Station Overview Station Location
Station Number NC-BR-56 Latitude 33.9214935302734
Station Name Oak Island 0.9 ENE Longitude -78.1471939086914
County Brunswick Elevation (ft) 22



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 14 4.21 4.17 31 1.68 24 2.49 7 1 5 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 14 3.39 5.04 30 5.04 30 0.00 0 0 11 2 0.0 0 0
Dec 14 3.78 3.54 27 3.54 27 0.00 0 0 12 3 0.0 0 0
Jan 15 4.19 7.46 31 7.46 28 0.00 3 0 13 2 0.0 0 0
Feb 15 3.73 4.97 28 4.19 24 0.78 4 1 12 1 0.0 0 0
March 15 4.22 2.87 31 2.87 31 0.00 0 0 16 4 0.0 0 0
April 15 3.01 3.04 29 2.62 24 0.42 5 1 13 0 0.0 0 0
May 15 3.74 6.21 26 6.21 26 0.00 0 0 11 0 0.0 0 0
June 15 4.60 5.36 30 3.88 24 1.48 6 1 5 0 0.0 0 0
July 15 6.43 2.63 30 2.63 30 0.00 0 0 4 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 15 6.93 5.55 31 5.55 31 0.00 0 0 14 3 0.0 0 0
Sept 15 8.04 4.24 30 2.47 21 1.77 9 1 10 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 56.27" 55.08" 354 days 48.14" 320 6.94" 34 days 5 126 days 17 days 0.0" 0 days 0 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
10/1/2014 **
10/2/2014 **
10/3/2014 **
10/4/2014 **
10/5/2014 **
10/6/2014 **
10/7/2014 2.49
10/8/2014 0.01
10/9/2014 0.00
10/10/2014 0.00
10/11/2014 0.00
10/12/2014 0.00
10/13/2014 0.00
10/14/2014 0.04
10/15/2014 0.83
10/16/2014 0.60
10/17/2014 0.00
10/18/2014 0.00
10/19/2014 0.00
10/20/2014 0.00
10/21/2014 0.00
10/22/2014 0.00
10/23/2014 0.00
10/24/2014 0.00
10/25/2014 0.00
10/26/2014 0.00
10/27/2014 0.00
10/28/2014 0.00
10/29/2014 0.00
10/30/2014 0.20
10/31/2014 0.00
11/1/2014 0.00
11/2/2014 1.13
11/3/2014 0.00
11/4/2014 0.00
11/5/2014 0.00
11/6/2014 0.00
11/7/2014 0.00
11/8/2014 0.00
11/9/2014 0.03
11/10/2014 0.00
11/11/2014 0.02
11/12/2014 0.00
11/13/2014 0.00
11/14/2014 0.03
11/15/2014 0.00
11/16/2014 T
11/17/2014 0.55
11/18/2014 0.02
11/19/2014 0.00
11/20/2014 0.00
11/21/2014 0.00
11/22/2014 0.00
11/23/2014 0.16
11/24/2014 2.12
11/25/2014 0.05
11/26/2014 0.92
11/27/2014 0.01
11/28/2014 0.00
11/29/2014 0.00
11/30/2014 T
12/1/2014 T
12/2/2014 T
12/3/2014 T
12/4/2014
12/5/2014 0.00
12/6/2014 0.03
12/7/2014 0.19
12/8/2014 0.00
12/9/2014 0.09
12/10/2014 0.01
12/11/2014 0.00
12/12/2014
12/13/2014 0.00
12/14/2014 0.00
12/15/2014
12/16/2014
12/17/2014 0.01
12/18/2014 0.00
12/19/2014 0.00
12/20/2014 0.07
12/21/2014 0.42
12/22/2014 0.08
12/23/2014 0.14
12/24/2014 1.44
12/25/2014 0.87
12/26/2014 0.00
12/27/2014 0.00
12/28/2014 0.00
12/29/2014 0.00
12/30/2014 0.19
12/31/2014 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2015 0.00
1/2/2015 0.00
1/3/2015 0.12
1/4/2015 1.04
1/5/2015 0.01
1/6/2015 0.00
1/7/2015 0.00
1/8/2015 0.00
1/9/2015 0.00
1/10/2015 0.00
1/11/2015 0.00
1/12/2015 0.05
1/13/2015 1.05
1/14/2015 0.04
1/15/2015 0.01
1/16/2015 0.03
1/17/2015 0.00
1/18/2015 1.55
1/19/2015 0.02
1/20/2015 0.00
1/21/2015 0.00
1/22/2015 T
1/23/2015 0.00
1/24/2015 3.46
1/25/2015 0.07
1/26/2015 0.01
1/27/2015 0.00
1/28/2015 T
1/29/2015 **
1/30/2015 **
1/31/2015 **
2/1/2015 **
2/2/2015 **
2/3/2015 **
2/4/2015 0.78
2/5/2015 0.60
2/6/2015 0.01
2/7/2015 0.00
2/8/2015 0.00
2/9/2015 0.00
2/10/2015 0.17
2/11/2015 0.08
2/12/2015 T
2/13/2015 0.00
2/14/2015 0.00
2/15/2015 0.00
2/16/2015 0.00
2/17/2015 0.64
2/18/2015 0.01
2/19/2015 0.00
2/20/2015 0.00
2/21/2015 0.00
2/22/2015 0.25
2/23/2015 0.31
2/24/2015 0.58
2/25/2015 0.36
2/26/2015 1.17
2/27/2015 0.01
2/28/2015 0.00
3/1/2015 0.00
3/2/2015 0.24
3/3/2015 0.00
3/4/2015 0.07
3/5/2015 0.03
3/6/2015 0.38
3/7/2015 0.01
3/8/2015 0.00
3/9/2015 0.00
3/10/2015 0.00
3/11/2015 0.06
3/12/2015 0.01
3/13/2015 T
3/14/2015 0.04
3/15/2015 0.01
3/16/2015 T
3/17/2015 0.00
3/18/2015 0.00
3/19/2015 0.00
3/20/2015 0.59
3/21/2015 T
3/22/2015 0.00
3/23/2015 0.76
3/24/2015 0.05
3/25/2015 0.02
3/26/2015 0.13
3/27/2015 0.18
3/28/2015 0.29
3/29/2015 T
3/30/2015 0.00
3/31/2015 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2015 0.00
4/2/2015 0.00
4/3/2015 0.00
4/4/2015 0.00
4/5/2015 0.00
4/6/2015 0.00
4/7/2015 0.00
4/8/2015 0.05
4/9/2015 0.00
4/10/2015 0.51
4/11/2015 0.14
4/12/2015 0.00
4/13/2015
4/14/2015 0.04
4/15/2015 0.26
4/16/2015 0.15
4/17/2015 0.29
4/18/2015 0.10
4/19/2015 0.08
4/20/2015 **
4/21/2015 **
4/22/2015 **
4/23/2015 **
4/24/2015 0.42
4/25/2015 0.02
4/26/2015 0.12
4/27/2015 0.35
4/28/2015 0.00
4/29/2015 0.00
4/30/2015 0.51
5/1/2015 0.04
5/2/2015 0.03
5/3/2015 0.00
5/4/2015 0.00
5/5/2015 0.00
5/6/2015 0.00
5/7/2015 0.23
5/8/2015 0.11
5/9/2015 0.87
5/10/2015 1.90
5/11/2015 2.54
5/12/2015 0.01
5/13/2015 0.00
5/14/2015 0.00
5/15/2015 0.00
5/16/2015 0.00
5/17/2015
5/18/2015
5/19/2015 0.00
5/20/2015 0.07
5/21/2015 0.07
5/22/2015 0.34
5/23/2015 0.00
5/24/2015
5/25/2015
5/26/2015 0.00
5/27/2015
5/28/2015 0.00
5/29/2015 0.00
5/30/2015 0.00
5/31/2015 0.00
6/1/2015 0.00
6/2/2015 0.00
6/3/2015 **
6/4/2015 **
6/5/2015 **
6/6/2015 **
6/7/2015 **
6/8/2015 1.48
6/9/2015 0.00
6/10/2015 0.04
6/11/2015 0.00
6/12/2015 0.00
6/13/2015 0.00
6/14/2015 0.00
6/15/2015 0.36
6/16/2015 0.00
6/17/2015 0.00
6/18/2015 0.00
6/19/2015 0.17
6/20/2015 2.69
6/21/2015 0.00
6/22/2015 0.00
6/23/2015 0.00
6/24/2015 0.00
6/25/2015 0.62
6/26/2015 0.00
6/27/2015 0.00
6/28/2015 0.00
6/29/2015 0.00
6/30/2015 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2015 0.00
7/2/2015 0.00
7/3/2015 0.08
7/4/2015 0.04
7/5/2015 0.00
7/6/2015
7/7/2015 0.00
7/8/2015 0.00
7/9/2015 0.00
7/10/2015 0.00
7/11/2015 0.00
7/12/2015 0.00
7/13/2015 0.00
7/14/2015 1.62
7/15/2015 0.00
7/16/2015 0.00
7/17/2015 0.00
7/18/2015 0.00
7/19/2015 0.00
7/20/2015 0.00
7/21/2015 0.00
7/22/2015 0.00
7/23/2015 0.00
7/24/2015 0.89
7/25/2015 0.00
7/26/2015 0.00
7/27/2015 0.00
7/28/2015 0.00
7/29/2015 0.00
7/30/2015 0.00
7/31/2015 0.00
8/1/2015 0.08
8/2/2015 0.00
8/3/2015 1.03
8/4/2015 0.25
8/5/2015 T
8/6/2015 T
8/7/2015 1.34
8/8/2015 0.42
8/9/2015 0.00
8/10/2015 0.00
8/11/2015 0.00
8/12/2015 0.55
8/13/2015 0.10
8/14/2015 0.00
8/15/2015 0.00
8/16/2015 0.00
8/17/2015 0.00
8/18/2015 0.00
8/19/2015 1.24
8/20/2015 0.01
8/21/2015 0.00
8/22/2015 0.16
8/23/2015 0.00
8/24/2015 0.00
8/25/2015 0.00
8/26/2015 0.08
8/27/2015 0.12
8/28/2015 T
8/29/2015 0.00
8/30/2015 0.05
8/31/2015 0.12
9/1/2015 0.36
9/2/2015 0.00
9/3/2015 0.00
9/4/2015 0.85
9/5/2015 0.00
9/6/2015 0.03
9/7/2015 0.43
9/8/2015 0.01
9/9/2015 T
9/10/2015 0.00
9/11/2015 0.02
9/12/2015 0.00
9/13/2015 0.05
9/14/2015 0.00
9/15/2015 0.00
9/16/2015 0.00
9/17/2015 0.00
9/18/2015 0.21
9/19/2015 **
9/20/2015 **
9/21/2015 **
9/22/2015 **
9/23/2015 **
9/24/2015 **
9/25/2015 **
9/26/2015 **
9/27/2015 1.77
9/28/2015 0.44
9/29/2015 0.07
9/30/2015 T



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/8/2014 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 72.3 degrees (low of 71.4) at 8:20 am. Clr skies, mild & breezy, with west wind at 10-17 mph. Barometer at 30.23.
