HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW 2016 VISITS AREA   Through GOOGLE web search, we are able to quickly take a look back at Tropical Storm/Hurricane Matthew as it affected our weather in early October 2016. Search results with a click here. Be sure to consider the accuracy and reliability of each source you review. Also, take a look at http://flhurricane.com/.

OCTOBER 2016 U.S. WINTER OUTLOOK PREDICTS WARMER, DIRER SOUTH AND COOLER, WETTER NORTH   "October 20, 2016: Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center issued the U.S. Winter Outlook, saying that La Nina is expected to influence winter conditions this year." Details with a click here!

EXPERT: RAMP-UP IN SIBERIAN SNOW COVER HINTS AT COLD WINTER FOR EASTERN U.S.   "October 14, 2016: Every October, seasonal forecasters pay close attention to the trends in snow cover in Siberia, as they have shown to have some relationship with winter weather conditions in the eastern United States. When Siberian autumn snow is expansive and increases quickly, it tends to favor a cold winter in the East; whereas, when it’s scarce, a mild winter is more likely. Read more here! "

TRACK OCTOBER 2016 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 October 2016. 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 2016 reports: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/161001_rpts.html

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 -

   DROUGHT MONITOR       Information on drought can be found at NOAA's Drought Information Center (http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/)

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 2016

State	Maximum Temperature	Minimum Temperature	Warmest Average Temperature	Coldest Average Temperature	Maximum Precipitation	Minimum Precipitation
Virginia	91° Charlottesville	30° Dulles	65.8° Norfolk (FHC)	57.8° Blacksburg	12.09" Norfolk (NOR)	0.62" Dulles
North Carolina	89° Charlotte	33° Asheville	68.9° Cape Hatteras	60.7° Asheville	15.02" Fayetteville	0.52" Asheville
South Carolina	89° Anderson Columbia Greenville-Spartanburg	38° Anderson Columbia	71.6° Downtown Charleston (CXM)	66.0° Greenville-Spartanburg	12.77" Florence	0.44" Greenville-Spartanburg

