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SUMMARY OF
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
SEPTEMBER 2005
...WARM & DRY...
For the second consecutive month, most all areas recorded warm and dry conditions.
In fact, Lowell in Annandale, VA and Erica in close-by Falls Church had the
driest Septembers in their databases, 25 years for Lowell and 11 years for Erica.
In Woodstock Virginia, Lauck reported his driest September in 20 years of records and also his
2nd warmest. Likewise, Russ in Herndon reported his driest September and one of the warmest.
Dulles had its second warmest September while rainfall of only 0.15" made it the
driest September on record.
In North Carolina, temps were highest above normal over the south-central and
central portions of the Tar Heel State. Raleigh had its 4th driest September.
In South Carolina, average temperatures
were consistently 3½ to 4° above normal except in Greenville-Spartanburg where the monthly average
was 5° above normal. Charleston and Florence had their driest Septembers ever and Charleston had
its second driest month ever.
As Hurricane Ophelia
moved NE along the Carolinas' coasts late in the month,
heavy rains pushed monthly totals to above normal there, particularly over
extreme southern coastal North Carolina.
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Roger writes: "My location is [click here->]
37.24 N 79.01 W.
I am 9.4 miles east of Lynchburg. Concord is 5½ miles to my east. I
basically love to track and keep up with weather, weather
patterns, climate changes and consistancy of changes and how it all relates
to general public use and safety and economic impacts of the areas effected."
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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.
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Station Extremes - SEPTEMBER 2005
|
State
|
Maximum Temperature
|
Minimum
Temperature
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Warmest
Average
Temperature
|
Coldest
Average
Temperature
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Maximum
Precipitation
|
Minimum
Precipitation
|
|
Virginia
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98°
Richmond
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35°
New Market
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75.8°
Norfolk (ORF)
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66.4°
Blacksburg
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3.73"
Norfolk (FHC)
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0.08"
Richmond
|
|
North Carolina
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96°
Lumberton
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51°
Asheville
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78.2°
Lumberton
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68.6°
Asheville
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8.26"
Wilmington
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0.08"
Hickory
|
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South Carolina
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98°
Orangeburg
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59°
