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SUMMARY OF
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
SEPTEMBER 2006
... FOR MOST, COOLER AND WETTER WEATHER THIS SEPTEMBER ...
For many in Northeastern North Carolina and Virginia, the remains of Tropical Storm Ernesto brought additional drought relief
as it worked its way north on the 1st bringing downpours and localized flooding. (The
storm had passed well to the north of Southeastern North Carolina and coastal South
Carolina the day before, with storm rainfall totals included in August's report.)
Areas not affected by TS Ernesto on the 1st received their significant rainfalls
around mid-month as abundant moisture continued to flow north over the region.
Rainfall was below normal across South Carolina as well as across southern and southeast coastal
North Carolina and above normal most all other areas.
Temperatures in many of our locales averaged below normal. However, a few
spots in western and throughout the northern half of Virginia reported above
average normals.
SNOWFALL MEASUREMENT RESET
It's time to prepare for snowfall measurements! We'll reset the totals
for 2006-2007 with the next monthly summary (or when Dave Lesher has his first measurement!).
Be sure to reassess your methods for measuring snowfall. You may want to consider
a backyard/deck glass table or a snow board rather than measure accumulation on grass/soil surfaces.
To avoid inaccurate totals due to melting, try either a board or glass surface above the
ground!
Also, consider adding a small wattage light bulb in the bottom of your electronic
rain gauge. Just a small amount of heat can help keep snow and ice in liquid form
during frozen precip events.
See Lowell Koontz' paper on Measuring Snowfalls with a click here.
SUMMER OF 2006 ONE FOR TEMPERATURE RECORDS
From William Schmitz of the Southeast Regional Climate Center in Columbia, SC
come this list of records for heat this summer.
View the data here.
AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM WIND SENSOR REPLACEMENT
Kevin Shaw of ACON DC/MD/DE, Kevin Shaw, sends this
notice on the changes in instrumentation for the ASOS stations across the U.S.
View the changes (bottom of file) here.
DROUGHT MONITOR
http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html
REMINDER
All National Weather Service station data listed
herein is preliminary and may be subject to change. The data has
not been certified and cannot be used in legal actions. Only reports
certified by the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, NC can
be used for these purposes.
ACON VA/NC/SC Member
Station Extremes - SEPTEMBER 2006
|
State
|
Maximum Temperature
|
Minimum
Temperature
|
Warmest
Average
Temperature
|
Coldest
Average
Temperature
|
Maximum
Precipitation
|
Minimum
Precipitation
|
|
Virginia
|
91°
Ladysmith
|
36°
Blacksburg
|
70.3°
Norfolk (ORF)
Portsmouth
|
60.9°
Blacksburg
|
12.41"
Newport News
|
3.16"
Blacksburg
|
|
North Carolina
