EL NINO & RIVER FLOODING   from The Wilmington Wave, the Fall 2015 office newsletter, NWS Wilimington (NC): "A strong El Niño is expected this winter season. Forecasts are indicating that it could rank with the strongest El Nino events on record which occurred in the fall of 1982 into the spring of 1983 and in the fall of 1997 into the spring of 1998. El Niño typically results in above normal precipitation for the area during the cool season. Read more here - http://www.weather.gov/media/ilm/WilmingtonWave_Fall2015.pdf.

EL NINO IN THE WAKEFIELD CWA: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR US?   El Nino conditions have developed and are expected to persist into the upcoming winter and last through the spring of 2016. Read more information on this topic in an article prepared by NWS Wakefield, VA (KAKQ) at http://www.weather.gov/media/akq/cliSUM/ENSO_CPC_Presentation.pdf.

NWS AKQ Monthly Rainfall Analysis      From NWS Wakefield compiled from ASOS...COOP...RAWS REPORTS | Monthly Rainfall Analysis - http://www.weather.gov/akq/MONTHLY_RAINFALL_ANALYSIS -

WANTED: QUESTIONS FOR THE "WEATHER QUERIES" COLUMN IN "WEATHERWISE MAGAZINE"   Do you have unanswered questions about weather or climate? CoCoRAHS volunteer Tom Schlatter writes the "Weather Queries" column in Weatherwise Magazine and invites your questions. Or maybe you have a photo of clouds or interesting colors in the sky that beg for an explanation. Submit your questions to weatherqueries@gmail.com or write Weatherwise, Taylor & Francis, 530 Walnut St., Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Be sure to include your name and the city or town where you live. If you submit a photo, it needs to be high resolution (at least 400 dots per inch when published).

TRACK OCTOBER 2015 NWS STORM REPORTS FOR YOUR STATE   The Storm Prediction Center archives reports of severe weather - tornado, wind, hail - to the National Weather Service To view these reports, start here with a click to September 1, 2015. While visiting, you will learn how to navigate the daily reports using forward and backward navigation arrows ( < > ) or by replacing the date in your browser's URL line with a date you wish to view. For starters, click here for October 2015 reports: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/151001_rpts.html






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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 - OCTOBER 2015

State	Maximum Temperature	Minimum Temperature	Warmest Average Temperature	Coldest Average Temperature	Maximum Precipitation	Minimum Precipitation
Virginia	83° Danville Norfolk (FHC) Portsmouth	26° Blacksburg	63.2° Norfolk (FHC)	53.6° Blacksburg	6.56" Norfolk (NOR)	3.04" Arlington/Washington National
North Carolina	85.7° North Whiteville	29° Asheville	66.9° Cape Hatteras	57.4° Asheville	15.91" Wilmington	4.18" Elizabeth City
South Carolina	86° Columbia	35° Anderson Columbia Greenville-Spartanburg	69.2° Downtown Charleston (CXM)	60.2° Greenville-Spartanburg	18.91" Charleston	6.92" Anderson