Greenville-Spartanburg
|
79.6°
Orangeburg
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76.1°
Anderson
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6.51"
North Myrtle Beach
|
TRACE
Columbia
|
( 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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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
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ANN 81.03 62.20 71.62 +3.98 88 15,23 44 30 0 0 0 0 66% 25 N 29 1 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
BCB 79.7 53.1 66.4 +3.4 87 15,23 37 30 0 0 0 0 63% 21 340° 20 3.0 0 0 0 0 8 50% 2400 RNK
BRI 81.2 58.2 69.7 +3.8 89 15 41 30 0 0 0 0 34% 1 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
CCV 79 65 72 +5 92 23 54 27 2 0 0 0 72% 30 230° 26 3.0 WSW 0 0 0 0 15 25% 2400 BCB
CEN 81.8 61.4 71.6 +5.1 90 23 43 30 1 0 0 0 64% 30 335° 29 1.8 NNW 0 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
CHO 83.0 57.3 70.1 +0.9 94 23 40 30 1 0 0 0 28 210° 26 1.6 2 0 0 0 4 2400 LWX
HVA 86.3 62.1 69.1 +3.6 92.7 16, 54.1 12 5 0 0 0 22 SW 14 1.3 S 1 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
17
DAN 86.4 60.7 73.5 +3.1 93 20,23 51 9,30 10 0 0 0 % 35 310° 20 5.6 2 0 0 0 7 % 2400 RNK
DCA 84.7 65.3 75.0 +4.5 93 23 50 30 7 0 0 0 57% 30 230° 6 7.7 1 0 0 0 0 40% 2400 LWX
30 360
IAD 84.5 59.4 72.0 +4.7 93 23 40 30 5 0 0 0 % 32 320° 29 5.3 0 0 0 0 0 % 2400 LWX
FCH 83.5 64.6 74.1 91 23 45 30 3 0 0 0 35 29 1 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
HAM 81 67 74.0 +2.0 91 17 55 25 1 0 0 0 60% 29 N 20 6.0 NE 4 0 0 0 5 50% 2400 AKQ
HER 81.4 60.2 70.8 +3.5 89.6 23 42.9 30 1 0 0 0 21 29 0 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
HRN 80.9 59.2 69.9 +2.6 88.1 13 39.9 30 0 0 0 0 70% 27 S 29 2.2 N 0 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
LYH 83.3 58.2 70.8 +3.7 94 23 45 30 2 0 0 0 67% 28 220° 26 3.2 1 0 0 0 4 20% 2400 RNK
NEW 81.63 54.36 69.99 +1.0 89 23 35 30 0 0 0 0 58% 21 S 26 5.93 S 0 0 0 0 12 1800 LWX
NPN 85.0 65.8 74.4 96 17 55 30 5 0 0 0 25 NE 10 2 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
NOR 82.8 66.3 74.6 +2.8 93 17 57 28,30 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
ORF 82.3 69.3 75.8 +3.7 92 17 61 28 2 0 0 0 73% 48 280° 18 9.3 7 0 0 0 1 30% 2400 AKQ
FHC 81.97 68.23 75.10 92 17 59 28 2 0 0 0 77% 30 188° 18 3.2 NNE 4 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
POR 83.2 67.2 75.2 +2.6 93 17 59 28 1 0 0 0 80% 30 023° 20 3.5 073° 3 0 0 0 0 30% 2400 AKQ
CTR 85.6 60.7 71.7 +1.9 95.1 23 48.9 28 4 0 0 0 78% 14 SW 14 0.1 E 1 0 0 0 0 33% 2400 AKQ
MEC 88.23 60.92 74.58 94 20,25 47 30 4 0 0 9 S 6 1 0 0 0 0 1700 AKQ
RIC 87.4 63.7 75.6 +5.8 98 23 51 30 10 0 0 0 64% 30 320° 26 5.7 0 0 0 0 2 40% 2400 AKQ
RGL 85.0 61.0 73.0 +3.0 95 23 45 30 6 0 0 0 65% 20 NNE 6 1.0 S 0 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
ROA 82.5 59.8 71.2 +3.5 92 23 43 30 2 0 0 0 64% 31 300° 29 4.8 1 0 0 0 0 30% 2400 RNK
AKQ 86 61 73.5 94 23 50 28 7 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
WAL 81.7 63.9 72.8 +4.3 89 17 50 30 0 0 0 0 48 310° 17 8.6 1 0 0 0 2 2400 AKQ
WOO 79.3 61.0 70.2 +2.8 86 23,24,44 30 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 2400 LWX
25