|
91°
Fayetteville
|
41°
Asheville
|
72.8°
Cape Hatteras
|
64.3°
Asheville
|
9.94"
Hickory
|
2.76"
Fayetteville
|
|
South Carolina
|
90°
Columbia
Charleston
Columbia
Orangeburg
|
46°
Anderson
Columbia
Greenville-Spartanburg
|
75.5°
Charleston
|
70.1°
Greenville-Spartanburg
|
4.32"
Charleston
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2.63"
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 73.67 58.53 65.60 -2.3 82 24 46 30 0 0 0 0 79% 38 WNW 28 1 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
BCB 70.6 51.3 60.9 -2.1 81 18 36 21 0 0 0 0 81% 27 300° 20 3.4 2 0 0 0 14 2400 RNK
BRI 70.7 56.6 63.6 +2.3 78 18 41 30 0 0 0 0 64% 1 0 0 0 2 2400 LWX
CEN 73.3 57.9 65.6 -0.9 82 9 44 21 0 0 0 0 33 042° 1 1.7 NNW 2 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
CHO 74.3 54.1 64.2 -5.0 84 9,18 40 21 0 0 0 0 77% 40 030° 1 3.6 3 0 0 0 4 2400 LWX
DAN 77.0 57.1 67.0 -3.4 86 23 42 30 0 0 0 0 75% 40 020° 1 4.7 5 0 0 0 2 2400 RNK
DCA 74.9 60.7 67.8 -2.7 85 9 50 21,30 0 0 0 0 73% 47 290° 28 7.9 1 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
IAD 74.6 56.6 65.6 -1.7 84 9,18 43 20,21 0 0 0 0 72% 37 320° 28 6.1 2 0 0 0 1 2400 LWX
FCH 75.4 59.6 67.5 87 9 51 30 0 0 0 0 55 1 2 0 0 0 3 2400 LWX
HER 72.8 57.6 65.2 -2.1 81.7 18 44.8 30 0 0 0 0 22 1 2 0 0 0 2400 LWX
LDY 78 57 67 +2.6 91 24 43 30 2 0 0 0 71% 1 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
LYH 74.7 54.2 64.4 +2.7 83 3,24 39 21 0 0 0 0 76% 37 010° 1 3.6 2 1 0 0 4 2400 RNK
NEW 73.03 53.96 66.24 -0.2 82 18 39 30 0 0 0 0 74% 25 ESE 28 14.53 S 0 0 0 0 5 1800 LWX
NPN 79.5 60.6 70.1 89 3 48 30 0 0 0 0 44 E 1 2 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
NOR 78.5 61.0 69.8 -1.8 89 24 48 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
ORF 77.8 62.9 70.3 -1.8 89 24 51 22 0 0 0 0 73% 53 100° 1 8.3 1 0 0 0 1 2400 AKQ
FHC 78.36 63.84 71.1 88.8 24 53.2 22 0 0 0 0 80% 40 030° 1 3.0 NNE 3 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
POR 78.6 61.9 70.3 -2.2 88 24 46 30 0 0 0 0 78% 50 045° 1 2.9 060° 3 0 0 0 0 39% 2400 AKQ
CTR 76.1 57.6 66.1 -3.8 86.5 24 42.3 30 0 0 0 0 87% 20 WNW 28 0.1 ESE 3 0 0 0 0 50% 2400 AKQ
MEC 77.35 58.81 68.08 85 24 45 30 0 0 0 0 12 NW 1 2 1 0 0 1 1700 AKQ
RIC 78.7 61.1 69.9 +0.1 89 24 48 30 0 0 0 0 70% 45 030° 1 6.6 2 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
ROA 74.2 56.1 65.1 -2.6 84 18 42 20,31 0 0 0 0 71% 35 310° 28 5.2 1 1 0 0 1 2400 RNK
AKQ 80 58 69.0 89 24 42 30 0 0 0 0 2400 AKQ
WAL 75.1 59.2 67.2 -1.3 85 24 47 22,30 0 0 0 0 68 070° 1 8.3 1 0 0 0 2 2400 AKQ
WOO 70.0 56.9 63.4 -3.8 79 9,19 45 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2400 LWX
WSH 71.8 55.2 63.5 -3.1 81.9 18 43.3 30 0 0 0 0 80% 22 S 1 0.9 N 1 0 0 0 0 2400 LWX
|
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 73.0 55.6 64.3 -1.4 81 18 41 30 0 0 0 0 77% 36 150° 9 4.8 5 0 0 0 11 2400 GSP
MRH 79.1 64.9 72.0 85 3,4 52 30 0 0 0 0 52 180° 1 8.3 4 0 0 0 3 2400 MHX
CLT 79.1 60.6 69.8 -2.9 87 3,4 43 30 0 0 0 0 72% 26 360° 1 4.9 2 0 0 0 2 2400 GSP
