LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA Monthly Summary
August 2012
Station: Portsmouth, Virginia - KPWR Latitude: 36° 48' 04" N Longitude: 76° 19' 37" W Elevation (ground): 20 feet Time Zone: Eastern +--+-------------------------------+----+---------+---------+--+-----------+--------------------+-----------------------------+------+ | | Temperature | |Deg. Days|Precip Ty| | Precip | Pressure | Wind | Sun | | +------+------+------+------+---+ Hu-+----+----+1 fog | S+-----+-----+ Adj. to Sea Level +----+----+---+-------+-------+------+ | | M | M | A | | |mid-| H | C |2 hvy fog| n| | Ice +------+------+------+ Avg| Res|Res| Peak | Minute| Mean | | | a | i | v | | D | ity| e | o |3 thunder| o|Water| plts| | | | | | +---+---+---+---+ | | | x | n | e | | e | | a | o |4 ice plt| w| | | | | | S | S | | S | | S | | I | | D| i | i | r | M | w | M | t | l |5 hail | | E | S | | | M | p | p | | p | | p | | n | | a| m | m | a | e | | e | i | i |6 glaze | C| q | n | M | M | e | e | e | D | e | D | e | D | d | | t| u | u | g | a | P | a | n | n |7 duststm| v| u | o | a | i | a | e | e | i | e | i | e | i | e | | e| m | m | e | n | t | n | g | g |8 smk, hz| r| v | w | x | n | n | d | d | r | d | r | d | r | x | | | | | | | | | | |9 blw snw| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1| 2 | 3 | 4A | 4B | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |10| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23 | +--+------+------+------+------+---+----+----+----+---------+--+-----+-----+------+------+------+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+------+ |01| 85.4 | 73.0 | 79.2 | 78.7 | 72| 81| 0| 14|.........| 0| T | 0.0| 29.91| 29.84|29.869| 1.6| 1.2|209| 16|SSW| 0| 0| | |02| 91.9*| 69.8 | 80.9 | 77.8 | 72| 83| 0| 16|.........| 0| 0.24| 0.0| 29.97| 29.87|29.905| 1.7| 1.4|192| 30|SSW| 0| 0| | |03| 90.5 | 69.0 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 73| 79| 0| 15|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.09| 29.97|30.020| 1.9| 1.6|173| 16| SE| 0| 0| | |04| 91.1 | 73.8 | 82.4 | 82.4 | 74| 76| 0| 18|.......8.| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.21| 30.09|30.156| 1.6| 1.3|176| 18|SSW| 0| 0| | |05| 91.4 | 74.8 | 83.1*| 82.8 | 75| 77| 0| 18|.........| 0| T | 0.0| 30.22| 30.09|30.167| 2.5| 2.5|204| 21|SSW| 0| 0| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |06| 89.8 | 72.0 | 80.9 | 78.2 | 73| 84| 0| 16|1.3....8.| 0| 1.95| 0.0| 30.11| 30.00|30.061| 3.7| 2.5|216| 33| N| 0| 0| | |07| 82.8 | 72.1 | 77.4 | 75.7 | 73| 91| 0| 13|1.3......| 0| 0.39| 0.0| 30.03| 29.96|29.996| 0.5| 0.5|188| 16|SSW| 0| 0| | |08| 85.2 | 71.9 | 78.6 | 77.2 | 73| 87| 0| 14|1........| 0| T | 0.0| 30.00| 29.93|29.967| 0.0| 0.0| 0| 14| S| 0| 0| | |09| 89.3 | 73.3 | 81.3 | 80.7 | 74| 80| 0| 16|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 29.98| 29.86|29.931| 1.2| 1.1|201| 17|SSW| 0| 0| | |10| 86.4 | 74.1 | 80.3 | 79.7 | 74| 83| 0| 15|1.3......| 0| 0.35| 0.0| 29.90| 29.81|29.842| 3.7| 3.7|203| 27|SSW| 0| 0| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |11| 86.8 | 69.4 | 78.1 | 77.6 | 73| 86| 0| 13|1.3......| 0| 0.69| 0.0| 29.97| 29.85|29.901| 3.6| 3.3|192| 22|SSW| 0| 0| | |12| 83.8 | 69.2 | 76.5 | 76.1 | 71| 85| 0| 12|1........| 0| 0.01| 0.0| 30.00| 29.93|29.958| 1.2| 0.7|248| 15|SSW| 0| 0| | |13| 85.7 | 68.6 | 77.1 | 77.9 | 71| 80| 0| 13|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.03| 29.96|29.992| 0.7| 0.7| 45| 16| NE| 0| 0| | |14| 89.2 | 72.4 | 80.8 | 80.1 | 71| 75| 0| 16|1......8.| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 29.95| 29.86|29.908| 1.7| 1.5|191| 18| S| 0| 0| | |15| 89.0 | 70.2 | 79.6 | 76.9 | 71| 84| 0| 15|1.3......| 0| 0.15| 0.0| 29.91| 29.84|29.875| 2.7| 2.0|242| 32|WSW| 0| 0| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |16| 85.6 | 68.1 | 76.8 | 76.5 | 68| 75| 0| 12|1........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 29.98| 29.90|29.947| 2.0| 1.6|321| 16|WNW| 0| 0| | |17| 89.4 | 67.5 | 78.4 | 78.5 | 70| 77| 0| 14|1........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 29.98| 29.82|29.894| 1.7| 1.6|191| 17|SSW| 0| 0| | |18| 80.9 | 72.0 | 76.4 | 77.0 | 71| 82| 0| 12|1........| 0| 0.01| 0.0| 29.93| 29.81|29.855| 3.4| 2.2| 26| 21| NE| 0| 0| | |19| 80.2 | 69.0 | 74.6 | 71.6 | 67| 87| 0| 10|1.3......| 0| 0.37| 0.0| 29.92| 29.83|29.888| 1.4| 1.4| 45| 17| NE| 0| 0| | |20| 76.8 | 68.5 | 72.7*| 71.5 | 68| 89| 0| 8|1........