WSH 79.6 58.8 69.2 +2.8 88.6 23 42.7 30 0 0 0 0 72% 12 E,SE,27 0.2 N 2 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
SSE
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NORTH CAROLINA
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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 R2 S CWA
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AVL 80.7 56.4 68.6 +2.7 86 15,20 51 8,12 0 0 0 0 71% 25 330° 29 3.8 0 0 0 0 13 30% 2400 GSP
MRH 83.7 71.8 77.8 89 3 65 28 0 0 0 0 63 090° 14 9.8 3 0 0 0 2 2400 MHX
CLT 86.9 63.5 75.2 +2.4 92 15,21 56 9 9 0 0 0 65% 33 320° 16 6.4 1 0 0 0 0 40% 2400 GSP
ECG 84.3 66.4 75.4 +2.1 92 17 55 9 1 0 0 0 73% 39 050° 15 10.2 4 0 0 0 7 30% 2400 AKQ
FAY 88.1 68.0 78.1 95 16,17 61 10 11 0 0 0 66% 35 020° 14 7.9 0 0 0 0 4 30% 2400 RAH
GSO 84.5 63.2 73.8 +4.0 92 23 54 30 4 0 0 0 69% 31 280° 16 6.5 1 0 0 0 4 30% 2400 RAH
HSE 83.0 72.9 78.0 +3.2 88 2 67 28 0 0 0 0 83 030° 15 11.6 0 0 0 0 1 2400 MHX
HKY 84.9 61.9 73.4 +3.5 92 15 55 12,30 5 0 0 0 23 300° 16 4.3 0 0 0 0 2 2400 GSP
LBT 88.6 67.8 78.2 +6.1 96 17 62 5 13 0 0 0 69% 32 010° 10 7.1 0 0 0 0 3 30% 2400 ILM
32 320° 14
MNC 86.3 62.1 69.1 +3.6 92.7 16, 54.1 12 5 0 0 0 22 SW 14 1.3 1 0 0 0 0 2400 RAH
17
EWN 85.6 68.4 77.0 +3.0 92 18 62 9,28 4 0 0 0 51 050° 14 8.2 1 0 0 0 7 2400 MHX
RAL 87.2 61.7 74.5 +3.3 95 17 54 9 10 0 0 0 31 21 6.6 1 0 0 0 1 2400 RAH
29 080° 13
RDU 87.3 64.7 76.0 +4.8 95 17 57 9,28 10 0 0 0 66% 29 030° 11 6.6 1 0 0 0 4 50% 2400 MHX
29 080° 13
ROX 86.0 59.2 74.0 +5.4 93 19,23 51 30 8 0 0 0 72% 29 NW 16 VRB 1 0 0 0 2 32% 2200 RAH
ILM 86.0 69.7 77.9 +2.8 93 17,18 63 5 6 0 0 0 73% 68 340° 14 9.3 1 0 0 0 2 30% 2400 ILM
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SOUTH CAROLINA
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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 R2 S CWA
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AND 87.3 64.9 76.1 +3.9 93 15 60 9 11 0 0 0 28 050° 11 5.3 1 0 0 0 1 2400 GSP
CAE 89.8 67.1 78.4 +3.8 97 16,17 61 4,9 17 0 0 0 26 060° 5 5.9 0 0 0 0 2 2400 CAE
CRE 85.2 70.2 77.7 +3.5 91 3,16 63 5 2 0 0 0 39 060° 13 8.2 2 0 0 0 2 2400 CHS
CHS 87.6 70.7 79.1 +3.0 96 16 66 5 8 0 0 0 38 330 13 8.4 1 0 0 0 1 2400 CHS
FLO 88.9 67.6 78.2 +3.6 96 17,18 61 10 14 0 0 0 30 320° 14 7.7 3 0 0 0 8 2400 ILM
GSP 87.7 65.4 76.6 +5.0 93 15,19 59 9 10 0 0 0 60% 28 350° 16 5.7 0 0 0 0 0 20% 2400 GSP
OGB 90.6 68.6 79.6 98 18 64 4,29 17 0 0 0 38 310° 29 5.9 2 0 0 0 8 2400 CAE |
NEARBY STATIONS
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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 R2 S CWA
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TRI 84.8 55.8 70.3 +3.7 91 23 45 30 5 0 0 0 26 150° 25 2.6 0 0 0 0 5 2400 MRX
DAV 70.4 51.7 61.0 76 17 33 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0700 PBZ |
(Please
note the column denotations table below.)
PRECIPITATION / BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
VIRGINIA
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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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ANN 0.27 -3.95 0.15 14 0.15 14 3 0 31.78 0.0 0.0 21.1 30.45 6 29.76 26 30.10 2400
BCB 0.25 -3.14 0.25 26 0.25 26 1 0 26.99 0.0 0.0 23.1 2400