10/9/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 64 degrees, BKN H2 cirrus, cool, calm, Barometer at 30.27
10/10/2014 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 60.3 degrees (low 59.4), clr, cool, calm. Barometer steady at 30.27.
10/11/2014 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 75.6 degrees (low 70.5), clr skies, heavy dew persisting even past 10 am, but nothing in gauge; SW wind at 10-12 mph. Barometer at 30.21.
10/12/2014 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 66.9 degrees (low 66.7), M2 altostratus, cool, north wind 10-13 mph. Barometer at 30.27.
10/13/2014 11:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 77.2 degrees (low 66.6), L1 cums, warm, NE wind 9-12 mph. Barometer at 30.35. We could use some rain now.
10/14/2014 8:30 AM 0.04 M M M M .01" dumped from gauge at 11p last night, & another .03" this morning. 75.9 degrees (low 75.0), M2 stratus, damp, southeasterly breeze at 5-8 mph. Barometer at 30.24.
10/15/2014 9:15 AM 0.83 M M M M I asked for rain, and it came! Emptied .29" from the gauge at 3p yesterday afternoon after a brief but intense shower with a soupcon of thunder around 1:30p. This morning, the gauge yielded .54" when emptied at 9:15a, as rain dampened the collector. Husband reported a downpour between 5 & 6a. 73.4 degrees (same as the low), steady but not heavy rain, with occasional long rolls of thunder that sent our cat Phil scurrying to shelter under the bed. South to southeast breeze around 7-10 mph. Barometer at 30.04.
10/16/2014 8:15 AM 0.60 M M M M Emptied .59" from gauge at 3pm yesterday. Rain had stopped shortly before then after falling steadily, with occasional heavy bursts, since early morning. At 11p, only .01" in the cup under clear skies. This morning, gauge was empty, skies clear, cool & calm, 57.9 degrees (low 57.7). Barometer at 30.01.
10/17/2014 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 57.7 degrees (low 56.3), clear, cool, calm. Barometer at 30.07.
10/18/2014 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 67.5 degrees (low 65.8), clear, cool, west wind around 7 mph. Barometer at 30.00.
10/19/2014 10:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 63.1 degrees (low 56.7), clear, cool, north wind 12to 18 mph. Barometer at 30.02 and rising.
10/20/2014 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 54.3 (low 49.1), clear, cool, northerly breeze 2-6 mph. Barometer at 30.30.
10/21/2014 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 62.6 degrees (low 57.7), L1 cums, cool, west wind at 8-12 mph.
10/22/2014 5:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55.6 degrees, clear, cool, north wind 6-8 mph. Barometer at 30.05.
10/23/2014 10:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 57.7 degrees (low 49.3), clear, chilly, NW wind 12-18 mph. Barometer at 30.18.
10/24/2014 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51.8 degrees (low 50.2), thin OVC M8 altocums, chilly, north wind 7-10 mph. Barometer at 30.18. Tenth morning no precip.
10/25/2014 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50.4 degrees (low 49.8), clear, chilly, NW wind 8-9 mph. Barometer at 30.13.
10/26/2014 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 62.2 degrees (low 54.5), clear, cool, west wind at 7-8 mph. Barometer at 30.08. Twelfth day with no precip.
10/27/2014 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56.7 degrees (low 54.7), clear, cool, calm. Barometer at 30.21. Heavy dew.
10/28/2014 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56.5 degrees (low 55.6), clear, light fog, cool, calm. Barometer at 30.30.
10/29/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 68.5 (low 66.6), Thin OVC H1, H2 cirrus, damp, mild, SW wind 5-8 mph. Barometer at 30.24. Thirteenth day no rain.
10/30/2014 7:40 AM 0.20 M M M M A rainburst at 3:45a woke us all up (the windows were open, leaving .20" in the gauge. 60.3 degrees (also the low), OVC L6 stratus, wet, chilly, north wind at 5-7 mph. Barometer at 30.12.
10/31/2014 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52.9 degrees (same as the low), SCT H1 cirrus, damp, chilly, north wind at 8-11 mph. Barometer at 30.03. Happy Halloween, y'all. :-)
11/1/2014 11:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56.8 degrees (low 49.8), OVC L5 stratocums, chilly, NW breeze 6-8 mph. Barometer at 29.83. Smells like winter out there today.
11/2/2014 9:15 AM 1.13 M M M M Rain started around noon on Saturday, and continued steadily until 5:30pm-ish. Emptied .83" from gauge at 4pm, & another .29" at 8:30pm, at which time it was lightly sprinkling. There was .01" in the bucket this morning. 46.3 degrees (low 42.1), sparkling clear skies this morning, and cold, with a NW wind at 12-15 mph, gusting to 22 or so. Barometer at 30.31.
11/3/2014 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 40.3 degrees (low 35.8), clear, cold, NW wind 8-10 mph. Barometer at 30.54.
11/4/2014 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 58.5 degrees (low 40.1), very thin OVC H1 cirrus, cool, west wind 5-8 mph. Barometer at 30.51.
11/5/2014 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 58.3 degrees (low 52.2), sky dark (!), damp, mild, calm. Barometer at 30.41.
11/6/2014 7:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 64.0 degrees (low 60.1), foggy, damp, calm. Barometer at 30.24.
11/7/2014 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 54.0 degrees (low 48.7), clr, cool, north wind at 10-ish mph, gusting higher. Barometer at 30.14.
11/8/2014 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42.8 degrees (low 42.4), clear, chilly, north wind 7-10 mph. Barometer at 30.22.
11/9/2014 8:30 AM 0.03 M M M M Wee-hours shower, apparently: .03" in gauge this morning. 55.2 degrees (low 53.4), OVC L5 stratocums, cool, damp, light north wind. Barometer at 30.15.
11/10/2014 10:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56.8 degrees (low 48.6), OVC L5 stratocums, cool, north wind 8-11 mph. Barometer at 30.23.
11/11/2014 8:00 AM 0.02 M M M M 61.9 degrees (low 59.9), OVC L6 stratus, damp, mild, north wind 8-10 mph. Emptied .02" from gauge; must have fallen during wee hours as newspaper came in a plastic sleeve this morning.
11/12/2014 5:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 63.0 degrees (low 62.8), OVC/maybe fog?, mild, calm.
11/13/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 62.8 degrees (low 57.4), BKN to OVC H9 cirrocums, damp, mild, NE wind 8-10 mph. Barometer at 30.15.
11/14/2014 10:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Rain in gauge probably fell between 10:30pm Thursday and the early wee hours of Friday. 47.8 degrees (low 46.8), OVC L6 stratus, wintry feeling & smelling, north wind at 10-12 mph. Barometer at 30.27.
11/15/2014 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Brr! 38.7 degrees (low 32.0, although no visible frost), clear, cold, north wind 10-12 mph. Barometer at 30.53.
11/16/2014 8:00 AM T M M M M 45.5 degrees (low 38.1), OVC L6 stratus, cold, north wind 10-12 mph. Barometer at 30.45.
11/17/2014 7:20 AM 0.55 M M M M Emptied .04" from the gauge at 3pm yesterday afternoon, and another .50" at 10:30pm last night. We obviously had some significant rain during the evening, but damned if I know when, apparently being in one of my fugue states or something. This morning, there was another .01". 57.2 degrees at 7:20am (low only 50.5), OVC/foggy, mild, calm. Barometer at 30.07.
11/18/2014 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M So much for the Great Storm. Dumped .02" out of the gauge at 2pm yesterday, and that was it. It was interesting watching the radar, how the bands of rain dissipated just to the west of us before reforming over the ocean. This morning, 42.8 degrees (low 41.7), clear, nippy, wind out of the west at 8-12 mph, very low humidity, 53% at OKI. Barometer at 30.26, after last night's 29.95 at 9:45pm.
11/19/2014 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M First frost, sort of: not enough moisture in the air to leave ice crystals, but the plants are showing they got zapped. Only 36.1 degrees by mid-morning (low 26.6), clear, crisply cold, north wind 8-10 mph. Barometer at 30.57.
11/20/2014 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45.5 degrees (low 38.3), clear, chilly, west wind 10-12 mph. Barometer at 30.36.
11/21/2014 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47.1 degrees (low 46.0), clear, brisk NW wind at 11-14 mph. Barometer at 30.48.
11/22/2014 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45.0 degrees (low 35.6), clear, nippy, north wind 10-12 mph. Barometer at 30.64.
11/23/2014 8:45 AM 0.16 M M M M Steady rain this morning; must have started in later wee hours--the newspaper was in a sleeve )our carrier's a doll). 57.4 degrees (low 49.3), OVC L6 stratus, damp & chilly because of it, light east wind, 5-7 mph. Barometer at 30.32.
11/24/2014 10:00 AM 2.12 M M M M Rainy Saturday. Emptied .14" at 10:30a (raining), .23" at 1:30 (sprinkling) & .02" at 5p during a break in the action. Showers on & off through the evening. At 9p, the thunder started. By 10:15, a full-blown storm was raging, with thunder, frequent lightning & heavy rain. Our cat Phil disappeared into the closet, not to be seen again until 5a. The heavy downpour continued until around midnight (OKI recorded its last 1-hour total around then). This morning, the gauge held 1.73". The world was sodden but mild, with a temp of 65.5; skies OVC L6 stratus, with low fog & light SW wind, 3-6 mph. Barometer at 30.07.
11/25/2014 8:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Dumped .01" from the gauge at 7:30p on Monday, another .04" this morning. 63.0 degrees (low 62.1), OVC L5 stratus, damp, mild light airs. Barometer at 30.21.
11/26/2014 8:30 AM 0.92 M M M M A mostly OVC Tuesday. Emptied .02" from the gauge at noon, & another .23" at 9p. Woke to steady, fairly heavy rain this morning, .67" in the bucket.64.6 degrees (low 63.3), OVC L6 to L7 stratus, mild, thoroughly sodden, occasional thunder, WSW wind at 8-12 mph. Barometer down to 29.93.