ECG 78.9 60.2 69.6 -3.7 87 24 48 30 0 0 0 0 77% 41 130° 1 7.8 0 0 0 0 7 2400 AKQ
FAY 82.6 62.6 72.6 91 24 49 30 3 0 0 0 % 48 020° 1 6.0 1 0 0 0 3 2400 RAH
GSO 77.0 59.4 68.2 -1.6 86 23 47 20,30 0 0 0 0 73% 48 280° 28 5.9 3 0 0 0 3 2400 RAH
HSE 78.3 67.2 72.8 -2.1 85 3 55 22 0 0 0 0 51 170° 1 8.6 0 0 0 0 2 2400 MHX
HKY 76.8 59.2 68.0 -1.6 83 18,23 45 21,21 0 0 0 0 36 270° 28 3.7 4 0 0 0 9 2400 GSP
LBT 82.0 61.4 71.7 -0.4 90 24 47 30 1 0 0 0 36 360° 1 5.0 1 0 0 0 1 2400 ILM
EWN 79.9 61.9 70.9 -3.1 88 24 48 30 0 0 0 0 59 170° 1 5.4 4 0 0 0 11 2400 MHX
RAL 79.7 58.1 68.9 -2.5 88 24 42 30 0 0 0 0 24 1 3 0 0 0 3 2400 RAH
RDU 79.8 59.6 69.7 -1.5 89 24 46 30 0 0 0 0 74% 37 050° 1 5.1 4 0 0 0 1 2400 RAH
ROX 78.1 58.0 68.0 -0.6 87 23 44 21,30 0 0 0 0 81% 49 N 28 S 3 0 0 0 4 45% 2400 RAH
ILM 81.0 63.0 72.0 -3.1 88 24 50 30 0 0 0 0 % 44 200° 1 6.4 2 0 0 0 1 21% 2400 ILM
|
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 80.1 61.9 71.0 -1.2 87 4,23 46 29 0 0 0 0 46 270° 28 4.4 6 0 0 0 1 2400 GSP
CAE 82.5 64.3 73.4 -1.3 90 23 46 30 1 0 0 0 71% 26 300° 28 5.2 2 0 0 0 3 2400 CAE
CRE 81.1 64.7 72.9 -1.4 83 10,24 52 30 0 0 0 0 28 220° 24 6.3 5 0 0 0 0 2400 CHS
CHS 84.6 66.4 75.5 -0.6 90 24 55 30 1 0 0 0 33 210° 19 6.5 4 0 0 0 0 2400 CHS
FLO 82.4 63.3 72.8 -1.8 90 24 49 30 1 0 0 0 43 290° 5 5.8 5 0 0 0 3 2400 ILM
GSP 79.2 61.1 70.1 -1.3 86 23 46 30 0 0 0 0 71% 30 220° 28 4.5 4 0 0 0 2 2400 GSP
OGB 83.5 64.3 73.9 90 23,24 48 30 4 0 0 0 23 220° 24 4.6 4 0 0 0 3 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 75.1 54.4 64.8 -1.8 85 4 39 21 0 0 0 0 32 280° 28 3.0 4 1 0 0 7 2400 MRX
DAV 61.6 47.5 54.6 74 19,24 35 30 0 0 0 0 0700 PBZ
4,26 |
(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 6.92 2.31 1 2.57 1-2 9 3 39.70 0.0 0.0 21.7 30.34 11 29.65 28 30.02 2400
BCB 3.16 -0.23 0.69 13 0.69 13 9 0 32.91 0.0 0.0 20.4 2400
BRI 5.12 +2.79 2.07 1 2.07 1-2 10 2 31.82 0.0 0.0 15.0 30.22 12 29.72 20 2400
CEN 7.62 +4.15 3.21 1 3.75 1-2 9 2 35.96 0.0 0.0 20.2 30.34 11 29.67 28 30.01 2400
CHO 5.76 +0.91 2.12 1 2.20 1-2 11 1 29.03 0.0 0.0 2400
DAN 4.64 +0.56 1.37 14 1.79 13-14 9 1 27.88 0.0 0.0 1.6 30.29 12 29.69 28 2400
DCA 6.31 +2.52 2.18 1 2.54 1-2 7 3 35.99 0.0 0.0 13.6 2400
IAD 7.12 +3.30 2.76 1 3.11 1-2 11 2 34.11 0.0 0.0 14.1 2400
FCH 7.55 2.78 1 2.81 1-2 9 3 38.65 0.0 0.0 13.9 2400
HER 6.83 +3.01 3.10 1 3.71 1-2 14 2 33.19 0.0 0.0 20.0 2400
LDY 9.62 +6.23 4.76 1 5.03 1-2 9 3 40.19 0.0 0.0 10.5 30.32 11 29.67 28 30.02 2400
LYH 7.73 +3.85 3.26 1 3.53 31-1 9 1 31.11 0.0 0.0 12.9 30.29 12 29.66 28 2400
NEW 5.59 +2.00 1.81 2 9 3 34.62 0.0 0.0 16.75 30.50 11, 30.02 28 1700
12
NPN 12.41 8.65 1 8.85 31-1 12 2 44.49 0.0 0.0 0.8 30.28 11 29.57 1 2400
NOR 11.49 +6.64 8.93 1 8.93 1 11 1 36.85 0.0 0.0 1.3 2400
ORF 11.64 +7.58 8.93 1 9.93 31-1 9 2 37.10 0.0 0.0 0.8 30.26 12 29.57 1 2400
FHC 10.59 7.62 1 7.62 1 9 2 48.49 0.0 0.0 1.0 30.261 11 29.564 1 29.987 2400
POR 9.72 +4.81 6.30 1 6.30 1 12 2 37.17 0.0 0.0 1.0 30.27 11 29.56 1 29.995 2400
CTR 7.81 +3.71 3.29 1 3.29 1 13 2 32.75 0.0 0.0 6.5 30.29 12 29.65 1 30.002 2400
MEC 10.39 3.80 1 4.62 1-2 8 4 39.90 0.0 0.0 6.4 30.09 10 29.47 1 1700
RIC 9.52 +5.54 3.62 1 3.71 31-1 9 5 37.93 0.0 0.0 8.5 30.30 12 29.65 28 2400
ROA 3.21 -0.64 0.91 13 1.49 31-1 8 0 25.92 0.0 0.0 10.0 30.29 12 29.69 28 2400
AKQ 9.50 6.63 1 14 1 39.23 0.0 0.0 1.4 2400
WAL 8.92 +5.42 4.14 1 4.19 31-1 10 2 33.23 0.0 0.0 3.7 30.29 11 29.68 19 2400
WOO 4.19 +0.22 1.44 4-5 17 2 25.24 0.0 0.0 17.4 30.41 11, 29.95 18 0800
12
WSH 6.36 -0.19 3.79 1 3.92 1-2 18 1 35.19 0.0 0.0 22.3 30.37 11 29.71 28 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 7.80 +4.08 1.78 5 2.36 4-5 12 3 36.20 0.0 0.0 1.4 2400
MRH 3.89 1.06 5 4.76 31-1 11 1 37.83 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.23 22 29.70 20 2400
CLT 4.38 +0.55 3.01 13 3.03 13-14 5 1 31.95 0.0 0.0 T 2400
ECG 6.67 +1.60 3.00 1 5.02 31-1 9 3 48.69 0.0 0.0 0.5 30.30 12 29.65 28 2400
FAY 2.76 1.22 14 2.18 31-1 8 1 34.60 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
GSO 7.19 +2.89 3.01 13 3.51 13-14 10 2 38.78 0.0 0.0 1.3 2400
HSE 7.19 +1.51 2.75 1 4.55 31-1 10 3 35.29 0.0 0.0 0.5 30.23 22 29.70 20 2400
HKY 9.94 +5.70 3.11 4 3.11 3-4 9 4 34.02 0.0 0.0 T 2400
LBT 2.52 -2.09 0.55 5 2.59 31-1 8 0 31.16 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.25 12 29.56 31 2400
EWN 4.63 1.80 1 5.60 31-1 8 2 41.92 0.0 0.0 T 30.23 22 29.70 20 2400
RDU 8.53 +4.27 3.83 3 4.06 4-5 10 3 38.19 0.0 0.0 T 2400
RAL 6.29 +2.03 2.45 4-5 9 2 39.73 0.0 0.0 T 30.27 12 29.67 1 1900
ROX 4.66 +1.17 1.05 1, 1.05 1,13 5 2 30.33 0.0 0.0 2.1 30.33 12 29.71 28 2200
13
ILM 5.67 -1.12 3.90 14 9.64 31-1 8 1 47.87 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.23 12 29.13 1 2400 |
SOUTH CAROLINA
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STN T T1 U U1 V V1 W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 6A 7 7A 8 S
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AND 3.84 -0.35 1.77 13 1.81 12-13 9 1 25.01 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
CAE 2.63 -1.31 2.03 13 2.03 13 6 1 31.50 0.0 0.0 T 30.23 12 29.73 28 2400
CRE 3.95 -1.63 1.68 19 7.20 31-1 9 2 40.27 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.22 21 29.51 1 2400
CHS 4.32 -1.66 1.36 5 2.61 31-1 8 2 40.41 0.0 0.0 0.0 2400
FLO 3.28 -0.39 1.38 13 1.50 13-14 7 2 36.60 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.17 22 29.74 28 2400
GSP 3.96 -0.01 1.49 13 1.49 13 12 1 29.30 0.0 0.0 T 2400
OGB 3.22 2.44 13 2.61 13-14 6 1 30.11 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.23 12 29.73 28 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 4.67 +1.59 1.08 4 2.15 31-1 11 1 32.63 0.0 0.0 9.2 30.19 11 29.71 28 2400
DAV 3.95 1.12 2 17 1 44.13 0.0 0.0 166.1 0700 |
Virginia:
Annandale
- Lowell reports:
"
September was cool and much wetter than average and the cloudiest since 1989.
In the last 26 years only five Septembers have been wetter. The 6.92
