THIS PRELIMINARY FRAME OF DATA - UPDATED 7/10/26 11:59PM EDT OBSERVER NOTES: SURFACE FRONTS - (times noted are EDT) 8th - coastal Virginia "cool" front from the N FROST - none NEW STATION DAILY RECORDS: ( database to 7/1/76; daily record archives at http://genserva.com/wxr/rec.htm ) WED, JUL 8, 2026 - A NEW STATION DAILY RAINFALL RECORD was set today when 2.44" of rain fell in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth. The previous record for the date was 1.85" set in 2023. SAT, JUL 4, 2026 - The high temperature today of 100° at 2:51PM EDT in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth established a NEW STATION MAXIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 97° set in 1977. SAT, JUL 4, 2026 - The low temperature today of 79° at 6:35AM EDT in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth established a NEW MAXIMUM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 78° set in 1982. FRI, JUL 3, 2026 - The high temperature today of 99° at 2:48PM EDT in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth established a NEW STATION MAXIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 97° set in 2014. +------+------+------+------+---+----+----+----+-------------+-----+-----+------+------+------+----+----+---+-------+-------+ | | | | | | | Number of Days | | | | Greatest Depth on Ground | +-----------------+------------------+----+----+-------------+--------------+-----------------+ of Snow, Ice Pellets or Ice | | Max Temperature | Min temperature | |Thunder 0 |Precipitation | Snow, Ice Plts + & Date 0.0" | +--------+--------+---------+--------+----+----+-------------|Maximum Daily | 0.0" +-------+-------------+-------+ | >=90°F | <=32°F | <=32°F | <=0°F |----|----|Fog/Dense Fog|2.44" on the 6th Greatest 2-day rainfall total: 2.66" 8th-9th| +--------+--------+---------+--------+----+----+ 0 0 |-------+------+---------+----+--+-------------+---------------| | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |----|----|-------------| Sky cover: Sunny/Fair/Clear 5 Partly Cloudy 5 Cloudy 0 | +--------+--------+---------+--------+----+----+-------------|--------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Number of Days Rainfall | | | >=0.01 5 >=0.10 3 | | | >=0.50 1 >=1.00 1 | | | TRACE 1 | | +--------+--------+---------+--------+----+----+----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Notes: | |> 1st: as high pressure dome continues to build across the Eastern US; temps and humidity continue to increase; on average,| | generally light southerly winds; heat advisories posted with possible 110°+ heat indices upcoming for July 2nd & 3rd | |> 2nd: large high pressure dome continues to build across the East; a few instability sprinkles here around sunrise; then | | mostly sunny, considerable afternoon haze, EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS posted | |> 3rd - 4th: large dome of high pressure continued to control local weather & the lower Middle Atlantic; mostly sunny, hot,| | humid days with increased haze during afternoons; rather humid; two new station daily records on the 3rd & 4th; see above | | ongoing EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS on the 3rd & 4th | |> 5th: high pressure slowly shifting seaward; SSW winds, light in general; a dryer afternoon; mostly sunny skies; moderate | | drought persists; trough NE to SW across SErn VA | |> 6th: SSW flow continues to import abundant moisture from SSE; trough across SErn VA; sun, heat (96°), abundant moisture | | lead to the development of TSRA across central and southern Virginia; heavy rain falling to the E, S, and SE of station | | necessitated FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS in those locations; FLASH FLOOD WATCH posted for the afternoon until midnight | |> 7th: another day of heat and humidity with partly cloudy skies and scattered SHRA and TSRA across the locale; generally | | light SE winds | |> 8th: localized cell with heavy rains (2.23" in 3-hours before dawn/ peak rainfall rate 1.8" per hour) developed further | | and moved slowly across the station; another batch of showers (0.21") came through between 10AM and Noon; "cold front" | | moved slowly down the VA coast & into NC with mainly off bay & onshore ocean very light breezes; new daily rainfall record| | see notes above; partly cloudy skies for the day; "cooler" but very humid | |> 9th: partly cloudy, very humid, warm/hot by afternoon; few sprinkles and 0.01" late evening; light breezes | |>10th: partly cloudy, not so humid in the afternoon, hot; few sprinkles and then -SHRA in the evening as spotty instability| | showers from summer daily heating energy pass over the area | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA HOURLY MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (Water Equivalent) JULY 2026: PWRS Portsmouth, Virginia Station: PWRS Portsmouth, Virginia Latitude: 36° 59' 09" N Longitude: 76° 33' 00" W Elevation (ground): 13 feet Time Zone: Eastern ---+-----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------+--- | | | D| A.M. 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