( 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	64.4	42.8	53.6	1.3	79	23	26	19	0	0	4	0	77%	25	310	16	4.2		1	0	0	0	5	LWX	2400
CHT	68.2	46.0	57.1	1.1	82.5	22	29.7	19	0	0	1	0	76%	13	68,180	28,31	0.2	360	0	0	0	0	0	LWX	2400
CHO	67.9	45.9	56.9	0.9	82	9	28	19	0	0	1	0		35	30	2	5.5		0	0	0	0	2	LWX	2400
DAN	70.6	47.3	59.0	-0.5	83	7,9	29	19	0	0	3	0	71%	37	40	4	6.2		0	0	0	0	1	RNK	2400
DCA	67.4	50.3	58.9	-0.6	79	9	37	19	0	0	0	0	68%	35	330	9	8.4		1	0	0	0	0	LWX	2400
IAD	66.6	43.7	55.2	-0.8	82	9	27	19	0	0	2	0	70%	35	320	16	6.5		1	0	0	0	1	LWX	2400
GAV	68.34	47.79	58.07	-1.48	80	22	30	18	0	0	1	0	76%	29	70	2			1	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
HDV	66.4	45.0	55.7	-2.0	80	9	29	19	0	0	2	0	75%	19	45	2		225	0	0	0	0	0	LWX	2400
LYH	66.0	44.8	55.4	-0.8	80	7	27	19	0	0	0	0	74%	42	30	3	6.2		1	0	0	0	0	RNK	2400
NPN	69.8	51.9	60.2	-0.6	82.5	9	37.4	19	0	0	0	0		36	70	4	2.7	70	0	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
FHC	70.3	56.2	63.2	2.2	83	9	45	20	0	0	0	0	75%	34	45	4	2.0	360	0	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
NOR	68.9	53.8	61.3	0.3	81	9	39	20	0	0	0	0		40	45	2			0	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
ORF	69.9	55.7	62.8	0.7	82	9	38	20	0	0	0	0	70%	47	30	4	10.8		0	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
POR	70.2	54.5	62.3	0.6	83	9	38	20	0	0	0	0	82%	46	45	4	4.8	31	0	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
CTR	68.2	46.7	57.5		80.1	9	29.3	18	0	0	2	0	86%	14	113	28	0.0	128	0	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
MEC	66.5	48.9	58.6		79	9	31	18	0	0	1	0	64%	12	315	4	4.6		1	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
RIC	68.2	47.1	57.6	-2.1	81	9	33	18	0	0	0	0	75%	31	10,20	2,4	6.9		1	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
ROA	67.4	47.3	57.3	-0.4	81	22	29	19	0	0	1	0	69%	41	340	9	5.9		1	0	0	0	1	RNK	2400
SVC	63.5	46.4	54.9	-2.4	77	9	30	18	0	0	1	0							2	0	0	0	1	LWX	2400
WAL	67.4	50.7	59.0	-0.1	81	9	34	19	0	0	0	0		50	30	2	10.1		1	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
WSH	64.9	47.3	56.1	-0.12	79.0	22	32.3	19	0	0	0	0	79%	15	360	3,4	0.3	203	1	0	0	0	0	LWX	2400
Averages	67.66	48.58	58.13	-0.25	80.80		32.30		0.0	0.0	0.9	0.0	74%	31.8			5.0		0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5
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	68.2	46.7	57.4	1.0	80	7	29	19	0	0	2	0	70%	31	330	16	4.2		0	0	0	0	6	GSP	2400
MRH	73.2	58.1	65.7	0.3	83	3	42	18,19	0	0	0	0		39	30	5	9.0		0	0	0	0	2	MHX	2400
CLT	71.6	49.2	60.4	0.1	82	23	34	19,20	0	0	0	2	66%	39	50	3	6.3		0	0	0	0	2	GSP	2400
ECG	72.2	53.9	63.1	0.7	83	3	35	19,20	0	0	0	0	76%	50	40	4	10.0		0	0	0	0	6	AKQ	2400
FAY	73.9	52.8	63.4	-0.1	83	8,23	34	19	0	0	0	0	69%	38	20	5	7.8		0	0	0	0	1	RAH	2400
GSO	69.9	49.1	59.5	0.0	82	7,9	32	19	0	0	1	0	69%	39	60	2	7.4		0	0	0	0	0	RAH	2400
HSE	72.1	61.7	66.9	1.1	80	3	50	19	0	0	0	0	81%	37	130,50,180	3,5,28	8.6		0	0	0	0	0	MHX	2400
HKY	69.8	49.0	59.4	0.1	81	23	32	19	1	0	0	0		41	60	2	4.9		1	0	0	0	3	GSP	2400
LBT	75.5	53.3	64.4	1.0	85	23	34	10,19	0	0	0	0	70%	37	30	4,5	6.4		2	0	0	0	4	ILM	2400
EWN	74.2	55.2	64.7	0.6	84	3	37	20	0	0	0	0	74%	39	40	23	6.6		10	0	0	0	1	MHX	2400
