February & Yearly 2001
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Portsmouth Weather Records Service
 

Local Climatological Data
*Data Are Subject to Correction by PWRS

 Station:  PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
Month:   FEBRUARY   Year: 2001
Latitude: 36° 81' N    Longitude: 76° 33' W
Station Elevation: 20 FT 
Standard Time: EASTERN STANDARD TIME

 
  Temperature Degree Days Precipitation  Wind       Sky Weather Peak Wind 
Date Max Min Mn Dep HDD CDD Total Snow Depth Avg Dir Type Types Speed Dir
1
53
39
46.0
+5
19.0
 
 
0.0
0
1.9
NE
PC
 
13
NE
2
50
39
44.5
+2
20.5
 
 T
0.0
0
3.8
NE
PC
-SHRA FROPA
20
WNW
3
40
29
34.5
-7
30.5
 
 
0.0
0
5.4
N
SU
COLD
20
N
4
49
30
39.5
-2
25.5
 
0.02
0.0
0
2.9
NE
C
-RA
13
ENE
5
47
39
43.0
+5
22.0
 
0.40
0.0
0
4.9
NE
PC
RA BR FROPA
24
WNW
6
54
31
42.5
+5
22.5 
 
 
0.0
0
5.1
WSW
SU
PLEASANT
21
WSW
7
54
35
44.5
+6
20.5
 
 
0.0
0
3.0
NE
SU
 
15
NE
8
66
37
51.5
+13
13.5
 
 
0.0
0
4.3
S
SU
PLEASANT
20
SSW
9
70
48
59.0
+20
6.0
 
 
0.0
0
8.4
SSW
-PC
WARM
26
SSW
10
66
42
54.0
+14
11.0
 
0.01
0.0
0
9.3
NNE
PC
-SHRA FROPA WINDY
28
SSW
11
42
34
38.0
-4
27.0
 
 
0.0
0
7.3
N
-PC
COLD
20
N
12
41
35
38.0
-2
27.0
 
0.06
T
T
4.5
NE
C
-SHPL -SHSN 
-RA -DZ BR
16
NE
13
49
36
42.5
+4
22.5
 
0.18
0.0
0
3.5
N
PC
-RA DZ BR
15
N
14
59
43
51.0
+8
14.0
 
0.05
0.0
0
3.4
SSW
C
-RA BR DZ
WARM FROPA
23
SSW
15
68
46
57.0
+13
8.0
 
0.02
0.0
0
7.0
SW
C
-SHRA BR FROPA
21
SW
16
56
44
50.0
+6
15.0
 
0.02
0.0
0
2.7
NNE
C
-SHRA BE
13
NNE
17
47
32
39.5
-3
25.5
 
0.79
0.0
0
7.3
N
PC
SHRA BR FROPA
26
N
18
35
27
31.0
-12
34.0
 
 
0.0
0
6.2
N
SU
COLD
28
N
19
50
25
37.5
-8
27.5
 
 
0.0
0
4.2
S
SU
FROST
17
S
20
67
39
53.0
+7
12.0
 
 
0.0
0
6.8
SSW
SU
-BR(AM)
26
SSW
21
66
38
52.0
+5
13.0
 
 
0.0
0
9.3
WSW
PC
FROPA
31
N
22
38
31
34.5
-13
30.5
 
0.52
0.3
0.3
8.7
NNE
C
SN RA DZ BR
25
NE
23
49
27
38.0
-10
27.0
 
 
0.0
0.0
4.5
WNW
PC
-FROST
19
WNW
24
46
36
41.0
-6
24.0
 
 
0.0
0.0
5.2
NE
-PC
 
16
NE
25
66
40
53.0
+9
12.0
 
0.13
0.0
0.0
7.8
WSW
PC
SHRA BREEZY BR
24
S
26
65
44
54.5
+11
10.5
 
 
0.0
0.0
5.0
N
SU
FROPA
21
SW
27
55
39
47.0
+2
18.0
 
 
0.0
0.0
4.9
NE
SU
 
19
NE
28
49
36
42.5
-3
22.5
 
T
0.0
0.0
5.3
N
PC
FROPA -SHRA
29
N

 
Temperature Data
AVERAGE HIGH :  53.5º     DEPARTURE:     +1.9º
AVERAGE LOW :   36.5º     DEPARTURE:    +2.9º
MEAN:                     45.0º     DEPARTURE:     +2.4º

HIGHEST: 70º on 9th
LOWEST:  25º on 19th

Number of Days:
00 - MAX 100º OR ABOVE
00 - MAX 32º OR BELOW
00 - MAX 90º OR ABOVE
08 - MIN 32º OR BELOW
00 - MIN 0º OR BELOW

Heating Degree Days
TOTAL THIS MONTH: 561.0 from 28 days
SEASONAL TOTAL:   2836.0

Cooling Degree Days
TOTAL THIS MONTH: 0.0 from 0 days
PAST SEASONAL TOTAL:   1522.5

NUMBER OF:

06 - Days Cloudy
13 - Days Partly Cloudy
09 - Days Clear or Sunny

10 - Days with Fog/Ground Fog
00 - Days with Dense Fog

02 - Days with Frost

00 - Days with Thunderstorms
00 - Thunderstorms

02 - Days with some type of Snowfall

 Precipitation Data
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH:  2.20"
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: -1.15" or 66%
GREATEST DAILY: 0.79" on the 17th
GREATEST IN 24-HR PERIOD: 0.81" on the 16th-17th
AVERAGE DAILY: 0.08"
NORMAL DAILY:   0.12"
# DAYS WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION:  11
YEAR-TO-DATE: 3.71"  DEPARTURE: -3.66" or 50% of the norm