11/27/2014 2:00 AM 0.01 M M M M .01" emptied from gauge at 10p last night; there was a trace in the cylinder this morning. 50.9 degrees this Thanksgiving morning (low 39.7), clear, cool & breezy, with a SW wind blowing 12-15 mph and frequent stronger gusts. Barometer at 30.21.
11/28/2014 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 34.5 degrees (low 34.0), clear, cold, NW wind at 6-8 mph. Barometer at 30.45.
11/29/2014 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 38.7 degrees (low 31.3), frost on the ground, clear cold calm. Barometer at 30.50.
11/30/2014 10:00 AM T M M M M 53.8 degrees (low 40.6), clear, cool, calm. Barometer at 30.50.
12/1/2014 9:00 AM T M M M M Trace of precip from heavy dew. 53.2 degrees (low 47.8), clear cool, dew-damp, calm. Barometer at 30.54.
12/2/2014 10:00 AM T M M M M Trace precip from heavy dew. 58.1 degrees(low 49.6), OVC with breaks, L4 stratocums, mild, damp, SE airs 3-5 mph. Barometer at 30.51.
12/3/2014 9:15 AM T M M M M Trace of precip from heavy dew & fog & 99% humidity. 55.6 degrees (low 54.1), fog, damp, cool, light north wind at 3-4 mph. Barometer at 30.40.
12/5/2014 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49.1 degrees (low 44.6), OVC L5 stratus, chilly, north wind 8-11 mph. Barometer at 30.54.
12/6/2014 8:30 AM 0.03 M M M M Showers during wee hours (newspaper in sleeve). 57.0 degrees (low 49.1), OVC, fog, quite damp, northerly breeze at 8-10 mph. Barometer at 30.35.
12/7/2014 8:30 AM 0.19 M M M M Rain during Saturday evening; briefly heavy around 9p. 49.1 degrees at 8:15a Sunday, OVC L5 stratus, raw, north wind 9-14 mph. Barometer at 30.33.
12/8/2014 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47.5 degrees (low 40.5), BKN H1 cirrus mares tails, cold, north wind at 10-15 mph. Barometer at 30.51
12/9/2014 9:45 AM 0.09 M M M M Rain overnight. In the morning, 43.7 degrees (low 40.5), OVC L6 stratus, raw, brisk north wind at 10-16 mph. Barometer at 30.13.
12/10/2014 10:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Drained .01" from gauge at 10 pm last night. This morning, 47.5 degrees (low 42.3), clear, nippy, chilly NW wind at 11-17 mph. Barometer at 30.18.
12/11/2014 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 34.2 degrees (low 32.0), frost, clear, cold, NW wind around 7 mph. Barometer at 30.25.
12/13/2014 7:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 36.9 degrees (low 36.3), clr, frosty, calm. Barometer at 30.27.
12/14/2014 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39.6 degrees (low 37.0), clear, frosty, NW wind 8-10 mph. Barometer at 30.21.
12/17/2014 8:40 AM 0.01 M M M M Out of town 12/15 & most of the 16th, but gauge dry until Tuesday evening at 9:20p, when .01" dribbled out at the bedtime check. No more this morning, when temperature was 48.0 degrees (low 46.8), skies clear & a chilly WNW wind blew 8-12 mph. Barometer at 30.25.
12/18/2014 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 45.1 degrees (low 39.2), very thin OVC H1 cirrus, chilly, north wind 8-9 mph. Barometer at 30.31.
12/19/2014 6:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 38.1 degrees (low 37.9), thin BKN H1 cirrus, cold, north wind 3-5 mph. Barometer at 30.25.
12/20/2014 10:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Light rain began in late wee hours (I was outside at 3:45a trying to entice our enfant terrible Phil back inside & it wasn't raining then), and continues even now. 48.4 degrees at 10a (low 44.1), OVC L6 stratus, chilly, NNEerly wind at 7-8 mph. Barometer at 30.35.
12/21/2014 9:00 AM 0.42 M M M M All-day gentle rain on Saturday: .39" in gauge at 4:30p, & .02" more at 7p. Had a bare .01" this morning, but sprinkles dotted the deck as I emptied. Temperature at 41.5 (low 40.5), OVC L6 stratus, damp & raw with northwest breeze 7-10 mph. Barometer at 30.38.
12/22/2014 10:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Dumped .04" from the gauge at 9:30p Sunday night. This morning, had another .04". Skies continue grey & wintry, OVC L6 stratus; although temperatures are seasonable---46.2 degrees (low 40.5)---the pervading dampness makes it feel raw outside. North wind blowing 10-16 mph doesn't help. Barometer at 30.24. It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas ...
12/23/2014 9:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Collected .07" from the gauge at 5:30p Monday, & another .06" at 10p. This morning we had .01" in the cup. 49.8 degrees (low 46.9), OVC & foggy, chilly & damp, wind out of the east at 4-6 mph. Barometer at 30.15.
12/24/2014 11:00 AM 1.44 M M M M Emptied gauge at 2p Tuesday, .04"; at 10p, .40"; at 9:45a Wednesday, .88; & at 11a, .12". Rain bucketed down as I drove to the post office to send off one last package at 9:20a, receded for a while, and is teeming again as I type this. At 9:45, temp was 65.1 degrees (low 57.4), sky OVC with sea fog obscuring visibility, south to southeast wind at 6-7 mph, which had increased to 13-17 by 11a. All in all, it's a soggy, windy Christmas Eve. Season's greetings to you all at the NWS and CoCoRaHS from your reporter on Oak Island, NC.
12/25/2014 11:00 AM 0.87 M M M M in addition to the inch reported yesterday, we racked up .82" more by 6:40p & finished up Christmas Eve reading with .02" at 11p, bringing us up to 1.84" on the day. This (late) morning, another .03" were in the gauge. Temp down to a more seasonable 54.3 degrees (low 53.8), OVC L6 stratus, damp & chilly with a westerly wind about 6-8 mph here in "the woods," although Ocean Crest Pier and OKI reported much higher velocities.
12/26/2014 6:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39.7 degrees (low 396), BKN cums, cold, calm. Barometer at 30.40.
12/27/2014 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 49.8 degrees (low 38.5), clear, cool, north wind 7-8 mph. Barometer at 30.49.
12/28/2014 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 58.1 degrees (low 48.2), SCT to BKN cirrus/cum mix, mild, light SW breeze. Barometer at 30.28.
12/29/2014 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M %9.5 degrees (low 58.1), dense fog, damp, mild, calm. Barometer at 30.21.
12/30/2014 8:30 AM 0.19 M M M M Showery afternoon. Dumped .17" from gauge at 10p Monday night & another .02" this morning. 46.4 degrees (low 45.9), OVC L6 stratus, misty, wet, chilly, north wind blowing 12-18 mph. Barometer at 30.35.
12/31/2014 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 34.0 degrees (low 33.6), SCT M6 cums, frost, cold, north wind 6-8 mph. Barometer at 30.53.
1/1/2015 10:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Happy New Year, y'all! 45.3 degrees (low 30.6), clear, chilly, light airs. Barometer at 30.50.
1/2/2015 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52.2 degrees (low 41.9), thin L8 OVC, chilly, calm. Barometer at 30.45.
1/3/2015 9:30 AM 0.12 M M M M .07" in gauge at 10p last night from showers that started sometime after dark. This morning there was another .05". 57.7 degrees (low 52.7), thinnish OVC L6 stratus, mild, north wind 8-12 mph. Barometer at 30.43.
1/4/2015 2:00 PM 1.04 M M M M .03" emptied at 3:30p on Saturday; .80" at 7:30p, .02" at 11p. This afternoon, .19" in the gauge, most of it dumped between 10:30a and noon. At 2p, 69.1 degrees, OVC L6 stratus, sea fog (getting thicker as the afternoon wears on), very damp, south wind 8-12mph.
1/5/2015 10:00 AM 0.01 M M M M .01" had accumulated in the gauge by 9:30 last night, nothing more this morning. 52.7 degrees (low 49.3), BKN windblown H1 cirrus, chilly, northwest wind 12-18 mph. Barometer at 30.51.
1/6/2015 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 39.4 degrees (low 34.5), clear, cold, frost, light airs. Barometer at 30.42.
1/7/2015 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 40.5 degrees, SCT H9 cirrocums, chilly, northwest wind at 6-10 mph. Barometer at 30.28.
1/8/2015 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M BRRR! 19.6 degrees (low 17.8), clear, COLD, northwest wind 10-17 mph. Barometer reading highest ever for this location, 30.73. Very low humidity.
1/9/2015 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 36.1 degrees (low 24.3), OVC L6 stratus, cold (but not as cold as yesterday), light west wind, 3-6 mph. Barometer at 30.44.
1/10/2015 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 37.4° (low 33.4°). clear, cold, north wind 11-15 mph. Barometer high at 30.63, humidity low.
1/11/2015 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 36.9°(low 30.9°), thin OVC L5 stratocums, cold northeast wind 8-16 mph. Barometer very high again, 30.73.
1/12/2015 10:00 AM 0.05 M M M M .05" in the gauge this morning, from showers that began sometime after midnight. A mild 61.9° (low 50.5°), OVC L6 stratus with occasional rolling thunder, very light south wind. Barometer returns to more usual territory, at 30.39.
1/13/2015 10:00 AM 1.05 M M M M Bit of a downpour between noon & 12:30 on Monday---emptied .48" from the gauge at 1:15p. Day continued grey & intermittently rainy, with an additional .55" at 11p. Precipitation must have tapered off overnight, with only .02" to report this morning. More L6 stratus OVC, 49.5° and dropping to 48.9° by 10:15. Mizzling, cool, light west wind 3-5mph. Barometer at 30.42.
1/14/2015 8:30 AM 0.04 M M M M Drained .01" of precip from gauge at 7p yesterday after an unrelentingly raw, mizzly day. This morning conditions status quo, but .03" in the cup. 35.8° (low 35.6°), OVC L6 stratus, blustery north wind 13-17 mph. Think I'll stay inside and make jam today. :-)
1/15/2015 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M .01" in cup last night at 10:30p, only a trace this morning. 38.3° (low 36.3°), OVC & foggy, raw, damp, north wind 3-6 mph. Barometer at 30.34.
1/16/2015 9:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Light showers overnight left .03" in the gauge. 42.6° (low 41.2°), BKN L8 cums & stratocums, damp, nippy, northwesterly wind at 6-8 mph. Barometer at 30.25.
1/17/2015 10:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Didn't check the gauge at bedtime last night: .01" in it this morning from sometime since the previous observation. 47.5° (low 35.8°), clear, cool, northeast breeze 4-7 mph. Barometer at 30.48.
1/18/2015 10:00 AM 1.55 M M M M Started teeming around 4a, continuing heavy until 8:30-ish. 1.55" in gauge at 10a. 56.3°, OVC L6 stratus, mild, wet, west wind 3-6 mph. Barometer down to 30.17.
1/19/2015 9:45 AM 0.02 M M M M Emptied a bare .02" from the gauge last night at 10p. Yesterday's rain cleared out by 11a; afternoon was mostly sunny. This morning, 49.1° (low 40.3°), clear, cool, westerly wind, 3-6 mph. Barometer at 30.28.
1/20/2015 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51.3° (low 46.8°), very thin BKN to OVC, cool, west wind 8-10 mph. Barometer at 30 19.
1/21/2015 9:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51.1° (low 41.9°), clear, cool, light airs. Barometer at 30.19.
1/22/2015 9:00 AM T M M M M A drop in the gauge, probably from heavy dew. 43.7° (low 40.8°), thin BKN H1 cirrus, north wind 8-10 mph. Barometer at 30.41.
1/23/2015 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51.8° (low 47.8°), BKN thin H1 cirrus, chilly, brisk north wind, 10-18 mph. Barometer at 30,35.
1/24/2015 8:30 AM 3.46 M M M M Hoo-ee! We've had ourselves some rain! We were in Wilmington when it started in earnest around 2p yesterday; back at home, there was .37" in the gauge at 7:30p. On last check at 10p yielded another .17" amidst moderate to heavy rain. Woke up at 2:25a to a bucketing downpour. At 8:30, emptied 2.94" from the cylinder as a steady rain continued. 57.2° (low 57.0°), OVC L6 stratus, cool & wet, roaring southwest wind 10-15 mph. (It's "roaring" because when the wind's from the south or SW, we can hear the ocean really clearly: sounds like traffic on an Interstate.)
1/25/2015 10:30 AM 0.07 M M M M Yesterday's rain had cleared out by early afternoon, with only .07" in the gauge at 6p; nothing at all this morning. 47.1° (low 36.3°), SCT H1 cirrus, mostly to south, chilly, south wind 10-14 (regardless of reports from OKI, it was blowing straight up our street from the ocean: that's my story and I'm sticking to it). Barometer at 30.16.
1/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M 51.1° (low 42.3°), OVC L8 stratus, damp, chilly, SW wind 10-14 mph. Gauge held .01" rain. Barometer at 29.87.
1/27/2015 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 41.5° (low 41.2°), BKN M8 altocums, raw, blustery north wind at 12-15 mph, gusting to 20. Barometer at 29.98.
1/28/2015 9:45 AM T M M M M 35.1° (low 29.1°), clear, cold, NW wind 10-15 mph. Barometer at 30.30. No wonder my sinuses hurt.
2/5/2015 8:30 AM 0.60 M M M M Rain began yesterday evening around 8p. Emptied .05" from gauge at 9p. By 8:30 this morning, an additional .55" had accumulated. 46.8°(low 46.2°),OVC L6 stratus, misting, chilly-damp, north wind 6-8 mph. Barometer at 30.12.
2/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M .01" in gauge at 8p last evening. 27.1° (low 27.0°) this morning, clear, COLD, and calm. Barometer at 30.52.
2/7/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 29.8° (low the same), clear, frosty, cold, calm. Barometer at 30.45.
2/8/2015 10:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 56.8° (low 48.4°), clear, damp from heavy dew, cool, SW wind 10-15 mph. Barometer at 30.30.
2/9/2015 11:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 60.4° (low 48.7°), BKN H2 cirrus, mild, SW wind at 5-7 mph. Barometer at 30.13.
2/10/2015 8:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Rain during wee hours (newspaper in sleeve). A raw 45.9° (also the low), OVC L6 stratus, blustery north wind at 10-15 mph. Barometer at 29.83.
2/11/2015 7:30 AM 0.08 M M M M Light rain showers all day yesterday: recorded .02" at 2p; .05" at 7:30p; & .01" at 10p. Just a trace in the gauge this morning. 36.9° (low 36.7°), OVC L5 stratus, cold, north wind 8-10 mph. Barometer at 30.14.
2/12/2015 7:30 AM T M M M M One drop in gauge from heavy dew. 43.5°, damp air, frost, cold, calm. Barometer at 30.08.
2/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 29.5° (also the low), SCT cirrus, cold, NW wind 6-10 mph. Barometer at 30.35.
2/14/2015 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 36.5° (low 22.5°), clear, frost still, cold, southerly wind 5-7 mph. Barometer at 30.25.
2/15/2015 1:30 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M 35.1°(low 25.0°), clear, cold, WNW wind 7-10 mph. Very low humidity. Barometer at 30.36.
2/16/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 25.9° (low 23.4), BKN to OVC M7 altocums, cold, NW wind 5-7 mph. Barometer at 30.45.
2/17/2015 9:30 AM 0.64 M M M M .02" in gauge at 9p last night; .62" more about 12 hours later, at 9:30 this morning. 35.7°(also the low at this time), OVC L6 stratus with light rain. Chilly, raw-ish, NW wind at 9-13 mph. Barometer at 30.01.
2/18/2015 9:30 AM 0.01 M M M M A residual .01" in the gauge at 7:30 last evening, and just a trace this morning. 36.0° (low 29.8°), clear, cold, light west wind, around 3-5 mph. Barometer at 30.15.
2/19/2015 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 27.3° (low 24.4°), clear, frigid (too dry for frost), brisk NW wind 10-15 mph. Brrr! Barometer at 30.34.
2/20/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A record-breaking 16.0°, with a low of 15.4°. Clear skies, coldcoldcold, north wind 6-8 mph here, although OKI and OCP report much higher velocities. Barometer at 30.54.
2/21/2015 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M An astonishing mild 52.0° at mid-morning here, after a early-morning low in the 20s. Looking straight up,sky was clear, but stratus clouds lurked on both horizons. East wind at about 8 mph. Barometer at 30.55.
2/22/2015 8:30 AM 0.25 M M M M .04" in gauge at 8p last night, .21" more this morning. All gentle precipitation, no gully-washers, like the day itself. Continuing mild, at least for today. 53.8° (low 51.1°), OVC L5 stratus, misty, mild, calm winds. Barometer at 30.31.
2/23/2015 7:30 AM 0.31 M M M M .01" in gauge at 8p last night. Husband reports pretty good downpour during overnight hours (that I slept through), leaving .30" in gauge this morning. 57.9° (low 55.6°), OVC L6 stratus, light rain, thin fog, cool & calm. Barometer at 30.23.
2/24/2015 9:00 AM 0.58 M M M M .57" plain ol' rain in gauge at 2:45 yesterday afternoon, plus .01" at 10p. Meanwhile, here at Hysteria Central this morning, we had about .03" of sleet in the gauge; don't know the water value, because the gauge is frozen to its holder. I'll get back to you on that. It's sleeting now, lightly. Roads are fine, but our wood deck is slippery. This being southeastern NC, schools & government offices are closed. I lived in upstate NY in a town nicknamed "The Refrigerator" for 20 years, so Brunswick County's School Board's overreactions always make me laugh. A Facebook friend posted a headline: "NC crippled by a dusting of snow." Maybe that's why the local NWS's almanac site is blank today. Anyway, at NC-BR-56, it's a nippy 30.0° (low 29.7°), OVC L6 stratus, light sleet, raw, north wind 10-12 mph. Barometer at 30.35. Hope y'all survive our latest Great Storm. We'll try to send help if you need it. :-)
2/25/2015 7:30 AM 0.36 M M M M Still a frozen lump in the gauge, so I brought it inside to thaw. When all liquid, .36" ran out. 33.3° (also the low), OVC L6 stratus, raw and damp, tree limbs ice-coated but roads dry, variable wind about 5-8 mph. Barometer at 30.17.
2/26/2015 9:30 AM 1.17 M M M M Dumped .36" from gauge at 9p last night, in the rain. This morning, another .81" accumulated. 38.3° (low 37°), OVC L6 stratus (sound like a broken record, don't I? For those of us who remember LPs), raw, gusty NW wind 10-20 mph. Ice all melted from trees; not much limb breakage. The pines seemed to feel it the most. Barometer at 29.91. No flooding.
2/27/2015 9:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Emptied .01" from gauge at 10p last night. Only a trace there this morning. 37.6° (low 34.0°), thin OVC M1 altostratus, damp, cold, north wind 7-9 mph. Barometer at 30.46.
2/28/2015 10:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 40.5° (low 32.7°), thin BKN to OVC M8 altocums, cold, blustery, NE wind 15-19 mph. Barometer high at 30.75.
3/1/2015 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 42.1° (low 38.8°), OVC M5 stratus, cold, north wind 8-9 mph. Barometer at 30.64.
3/2/2015 7:30 AM 0.24 M M M M Light rain started mid-afternoon Sunday, with .01" in gauge at 5p, & another .22" at 11p. Residual .01" precipitation this morning. 46.8° (low 46.6°), fog, damp, chilly, SW wind 10-15 mph. Barometer at 30.39.
3/3/2015 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 46.0° (low 45.1°), OVC L6 stratus, chilly, northerly wind 11-15 mph. Barometer at 30.45.
3/4/2015 7:30 AM 0.07 M M M M Light rain began around 5p yesterday: .04" collected at 7:30p. Another .03" in gauge this morning. Densely foggy, 52.5° (low 49.1°), air is chilly & damp, wind calm. Barometer at 30.25
3/5/2015 7:30 AM 0.03 M M M M .01" in gauge at 7:30p last evening, another .02" this am. Could all be from fog condensation, because fog has been our stalwart companion for the past several days. 56.8° (low 55.8°), FOG, damp, cool, southerly wind 8-10 mph. Barometer at 30.17.
3/6/2015 8:30 AM 0.38 M M M M .01" rain at 7:30p last night; .37" more this morning. 34.5° (low 34.0°), OVC L6 stratus, damp, raw, north wind 10-17 mph. Barometer at 30.55.
3/7/2015 8:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Little residual moisture from last evening in the gauge this am. 32.2° (low 27.3°),SCT H1 cirrus, frost on the clover, cold, north wind around 6 mph. Barometer at 30.58.
3/8/2015 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Except it's really 8a. I despise DST. It's stupid and useless and screws with my circadian rhythms, and I'm getting too old to handle that sort of thing graciously. A plague on the DOT. End of rant. 46.4° (low 41.0°), wispy H1 cirrus among the contrails, heavy dew, chilly, calm. Barometer at 30.44.
3/9/2015 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 50.4° (low 46.2°), OVC L5 stratus, cool, southeast wind 3-4 mph. Barometer at 30.29.
3/10/2015 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59.9° (low 52.3°), thin BKN H2 cirrus, mild, easterly wind 3-5 mph. Barometer at 30.38.
3/11/2015 8:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Shower mid-afternoon yesterday, leaving .05" in gauge. Another .01" this morning. 60.1° (low 59.2°), dense fog, damp, mild, light southerly airs.. Barometer at 30.31
3/12/2015 8:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Additional .01" liquid in gauge between yesterday's report & bedtime; not so much rain as fog fallout, as we were wrapped in it for most of the day. this morning, 61.7° (low 61.2°), OVC L5 stratus, damp, mild, northerly breeze at 4-7 mph. Barometer at 30.43.
3/13/2015 8:00 AM T M M M M 51.1° (low 49.1°), OVC L6 stratus, chilly, northerly wind 9-12 mph. Barometer at 30.57.
3/14/2015 8:15 AM 0.04 M M M M Light showers overnight. 60.1° (low 58.8°), OVC L6, few sprinkles, damp, mild calm. Barometer at 30.31.
3/15/2015 8:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Showery day and night yesterday. This morning, we have sun, 58.1v (low 5.4°), mixed bag of SCT clouds, cool NW breeze at 8-11 mph. Barometer at 30.24.
3/16/2015 7:30 AM T M M M M 46.6° (same as low), SCT M8 altocums, chilly, calm. Barometer at 30.30.
3/17/2015 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59.4° (low 53.6°), very thin OVC H1 cirrus, cool, breezy southwest wind at 10-11 mph. Barometer at 30.05.
3/18/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52.3° (also the low), clear, chilly, NNE wind 10-12. Barometer at 30.28.
3/19/2015 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 52.2° (low 49.3°), OVC L5,6 stratus, chilly, north wind 6-8 mph. Barometer at 30.35.
3/20/2015 9:00 AM 0.59 M M M M Recorded .04" at 11p last night in a light drizzle; .55" more this morning. 52.3° (low 51.8°), OVC L6 stratus, damp, chilly, NW wind 7-10 mph. Barometer at 30.25.
3/21/2015 10:00 AM T M M M M 53.8° (low around 53°), OVC L5,6 stratus, chilly, north wind at 7-10 mph. Barometer at 30.30.
3/22/2015 10:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 58.8° (low 51.8°), OVC L6 stratus, cool, NW breeze 3-6 mph. Barometer at 30.23.
3/23/2015 8:30 AM 0.76 M M M M Few light showers during evening hours of Sunday: .03" at 5p, another .02" at 10p. Got more serious overnight, with .71" in gauge this morning. 50.9° (same for low), OVC L6 stratus, sprinkling, chilly, north wind 10-12 mph. Barometer at 30.17.
3/24/2015 7:30 AM 0.05 M M M M Passing showers on & off all day Monday; recorded .04" at 3:30p, and another .01" at 10p. Just a trace in the gauge this morning. 45.3° (low 45.1°), damp, chilly, north wind 7-10 mph. Barometer at 30.32.
3/25/2015 9:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Light drizzle at 10:30p Tuesday; .02" in gauge this morning. 56.7° (low around 52°), damp, cool, northerly wind 10-14 mph. Barometer at 30.37.
3/26/2015 8:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Must have had a shower during the night: .13" in the gauge this morning. 64.4° (low 63.5°), OVC L6 stratus, damp, cool, light airs. Barometer at 30.15.
3/27/2015 8:00 AM 0.18 M M M M .11" in gauge at 9:30p Thursday, another .07" this morning. 61.9° (low 61.7°), dense fog, damp, cool & calm. Barometer at 29.90.
3/28/2015 9:00 AM 0.29 M M M M Nature treated us to a thunderstorm yesterday between 4:30 & 5p. Emptied .28" from the gauge at 9p, and a residual .01" this morning. 43.9° (low 42.3°), SCT H2 cirrus with an occasional cum, damp, nippy, northerly wind at 7-10 mph. Barometer at 30.15.
3/29/2015 8:00 AM T M M M M 42.4° (low 32.0°), clear, cold, north wind 7-13 mph. Barometer at 30.56.
3/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 51.4° (low 36.0°), clr, cool, SW wind 7-10 mph. Barometer at 30.33.
3/31/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 48.6° (low 48.2°), clear, cool, calm. Barometer at 30.21.
4/1/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 58.8° (low 58.1°), BKN L5 stratocums, mild, northwesterly breeze 7-9 mph. Barometer at 30.12.
4/2/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 47.5° (low 46.9°). clear, chilly, calm. Barometer at 30.40.
4/3/2015 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 62.8° (low 58.6°), OVC L5 stratus with breaks, mild, south wind 5-6 mph. Barometer at 30.31.
4/4/2015 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 64.4° (low 62°), OVC L 6 stratus, mild, westerly wind at 7-10 mph. Barometer at 30.11.
4/5/2015 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 63.1° (low 44.1°), clear, cool, westerly breeze 12-15 mph. Barometer at 30.49.
4/6/2015 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 66.2° (low 54.9°), BKN to OVC M8 altocums, mild, westerly breeze 4-7 mph. Barometer at 30.46.
4/7/2015 7:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 63.7° (low 61.5°), OVC L6 stratus, damp, mild, calm. Barometer at 30.31.
4/8/2015 9:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Recorded .01" at 1p yesterday, & another .04" this morning. Everything is coated with pine pollen as the rain was enough to knock it down, but insufficient to wash it away. Silver lining is we don't have mud season. 66.4° (low 62.2°), thinning OVC M3 altocums, damp, mild, south wind at 5 mph. Barometer at 30.31.
4/9/2015 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain yet, but the thunder's been rumbling since 7:30a. 65.7° (low 64.0°), OVC L6 stratus, thunder (no lightning spotted), damp, mild, calm. Barometer at 30.30.
4/10/2015 10:00 AM 0.51 M M M M Busy morning yesterday. Thunder rumbles from 7:30a, rain began at 9:30a. Plain ol' thunderstorm until 10:15a, when we were treated to about three minutes of centimeter-size hail. The whole shebang petered out around 10:45a, leaving .51" in the gauge. Had a trace of leftovers this morning. 71.6° this morning (low 64.4°), damp, pollen stuck to every flat surface, mild, south wind at 11-13 mph. Barometer at 30.28.
4/11/2015 9:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Rained overnight, leaving .14" in gauge. Damp and pollen pervasive, a few sprinkles at time of observation. 69.6° (low 66.6°), OVC L6 stratus, mild, SW wind 8-11 mph. Barometer at 30.21.
4/12/2015 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 66.6° (low 56.1°), BKN H2 cirrus, mild, northerly wind 10-13 mph. Barometer at 30.40.
4/14/2015 7:30 AM 0.04 M M M M Rain during wee hours, .04". 67.5° (low around 69°), OVC with breaks, mixed bag cloud-wise, damp again, mild, calm. Barometer at 30.29.
4/15/2015 9:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Brief but heavy shower around 10a on Tuesday, leaving .11" in gauge; at 9p, another .01", probably just from all the humidity in the air. Husband reports heavy rain during the night; I didn't (never) hear anything. but lo and behold, .14" in the gauge at 9a. 65.8° (low undetermined yet, as the thermometer continues edging down--64.4° as I write this), OVC L6 stratus, extremely damp, mild, north wind 8-13 mph. Barometer at 30.25.
4/16/2015 9:30 AM 0.15 M M M M Brief but respectable shower around 10a Wednesday. Another powered up as I went to bed, leaving .11" in the gauge this morning. 63.9° (low 52.3°), OVC L5 with scraps of blue visible, damp, cool, NNE wind 7-10 mph. Barometer at 30.35
4/17/2015 7:45 AM 0.29 M M M M Logged .15" at 10p Thursday after a sodden sort of day, with another .14 emptied out in a light rain this morning. Guess we can expect a bit more in the gauge later, eh? 65.7° (also the low as well as the same temp as at yesterday's 10p observation), light soaking rain, mild, northerly zephyr at 2-5 mph. Barometer at 30.26.
4/18/2015 8:30 AM 0.10 M M M M It's a sodden world out here. Had .06" at 10p Friday, and .04" more this morning. No gully-washers, but five straight days of grey and dampness. The good news is, most of the pine pollen has washed away. I dusted the house yesterday morning, and the piano wasn't yellow by bedtime. Moving away from wingeing, temp was 67.5° (low 66.7°), OVC L6 stratus, damp, mild, light north wind around 5-7 mph. Barometer at 30.15.
4/19/2015 9:30 AM 0.08 M M M M More rain--.07" at 8p, plus .01" more this morning. 71.8°at 9:25 (low 65.5°), OVC L5 with breaks, damp/humid, mild, easterly breeze at 5-7 mph. Barometer at 30.15.
4/25/2015 9:45 AM 0.02 M M M M Just .02" in the gauge this morning, emptied during a drizzly episode. 66.9° (low around 61°), OVC L6 stratus, drizzle, cool, light SW breeze, in the 3-5 mph vicinity. Barometer at 30.13.
4/26/2015 11:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Chilly, grey, drizzly day yesterday, with a total of .11" of liquid in the gauge at 10p. Another .01" in the bucket from overnight this morning. 72.3° (low 65.7°), mix of sun and clouds, dampish, mild, breezy with NNE wind at 7-12 mph. Barometer low, at 29.80.
4/27/2015 9:00 AM 0.35 M M M M two brief but significant showers yesterday: first around 12:30p left .14" when I checked at 1p; the second, 9p-ish, added another .20", emptied at 11p. This morning, a residual .01" was in the gauge. 55.5° (low 50.9°), mostly clear, cool, north wind at 7-12 mph. Barometer at 29.98.
4/28/2015 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 55.9° (low 50.9°), thin OVC H8 cirrostratus, cool, light north wind 5-7 mph. Barometer at 30.11.
4/29/2015 10:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 59.9° (low 51.4°), OVC L6, cool, calm. Barometer at 30.02.
4/30/2015 10:00 AM 0.51 M M M M Three showers of note in the past 24 hours: first occurred around noon yesterday, leaving .03" in the gauge when emptied at 2p; the second happened late afternoon, depositing another .28" by 7p; and the overnight shower yielded .20" when I emptied the gauge this morning. 59.4° (low 56.3°), OVC L5-6 with occasional breaks of sun, damp, cool, NW wind at 8-12 mph. Barometer at 29.87.
5/1/2015 8:30 AM 0.04 M M M M Light shower overnight left .04" in gauge. 57.7° (low 55.8°), BKN cums, damp, cool, calm. Barometer at 29.98.
5/2/2015 8:00 AM 0.03 M M M M .02" in gauge at 4p yesterday, .01" this morning. 53.8° (low 49.1°), clear blue sky, cool, WNW wind 8-11 mph. Barometer at 30.18.