| 0| 0.76| 0.0| 29.97| 29.82|29.873| 2.0| 1.7| 44| 18| NE| 0| 0| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |21| 82.1 | 67.6 | 74.8 | 73.1 | 69| 86| 0| 10|1........| 0| 0.13| 0.0| 30.08| 29.96|30.019| 0.3| 0.3| 45| 15| NE| 0| 0| | |22| 80.5 | 65.8*| 73.2 | 73.8 | 68| 83| 0| 9|1........| 0| 0.01| 0.0| 30.12| 30.05|30.093| 2.3| 2.3| 45| 19| NE| 0| 0| | |23| 81.2 | 71.1 | 76.1 | 75.7 | 69| 81| 0| 11|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.14| 30.09|30.114| 3.4| 3.4| 45| 22| NE| 0| 0| | |24| 78.7 | 72.2 | 75.4 | 75.3 | 69| 80| 0| 11|1........| 0| 0.01| 0.0| 30.14| 30.08|30.109| 3.9| 3.9| 45| 20| NE| 0| 0| | |25| 84.9 | 71.6 | 78.3 | 76.9 | 72| 86| 0| 14|1.3......| 0| 0.30| 0.0| 30.12| 30.02|30.058| 3.8| 2.2| 84| 24| SE| 0| 0| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |26| 88.1 | 68.6 | 78.3 | 75.5 | 71| 88| 0| 14|1.3......| 0| 0.28| 0.0| 30.18| 30.10|30.140| 0.9| 0.9|154| 27|SSE| 0| 0| | |27| 87.1 | 70.6 | 78.8 | 77.5 | 74| 90| 0| 14|1.3......| 0| 1.26| 0.0| 30.14| 30.01|30.085| 0.5| 0.2| 64| 21|SSW| 0| 0| | |28| 89.0 | 70.9 | 79.9 | 78.3 | 74| 86| 0| 15|1.3......| 0| 2.29| 0.0| 30.01| 29.87|29.949| 3.4| 2.1|219| 26| N| 0| 0| | |29| 84.2 | 69.2 | 76.7 | 75.8 | 69| 81| 0| 12|1........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.02| 29.89|29.947| 2.1| 1.7| 10| 16| N| 0| 0| | |30| 85.8 | 69.1 | 77.4 | 76.5 | 71| 83| 0| 13|1........| 0| 0.01| 0.0| 30.14| 30.02|30.086| 0.8| 0.7|141| 15| SE| 0| 0| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |31| 89.5 | 68.5 | 79.0 | 78.8 | 72| 80| 0| 15|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.17| 30.05|30.111| 2.2| 2.0|215| 21|SSW| 0| 0| | +--+------+------+------+------+---+----+----+----+---------+--+-----+-----+------+------+------+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+------+ | Sum | Sum |------|------|---|----| Ttl| Ttl| |Total|Total| For the month: | ---- | +------+------+------+------+---+----+----+----+ Number of +-----+-----+------+------+------+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+------+ |2662.3|2183.9|------|------|---|----| 0| 418| Days | 9.21| 0.0| 30.22| 29.81|29.991| 2.0| 0.4|173| 33| N| 0| 0| ---- | +------+------+------+------+---+----+----+----+------------|+3.52" or 162% of normal +----+----+---+---+---+---+---+------+ | Avg | Avg | Avg | Mean |Avg| Avg|----|----|Precip | Season Ttl| Date | Date |------|----|----|---| Date | Date | Avg | +------+------+------+------+---+----+----+----+ +-----+-----+------+------+------+----+----+---+-------+-------+------+ | 85.9| 70.4| 78.2 | 77.2 | 71|82.7|----|----|>.01 Inch 18|51.59| 0.0| 5 | 18 |------|----|----|---| 6 | 1+ | | + -0.7 +0.5 0.0 +------+---+----+----+----+------------|+17.77" OR 153% OF NORMAL ------+----+----+---+-------+-------+------+ | | Season |Snow, Ice | | | | Number of Days | to Date |>1.0 Inch 0| Greatest in 24 Hours and Dates | Greatest Depth on Ground | +------------------+-----------------+----+----+------------+--------------+-----------------+ of Snow, Ice Pellets or Ice | | Max Temperature | Min Temperature | 0|1492|Thunder 10|Precipitation | Snow, Ice Plts | and Date | +--------+---------+--------+--------+----+----+------------+-------+------+---------+-------+-------------+----------------------+ | >90°F | <32°F | <32°F | <0°F |----|----|Heavy Fog 0| 2.31| 6- 7| 0.0 | - | 0 | - | +--------+---------+--------+--------+----+----+------------+-------+------+---------+----+--+-------------+----------------------+ | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |----|----| Clear 7 Partly Cloudy 18 Cloudy 6 | +--------+---------+--------+--------+----+----+------------------------------------------+ NOTES: Data in column 4A are (MAX+MIN) / 2, whereas data in columns 4B, 5, 6, 15, 16, 23 are means via continuous observations Units are: Temperature=°F, Wind=mph, Pressure=Inches Hg, Precipitation=inches. for 24 hours. Column 5: Dew point is calculated from temperature and humidity and is continuously averaged for 24 hours. Columns 7, 8: Degree Days heating base is 65°F, cooling base is 65°F. Data in columns 9, 10, 12 are entered manually by the station observer. Columns 17-18: Resultant wind is calculated by the vector sum of continuous wind observations. Column 23: Sunshine index is measured in Watts/m^2 and is continuously averaged for 24 hours. Data in columns 4B, 5, 6, 15, 16, 23 are updated continuously, there by achieving a "true" mean.
  OBSERVER NOTES:

AUGUST 2012 WAS THE 7th WETTEST IN THE DATABASE TO 1976.
     The wettest August occurred in 1992 with 15.06" 

   FRONTAL PASSAGES: 15th, 18th,29th
   STATION RECORDS:
   2nd - WIND GUST 30mph [previous 23mph 1998]
   6th - RAINFALL 1.95" [previous 1.13" 1993]
   6th - WIND GUST 33mph [previous 31mph 2004]
   15th - WIND GUST 32mph [previous 31mph 1990]
   27th - WIND GUST 27mph [previous 25mph 1991]
   29th - RAINFALL 2.29" [previous 2.00" 2002]

   MONTHLY AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMP OF 85.9° WAS 0.7° BELOW NORMAL.
   MONTHLY AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMP OF 70.4° WAS 0.5° ABOVE NORMAL.
   MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMP OF 78.2° WAS NORMAL (0.0 departure).
                              

   MAXIMUM TEMP:  92° ON THE  2nd            
   MINIMUM TEMP:  66° ON THE 22nd

   DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES:
        MAXIMUM >= 90°:   6
        MAXIMUM <= 32°:   0
        MINIMUM <= 32°:   0
        MINIMUM <=  0°:   0

   HEATING DEGREE DAYS:    0.0 
   COOLING DEGREE DAYS:  408.0 

   DAYS WITH HEATING DEGREE DAYS:  0
   DAYS WITH COOLING DEGREE DAYS: 31 

   PRECIP TOTAL OF 9.21" WAS 3.52" ABOVE NORMAL (162% OF NORMAL).
   
   GREATEST DAILY RAINFALL:    2.29" ON THE 28th    
   GREATEST 24-HOUR RAINFALL:  2.31  ON THE  6th-7th    

   DAYS WITH MEASUREABLE PRECIP:  18 OR 58.06% 
   AVERAGE DAILY PRECIP: 0.30"
   NORMAL DAILY PRECIP:  0.18"
                                   
   DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 0.01"    18 
   DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 0.10"    13 
   DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 0.50"     5
   DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 1.00"     3 

   DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORMS:  10
   NUMBER OF THUNDERSTORMS:  11 

   DAYS WITH SNOW:  0
   SNOWFALL TOTAL:  0.0" 
   SEASONAL SNOWFALL 2011-2012:  0.5" 

   CLOUDY DAYS:           6
   PARTLY CLOUDY DAYS:   18 
   SUNNY/CLEAR DAYS:      7
   DAYS WITH F/GF:       21
   DAYS WITH DENSE FOG:   0 
   DAYS WITH FROST:       0

   YEAR-TO-DATE

   YEARLY  AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMP OF 73.7° WAS 2.5° ABOVE NORMAL.
   YEARLY  AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMP OF 54.7° WAS 2.1° ABOVE NORMAL.
   YEARLY  AVERAGE TEMP OF 64.2° WAS 2.3° ABOVE NORMAL.

   MAXIMUM TEMP:  99° ON JUNE 29TH, JULY 8TH
   MINIMUM TEMP:  21° ON JANUARY 4TH & FEBRUARY 13TH

   DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES:
        MAXIMUM >= 90°:   35
        MAXIMUM <= 32°:    0
        MINIMUM <= 32°:   20
        MINIMUM <=  0°:    0

   HEATING DEGREE DAYS:  1646.0
   COOLING DEGREE DAYS:  1447.0

   DAYS WITH HEATING DEGREE DAYS:  113
   DAYS WITH COOLING DEGREE DAYS:  129  
                               
   PRECIP TOTAL OF 51.59" WAS 17.77" ABOVE NORMAL (153% OF NORMAL).