( 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	69.4	46.1	57.8	5.5	83	19	34	25,26	0	0	0	0	74%	30	290,300	21,22	3.6		0	0	0	0	7	LWX	2400
CHT	71.8	50.2	61.0	5.0	88.5	10	33.8	26	0	0	0	0	77%	14	360	22	0.3	360	0	0	0	0	0	LWX	2400
CHO	73.0	51.0	62.0	6.0	91	19	38	11,26	1	0	0	0		34	340,320	9,22	4.6		0	0	0	0	2	LWX	2400
DAN	73.7	49.1	61.4	1.9	86	9	36	23	0	0	0	0	74%	32	30,340,100	8,9,21	5.1		0	0	0	0	4	RNK	2400
DCA	71.5	54.7	63.1	3.6	87	19	41	26	0	0	0	0	70%	43	340,320,330	9,22,28	8.6		2	0	0	0	1	LWX	2400
IAD	70.7	48.2	59.4	3.4	87	19	30	26	0	0	1	0	69%	50	300	30	7.3		1	0	0	0	2	LWX	2400
GAV	73.33	52.01	62.67	3.31	89	19	38	23	0	0	0	0	75%	38	23	9			1	0	0	0	1	AKQ	2400
HDV	70.4	49.9	60.1	2.5	86	19	33	26	0	0	0	0	76%	17	225	22		203	0	0	0	0	0	LWX	2400
LYH	71.7	49.8	60.7	4.5	87	19	38	26	0	0	0	0	71%	31	40,200	8,27	4.8		0	0	0	0	1	RNK	2400
NPN	73.4	54.4	63.4	2.6	87.2	19	40.8	26	0	0	0	0		38	68	8	2.5	68	1	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
FHC	72.9	58.7	65.8	3.7	86	19	45	26	0	0	0	0	76%	44	25	8	6.0	360	0	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
NOR	72.0	55.1	63.5	2.4	84	19	43	23	0	0	0	0		40	45	3			1	0	0	0	1	AKQ	2400
ORF	73.5	57.5	65.5	3.4	87	19	45	29	0	0	0	0	72%	60	20	8	10.0		0	0	0	0	0	AKQ	2400
POR	73.0	55.8	64.4	2.6	85	19	41	23	0	0	0	0	81%	56	45	8	8.0	10	1	0	0	0	1	AKQ	2400
MEC	73.25	55.87	64.87		84	19	39	26	0	0	0	0	63%	26		9	5.1		1	0	0	0	2	AKQ	2400
CTR	73.1	50.6	61.8	3.5	87.4	19	36.9	25	0	0	0	0	84%	17	360	9	0.0	339	0	0	0	0	0	AKQ
RIC	73.0	51.7	62.4	2.7	87	19	37	23	0	0	0	0	72%	45	350	9	7.1		1	0	0	0	4	AKQ	2400
ROA	72.6	51.5	62.0	4.3	89	19	40	12,26	0	0	0	0	67%	43	300	22	5.7		0	0	0	0	1	RNK	2400
SVC	68.0	49.8	58.9	1.6	82	19	33	26	0	0	0	0							1	0	0	0	7	LWX	2400
WAL	71.1	54.4	62.8	3.7	84	19	38	26	0	0	0	0		47	330	9	9.0		2	0	0	0	2	AKQ	2400
WSH	69.5	51.2	60.4	4.14	85.5	19	38.6	26	0	0	0	0	80%	20	203	9	0.4	203	0	0	0	0	0	LWX	2400
Averages	71.95	52.27	62.09	3.52	86.3		38.1		0.0	0.0	0.05	0.0	74%	36.3			5.2		0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7
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	73.8	47.6	60.7	4.3	84	19,20	33	23	0	0	0	0	64%	50	330	9	5.2		0	0	0	0	4	GSP	2400
MRH	76.3	60.3	68.3	2.9	83	1	46	23,26	0	0	0	0		70	350	9	9.5		3	0	0	0	0	MHX	2400
CLT	76.8	51.6	64.2	3.9	89	19	37	26,23	0	0	0	0	64%	48	350	8	6.2		0	0	0	0	0	GSP	2400
ECG	74.4	55.9	65.1	2.7	85	19	40	23	0	0	0	0	75%	69	10	8	9.8		1	0	0	0	3	AKQ	2400
FAY	78.3	55.3	66.8	3.3	88	19	40	23	0	0	0	0	69%	62	10	8	7.5		0	0	0	0	4	RAH	2400
GSO	74.7	52.8	63.7	4.2	88	19	38	23	0	0	0	0	70%	38	310	21	6.9		0	0	0	0	3	RAH	2400
HSE	75.3	62.4	68.9	3.1	84	2	48	26	0	0	0	0	76%	62	130	8	9.2		0	0	0	0	0	MHX	2400
HKY	75.3	51.3	63.3	4.0	87	19	39	26	0	0	0	0		32	300,340	21,22	4.2		0	0	0	0	1	GSP	2400
LBT	78.5	54.1	66.3	2.9	86	1	38	23	0	0	0	0	69%	67	360	8	5.4		0	0	0	0	1	ILM	2400
EWN	77.0	56.7	66.9	2.8	86	19	41	26	0	0	0	0	74%	56	320	9	7.0		3	0	0	0	6	MHX	2400
RDU	75.3	53.5	64.4	3.2	88	19	39	26	0	0	0	0	73%	47	40	8	5.5		0	0	0	0	3	RAH	2400
RAL	75.6	51.5	63.6	2.4	88	19	36	26	0	0	0	0		18		9,21,22			0	0	0	0	0	RAH	2400
ILM	77.6	57.1	67.4	2.2	85	19	43	26	0	0	0	0	74%	70	350	8	7.6		2	0	0	0	4	ILM	2400
Averages	76.07	54.62	65.35	3.2	86.2		37.5		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	71%	53.0			7.0		0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2
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	79.7	53.5	66.6	5.3	89	19	38	23	0	0	0	0		35	320	21	4.9		0	0	0	0	0	GSP	2400
CAE	80.5	56.0	68.3	4.2	89	19	38	23	0	0	0	0	75%	46	10	8	4.7		0	0	0	0	6	CAE	2400
CRE	77.2	58.5	67.8	2.4	84	2	47	23,26	0	0	0	0	74%	70	350	8	7.3		1	0	0	0	5	ILM	2400
CHS	80.8	59.7	70.2	3.3	87	18,19	43	23	0	0	0	0		69	320	8	7.6		0	0	0	0	3	CHS	2400
CXM	78.0	65.1	71.6	3.0	84	3,19	51	23	0	0	0	0		53	60	7	8.3							CHS	2400
FLO	79.2	56.4	67.8	3.5	88	19	39	23	0	0	0	0	69%	67	350	8	6.3		0	0	0	0	3	ILM	2400
GSP	78.6	53.6	66.0	4.4	89	19	42	23	0	0	0	0	61%	36	20	8	5.6		0	0	0	0	0	GSP	2400
OGB	79.0	55.9	67.5	2.3	86	19	41	23	0	0	0	0		64	10	8	4.7		0	0	0	0	6	CAE	2400
Averages	79.13	57.34	68.23	3.55	87.0		42.4		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	70%	55.0			6.2		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3
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	75.6	46.3	60.9	4.6	86	19	33	23	0	0	0	0		30	360,250	8,18	2.9		0	0	0	0	4	MRX	2400
DAV	59.8	40.9	50.4		77	21	27	36	0	0	7	0												PBX	2400
STATION	T	T1	U	U1	V	V1	W	X	Y	Z	1	2	3	4	5	6	6A	7	7A	8	CWA	TIME RECORDED
BCB	2.15	-0.63	1.27	7	1.27	7	0	0	37.53					0.0	0.0						RNK	2400
CHT	0.82	-2.43	0.26	1	0.26	1	6	0	31.58					0.0	0.0	30.473	11	29.563	21	30.114	LWX	2400
CHO	0.75	-2.36	0.54	8	0.55	7-8	6	0	30.37									29.560	21		LWX	2400
DAN	5.01	1.48	3.76	8	3.81	7-8	4	2	44.18					0.0	0.0			29.680	21		RNK	2400
DCA	0.90	-2.50	0.26	21	0.34	8-9	7	0	28.32					0.0	0.0			29.560	21		LWX	2400