MAXIMUM FOR FEBRUARY: 7.60" in 1998 --> (since
MINIMUM FOR FEBRUARY:   1.20" in 1991 -->  1977)

Snowfall, Ice Pellets
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH: 0.30"
GREATEST IN 24 HOURS: 0.30" on the 22nd
GREATEST DEPTH ON GROUND: 0.30" on the 22nd

FEBRUARY MAX = 21.0" in 1989

Number of Days:
WITH 0.01" OR MORE PRECIP: 11
WITH 0.10" OR MORE PRECIP: 5
WITH 0.50" OR MORE PRECIP: 2
WITH 1.00" OR MORE PRECIP: 0

Pressure Data
HIGHEST SEA-LEVEL:  30.660" on the 11th
LOWEST SEA-LEVEL:   29.748" on the 17th

Wind
PEAK WIND GUST: 31 mph from the N on the 21st
AVERAGE SPEED: 5.5 mph from a dominant NE direction

 
 
  • FEBRUARY RECORDS:
  • 8th - TIE OF DAILY MAX TEMPERATURE  66o  (PREVIOUS 1994)
  • 9th - DAILY MAXIMUM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 48o(PREVIOUS 47o 1990)
  • 22nd - DAILY SNOWFALL 0.30" (NO PREVIOUS RECORD)
    		•

    YEAR-TO-DATE 2001 [next update 4/1/2001]

    Temperature Data
    AVERAGE HIGH : 50.8º   DEPARTURE: +0.9º
    AVERAGE LOW :  34.5º   DEPARTURE: +2.0º
    MEAN:                    42.7º  DEPARTURE:  +1.5º

    HIGHEST: 70º on 9th of February
    LOWEST:  22º on 4th of January

    Number of Days:
    00 - MAX 100º OR ABOVE
    00 - MAX 32º OR BELOW
    00 - MAX 90º OR ABOVE
    26 - MIN 32º OR BELOW
    00 - MIN 0º OR BELOW

    Heating Degree Days
    TOTAL:  1346.0

    Cooling Degree Days
    TOTAL:   0.0

    NUMBER OF:

    012 - Days Cloudy
    030 - Days Partly Cloudy
    017 - Days Clear or Sunny

    022 - Days with Fog/Ground Fog
    002 - Days with Dense Fog

    08 - Days with Frost

    00 - Days with Thunderstorms
    00 - Thunderstorms

    03 - Days with some type of Snowfall

    		 Precipitation Data
    TOTAL: 3.71"
    DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL:   -3.66" or 50%
    GREATEST DAILY: 0.79" on the 17th of February
    GREATEST IN 24-HR PERIOD: 0.81" on the 16th-17th of February
    AVERAGE DAILY: 0.06"
    NORMAL DAILY: 0.13"
    # DAYS WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION:  19 or 32.30%

    MAXIMUM:  2.20" in February
    MINIMUM:   1.51" in January

    Snowfall, Ice Pellets
    TOTAL: 0.3" in February
    GREATEST IN 24 HOURS: 0.3" on February 22nd
    GREATEST DEPTH ON GROUND: 0.3" on February 22nd

    Number of Days:

    WITH 0.01" OR MORE PRECIP: 19
    WITH 0.10" OR MORE PRECIP: 10
    WITH 0.50" OR MORE PRECIP: 3
    WITH 1.00" OR MORE PRECIP: 0

    Pressure Data
    HIGHEST SEA-LEVEL: 30.660" on the February 11th
    LOWEST SEA-LEVEL:  29.600" on the January 30th

     
    PWRS DENOTATIONS: SU/CL = Clear sky; PC = Partly cloudy sky; C = cloudy sky; NA, not available; NR, not recorded; TEMP, temperature; MAX, maximum; MIN, minimum; T, trace of precipitation; INOP, inoper- ative equipment; MPH, miles per hour; DN, departure from normal; DEP, departure; YR, year; NORM, normal; DST LTG, distant lightning; FROP or FROPA, frontal passage; AM morning; AFT afternoon hours; EVE evening hours; PM evening hours; E estimated; VBL, variable wind directions; TS, tropical storm;

    METAR DENOTATIONS


    BC   Patches
    BL   Blowing 
    BR   Fog with visibilites > 5/8 but <=6 statute miles and
    below to 5/8 mile
    DU   Dust (widespread)
    DS   Duststorm
    DZ   Drizzle
    FC   Funnel Cloud
    FC+  Tornado/waterspout
    FG   Fog with visibility <= 5/8 statute miles
    FU   Smoke 
    FZDZ Freezing drizzle
    FZRA Freezing rain
    FZFG Freezing fog
    GR   Hail
    GS   Small hail 
    HZ   Haze
    IC   Ice crystals 
    PL   Ice pellets 
    PY   Spray
    RA   Rain
    SA   Sand 
    SS   Sandstorm
    PO   Sand or dust whirls
    SG   Snow granules    		 SH   Shower 
    SHRA Shower of rain
    SHSN Shower of snow
    SHPE Shower of ice pellets
    SHGR Shower with hail
    SHGS Shower with small hail
    SM   Statute miles 
    SN   Snow
    SQ   Squalls
    TS   Thunderstorm 
    TSGR Thunderstorm with hail
    TSGS Thunderstorm with small hail
    TSPE Thunderstorm with ice pellets
    TSRA Thunderstorm with rain
    TSSN Thunderstorm with snow
    UP   Unknown precipitation
    VA   Volcanic ash
    VC   Vicinity
    V V   Used for obscurred sky

    METAR Qualifiers: (now placed in FRONT of code)

    -  Light      + Heavy      DR Low drifting     M  Below ( -x.x degrees)
                                           MI Shallow     PR Partial


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