LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA Monthly Summary
November 2009
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| 68.6 | 53.2 | 60.9 | 57.2 | 55| 94| 4| 0|.........| 0| 0.36| 0.0| 30.08| 29.87|30.018| 9.6| 8.9| 42| 28| NE| 0| 0| | |02| 56.8 | 53.4 | 55.1 | 54.8 | 53| 94| 10| 0|1........| 0| 0.01| 0.0| 30.09| 30.05|30.074| 8.2| 7.4| 14| 28| N| 0| 0| | |03| 63.1 | 48.1 | 55.6 | 55.5 | 51| 87| 9| 0|1........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.23| 30.07|30.108| 2.3| 1.1|298| 14| N| 0| 0| | |04| 59.9 | 49.2 | 54.6 | 54.3 | 45| 71| 10| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.34| 30.17|30.253| 3.7| 3.0| 51| 21| NE| 0| 0| | |05| 60.3 | 45.8 | 53.0 | 53.4 | 47| 80| 12| 0|1.3......| 0| 0.04| 0.0| 30.18| 30.09|30.135| 3.0| 2.2|328| 20|NNW| 0| 0| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |06| 53.4 | 38.0 | 45.7 | 47.4 | 37| 68| 19| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.33| 30.19|30.284| 5.0| 4.6|345| 23|NNW| 0| 0| | |07| 60.1 | 34.4*| 47.3 | 46.9 | 40| 77| 18| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.35| 30.20|30.273| 1.7| 1.6|184| 17| S| 0| 0| | |08| 68.7 | 45.3 | 57.0 | 54.8 | 48| 80| 8| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.35| 30.20|30.260| 1.8| 0.6|260| 11|WSW| 0| 0| | |09| 73.1*| 45.8 | 59.4 | 58.3 | 53| 84| 5| 0|1........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.41| 30.31|30.353| 0.7| 0.5|154| 11| SE| 0| 0| | |10| 71.3 | 54.9 | 63.1 | 62.0 | 59| 90| 2| 0|.........| 0| 0.11| 0.0| 30.30| 30.12|30.216| 2.4| 2.0| 45| 12| NE| 0| 0| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |11| 59.7 | 55.0 | 57.3 | 56.1 | 55| 98| 7| 0|1........| 0| 2.71| 0.0| 30.11| 29.86|29.998|15.1|15.1| 45| 49| NE| 0| 0| | |12| 57.0 | 53.6 | 55.3 | 54.9 | 55| 99| 9| 0|1........| 0| 5.31| 0.0| 29.82| 29.52|29.657|19.6|18.2| 72| 57| E| 0| 0| | |13| 57.4 | 51.6 | 54.5 | 53.7 | 53| 99| 10| 0|1........| 0| 0.85| 0.0| 29.70| 29.57|29.631|14.5|13.8| 46| 38| E| 0| 0| | |14| 56.8 | 53.7 | 55.3 | 55.2 | 55| 100| 9| 0|1........| 0| 0.07| 0.0| 29.90| 29.69|29.807| 8.2| 8.0| 34| 26| NE| 0| 0| | |15| 66.0 | 49.9 | 58.0 | 57.6 | 55| 92| 7| 0|1........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 29.98| 29.90|29.943| 3.8| 3.7| 34| 15| NE| 0| 0| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |16| 65.9 | 46.3 | 56.1 | 55.4 | 52| 90| 9| 0|1........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.07| 29.99|30.019| 2.0| 1.8| 82| 19| E| 0| 0| | |17| 59.0 | 46.9 | 53.0 | 53.9 | 52| 92| 12| 0|1........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.21| 30.07|30.150| 6.8| 6.8| 90| 24| E| 0| 0| | |18| 64.5 | 55.4 | 60.0 | 59.8 | 57| 90| 5| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.26| 30.19|30.222| 7.8| 7.8| 90| 24| E| 0| 0| | |19| 71.6 | 59.8 | 65.7*| 64.7 | 62| 92| 0| 1|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.18| 30.01|30.103| 3.0| 1.9|136| 15| E| 0| 0| | |20| 63.1 | 45.0 | 54.0 | 57.2 | 53| 87| 11| 0|.........| 0| 0.01| 0.0| 30.13| 30.00|30.072| 4.8| 4.2| 77| 24|ENE| 0| 0| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |21| 55.7 | 42.6 | 49.2 | 49.4 | 44| 81| 15| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.16| 30.10|30.126| 2.7| 2.7| 86| 19| E| 0| 0| | |22| 57.2 | 41.1 | 49.2 | 49.9 | 48| 92| 16| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.23| 30.13|30.189| 6.2| 5.8| 83| 27| E| 0| 0| | |23| 58.2 | 53.5 | 55.8 | 56.5 | 56| 98| 9| 0|1........