inches of rain for September was a +2.85 inch departure. The September
rainfall was skewed toward the first of the month with 4.63 inches or 68%
of the month's rainfall in the first five days. September's average sky
cover made it the second cloudiest September in the last 26 years; the
cloudiest was 1989. After this wet period, from the 16th to the 27th we
had no measurable rainfall for a 12 day period. This year has given our
area the most extreme distribution of precipitation I can ever remember.
It has been either too wet or too dry for the most part!
September's mean average temperature was 65.6°F which was a departure of
-2.3°F. This September was the coolest since 2001 and the fourth coolest
September in the last 26 years. But due to the cloudiness the average
maximum temperature was the second lowest on record; only 1992 was cooler.
September also had the greatest negative temperature departure so far this
year. September's average temperature range was only 14.2° the second
from the least in the last 26 years due to the cloudiness and humid
conditions of this September. The greatest daily temperature range for
any September day was only 20°F which sets a new 26-year record for the
lowest maximum daily temperature range for September.
The maximum wind gust of 38 mph from the WNW on the 28th at 1754 during a
thunderstorm was the second highest wind ever recorded here in the last
26 years in the month of September. Only September 2003 was greatest
due to Isabel. The thunderstorm on the 28th also gave 0.39 inches of rain
in five minutes which was the second most intense five minute rainfall
ever recorded in September. (Precip. intensity records since 1991)
9 daily records were set -
(26-Years of records):
3 LOW maximum temperature: 2, 5, 14;
1 LOW minimum temperature: 21;
3 LOW range temperature: 2, 5, 14;
2 HIGH precipitation: 1, 5.
"
[ - + ]
Bridgewater
- "
The average temperature for the month was 2.3 degrees below
normal. The precipitation was 1.46" above normal. The precipitation
for the year is now 31.82 inches which is 2.79 inches above normal.
Thunderstorms for the year is now 14 which is below normal.
" - [ - + ] - report from Clayton
Centreville
- "
Ah yes, September; a perfect month for an Oktoberfest! With the average
monthly temperature less than a degree below the 66.5° normal for us in
sunny Centreville, and TS Ernesto now just a faint memory, it was a grand
time to enjoy. Any bright ideas on how to get about six badminton
shuttlecocks off my roof? No prior extremes were exceeded this month; the
highest recorded temperature came in at just 82° with a monthly average high
of 73.3°; 5.7° below our advertised 79.0°. At the low end of the
temperature scale, September was also fairly well behaved. Our expected
average low of 53.9° was exceeded by only 4°, coming in at number two for
the nearest to normal average low during a month for this year. The average
departure for 2006 is running at +5.7°.
Except for the 3.75" of rain generated by TS Ernesto and a frontal passage
on September 1st and 2nd, the precipitation for the month was fairly well
distributed. Excluding the accumulation from TS Ernesto, our monthly
rainfall amounted to just 0.40" over the 3.47" normal. After all is said
and done though, 7.62" was the final tally giving us a 3.76" surplus for
the year. Sorry, climbing up on the roof is not an option; next.
" - [ - + ] - report from Paul
Chesterfield
- "
Albert's backyard creek monthly high level was 6" while its lowest level reached ½ ".
" - [ - + ] - report from Albert
Falls Church
- "
September 2006 was a cool, wet month and more fall-like rather than late
summer. The remnants of TS Ernesto on the 1st brought heavy rain and my
peak wind gust for the month at 55 mph.
Severe weather on the evening of the 28th brought heavy rain, strong winds
(47 mph peak gust) and pea-sized hail.
" - [ - + ] - report from Windie
Herndon
- Bob notes:
"
My average MAX temperature was 6.1 degrees BELOW
the Dulles "normal" and the average MIN was 2.0 degrees
ABOVE the 1971-2000 "normal". The groundwater observation
well at Reston showed a net rise of about one foot
during the month, reaching a maximum on the 19th before
the 10-day "dry spell."
"
- [ - + ]
Ladysmith
- Danny reports:
"
September 2006 brought the greatest single-month rainfall total in
the 11 years I have been taking weather observations across northern and
central Virginia, mostly thanks to over 5" in the first 2 days of the month
from the remnants of Ernesto. Nearly another 3" fell between the 3rd and 5th
of the month, further saturating the region. Year-to-date precipitation is
now 8.51" above average. Temperatures moderated from the extreme heat of
July and August, with only two days above 90° and a delightful 43° low
temperature on the 30th.
" - [ - + ]
Portsmouth
- "
Tropical Storm Ernesto left a record 6.30 of rain on the 1st with the storm pulling
out in mid-afternoon. The month ended in the top 3 wettest Septembers, the
THIRD WETTEST SEPTEMBER IN DATABASE TO 1976 AFTER 1) 21.91" IN 1999 AND 2) 10.29" IN 1979.
The month cooled off considerably and temps were significantly below normal. No
STATION RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER INCLUDED:
1st RAINFALL 6.30" [previous 1.17" 1997];
1st WIND 50 mph [previous 37mph 1999];
2nd TEMPERATURE MINIMUM 61° [previous 63° 1987];
11th TEMPERATURE MINIMUM MAXIMUM 74° [previous 76° 1995];
24th TEMPERATURE MAXIMUM MINIMUM 73ø [previous 72° 1980];
24th TEMPERATURE TIED MAXIMUM 88° [previous 1976];
25th RAINFALL 1.14" [previous 0.87" 1989];
30th TEMPERATURE MINIMUM 46° [previous 50° 1978].
The rains from Ernesto helped to significantly raise the yearly precip totals to near, but still below normal levels.
(97% of the norm, or -1.07")
" - [ - + ]
North
Carolina:
Greensboro
- NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports:
"
CLIMATE RECORDS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER:
RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 70 DEGREES ON THE 23RD...
WHICH TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD SET IN 1980.
RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 69 DEGREES ON THE 1ST...
WHICH TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD SET IN 1942.
A RECORD RAINFALL OF 3.01 INCHES WAS SET ON THE 13TH...
WHICH BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 1.50 INCHES SET IN 1983.
The September 2006 North Carolina Weather Review (when available) is located
here:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/ncsummaries/MonthlySummary.Sep.2006.doc.
" - [ - + ]
Raleigh
- NWS Raleigh (RAH) reports:
"
CLIMATE RECORDS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER:
RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 70 DEGREES ON THE 1ST...
WHICH TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD FROM 1972.
RECORD RAINFALL OF 3.83 INCHES ON THE 4TH...