BRI 0.96 -2.70 0.92 16 0.92 16 2 0 21.44 0.0 0.0 11.0 30.28 6 29.91 1, 30.28 1615/1600
29
CCV 0.08 -3.75 0.08 26 0.08 26 1 0 23.44 0.0 0.0 30.38 3 29.82 26 29.97 2400
CEN 0.17 -3.30 0.11 26 0.11 26 4 0 31.07 0.0 0.0 21.1 30.46 6 29.78 26 30.12 2400
CHO 0.76 -4.09 0.43 16 0.44 16-17 8 0 26.77 0.0 0.0 30.43 6 29.77 26 2400
HVA 0.85 -1.82 0.68 20 0.68 20 5 0 0.0 0.0 9.0 30.267 7 29.811 14 2400
DAN 0.31 -3.77 0.20 16 0.21 16-17 4 0 21.45 0.0 0.0 4.3 30.37 6 29.84 26 2400
DCA 0.11 -3.68 0.09 26 0.09 26 3 0 29.71 0.0 0.0 12.4 30.45 6 29.76 26 2400
IAD 0.15 -3.67 0.13 26 0.13 13 3 0 29.96 0.0 0.0 17.3 30.45 6 29.75 26 2400
FCH 0.12 0.07 26 0.07 26 3 0 24.37 0.0 0.0 16.0 2400
HAM 1.41 -3.00 0.87 20 1.00 20-21 6 0 25.29 0.0 0.0 14.0 30.50 18 29.69 6 30.07 2400
HER 0.18 -3.64 0.14 26 0.14 26 3 0 31.84 0.0 0.0 19.4 2400
HRN 0.25 -3.57 0.13 26 0.13 26 4 0 30.44 0.0 0.0 19.0 30.408 6 29.736 26 30.08 2400
LYH 0.12 -3.76 0.10 26 0.10 26 0 0 22.44 0.0 0.0 6.1 30.42 6 29.82 26 2400
NEW 0.18 -2.50 0.09 23 4 0 24.92 0.0 0.0 23 ¼ 30.46 6 1700
NPN 1.67 1.08 20 1.13 20-21 6 1 28.98 0.0 0.0 18.5 30.31 6 29.74 1 2400
NOR 3.26 -1.36 1.48 18 10 2 41.63 0.0 0.0 7.8 2400
ORF 2.90 -1.16 1.35 20 1.37 20-21 7 1 32.49 0.0 0.0 8.0 30.35 6 29.80 1 2400
FHC 3.73 2.46 18 2.46 18 9 1 36.89 0.0 0.0 8.0 30.332 6 29.796 1 30.057 2400
POR 2.36 -2.39 0.97 19 0.97 19 9 0 33.28 0.0 0.0 8.3 30.360 6 29.808 1 30.086 2400
CTR 0.35 -3.75 0.21 14 0.21 14 3 0 21.91 0.0 0.0 5.3 30.37 6 29.80 26 30.071 2400
MEC 0.21 0.11 27 0.11 27 3 0 22.07 0.0 0.0 10.4 30.15 6 29.62 26 1700
RIC 0.08 -3.90 0.04 20 0.04 20 10 0 28.18 0.0 0.0 5.6 30.41 6 29.82 26 2400
RGL 0.23 -3.13 0.09 23 0.09 23 4 0 26.15 0.0 0.0 3.7 30.41 6 29.79 7 30.10 2400
ROA 0.23 -3.62 0.19 16 0.19 16 3 0 26.84 0.0 0.0 16.1 30.43 6 29.84 26 2400
AKQ 0.37 0.18 20 0.18 20 7 0 28.65 0.0 0.0 9.1 2400
WAL 0.83 -2.67 0.69 17 0.69 17 2 0 28.86 0.0 0.0 9.0 30.39 6 29.77 1 2400
WOO 0.80 -3.12 0.62 16-17 4 0 24.51 0.0 0.0 16.1 30.54 6 29.98 29 0800
WSH 1.17 -5.77 0.51 23 0.51 23 7 0 27.56 0.0 0.0 9.0 30.49 6 29.82 26 2400 |
NORTH 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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AVL 0.34 -3.27 0.20 26 0.23 25-26 4 0 38.81 0.0 0.0 6.6 2400
MRH 3.80 1.97 24 2.41 13-14 11 2 38.54 0.0 0.0 T 2400
CLT 0.36 -3.35 0.18 29 0.18 29 4 0 28.91 0.0 0.0 T 2400
ECG 1.31 -3.76 0.40 16 0.42 15-16 7 0 32.75 0.0 0.0 3.3 30.32 6 29.77 15 2400
FAY 2.20 0.93 14 0.97 13-14 7 0 23.32 0.0 0.0 2400
GSO 0.23 -4.07 0.13 20 0.13 20 4 0 21.24 0.0 0.0 1.7 2400
HSE 3.98 -1.70 1.93 15 1.93 15 11 1 44.14 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
HKY 0.08 -4.16 0.05 26 0.06 26-27 3 0 31.98 0.0 0.0 3.0 30.34 6 29.85 26 2400
LBT 1.33 -3.28 0.68 14 0.68 14 4 0 18.42 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.27 6 29.70 14 2400
MNC 0.85 -1.82 0.68 20 0.68 20 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.5 30.267 7 29.811 14 2400
EWN 5.17 3.70 14 3.86 14-15 8 1 37.65 0.0 0.0 1.5 2400
RAL 0.72 -3.54 0.42 20-21 6 0 26.46 0.0 0.0 1.1 30.28 25 29.87 14 1900
RDU 0.82 -3.44 0.61 20 0.61 20 5 0 23.39 0.0 0.0 0.2 2400
ROX 1.47 -2.02 0.89 20 0.89 20 5 0 28.57 0.0 0.0 5.7 30.41 6 29.90 14, 2200
26
ILM 8.26 +1.47 5.87 14 7 2 56.19 0.0 0.0 T 30.22 6 29.22 14 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 0.36 -3.83 0.33 29 0.34 28-29 3 0 40.31 0.0 0.0 1.0 30.30 6 29.87 14 2400
CAE T -3.94 T 25 T 25 0 0 36.56 0.0 0.0 T 30.25 6 29.82 14 2400
27 27
CRE 6.51 +0.93 4.22 14 5.53 13-14 8 2 43.99 0.0 0.0 T 30.21 19 29.52 14 2400
CHS 0.97 -5.01 0.57 28 0.57 28 8 0 34.15 0.0 0.0 T 2400
FLO 0.01 -3.66 0.01 21 0.01 21 1 0 33.11 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.24 6 29.73 14 2400
GSP 0.16 -3.68 0.16 29 0.16 29 10 0 40.41 0.0 0.0 1.2 2400
OGB 0.54 0.37 29 0.37 29 4 0 31.44 0.0 0.0 T 30.22 6 29.80 14 2400 |
NEARBY STATIONS
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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 0.76 -2.32 0.35 29 0.35 29 3 0 30.93 0.0 0.0 4.0 2400
DAV 1.36 0.55 1 6 0 43.86 0.0 0.0 162.1 0700 |
Virginia:
Annandale
- Lowell sends these additional notes:
"
September was the driest on record here in the last 25 years
with only 0.27 inches of precipitation. September was the driest in
Washington DC in recorded history. (Records since 1871) It was also very
warm for September and the third warmest in the last 25 years,
only 1980 and 1998 were warmer.
September only had three days with measurable rain the least in
September in the last 25 years. The 0.27 inches of rain for
September was a -3.95 inch departure. Only two months in the last
312 months has the precipitation total for the month been less than
this September's total. September's average sky cover made it the
third clearest September in the last 25-years with only 1983 and 1985
being clearer. Also with the clear skies and little rain the lowest
relative humidity for September was 19% the least recorded in
September (records since 1980.)
September's mean average temperature was 71.6°F which was a +3.9°F
departure. The maximum temperature for September was 88°F on the
15th and 23rd.
September's average temperature range was 18.8°F the most in
September since 1985 due to the clear skies of this month.
The maximum wind gust of only 25 mph from the north
occurred on the 29th at 1500 and the wind run for the
month was the lowest for September since wind run
records were started in 2002.
The highest barometer was 30.45 inches on the
6th which was the highest barometer recorded
in September since 2000.
September DAILY Records Tied or Broken - (25-Years of records):
2 HIGH maximum temperature: 15, 23;
4 HIGH minimum temperature: 14, 15, 16, 26;
1 daily HIGH range temperature: 22;
1 daily LOW range temperature: 24." -
[ + - ]
Arlington
- Report from NWS LWX:
"
SEPTEMBER 2005 WAS THE DRIEST SEPTEMBER ON RECORD AT REAGAN NATIONAL
AIRPORT WITH ONLY ELEVEN HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL. THE NEXT
DRIEST SEPTEMBER ON RECORD IS NOW 1884 WITH FOURTEEN HUNDREDTHS OF
AN INCH...FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH IN 1967. A COLD
FRONT THAT CROSSED THE REGION ON THE 29TH BROUGHT THE GREATEST
24-HOUR RAINFALL WITH ONLY NINE HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. THERE WERE A
COUPLE OF DAYS WITH RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA...BUT THEY DID NOT
AMOUNT TO MUCH. TWO DAYS REPORTED ONE HUNDREDTH OF AN INCH AND FOUR
DAYS REPORTED A TRACE.