| 0| 0.10| 0.0| 30.20| 30.05|30.127| 7.9| 7.8| 88| 25| E| 0| 0| | |24| 56.0 | 50.9 | 53.5 | 53.1 | 53| 100| 11| 0|1........| 0| 0.09| 0.0| 30.12| 30.03|30.077| 5.7| 5.5| 35| 16| NE| 0| 0| | |25| 56.5 | 50.1 | 53.3 | 54.0 | 54| 99| 11| 0|1........| 0| 0.02| 0.0| 30.05| 29.94|29.985| 1.2| 0.7|267| 17|WNW| 0| 0| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |26| 59.7 | 45.8 | 52.8 | 51.9 | 50| 94| 12| 0|.........| 0| 0.01| 0.0| 29.93| 29.60|29.804| 1.9| 1.9| 92| 15| E| 0| 0| | |27| 52.1 | 39.1 | 45.6 | 45.4 | 38| 77| 19| 0|1........| 0| 0.23| 0.0| 29.83| 29.55|29.698| 9.3| 7.9|314| 37| N| 0| 0| | |28| 53.6 | 35.9 | 44.8*| 43.2 | 33| 69| 20| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.00| 29.84|29.937| 5.0| 5.0|293| 24|WNW| 0| 0| | |29| 65.8 | 40.7 | 53.3 | 52.2 | 43| 70| 11| 0|.........| 0| 0.00| 0.0| 30.02| 29.88|29.957| 3.9| 3.5|249| 18| SW| 0| 0| | |30| 67.0 | 44.1 | 55.5 | 55.6 | 49| 81| 9| 0|1........| 0| 0.27| 0.0| 29.94| 29.66|29.773| 7.3| 3.4|266| 32|WSW| 0| 0| | +--+------+------+------+------+---+----+----+----+---------+--+-----+-----+------+------+------+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+------+ | Sum | Sum |------|------|---|----| Ttl| Ttl| |Total|Total| For the month: | ---- | +------+------+------+------+---+----+----+----+ Number of +-----+-----+------+------+------+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+------+ |1838.1|1429.1|------|------|---|----| 309| 1| Days |10.19| 0.0| 30.41| 29.52|30.042| 5.8| 3.5| 46| 57| E| 0| 0| ---- | +------+------+------+------+---+----+----+----+------------|+6.65" OR 288% OF NORMAL ------+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+------+ | Avg | Avg | Avg | Mean |Avg| Avg|----|----|Precip | Season Ttl| Date | Date |------|----|----|---| Date | Date | Avg | +------+------+------+------+---+----+----+----+ +-----+-----+------+------+------+----+----+---+-------+-------+------+ | 61.4| 47.6| 54.5 | 54.1 | 50|87.5|----|----|>.01 Inch 15|61.20| 0.0| 9 | 12 |------|----|----|---| 12 | 1+ | | + -0.6 +3.9 +1.6 -----+---+----+----+----+------------|+15.97" OR 135% 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 | 456|1739|Thunder 1|Precipitation | Snow, Ice Plts | and Date | +--------+---------+--------+--------+----+----+------------+-------+------+---------+-------+-------------+----------------------+ | >90°F | <32°F | <32°F | <0°F |----|----|Heavy Fog 0| 6.05| 11-12| 0.0 | - | 0 | - | +--------+---------+--------+--------+----+----+------------+-------+------+---------+----+--+-------------+----------------------+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |----|----| Clear 6 Partly Cloudy 16 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:
    FROPA: 1st, 5th, 17th, 17th, 20th,27th,30th
FROST: 7th

STATION RECORDS:

A NEW STATION NOVEMBER MONTHLY RAINFALL RECORD of 10.19" was established in the West Cradock section (SE corner)
of Portsmouth. (database to 1976)
The top 5 wettest Novembers in our database to 1976 include: 1) 10.19" in 2009 2) 6.68" in 2006 3) 6.22" in 1985 4) 6.06" in 2008 5) 5.99" in 2002.