WHICH BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 1.75 SET IN 1999.
RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.03 INCHES ON THE 1ST...
WHICH BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 0.86 INCHES SET IN 1978.
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION OF 8.53 INCHES...
FIFTH WETTEST SEPTEMBER AT RDU...SINCE 1944.
THE PREVIOUS FIFTH WETTEST APRIL AT RDU...SINCE 1944...WAS 6.76 INCHES IN 1979.
THE WETTEST SEPTEMBER AT RDU...SINCE 1944...WAS 21.79 INCHES IN 1999.
The September 2006 North Carolina Weather Review (when available) is located
here:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/ncsummaries/MonthlySummary.Sep.2006.doc.
" - [ - + ]
Raleigh
- Bob sends these notes:
"
September was wetter and cooler than normal. 6.29" of precipitation was
recorded which is 2.03"above normal for the month. There was no severe
weather noted, but thunderstorms were observed on three days. A severe
thunderstorm watch was issued on the 29th. This station recorded a rather
cool 42 degrees on the 30th.
" - [ - + ]
South
Carolina:
North Myrtle Beach
- NWS Raleigh (ILM) reports:
"
RECORD RAINFALL ON THE 5TH. PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.98 INCHES SET IN 2000.
" - [ - + ]
Nearby Stations:
Tri-Cities
- from NWS MRX:
"
Tri-Cities received 4.67 inches of rain in September, which was 1.59 inches
above normal. It ranked as the 11th wettest September on record
at Tri-Cities. Measurable rainfall fell on twelve days, with seven of those
days recording more than one-quarter of an inch of rain and five recording
more than one-half of an inch. The heaviest rain fell on 4th when 1.08
inches was received. The wettest September at Tri-Cities was back in 1972,
when 7.09 inches was recorded.
The monthly average temperature at Tri-Cities was 64.8 degrees, which was
1.8 degree below normal. It tied with 1974 as the 5th
coolest September on record at Tri-Cities. A record low was tied
on the 21st, when the overnight low dipped to 39 degrees tying the previous
record set in 1956. The coolest September at Tri-Cities was back in 1967,
when the average temperature was 62.6 degrees.
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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 2005-2006 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 |
|
| BRI Bridgewater,
VA Clayton Towers Ctowers@rica.net |
WOO Woodstock, VA 5NW Lauck
Walton - 12/1/85 jwalton@shentel.net |
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CEN Centreville, VA Paul Bassett 1985, 38° 50.9788' N LAT. 77° 25.6374' W LON. | Elevation 324' | m.psb@verizon.net
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LDY Ladysmith, VA Danny Jessee 2003 danny@dannyjessee.com
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WAL Wallops Island, VA
37° 56'26" N
75° 27'47" W Wallops Flight Facility Airport
|
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 |
| |
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 |
|
| IAD Dulles - Washington-Dulles
International Airport 38-56-05N 077-26-51W 93M |
CLT Charlotte,
NC NWS Charlotte/Douglas International Airpot 35-12-48N 080-56-55W 220M |
| FCH Falls Church,
VA Erica Page - 3/7/94 Windie1970@aol.com |
HKY Hickory, NC |
| HAM Hampton, VA
5NE Dave Kessel 1989 david82@verizon.net |
ECG Elizabeth City, NC,
Coast Guard Air Station 36-15-47N 076-10-58W 11M |
| CTR Winterpock in Chesterfield County, VA Albert Arnold 06/03 |
FAY Fayetteville, NC Fayetteville
Regional Airport, 34-59-22N 078-52-48W 55M |
| HER Herndon, VA
R.M. Beall P- 10/76 T- 1/91 beall47@earthlink.net |
GSO Greensboro, NC NWS
Piedmont Triad International Airport 36-05-51N 079-56-37W 275M |
| HRN Herndon, VA 4SW Russ
Topping - 1985-2006 russ.topping@gmail.com - ceased operation March 2006 |
HSE Cape Hatteras,
NC Mitchell Field 35-13-56N 075-27-21W 3M |
| |
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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