. On October 10, 1979, seven inches of snow fell in Bridgewater. It is the only measurable snowfall that I have recorded for this month in my 45 years in my record keeping on snows. " - [ + - ] - notes from Clayton
Chantilly - Russ reports: " October was the eighth straight month in which the average temperature was above normal. Temperatures averaged 2.7° above normal and precipitation was 0.88" below normal. A record low maximum temperature occurred on the 4th (54.9ø). A record high temperature occurred on the 11th (85.0°). A record high minimum temperature occurred on the 26th (60.6°) and 27th (64.9°). A thunderstorm occurred on the 27th. *Please note, anemometer is currently partially obstructed from the Southeast " - [ + - ]
Dulles - from NWS Sterling (KLWX): " OCTOBER 2010 WAS WARMER THAN NORMAL AT DULLES...MAKING IT THE EIGHTH STRAIGHT MONTH WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES OF NEARLY 2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 86F ON THE 11TH BROKE THE OLD DAILY MAX RECORD OF 78F SET IN 2001. THE NEXT DAY...THE MAXIMUM OF 83F TIED THE DAILY MAX TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR THE 12TH PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1995. THE MONTHLY AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 47.0F...WHICH IS THE 6TH HIGHEST OCTOBER AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE ON RECORD. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF 61F ON THE 26TH AND 65F ON THE 27TH BOTH BROKE DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS. THE PREVIOUS DAILY HIGH MINIMUM RECORD FOR THE 26TH WAS 60F IN 1984 AND 64F IN 1977 FOR THE 27TH. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FAILED TO REACH FREEZING AT DULLES FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW...BUT ONLY FOR THE 5TH TIME SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1963. A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF ONLY 56F ON THE 4TH TIED THE PREVIOUS DAILY RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE SET IN 1998. PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. IT WAS THE DRIEST MONTH SINCE JUNE OF 2010. NO SNOW WAS RECORDED THIS MONTH. THE LAST TIME MEASURABLE SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED IN OCTOBER AT DULLES WAS OCTOBER 10TH 1979...WHEN 1.3 INCHES FELL. " - [ + - ]
Glen Allen - Lowell Koontz sends these notes: " October was warmer and wetter than the past three Octobers at the Glen Allen Station. The monthly mean temperature was 60.8°F, a +3.5°F departure when compared to the Ashland, VA average. This was the warmest October since 2007 according to the Richmond International Airport records. The 4.36 inches of precipitation for October at Glen Allen was a +0.93 inch departure when compared to the Ashland, VA average. Almost 50 percent of this precipitation fell in the last five days with 2.06 inches falling on the October 27th. The maximum temperature for October was 89°F and the lowest minimum temperature was 34°F recorded on October 30. There were two frosts in October, one was extremely light on the 22nd and, the second on the 30th, was light and neither killed any plants observed in this area. The Richmond International Airport recorded three records this month. The maximum temperature of 87 recorded on the 12th tied the record for the date; previous records were 1962 and 1954. On October 9th the maximum temperature was 84 after a low of 46 giving a daily temperature range of 38° the highest range ever recorded on that date. On October 27 the minimum temperature was 70° which surpassed the old record of 66 set in 1977. The highest dew point temperature for October was 72.6°F on the 27th at 1650 that made it feel like a summer's day. It occurred during a thunderstorm that later generated a tornado near Cold Harbor Road. The lowest dew point was 30.9°F on the 22nd at 1514. The lowest relative humidity for the month was 25 percent on the 9th giving a large daily temperature range of 37°F. The average temperature range for October was 22.9°F which was 3.8°F more than last year. The maximum wind gust was 30 mph from the NW that occurred on the 1st at 504. October was less windy and was sunnier than October 2009. " - [ + + ]
Herndon - Randy reports: " October was near normal for temperature and below normal for precipitation. The temperatures ranged between a high of 87 and a low of 33. The average highs/lows were both within a couple tenths of a degree of normal. On the precipitation side, the month was 0.69" below normal with 2.87" measured. We have now had 39.83" precipitation for the year which is still about 0.5" above normal. " - [ + - ]
Portsmouth - " October's average temperature was normal while rainfall ran above normal by 1.09" or 130% of normal relative to normal Octobers for the period from 1976 to 2009. Frontal passages were note on the 4th,13th,14th,20th,21st,28th,31st. STATION RECORDS: 6th - TEMPERATURE Minimium Maximum 63° [ previous 64° 1980]; 6th - TEMPERATURE TIED Minimum 45° [previous 1979]; 27th - TEMPERATURE Maximum 84° [previous 81° 1984]; 27th - TEMPERATURE Maximum Minimum 70° [previous 65° 1977]; 28th - RAINFALL 2.30" [previous 1.32" 2006]. " - [ +/- + ]
North Carolina:
Greensboro - NWS RAH notes: " THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 12TH WAS 86 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD MAX OF 85 SET IN 1954 AND 1962. THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 25TH WAS 61 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD HIGH MINIMUM OF 60 SET IN 1971. THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 26TH WAS 62 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD HIGH MINIMUM OF 61 SET IN 1939. THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 27TH WAS 70 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD HIGH MINIMUM OF 66 SET IN 1939. " - [ + - ]
Moncure - Mac adds: " Basis for 30yr Temperature/Rainfall NWS Climatological Data SANFORD (NC) 8 NE 1970-2000. October 2010 was pretty much an average month. The exception was we were well below normal on rainfall. For me, I'll take an average temperature of 61 any month. Especially when the average high and low were near my perfect temperature tolerance. " - [ + - ]
Raleigh - Bob sends these notes: " October was a rather mild month with the average daily temperature 1.5 degrees above noraml. Rainfall was below normal with only 2.11". Severe weather threatened the area on the 27th with five confirmed tornadoes in adjacent counties. Tornadoes were EF0 and EF1 strength. " - [ + - ]
Raleigh - NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports: THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 73 DEGREES ON THE 27TH IS THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE OLD RECORD HIGH MINIMUM FOR OCTOBER WAS 72 DEGREES AND WAS SET ON OCTOBER 6TH 2005. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 11TH WAS 87 DEGREES. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD MAX SET IN 1954 AND 1962. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 12TH WAS 88 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD MAX OF 85 SET IN 1954 AND 1962. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 26TH WAS 81 DEGREES. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD MAX SET IN 1973 AND 1978. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 27TH WAS 87 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD MAX OF 82 SET IN 1963 AND 1991. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 28TH WAS 82 DEGREES. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD MAX SET IN 1984. THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 25TH WAS 61 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD HIGH MINIMUM OF 60 SET IN 1963. THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 26TH WAS 64 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD HIGH MINIMUM OF 60 SET IN 1986 AND 2007. THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 27TH WAS 73 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD HIGH MINIMUM OF 61 SET IN 1977. " - [ + - ]
Nearby Cities:
Davis, WV - from Dave Lesher's website: " October 2010 had a mean temperature (48°) that was NORMAL. The month's rainfall total of 3.8 inches was NORMAL September rainfall. Rainfall for the year (43.2") was 4.2" BELOW NORMAL. A trace of snowfall was noted on the 6th, 22nd, 29th and 30th with the monthly and seasonal total of a trace, both 2" below normal. " - [ +/-0 +/-0 ]
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, 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |