LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
Monthly Summary
March 2013
Station: Portsmouth, Virginia - KPWR
Latitude: 36° 48' 04" N Longitude: 76° 19' 37" W Elevation (ground): 20 feet Time Zone: Eastern
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| | 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| 48.4 | 33.5 | 41.0 | 42.1 | 29| 60| 24| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 29.87| 29.77|29.818| 5.8| 5.0|289| 19| NW| 0| 0| |
|02| 42.7 | 33.7 | 38.2 | 39.7 | 26| 58| 26| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 29.89| 29.82|29.857| 5.6| 5.2|304| 20|WSW| 0| 0| |
|03| 43.6 | 31.1 | 37.3 | 36.7 | 22| 55| 27| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 29.91| 29.80|29.859| 7.8| 7.5|318| 25| NW| 0| 0| |
|04| 46.0 | 30.9 | 38.5 | 36.9 | 18| 47| 26| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.05| 29.92|29.986| 8.7| 7.7|296| 27| NW| 0| 0| |
|05| 51.6 | 25.3*| 38.4 | 38.3 | 27| 67| 26| 0|1........| 0| 0.18| 0.0| 30.11| 29.71|30.003| 2.3| 2.1| 77| 21|ENE| 0| 0| |
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|06| 48.1 | 37.7 | 42.9 | 42.0 | 39| 89| 22| 0|1........| 0| 0.76| 0.0| 29.86| 29.31|29.512|12.0| 6.7|292| 46| NW| 0| 0| |
|07| 50.9 | 40.1 | 45.5 | 44.4 | 30| 57| 19| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.13| 29.88|30.031|13.6|13.5|312| 35| NW| 0| 0| |
|08| 48.3 | 38.1 | 43.2 | 43.2 | 29| 56| 22| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.20| 30.08|30.129|14.0|14.0|315| 37| NW| 0| 0| |
|09| 55.2 | 33.7 | 44.5 | 44.8 | 27| 53| 20| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.31| 30.20|30.259| 7.0| 6.2|343| 23| N| 0| 0| |
|10| 60.0 | 28.2 | 44.1 | 44.0 | 31| 67| 21| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.34| 30.27|30.300| 2.0| 2.0| 54| 16|ENE| 0| 0| |
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|11| 70.3 | 37.8 | 54.1 | 53.2 | 45| 76| 11| 0|1........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.27| 30.02|30.148| 2.0| 1.9|145| 22|SSW| 0| 0| |
|12| 70.1 | 50.4 | 60.3 | 60.9 | 56| 83| 5| 0|1........| 0| 0.52| 0.0| 30.00| 29.73|29.851| 3.3| 1.0|175| 25| N| 0| 0| |
|13| 56.9 | 40.5 | 48.7 | 48.3 | 31| 53| 16| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.04| 29.91|29.971| 6.6| 4.3|296| 29| N| 0| 0| |
|14| 49.7 | 32.1 | 40.9 | 41.3 | 19| 41| 24| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.17| 30.04|30.097| 8.3| 7.2|302| 30| NW| 0| 0| |
|15| 58.5 | 27.6 | 43.0 | 44.0 | 26| 53| 21| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.14| 29.86|30.022| 4.3| 4.2|209| 29|SSW| 0| 0| |
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|16| 72.6*| 48.3 | 60.4*| 57.3 | 45| 65| 4| 0|1........| 0| 0.21| 0.0| 29.85| 29.61|29.766| 4.2| 3.0|223| 36|NNW| 0| 0| |
|17| 52.9 | 39.6 | 46.3 | 43.0 | 38| 84| 18| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.25| 29.88|30.082| 8.0| 7.7| 42| 23| N| 0| 0| |
|18| 48.4 | 38.0 | 43.2 | 43.0 | 41| 91| 22| 0|.........| 0| 0.09| 0.0| 30.25| 29.88|30.110| 6.6| 5.8| 47| 24| NE| 0| 0| |
|19| 62.8 | 42.1 | 52.4 | 50.4 | 39| 70| 12| 0|.........| 0| 0.04| 0.0| 29.94| 29.77|29.822| 4.8| 4.1|267| 28|WSW| 0| 0| |
|20| 55.6 | 34.9 | 45.3 | 46.9 | 17| 32| 19| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.07| 29.80|29.960| 2.3| 1.8|267| 22|WNW| 0| 0| |
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|21| 41.2 | 32.3 | 36.8*| 37.1 | 26| 66| 28| 0|.........| 0| T | T | 29.92| 29.69|29.765| 7.6| 6.0|329| 29| NE| 0| 0| |
|22| 50.7 | 26.2 | 38.5 | 38.1 | 15| 40| 26| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.04| 29.91|29.968| 6.6| 5.9|260| 25|WSW| 0| 0| |
|23| 55.8 | 27.4 | 41.6 | 41.3 | 25| 56| 23| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.05| 29.91|29.984| 1.8| 0.8|265| 18|WSW| 0| 0| |
|24| 43.8 | 33.1 | 38.4 | 39.1 | 34| 84| 26| 0|1..4.....| T| 0.60| T | 29.95| 29.59|29.801| 6.4| 5.8| 37| 27| N| 0| 0| |
|25| 46.9 | 35.5 | 41.2 | 40.6 | 35| 81| 23| 0|.........| 0| 0.12| 0.0| 29.73| 29.46|29.553| 8.0| 4.8|303| 32|WSW| 0| 0| |
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|26| 49.6 | 30.8 | 40.2 | 42.2 | 30| 64| 24| 0|.........| 0| T | 0.0| 30.01| 29.74|29.865| 5.2| 4.3|287| 24|WNW| 0| 0| |
|27| 52.6 | 33.9 | 43.3 | 43.4 | 26| 53| 21| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.14| 30.02|30.072| 7.5| 6.7|291| 27| NW| 0| 0| |
|28| 51.9 | 32.7 | 42.3 | 44.0 | 27| 52| 22| 0|.........| 0| T | 0.0| 30.23| 30.11|30.147| 7.0| 6.5|307| 33| NW| 0| 0| |
|29| 55.8 | 31.8 | 43.8 | 45.0 | 29| 56| 21| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.28| 30.17|30.231| 3.4| 3.4|307| 23| NW| 0| 0| |
|30| 61.5 | 36.9 | 49.2 | 49.4 | 33| 57| 15| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.22| 30.13|30.179| 2.4| 1.0| 25| 18| NE| 0| 0| |
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|31| 66.6 | 44.2 | 55.4 | 54.3 | 47| 76| 9| 0|.........| 0| 0.23| 0.0| 30.15| 29.79|29.945| 1.5| 1.3|181| 22|SSW| 0| 0| |
+--+------+------+------+------+---+----+----+----+---------+--+-----+-----+------+------+------+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+------+
| Sum | Sum |------|------|---|----| Ttl| Ttl| |Total|Total| For the month: | ---- |
+------+------+------+------+---+----+----+----+ Number of +-----+-----+------+------+------+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+------+
|1669.0|1088.4|------|------|---|----| 623| 0| Days | 2.75| T | 30.34| 29.31|29.971| 6.0| 3.5|308| 46| NW| 0| 0| ---- |
+------+------+------+------+---+----+----+----+------------|-1.27" or 68% of normal +------+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+------+
| Avg | Avg | Avg | Mean |Avg| Avg|----|----|Precip | Season Ttl| Date | Date |------|----|----|---| Date | Date | Avg |
+------+------+------+------+---+----+----+----+ +-----+-----+------+------+------+----+----+---+-------+-------+------+
| 54.1| 35.1| 44.6 | 44.4 | 31|62.6|----|----|>.01 Inch 9|10.71| 2.7| 10 | 6 |------|----|----|---| 6 | 1+ | |
+ -6.0 -5.1 -5.6 +------+---+----+----+----+------------|-0.12" 99% 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 |3110| 0|Thunder 0|Precipitation | Snow, Ice Plts | and Date |
+--------+---------+--------+--------+----+----+------------+-------+------+---------+-------+-------------+----------------------+
| >90°F | <32°F | <32°F | <0°F |----|----|Heavy Fog 0| 0.92| 5- 6| T | 21+ | T | 24 |
+--------+---------+--------+--------+----+----+------------+-------+------+---------+----+--+-------------+----------------------+
| 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |----|----| Clear 9 Partly Cloudy 14 Cloudy 8 |
+--------+---------+--------+--------+----+----+------------------------------------------+
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:
MARCH 2013 WAS THE COLDEST MARCH IN THE STATION DATABASE TO 1977
The top 5 coldest Marchs include: 1) 44.6° 2013 2) 44.9° 1981 3) 45.8° 1996 4) TIE 45.9° 1980 & 1984
FROPA: 6th, 12th, 17th, 18th, 21st, 25th,31ST (WARMFROPA)
FROST: 5th, 10th, 15th, 22nd, 23rd, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th
STATION RECORDS:
6TH - WIND GUST 46mph [previously 43mph 1989]
16TH - WIND GUST 36mph [previously 35mph 1994]
21st - TEMPERATURE Minimum High 41° [previoulsy 1986]
24th - TEMPERATURE Minimm High 44° [previously 1983]
24th - SNOWFALL TRACE [never on this date in March database to 1977]
MONTHLY AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMP OF 54.1° WAS 6.0° BELOW NORMAL.