THE HEAT WAS ALSO REMARKABLE IN SEPTEMBER 2005. THE MEAN TEMPERATURE
FOR THE MONTH...75.0 DEGREES...WAS 4.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS
TIES 1970 AS THE FIFTH WARMEST SEPTEMBER
ON RECORD. THE WARMEST
SEPTEMBER ON RECORD WAS IN 1881 WITH A MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 78.2
DEGREES. THERE WERE SEVEN DAYS WHEN THE MERCURY ROSE TO 90 DEGREES
OR HIGHER. THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER IN THE
LAST 134 YEARS IS ONLY THREE.
" [ + - ]
Bridgewater
- "
There haven't been too many thunderstorms this year. We only had one
in September, and there have been only been 12 so far this year. We
usually get 20 to 25 a year. The precipitation for the year is now 7.59
inches below normal. It is very dry over here in the Shenandoah Valley.
- [ + - ] - report from Clayton
Centreville
- "
While the lack of rainfall during September has made weather headlines in
these parts, little mention is recalled about 65% of our monthly rainfall
total falling in just two and a half hours. Or that 95% of our monthly
rainfall total never touched the ground. These are seldom reported facts of
very little value about the significance of our 0.11" downpour during the
afternoon of September 26th. And now for some less watered-down September
stats. Higher than normal temperatures for the month were also on the minds
of the faithful record seekers. As September and its heat progressed, the
mean daily high of +5.1° above the 66.5° normal was achieved at month's end.
This is the second highest deviation above normal so far this year.
February and August are still tied for first place with 4.4° over the normal
monthly average. A maximum high of 90° for September was recorded on the
23rd that helped set the average high of 81.8° to the plus side of averages
by nearly 3°. This September, our lows were low, but not nearly enough for
any of the record books. A minimum of 43° on the 30th was of little help
in keeping our average lows even reasonably close to 53.9° where they are
expected. Instead, our average low temperature was 7.5° warmer that the
usual 61.4°; another silver medal for the month, coming in next to August.
I feel that this isn't a proper place for bragging except to note that our
arc launching deluge mentioned above played a major role in Centreville
achieving a record 0.17" of rain for the month; 3.30" below or 5% of our
3.47" quota. Happy Halloween everyone!
" - [ + - ]
Clark County
- "
September was an extremely dry month with little rain and temperatures in
the mid 80's. The precipitation for the month was 3.75 inches
below normal. Most surrounding areas also saw little or no precipitation.
Most of the thunderstorm activity was of the pop corn variety with
approximately 0.08 - 0.30 inches of rain in a few surrounding locations.
These thunderstorms were extremely localized to one area and
sted only 30 minutes at most before dissipating. Humidity levels during
the afternoons seldom reached over 55 per cent with 50 per cent being the
norm for most afternoons from 2pm through sunset. Temperatures were on
average 10° F above normal in the afternoons with returns to normal at night
and mornings. Over all, other than little precipitation, the weather
has been extremely good with warm weather and low humidity.
"
- [ + - ] - report from Roger
Dulles
- "
SEPTEMBER 2005 WAS THE DRIEST ON RECORD
AT WASHINGTON DULLES AIRPORT
WITH ONLY FIFTEEN HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL. THE NEXT DRIEST
SEPTEMBER IS NOW 1967 WHEN SIXTY-TWO HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH
FELL...FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY SEVENTY-EIGHT HUNDREDTHS IN 1978. A COLD
FRONT THAT CROSSED THE REGION ON THE 29TH BROUGHT THE BEST 24-HOUR RAINFALL
WITH ONLY THIRTEEN HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. TWO OTHER DAYS REPORTED
ONLY ONE HUNDREDTH OF AN INCH.
TO MAKE THE EXCEPTIONALLY DRY CONDITIONS EVEN WORSE...SEPTEMBER 2005 WAS
THE SECOND WARMEST ON RECORD WITH A MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 72.0
DEGREES...FOLLOWING CLOSELY BEHIND 1998 WHEN THE MEAN TEMPERATURE
WAS 72.7 DEGREES. THERE WERE FIVE DAYS WHEN THE HIGH TEMPERATURE
ROSE TO 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER. THREE OF THOSE DAYS WERE CONSECUTIVE
STARTING ON SEPTEMBER 15TH. THE LAST TIME AN EVENT LIKE THIS
HAPPENED WAS THE FIVE DAY PERIOD BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 12, 1998.
" - [ + - ] - report from Guyer at KLWX, NWS Sterling
Falls Church
- "
A warm and very dry month. My driest September since I've been keeping records (1994).