IAD	0.62	-2.60	0.20	1,8	0.20	1,8	6	0	31.39					0.0	0.0			29.560	21		LWX	2400
GAV	4.04	2.81			3.43	8-9	7	1	42.98					0.0	0.0	30.480	11	29.580	21	30.140	AKQ	2400
HDV	0.67	-3.42	0.2	1			11	0	34.31					0.0	0.0	30.460	26	29.550	21	30.005	AKQ	2400
LYH	1.73	-1.38	1.30	8	1.30	8	2	1	36.62					0.0	0.0			29.680	21		RNK	2400
NPN	9.72	4.96	6.71	8	9.15	8-9	6	2	58.86					0.0	0.0	30.430	26	29.510	21	29.970	AKQ	2400
FHC	8.87	5.45	6.71	8	8.71	8-9	6	2	58.01					0.0	0.0	30.432	16	29.519	21	30.103	AKQ	2400
NOR	12.09	8.06	8.42	8	11.55	8-9	6	2	71.42					0.0	0.0						AKQ	2400
ORF	9.43	6.01	7.44	8	9.24	8-9	7	2	65.34					0.0	0.0	30.450	26	29.520	21	29.985	AKQ	2400
POR	11.56	7.62	9.19	8	11.09	8-9	8	2	63.15					0.0	0.0	30.427	26	29.506	21	30.090	AKQ	2400
MEC	4.22		2.87	9	3.98	8-9	6	2	49.19					0.0	0.0						AKQ	2400
CTR	4.45	1.02	3.33	8	4.04	8-9	7	1	48.63					0.0	0.0	30.420	26	29.530	21	30.078	AKQ	2400
RIC	4.24	1.26	3.31	8	3.93	8-9	6	1	48.87					0.0	0.0	30.470	26	29.580	21	30.025	AKQ	2400
ROA	4.42	1.53	3.05	7	3.95	7-8	4	2	39.94					0.0	0.0			29.680	21		RNK	2400
SVC	1.13	-2.35	0.41	21	0.41	21	4	0	36.15					0.0	0.0						LWX	2400
WAL	7.35	4.18	3.40	9	6.28	8-9	7	2	51.27					0.0	0.0	30.450	26	29.480	21	29.965	AKQ	2400
WSH	1.14	-2.42	0.70	8	0.70	8	6	0	36.21					0.0	0.0	30.550	11	29.660	21	30.105	LWX	2400
Averages	4.54	1.21	3.17		4.21		5.8	1.0	44.97					0.0	0.0	30.458		29.572		30.053
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	0.52	-2.39	0.50	7	0.50	7	3	0	29.55					0.0	0.0	30.440	11	29.730	21	30.085	GSP	2400
MRH	1.68i	-2.20	0.57	7	1.08	6-7	4	0	50.40i					0.0	0.0			29.200	9		MHX	2400
CLT	2.78	-0.62	2.12	8	2.19	7-8	2	1	28.91					0.0	0.0	30.450	11	29.690	8	30.070	GSP	2400
ECG	10.28	7.21	8.22	8	9.34	8-9	5	2	50.66					0.0	0.0	30.440	26	29.510	9	29.975	AKQ	2400
FAY	15.02	11.81	14.00	8	14.81	7-8	4	1	52.80									29.660	21		RAH	2400
GSO	3.91	0.78	3.20	8	3.43	7-8	3	1	36.93					0.0	0.0			29.660	21		RAH	2400
HSE	5.04	-0.34	1.57	6	2.89	6-7	8	3	66.16					0.0	0.0			29.200	9		MHX	2400
HKY	1.01	-2.54	0.93	7	1.00	7-8	2	0	30.72							30.420	11	29.670	21	30.045	GSP	2400
LBT	12.77	10.20	12.83	8	12.55	11	3	1	56.38							30.410	26	29.380	8	29.895	ILM	2400
EWN	6.60	3.34	3.75	8	3.76	7-8	6	3	66.21					0.0	0.0			29.200	9		MHX	2400
RDU	7.10	3.85	6.45	8	6.47	8-9	5	1	48.46					0.0	0.0			29.660	21		RAH	2400
RAL	6.40	3.15			5.37	7-8	4	1	49.99					0.0	0.0						RAH	2400
ILM	6.78	2.89	5.66	8	5.69	7-8	5	1	64.18					0.0	0.0	30.400	26	29.200	8	29.800	ILM	2400
Averages	6.15	2.70	4.98		5.31		4.2	1.2	48.57					0.0	0.0	30.427		29.480		29.978
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	0.46	-2.65	0.46	7	0.46	7	1	0	20.50							30.420	11	29.740	21	30.080	GSP	2400
CAE	4.45	1.28	3.68	8	4.27	7-8	2	1	34.19					0.0	0.0			29.550	8		CAE	2400
CRE	9.38	5.50	7.94	8	8.42	7-8	2	2	53.43							30.380	26	28.960	8	29.670	ILM	2400
CHS	10.48	6.73	5.77	8	10.47	7-8	3	2	54.74					0.0	0.0	30.360	11	28.990	8	29.675	CHS	2400
CXM	8.20	4.53	4.36	7	4.36	7	2	2	42.07									28.780	8		CHS	2400
FLO	12.77	9.69	11.74	8	11.74	1	3	2	55.45							30.410	11	29.370	8	29.890	ILM	2400
GSP	0.44	-3.00	0.44	7	0.44	7	1	0	29.66					0.0	0.0	30.420	11	29.710	21	30.065	GSP	2400
OGB	6.94	3.55	4.57	8	4.57	8	2	2	37.02							30.430	11	29.550	8	29.990	CAE	2400
Averages	6.64	3.20	4.87		5.59		2.0	1.4	40.88					0.0	0.0	30.403		29.331		29.895
STATION	T	T1	U	U1	V	V1	W	X	Y	Z	1	2	3	4	5	6	6A	7	7A	8	CWA	TIME RECORDED
STATION	T	T1	U	U1	V	V1	W	X	Y	Z	1	2	3	4	5	6	6A	7	7A	8	CWA	TIME RECORDED
TRI	0.74	-1.36	0.42	2	0.44	20-21	5	0	27.26					0.0	0.0	30.380	11	29.690	21	30.035	MRX	2400
DAV	3.33		0.70	8			12	0	43.66	0.6	23	1	0	0.6	0.6						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. -from NWS LWX, Sterling, VA: " THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL...AND RANKED AS THE 11TH WARMEST OCTOBER ON RECORD. MONTHLY PRECIPITATION WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL...AND RANKED AS THE 19TH DRIEST OCTOBER ON RECORD. THE STRETCH OF ABNORMAL WARMTH FROM THE 17TH THROUGH THE 21ST RANKED AS THE WARMEST 5 DAY PERIOD DURING THE SECOND HALF OF OCTOBER ON RECORD. TWO DAILY WARM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET LAST MONTH. THE LOW OF 65 DEGREES ON THE 19TH TIED THE RECORD PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1905. THE LOW OF 68 DEGREES ON THE 20TH BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 64 SET IN 1885 AND 1877. CLIMATE RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT AT RONALD REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT SINCE AUGUST OF 1941. ADDITIONAL TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR THE WASHINGTON DC AREA EXTEND BACK TO JANUARY OF 1872. PRECIPITATION RECORDS EXTEND BACK TO JANUARY OF 1871. SNOWFALL RECORDS BEGAN IN JULY OF 1884. " - [ + - ] -