5/3/2015 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 61.9° (low 52.9°), clear, mild, light airs. Barometer at 30.30.
5/4/2015 10:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Lovely morning. 72.5° (low 54.5°), clear, warm, south wind 8-11 mph. Barometer at 30.47.
5/5/2015 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 63.2° (low 55.2°), SCT H1 cirrus, mild, easterly breeze 5-7 mph. Barometer 30.47.
5/6/2015 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 71.6° (low 60.8°), mixed bag of clouds, BKN to thin 71.6° (low 60.8°), mixed bag of clouds, BKN to thin OVC, mild, NE wind 8-11 mph. Barometer at 30.34.
5/7/2015 10:20 AM 0.23 M M M M Rain in early morning hours, yielding almost a quarter-inch. 67.6° (low 63.5°), light rain, mild, blustery NE wind, 11 up to 21 mph. Barometer at 30.17.
5/8/2015 8:30 AM 0.11 M M M M Dumped .07" from gauge at 7:30 yesterday evening; & another .04" this morning. We're watching for sub-tropical storm Ana, but not expecting much. 68.4° (low 66.6°), OVC L5 stratus, damp, mild, northerly wind 8 to 15 mph. Barometer at 30.12.
5/9/2015 9:30 AM 0.87 M M M M .27" in gauge at 8p last evening, another .62" this morning. Pretty good downpour around daybreak--even I heard it. :-) 71.6° (low 67.6°), OVC L6 stratus, sodden, mild, northeasterly wind 14-24 mph. Barometer falling, at 30.09.
5/10/2015 10:30 AM 1.90 M M M M Tropical storm Ana continues moseying by. She dumped .27" around 11:30a yesterday, but wandered off for the afternoon, leaving blustery but decent beach conditions for the tourists. By 6p, she'd rolled back in with clouds, showers & occasional heavy rain. There was another .15" in the gauge at 8p. Following an unrelenting windy night--mostly easterly--the gauge held a whopping 1.48". Still raining this morning. 69.8° (low 68.4°), OVC L6 stratus, mild, blustery, with a SE wind running 17-24 mph. Barometer rising bit, at 30.08.
5/11/2015 11:00 AM 2.54 M M M M Totally soggy day yesterday, rain in varying intensities for most of the daylight hours. Poured 2.51" out of the gauge at 8p, and a residual .03" this morning. 75.2° (low 68.9°), BKN M8 altocums, everything's damp, inside and out, air mild, calmer winds out of the south at 8-10 mph. Barometer up at 30.28.
5/12/2015 7:30 AM 0.01 M M M M Appears tropical storm Ana has ambled on past us. .01" in gauge last evening, just a trace this morning. Still pervasive damp everywhere. 72.5° (low 71.6°), OVC L6 stratus, mild, south wind 4-8 mph. Barometer at 30.30.
5/13/2015 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain? No rain! 73.4° (low 71.1°), OVC L5 with breaks, mild, northerly wind 8-10 mph. Barometer at 30.28.
5/14/2015 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Beautiful morning! 68.2° (low 65.5°), SCT L1 cums, mild, breezy, northeast wind 10-15 mph. Barometer at 30.46.
5/15/2015 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 62.8° (low 60.3°), thin OVC H1 cirrus, mild, northeast wind 4-8 mph. Barometer at 30.46.
5/16/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 68.0° (low 61.1), thin SCT, mild, light NW wind 3-5 mph. Barometer at 30.42.
5/19/2015 9:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain on May 17 & 18. 75.9° (low 71.4°), clear, mild, southwest wind 8-10 mph. Barometer at 30,18.
5/20/2015 9:40 AM 0.07 M M M M Brief but loud thunderstorm last evening, 7:30-8p. We only picked up .07" of rain, though. This morning, 78.8° (low 72.3°), clear, warm light north-ish wind at 4-7 mph. Barometer at 30.09.
5/21/2015 7:20 AM 0.07 M M M M Had a spot of rain yesterday afternoon between 4:15 and 5p, leaving .07" in the gauge. This morning, 72.1° (low 71.6°), OVC L5 stratocums with breaks, humid, mild, very light north wind, 2-4 mph. Barometer at30.04.
5/22/2015 9:00 AM 0.34 0.0 M M M A brief deluge between 5:37 and 6p yesterday evening dumped .34", then just stopped. This lovely morning, 65.1°(low 61.7°), BKN L1 cums, mild & breezy, with a north wind at 11-15 mph. Barometer at 30.28.
5/23/2015 6:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 58.3° (low 57.2°), clear, cool, calm. Barometer at 30.46.
5/26/2015 8:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No precipitation on either the 24th or the 25th. Or this morning, for that matter. 75.0° (low 72.5°), BKN L5 stratocums, mild, south wind 7-11 mph. Barometer at 30.41.
5/28/2015 9:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 77.2° (low 66.7°), SCT H1 cirrus, warm, light easterly wind 3-6 mph. Barometer at 30.38.
5/29/2015 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 70.0° (low 64.0°), clear, gorgeous out, light north wind 4-6 mph. Barometer at 30.35.
5/30/2015 9:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 77.5° (low 69.6°), BKN to OVC M3 altocums, mild (low humidity), southerly breeze 6-9 mph. Barometer steady at 30.35.
5/31/2015 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 73.6° (low 68.4°), SCT to BKN L1 & L2 cums, with towering cums to the south and east. Warm, moderately humid, calm winds. Barometer at 30.28.
6/1/2015 9:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 80.8° (low 72.7°), L2 cums to north, otherwise clear; warm, moderate humidity, south wind 5-9 mph. Barometer at 30.26.
6/2/2015 8:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 76.3° (low 74.1°), BKN to OVC L1 cums & H2 cirrus, warm, moderately high humidity, light airs.
6/9/2015 10:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 81.0° (low 76.5°), OVC L5 stratus, warm, southerly wind at 11-16 mph. Barometer at 30.14.
6/10/2015 10:40 AM 0.04 M M M M Recorded .02" at 10p Tuesday night, & another .02" this morning. 79.5° (low 70.3°), thin OVC L8 cums & stratocums, warm, moderate humidity, SW wind at 11-13 mph. Barometer at 30.14.
6/11/2015 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 77.5° (low 75.7°), SCT L2 cums, warm, SW wind 6-7 mph. Barometer at 30.21.
6/12/2015 10:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 87.1° (low 77.0°), SCT L2 cums, warm, low humidity, south wind 10-13 mph. Barometer at 30.26
6/13/2015 9:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 82.4° (low 76.6°), SCT L 2 cums, warm, mod humidity, south wind 8-10 mph. Barometer at 30.25.
6/14/2015 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 81.5° (low around 77°), clear, warm, moderate humidity (at the moment), west wind 6-8 mph. Barometer at 30.22.
6/15/2015 8:45 AM 0.36 M M M M Thunder started 5p-ish Sunday,stopping as the rain started bucketing down at 5:40. Rain stopped at 6-ish, leaving .35" in gauge, as thunder resumed briefly, and farther away. At 10:55p, dumped another .01" from the gauge. High temperature before the storm reached 98.2°, unusual for Oak Island as the sea breeze keeps us cooler than Wilmington, which "only" hit 97°. Hmm. Anyway, this morning, 80.6° (low 76.1°), clear but hazy & wicked muggy. Calm winds to light airs. Barometer at 30.23.
6/16/2015 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M HOT! 89.1° before 10a! (Low 78.3°) Clear, hazy, hot, sticky, light airs. Barometer at 30.21.
6/17/2015 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 84.2° (low 78.8°), clear, hot, north wind 6-9 mph. Barometer at 30.22.
6/18/2015 10:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 89.4° (low 80.4°), clear, hot, moderate humidity, south wind 9-11 mph. Barometer at 30.24.
6/19/2015 9:40 AM 0.17 M M M M Thunderstorm last night, with rain beginning at 7p. Last rumbles faded out around 8p, leaving .17" in the gauge at that time. An extra .01" accumulated by this morning. Temperature dropped 15 degrees. 83.2° (low 74.1°), BKN L2 cums, warm with moderate humidity, breezy SW wind 16-21 mph. Barometer at 30.24.
6/20/2015 9:40 AM 2.69 M M M M Oh, what a night! Thunder rumbles started around 11:15pm. Lightning flashes kicked in, and became nearly continual. The SW wind turned ferocious, then the rain began around 11:30p. It teemed. Lessened by 12:30am, but when a particularly loud clap of thunder woke me at 1:34am, the whole shebang was in full swing again. Husband reports another, less uproarious, encore sometime later. 2.69" in the gauge this morning, not surprisingly. Only standing water here in SandLand was on our front porch, thoughtfully constructed so it slopes toward the house. The cats spent the night either in the closet or in their secret panic room inside the box spring. In other news, 82.0° (low 71.2°), BKN H2 cirrus, refreshingly mild with moderate humidity, southerly breeze 11-16 mph. Barometer steady at 30.21.
6/21/2015 10:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 88.7°(low 81.5°), clear, hot, muggy, south wind 10-12 mph. Barometer at 30.18.
6/22/2015 9:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 84.6° (low 80.8°), SCT mix of cums & cirrus, mostly near horizon. Spectacularly muggy, with south wind 7-10 mph. Barometer at 30.23.
6/23/2015 10:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 86.7° (low 80.6°), SCT to BKN M8 altocums, hot, south wind 10-13 mph. Barometer at 30.26.
6/24/2015 10:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 87.1° (low 80.4°), very thin OVC H1 cirrus, warm, okay humidity, SW wind 15-20 mph. Barometer at 30.22.
6/25/2015 8:00 AM 0.62 M M M M Hellacious thunderstorm last night, cranking up at 9:30p and winding down around 1a. Near continuous lightning and house-rattling thunder, but not a whole lot of rain, considering. 73.8° (low 72.1°), damp but mild, southerly wind 5-8 mph. Barometer at 30.22.
6/26/2015 6:45 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M 88.2°, SCT H1 cirrus, hot, muggy, SSW wind 8-10 mph. Barometer at 30.07.
6/27/2015 10:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 88.2° (low 79.7°), BKN to OVC M8 altocums, hot, southerly wind at 7-10 mph. Barometer at 30.08,
6/28/2015 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 79.7° (low 79.2°), BKN to OVC L8 cums & strats, warm, west wind 12-15 mph. Barometer at 30.05.
6/29/2015 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 81.7° (low 77.0°), OVC with breaks, L2 cums building, warm, WSW wind 7-9 mph. Barometer at 30.07.
6/30/2015 7:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 77.5° (low 76.6°), clear, warm, light airs. Barometer at 30.16.