RDU	71.0	49.8	60.4	-0.8	83	8	32	19	0	0	1	0	72%	37	50	4	5.9		0	0	0	0	0	RAH	2400
RAL	70.6	48.2	59.4	-1.8	83	8	31	19	0	0	1	0		15		9,13			0	0	0	0	0	RAH	2400
WHI	74.9	52.9	63.9	1.2	85.7	8	32.9	19	0	0	0	0	79%	28	66	5	2.6	118	7	0	0	0	0	ILM	2400
ILM	75.1	56.0	65.5	0.3	84	3	38	19	0	0	0	0	74%	43	120	4	7.5		2	0	0	0	3	ILM	2400
Averages	72.30	52.56	62.44	0.3	82.8		35.2		0.1	0.0	0.4	0.1	73%	36.6			6.7		1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
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	71.9	50.2	61.0	-0.3	81	8,16	35	20	0	0	0	0		45	50	4	6.1		2	0	0	0	3	GSP	2400
CAE	75.6	53.6	64.6	0.5	86	16	35	20	0	0	0	0	70%	33	20	4	5.1		3	0	0	0	3	CAE	2400
CRE	75.0	57.5	66.3	0.9	82	3,13	38	19	0	0	0	0	73%	42	90	3	7.8		2	0	0	0	4	ILM	2400
CHS	76.4	58.1	67.3	0.4	85	9	42	19	0	0	0	0		36	120	3	7.4		3	0	0	0	0	CHS	2400
CXM	75.0	63.3	69.2	0.6	81	9	52	19	0	0	0	0		38	110	3	7.9		1	0	0	0	0	CHS	2400
FLO	74.8	54.9	64.9	0.6	84	16	37	19,20	0	0	0	0	75%	42	40	4	7.1		3	0	0	0	3	ILM	2400
GSP	70.4	50.1	60.2	-1.4	80	8,23	35	20	0	0	0	0	71%	40	10	4	6.7		2	0	0	0	1	GSP	2400
OGB	75.3	55.2	65.2	0.0	85	16	38	20	0	0	0	0		37	30	4	5.5		4	0	0	0	1	CAE	2400
Averages	74.30	55.36	64.84	0.2	83.0		27.3		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	72%	39.1			6.7		2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9
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	69.6	46.3	58.0	1.7	81	7	28	19	0	0	3	0		33	110	27	3.5		1	0	0	0	3	MRX	2400
DAV	55.2	38.1	46.7		69	9	20	19	0	0	5	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	3.88	1.10	1.13	27	1.13	27	12	1	38.46				0.0	0.0	0.0						RNK	2400
CHT	4.36	1.11	2.02	28	2.03	28-29	9	2	34.94				0.0	0.0	0.0	30.539	19	29.528	13	30.090	LWX	2400
CHO	5.91	2.80	2.54	28	2.54	28	7	2	40.11									29.550	13		LWX	2400
DAN	4.34	0.81	1.36	3	1.36	3	8	2	40.42				0.0	0.0	0.0			29.610	13		RNK	2400
DCA	3.04	-0.36	0.96	2	0.96	2	7	0	38.08				0.0	0.0	0.0			29.550	13		LWX	2400
IAD	3.95	0.70	1.97	28	1.97	28	9	2	33.56				0.0	0.0	0.0			29.550	13		LWX	2400
GAV	4.66		1.98	2	2.33	2-3	10	1	39.75				0.0	0.0	0.0	30.560	19	29.590	13	30.110	AKQ	2400
HDV	3.58	-0.67	1.53	28			9	2	37.80				0.0	0.0	0.0	30.530	19	29.520	14	30.025	AKQ	2400
LYH	4.07	0.96	1.34	2	1.34	2	8	1	35.94				0.0	0.0	0.0			29.610	13		RNK	2400
NPN	5.92	1.29	2.38	2	2.89	2-3	10	3	44.58				0.0	0.0	0.0	30.520	19	29.600	13	30.060	AKQ	2400
FHC	5.53	1.71	3.29	2	4.25	1-2	9	2	51.45				0.0	0.0	0.0	30.506	19	29.614	13	30.061	AKQ	2400
NOR	6.56	2.74	3.98	2	3.98	2	9	2	42.09				0.0	0.0	0.0						AKQ	2400
ORF	3.66	0.24	2.68	2	2.68	2	7	1	42.20				0.0	0.0	0.0	30.520	19	29.610	13	30.065	AKQ	2400
POR	4.85	1.10	2.36	2	2.98	2-3	10	1	43.80				0.0	0.0	0.0	30.506	19	29.603	13	30.051	AKQ	2400
CTR	3.61	0.18	1.26	2	2.30	2-3	14	2	45.22				0.0	0.0	0.0	30.510	19	29.550	13	30.048	AKQ	2400
MEC	3.49		1.60	2	2.17	2-3	8	1	40.61				0.0	0.0	0.0						AKQ	2400
RIC	3.24	0.26	1.16	2	1.31	1-2	9	1	39.31				0.0	0.0	0.0	30.560	19	29.600	13	30.080	AKQ	2400
ROA	6.10	3.21	1.63	27	2.57	27-28	7	4	46.01				0.0	0.0	0.0			29.610	13		RNK	2400
SVC	3.72	0.31	1.11	1	1.11	1	8	1	45.54				0.0	0.0	0.0						LWX	2400
WAL	3.34	0.17	1.52	1	2.33	1-2	8	1	38.00				0.0	0.0	0.0	30.530	19	29.580	13	30.055	AKQ	2400