Chantilly - from Russ Topping: " This October was one of the warmest and driest on record. The October mean monthly temperature was much above normal and precipitation was way below normal. The mean monthly temperature was 61.0° (+5.0°). The mean high temperature was 71.8° (+3.6°) and the mean low temperature was 50.2° (+6.4°). A record high temperature was set on the 17th (86°), 18th (87°), 20th (84°), and 21st (76°). A record maximum low temperature was set on the 19th (63°) and 20th (66°). October precipitation of 0.82” was way below average (-2.43”). Measurable rainfall fell on only 6 days. Maximum 24 hr precipitation of 0.26” fell on the 1st. Thunder was heard on the 30th. Dense fog was observed on the 13th and 16th. *Please note, anemometer is currently partially obstructed from the North and East " - [ + - ]

Dulles -from NWS LWX, Sterling, VA - " THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS WELL ABOVE NORMAL...AND RANKED AS THE 4TH WARMEST OCTOBER ON RECORD. MONTHLY PRECIPITATION WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL...AND RANKED AS THE 3RD DRIEST OCTOBER ON RECORD. THE STRETCH OF ABNORMAL WARMTH FROM THE 17TH THROUGH THE 21ST RANKED AS THE WARMEST 5 DAY PERIOD DURING THE SECOND HALF OF OCTOBER ON RECORD. FIVE DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET LAST MONTH. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 84 DEGREES ON THE 17TH BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 83 SET IN 1963. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 85 DEGREES ON THE 18TH BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 82 SET IN 2007 AND 1963. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 87 DEGREES ON THE 19TH BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 83 SET IN 1991 AND 1963. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 83 DEGREES ON THE 20TH TIED THE RECORD PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1969. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 84 DEGREES ON THE 30TH BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 81 SET IN 1996. TWO DAILY WARM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE SET LAST MONTH. THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 64 DEGREES ON THE 19TH BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 60 SET IN 2011. THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 65 DEGREES ON THE 20TH BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 59 SET IN 1993. CLIMATE RECORDS AT WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BEGAN IN NOVEMBER OF 1962. " - [ + - ] -