7/1/2015 9:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 80.4° (low 76.3°), OVC L 2 stratocums, warm, southerly wind 6-10 mph. Barometer at 30.16.
7/2/2015 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 83.1°, (low 79.0°), BKN M8 altocums, pleasant outside, light westerly breeze, 4-7 mph. Barometer at 30.15.
7/3/2015 8:55 AM 0.08 M M M M Thunder started rolling in the middle distance around 9:30p, close enough to send Phil the Cat scurrying to the closet for the duration. By 11p, only .03" in gauge, although it was raining at the time and thunder kept rumbling. Phil emerged in the wee hours, so I assume that's when the thunder stopped. This morning, another .05" had accumulated. 76.1° (low 72.5°), OVC L6 stratus, damp, mild, west wind 7-12 mph. Barometer at 30.16.
7/4/2015 10:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Brief thunderstorm at some distance from us 5:30-6p last evening, leaving a mere .04" in the gauge. 84.4° (low 76.8°), SCT M8 altocums, warm, low humidity, west wind 5-8 mph. Barometer at 30.21.
7/5/2015 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 86.0° (low 77.0°), SCT cums & wispy cums, warm moving toward hot, moderate humidity, southwesterly wind 5-8 mph. Barometer soared to 30.31.
7/7/2015 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 80.8° (low 77.4°), BKN L2 cums, warm, westerly wind 5-9 mph. Barometer at 30.30.
7/8/2015 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 81.0° (low 79.2°), SCT L1 cums & thin BKN H1 cirrus, warm, sou'westerly wind at 9-12 mph. Barometer at 30.30. As a matter of interest, we've just entered the three weeks of highest average temperatures--what you meteorologists insist on calling "normal"--as compiled by the NWS at Wilmington, 90° and 73°. Daytime temps on Oak Island hover around the high average, but the lows range form 78-ish to 85, with no rest for the un-air-conditioned weary.
7/9/2015 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 82.6° (low 79.3°), BKN M8 altocums, warm and breezy with west wind 8-15 mph. Barometer at 30.30.
7/10/2015 10:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 88.5° (low 79.0°), clear, hot, humid, sou'westerly breeze 6-10 mph. Barometer at 30.25.
7/11/2015 6:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 89.6° (low 79.7°, high 93.7°), hot,, hazy, westerly wind 7-10 mph. Barometer at 30.15.
7/12/2015 11:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 87.8° (low 73.4°), clear, surprisingly pleasant with low humidity--just 59% at OKI--and a northerly wind at 7-12 mph. Barometer at 30.20.
7/13/2015 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 79.7° (low 78.1°), OVC L7 stratus fractus, warm, calm. Barometer at 30.08. Ninth day no rain.
7/14/2015 9:00 AM 1.62 M M M M Interesting Monday afternoon. Thunder sent Phil to the closet around 3:15p, gradually growing louder, more frequent & closer. The first spatters of rain began at 3:40p, increasing to buckets from 3:58-4:20p, slacking off to gentle at 4:38p down to nothing by 6p, when I dumped 1.28" out of the gauge while the thunder still growled in the distance. This muggy morning, another .34" had accrued overnight. I've no idea when, but the newspaper was delivered in a plastic sleeve. 77.4° at 9a (overnight low 75.2°; low during storm 71.6°), OVC L5 stratocums, muggy & wet, WSW wind at 5-8 mph. Barometer at 29.98.
7/15/2015 8:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 80.8° (low 79.3°), BKN H9 cirrocums, warm, very breezy with SW wind at 13-20 mph.Barometer at 29.96.
7/16/2015 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 79.0° (low 75.7°), clear, warm, light nor'easterly breeze at 4-6 mph. Barometer at 30.07.
7/17/2015 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 79.0° (low 75.9°), BKN L2 cums, warm, nor'easterly wind 8-12 mph. Barometer at 30.18.
7/18/2015 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 77.4° (low 73.4°), SCT/BKN H2 cirrus, warm, light NNE breeze at 3-7 mph. Barometer at 30.21.
7/19/2015 9:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 83.1° (low 78.6°), BKN/OVC L4 cums to north, clear to south; muggy &heading toward hot; westerly wind 5-7 mph. Barometer at 30.14
7/20/2015 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 81.0° (low 80.2°),OVC L5 stratocums, mild! SW to WSW wind at 6-9 mph. Barometer at 30.05.
7/21/2015 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 82.2° (low 81.0°), SCT/BKN H1 cirrus, warm & breezy, with SW wind at 10-16 mph. Barometer continuing to fall, to 29.98. Seventh morning with no rain.
7/22/2015 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 80.6° (low 77.2°), SCT H1 cirrus, warm moving toward hot, north wind around 8 mph. Barometer inching back up, at 30.00. One week with no rain.
7/23/2015 9:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 84.0° (low 77.9°), BKN M9 altocums, muggy, southerly breeze 6-10 mph. Barometer at 30.10.
7/24/2015 5:40 PM 0.89 M M M M Heavy rain Thursday evening beginning at 6p & continuing for a half-hour; slacked off after that for another 15-20 minutes. Then the thunder and lightning started, rumbling and flashing until 7:15p. Light showers continued through the evening. .88" in gauge at 11p; another .01" overnight. 84.0° when I finally got around to taking an ob (low a mild 73.9°). SCT/BKN L1 cums, warm but not humid, easterly wind 5-9 mph. Barometer at 30.06.
7/25/2015 9:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 77.7° (low a refreshing 68.7°), clear, mild! with low humidity. Northeast wind 10-14 mph. Barometer at 30.10.
7/26/2015 9:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 76.8° (low 70.5°), clear, pleasant, NE wind 8-12 mph. Barometer steady at 30.15.
7/27/2015 7:55 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 76.3° (low 75.0°),SCT L8 cums, warm, easterly wind 5-7 mph. Barometer rock-steady at 30.15.
7/28/2015 9:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 79.3° (low 72.9°), SCT/BKN L1 cums, warm, easterly wind 7-10 mph. Barometer hanging in at 30.16.
7/29/2015 9:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 83.5° (low 73.0°), SCT L1 cum, warm, NE wind 7-9 mph. Barometer monotonously steady at 30.16.
7/30/2015 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 77.7° (low 72.9°), SCT L1 cums, muggy, NE wind 7-12 mph. Barometer skooching downward to 30.12.
7/31/2015 7:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 76.6° (low 76.6°), OVC L5 stratus, mild, calm. Barometer at 30.05.
8/1/2015 8:55 AM 0.08 M M M M 76.1° (low 72.5°), OVC L5-6 stratus, damp, mild, calm. Barometer at 30.10. Collected .08" from a rain event occurring around 9p last night. We'd heard occasional thunder rumbles from 2p on, distant to mid-distance. They lessened as darkness set in, then came our little shower. Sidewalks dry this morning, so that one burst was all.
8/2/2015 8:30 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 77.2° (low 73.9°), BKN L2 cums, muggy, calm. Barometer T 30.10.
8/3/2015 9:35 AM 1.03 M M M M Apparently had a deluge during the wee hours. All I know of it was the wet sidewalk and deck when I got up at 7a & the 1.03" in the rain gauge when I got around to emptying it 2½ hours later. 80.4° (low 74.5°), OVC L7 stratus fractus, damp & muggy, southerly wind at 9-11 mph. Barometer at 30.11.
8/4/2015 8:40 AM 0.25 M M M M We seem to be in a stealth rain pattern of late. Another shower snuck in last night, leaving .25" in the gauge this morning. 78.4° (low 78.4°), OVC L3 cumulonimbus & L7 stratus fractus. Air heavy with humidity, ground damp, windows fogged. SSE wind roaring at 15-23 mph. Barometer at 30.11.
8/5/2015 7:40 AM T M M M M 80.2° (low 79.9°), SCT/BKN H1 cirrus, damp, warm, westerly wind 8-10 mph. Barometer zoomed to 30.18.
8/6/2015 9:50 AM T M M M M 84.4° (low around 80°), BKN/OVC L8 stratocums, warm, humid, westerly wind 5-7 mph. Barometer at 30.14.
8/7/2015 10:05 AM 1.34 M M M M Phil retired to his hidey-hole at 9:30p, when the thunder started, not to be seen again until this morning. The rumbles got louder around 10p, when the first sprinkles plopped onto the deck. By 10:35p, rain was bucketing down amid crashing thunder and vivid flashes of lightning, continuing well past lights-out at 11p. This morning there were 1.34" in the gauge, and the newspaper came ensconced in a sleeve. It was 81.9° (low a rain-cooled 73.9°), BKN/OVC L4 cums, warm, damp, southerly wind at 7-10 mph. Barometer at 29.97.
8/8/2015 7:55 AM 0.42 M M M M Showery day on Friday. Pretty good one between 11:30a and 12:15p, but I didn't go empty the gauge in a timely manner. Sorry. We had more off-and-on showers through the afternoon & early evening. When I did empty the gauge, at 7:30p, it held .41". This morning we had another .01". 73.8° (same as the low), OVC L6 stratus, misty & misting, north wind 7-11 mph. Barometer at 30.00.
8/9/2015 9:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 74.5° (low a clement 68.5°), Carolina blue sky, mild but warming up, northerly wind 7-13 mph. Barometer at 30.16.
8/10/2015 9:15 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 76.6° (low 68.9°), clear, warm, humid, northerly wind at 3-5 mph. Barometer at 30.19.
8/11/2015 9:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 81.1° (low 76.8°), OVC L7 stratus fractus, warm, humid, southerly wind 5-10 mph. Barometer at 30.14.
8/12/2015 8:45 AM 0.55 M M M M Sudden deluge yesterday morning dumped .54" in about 15 minutes, and just as suddenly stopped. Had an unremarkable .01" in the gauge this morning. 75.6° (low 74.3°), SCT H2 cirrus, warm, light airs. Barometer at 30.08.
8/13/2015 9:10 AM 0.10 M M M M Another one of those pop-up showers at 2:30 p Wednesday, lasting only for 15 minutes or so, leaving .09" in the gauge, topped off by .01" when emptied at 9a today. 76.6° (low 71.6°), clear, damp, warm, NE wind 5-7 mph. Barometer at 30.18.
8/14/2015 8:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 71.8° (low 68.5°), clear, pleasant, north wind 6-10 mph. Barometer at 30.29.
8/15/2015 8:40 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 71.8° (low 68.4°), clear, mild but warming up, NE wind 6=9 mph. Barometer at 30.30.
8/16/2015 10:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 79.0°(low 68.5°), SCT/BKN H2 cirrus, warm, SE breeze 5-7 mph.Barometer at 30.30.