" - [ + - ] - report from Erica
Herndon
- Bob reports:"
My average MAX temperature was 2.5° ABOVE
the Dulles "normal" and the average MIN was 4.6°
ABOVE "normal". Groundwater level in the USGS observation well at
Reston had a net decline of about 1.4 feet
" - [ + - ]
Herndon
- Russ notes:
"
September was much warmer and drier than normal. Temperatures were 2.6
degrees above average and rainfall was 3.57" below normal. This was
my driest and one of the warmest Septembers on record.
As you'll see in my October data next month, we made up the rainfall deficit in
2 days in October. It was a very short-lived drought, thanks to the remnants
of Tammy. She dumped over 6 inches on us in 2 days. The ground here just
soaked it all up. Not much flooding. Not like what they saw in New England.
" - [ + - ]
Portsmouth
- "
Another warmer and drier than normal September with the
monthly temp average 2.6° ABOVE normal (nearly double that of August's departure)
while rainfall was only 50% of
the norm or -2.39".
September 2005 station records include:
11TH - WIND GUST 29 MPH [PREVIOUS 28 MPH 1992];
15TH - TEMPERATURE - MAXIMUM MINIMUM 77° [PREVIOUS 73° 2002];
16TH - TEMPERATURE - MAXIMUM MINIMUM 74° [PREVIOUS 73° 1991];
23RD - TEMPERATURE - TIE - MAXIMUM 88° [PREVIOUS 1988];
29TH - TEMPERATURE - TIE - MAXIMUM 82° [PREVIOUS 1986].
The first half of the month was incredibly dry (only a trace!) but thunderstorm
activity on the 18th, 20th, and 24th gave periodic respite in the latter half,
tempering the dry conditions. Without this thunderstorm activity, certainly
the locale would have been as dry as western and northern areas of Virginia.
- [ + - ]
Ruther Glen
- Danny reports:
"
September brought a continuation of well above normal
temperatures. 2005 has now featured 50 days at or above 90°, compared to
only 21 in 2004. Precipitation was well below normal, with measurable
rainfall occurring on only 4 days and no days with precip in excess of
0.09"." - [ + - ]
Woodstock
- "
This was the driest September in my 20 years of record keeping, second warmest.
- [ + - ] - report from Lauck
North
Carolina:
Raleigh
-
"
High Pressure dominated the weather during September resulting in very warm
temperatures and very little precipitation. The average daily temperature
was 3.3 degrees above normal while only 0.72" of rainfall was measured.
In addition, only one thunderstorm day was observed. Precipitation for
the year is 7.40" below normal as of September 30th.
" - [ + - ] - Bob sends these notes
Raleigh
- NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports:
"
The dry weather that began in July across the northern Piedmont expanded
across all but the southeastern coastal sections of the state in August and
September. Hurricane Ophelia affected the southeastern coastal counties and
Outer Banks with strong winds and heavy rain in mid September, which
increased the rainfall totals to near normal levels over those areas.
For the majority of the state; however, September 2005 proved to be one of
the driest Septembers's on record. Greensboro recorded their third driest
September, with only 0.23 inches of rainfall. This was only 9 percent of
the normal monthly rainfall of 4.30 inches. The Raleigh-Durham Airport
reported its fourth driest September with 0.82 of an inch,
which was 19 percent of normal. The normal rainfall during September at RDU
is 4.26 inches.
Along with the scanty rainfall in September, there was some hot weather.
Temperatures in September 2005 generally averaged 3 to 5 degrees above
normal across the state. The month of September 2005 was the hottest on
record at Raleigh-Durham and the third hottest on record at Greensboro.
When the September temperatures are combined with the hot temperatures
that were observed in June, July, and August, Raleigh-Durham had one of
the hottest summer seasons on record.
The full September 2005 NC Weather Review is available at:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/ncsummaries/MonthlySummary.Sep.2005.doc.
Finally, NWS RAH has added a new weathercam, viewed at the weathercam subpage
at their website or
viewed directly at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/weathercam/wxcam.image.jpg.
" - [ + - ]
Wilmington
- NWS ILM reports:
"Records established this September:
RECORD RAINFALL (5.87") SET ON THE 14TH. PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 4.88 INCHES SET IN 1883.