WSH	3.96	0.41	2.06	28	2.14	27-28	9	1	40.21				0.0	0.0	0.0	30.600	19	29.610	13	30.105	LWX	2400
Averages	4.37	0.95	1.90		2.22		8.9	1.6	40.86				0.0	0.0	0.0	30.535		29.581		30.068
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	7.17	4.26	2.23	3	2.24	2-3	9	2	37.77				0.0	0.0	0.0	30.540	19	29.700	28	30.120	GSP	2400
MRH	9.69	5.81	2.81	2	3.60	4-5	11	3	62.88				0.0	0.0	0.0			29.730			MHX	2400
CLT	5.57	2.17	1.77	3	2.50	2-3	9	3	58.76				0.0	0.0	0.0			29.710	13		GSP	2400
ECG	4.18	1.11	2.57	0	2.57	0	0	0	38.61				0.0	0.0	0.0	30.520	19	29.650	13	30.085	AKQ	2400
FAY	6.66	3.45	3.06	2	3.06	2	8	2	40.81									29.640	13		RAH	2400
GSO	5.60	1.41	2.11	25	2.25	24-25	11	1	30.81				0.0	0.0	0.0						RAH	2400
HSE	7.39	2.01	2.15	4	3.10	4-5	10	3	56.62				0.0	0.0	0.0			29.710	13		MHX	2400
HKY	5.66	2.11	2.07	27	2.17	3-4	9	2	34.65							30.510	19	29.640	13	30.075	GSP	2400
LBT	6.42	3.85	2.55	2	2.55	2	9	2	37.85							30.540	19	29.670	4	30.105	ILM	2400
EWN	6.66	0.77	1.94	28	2.07	28-29	16	2	47.88				0.0	0.0	0.0			29.730	8		MHX	2400
RDU	5.06	1.81	2.07	2	2.07	2	10	2	43.89				0.0	0.0	0.0			29.640	13		RAH	2400
RAL	5.28	2.03			2.21	2-3	9		36.34				0.0	0.0	0.0			29.710	28		RAH	2400
WHI	10.97	7.88	6.07	2	6.46	2-3	11	3	41.17				0.0	0.0	0.0	30.531	19	29.639	2	30.034	ILM	2400
ILM	15.91	12.02	5.19	4	6.49	4-5	15	2	61.34				0.0	0.0	0.0	30.520	19	29.660	3	30.090	ILM	2400
Averages	7.30	3.62	2.81		3.10		9.8	2.1	44.96				0.0	0.0	0.0	30.527		29.679		30.085
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	6.92	3.81	2.24	4	3.53	3-4	10	2	34.49					0.0	0.0	30.530	19	29.660	3	30.095	GSP	2400
CAE	14.46	11.29	6.87	4	8.74	3-4	9	3	51.66				0.0	0.0	0.0	30.530	19	29.600	4	30.065	CAE	2400
CRE	18.73	14.85	7.88	2	7.88	2	9	4	56.82							30.530	19	29.600	4	30.065	ILM	2400
CHS	18.91	15.16	11.50	3	11.85	3-4	11	4	63.45				0.0	0.0	0.0	30.500	19	29.530	3	30.015	CHS	2400
CXM	17.49	13.82	9.25	3	9.25	3	10	4	57.01									29.500	3		CHS	2400
FLO	14.70	11.63	4.73	2	4.73	2	10	5	45.53			0.0		0.0	0.0	30.540	19	29.620	4	30.080	ILM	2400
GSP	9.44	6.00	2.99	3	3.84	3-4	10	5	40.54				0.0	0.0	0.0	30.530	19	29.680	3	30.105	GSP	2400
OGB	12.23	8.84	6.51	3	7.42	3-4	10	2	44.61							30.530	19	29.570	3	30.050	CAE	2400
Averages	14.11	10.68	6.50		7.16		9.9	3.63	49.26				0.0	0.0	0.0	30.527		29.595		30.068
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	3.50	1.40	1.16	2	1.42	1-2	10	1	35.61					0.0	0.0	30.500	19	29.610	28	30.055	MRX	2400
DAV	2.69		0.54	10			14	0	50.00	T	31	1	0	T	T						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. - "WASHINGTON DC...REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT... THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. MONTHLY PRECIPITATION WAS BELOW NORMAL...AND RANKED AS THE DRIEST OCTOBER SINCE 2008. THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 37 DEGREES ON THE 19TH WAS THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE OBSERVED SINCE MARCH 29TH WHEN THE LOW DROPPED TO 28 DEGREES. THIS WAS THE FIRST OCTOBER SINCE 2004 TO NOT HAVE AT LEAST ONE DAY REACHING OR EXCEEDING 80 DEGREES. " - [ - - ] - from NWS Sterling, VA