Seven Corners/Fairfax County - from member John Iekel: " OCTOBER 2016 WAS THE 2ND WARMEST OCTOBER I HAVE RECORDED. IT WAS ALSO VERY DRY. VERY DENSE FOG OF THE 7TH AND THE SQUALL LINE OF THE 30TH WERE THE MOST NOTEWORTHY EVENTS. " - [ + - ]

Herndon - from member Randy Ashby: " October was above normal for temperature and below normal for precipitation. The temperatures ranged between a high of 86 and a low of 33 and was 2.5 degrees above normal. We did see scattered frost on the 26th, the day we recorded a low of 33 degrees. On the precipitation side, the month was 3.42” below normal, with only 0.67” measured; we are now about 5.30” below normal for precipitation for the year. " - [ + - ]

Portsmouth - from Bill Trotter (POR): " OCTOBER 2016 WAS THE 2nd WETTEST OCTOBER IN THE STATION DATABASE TO 1976. The top five wettest Octobers include: 1) 11.60" in 1990 2) 11.56" 2016 3) 8.81" 2012 4) 8.30" 2005 5) 8.08" 1995. The month's average temperature of 64.4° was 2.6° ABOVE NORMAL. Precipitation (11.56") was ABOVE NORMAL by 7.62" or 293% of the October average rainfall during the period from 1976 to 2015. At month's end, rainfall for the year totaled 63.15" (+19.42" or 144% of normal). Frontal passages occurred on the 4th (onshore), 9th, 14th, 21st, 24th, 28th, and 31st. STATION RECORDS: 1st - TEMPERATURE Maximum Minimum 72° [previous 70° 1979], 8th - WIND GUST 56mph [previous 46mph in 1996], 8th - RAINFALL 9.19" [previous 6.05" in 2005], 8-9th - RAINFALL 11.14" - ALL-TIME MAX STORM TOTAL surpassing the 10.10" of 9/15-16/2010; this rainfall total resulted from the passing of Hurricane Matthew to the south, then southeast and east of the station. 9th - WIND GUST 48mph [previous 38mph in 2013], 10th - WIND GUST 35mph [30mph], and 19th - TEMPERATURE Maximum 85° [previous 84° 2007]. To view the station monthly and year-to-date climatological summary (LCD) for this Portsmouth station, please click here. " - [ + + ]

