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  LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS ~ 3:40pm ET, 3/23/23

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Temperature
Dew Point
Temperature
Relative
Humidity
Wind
Barometric
Pressure
Rainfall
Past
Hour
Rainfall
Daily
Rainfall
Past
24-Hours
Rainfall
Monthly
Rainfall
Yearly
Wind Chill
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Lowest Today
Heat Indices
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Highest Today
78.9°
60.3°
53.0%
SW 19 G 28
miles per hour
29.931"
& Falling
0.00"
0.00"
0.00"
1.40"
7.39"
78.9°
47.3°
80.0°
80.1°


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FEBRUARY 2023
BASIC STATS
OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA:

(February station database began in 1977)


WELL-ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
51.5° (+8.1°)

BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL
2.90" (-0.35" or 89% of normal)


2023 YEARLY RAINFALL
5.99" (-0.97"/ 86%)





        
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    all times are Eastern Time (US)


    Updated @ 3:40pm ET


    Visibilities


    Visibility @ KSFQ
    Suffolk Municipal Airport - Suffolk, Virginia

    10 statute miles


    Visibility @ at KNGU
    Naval Air Station - Chambers Field - Norfolk, Virginia

    10 statute miles


    Visibility @ at KORF
    Norfolk International Airport - Norfolk, Virginia

    10 statute miles


    Visibility @ at KPVG
    Hampton Roads Executive Airport - Chesapeake, Virginia

    10 statute miles




    Temperatures


    Current: 78.9° at 3:40pm

    Comfort Level: Comfortable

    Max: 78.9° at 3:36pm
    Min: 51.4° at 2:29am
    24-hour Difference: 13.1°
    Daily Average: 60.1°


    Wind Chill: 78.9° at 3:40pm
    Min: 47.3° at 7:05am

    Heat Index: 80.0° at 3:40pm
    Max: 80.1° at 2:43pm

    Dew Point


    Current: 60.3° at 3:40pm


    Max:  62.1° at 1:58pm
    Min:  46.0° at 2:10am


    Relative Humidity


    Current: 53.0% at 3:40pm

    Max:  91.0% at 7:04am
    Min:  53.0% at 2:24pm


    Wind Speed & Direction


    Current max wind speed:
    SW  28 mph | 3:40pm


    Max:  32 mph at 1:19pm

    Daily Average Direction: 225°



    Barometric (Sea Level) Pressure


    Current: 29.931" & Falling
    at 3:40pm

    Rate: -0.033" past hour
    24-hour Difference: -0.351"
    Max: 30.238" at 12:02am
    Min: 29.931" at 3:40pm
    Average: 29.964"


    Rainfall

    Hourly: 0.00" at 3:40pm
    Rain Rate: 0.00" per hour

    Daily: 0.00" thru 3:40pm

    Past 24-hours ending 3:40pm: 0.00"

    Monthly: 1.40"
    Yearly: 7.39"


    Sun & Moon

     Sunrise: 7:02am  Sunset: 7:17pm

    Moonrise: 8:13am
    Moonset: 9:47pm


       


    Snowfall
    2022-2023
      
    Season Station Total: 0.0"

    Snowfall
    2021-2022

    Season Station Total: 9.8"

    0.1" on 1/3/22
    0.1" on 1/20/22

    3.0" on 1/21/22
    3.0" on 1/22/22
    STORM TOTAL: 6.0" on 1/21-22/22

    1.2" on 1/28/22
    2.3" on 1/29/22
    STORM TOTAL: 3.5" on 1/28-29/22

    0.1" on 3/12/22


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