Chantilly - " October temperatures and precipitation were above normal. The mean monthly temperature was 57.1° (+1.1°). The mean high temperature was 68.2° (+0.0°) and the mean low temperature was 46.0° (+2.2°). No temperature records were set. October precipitation of 4.36” was above average (+1.11”), with a record 2.02” of rain on the 28th. Thunder was observed on the 9th and 28th. *Please note, anemometer is currently partially obstructed from the North and East " - [ + + ] - from member Russ Toping

Seven Corners/Fairfax County - from member John Iekel: " ROUGHLY NORMAL PRECIP TOTAL IS MISLEADING – VERY WET AT THE START OF THE MONTH AND THE END, BUT VERY DRY FOR MOST OF THE MONTH. HARD FROST ON THE NIGHT OF THE 17TH-18TH. " - [ + - ]

Dulles - from NWS Sterling (KLWX): "DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT... THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW NORMAL. MONTHLY PRECIPITATION WAS ABOVE NORMAL. THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 28 DEGREES ON THE 19TH WAS THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE OBSERVED SINCE MARCH 29TH WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO 21 DEGREES. IT WAS ALSO THE LOWEST OCTOBER TEMPERATURE OBSERVED SINCE OCTOBER 9TH 2001 WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO 26 DEGREES. A RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL RECORD OF 1.97 INCHES WAS SET ON THE 28TH...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 1.61 SET IN 1972. " - [ - + ]

Herndon - from member Randy Ashby: " October was below normal for temperature and for precipitation. The temperatures ranged between a high of 80 and a low of 29 and was 2.0 degrees below normal. The low of 29 was the second coldest temperature that I have recorded in October; the coldest being a 28 in 1997. On the precipitation side, the month was 0.67” below normal, with 3.58” measured. Most of this rainfall came at the beginning of month and the end of the month; very little in between. We are now about 2.0” below normal for the year. " - [ - + ]

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

Portsmouth - from Bill Trotter: " The month's average temperature of 62.3° was 0.6° ABOVE NORMAL. Precipitation (4.85") was ABOVE NORMAL by 1.10" or 129% of the October average during the period from 1976 to 2014. Rainfall for the year through October 31st was 43.80" (-0.57" or 101% of normal). THE MONTHLY RAINFALL OF 4.85" PRODUCED THE 9TH WETTEST OCTOBER IN THE DATABASE TO 1976. The top 10 wettest Octobers include: 1) 11.60" 1999 2) 8.81" 2012 3) 8.30" 2005 4) 8.08" 1995 5) 6.87" 2002 6) 5.39" 1996 7) 5.22" 1983 8) 5.00" 1977 9) 4.85" 2015 10) 4.75" 2010 To view the station monthly and year-to-date climatological summary (LCD) for this Portsmouth station, please click here. Frontal passages occurred on the 3rd, 10th, 14th, 16th, 23rd, 25th, 28th (WARMFROPA), and 29th. STATION RECORDS: 1st - RAINFALL 0.96" [previous 0.93" in 1978], 2nd - RAINFALL 2.36" [previous 0.49" in 1977], 2nd - WIND GUST 38 mph [previous 29 mph in 2007], 3rd - WIND GUST 36mph [previous 35 mph in 1987], 4th - WIND GUST 46mph [previous 37mph in 1992], 19th - TEMPERATURE 54° [previous 56° 2009]. " - [ + + ]