Glen Allen - from Lowell Koontz (GAV): " Glen Allen had the warmest October on record. The month started out cloudy and wet with low temperature ranges and 88% of the month’s precipitation on the 8th and 9th. There was only 0.10 inches of rain for the rest of the month. The last two-thirds of the month was sunny with large temperature ranges and heavy dews and no killing frost. Glen Allen also had the second highest average ground temperature at one foot on record for October. The monthly mean temperature was 62.7°F +3.3°F departure when compared to the eight-year average. The lowest minimum temperature was 37.9°F on the 23rd which is the highest minimum temperature on record for October. The month’s maximum temperature of 89.3°F on the 19th was the second highest maximum temperature on record for October and the highest for so late in October. The 3.43 inches of precipitation on the 8th and 9th was from Tropical Storm Matthew and both the calendar day rain (2.81 inches) and the 24-hour rainfall (3.43 inches) were the most precipitation since Tropical Storm Irene on Aug. 27, 2011. The total October precipitation was 4.04 inches which was a 0.60-inch departure. There were seven days with measurable precipitation. The maximum wind gust of 38 mph on the 9th was from Matthew which set a record for the maximum wind gust for October. The highest one day wind run on the 9th was 206.8 miles which was the second highest on record for October. This October was the clearest on record and the 5th clearest for all months. " - [ + + ]

Richmond - from contributor Lowell Koontz (GAV): " The Richmond Airport had two daily records this month. The 3.31 inches of rain on the 8th set a new record for the date; the previous record was 2.94 inches in 1996. This was also the 6th greatest October precipitation in a calendar day. The total precipitation for October was 4.24 inches making it the 33rd wettest October. This was also a +1.26-inch departure for October. The 87°F maximum temperature on the 19th tied the record set in 1938 for the date and was also the high temperature for the month. The October mean temperature was 62.4°F which was the 14th warmest October since 1897 and was a +2.7° departure from average. The lowest daily mean temperature was 50°F on the 26th which was the 10th warmest on record for October. The highest minimum temperature was 61°F on the 8th. Only 1995 with a minimum of 63°F was higher for the month of October. " - [ + + ]

North Carolina:

Fayetteville - from NWS RAH: " A RECORD RAINFALL OF 14.00 INCHES WAS SET AT FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 8TH. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 3.40 INCHES SET IN 1996. THIS ALSO BROKE THE ALL-TIME DAILY RECORD RAINFALL OF 8.25 INCHES SET ON SEPTEMBER 16TH OF 1989. " - [ + + ]

Greensboro - from NWS RAH: " A RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL OF 3.20 INCHES WAS SET AT PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 8TH. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 1.60 INCHES SET IN 1910. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 88 DEGREES WAS SET AT PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 19TH. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 86 DEGREES SET IN 1938. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 84 DEGREES WAS SET AT PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 30TH. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 83 DEGREES SET IN 1996. " - [ + + ]

Raleigh - from NWS RAH: " A RECORD RAINFALL OF 6.45 INCHES WAS SET AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 8TH. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 2.54 INCHES SET IN 1996. THIS ALSO BROKE THE ALL-TIME DAILY RECORD RAINFALL OF 5.96 INCHES SET ON OCTOBER 1ST OF 1929. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 88 DEGREES WAS SET AT RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 19TH. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 87 SET IN 1941. " - [ + + ]

Raleigh - from member Bob Woodson (RAL): " OCTOBER WAS 'VERY WET YET VERY DRY' AS 6.37” WAS RECORDED FROM HURRICANE MATTHEW WHILE THE REST OF THE MONTH ONLY 0.03” WAS MEASURED. PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR IS NOW 11.6 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATUE WAS 2.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. " - [ + + ]

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 2016-2017 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 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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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