MONTHLY AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMP OF 35.1° WAS 5.1° BELOW NORMAL.
MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMP OF 44.6° WAS 5.6° BELOW NORMAL.
MAXIMUM TEMP: 73° ON THE 16th
MINIMUM TEMP: 25° ON THE 5th
DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES:
MAXIMUM >= 90°: 0
MAXIMUM <= 32°: 0
MINIMUM <= 32°: 11
MINIMUM <= 0°: 0
HEATING DEGREE DAYS: 633.5
COOLING DEGREE DAYS: 0.0
DAYS WITH HEATING DEGREE DAYS: 31
DAYS WITH COOLING DEGREE DAYS: 0
PRECIP TOTAL OF 2.75" WAS 1.7" BELOW NORMAL ( 68% OF NORMAL).
GREATEST DAILY RAINFALL: 0.76" ON THE 6th
GREATEST 24-HOUR RAINFALL: 0.92" ON THE 5th-6th
DAYS WITH MEASUREABLE PRECIP: 9 OF 31 DAYS OR 29.03%
AVERAGE DAILY PRECIP: 0.09"
NORMAL DAILY PRECIP: 0.13"
DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 0.01" 9
DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 0.10" 7
DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 0.50" 3
DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 1.00" 0
DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORMS: 0
NUMBER OF THUNDERSTORMS: 0
DAYS WITH SNOW: 2
SNOWFALL TOTAL: TRACE
SEASONAL SNOWFALL 2012-2013: 2.7"
CLOUDY DAYS: 8
PARTLY CLOUDY DAYS: 14
SUNNY/CLEAR DAYS: 9
DAYS WITH F/GF: 6
DAYS WITH DENSE FOG: 0
DAYS WITH FROST: 9
YEAR-TO-DATE
YEARLY AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMP OF 52.1° WAS 1.6° BELOW NORMAL.
YEARLY AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMP OF 34.2° WAS 1.1° BELOW NORMAL.
YEARLY AVERAGE TEMP OF 43.1° WAS 1.4° BELOW NORMAL.
MAXIMUM TEMP: 75° ON JANUARY 30th
MINIMUM TEMP: 18° ON JANUARY 23rd and FEBRUARY 18th
DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES:
MAXIMUM >= 90°: 0
MAXIMUM <= 32°: 1
MINIMUM <= 32°: 37
MINIMUM <= 0°: 0
HEATING DEGREE DAYS: 1967.5
COOLING DEGREE DAYS: 0.0
DAYS WITH HEATING DEGREE DAYS: 89
DAYS WITH COOLING DEGREE DAYS: 0
PRECIP TOTAL OF 10.71" WAS 0.12" BELOW NORMAL (99% OF NORMAL).