   GREATEST DAILY RAINFALL:    4.25" ON JUNE 22ND    
   GREATEST 24-HOUR RAINFALL:  4.25" ON JUNE 22ND          

   DAYS WITH MEASUREABLE PRECIP:  101 OF 244 OR  41.39%
   AVERAGE DAILY PRECIP: 0.21" 
   NORMAL DAILY PRECIP:  0.14"

   DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 0.01"   101
   DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 0.10"    64
   DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 0.50"    35
   DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 1.00"    15

   DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORMS:  36
   NUMBER OF THUNDERSTORMS:  45 
                                  
   DAYS WITH SNOW  (calendar year 2012):  4 
   SNOWFALL TOTAL  (calendar year 2012):  0.5" 
   SEASONAL SNOW 2011-2012 (beginning November 2011): 0.5"   

   CLOUDY DAYS:          35
   PARTLY CLOUDY DAYS:  123 
   SUNNY/CLEAR DAYS:     86 
   DAYS WITH F/GF:       72 
   DAYS WITH DENSE FOG:   4
   DAYS WITH FROST:      14
OBSERVATIONS AT 3-HOUR INTERVALS
August 2012: Portsmouth, Virginia - KPWR
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i | i| e | u | | u| n | r | | r | n | t | o| e | s | n | r | | r | n | t | o| e | s | n | r | | r | n | t | o| e | s | | r| e | e | Rate| e | t | y | n| d | t | e | e | Rate| e | t | y | n| d | t | e | e | Rate| e | t | y | n| d | t | +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+ | AUG 1 | AUG 2 | AUG 3 | | | | | |01| |29.91| 0.00| 76| 72| 86|13| 0| 6| |29.87| 0.00| 72| 69| 89|18| 0| 4| |29.97| 0.00| 70| 67| 91|20| 0| 7| |04| |29.86| 0.00| 74| 71| 90|20| 0| 7| |29.87| 0.00| 71| 67| 90|18| 0| 5| |29.97| 0.00| 69| 67| 92|13| 0| 5| |07| |29.86| 0.00| 74| 71| 90|31| 0| 4| |29.90| 0.00| 71| 68| 91|20| 0| 5| |29.99| 0.00| 71| 68| 92|15| 0| 4| |10| |29.89| 0.00| 82| 72| 73|02| 0| 7| |29.91| 0.00| 82| 75| 78|20| 0| 10| |30.03| 0.00| 80| 74| 82|20| 4| 12| |13| |29.87| 0.00| 81| 71| 71|24| 4| 12| |29.92| 0.00| 90| 79| 69|20| 4| 15| |30.05| 0.00| 88| 77| 71|20| 4| 13| |16| |29.85| 0.00| 83| 74| 75|20| 4| 15| |29.87| 0.00| 92| 79| 66|22| 4| 16| |30.02| 0.00| 90| 75| 60|13| 4| 12| |19| |29.84| 0.00| 83| 74| 74|20| 4| 15| |29.90| 0.14| 72| 69| 91|24| 4| 21| |30.02| 0.00| 88| 77| 70|13| 4| 15| |22| |29.86| 0.00| 75| 70| 85|20| 0| 12| |29.97| 0.00| 71| 69| 91|20| 0| 5| |30.09| 0.00| 81| 74| 79|18| 0| 5| +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+ | AUG 4 | AUG 5 | AUG 6 | | | | | |01| |30.09| 0.00| 77| 72| 85|13| 0| 6| |30.21| 0.00| 78| 73| 84|22| 0| 6| |30.11| 0.00| 78| 73| 84|20| 4| 14| |04| |30.10| 0.00| 75| 71| 89|20| 0| 4| |30.20| 0.00| 76| 72| 88|20| 0| 10| |30.09| 0.00| 76| 72| 88|20| 4| 15| |07| |30.17| 0.00| 75| 72| 91|13| 0| 7| |30.20| 0.00| 75| 73| 91|22| 0| 10| |30.10| 0.00| 75| 72| 89|20| 4| 14| |10| |30.19| 0.00| 84| 75| 74|20| 0| 12| |30.21| 0.00| 85| 77| 76|20| 5| 18| |30.09| 0.00| 83| 75| 77|20| 5| 17| |13| |30.18| 0.00| 90| 77| 65|13| 4| 16| |30.20| 0.00| 90| 76| 63|20| 5| 20| |30.06| 0.00| 88| 77| 70|27| 5| 17| |16| |30.14| 0.00| 91| 78| 65|13| 4| 14| |30.12| 0.00| 91| 76| 61|20| 5| 20| |30.02| 1.57| 73| 70| 90|00| 11| 33| |19| |30.15| 0.00| 88| 75| 66|22| 4| 17| |30.09| 0.00| 88| 76| 67|20| 4| 15| |30.00| 0.06| 73| 70| 92|15| 0| 6| |22| |30.20| 0.00| 81| 73| 78|13| 0| 10| |30.13| 0.00| 80| 74| 81|22| 0| 10| |30.04| 0.00| 72| 70| 92|20| 0| 12| +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+ | AUG 7 | AUG 8 | AUG 9 | | | | | |01| |30.03| 0.05| 73| 71| 93|20| 4| 15| |29.98| 0.00| 73| 71| 92|20| 0| 11| |29.95| 0.00| 76| 73| 89|20| 0| 6| |04| |29.99| 0.00| 73| 70| 93|15| 0| 7| |29.96| 0.00| 72| 70| 93|18| 0| 7| |29.94| 0.00| 74| 71| 91|20| 0| 7| |07| |30.01| 0.01| 73| 70| 93|20| 0| 10| |29.97| 0.00| 73| 71| 93|18| 0| 7| |29.98| 0.00| 74| 71| 92|27| 