8/17/2015 8:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 73.2° (low 70.3°), pleasant, easterly breeze 3-5 mph. Barometer at 30.30.
8/18/2015 9:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 77.0° (low 73.2°), OVC L6 stratus, warm, light northerly breeze 2-5 mph.Barometer at 30.24.
8/19/2015 10:30 AM 1.24 M M M M Few short-lived pop-up showers during the day on Tuesday, one around 10:30a, another at 2:30p, yielding .03". Overnight--sometime past 1a--we had quite the rain event that neither of us heard, leaving 1.21" in the gauge. Well, hunh. 82.2° (low 74.8°), mostly clear with L2 cums massed on south horizon. Warm, damp, SW wind at 5-8 mph. Barometer at 30.19.
8/20/2015 8:50 AM 0.01 M M M M A bare .01" in the gauge this morning, and dewy grass. 79.9° (low around 76°), OVC stratus fractus, warm, humid, calm. Barometer at 30.16.
8/21/2015 8:50 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 78.3° (low 76.5°), SCT M8 altocums, warm, calm. Barometer at 30.15.
8/22/2015 8:50 AM 0.16 M M M M .16" rain fell overnight. Don't know just when--I was knackered. 76.1° (low 74.3°), clear, damp but pleasant, NE wind 8-10 mph. Barometer at 30.20.
8/23/2015 9:35 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 75.7° (low a comfy 68.4°), clear, perfect beach morning, northerly wind 8-11 mph. Barometer at 30.17.
8/24/2015 9:25 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 78.1° (low 73.0°), BKN L4 stratocums, warm, humid, north wind 4-7 mph. Barometer at 30.12.
8/25/2015 9:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M At 7:55a, 78.3° (low 77.2°), OVC L3 & 4, warm, humid, south wind at 6-10 mph. Barometer at 30.06. Shortly before 9a, a shower deposited .22" in about 15 minutes, then stopped. I expect we'll be getting a bit more later.
8/26/2015 2:25 PM 0.08 M M M M At 8:45a observation, emptied .07" from gauge. Shower must have occurred between 4 & 7a; the newspaper was wet. Temperature at that time was 74.8° (low 73.8°), BKN L4&6 stratus (to south) & stratocums; mild, damp; northerly wind 6-9 mph. Barometer at 30.08. At 1p, checked the gauge again, finding another .01". At the moment, sunny & mostly clear, warm & muggy.
8/27/2015 8:35 AM 0.12 M M M M Apparently we had a shower around 6 to 7a (paper wet again), leaving .12" in the gauge. 73.0° (low 72.1°), OVC L6 stratus, mild, damp, northerly wind 5-7 mph. Barometer at 30.14.
8/28/2015 8:25 AM T M M M M 71.2° (low 69.6°), OVC M3 altocums, mild, northerly wind 12-15 mph. Barometer at 30.22.
8/29/2015 9:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 70.9° (low a lovely 68.5°), thin BKN H2 cirrus, actually cool!, northerly wind 9-12 mph. Barometer at 30.30.
8/30/2015 10:35 PM 0.05 M M M M .01" at 10a; another .01" at 7p, raining at that time; & .03" at 10p for a total of .05" on the day. Full observation at 9:45a, when temp was 73.4° (low around 70°), skies OVC stratus fractus, air mild, northerly wind around 5-6 mph. Barometer at 30.31.
8/31/2015 11:25 AM 0.12 M M M M Awakened by a clap of thunder at 7:45a. Conditions at 8a--77.9° (low 72.5°), OVC L6 stratus, rain, wet, calm. Barometer at 30.20. Shower slacked off by 8:15a. Emptied gauge at 11a, yielding .12". Raining again at the moment.
9/1/2015 7:30 AM 0.36 M M M M Rainy day yesterday. Recorded .13" at 2p; .03" at 4:30p; & .19" more from a spectacular sunshower between 5:25 & 5:40p. Up early for jury duty. .01" in gauge. 73.4° (low 72.7°), OVC stratus, sodden, calm. Barometer at 30.24.
9/2/2015 11:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nice to see the sun again, so my Vitamin D enhancement project can recommence. 88.9° late this morning (low 74.8°), very thin OVC H2 cirrus rapidly changing over to SCT fair-weather cums; very warm, with a northerly breeze 5-9 mph. Barometer at 30.22.
9/3/2015 10:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 86.4° (low 74.8° again), wispy cums & cirrus, hot, humid, southerly wind 10-12 mph. Barometer at 30.10.
9/4/2015 8:35 AM 0.85 M M M M Southport got treated to a super-cell storm yesterday afternoon. Doppler radar showed a red blob forming and reforming over the area, with a lot of rain activity behind it to the east (offshore). We were off-Island when the rain started around 2:30p, and spent most of the next 90 minutes sitting in our truck, watching the sideways sheets of rain blow across the parking lot, while winds of 30-40 mph sustained, gusting higher, rocked the vehicle as they moved from NW to NE. Felt like the worst storm we've seen in years, possibly since Hurricane Floyd in 1999. The seabreeze protected the Island from the worst of the cell, though: when we got back home at 4:30, there was only .81" in the gauge. I bet Southport racked up at least a couple of inches. Only some temporary minor flooding, puddles that quickly disappeared, on the Island. (I tried to file this report under the Significant Weather tab, but was unable to. So we'll try this way.) The storm had passed completely by 5:30, with only .03" in the gauge at 6:15p, & another .01" at 9p. This morning, skies were clear and air fresh, as it always is after a significant storm. 73.2° (low 70.3°), damp & mild, SW winds at 4-7 mph. Barometer at 30.10.
9/5/2015 8:45 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 73.9° (low 72.3°), OVC stratus, mild, northerly wind at 5-7 mph. Barometer at 30.21.
9/6/2015 8:30 AM 0.03 M M M M Some impressive cumulonimbus to the west last night around sunset. Early morning shower left .03" in gauge. 73.6° (low 73.0°), OVC L6 stratus, wet, mild, northerly breeze at 4-6 mph. Barometer at 30.22.
9/7/2015 9:25 AM 0.43 M M M M Husband reports a series of come-&-go thunderstorms overnight (I slept like a snoring rock right through them all), leaving .43" in the gauge this morning. 74.8° (low 71.1°), OVC L5 stratocums with a few breaks, wet, mild, northerly wind at 8-10 mph. Barometer at 30.22.
9/8/2015 10:00 AM 0.01 M M M M .01" rain in gauge at mid-morning. 80.4° (low 73.2°) with SCT to BKN cums & cumulonimbus in various stages of development. Damp air, warm moving toward hot. Northeasterly wind 7-10 mph. Barometer at 30.20.
9/9/2015 9:50 AM T M M M M At time of observation, 84.4° (low 78.4°), OVC stratus and cumulonimbus clouds, light rain, muggy & calm. Barometer at 30.19. (Rain only amounted to a trace.)
9/10/2015 9:05 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 82.8° (low 80.6°), SCT streaky cirrus, warm, humid, southwesterly wind at 7-10 mph. Barometer at 30.06.
9/11/2015 10:35 AM 0.02 M M M M SW wind really kicked up last night around 11p for a while, but only .02" rain in gauge this morning. 81.3° (low 70.9°), very thin streaky SCT H1 cirrus, warm heading for hot, westerly wind 9-12 mph. Barometer at 30.05.
9/12/2015 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 79.0° (low 75.4°), OVC stratus, warm, southwesterly wind 5-12 mph. Barometer at 29.99.
9/13/2015 8:15 AM 0.05 M M M M Had a few insignificant sprinkles around 2p yesterday afternoon, then a short shower at 9:30p, leaving .04" in the gauge. Another slight shower overnight deposited a bare .01" in the gauge. 70.0° (low 69.6°), OVC H6 stratus, mild, dampish. Northwesterly wind at 7-12 mph. Barometer at 30.01.
9/14/2015 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 60.1° (low 57.4°), clear, cool!, NNE wind 7-10 mph. Barometer soared to 30.34.
9/15/2015 4:15 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M 79.3° (low 57.4v), clear, warm, northerly wind 8-10 mph. Barometer at 30.40.
9/16/2015 8:20 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 65.7° (low around 63°), thin OVC H1 cirrus, cool, northerly wind 5-9 mph. Barometer at 30.41.
9/17/2015 8:10 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 70.5° (low 70.0°), OVC L6 stratus, mild, northerly wind 5-7 mph. Barometer at 30.28.
9/18/2015 6:05 AM 0.21 M M M M Showery afternoon & evening on Thursday. Measured .05" at 6p, & another .06" at 8p. This morning, emptied .10" from the gauge ... in the dark. 68.7° (low 68.4°), OVC stratus, wet, mild, calm. Barometer at 30.12. We're off to the mountains for nine days, so next report will be a multi-day one on 28 September.
9/28/2015 9:00 AM 0.44 M M M M Collected .02" at 2p, .04" at 5p, & .25" at 10:30p on Sunday. This morning, there was an additional .13" in the gauge. Pretty soggy around here these days, especially in light of the dearth of tropical activity. 75.4° (low 73.4°), OVC L7 stratofractus, misty, damp, east wind 7-10. Barometer at 30.14.
9/29/2015 10:00 AM 0.07 M M M M More rain, but not so much. Recorded .02" at 2p & .03" at 5p yesterday; another .02" in the gauge this morning. 80.1° (low 73.4°), OVC to thin OVC stratocums, damp, warm, north wind at 6-10 mph. Barometer at 30.05.
9/30/2015 9:00 AM T M M M M 78.3° (low 74-ish), OVC L5&6 stratus & stratocums, warm, humid, calm. Barometer at 29.98.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
9/17/2014 10/07/2014 8:30 AM 21 2.49 0.0 0.00 Spent almost three glorious weeks in Cornwall, UK, where the weather, locals told us, was unusually mild and dry. Not so much here at home during the same period, apparently, with some cooler-than-usual temp reading and lots of showery weather. Go figure.
1/29/2015 2/04/2015 5:30 PM 7 0.78 M M OKI recorded rain on 1/30, 2/1, 2/2 and 2/4. There were .78" in the gauge when we arrived home on the 4th.
4/20/2015 4/24/2015 8:00 PM 5 0.42 M M I believe most of this fell on the 19th, possibly into the 20th. We were out of town from Sunday morning through yesterday evening.
6/3/2015 6/08/2015 5:30 PM 6 1.48 M M OKI reported rainfall on 3, 4, 6 & 7 June. I'm assuming it rained on Oak Island the same days.
9/19/2015 9/27/2015 12:00 PM 9 1.77 M M Accumulation of September 24, 25, 26, & morning of 27. Much less precipitation in the mountains of NC, at least until Friday the 26th.



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