GREATEST DAILY RAINFALL: 2.38" ON FEBRUARY 8th
GREATEST 24-HOUR RAINFALL: 2.54" ON FEBRUARY 7th-8th
DAYS WITH MEASUREABLE PRECIP: 33 OF 90 OR 33.37%
AVERAGE DAILY PRECIP: 0.12"
NORMAL DAILY PRECIP: 0.12"
DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 0.01" 33
DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 0.10" 22
DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 0.50" 7
DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 1.00" 3
DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORMS: 0
NUMBER OF THUNDERSTORMS: 0
DAYS WITH SNOW (calendar year 2013): 11
SNOWFALL TOTAL (calendar year 2013): 2.7"
SEASONAL SNOW 2012-2013 (beginning November 2013): 2.7"
CLOUDY DAYS: 28
PARTLY CLOUDY DAYS: 38
SUNNY/CLEAR DAYS: 24
DAYS WITH F/GF: 28
DAYS WITH DENSE FOG: 2
DAYS WITH FROST: 26
OBSERVATIONS AT 3-HOUR INTERVALS
March 2013: Portsmouth, Virginia - KPWR
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| MAR 1 | MAR 2 | MAR 3 |
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|01| |29.77| 0.00| 38| 28| 67|24| 6| 17| |29.87| 0.00| 42| 26| 54|29| 7| 17| |29.86| 0.00| 36| 23| 58|31| 6| 16|
|04| |29.78| 0.00| 35| 28| 74|24| 5| 15| |29.86| 0.00| 40| 27| 60|31| 5| 13| |29.85| 0.00| 34| 21| 57|31| 10| 19|
|07| |29.81| 0.00| 38| 30| 73|27| 5| 15| |29.87| 0.00| 38| 27| 64|31| 5| 12| |29.88| 0.00| 33| 21| 61|31| 11| 23|
|10| |29.83| 0.00| 45| 31| 59|24| 6| 16| |29.88| 0.00| 39| 26| 59|31| 6| 16| |29.89| 0.00| 38| 21| 51|31| 12| 25|
|13| |29.82| 0.00| 47| 29| 49|29| 7| 17| |29.83| 0.00| 42| 26| 52|31| 6| 17| |29.85| 0.00| 41| 21| 45|31| 11| 23|
|16| |29.80| 0.00| 47| 28| 47|31| 7| 17| |29.82| 0.00| 41| 25| 51|24| 7| 20| |29.81| 0.00| 42| 22| 45|31| 7| 18|
|19| |29.84| 0.00| 44| 30| 56|31| 4| 13| |29.85| 0.00| 39| 24| 55|31| 7| 17| |29.84| 0.00| 37| 23| 56|29| 0| 10|
|22| |29.87| 0.00| 43| 29| 58|29| 4| 13| |29.87| 0.00| 35| 24| 64|29| 0| 11| |29.89| 0.00| 32| 26| 77|00| 0| 0|
+--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+
| MAR 4 | MAR 5 | MAR 6 |
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|01| |29.92| 0.00| 35| 19| 53|31| 11| 22| |30.06| 0.00| 32| 22| 66|31| 0| 6| |29.62| 0.34| 43| 41| 92|06| 6| 21|
|04| |29.94| 0.00| 32| 17| 54|31| 11| 21| |30.07| 0.00| 26| 21| 81|00| 0| 0| |29.47| 0.00| 46| 45| 93|06| 5| 15|
|07| |30.01| 0.00| 31| 17| 54|31| 11| 27| |30.09| 0.00| 27| 24| 87|00| 0| 0| |29.38| 0.00| 48| 46| 94|15| 0| 6|
|10| |30.03| 0.00| 35| 18| 50|31| 12| 22| |30.09| 0.00| 44| 24| 45|06| 4| 15| |29.40| 0.00| 40| 36| 86|20| 12| 28|
|13| |29.98| 0.00| 42| 18| 38|24| 12| 23| |30.01| 0.00| 51| 22| 32|06| 4| 15| |29.32| 0.00| 40| 36| 86|24| 13| 31|
|16| |29.95| 0.00| 46| 15| 29|29| 12| 24| |29.97| 0.00| 47| 32| 56|15| 4| 14| |29.43| 0.03| 40| 37| 90|31| 17| 39|
|19| |30.00| 0.00| 40| 19| 41|24| 4| 14| |29.94| 0.02| 40| 33| 77|06| 0| 11| |29.69| 0.00| 39| 36| 87|31| 19| 36|
|22| |30.03| 0.00| 33| 20| 60|24| 0| 4| |29.81| 0.01| 39| 36| 89|06| 4| 15| |29.82| 0.01| 40| 36| 86|31| 19| 36|
+--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+
| MAR 7 | MAR 8 | MAR 9 |
| | | |