" - [ + + ]
South
Carolina:
Florence:
-
"
SEPTEMBER 2005 WAS THE DRIEST SEPTEMBER ON RECORD. PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.02
SET IN 1981. THIS WAS ALSO THE SECOND DRIEST MONTH ON RECORD,
OCTOBER 1953 HAD NONE.
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE (96°) SET ON THE 17TH. PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 94 SET IN 1958.
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE (96°) SET ON THE 18TH. PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 94 SET IN 1954.
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE (94°) TIED ON THE 24TH. RECORD WAS SET IN 1986.
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE (91°) TIED ON THE 29TH. RECORD WAS SET IN 1973.
" - [ + + ] - report from NWS RDU
North Myrtle Beach:
-
"
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED ON THE 3RD (91°). RECORD WAS SET IN 1990.;
RECORD RAINFALL SET ON THE 13TH (1.60"). PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.06 INCHES IN 2001;
RECORD RAINFALL SET ON THE 14TH (4.22"). PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.64 INCHES IN 1999;
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET ON THE 29TH (87°). PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 86 SET IN 1955.
" - [ + + ] - report from NWS RDU
Charleston:
-
"
SEPTEMBER 2005 WAS THE DRIEST SEPTEMBER ON RECORD. PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.02" SET IN 1981.
THIS WAS ALSO THE SECOND DRIEST MONTH ON RECORD.
OCTOBER 1953 HAD NONE.;
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE (96°) SET ON THE 17TH. PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 94 SET IN 1958;
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE (96°) SET ON THE 18TH. PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 94 SET IN 1954;
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE (94°) TIED ON THE 24TH. RECORD WAS SET IN 1986;
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE (91°) TIED ON THE 29TH. RECORD WAS SET IN 1973.
" - [ + - ] - report from NWS ILM
Elsewhere:
Tri-Cities:
-
"
The monthly average temperature at Tri-Cities was 70.3 degrees, which was
3.7 degrees above normal. It ranked as the 16th warmest September on record
at Tri-Cities. A daily record temperature was tied on the 22nd, when the
afternoon high reached 90 degrees tying the old record set in 1965. The
warmest September at Tri-Cities was back in 1970, when the average
temperature was 72.9 degrees.
Tri-Cities received only 0.76 inches of rain in September, which was 2.32
inches below normal. It ranked as the 2nd driest September on record at
Tri-Cities. Measurable rainfall occurred on only four days, and
only two of those days had more than one-tenth of an inch of rain while
none had more than one-half of an inch. The heaviest rainfall occurred on
the 29th, when 0.35 inches fell. Another 0.33 inches fell on the 26th. The
driest September at Tri-Cities was back in 1985, when only 0.50 inches was
recorded.
" - [ + - ] - report from NWS RDU
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 2004-2005 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 |
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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 |
WEE Weems, VA 3WNW Francis
J. Socey |
| BRI Bridgewater,
VA Clayton Towers Ctowers@rica.net |
WOO Woodstock, VA 5NW Lauck
Walton - 12/1/85 jwalton@shentel.net |
|
CEN Centreville, VA Paul Bassett 1985, 38° 50.9788' N LAT. 77° 25.6374' W LON. | Elevation 324' | m.psb@verizon.net
|
RGL Ruther Glen, VA 38°0'45" N 77°32'29" W Danny Jessee 2003 danny@dannyjessee.com
|
|
CCV Campbell County, VA - 37° 24' N 79° 04' W -
Roger Penny September 2005 bulletnva@yahoo.com
|
WAL Wallops Island, VA
37° 56'26" N
75° 27'47" W Wallops Flight Facility Airport
|
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 |
| HVA Chesapeake,
VA Hickory, James Earehart, 5/1/2005, kearehart@cox.net |
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 |
BRE Brevard, NC
1SE Bob Keehn 1/1/90 rkeehn@brinet.com |
| 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 weatherwatcher@cox.net |
HSE Cape Hatteras,
NC Mitchell Field 35-13-56N 075-27-21W 3M |
| |
MNC Mebane,
NC Sean McManus 2005 - micman2b@pipeline.com |
| |
LBT Lumberton,
NC Lumberton Municipal Airport 34-36-26N 079-03-36W 37M |
| |
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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