Station Overview Station Location
Station Number NC-CN-12 Latitude 34.86786
Station Name Havelock 2.7 S Longitude -76.892023
County Craven Elevation (ft) 30



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 09 3.97 2.51 29 2.51 29 0.00 0 0 14 1 0.0 0 0
Nov 09 3.76 9.15 30 9.15 30 0.00 0 0 15 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 09 3.75 9.29 30 9.29 30 0.00 0 0 14 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 10 4.27 5.74 30 5.74 30 0.00 0 0 11 0 0.3 1 1
Feb 10 3.54 5.36 27 5.36 27 0.00 0 0 8 1 8.5 1 3
March 10 4.33 4.84 31 4.84 31 0.00 0 0 10 1 0.0 0 0
April 10 3.02 0.79 30 0.79 30 0.00 0 0 6 1 0.0 0 0
May 10 4.30 1.27 31 1.27 31 0.00 0 0 6 2 0.0 0 0
June 10 4.82 5.06 30 5.06 30 0.00 0 0 14 0 0.0 0 0
July 10 6.94 3.76 31 3.76 31 0.00 0 0 12 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 10 7.05 6.40 29 6.40 29 0.00 0 0 13 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 10 6.66 11.81 30 11.81 30 0.00 0 0 7 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 56.41" 65.98" 358 days 65.98" 358 0.00" 0 days 0 130 days 6 days 8.8" 2 days 4 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2009 0.00
10/2/2009
10/3/2009 0.68
10/4/2009 0.00
10/5/2009 0.02
10/6/2009 0.37
10/7/2009 0.00
10/8/2009 0.00
10/9/2009 0.00
10/10/2009 0.00
10/11/2009 0.09
10/12/2009 0.00
10/13/2009 0.19
10/14/2009
10/15/2009 0.68
10/16/2009 0.03
10/17/2009 0.02
10/18/2009 0.01
10/19/2009 0.01
10/20/2009 0.00
10/21/2009 0.00
10/22/2009 0.00
10/23/2009 0.00
10/24/2009 0.21
10/25/2009 0.01
10/26/2009 T
10/27/2009 0.11
10/28/2009 0.08
10/29/2009 0.00
10/30/2009 0.00
10/31/2009 0.00
11/1/2009 0.02
11/2/2009 0.04
11/3/2009 0.03
11/4/2009 0.00
11/5/2009 0.00
11/6/2009 0.00
11/7/2009 0.00
11/8/2009 0.00
11/9/2009 0.00
11/10/2009 0.00
11/11/2009 0.21
11/12/2009 6.15
11/13/2009 0.77
11/14/2009 0.24
11/15/2009 0.02
11/16/2009 0.00
11/17/2009 0.00
11/18/2009 0.02
11/19/2009 0.88
11/20/2009 0.08
11/21/2009 0.02
11/22/2009 0.00
11/23/2009 0.31
11/24/2009 0.21
11/25/2009 0.00
11/26/2009 0.15
11/27/2009 0.00
11/28/2009 0.00
11/29/2009 0.00
11/30/2009 0.00
12/1/2009 0.20
12/2/2009 0.00
12/3/2009 2.35
12/4/2009 0.00
12/5/2009 0.58
12/6/2009 0.23
12/7/2009 0.00
12/8/2009 0.00
12/9/2009 0.85
12/10/2009 0.04
12/11/2009 0.00
12/12/2009 0.00
12/13/2009 0.01
12/14/2009 0.19
12/15/2009 0.19
12/16/2009 0.01
12/17/2009 0.00
12/18/2009 0.00
12/19/2009 0.63
12/20/2009 0.03
12/21/2009 0.00
12/22/2009 0.00
12/23/2009 0.00
12/24/2009 0.00
12/25/2009 0.00
12/26/2009 2.92
12/27/2009 0.00
12/28/2009
12/29/2009 0.00
12/30/2009 0.00
12/31/2009 1.06
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2010 0.11
1/2/2010 0.01
1/3/2010 0.00
1/4/2010
1/5/2010 0.00
1/6/2010 0.00
1/7/2010 0.00
1/8/2010 0.08
1/9/2010 0.00
1/10/2010 0.00
1/11/2010 0.00
1/12/2010 0.00
1/13/2010 0.00
1/14/2010 0.00
1/15/2010 0.00
1/16/2010 0.00
1/17/2010 0.41
1/18/2010 1.83
1/19/2010 0.00
1/20/2010 0.00
1/21/2010 0.00
1/22/2010 1.09
1/23/2010 0.10
1/24/2010 0.00
1/25/2010 0.68
1/26/2010 0.41
1/27/2010 0.00
1/28/2010 0.00
1/29/2010 0.00
1/30/2010 0.20
1/31/2010 0.82
2/1/2010 0.00
2/2/2010 0.00
2/3/2010 0.74
2/4/2010 0.00
2/5/2010 0.00
2/6/2010 2.32
2/7/2010 T
2/8/2010 0.00
2/9/2010 0.00
2/10/2010 0.49
2/11/2010 0.00
2/12/2010 0.00
2/13/2010 0.87
2/14/2010 0.00
2/15/2010 0.00
2/16/2010 0.07
2/17/2010 0.00
2/18/2010 0.00
2/19/2010 0.00
2/20/2010 0.00
2/21/2010 0.00
2/22/2010 0.00
2/23/2010 0.64
2/24/2010
2/25/2010 0.21
2/26/2010 0.02
2/27/2010 0.00
2/28/2010 0.00
3/1/2010 0.00
3/2/2010 0.00
3/3/2010 1.28
3/4/2010 0.05
3/5/2010 0.00
3/6/2010 0.00
3/7/2010 0.00
3/8/2010 0.00
3/9/2010 0.00
3/10/2010 0.00
3/11/2010 0.04
3/12/2010 0.89
3/13/2010 0.44
3/14/2010 0.02
3/15/2010 0.00
3/16/2010 0.00
3/17/2010 0.00
3/18/2010 T
3/19/2010 0.27
3/20/2010 0.00
3/21/2010 0.00
3/22/2010 0.00
3/23/2010 0.08
3/24/2010 0.00
3/25/2010 0.00
3/26/2010 0.12
3/27/2010 0.00
3/28/2010 0.00
3/29/2010 0.00
3/30/2010 1.65
3/31/2010 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2010 0.00
4/2/2010 0.00
4/3/2010 0.00
4/4/2010 0.00
4/5/2010 0.00
4/6/2010 0.00
4/7/2010 0.00
4/8/2010 0.00
4/9/2010 0.31
4/10/2010 0.10
4/11/2010 0.00
4/12/2010 0.00
4/13/2010 0.00
4/14/2010 T
4/15/2010 0.00
4/16/2010 0.00
4/17/2010 0.00
4/18/2010 0.00
4/19/2010 0.00
4/20/2010 0.00
4/21/2010 0.00
4/22/2010 0.14
4/23/2010 0.00
4/24/2010 0.00
4/25/2010 0.06
4/26/2010 0.01
4/27/2010 0.00
4/28/2010 0.17
4/29/2010 0.00
4/30/2010 0.00
5/1/2010 0.00
5/2/2010 0.00
5/3/2010 0.00
5/4/2010 0.00
5/5/2010 0.17
5/6/2010 0.00
5/7/2010 0.00
5/8/2010 0.00
5/9/2010 T
5/10/2010 0.00
5/11/2010 0.00
5/12/2010 0.00
5/13/2010 0.00
5/14/2010 0.00
5/15/2010 0.00
5/16/2010 0.00
5/17/2010 0.34
5/18/2010 0.03
5/19/2010 0.00
5/20/2010 0.39
5/21/2010 0.00
5/22/2010 0.00
5/23/2010 0.00
5/24/2010 0.00
5/25/2010 T
5/26/2010 0.17
5/27/2010 0.17
5/28/2010 0.00
5/29/2010 0.00
5/30/2010 0.00
5/31/2010 0.00
6/1/2010 0.00
6/2/2010 0.02
6/3/2010 0.05
6/4/2010 0.08
6/5/2010 1.74
6/6/2010 0.00
6/7/2010 0.00
6/8/2010 0.03
6/9/2010 0.00
6/10/2010 0.00
6/11/2010 0.00
6/12/2010 0.00
6/13/2010 0.00
6/14/2010 0.00
6/15/2010 0.04
6/16/2010 0.00
6/17/2010 0.33
6/18/2010 0.00
6/19/2010 0.00
6/20/2010 0.00
6/21/2010 0.08
6/22/2010 0.05
6/23/2010 0.00
6/24/2010 0.03
6/25/2010 0.05
6/26/2010 2.00
6/27/2010 0.00
6/28/2010 0.38
6/29/2010 0.18
6/30/2010 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2010 0.54
7/2/2010 0.10
7/3/2010 0.00
7/4/2010 0.00
7/5/2010 0.00
7/6/2010 0.00
7/7/2010 0.00
7/8/2010 0.00
7/9/2010 0.03
7/10/2010 0.00
7/11/2010 0.33
7/12/2010 0.00
7/13/2010 0.12
7/14/2010 0.00
7/15/2010 0.47
7/16/2010 0.98
7/17/2010 0.00
7/18/2010 0.16
7/19/2010 0.11
7/20/2010 0.00
7/21/2010 0.01
7/22/2010 0.04
7/23/2010 0.00
7/24/2010 0.00
7/25/2010 0.00
7/26/2010 0.00
7/27/2010 0.00
7/28/2010 0.00
7/29/2010 0.00
7/30/2010 0.87
7/31/2010 0.00
8/1/2010 0.16
8/2/2010 0.05
8/3/2010
8/4/2010 0.00
8/5/2010 2.20
8/6/2010 0.10
8/7/2010
8/8/2010 0.00
8/9/2010 0.00
8/10/2010 0.03
8/11/2010 0.00
8/12/2010 0.00
8/13/2010 0.03
8/14/2010 0.00
8/15/2010 0.00
8/16/2010 0.00
8/17/2010 0.00
8/18/2010 0.01
8/19/2010 0.37
8/20/2010 0.02
8/21/2010 0.00
8/22/2010 2.22
8/23/2010 0.33
8/24/2010 0.34
8/25/2010 0.54
8/26/2010 0.00
8/27/2010 0.00
8/28/2010 0.00
8/29/2010 0.00
8/30/2010 0.00
8/31/2010 0.00
9/1/2010 0.00
9/2/2010 0.00
9/3/2010 0.76
9/4/2010 0.02
9/5/2010 0.00
9/6/2010 0.00
9/7/2010 0.00
9/8/2010 0.00
9/9/2010 0.00
9/10/2010 0.00
9/11/2010 0.00
9/12/2010 1.77
9/13/2010 0.00
9/14/2010 0.00
9/15/2010 0.00
9/16/2010 0.00
9/17/2010 0.00
9/18/2010 0.00
9/19/2010 0.00
9/20/2010 0.00
9/21/2010 0.00
9/22/2010 0.00
9/23/2010 0.00
9/24/2010 0.00
9/25/2010 0.00
9/26/2010 0.00
9/27/2010 0.96
9/28/2010 1.62
9/29/2010 0.25
9/30/2010 6.43



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/3/2009 7:00 AM 0.68 M M M M Showers began moving from south to north around 3:00 yesterday afternoon and continued until 5:00. The showers trained over southern Havelock and I measured .58 inches of rain during that event.
10/4/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/5/2009 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Light rain was falling at my 7:00 reading.
10/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M .13 inches fell during the day yesterday. .24 inches occurred during the night.
10/7/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55 cool degrees this morning.
10/9/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Our high yesterday was 84 and it was quite humid.
10/11/2009 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M
10/12/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2009 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Cool NE wind with the temperature at 57 degrees this morning. A jacket feels good.
10/15/2009 7:00 AM 0.68 M M M M The heaviest rain fell after my paper was delivered at 4:00 this morning because the paper was wet inside the plastic bag.
10/16/2009 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M
10/17/2009 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 48 degrees this morning. With light drizzle and N-NE winds, it feels like January.
10/18/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 44 degrees with occasional light mist, wind gusts to 18 MPH. It's overcoat weather here on the coast.
10/19/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 43 this morning. Our high yesterday was 47 with occasional drizzle and N-NE winds gusting to 25 MPH. You would expect this kind of weather in January and February.
10/20/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 34 frosty degrees this morning. We have our first frost of the season and it's quite heavy in my neighborhood.
10/21/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 38 degrees with frost on rooftops this morning.
10/22/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Our power was out for several hours starting at 3:30 this morning. It came back on at 9:20 and was not weather related.
10/23/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2009 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Heavy showers moved N-NW off the ocean yesterday afternoon around 2:00.
10/25/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Thunderstorms developed just off the coast yesterday afternoon and still continue today. These storms apparently pulled all the moister away from land thus we only received a light shower of rain.
10/26/2009 7:00 AM T M M M M Light rain was beginning to fall at 7:00.
10/27/2009 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
10/28/2009 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Warm southerly winds with temps rising to 76 degrees overnight, makes it feel like a summer morning.
10/29/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 20 degrees cooler this morning than yesterday morning.
10/30/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Predicted high for us today is a record-tying 84 degrees. That's mighty warm for kids with Halloween costumes.
11/1/2009 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
11/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Light drizzle occurred during the night and this morning.
11/3/2009 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Still cloudy, misty and cool.
11/4/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and cool 46 degrees this morning.
11/5/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After 14+ inches of rain in August, all drainage ditches have now dried up. I keep fresh water in a large container in my front yard for the 30 mallard ducks that live here in east Havelock. These ducks live here year round and residents feed and protect them. They love fresh rainwater which lately hasn't filled the ditches. There are 28 mallards in my front yard as I type this report.
11/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 35 degrees with scattered frost.
11/7/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 32 degrees with heavy frost this morning.
11/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39 degrees this morning with some scattered frost on rooftops.
11/9/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/10/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rain is on the way!
11/11/2009 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M We've had light rain with winds gusting to 26 MPH.
11/12/2009 7:00 AM 6.15 M M M M I had to remove my shoes, roll up my pants legs and stand in 4 inches of water to take my measurements this morning. At 12:30 AM last night, I saw flashes of lightning along with 38 MPH winds and blowing rain. Water flooded my front yard, was flowing across the street but does not compare to the August 12 storm that produced 8.98 inches of rain in 4 hours.
11/13/2009 7:00 AM 0.77 M M M M Winds are steady from the north at 20 to 25 MPH gusting to 35 MPH with rain still falling as I type this report.
11/14/2009 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Still cloudy with drizzle. Nor-Ida still has us in her grip.
11/15/2009 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Still cloudy, cool and misty. We've had measurable rain for 5 days in a row.
11/16/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I hope to see a sunrise this morning for the first time since last Wednesday.
11/17/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some patchey fog in areas.
11/18/2009 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Light rain was falling at 7:00.
11/19/2009 7:00 AM 0.88 M M M M I heard cloud to cloud thunder, some heavy, off and on during the night.
11/20/2009 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Drizzle was falling at 7:00.
11/21/2009 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M We had a period of heavy drizzle and light rain around 2:00 yesterday afternoon.
11/22/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/23/2009 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M
11/24/2009 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Light drizzle was still falling at 7:00 this morning. There was a period of heavy rain yesterday afternoon.
11/25/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2009 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M We had light to moderate showers most of the day yesterday.
11/27/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The showers associated with a cold front moved to the north of us but strong winds prevailed as the front moved through during the night.
11/28/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 33 degrees with scattered frost this morning.
11/29/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 35 degrees with scattered frost. Most rooftops are solid white.
11/30/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/1/2009 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M
12/2/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rain is on the way.
12/3/2009 7:00 AM 2.35 M M M M Strong winds blew during the night with some heavy showers but the heaviest rain fell yesterday afternoon with some overflow of drainage ditches.
12/4/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/5/2009 7:00 AM 0.58 M M M M Moderate rain was falling at 7:00 this morning.
12/6/2009 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M 35 degrees this morning with scattered frost, mostly on rooftops.
12/7/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 36 degrees with scattered frost this morning.
12/8/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/9/2009 7:00 AM 0.85 M M M M 68 degrees this morning as winds, gusting to 47 MPH from the south, brought heavy rain and summer-like temps during the night.
12/10/2009 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M We had winds gusting to more than 50 MPH yesterday afternoon, leaving behind many limbs for me to clean up.
12/11/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 34 degrees with winds from the NW at 15 MPH. With a wind chill factor of 25, I retrived my morning newspaper from the driveway an rushed back into my warm livingroom.
12/12/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Our high temperature yesterday was a very cold 37. Low this morning was 30.
12/13/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
12/14/2009 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M We had drizzle with occasional light showers most of the day yesterday.
12/15/2009 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M A fast moving shower with some cloud to cloud lightning moved through around 4:00 this morning.
12/16/2009 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M
12/17/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The temp at midnight was 29 degrees. At 7:00 this morning it was 28. More than 7 hours of below freezing temps makes this day our first hard freeze of the season.
12/18/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 32 degrees with high, thin clouds.
12/19/2009 7:00 AM 0.63 M M M M The temp rose from 44 at 9:00 last night to 54 this morning.
12/20/2009 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M A few flakes of snow fell just after dark last evening and then I saw the moon.
12/21/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/22/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 25 degrees this morning.
12/23/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 26 frosty degrees this morning.
12/24/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/25/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/26/2009 7:00 AM 2.92 M M M M The front moved in around 9:00 PM and stalled for 3 hours, dumping almost 3 inches of heavy rain before shifting to the east. Water covered most of my yard and came close to going into my heat pump in the back yard.
12/27/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/29/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/30/2009 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/31/2009 7:00 AM 1.06 M M M M Still raining at 7:00 this morning.
1/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M
1/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M We had light showers yesterday afternoon.
1/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 21 degrees this morning. All water in drainage ditches are frozen solid except for one area where 35 wild mallard ducks have huddled together. I help feed these ducks and they spend their time near my home. I don't understand how their feet survive.
1/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 19 degrees this morning after a high of 34 yesterday. I broke ice in the drainage ditch this morning so that the Havelock ducks could drink. How do their feet tolarate ice and frost?
1/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 23 degrees this morning.
1/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 23 degrees this morning.
1/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Yesterdays high was 48, the low this morning was 41. No snow here but my back yard is still frozen from many days of below normal cold and it looks like we are in for several more days of the same. No stroll on the beach anytime soon.
1/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 24 degrees this morning. Snowing in Florida?
1/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 22 degrees this morning. I have seen more ice on ponds and in drainage ditches than I have in years. The ducks get up on my porch and sit on their feet and legs to warm them.
1/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 15 degrees this morning. The 35 ducks are all huddled together on the side of the street waiting for the sun to come up or waiting for spring. I just don't understand how their feet withstand the extreme cold.
1/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The official temp at Cherry Point is 26 degrees but in my back yard it is 20 degrees. My back yard has been frozen since Jan. 2nd, unusual for the coast.
1/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 22 degrees this morning. I have recorded only .20 inches of rain so far in 2010.
1/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The temp is supposed to make it to 60 degrees today. That would feel like summer to us residents along the coast after the long period of cold, below normal temperatures.
1/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27 frosty degrees this morning.
1/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Heavy rain was falling with wind gusts of 25 MPH at 7:00.
1/18/2010 7:00 AM 1.83 M M M M Most of this rain fell heavily between 9:30 and 10:00 yesterday morning causing water to cover 50% of my yard. There were cloud to cloud lighting with a couple of loud claps of thunder.
1/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 36 degrees with scattered frost at 7:00.
1/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/22/2010 7:00 AM 1.09 M M M M
1/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
1/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.68 M M M M A new umbrella couldn't keep me dry from my waist down when I checked my rain gauge this morning. Winds gusting to 55 MPH with heavy rain has blown swing sets, porch chairs and other debris against fences and trees.
1/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M
1/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 29 degrees with scattered frost. Snow, sleet or freezing rain is possible here this weekend. I have not seen freezing rain in the years I have lived here on the coast.
1/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The temp dropped from 44 degrees at 5:00 to 36 at 7:00 this morning with 18 to 22 MPH winds from the N-NE.
1/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Our temperature has held at 32.2 degrees for several hours which has limited ice accumulation to 1/8 of an inch on my car and on grass and trees. Streets in my neighborhood are ice free.
1/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.82 0.3 M 0.3 M It is 23 degrees this morning with winds from the north at 18 MPH, making it feel like 10 degrees. The snow depth was measured on our trampoline and driveway. All streets are white from the snow with black ice underneath. Needless to say, it is dangerous to drive in Havelock.
2/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 20 degrees this morning.
2/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 38 degrees this morning with rain to our SW.
2/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.74 M M M M A steady rain fell all afternoon, ending after dark.
2/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28 degrees this morning with heavy frost. My late father would call it a "baby snow".
2/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Temp is 40 degrees, no rain here yet.
2/6/2010 7:00 AM 2.32 M M M M Light drizzle was falling at 7:00 and the temp has fallen from 42 at 5:30 to 38 at 7:00 AM. The heaviest rain fell at 11:30 last night. A wind gust 0f 52 MPH blew all my outdoor furniture against fences and trees.
2/7/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M 28 degrees this morning. A light shower with ice crystals mixed with the rain occurred yesterday afternoon leaving only a trace in my gauge.
2/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 21 degrees this morning. All drainage ditches are frozen solid. Also, there is a very heavy frost.
2/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27 degrees this morning.
2/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M Light rain was falling at 7:00 and the wind is howling at 30 to 35 MPH. The temp is 44 degrees.
2/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No damage from yesterdays 59 MPH wind gust, but never try to put groceries in your car at the grocery store in 40 to 50 MPH winds.
2/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 30 degrees this morning.
2/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.87 8.5 0.87 7.5 M Officially, 8.5 inches of snow collected in my outer cylinder but with the temp at 36 when the snow started, some melting occurred. Average depth on the ground is 7.5 inches. It's not snowing now but the current temp is 30 degrees.
2/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 3.5 0.40 21 degrees this morning. There is black ice on the street in front of my house. Neighborhood kids along with my grandson did a number on the snow in my yard. I moved down here to get away from ice and snow but it was beautiful anyway. I had to make many measurements to obtain an average of 3.5 inches remaining on the ground. The ducks had a terrible time walking in 7.5 inches of snow but I made sure they had plenty of corn to feed on.
2/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.5 M 28 degrees this morning. We still have a 40% coverage of snow. Measurements are from 0 to 2.5 inches, mostly in shaded areas. I would estimate 100 to 200 snowmen in yards in the southern part of town where I live, a sight seldom seen at the coast.
2/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Yesterdays 58 degrees took away the remaining snow except for tall snowmen and an igloo.
2/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 25 degrees with heavy frost. Our mean temperature since Jan. 1st has been 12 degrees below normal. It has been too cold for me to even consider walking on the beach.
2/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28 degrees with heavy frost. I have lived here on the coast for 4 years and my neighbors indicate they can not remember a colder Jan. and Feb. It reminds me of Montgomery County where I was born and raised.
2/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 61 was our high yesterday, 36 our low this morning with scattered frost.
2/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.64 M M M M Rain began here after lunch and moderate to heavy rain fell, off and on, till dark. I heard no thunder during this period of rain.
2/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Very light drizzle was falling with the temp at 36 degrees at 7:00. Winds were from the N-NW at 16 MPH.
2/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M We had several showers of rain, sleet and or snow yesterday.During one heavy snow flurry, gusty winds blew snow in sheets along the streets. Nothing accumulated because the temperature was 38 degrees.
2/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28 degrees this morning.
2/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28 degrees this morning with heavy frost.
3/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The temp at 6:00 was 31. At 7:00, it had risen to 37 degrees as high level clouds have moved in.
3/3/2010 7:00 AM 1.28 M M M M Light drizzle at 7:00. No snow here.
3/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
3/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28 degrees this morning.
3/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M My low temperature was 32 degrees At my 7:00 reading, the temp had risen to 36 degrees.
3/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 25 degrees this morning.
3/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 28 degrees this morning. The coast has some of the coldest temps this morning. We have averaged 12 to 15 degrees below normal so far in 2010.
3/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterdays high of 66 was near normal and the warmest temperature this year. The ocean water temp is 50 degrees due to the unusual cold so far this year so the high was 50 degrees on the Outer Banks
3/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The temperature reached 71 yesterday but I couldn't spend much time outside because of "controlled burning". I'm sure its required to improve our forests but soot and ash fell in my yard all day.
3/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Moderate rain began at 6:30 this morning.
3/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.89 M M M M Moderate rain fell off and on yesterday afternoon and during the night. I see thunderheads out over the ocean this morning and they, along with heavy rain, seem to be shifting this way
3/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.44 M M M M Rain moved in off the ocean yesterday morning and continued most of the day. Rain again developed this morning around 4:30 and was still falling at 7:00. Most of the rain was light to moderate.
3/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
3/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A cold drizzle was falling at 7:00 with winds gusting to 22 MPH from the N-NE.
3/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 33 degrees with a solid covering of frost this morning.
3/18/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M
3/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Light rain fell practically all day yesterday. It was interesting that the humidity here was 83% while just to the West of us, it remained in the 30 to 40% range.
3/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 37 degrees with scattered frost this morning even though the temperature reached 74 degrees yesterday.
3/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 68 degrees and windy this morning.
3/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M
3/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48 degrees this morning.
3/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M
3/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The rain is just to the north, west and south of us but not a drop here yet.
3/30/2010 7:00 AM 1.65 M M M M Moderate to sometimes heavy rain fell for 5 to 6 hours yesterday.
3/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 78 degrees yesterday. 41 this morning. It has been a long , cold winter here on the North Carolina coast. Good to see Spring once more!
4/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45 degrees this morning. Yesterdays high was 84.
4/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A mother mallard duck spent the night next to my front porch with 18 baby ducks. It was a hassle for her to keep that many babies covered and safe. I have no idea where she laid 18 eggs or how she kept them covered and warm during the unusually cold winter. Being raised on a farm, I will do what I can to keep them fed and protected but I don't believe all 18 will live to be adults here in the city.
4/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 58 degrees and foggy this morning.
4/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The sea breeze held our high temperature to 77 degrees yesterday.
4/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M My high temperature was 79 yesterday with a humidity of 83% while 30 miles to the west, the temperature was 91 with humidity levels at 25 to 35%. The "sea breeze" really makes a difference.
4/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Winds off the ocean have pushed our humidity to 100% this morning and I see a bank of clouds out over the water.
4/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Moderate rain was falling with cloud to cloud lighting at 7:00 this morning.
4/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M 44 chilly degrees this morning.
4/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 40 degrees with scattered frost, especially on rooftops. Yesterdays high was 64 with no sea breeze involved.
4/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/14/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M A light, misty shower moved through before daylight.
4/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39 degrees with a good covering of frost, not unusual here on the coast during the middle of April.
4/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42 degrees this morning. Some light frost on rooftops.
4/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 41 degrees this morning. I put water out for the ducks because most of the ditches and ponds have dried up. We are nearly 3 inches behind in rainfall for the month of April.
4/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain here yet.
4/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M We had 4 hours of light to moderate rain yesterday (mostly light).
4/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Light showers moved through after midnight. There is rain to our west moving this way.
4/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M We had wind gusts 0f over 50 MPH yesterday, but no beneficial rain.
4/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Light to moderate rain moved through during the night with cloud to cloud lightning.
4/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 38 degrees with scattered frost on lawns and rooftops.
4/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 82 degrees yesterday. My grass is turning brown from the lack of rain. We had a total of .79 inches for the month of April, about 4" below normal.
5/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rain is falling to the west of us but no rain here yet.
5/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M The clouds were able to squeeze out .17 inches of rain from the same system that dumped incredible amounts in Tennessee. We will take what mother nature gives us.
5/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 87 degrees yesterday, even with a sea breeze.
5/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 87 degrees yesterday, even with the sea breeze.
5/9/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M We are more than 5 inches below normal in rainfall with no chance of rain in sight.
5/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M My grass is turning brown due to the lack of rain, .96 inches since April 1st, which is more than 5 inches below normal.
5/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Due to the lack of rain, the grass in my yard is getting browner and browner as if Fall is returning.
5/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I can see thunderheads north and east of us with heavy rain falling but the system is moving east of us.
5/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still no rain. The water table is becoming lower and lower. Creeks are still barely running and ponds are getting low. There is no water in my neighborhood so I keep fresh water in my yard for the ducks.
5/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Our high yesterday was 88. The grass in my yard is turning brown and crunches when we walk on it because of the dry weather. It's as if we are back in the Month of December.
5/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M The grass in my yard is greener this morning thanks to the shower during the night. Only .34 inches fell but it sure has made a difference.
5/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M We have had a total of .37 inches of rain while some members have reported 3 to 5 inches not too far away. We'll take what we get.
5/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M
5/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M After this weeks showers, my grass has gotten green but there still is no water in the drainage ditches so I keep fresh water for the ducks.
5/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I live next to Cherry Point Marine Corp Air Station and watched the Blue Angels practice. As they flew over my house, they appeared to be almost touching. How do they do that?
5/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Rain has been falling all around us but not a drop here---yet. It appears that heavy rain is moving off the ocean and should be here within the hour. We have had the least amount of thunder and lightning That I can ever remember so far this year.
5/25/2010 7:00 AM T M M M M Last year, during the months of April and May, we had received 8 inches of rain. This year, only 1.72 inches has been recorded for the same period which is a deficit 6.28 inches.The rain missed us again yesterday.
5/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M We are proud of the .17 inches of rain that fell overnight. The Grass looks greener this morning.
5/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M We have recived .17 inches of rain two days in a row. We could use several more days of this amount of rain.
5/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 91 hot degrees yesterday. The .34 inches of rain that fell this week is gone and the grass in my yard is turning brown again.
5/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Even the sea breeze, though active, has not developed showers or thundershowers for us so far this year. We are dry and getting dryer every day.
5/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Our rainfall totals for this year are: Jan.-5.74", Feb.-5.36" and March-4.84". In April, only .79" fell which dryed up most of our drainage water. In May, we had a total of 1.27". It is so dry now that I have to keep plenty of fresh water for the ducks, crows and other birds. The only plus is that I have only had to mow my lawn two times so far this year.
6/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Some of my kin folk in the piedmont called me this morning to tell me 6 to 9 inches of rain has fallen the past two days with considerable flooding. Not a drop has fallen here.
6/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M This is the first time in a long time I have not reported a zero. Although the rain dissipated by the time it got to us, we did get a sprinkle measuring .02 in my gauge.
6/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M A heavy, dark thunderstorm formed just to the north of us after lunch. We received .02 inches of rain because the storm moved to the NE of us. We did get plenty of lightning which knocked out our power for 45 minutes. Another shower moved through before daylight this morning leaving us with .05 inches of rain.
6/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Rain clouds developed north and south of us around 10:30 yesterday but we received only .08 inches. Even with that small amount of rain, the grass in my yard looks a bit greener.
6/5/2010 7:00 AM 1.74 M M M M The sea breeze kicked in, developing a heavy thunderstorm over Havelock yesterday afternoon around 2:30. Although it rained in the northern part of town 30 minutes before the slow moving storm reached my neighborhood, we received 1.74 inches of rain which filled the ditches and made the ducks happy.
6/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterdays high was 92 which is almost unbearable here on the coast. The line of showers dissipated by the time it reached my house.
6/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Two brief sea breeze showers occurred last evening.
6/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The 1.74 inches of rain we received on May 20th is gone and most of the grass in my yard is turning brown again. I plan to mow my lawn today, which will be the third time this year. We have only had 3.98 inches since April 1st, leaving us with a deficit of more than 7 inches of rain during this period.
6/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There is no moisture remaining in the black sand that makes up my lawn and the grass is getting browner each day.
6/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The line of thunderstorms, moving from NW to SE, split, which happens so often, leaving us with no rain, only clouds. I know it will rain sometime but in the meantime my lawn looks more and more like December.
6/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Again the line of storms broke apart as they moved from the NW to the SE. No rain fell here. Yesterdays' high temp was 96 with a heat index of 106. The sea breeze seemed to have no effect on the heat.
6/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M We had a brief sea breeze shower yesterday afternoon at 1:00. It made no difference as my lawn remains mostly brown.
6/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Mondays' high temperature was 99.3 degrees, yesterday the high was 98.2. These are the hottest temps since I have lived here on the coast and I believe the dry black sand and parched grass has contributed to the high temps. Mondays heat index was 108 degrees.
6/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Wind clouds from severe storms north of us yesterday afternoon gathered overhead and rain developed, leaving us with .33 inches of rain. We'll take what we receive and be thankful.
6/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 97 was our high yesterday. Needless to say, the .33 inches of rain we received Wed. is gone. As I have said, I have only mowed my lawn 3 times this year. Last year, I was mowing every week.
6/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Our rainfall came from a heavy thunderstorm north of us that moved S-SE and rained out by the time it got to my house.
6/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Again we recieved rain from a sea breeze thunderstorm that had almost rained out but every .05 inches helps.
6/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sea breeze showers developed all around us yesterday but not a drop here. One will develop over my house sometime and water my parched lawn. When I look at my lawn, I think back to Aug. 12th of last year when 8.98 inches fell in less than 4 hours. It was like my house was built in a lake.
6/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M I stood in my front yard yesterday afternoon and watched a line of thunderstorms move in our direction. As the storms moved within 3 miles, the clouds separated and the rain moved all around us. The line of storms reunited just to the south of us and moved off the coast. We did however receive .03 hundreds inches of rain. (The temp hit 101 here yesterday, the hottest since I've lived here.)
6/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M We were on the northern edge of a shower that moved south of us during the night.
6/26/2010 7:00 AM 2.00 M M M M A dark cloud gathered over my house yesterday afternoon. Lightning struck 3 times nearby, a down-burst occurred and my unofficial weather station recorded a peak wind of 70 MPH which lasted about 2 seconds. Strong winds and heavy rain continued for another 5 minutes. Moderate rain fell for 2 hours, giving us a total of 2 inches. The ducks were extremely happy and so was I.
6/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M For the first time in a very long time, I have had to measure my rainfall in a thunderstorm. We are having heavy rain and cloud to cloud lightning, a beautiful sight after a long period of below normal rainfall.
6/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Our total rainfall from yesterday mornings thunderstorm was .56 inches.
6/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Very heavy rain fell to the north, west and southwest of us yesterday but not a drop here. I did mow my grass for only the 4th time this year.
7/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M Beautiful heavy rain was falling when I took my reading this morning.
7/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M The rain I reported fell after my 7:00 reading yesterday morning.
7/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Our high was 80 degrees yesterday. I worked in my yard without sweating because of NE winds off the ocean and low humidity.
7/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Our low temperature this morning was 56 degrees, which is downright chilly for the 4th of July. HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA!!
7/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The grass in my yard is turning brown again. We have a day with rain and a week or two without. Instead of mowing each week which is usual for warm weather, I have only mowed one time per month so far this year. We are more than 8 inches behind in rainfall this year.
7/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterday,the humidity was 48% while the temperature was 99.6 for three hours. It was like an oven outside. This morning, the humidity is 98% and clouds are moving in off the ocean, giving us a chance of showers this afternoon.
7/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M We had a brief shower yesterday afternoon. Didn't help our drought but it did cool us down for a few minutes.
7/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The rain did not make it to my house yesterday or last night but I am glad to see all the rainfall totals to our west including the mountains. We are now approximately 8 inches behind in rainfall. We have had only two seabreeze thunderstorms so far this year. These showers help maintain our overall average rainfall during the summer months.
7/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M .33 inches of rain sure made my lawn look greener this morning but of course we could use much more to break the drought.I look over my lawn and remember last August 12th. It was covered with 6 inches to 3 feet of water everywhere, including the whole neighborhood, from a thunderstorm that dropped 8.98 inches of rain in less than 4 hours. We take what Mother Nature gives and we should be thankful.
7/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Maybe, seabreeze showers will develope this week!
7/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M The line of heavy rain moved all the way across North Carolina and as usual, it split, moving to the North and South of us. We did,however, receive a quick, heavy downpour at 1:30 this morning. I measured .12 inches even though the shower lasted about 3 minutes. I am thankful for every drop.
7/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Like my late father would say," It sure has missed some good chances to rain." I did hear thunder as I checked my gauge this morning.
7/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.47 M M M M Wonderful rain! The grass and black sand absorbed every drop.
7/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.98 M M M M We had a typical "sea breeze" thunderstorm yesterday afternoon starting at 1:45 and lasting until 2:45. Although our power was knocked out for several minutes, it was great to see the rain falling.
7/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It is back to mowing the lawn for me today.
7/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M
7/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Light rain fell practically all afternoon yesterday with cloud to cloud lightning.
7/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I can see tall thunderheads of thunderstorms out over the Gulf Stream. Beautiful sight and one reason I moved to the coast.
7/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M A brief shower moved through around midnight. My non-professional weather station indicated a heat index of 114 yesterday at 3:30 PM while the temp was 94 degrees. A mother mallard lost her 3 baby ducks due to the heat. I tried to save one of them but its' little feet were burned and blistered because the mother led them around my neighborhood on streets 120 to 130 degrees.
7/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M We had a great display of lightning last night but the rain did not make it to my house. Only a light shower fell.
7/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The heat index here yesterday was 112 with a ground temperature of 96 degrees and winds gusting to 25 MPH from the S-SW. Here on the coast,on a misery level,I would rate it the same as the temp being 32 degrees with the same wind speed in the winter months.
7/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M My lawn is turning brown again. The intense heat is turning green grass into cured hay.
7/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The low temperature this morning was 73 degrees, the lowest I can remember in several weeks. Feels great out there but still very dry.
7/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M High pressure seems to continue to be in control of our weather here on the coast and over the Atlantic Ocean. Based on records I have maintained since I moved here, we are 9.61 inches below normal in rainfall in 2010, thanks to high pressure systems, and this will probably be the hottest July on record for us.
7/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There has been enough rain only three times this Spring and Summer to fill the drainage ditches enough for the mallard ducks to swim. They swim up and down the streets in the side ditches(when there is water) just as we do in our automobiles. I have been giving them fresh water in a wading pool and feeding them corn daily since this drought began. I counted 60 ducks in my yard yesterday afternoon. I love the ducks but would love to see enough rain to fill the ditches so they will scatter out over the community.
7/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.87 M M M M We had a heavy thunderstorm around lunchtime yesterday that gave us .75 inches of rain. Yesterday afternoon and last night, .12 inches was recorded. Needless to say, the ducks were happy.
7/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The .87 inches of rain that fell Thursday was great. There were 2 to 4 inches of water in the drainage ditches yesterday but the black sand consumed all of it, due to the drought conditions, so the ducks are back in my yard, gathered around the wading pool.
8/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M We have had off-and-on light showers starting yesterday at lunch and continuing this morning.
8/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M
8/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There were sea-breeze showers all around yesterday. We had a sprinkle here.
8/5/2010 7:00 AM 2.20 M M M M I went to bed at 10:00 last night with the atmospnere not looking or feeling like rain. At 3:45 this morning, I awoke to heavy rain on my roof and thunder and lightning. I stayed up another hour to see the ditches fill with water and lightning lighting up the sky.
8/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M
8/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The ditches are dry again, I've put fresh water in the wading pool so that the ducks can bathe and drink. It's been a long, hot and dry Spring and Summer.