|01| |29.88| 0.00| 41| 34| 77|31| 16| 31| |30.12| 0.00| 41| 28| 60|31| 11| 20| |30.21| 0.00| 43| 30| 61|31| 6| 16|
|04| |29.94| 0.00| 40| 33| 75|31| 15| 30| |30.10| 0.00| 39| 29| 66|31| 12| 24| |30.21| 0.00| 40| 30| 68|31| 10| 17|
|07| |30.01| 0.00| 41| 32| 70|31| 14| 25| |30.13| 0.00| 39| 28| 65|31| 14| 24| |30.25| 0.00| 39| 28| 64|33| 10| 20|
|10| |30.06| 0.00| 45| 30| 56|31| 15| 31| |30.13| 0.00| 43| 26| 51|31| 16| 37| |30.30| 0.00| 45| 27| 50|31| 12| 23|
|13| |30.04| 0.00| 48| 28| 46|31| 16| 33| |30.11| 0.00| 44| 27| 51|31| 18| 35| |30.27| 0.00| 51| 26| 37|00| 12| 21|
|16| |30.04| 0.00| 51| 27| 40|31| 14| 29| |30.08| 0.00| 48| 30| 49|31| 16| 30| |30.24| 0.00| 55| 25| 31|33| 6| 15|
|19| |30.11| 0.00| 45| 28| 50|31| 12| 24| |30.16| 0.00| 47| 28| 48|31| 13| 25| |30.27| 0.00| 47| 26| 43|06| 4| 12|
|22| |30.12| 0.00| 44| 28| 53|31| 7| 19| |30.19| 0.00| 45| 31| 59|31| 12| 24| |30.31| 0.00| 37| 27| 67|00| 0| 0|
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| MAR 10 | MAR 11 | MAR 12 |
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|01| |30.31| 0.00| 33| 28| 83|06| 0| 4| |30.27| 0.00| 40| 38| 93|13| 0| 7| |30.00| 0.00| 59| 51| 75|15| 0| 14|
|04| |30.29| 0.00| 31| 27| 85|00| 0| 0| |30.23| 0.00| 39| 37| 93|00| 0| 0| |29.94| 0.00| 59| 52| 77|13| 4| 21|
|07| |30.30| 0.00| 29| 26| 89|00| 0| 0| |30.21| 0.00| 39| 37| 94|18| 0| 5| |29.90| 0.01| 59| 54| 83|15| 0| 15|
|10| |30.33| 0.00| 47| 32| 55|04| 4| 12| |30.21| 0.00| 52| 51| 95|13| 0| 11| |29.84| 0.05| 59| 57| 93|13| 4| 21|
|13| |30.33| 0.00| 57| 21| 25|04| 5| 14| |30.15| 0.00| 67| 52| 57|13| 4| 19| |29.82| 0.00| 63| 60| 90|20| 5| 20|
|16| |30.27| 0.00| 60| 37| 43|06| 5| 16| |30.08| 0.00| 68| 51| 54|15| 4| 18| |29.73| 0.00| 70| 61| 75|20| 5| 22|
|19| |30.29| 0.00| 51| 42| 70|06| 4| 12| |30.07| 0.00| 62| 48| 60|13| 4| 18| |29.75| 0.13| 65| 61| 87|24| 0| 17|
|22| |30.31| 0.00| 42| 39| 87|15| 0| 6| |30.04| 0.00| 56| 48| 73|13| 4| 18| |29.86| 0.00| 54| 48| 81|33| 7| 19|
+--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+
| MAR 13 | MAR 14 | MAR 15 |
| | | |
|01| |29.92| 0.00| 50| 39| 67|00| 7| 21| |30.05| 0.00| 43| 23| 46|29| 7| 24| |30.12| 0.00| 35| 23| 60|00| 0| 0|
|04| |29.96| 0.00| 45| 34| 65|00| 6| 16| |30.08| 0.00| 37| 18| 45|33| 11| 23| |30.11| 0.00| 30| 24| 76|33| 0| 4|
|07| |30.00| 0.00| 42| 31| 65|00| 6| 16| |30.13| 0.00| 33| 20| 58|31| 4| 11| |30.13| 0.00| 28| 23| 82|00| 0| 0|
|10| |30.02| 0.00| 46| 30| 55|33| 5| 15| |30.17| 0.00| 38| 20| 48|31| 10| 21| |30.13| 0.00| 42| 24| 49|24| 0| 11|
|13| |29.97| 0.00| 53| 34| 47|24| 7| 18| |30.13| 0.00| 44| 19| 37|24| 12| 23| |30.04| 0.00| 53| 21| 28|22| 10| 25|
|16| |29.91| 0.00| 55| 27| 33|24| 11| 26| |30.06| 0.00| 48| 18| 30|31| 12| 27| |29.92| 0.00| 58| 26| 29|20| 12| 29|
|19| |29.95| 0.00| 51| 29| 44|31| 5| 19| |30.05| 0.00| 48| 17| 28|24| 10| 27| |29.89| 0.00| 56| 32| 41|20| 6| 20|
|22| |30.01| 0.00| 45| 28| 51|24| 5| 19| |30.08| 0.00| 39| 20| 45|24| 0| 10| |29.88| 0.00| 53| 34| 49|20| 5| 18|
+--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+
| MAR 16 | MAR 17 | MAR 18 |
| | | |
|01| |29.85| 0.00| 51| 33| 51|20| 10| 19| |29.88| 0.00| 47| 43| 86|00| 7| 23| |30.25| 0.02| 38| 34| 86|04| 10| 21|
|04| |29.82| 0.00| 51| 36| 57|20| 5| 16| |29.93| 0.00| 43| 40| 89|04| 0| 11| |30.21| 0.00| 38| 35| 89|06| 11| 21|
|07| |29.83| 0.00| 51| 38| 61|24| 4| 14| |30.00| 0.00| 43| 40| 88|04| 7| 17| |30.23| 0.00| 39| 36| 91|04| 11| 20|
|10| |29.85| 0.10| 49| 44| 83|29| 5| 17| |30.07| 0.00| 43| 40| 86|04| 10| 20| |30.22| 0.01| 41| 39| 92|04| 11| 22|
|13| |29.75| 0.00| 60| 51| 71|20| 4| 18| |30.15| 0.00| 44| 39| 83|33| 6| 17| |30.12| 0.00| 45| 43| 92|06| 7| 19|
|16| |29.66| 0.00| 72| 52| 50|24| 5| 21| |30.12| 0.00| 42| 37| 80|04| 7| 20| |30.03| 0.00| 47| 44| 90|33| 0| 10|
|19| |29.62| 0.00| 69| 49| 48|20| 5| 21| |30.19| 0.00| 40| 35| 80|04| 11| 23| |29.96| 0.00| 48| 46| 91|33| 0| 3|
|22| |29.77| 0.00| 54| 51| 90|27| 0| 6| |30.21| 0.00| 40| 34| 79|04| 11| 23| |29.94| 0.00| 46| 45| 93|29| 4| 11|
+--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+
MAXIMUM SHORT DURATION PRECIPITATION
+------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Time Period (minutes) | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 30 | 45 | 60 | 80 | 100 | 120 | 150 | 180 |
+------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Precipitation | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.40 |
+------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Ended: Date | 06 | 06 | 06 | 06 | 06 | 06 | 06 | 06 | 06 | 06 | 06 | 06 |
+------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Ended: Time | 0104 | 0110 | 0114 | 0120 | 0130 | 0144 | 0200 | 0215 | 0230 | 0245 | 0200 | 0200 |
+------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
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
March 2013: 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 |
+--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+
| MAR 19 | MAR 20 | MAR 21 |
| | | |
|01| |29.83| 0.00| 46| 44| 93|24| 0| 7| |29.97| 0.00| 50| 11| 20|29| 7| 22| |29.78| 0.00| 37| 30| 76|00| 0| 0|
|04| |29.80| 0.03| 45| 42| 92|00| 4| 12| |29.97| 0.00| 44| 10| 24|31| 4| 16| |29.69| 0.00| 34| 29| 84|00| 0| 0|
|07| |29.81| 0.00| 42| 40| 93|29| 4| 10| |30.02| 0.00| 35| 19| 52|29| 0| 5| |29.71| 0.00| 41| 31| 67|31| 5| 19|
|10| |29.80| 0.00| 49| 47| 92|22| 5| 15| |30.07| 0.00| 47| 15| 28|24| 2| 12| |29.73| 0.00| 40| 30| 68|04| 15| 29|
|13| |29.84| 0.00| 50| 44| 80|31| 11| 23| |30.02| 0.00| 53| 20| 27|24| 2| 11| |29.76| 0.00| 37| 27| 69|31| 11| 22|
|16| |29.77| 0.00| 60| 45| 57|24| 5| 17| |29.91| 0.00| 56| 16| 21|24| 3| 18| |29.75| 0.00| 38| 25| 59|31| 10| 21|
|19| |29.81| 0.00| 60| 28| 29|24| 6| 20| |29.87| 0.00| 50| 16| 26|20| 2| 13| |29.80| 0.00| 38| 25| 61|24| 7| 19|
|22| |29.89| 0.00| 52| 26| 37|24| 5| 18| |29.85| 0.00| 42| 28| 57|13| 0| 5| |29.89| 0.00| 36| 14| 40|33| 11| 20|
+--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+
| MAR 22 | MAR 23 | MAR 24 |
| | | |
|01| |29.93| 0.00| 34| 11| 38|31| 12| 23| |29.99| 0.00| 33| 20| 58|00| 0| 0| |29.95| 0.00| 38| 33| 84|18| 0| 7|
|04| |29.95| 0.00| 28| 14| 54|24| 4| 11| |29.99| 0.00| 30| 21| 69|00| 0| 0| |29.94| 0.00| 34| 30| 88|00| 0| 0|
