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  LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS ~ 5:11am ET, 9/21/23

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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
Current &
Lowest Today
Heat Indices
Current &
Highest Today
62.8°
58.6°
86.0%
S 3 G 5
miles per hour
30.154"
& Rising
0.00"
0.00"
0.00"
0.51"
40.64"
62.8°
62.8°
67.9°
72.1°


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NEW MONTHLY STATION DAILY RECORDS:
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9/2/23 - MINIMUM LOW TEMP 59°
[ PREVIOUS 60° 2008 ]

9/7/23 - MAXIMUM LOW TEMP 77°
[ PREVIOUS 75° 1985 ]

9/7/23 - MAXIMUM HIGH TEMP 97°
[ PREVIOUS 98° 1990 ]




AUGUST 2023
BASIC STATS
OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA:

(August station databases commenced in 1976)


ABOVE NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
Highs 87.5° (+0.8°)
Lows 71.6° (+1.3°)
Mean 79.5° (+1.0°)


WELL-ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL
7.57" (+1.90" or 133% of normal)


2023 YEARLY RAINFALL
40.13" (+5.38"/ 115%)





SUMMARY OF
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IMPACTS ON NWS WAKEFIELD CWA
AUGUST 3rd, 2023


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SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA
TORNADO OUTBREAK
AUGUST 6th, 1993:
Remembering a Devastating &
Record Breaking Event


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ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON


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    all times are Eastern Time (US)


    Updated @ 5:11am 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

    6 statute miles




    Temperatures


    Current: 62.8° at 5:11am

    Comfort Level: Comfortable

    Max: 68.5° at 12:00am
    Min: 62.8° at 5:08am
    24-hour Difference: -0.4°
    Daily Average: 65.3°


    Wind Chill: 62.8° at 5:11am
    Min: 62.8° at 5:08am

    Heat Index: 67.9° at 5:11am
    Max: 72.1° at 12:00am

    Dew Point


    Current: 58.6° at 5:11am


    Max:  60.6° at 12:13am
    Min:  58.6° at 5:09am


    Relative Humidity


    Current: 86.0% at 5:11am

    Max:  87.0% at 5:04am
    Min:  75.0% at 12:00am


    Wind Speed & Direction


    Current max wind speed:
    S  5 mph | 5:11am


    Max:  10 mph at 12:00am

    Daily Average Direction: 180°



    Barometric (Sea Level) Pressure


    Current: 30.154" & Rising
    at 5:11am

    Rate: 0.005" past hour
    24-hour Difference: 0.054"
    Max: 30.156" at 2:17am
    Min: 30.136" at 12:15am
    Average: 30.149"


    Rainfall

    Hourly: 0.00" at 5:11am
    Rain Rate: 0.00" per hour

    Daily: 0.00" thru 5:11am

    Past 24-hours ending 5:11am: 0.00"

    Monthly: 0.51"
    Yearly: 40.64"


    Sun & Moon

     Sunrise: 6:54am  Sunset: 7:06pm

    Moonrise: 1:26pm
    Moonset: 10:46pm


       


    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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