Glen Allen - from Lowell Koontz: " October’s description - Glen Allen had the wettest October on record. Only October 2008 had a lower mean temperature in the past seven years. The month started out cloudy, damp and wet with low temperature ranges and ended much the same with 5 days of rain. However, there was no rain from October 11 to the 24th and only 0.12 inches in a 20 day period. During this period it was sunny with large temperature ranges and heavy dews and one killing frost on October 18th. The monthly mean temperature was 58.1°F a -1.5°F departure when compared to the seven year average and only - 0.6°F above the 2008 record. The lowest minimum temperature was 29.9°F on the 18th from a high pressure that topped out at 30.56 inches which was the second highest on record for October. The month’s maximum temperature was only 80°F on October 22nd; this was the lowest maximum temperature on record for October. The 4.66 inches of precipitation for October was a +1.40 inch departure with 10 days of measurable precipitation. The maximum wind gust was 29 mph on the 2nd which tied for the seven year lowest maximum October wind speed. However, the total wind run for October was the highest on record for the month of 2096.4 miles. The highest one day wind run was 271 miles also a record and the average wind run in a day was a record. " - [ - + ]

Richmond - from contributor Lowell Koontz (GAV): " The Richmond Airport had one daily record this month. The 4°F minimum temperature range on the 2nd was the lowest for the date; the previous record was 5°F in 1971 and 1958. Only 15 years in the past 118 years have had a lower temperature range for the month of October and the record is 2°F. The maximum temperature for the month was 81°F on the 9th. This is a lowest monthly maximum for October since 2003 and only 9 years have had a lower maximum reading. The October mean temperature was 57.9°F which was the 30th coolest October since 1897 and was a -2.1° departure from average. The lowest minimum temperature was 33°F. The Richmond International Airport recorded 3.24 inches of rain for October making it the 54th wettest in the past 128 years. The 30 year average for the month is 3.13 inches thus giving a departure of + 0.11 inches. " - [ - + ]

Richmond - from NWS Wakefield (AKQ): "Below normal temperatures and slightly above normal precipitation characterized Richmond weather in October. View the NWS AKQ Wakefield October 2015 Climate Summary for Richmond with a click here " - [ - + ]

North Carolina:

Fayetteville - from NWS Raleigh (RAH): " A RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 63 DEGREES WAS SET AT THE FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 2ND. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 65 WAS SET IN 2011. A RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 63 DEGREES WAS TIED AT THE FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 5TH. THIS TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 63 SET IN 1974. A RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 66 WAS ON OCTOBER 28TH AT FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 28TH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 65 WAS SET IN 2010. " - [ - + ]

Greensboro - from NWS Raleigh (RAH): " A RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.17 INCHES WAS TIED AT PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OCTOBER 3RD. THIS TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 1.17 SET IN 1988. A RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.11 INCHES WAS SET AT PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OCTOBER 28TH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 0.73 WAS SET IN 2002. " - [ +/- + ]

Raleigh - from contributor Bob Woodson (RAL): " A WET AND COOL MONTH! THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE WAS 59.4 DEGREES WHICH IS 1.8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL TOTALED 5.28” WHICH IS 2.03 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL FOR OCTOBER. PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR IS NOW 36.34 INCHES OR 0.19 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS OBSERVED DURING OCTOBER. " - [ - + ]

Raleigh - from NWS Raleigh KRAH: " A RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.07 INCHES WAS SET AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 2ND. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 2.01 WAS SET IN 1969. A RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.23 INCHES WAS TIED AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 3RD. THIS TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 1.23 SET IN 1988. A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 32 WAS TIED AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 19TH. THIS TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 32 SET IN 1948. " - [ - + ]

Raleigh - from NWS Raleigh KRAH: " THE 15.91" OF RAIN AT WILMINGTON THIS MONTH SET A NEW RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST TOTAL RAINFALL FOR OCTOBER ON RECORD. " - [ - + ]

South Carolina:

Florence - from NWS Wilmington (ILM): " RECORDS ESTABLISHED DURING THE MONTH: NEW RECORD ESTABLISHED FOR HIGHEST OCTOBER PRECIPITATION, BEATING THE OLD RECORD OF 10.83 INCHES IN 1990. " - [ + - ]

North Charleston - from NWS Charleston (CHS): " OCT 2 - RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 68 DEGREES, OCT 3 - RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 11.50 INCHES, OCT 4 - RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 2.81 INCHES, GREATEST 1-DAY PRECIPITATION TOTAL ON OCTOBER 3. WETTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD & 2ND WETTEST MONTH OF ALL TIME " - [ + + ]

Downtown Charleston - from NWS Charleston (CHS): " OCT 1 - RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 3.14 INCHES, OCT 3 - RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 9.25 INCHES, 3RD GREATEST 1-DAY PRECIPITATION TOTAL ON OCTOBER 3, WETTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD & 4TH WETTEST MONTH OF ALL TIME " - [ + + ]

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 2015-2016 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 Washington/Baltimore, VA/MD
     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