|07| |29.99| 0.00| 27| 13| 56|24| 5| 12| |30.02| 0.00| 28| 22| 80|00| 0| 0| |29.92| 0.00| 41| 38| 88|04| 4| 12|
|10| |30.04| 0.00| 36| 14| 41|24| 10| 19| |30.05| 0.00| 43| 30| 60|04| 4| 12| |29.90| 0.00| 43| 33| 67|04| 10| 19|
|13| |29.98| 0.00| 44| 16| 32|24| 10| 22| |30.02| 0.00| 49| 24| 37|06| 0| 11| |29.78| 0.07| 41| 36| 84|06| 6| 19|
|16| |29.92| 0.00| 50| 17| 26|24| 11| 25| |29.93| 0.00| 55| 22| 28|24| 6| 18| |29.63| 0.04| 42| 38| 87|00| 7| 19|
|19| |29.94| 0.00| 49| 13| 24|24| 7| 21| |29.91| 0.00| 53| 23| 31|22| 4| 14| |29.70| 0.12| 36| 33| 89|00| 12| 27|
|22| |29.99| 0.00| 39| 18| 43|00| 0| 0| |29.97| 0.00| 41| 32| 71|15| 0| 4| |29.62| 0.01| 37| 34| 90|04| 13| 27|
+--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+
| MAR 25 | MAR 26 | MAR 27 |
| | | |
|01| |29.56| 0.00| 39| 36| 90|06| 11| 21| |29.74| 0.00| 39| 33| 81|24| 0| 7| |30.02| 0.00| 36| 29| 73|24| 4| 12|
|04| |29.48| 0.01| 41| 39| 93|04| 0| 6| |29.77| 0.00| 38| 30| 73|24| 6| 17| |30.02| 0.00| 36| 28| 72|24| 6| 14|
|07| |29.51| 0.03| 37| 35| 92|00| 10| 21| |29.82| 0.00| 32| 27| 82|24| 4| 12| |30.07| 0.00| 34| 27| 76|27| 4| 12|
|10| |29.52| 0.00| 39| 36| 89|00| 6| 16| |29.87| 0.00| 42| 31| 64|29| 6| 15| |30.10| 0.00| 44| 28| 53|29| 10| 24|
|13| |29.52| 0.00| 43| 36| 76|24| 11| 25| |29.89| 0.00| 48| 31| 52|00| 13| 24| |30.08| 0.00| 49| 26| 41|31| 12| 24|
|16| |29.52| 0.00| 45| 33| 62|24| 14| 32| |29.87| 0.00| 49| 30| 47|29| 6| 16| |30.05| 0.00| 52| 24| 34|31| 10| 20|
|19| |29.61| 0.00| 41| 32| 69|29| 13| 29| |29.93| 0.00| 47| 31| 54|24| 6| 18| |30.08| 0.00| 50| 24| 36|31| 7| 19|
|22| |29.70| 0.00| 39| 33| 76|24| 4| 14| |29.99| 0.00| 44| 30| 57|27| 0| 7| |30.14| 0.00| 45| 26| 46|29| 4| 14|
+--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+
| MAR 28 | MAR 29 | MAR 30 |
| | | |
|01| |30.14| 0.00| 41| 24| 52|29| 4| 12| |30.24| 0.00| 41| 30| 64|31| 0| 7| |30.22| 0.00| 44| 35| 71|20| 0| 6|
|04| |30.13| 0.00| 36| 25| 63|24| 4| 12| |30.24| 0.00| 36| 28| 73|24| 0| 5| |30.19| 0.00| 40| 35| 84|18| 0| 6|
|07| |30.14| 0.00| 33| 25| 71|29| 0| 7| |30.26| 0.00| 32| 26| 78|27| 0| 5| |30.20| 0.00| 38| 34| 87|00| 0| 0|
|10| |30.15| 0.00| 45| 28| 51|31| 7| 20| |30.28| 0.00| 46| 31| 55|31| 5| 15| |30.21| 0.00| 51| 39| 62|24| 4| 10|
|13| |30.13| 0.00| 51| 29| 42|29| 12| 24| |30.24| 0.00| 53| 29| 40|31| 10| 23| |30.18| 0.00| 59| 27| 30|04| 6| 18|
|16| |30.11| 0.00| 51| 26| 38|31| 12| 23| |30.18| 0.00| 56| 29| 35|31| 10| 20| |30.15| 0.00| 61| 27| 27|31| 6| 17|
|19| |30.15| 0.00| 50| 28| 43|31| 11| 21| |30.18| 0.00| 54| 27| 35|31| 4| 12| |30.14| 0.00| 55| 30| 37|13| 4| 17|
|22| |30.22| 0.00| 45| 30| 56|31| 4| 10| |30.22| 0.00| 43| 32| 65|20| 0| 10| |30.18| 0.00| 46| 34| 63|11| 0| 12|
+--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+
| MAR 31 | | |
| | | |
|01| |30.15| 0.00| 45| 39| 77|13| 0| 11| | |
|04| |30.10| 0.00| 45| 36| 70|13| 0| 7| | |
|07| |30.05| 0.00| 49| 35| 60|13| 0| 11| | |
|10| |30.01| 0.01| 55| 46| 70|13| 4| 12| | |
|13| |29.91| 0.03| 56| 53| 90|13| 4| 14| | |
|16| |29.79| 0.00| 65| 56| 73|20| 6| 20| | |
