November & Yearly 2001
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Portsmouth Weather Records Service
 

Local Climatological Data
*Data Are Subject to Correction by PWRS

 Station:  PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
Month:   NOVEMBER 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
74
48
61.0
+2
4.0
 
 
0.0
0
0.5
SE
PC
+FG +FU
11
SSE
2
77
55
66.0
+7
 
1.0
 
0.0
0
0.7
S
-PC
FU
15
S
3
79
60
69.5
+13
 
4.5
0.17
0.0
0
2.1
S
PC
FROPA SHRA
17
W
4
63
50
56.5
0
8.5
 
 
0.0
0
1.4
N
-PC
FU (LATE EVE)
15
N
5
56
46
51.0
-4
14.0
 
 
0.0
0
4.9
N
PC
FU (EARLY AM)
FROPA
29
N
6
55
42
48.5
-5
16.5
 
 
0.0
0
4.2
N
SU
BREEZY COLD
25
N
7
71
37
54.0
+1
11.0
 
 
0.0
0
1.6
W
SU
 
15
W
8
71
45
58.0
+4
7.0
 
 
0.0
0
0.5
S
PC
FU
11
SE
9
57
41
49.0
-5
16.0
 
 
0.0
0
3.2
N
SU
FROPA COOLER
BREEZY
24
N
10
68
37
52.5
-4
12.5
 
 
0.0
0
3.8
N
-PC
 
19
N
11
61
47
54.0
+1
11.0
 
 
0.0
0
3.7
N
SU
COOL
19
N
12
52
37
44.5
-5
20.5
 
 
0.0
0
2.4
N
SU
BREEZY COOL
22
N
13
58
35
46.5
-3
18.5
 
 
0.0
0
1.7
NE
SU
-FROST
14
NE
14
65
41
53.0
+2
12.0
 
 
0.0
0
1.2
NNE
-PC
-BR
12
NNE
15
65
43
54.0
+1
11.0
 
 
0.0
0
1.0
NNE
-PC
+FG
13
NNE
16
69
43
56.0
+4
9.0
 
 
0.0
0
1.3
N
PC
BR FU
14
N
17
60
50
55.0
+3
10.0
 
 
0.0
0
4.3
N
PC
FROPA
19
NNE
18
62
44
53.0
+2
12.0
 
 
0.0
0
0.2
NNE
SU
BR
12
NNE
19
70
41
55.5
+4
9.5
 
 
0.0
0
1.7
S
PC
+FG
19
S
20
61
45
53.0
0
12.0
 
T 
0.0
0
5.8
N
PC
FROPA -SHRA
24
N
21
50
37
43.5
-7
21.5
 
 
0.0
0
3.2
NNE
SU
COLD
20
N
22
59
34
46.5
-3
18.5
 
 
0.0
0
0.8
S
SU
FROST -FU
14
SSW
23
65
39
52.0
+2
13.0
 
T 
0.0
0
0.3
ENE
PC
-FU -SHRA
10
SE
24
67
58
62.5
+11
2.5
 
0.13
0.0
0
3.3
SE
PC
SHRA
11
SE
25
70
59
64.5
+15
0.5
 
 
0.0
0
5.8
S
PC
BR
17
S
26
70
59
64.5
+12
0.5
 
 
0.0
0
2.6
NE
PC
BR +FG FROPA
14
NE
27
68
58
63.0
+9
2.0
 
 
0.0
0
1.3
NE
C
BR WARMFROPA
12
SSW
28
74
60
67.0
+11
 
2.0
 
0.0
0
3.1
SE
PC
BR HZ
12
SSW
29
73
56
64.5
+14
0.5 
 
 
0.0
0
1.2
SSW
PC
+FG BR HZ
12
SSW
30
77
62
69.5
+22
 
4.5
 
0.0
0
6.2
S
PC
BR HZ
20
S

 
Temperature Data
AVERAGE HIGH :  65.6º     DEPARTURE:       +3.5º
AVERAGE LOW :  47.0º     DEPARTURE:       +3.4º
MEAN:                56.3º     DEPARTURE:       +3.5º

HIGHEST: 79° on the 3rd
LOWEST: 34º on the 22nd

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

Heating Degree Days
TOTAL THIS MONTH:  274.0 from 25 days
SEASONAL TOTAL:   481.0

Cooling Degree Days
TOTAL THIS MONTH:  12.0 from 4 days
SEASONAL TOTAL:   1554.5

NUMBER OF:

01 - Days Cloudy
20 - Days Partly Cloudy
09 - Days Clear or Sunny

12 - Days with Fog/Ground Fog
05 - Days with Dense Fog

02 - Days with Frost

00 - Days with Thunderstorms
00 - Thunderstorms

00 - Days with some type of Snowfall

 Precipitation Data
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH:   0.30"
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL: -2.84" or 10%
GREATEST DAILY: 0.17" on the 3rd
GREATEST IN 24-HR PERIOD: 0.17" on the 3rd
AVERAGE DAILY: 0.01"
NORMAL DAILY:   0.10"
# DAYS WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION:  2
YEAR-TO-DATE: 30.03"  DEPARTURE: -14.44" or 68% of the norm

MAXIMUM FOR NOVEMBER:  6.22" in 1985 -->                 (since
MINIMUM FOR NOVEMBER:  0.30" in 2001 - RECORD -->  1976)
NORMAL FOR NOVEMBER:  3.25" (before 2001)

Snowfall, Ice Pellets
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH: 0.0"
GREATEST IN 24 HOURS: 0.0" on the ---
GREATEST DEPTH ON GROUND: 0.0" on the ---
NOVEMBER MAX = 1.8" on the 11th in 1987

Number of Days:
WITH 0.01" OR MORE PRECIP: 1
WITH 0.10" OR MORE PRECIP: 1
WITH 0.50" OR MORE PRECIP: 0
WITH 1.00" OR MORE PRECIP: 0

Pressure Data
HIGHEST SEA-LEVEL:  30.586" on the 13th
LOWEST SEA-LEVEL:  29.961" on the 11th

Wind
PEAK WIND GUST: 29 mph from the N on the 5th
AVERAGE SPEED: 2.50 mph from a dominant N direction

 
NOVEMBER RECORDS:
  • DRIEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD [DATABASE TO 1976]
  • 3RD WARMEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD [DATABASE T0 1976]
  • 24th - Daily Maximum Minimum Temperature - 58° (previously 57° set in 1979)
  • 25th - Daily Maximum Minimum Temperature Tied - 59° (previously set in 1999)
  • 30th - Daily Maximum Minimum Temperature - 62° (previously 54° set in 1997)
  • 30th - Daily Maximum Temperature Tied - 77° (previously set in 1991)

YEAR-TO-DATE 2001 through 11/30
[next update 1/1/2002]

Temperature Data
AVERAGE HIGH :  70.6º   DEPARTURE:  -0.4º
AVERAGE LOW :  53.3º   DEPARTURE: +0.7º
MEAN:                61.9º  DEPARTURE:  +0.1º

HIGHEST: 96°on the 9th and 10th of August
LOWEST:  22º on 4th of January

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

Heating Degree Days
TOTAL:  2588.0

Cooling Degree Days
TOTAL:   1554.5

NUMBER OF:

033 - Days Cloudy
219-  Days Partly Cloudy
082 - Days Clear or Sunny

136 - Days with Fog/Ground Fog
011 - Days with Dense Fog

14 - Days with Frost

24 - Days with Thunderstorms
28 - Thunderstorms

05 - Days with some type of Snowfall

 Precipitation Data
TOTAL:  30.03"
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL:   -14.44" or 68%
GREATEST DAILY: 2.18" on the 16th of June
GREATEST IN 24-HR PERIOD: 2.18" on the 16th of June
AVERAGE DAILY: 0.09"
NORMAL DAILY: 0.13"
# DAYS WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION:  92 or 27.55%

MAXIMUM:  5.26" in June
MINIMUM:   0.30" in November

Snowfall, Ice Pellets
TOTAL: 0.6"
GREATEST IN 24 HOURS: 0.3" on February 22nd & March 6th
GREATEST DEPTH ON GROUND: 0.3" on February 22nd & March 6th

Number of Days:

WITH 0.01" OR MORE PRECIP: 92
WITH 0.10" OR MORE PRECIP: 60
WITH 0.50" OR MORE PRECIP: 20
WITH 1.00" OR MORE PRECIP: 8

Pressure Data
HIGHEST SEA-LEVEL: 30.660" on February 11th
LOWEST SEA-LEVEL:  29.474" on March 6th

 
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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