11th - RAINFALL 2.71" [previous 1.93" in 1984]
12th - WIND GUST 57mph [previous 52mph 1995]
12th - RAINFALL 5.31" [previous 2.34" in 2006] MONTHLY AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMP OF 61.4° WAS 1.1° BELOW NORMAL. MONTHLY AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMP OF 47.6° WAS 3.9° ABOVE NORMAL. MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMP OF 54.5° WAS 1.6° ABOVE NORMAL. MAXIMUM TEMP: 73° ON THE 9TH MINIMUM TEMP: 34° ON THE 7TH DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES: MAXIMUM >= 90°: 0 MAXIMUM <= 32°: 0 MINIMUM <= 32°: 0 MINIMUM <= 0°: 0 HEATING DEGREE DAYS: 315.5 COOLING DEGREE DAYS: 1.0 DAYS WITH HEATING DEGREE DAYS: 20 DAYS WITH COOLING DEGREE DAYS: 11 PRECIP TOTAL OF 10.19" WAS 6.65" AVOVE NORMAL (288% OF NORMAL). GREATEST DAILY RAINFALL: 5.31" ON THE 12TH GREATEST 24-HOUR RAINFALL: 6.05" ON THE 11-12TH DAYS WITH MEASUREABLE PRECIP: 15 OR 50.00% AVERAGE DAILY PRECIP: 0.34" NORMAL DAILY PRECIP: 0.12" DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 0.01" 15 DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 0.10" 8 DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 0.50" 3 DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 1.00" 2 DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORMS: 1 NUMBER OF THUNDERSTORMS: 1 DAYS WITH SNOW: 00 SNOWFALL TOTAL: 0.0" CLOUDY DAYS: 8 PARTLY CLOUDY DAYS: 16 SUNNY/CLEAR DAYS: 6 DAYS WITH F/GF: 16 DAYS WITH DENSE FOG: 0 DAYS WITH FROST: 1 YEAR-TO-DATE YEARLY AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMP OF 70.7° WAS 0.4° BELOW NORMAL. YEARLY AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMP OF 53.4° WAS 0.5° ABOVE NORMAL. YEARLY AVERAGE TEMP OF 62.1° WAS 0.1° ABOVE NORMAL. MAXIMUM TEMP: 95° ON JUNE 2ND, JULY 26TH, AUGUST 10TH MINIMUM TEMP: 16° ON JANUARY 17TH DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES: MAXIMUM >= 90°: 38 MAXIMUM <= 32°: 4 MINIMUM <= 32°: 41 MINIMUM <= 0°: 0 HEATING DEGREE DAYS: 2670.5 COOLING DEGREE DAYS: 1690.0 DAYS WITH HEATING DEGREE DAYS: 167 DAYS WITH COOLING DEGREE DAYS: 165 PRECIP TOTAL OF 61.20" WAS +15.98" ABOVE NORMAL ( 135% OF NORMAL). GREATEST DAILY RAINFALL: 5.72" ON SEPTEMBER 8TH GREATEST 24-HOUR RAINFALL: 6.05" ON NOVEMBER 11-12TH DAYS WITH MEASUREABLE PRECIP: 131 OF 334 OR 39.22% AVERAGE DAILY PRECIP: 0.18" NORMAL DAILY PRECIP: 0.14" DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 0.01" 131 DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 0.10" 77 DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 0.50" 32 DAYS WITH PRECIP >= 1.00" 13 DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORMS: 29 NUMBER OF THUNDERSTORMS: 32 DAYS WITH SNOW: 06 SNOWFALL TOTAL: 0.7" CLOUDY DAYS: 70 PARTLY CLOUDY DAYS: 177 SUNNY/CLEAR DAYS: 87 DAYS WITH F/GF: 111 DAYS WITH DENSE FOG: 2 DAYS WITH FROST: 23
OBSERVATIONS AT 3-HOUR INTERVALS
November 2009: 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 | +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+ | NOV 1 | NOV 2 | NOV 3 | | | | | |01| |29.87| 0.00| 68| 67| 98|15| 0| 7| |30.05| 0.00| 54| 53| 97|04| 10| 20| |30.08| 0.00| 56| 54| 93|00| 5| 14| |04| |29.98| 0.05| 56| 55| 96|04| 14| 28| |30.06| 0.00| 54| 52| 92|04| 10| 20| |30.08| 0.00| 52| 51| 95|33| 0| 6| |07| |30.01| 0.00| 56| 54| 92|04| 12| 26| |30.07| 0.00| 55| 53| 92|00| 7| 20| |30.10| 0.00| 48| 48| 98|33| 0| 5| |10| |30.05| 0.00| 57| 55| 91|04| 11| 24| |30.09| 0.00| 55| 54| 98|00| 7| 19| |30.14| 0.00| 56| 52| 87|00| 4| 12| |13| |30.01| 0.02| 57| 55| 92|04| 10| 22| |30.07| 0.00| 56| 54| 93|33| 10| 19| |30.08| 0.00| 62| 52| 69|24| 5| 12| |16| |30.02| 0.01| 54| 53| 98|04| 11| 21| |30.07| 0.00| 56| 53| 89|00| 10| 21| |30.07| 0.00| 63| 52| 69|06| 4| 10| |19| |30.07| 0.00| 54| 53| 94|04| 11| 22| |30.09| 0.00| 54| 54| 98|00| 7| 18| |30.13| 0.00| 55| 52| 90|13| 0| 5| |22| |30.08| 0.02| 55| 54| 96|04| 12| 25| |30.08| 0.00| 55| 54| 95|02| 6| 16| |30.17| 0.00| 52| 50| 95|13| 0| 5| +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+ | NOV 4 | NOV 5 | NOV 6 | | | | | |01| |30.24| 0.00| 55| 42| 62|04| 7| 17| |30.16| 0.01| 54| 52| 93|13| 4| 16| |30.19| 0.00| 45| 40| 83|24| 0| 6| |04| |30.27| 0.00| 53| 42| 67|04| 7| 20| |30.13| 0.00| 50| 49| 96|00| 0| 0| |30.23| 0.00| 48| 39| 70|31| 5| 16| |07| |30.32| 0.00| 50| 40| 68|04| 6| 18| |30.15| 0.00| 46| 46| 98|00| 0| 5| |30.29| 0.00| 47| 36| 67|33| 6| 18| |10| |30.34| 0.00| 53| 41| 63|04| 6| 16| |30.16| 0.00| 54| 50| 85|31| 6| 12| |30.31| 0.00| 50| 37| 62|33| 11| 22| |13| |30.27| 0.00| 58| 47| 65|13| 4| 11| |30.12| 0.00| 59| 46| 62|29| 6| 15| |30.28| 0.00| 53| 38| 56|33| 10| 21| |16| |30.21| 0.00| 59| 50| 70|13| 0| 10| |30.09| 0.00| 59| 46| 62|33| 5| 14| |30.29| 0.00| 52| 36| 54|04| 6| 20| |19| |30.19| 0.00| 54| 49| 83|15| 0| 6| |30.11| 0.00| 51| 47| 86|31| 0| 4| |30.33| 0.00| 44| 36| 73|00| 0| 0| |22| |30.19| 0.00| 53| 50| 88|00| 0| 0| |30.17| 0.00| 53| 40| 62|33| 5| 16| |30.33| 0.00| 40| 37| 89|00| 0| 0| +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+ | NOV 7 | NOV 8 | NOV 9 | | | | | |01| |30.32| 0.00| 37| 35| 91|00| 0| 0| |30.21| 0.00| 46| 42| 87|18| 0| 5| |30.34| 0.00| 48| 46| 94|00| 0| 0| |04| |30.33| 0.00| 36| 34| 93|00| 0| 0| |30.20| 0.00| 46| 44| 94|18| 4| 7| |30.35| 0.00| 48| 47| 97|00| 0| 0| |07| |30.35| 0.00| 35| 33| 95|00| 0| 0| |30.24| 0.00| 46| 45| 96|18| 0| 6| |30.39| 0.00| 46| 45| 96|00| 0| 0| |10| |30.34| 0.00| 50| 43| 78|15| 4| 11| |30.27| 0.00| 57| 50| 78|24| 4| 11| |30.41| 0.00| 56| 56| 97|33| 0| 5| |13| |30.25| 0.00| 59| 44| 57|20| 5| 12| |30.24| 0.00| 68| 54| 61|31| 4| 11| |30.33| 0.00| 70| 58| 66|13| 4| 11| |16| |30.21| 0.00| 59| 42| 54|20| 4| 11| |30.26| 0.00| 68| 51| 54|33| 4| 10| |30.33| 0.00| 72| 60| 67|24| 0| 7| |19| |30.21| 0.00| 52| 43| 73|13| 4| 12| |30.31| 0.00| 57| 50| 79|00| 0| 0| |30.33| 0.00| 64| 57| 78|13| 0| 6| |22| |30.22| 0.00| 48| 40| 76|15| 0| 6| |30.34| 0.00| 51| 48| 91|00| 0| 0| |30.34| 0.00| 61| 55| 81|13| 0| 6| +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+ | NOV 10 | NOV 11 | NOV 12 | | | | | |01| |30.30| 0.00| 59| 56| 90|00| 0| 0| |30.11| 0.09| 59| 58| 98|04| 6| 16| |29.82| 0.19| 56| 55| 99|04| 19| 36| |04| |30.26| 0.00| 57| 55| 94|00| 0| 0| |30.06| 0.00| 57| 57| 98|04| 12| 22| |29.76| 0.18| 55| 55| 99|04| 20| 45| |07| |30.27| 0.00| 55| 54| 96|00| 0| 0| |30.04| 0.01| 56| 55| 98|04| 15| 29| |29.75| 0.25| 54| 54| 99|04| 20| 38| |10| |30.26| 0.00| 64| 62| 92|00| 0| 0| |30.05| 0.16| 56| 55| 98|04| 15| 37| |29.71| 0.35| 54| 53| 99|09| 18| 38| |13| |30.19| 0.00| 71| 63| 76|06| 5| 11| |29.99| 0.18| 55| 55| 99|04| 16| 34| |29.60| 0.20| 54| 54| 99|06| 18| 37| |16| |30.16| 0.00| 66| 62| 85|04| 5| 11| |29.95| 0.20| 55| 55| 99|04| 17| 35| |29.58| 0.34| 55| 55|100|04| 12| 33| |19| |30.17| 0.00| 62| 59| 89|04| 4| 10| |29.93| 0.12| 56| 56| 99|04| 19| 36| |29.55| 0.00| 56| 55| 97|09| 21| 49| |22| |30.15| 0.00| 62| 59| 91|04| 4| 11| |29.90| 0.18| 56| 55| 98|04| 18| 38| |29.55| 0.12| 56| 56| 99|09| 21| 46| +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+ | NOV 13 | NOV 14 | NOV 15 | | | | | |01| |29.57| 0.00| 57| 57| 97|09| 16| 38| |29.69| 0.01| 54| 54|100|04| 12| 26| |29.90| 0.00| 56| 55| 98|04| 6| 14| |04| |29.58| 0.08| 54| 54|100|06| 13| 28| |29.73| 0.02| 54| 54|100|00| 10| 19| |29.90| 0.00| 55| 54| 98|04| 5| 13| |07| |29.62| 0.08| 52| 52| 99|04| 16| 33| |29.76| 0.00| 54| 54|100|04| 11| 21| |29.95| 0.00| 55| 54| 97|04| 5| 14| |10| |29.65| 0.01| 53| 53| 99|00| 15| 33| |29.83| 0.00| 55| 55|100|02| 10| 17| |29.98| 0.00| 56| 55| 96|02| 6| 15| |13| |29.62| 0.01| 54| 53| 98|04| 15| 29| |29.81| 0.00| 57| 56| 99|02| 7| 15| |29.93| 0.00| 64| 58| 82|04| 6| 14| |16| |29.62| 0.01| 54| 54| 99|04| 14| 27| |29.83| 0.00| 57| 57|100|04| 6| 16| |29.93| 0.00| 66| 58| 77|04| 5| 10| |19| |29.67| 0.00| 54| 54| 99|04| 14| 30| |29.87| 0.00| 56| 56| 99|02| 6| 14| |29.97| 0.00| 57| 55| 94|00| 0| 0| |22| |29.70| 0.01| 54| 54| 99|04| 13| 30| |29.90| 0.00| 56| 55| 98|04| 6| 14| |29.98| 0.00| 52| 51| 97|00| 0| 0| +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+ | NOV 16 | NOV 17 | NOV 18 | | | | | |01| |29.99| 0.00| 49| 49| 98|00| 0| 0| |30.07| 0.00| 49| 48| 97|00| 0| 0| |30.19| 0.00| 56| 54| 94|09| 7| 19| |04| |29.99| 0.00| 47| 47| 98|00| 0| 0| |30.08| 0.00| 48| 47| 98|00| 0| 0| |30.21| 0.00| 56| 55| 96|09| 6| 15| |07| |30.02| 0.00| 47| 46| 99|00| 0| 0| |30.13| 0.00| 52| 52|100|04| 0| 6| |30.24| 0.00| 57| 55| 93|09| 6| 14| |10| |30.05| 0.00| 62| 57| 84|02| 6| 14| |30.17| 0.00| 56| 52| 87|09| 7| 17| |30.26| 