|19| |29.80| 0.00| 62| 55| 79|20| 0| 6| | |
|22| |29.82| 0.00| 59| 54| 83|20| 4| 14| | |
+--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
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| |29.993| 41| 31| 69| 4.5| 32 | 2.7|
|04| |29.978| 39| 30| 72| 4.2| 31 | 2.5|
|07| |29.993| 38| 30| 74| 4.2| 32 | 3.1|
|10| |30.006| 45| 33| 64| 7.3| 33 | 3.4|
|13| |29.966| 49| 33| 56| 8.3| 30 | 4.3|
|16| |29.912| 53| 33| 50| 8.2| 29 | 5.2|
|19| |29.939| 50| 33| 56| 5.8| 30 | 3.2|
|22| |29.974| 44| 33| 67| 4.1| 32 | 1.9|
+--+----+------+---+---+---+-----+----+----+
HOURLY PRECIPITATION (Water Equivalent)
March 2013: 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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |02
03| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |03
04| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |04
05| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |0.02|0.05|0.01|0.01|0.09|05
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
06| |0.34|0.30|0.04| | | | | | | | | | |0.02|0.01|0.03| | | |0.01| |0.01| |06
07| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |07
08| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |08
09| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |09
10| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |10
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |11
12| | | | | | | |0.01|0.12|0.14|0.05|0.02| | | | | |0.05| |0.13| | | | |12
13| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |13
14| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |14
15| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |15
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
16| | | | | | | | | | |0.10| | | | | | | | | | |0.11| | |16
17| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |17
18| |0.02|0.02|0.01| | |0.01| |0.01|0.01|0.01| | | | | | | | | | | | | |18
19| | | |0.01|0.03| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |19
20| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |20
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
21| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |21
22| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |22
23| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |23
24| | | | | | | | | | | | | |0.07|0.02|0.03|0.04|0.11|0.10|0.12|0.05|0.03|0.01|0.02|24
25| | | |0.03|0.01| |0.04|0.03|0.01| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |25
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
26| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |26
27| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |27
28| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |28
29| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |29
30| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |30
31| | | | | | | | | | |0.01|0.07|0.12|0.03| | | | | | | | | | |31
---+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+---
Sum| |0.36|0.32|0.09|0.04|0.00|0.05|0.04|0.14|0.15|0.17|0.09|0.12|0.10|0.04|0.04|0.07|0.16|0.10|0.27|0.11|0.15|0.03|0.11|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.)