0| 6| |10| |30.02| 0.04| 73| 71| 93|18| 0| 6| |29.99| 0.00| 74| 72| 93|24| 0| 10| |29.97| 0.00| 81| 73| 76|24| 4| 12| |13| |30.00| 0.00| 79| 76| 90|20| 0| 11| |29.98| 0.00| 79| 75| 88|20| 0| 10| |29.95| 0.00| 87| 75| 68|20| 4| 16| |16| |29.97| 0.00| 82| 77| 87|15| 0| 7| |29.95| 0.00| 85| 77| 76|20| 0| 11| |29.90| 0.00| 88| 76| 68|20| 4| 17| |19| |29.97| 0.00| 78| 73| 85|15| 4| 14| |29.95| 0.00| 83| 75| 77|22| 0| 7| |29.86| 0.00| 85| 75| 71|20| 0| 13| |22| |29.99| 0.00| 73| 70| 91|20| 0| 10| |29.98| 0.00| 78| 73| 86|20| 0| 7| |29.91| 0.00| 80| 74| 83|20| 0| 11| +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+ | AUG 10 | AUG 11 | AUG 12 | | | | | |01| |29.90| 0.00| 77| 73| 88|11| 0| 11| |29.85| 0.00| 74| 72| 92|20| 0| 12| |29.93| 0.00| 69| 67| 92|22| 0| 11| |04| |29.83| 0.00| 75| 72| 91|15| 0| 6| |29.85| 0.00| 74| 72| 92|20| 5| 20| |29.93| 0.00| 71| 68| 92|20| 4| 14| |07| |29.84| 0.00| 75| 73| 91|22| 0| 11| |29.89| 0.00| 74| 72| 92|20| 4| 15| |29.96| 0.01| 71| 69| 93|00| 0| 0| |10| |29.84| 0.00| 81| 75| 81|20| 6| 24| |29.91| 0.00| 82| 77| 85|20| 5| 17| |29.98| 0.00| 74| 72| 91|24| 0| 10| |13| |29.83| 0.00| 86| 76| 70|20| 6| 24| |29.90| 0.00| 86| 76| 74|20| 4| 15| |29.96| 0.00| 80| 72| 76|24| 0| 10| |16| |29.81| 0.00| 85| 75| 71|20| 7| 25| |29.91| 0.00| 82| 72| 74|13| 4| 21| |29.94| 0.00| 83| 74| 76|24| 4| 14| |19| |29.83| 0.00| 82| 74| 77|20| 5| 18| |29.91| 0.00| 79| 73| 81|13| 4| 12| |29.95| 0.00| 81| 73| 79|06| 4| 11| |22| |29.87| 0.30| 74| 72| 91|20| 4| 15| |29.94| 0.05| 70| 67| 91|20| 0| 7| |29.99| 0.00| 77| 72| 84|04| 0| 7| +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+ | AUG 13 | AUG 14 | AUG 15 | | | | | |01| |30.00| 0.00| 74| 69| 87|00| 0| 0| |29.95| 0.00| 74| 72| 92|13| 0| 7| |29.88| 0.00| 75| 70| 83|20| 4| 14| |04| |29.98| 0.00| 70| 67| 90|00| 0| 0| |29.93| 0.00| 73| 71| 93|20| 0| 6| |29.86| 0.00| 74| 70| 88|20| 5| 17| |07| |30.02| 0.00| 69| 67| 92|00| 0| 0| |29.93| 0.00| 73| 71| 94|18| 0| 6| |29.87| 0.00| 72| 70| 92|20| 0| 7| |10| |30.03| 0.00| 81| 71| 72|04| 0| 10| |29.93| 0.00| 81| 74| 81|18| 4| 14| |29.88| 0.00| 82| 75| 78|20| 4| 14| |13| |30.00| 0.00| 83| 71| 67|06| 0| 10| |29.91| 0.00| 87| 69| 55|18| 4| 16| |29.88| 0.00| 88| 76| 69|24| 5| 16| |16| |29.97| 0.00| 84| 73| 70|04| 4| 16| |29.87| 0.00| 88| 72| 59|20| 4| 16| |29.88| 0.09| 79| 69| 71|24| 5| 32| |19| |29.96| 0.00| 83| 74| 76|13| 0| 14| |29.86| 0.00| 84| 70| 61|20| 0| 12| |29.86| 0.00| 73| 70| 92|13| 0| 7| |22| |29.98| 0.00| 77| 73| 88|13| 0| 10| |29.89| 0.00| 78| 69| 73|18| 0| 5| |29.90| 0.00| 71| 68| 92|00| 0| 0| +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+ | AUG 16 | AUG 17 | AUG 18 | | | | | |01| |29.90| 0.00| 71| 68| 92|00| 0| 0| |29.98| 0.00| 71| 66| 84|00| 0| 0| |29.83| 0.00| 76| 73| 89|20| 4| 15| |04| |29.92| 0.00| 69| 67| 93|00| 0| 0| |29.92| 0.00| 69| 66| 90|18| 0| 4| |29.81| 0.00| 75| 72| 91|20| 0| 13| |07| |29.96| 0.00| 69| 67| 94|00| 0| 0| |29.92| 0.00| 68| 66| 93|22| 0| 4| |29.83| 0.00| 75| 72| 92|27| 0| 4| |10| |29.98| 0.00| 77| 70| 79|29| 4| 12| |29.94| 0.00| 80| 73| 79|20| 4| 15| |29.87| 0.00| 78| 72| 81|31| 5| 16| |13| |29.98| 0.00| 82| 68| 63|06| 4| 13| |29.90| 0.00| 87| 71| 59|20| 4| 17| |29.87| 0.00| 80| 72| 75|04| 7| 21| |16| |29.94| 0.00| 85| 66| 53|00| 4| 14| |29.85| 0.00| 89| 73| 58|13| 4| 14| |29.85| 0.00| 81| 70| 70|04| 7| 21| |19| |29.92| 0.00| 84| 68| 59|31| 4| 10| |29.82| 0.00| 85| 74| 70|13| 4| 14| |29.86| 0.00| 77| 70| 77|04| 6| 17| |22| |29.95| 0.00| 75| 67| 77|13| 0| 7| |29.86| 0.00| 78| 72| 82|13| 0| 5| |29.91| 0.00| 74| 68| 81|04| 0| 10| +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+
MAXIMUM SHORT DURATION PRECIPITATION
+------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | Time Period (minutes) | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 30 | 45 | 60 | 80 | 100 | 120 | 150 | 180 | +------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | Precipitation | 0.16 | 0.32 | 0.48 | 0.64 | 0.95 | 1.43 | 1.88 | 1.97 | 2.06 | 2.16 | 2.20 | 2.24 | +------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | Ended: Date | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | +------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | Ended: Time | 1904 | 1909 | 1914 | 1919 | 1929 | 1944 | 2000 | 2019 | 2038 | 2100 | 2130 | 2200 | +------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ The precipitation amounts for the indicated time intervals may occur at any time during the month. The time indicated is the ending time of the interval. Date and time are not entered for trace amounts.
OBSERVATIONS AT 3-HOUR INTERVALS
August 2012: Portsmouth, Virginia - KPWR
+--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+----------+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+----------+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+----------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T | | | Wind | | | | T | | | Wind | | | | T | | | Wind | | | | | R | e | | % +--+---+---+ | | R | e | | % +--+---+---+ | | R | e | | % +--+---+---+ | | | | a | m | D | | D| | | | | a | m | D | | D| | | | | a | m | D | | D| | | | | S | P | i | p | e | H | i| | | S | P | i | p | e | H | i| | | S | P | i | p | e | H | i| | | | | u | r | n | e | w | u | r| | | u | r | n | e | w | u | r| | | u | r | n | e | w | u | r| | | | | n | e | f | r | | m | e| | | n | e | f | r | | m | e| | | n | e | f | r | | m | e| | | | | s | s | a | a | P | i | c| S | | s | s | a | a | P | i | c| S | | s | s | a | a | P | i | c| S | | | H| h | s | l | t | o | d | t| p | G | h | s | l | t | o | d | t| p | G | h | s | l | t | o | d | t| p | G | | o| i | u | l | u | i | i | i| e | u | i | u | l | u | i | i | i| e | u | i | u | l | u | i | i | i| e | u | | u| n | r | | r | n | t | o| e | s | n | r | | r | n | t | o| e | s | n | r | | r | n | t | o| e | s | | r| e | e | Rate| e | t | y | n| d | t | e | e | Rate| e | t | y | n| d | t | e | e | Rate| e | t | y | n| d | t | +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+ | AUG 19 | AUG 20 | AUG 21 | | | | | |01| |29.92| 0.00| 71| 67| 86|00| 0| 0| |29.83| 0.01| 71| 69| 94|31| 0| 10| |29.98| 0.00| 69| 66| 91|00| 0| 0| |04| |29.91| 0.00| 70| 67| 91|06| 0| 6| |29.82| 0.01| 71| 69| 93|04| 4| 16| |29.96| 0.00| 68| 66| 92|00| 0| 0| |07| |29.92| 0.00| 70| 67| 91|04| 0| 10| |29.86| 0.04| 69| 67| 94|04| 4| 16| |30.00| 0.00| 68| 66| 93|00| 0| 0| |10| |29.91| 0.00| 77| 68| 74|04| 4| 15| |29.89| 0.50| 69| 67| 94|04| 0| 12| |30.02| 0.00| 73| 70| 90|13| 0| 6| |13| |29.92| 0.05| 74| 69| 86|04| 4| 14| |29.89| 0.00| 71| 68| 91|04| 5| 17| |30.04| 0.00| 80| 72| 77|04| 0| 10| |16| |29.87| 0.00| 70| 66| 88|04| 4| 14| |29.87| 0.00| 75| 69| 80|04| 4| 10| |30.01| 0.00| 82| 72| 73|04| 4| 15| |19| |29.84| 0.01| 71| 66| 87|04| 0| 12| |29.88| 0.00| 76| 68| 77|33| 0| 4| |30.04| 0.07| 75| 70| 85|09| 0| 4| |22| |29.84| 0.00| 70| 67| 91|29| 0| 4| |29.94| 0.00| 70| 66| 87|00| 0| 0| |30.07| 0.00| 71| 69| 93|00| 0| 0| +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+ | AUG 22 | AUG 23 | AUG 24 | | | | | |01| |30.08| 0.00| 70| 68| 93|00| 0| 0| |30.10| 0.00| 72| 68| 86|06| 0| 4| |30.10| 0.00| 73| 69| 86|04| 0| 11| |04| |30.05| 0.01| 67| 65| 93|00| 0| 0| |30.10| 0.00| 72| 69| 89|33| 0| 6| |30.09| 0.00| 73| 69| 88|04| 0| 10| |07| |30.09| 0.00| 66| 64| 94|00| 0| 0| |30.11| 0.00| 73| 70| 89|04| 0| 10| |30.10| 0.00| 73| 69| 87|04| 0| 14| |10| |30.11| 0.00| 75| 70| 86|04| 4| 12| |30.13| 0.00| 77| 70| 81|04| 6| 16| |30.13| 0.00| 76| 69| 79|04| 6| 17| |13| |30.12| 0.00| 80| 70| 72|04| 5| 16| |30.14| 0.00| 80| 70| 73|04| 10| 20| |30.14| 0.00| 78| 69| 73|04| 7| 18| |16| |30.09| 0.00| 80| 69| 68|04| 6| 17| |30.11| 0.00| 80| 69| 69|04| 7| 20| |30.12| 0.00| 77| 69| 76|04| 5| 16| |19| |30.09| 0.00| 77| 69| 75|04| 4| 16| |30.11| 0.00| 77| 69| 76|04| 5| 17| |30.10| 0.00| 76| 67| 72|04| 6| 18| |22| |30.11| 0.00| 74| 69| 84|04| 0| 12| |30.11| 0.00| 74| 69| 84|04| 0| 11| |30.10| 0.00| 75| 67| 77|04| 4| 13| +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+ | AUG 25 | AUG 26 | AUG 27 | | | | | |01| |30.10| 0.01| 73| 70| 90|04| 4| 12| |30.11| 0.00| 71| 68| 91|00| 0| 0| |30.14| 0.00| 73| 71| 94|00| 0| 0| |04| |30.06| 0.00| 74| 71| 90|04| 5| 21| |30.12| 0.00| 70| 68| 93|00| 0| 0| |30.11| 0.00| 71| 70| 94|00| 0| 0| |07| |30.06| 0.00| 75| 72| 90|04| 4| 15| |30.15| 0.00| 69| 67| 93|00| 0| 0| |30.12| 0.00| 71| 70| 95|00| 0| 0| |10| |30.06| 0.14| 76| 73| 92|04| 4| 16| |30.18| 0.00| 80| 75| 86|15| 0| 12| |30.14| 0.00| 79| 78| 95|13| 0| 12| |13| |30.04| 0.01| 82| 76| 82|15| 5| 21| |30.16| 0.07| 83| 77| 83|13| 4| 12| |30.09| 0.00| 83| 77| 81|04| 4| 12| |16| |30.04| 0.03| 76| 73| 90|00| 4| 14| |30.10| 0.01| 88| 75| 67|15| 6| 20| |30.04| 0.89| 79| 76| 92|20| 0| 17| |19| |30.05| 0.00| 81| 72| 75|13| 4| 18| |30.14| 0.00| 73| 71| 93|00| 0| 4| |30.02| 0.10| 79| 75| 88|04| 0| 11| |22| |30.10| 0.00| 74| 69| 85|15| 0| 7| |30.15| 0.00| 73| 71| 93|00| 0| 0| |30.04| 0.00| 76| 74| 93|20| 0| 4| +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+ | AUG 28 | AUG 29 | AUG 30 | | | | | |01| |30.01| 0.00| 75| 73| 94|20| 0| 10| |29.90| 0.00| 71| 69| 94|13| 0| 7| |30.03| 0.00| 71| 68| 92|00| 0| 0| |04| |29.97| 0.00| 74| 72| 94|20| 0| 12| |29.90| 0.00| 71| 69| 94|27| 0| 7| |30.02| 0.00| 69| 67| 93|00| 0| 0| |07| |29.99| 0.00| 72| 71| 95|20| 4| 15| |29.93| 0.00| 70| 68| 95|00| 0| 0| |30.06| 0.01| 71| 69| 94|20| 0| 5| |10| |29.99| 0.00| 78| 76| 93|18| 4| 18| |29.96| 0.00| 74| 72| 95|29| 4| 11| |30.11| 0.00| 75| 73| 93|13| 0| 10| |13| |29.93| 0.00| 86| 77| 74|18| 5| 16| |29.96| 0.00| 82| 69| 65|33| 6| 16| |30.13| 0.00| 83| 73| 72|13| 4| 12| |16| |29.88| 0.00| 89| 77| 69|18| 4| 19| |29.94| 0.00| 84| 70| 63|04| 5| 16| |30.09| 0.00| 85| 75| 71|20| 0| 12| |19| |29.90| 0.00| 81| 73| 79|20| 4| 18| |29.96| 0.00| 80| 69| 68|04| 4| 12| |30.09| 0.00| 82| 72| 72|13| 0| 10| |22| |29.96| 0.08| 71| 69| 94|00| 5| 18| |30.01| 0.00| 73| 68| 85|00| 0| 0| |30.13| 0.00| 75| 69| 83|13| 0| 6| +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+ | AUG 31 | | | | | | | |01| |30.14| 0.00| 72| 68| 88|20| 0| 10| | | |04| |30.12| 0.00| 70| 68| 92|20| 0| 11| | | |07| |30.16| 0.00| 69| 67| 93|20| 0| 14| | | |10| |30.17| 0.00| 79| 74| 85|18| 4| 16| | | |13| |30.12| 0.00| 87| 77| 73|20| 6| 21| | | |16| |30.06| 0.00| 88| 73| 61|24| 5| 18| | | |19| |30.05| 0.00| 86| 74| 68|24| 4| 14| | | |22| |30.08| 0.00| 80| 76| 90|20| 0| 10| | | +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
WEATHER NOTES SUMMARY BY HOURS
+--+-----------------------------+---------+ Wind Direction: Directions are those from which the wind is blowing, | | Averages | | indicated in tens of degrees from true North: i.e., 09 for East, 18 for | +----+------+---+---+---+-----+Resultant| South, 27 for West, and 00 or 36 for North. | | | | | | | | | Wind Speed: The observed one-minute average speed in miles-per-hour. | | | | T | | | | Wind | Wind Gust: The maximum instantaneous wind speed for the ten minute-period | | | | e | | % | W +----+----+ preceding the observation. | | | | m | D | | i | D | | Rainfall Rate: The instantaneous rainfall rate at time of observation, | | S | P | p | e | H | n | i | | calculated by timing consecutive 0.01" pulses from the electronic rain | | u | r | e | w | u | d | r | | gauge and interpolating this rate for one hour. | | n | e | r | | m | | e | | | | s | s | a | P | i | S | c | S | | H| h | s | t | o | d | p | t | p | | o| i | u | u | i | i | e | i | e | | u| n | r | r | n | t | e | o | e | | r| e | e | e | t | y | d | n | d | +--+----+------+---+---+---+-----+----+----+ |01| |30.002| 73| 70| 89| 0.6| 20 | 0.4| |04| |29.985| 72| 69| 91| 0.8| 18 | 0.3| |07| |30.008| 71| 69| 92| 0.6| 17 | 0.2| |10| |30.024| 78| 73| 84| 2.8| 20 | 0.9| |13| |30.011| 83| 74| 73| 4.3| 17 | 1.1| |16| |29.977| 84| 73| 71| 4.3| 11 | 0.4| |19| |29.973| 80| 72| 76| 2.7| 16 | 0.6| |22| |30.007| 75| 71| 86| 0.4| 02 | 0.1| +--+----+------+---+---+---+-----+----+----+
HOURLY PRECIPITATION (Water Equivalent)
August 2012: Portsmouth, Virginia - KPWR
---+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+--- | | | D| A.M. Hour Ending at | P.M. Hour Ending at |D a| | |a t+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+t e| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 |e ---+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+--- 01| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |01 02| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |0.10|0.14| | | | |02 03| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |03 04| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |04 05| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |05 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 06| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |1.57|0.24|0.08|0.06| | | | |06 07| |0.05| |0.01| | | |0.01| |0.23|0.04| | | |0.01|0.01| | | | |0.02|0.01| | |07 08| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |08 09| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |09 10| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |0.04|0.30|0.01|10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |0.39|0.24|0.05|0.01|11 12| | | | | | | |0.01| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |12 13| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |13 14| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |14 15| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |0.09|0.01|0.05| | | | | |15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |16 17| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |17 18| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |0.01| | | | | | | | |18 19| | | | | | | | | | | | | |0.05|0.25|0.01| | | |0.01| |0.01| |0.04|19 20| |0.01| | |0.01| |0.01|0.04|0.02|0.07|0.50|0.08|0.02| | | | | | | | | | | |20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |0.07|0.06| | | |21 22| | | | |0.01| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |22 23| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |23 24| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |0.01|24 25| |0.01|0.01| | | | | | |0.07|0.14| | |0.01|0.03| |0.03| | | | | | | |25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26| | | | | | | | | | | | |0.01|0.07| | |0.01|0.01|0.17| | | | |0.01|26 27| | | | | | | | | | | |0.01| | | |0.26|0.89| | |0.10| | | | |27 28| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |1.87|0.28|0.08|0.06|28 29| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |29 30| | | | | | | |0.01| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |30 31| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |31 ---+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+--- Sum| |0.07|0.01|0.01|0.02|0.00|0.01|0.07|0.02|0.37|0.68|0.09|0.03|0.13|0.29|0.29|2.59|0.26|0.40|0.38|2.34|0.58|0.43|0.14|Sum ---+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+--- During a frozen precipitation event, hourly precipitation totals may not be recorded. In this case, daily amounts are typically entered in the last column (hour ending at 12 A.M.)