0.00| 62| 58| 86|09| 11| 21| |13| |30.00| 0.00| 66| 58| 76|09| 7| 16| |30.16| 0.00| 59| 54| 83|09| 11| 21| |30.23| 0.00| 64| 59| 83|09| 11| 24| |16| |30.00| 0.00| 64| 57| 76|09| 5| 12| |30.17| 0.00| 57| 53| 87|09| 12| 22| |30.22| 0.00| 62| 58| 88|09| 7| 23| |19| |30.03| 0.00| 56| 54| 91|09| 0| 4| |30.19| 0.00| 56| 53| 90|09| 11| 19| |30.22| 0.00| 61| 58| 91|09| 7| 19| |22| |30.06| 0.00| 52| 51| 96|00| 0| 0| |30.20| 0.00| 55| 53| 93|09| 7| 17| |30.21| 0.00| 61| 59| 93|09| 6| 18| +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+
MAXIMUM SHORT DURATION PRECIPITATION
+------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | Time Period (minutes) | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 30 | 45 | 60 | 80 | 100 | 120 | 150 | 180 | +------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | Precipitation | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.34 | 0.51 | 0.67 | 0.78 | 0.89 | 1.01 | 1.17 | 1.33 | +------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | Ended: Date | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | +------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | Ended: Time | 1404 | 1409 | 1414 | 1419 | 1429 | 1445 | 1500 | 1519 | 1536 | 1600 | 1629 | 1656 | +------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 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
November 2009: 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 | +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+ | NOV 19 | NOV 20 | NOV 21 | | | | | |01| |30.18| 0.00| 60| 59| 96|09| 4| 11| |30.00| 0.00| 61| 61| 98|20| 0| 5| |30.11| 0.00| 45| 44| 96|00| 0| 0| |04| |30.15| 0.00| 61| 60| 96|09| 5| 12| |30.00| 0.00| 63| 63|100|29| 0| 5| |30.10| 0.00| 43| 42| 96|29| 0| 5| |07| |30.16| 0.00| 61| 60| 94|11| 4| 11| |30.07| 0.00| 60| 60| 98|02| 6| 12| |30.13| 0.00| 48| 42| 81|04| 0| 7| |10| |30.15| 0.00| 66| 64| 92|20| 4| 11| |30.12| 0.00| 57| 50| 77|06| 11| 24| |30.15| 0.00| 54| 45| 72|09| 8| 18| |13| |30.08| 0.00| 71| 66| 84|18| 4| 12| |30.08| 0.00| 59| 49| 70|09| 10| 21| |30.11| 0.00| 56| 45| 67|09| 7| 19| |16| |30.06| 0.00| 70| 65| 84|18| 4| 13| |30.07| 0.00| 58| 49| 73|09| 7| 17| |30.11| 0.00| 54| 45| 69|09| 5| 12| |19| |30.06| 0.00| 65| 63| 93|00| 0| 0| |30.10| 0.00| 53| 48| 84|09| 0| 10| |30.14| 0.00| 50| 45| 81|09| 0| 7| |22| |30.03| 0.00| 63| 62| 96|20| 4| 12| |30.12| 0.00| 47| 45| 93|00| 0| 0| |30.14| 0.00| 44| 42| 93|00| 0| 0| +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+ | NOV 22 | NOV 23 | NOV 24 | | | | | |01| |30.13| 0.00| 42| 41| 95|00| 0| 0| |30.20| 0.00| 54| 52| 91|09| 5| 15| |30.03| 0.00| 56| 56|100|04| 6| 14| |04| |30.14| 0.00| 41| 40| 96|00| 0| 0| |30.16| 0.00| 54| 54| 97|09| 6| 17| |30.05| 0.00| 54| 54|100|02| 6| 15| |07| |30.18| 0.00| 42| 42| 98|09| 0| 6| |30.16| 0.00| 56| 56| 98|09| 6| 16| |30.09| 0.00| 51| 51|100|02| 7| 15| |10| |30.21| 0.00| 53| 51| 92|00| 6| 13| |30.17| 0.01| 58| 57| 98|09| 10| 19| |30.12| 0.00| 51| 51|100|02| 6| 16| |13| |30.18| 0.00| 56| 52| 85|09| 10| 18| |30.11| 0.00| 58| 57| 98|09| 11| 22| |30.07| 0.00| 53| 53|100|02| 6| 12| |16| |30.20| 0.00| 55| 51| 88|09| 10| 20| |30.08| 0.00| 57| 57|100|09| 10| 22| |30.07| 0.01| 54| 54|100|04| 6| 14| |19| |30.22| 0.00| 54| 51| 90|09| 12| 24| |30.08| 0.00| 57| 57|100|09| 10| 21| |30.09| 0.01| 53| 53|100|04| 5| 10| |22| |30.20| 0.00| 54| 51| 90|09| 13| 25| |30.07| 0.02| 57| 57|100|06| 5| 11| |30.08| 0.01| 54| 54|100|04| 5| 11| +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+ | NOV 25 | NOV 26 | NOV 27 | | | | | |01| |30.05| 0.00| 54| 54|100|04| 4| 7| |29.93| 0.00| 50| 50| 99|31| 0| 5| |29.57| 0.00| 50| 50| 99|09| 0| 6| |04| |30.01| 0.00| 54| 54|100|04| 0| 6| |29.90| 0.00| 50| 50|100|31| 0| 7| |29.63| 0.02| 43| 41| 93|00| 16| 29| |07| |30.01| 0.01| 54| 54|100|29| 0| 5| |29.90| 0.00| 47| 47| 99|00| 0| 0| |29.72| 0.00| 41| 38| 90|33| 10| 22| |10| |30.02| 0.00| 56| 56|100|24| 0| 7| |29.88| 0.00| 53| 53|100|09| 4| 11| |29.71| 0.00| 45| 41| 85|29| 7| 23| |13| |29.96| 0.00| 55| 55| 98|29| 4| 16| |29.79| 0.00| 59| 54| 82|09| 4| 12| |29.65| 0.00| 51| 38| 61|29| 14| 33| |16| |29.96| 0.00| 55| 54| 95|29| 4| 11| |29.72| 0.00| 58| 53| 86|09| 7| 15| |29.70| 0.00| 46| 39| 75|29| 13| 30| |19| |29.95| 0.00| 53| 52| 98|31| 0| 5| |29.71| 0.00| 51| 50| 94|09| 0| 5| |29.77| 0.00| 45| 31| 59|29| 11| 22| |22| |29.96| 0.00| 51| 51| 99|00| 0| 0| |29.67| 0.00| 49| 48| 98|09| 0| 5| |29.82| 0.00| 41| 30| 65|33| 6| 20| +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+ | NOV 28 | NOV 29 | NOV 30 | | | | | |01| |29.84| 0.00| 38| 29| 70|29| 7| 23| |29.98| 0.00| 41| 35| 79|29| 4| 6| |29.87| 0.00| 55| 48| 78|24| 6| 19| |04| |29.88| 0.00| 37| 29| 73|29| 10| 24| |29.99| 0.00| 43| 36| 75|22| 4| 10| |29.83| 0.00| 51| 46| 84|24| 4| 11| |07| |29.93| 0.00| 36| 30| 76|29| 7| 19| |30.00| 0.00| 42| 36| 80|22| 4| 7| |29.81| 0.00| 50| 45| 83|24| 6| 14| |10| |29.98| 0.00| 43| 33| 68|29| 7| 18| |30.02| 0.00| 50| 42| 73|29| 4| 12| |29.77| 0.00| 59| 48| 66|24| 7| 19| |13| |29.92| 0.00| 51| 36| 57|29| 7| 17| |29.95| 0.00| 63| 47| 56|29| 5| 16| |29.70| 0.00| 67| 55| 66|24| 12| 25| |16| |29.94| 0.00| 53| 37| 54|29| 6| 20| |29.92| 0.00| 65| 50| 59|22| 4| 14| |29.66| 0.00| 61| 56| 83|24| 6| 19| |19| |29.99| 0.00| 45| 37| 71|29| 0| 5| |29.91| 0.00| 57| 47| 69|24| 0| 7| |29.71| 0.06| 57| 55| 93|31| 4| 11| |22| |29.99| 0.00| 42| 37| 81|29| 0| 5| |29.89| 0.00| 57| 48| 73|22| 6| 18| |29.88| 0.04| 45| 43| 92|04| 11| 23| +--+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+--+---+---+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
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| |30.020| 51| 49| 92| 4.9| 05 | 3.6| |04| |30.020| 50| 48| 93| 5.8| 04 | 4.1| |07| |30.045| 50| 47| 93| 5.7| 04 | 4.3| |10| |30.061| 54| 50| 87| 7.5| 04 | 4.5| |13| |30.012| 58| 51| 79| 8.5| 05 | 4.1| |16| |30.004| 58| 51| 81| 7.3| 05 | 4.5| |19| |30.021| 54| 50| 88| 5.4| 06 | 4.2| |22| |30.031| 52| 49| 91| 5.5| 05 | 4.3| +--+----+------+---+---+---+-----+----+----+
HOURLY PRECIPITATION (Water Equivalent)
November 2009: 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| | | | |0.05|0.06| | | | | | | |0.02|0.14|0.05|0.01| | | | | |0.02|0.01|01 02| | | | | | | | | | | | |0.01| | | | | | | | | | | |02 03| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |03 04| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |04 05| |0.01|0.02|0.01| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |05 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 06| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |06 07| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |07 08| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |08 09| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |09 10| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |0.11|10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11| |0.09|0.02|0.01| |0.05|0.02|0.01|0.07|0.17|0.16|0.14|0.15|0.18|0.12|0.11|0.20|0.13|0.10|0.12|0.13|0.22|0.18|0.33|11 12| |0.19|0.19|0.14|0.18|0.21|0.23|0.25|0.31|0.48|0.35|0.46|0.25|0.20|0.20|0.66|0.34|0.33| | |0.02|0.06|0.12|0.14|12 13| | |0.04|0.12|0.08|0.10|0.10|0.08|0.07|0.02|0.01| | |0.01|0.06|0.03|0.01|0.03|0.02| |0.01|0.02|0.01|0.03|13 14| |0.01| |0.01|0.02|0.01| | | | | | | | |0.01| | |0.01| | | | | | |14 15| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |16 17| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |17 18| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |18 19| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |19 20| | | | | |0.01| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |21 22| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |22 23| | | |0.02| | | | | | |0.01| | | |0.02| | | | | | |0.01|0.02|0.02|23 24| | | | | |0.01|0.03| | |0.01| | | | | | |0.01|0.01| |0.01| | |0.01| |24 25| | |0.01| | | | |0.01| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26| | | | | | | | |0.01| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |26 27| | | |0.15|0.02|0.05|0.01| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |27 28| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |28 29| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |29 30| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |0.01| |0.06|0.12|0.04|0.04| |30 ---+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+--- Sum| |0.30|0.28|0.46|0.35|0.50|0.39|0.35|0.46|0.68|0.53|0.60|0.41|0.41|0.55|0.85|0.57|0.52|0.12|0.19|0.28|0.35|0.40|0.64|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.)