8/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M The rainfall was due to light, sea-breeze showers yesterday.
8/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/12/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M In 1954,I lived in Montgomery County, NC. Hurricane Hazel moved through in October, leaving behind 9.75 inches of rain in 24 hours with 98 MPH winds. In 1997, a thunderstorm developed in northern Montgomery County and stalled with 11.6 inches falling from 7:30 PM until 11:30 AM the next day when it finally rained out. One year ago today, I had lived here here 3 years, when a sea-breeze thunderstorm developed that lasted nearly 4 hours. Eight inches of 8.98 fell in 3 hours, the most I have ever seen. Water was everywhere. Today, ditches and my yard are bone dry. What a difference a year makes.
8/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Yesterdays high was 96 degrees and when the shower fell,the atmosphere seemed to turn into a sauna. It appears that high pressure has a strangle hold over NC and the Atlantic Ocean, preventing low pressure and tropical weather from developing.
8/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M For more than 2 hours yesterday afternoon, I watched rain falling to the north and west of me.
8/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There is no standing water anywhere in my neighborhood but mosquitoes are awful this year. When I go to the mailbox,I get bit several times. We weren't bothered by them last summer when precipitation was above normal. We are nearing 10 inches below normal in rainfall so far this year and the deficit increases every day.
8/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There were 32 ducks in my front yard this morning to get corn and fresh water I have provided since the drought began here in southern Craven County.
8/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M We had a light sea-breeze shower yesterday just before lunch.
8/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M
8/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M I went outside this morning, expecting to see water everywhere with all the heavy rain in the Piedmont yesterday and last night heading this way,to see wet pavement and no standing water anywhere. We received only .02 inches of rain. I recorded a total of .39 inches during this event. It will help and I am thankful for the rain that fell.
8/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2010 7:00 AM 2.22 M M M M Just like a mini low pressure area, a thunderstorm moved NW off the ocean through Carteret and Craven Counties and seemed to intensify over Havelock between 8:00 and 8:45 PM with torrential rain and several lightning strikes. My neighborhood is flat, being so close to the ocean, so water soaks into the black sand but drains well when the ditches are full. All ditches are full this morning and the ducks are very happy and so am I.
8/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M The line of storms weakened by the time they reached me but we had some vivid lightning from 8:30 until 10:00 last night.
8/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M A heavy storm over Carteret County yesterday afternoon, backed west enough to effect the eastern part of Havelock with 40 MPH winds and torrential rains. It didn't last long (10 minutes)but was tropical in nature.
8/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M At times yesterday we had sprinkles, light rain and moderate rain but rain fell most of the day. We are slowly eliminating our rainfall deficit.
8/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M My lawn is the greenest and thickest it has been all year thanks to the rain last weekend but the ditches are drying up again so I will soon have to start providing water for the ducks.
8/30/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Yesterdays high was 83. The humidity was so low that there was not a cloud in the sky all day. High pressure has a grip on us here at the coast.
8/31/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I will be preparing for Earl.
9/2/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I have everything capable of blowing away secured but I don't have a generator. I do expect Earl to knock out our power and a generator would be handy.
9/3/2010 7:00 AM 0.76 M M M M We had 7 hours of steady 20 to 30 MPH winds gusting to 48 MPH during the night. Only .78 inches of rain fell. At 12:30 AM, 52 ducks were gathered in the center of our street and I assume they were afraid to fly in the rain and strong winds.
9/4/2010 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M
9/5/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 64 degrees this morning. It's very comfortable and one of the few times the temp dropped below 70 this season.
9/6/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clouds are visible out over the ocean with showers due to a stalled cold front.
9/7/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/9/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There is a touch of fall in the air this morning and we still have a deficit in rainfall.
9/11/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Looks rainy to our W and NW this morning.We could use a good soaking rain.
9/12/2010 7:00 AM 1.77 M M M M Yesterday morning, I was wishing for a soaking rain. We received our rain even though it was a heavy soaker. Rain woke me up at 4:30 this morning and I walked out to the front porch (pants on of course) and watched the dry ditches fill with water.The water was glistning under the street light at 5:00 as I went back inside to my bed and immediately fell asleep listening to the rain on my roof.
9/13/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 57 Fall-like degrees this morning.
9/15/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Showers are visible to the south and west of us.
9/19/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/20/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It's bone dry here again. This has been an uneventful Summer for weatherwatchers like me. The only plus is that I have had to mow the lawn less than one-half as many times as a normal year.
9/21/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I have posted many, many zeros this year. We are more than 10 inches behind in rainfall.
9/22/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/23/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/24/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 89 degrees yesterday, the first full day of Fall. I hope to report some precipitation numbers next week. It would be great to see water in the ditches again so that I will not have to fill the pool for the ducks.
9/25/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/26/2010 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I can see thunderheads out over the ocean. There is one shower inland over Carteret County. Maybe this will be the end of our drought. We are 10.38 inches behind in rainfall this year and as I have said before, there has been a significant absence of sea breeze thunderstorms.
9/27/2010 7:00 AM 0.96 M M M M I took my reading in a thunderstorm this morning. I can't remember the last time that happened. A thunderstorm gathered over us yesterday at noon and My gauge showed .46 inches fell from that storm.
9/28/2010 7:00 AM 1.62 M M M M This is the second morning in a row that I took my reading in a heavy rain. It is lightning this morning and the heaviest rain appears to be over Newport.
9/29/2010 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M For the third morning in a row, it was raining when I took my reading at 7:00. I'm not complaining.
9/30/2010 7:00 AM 6.43 M M M M This is the 4th morning in a row of rain as I took my reading. The only difference is I had to wade in 16 inches of water, after 6.43 inches of rain fell overnight, to get to my guage.



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Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground