CoCoRaHS Station WYS : VA-PRC-2

2016 CoCoRaHS Water Year Summary for Station VA-PRC-2 Report generated on October 4, 2019

Station Overview		Station Location
Station Number	VA-PRC-2	Latitude	36.801
Station Name	Portsmouth 4.1 SSE	Longitude	-76.327
County	Portsmouth (city)	Elevation (ft)	26

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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	Days With Prcp	Days With Trace	Total Snowfall	Days With Snowfall	Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 15	3.54	7.05	31	7.05	31	0.00	0	9	2	0.0	0	0
Nov 15	3.34	5.37	30	5.37	30	0.00	0	12	2	0.0	0	0
Dec 15	3.44	4.09	31	4.09	31	0.00	0	16	2	0.0	0	0
Jan 16	3.51	5.11	31	5.11	31	0.00	0	11	2	2.8	5	5
Feb 16	3.24	6.37	29	6.37	29	0.00	0	13	1	1.7	2	2
March 16	3.99	3.34	31	3.34	31	0.00	0	10	2	0.0	0	0
April 16	3.52	3.23	30	3.23	30	0.00	0	10	1	0.0	0	0
May 16	3.67	4.84	31	4.84	31	0.00	0	18	2	0.0	0	0
June 16	4.00	5.17	30	5.17	30	0.00	0	13	4	0.0	0	0
July 16	4.90	7.18	31	7.18	31	0.00	0	11	3	0.0	0	0
Aug 16	5.25	1.26	31	1.26	31	0.00	0	8	2	0.0	0	0
Sept 16	4.66	15.45	30	15.45	30	0.00	0	12	4	0.0	0	0
Water Year Totals:	47.06"	68.46"	366 days	68.46"	366	0.00"	0 days	143 days	27 days	4.5"	7 days	7 days

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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
10/1/2015	2.73
10/2/2015	1.45
10/3/2015	2.20
10/4/2015	0.13
10/5/2015	0.21
10/6/2015	0.02
10/7/2015	0.00
10/8/2015	0.00
10/9/2015	0.00
10/10/2015	T
10/11/2015	T
10/12/2015	0.00
10/13/2015	0.00
10/14/2015	0.00
10/15/2015	0.00
10/16/2015	0.00
10/17/2015	0.08
10/18/2015	0.00
10/19/2015	0.00
10/20/2015	0.00
10/21/2015	0.00
10/22/2015	0.00
10/23/2015	0.00
10/24/2015	0.00
10/25/2015	0.00
10/26/2015	0.00
10/27/2015	0.00
10/28/2015	0.07
10/29/2015	0.16
10/30/2015	0.00
10/31/2015	0.00
11/1/2015	0.00
11/2/2015	0.34
11/3/2015	0.61
11/4/2015	0.00
11/5/2015	0.37
11/6/2015	1.01
11/7/2015	T
11/8/2015	0.55
11/9/2015	T
11/10/2015	1.03
11/11/2015	0.11
11/12/2015	0.00
11/13/2015	0.00
11/14/2015	0.00
11/15/2015	0.00
11/16/2015	0.00
11/17/2015	0.00
11/18/2015	0.00
11/19/2015	0.05
11/20/2015	0.17
11/21/2015	0.00
11/22/2015	0.15
11/23/2015	0.70
11/24/2015	0.00
11/25/2015	0.00
11/26/2015	0.00
11/27/2015	0.00
11/28/2015	0.00
11/29/2015	0.00
11/30/2015	0.28
12/1/2015	0.22
12/2/2015	0.03
12/3/2015	0.05
12/4/2015	0.00
12/5/2015	0.00
12/6/2015	0.00
12/7/2015	0.02
12/8/2015	0.65
12/9/2015	0.00
12/10/2015	0.03
12/11/2015	0.00
12/12/2015	0.00
12/13/2015	0.00
12/14/2015	0.00
12/15/2015	0.03
12/16/2015	0.00
12/17/2015	T
12/18/2015	0.91
12/19/2015	0.16
12/20/2015	0.00
12/21/2015	0.00
12/22/2015	T
12/23/2015	0.49
12/24/2015	0.28
12/25/2015	0.01
12/26/2015	0.00
12/27/2015	0.00
12/28/2015	0.02
12/29/2015	0.29
12/30/2015	0.03
12/31/2015	0.87

Day of Year	Daily Prcp	Multiday Prcp
1/1/2016	0.36
1/2/2016	0.00
1/3/2016	0.00
1/4/2016	0.00
1/5/2016	T
1/6/2016	0.02
1/7/2016	0.00
1/8/2016	T
1/9/2016	0.06
1/10/2016	0.10
1/11/2016	0.03
1/12/2016	0.00
1/13/2016	0.00
1/14/2016	0.00
1/15/2016	0.00
1/16/2016	1.50
1/17/2016	0.00
1/18/2016	0.44
1/19/2016	0.00
1/20/2016	0.00
1/21/2016	0.01
1/22/2016	0.00
1/23/2016	2.25
1/24/2016	0.30
1/25/2016	0.00
1/26/2016	0.00
1/27/2016	0.00
1/28/2016	0.04
1/29/2016	0.00
1/30/2016	0.00
1/31/2016	0.00
2/1/2016	0.00
2/2/2016	T
2/3/2016	0.00
2/4/2016	1.82
2/5/2016	2.22
2/6/2016	0.12
2/7/2016	0.00
2/8/2016	0.06
2/9/2016	0.02
2/10/2016	0.00
2/11/2016	0.00
2/12/2016	0.00
2/13/2016	0.05
2/14/2016	0.00
2/15/2016	0.10
2/16/2016	0.30
2/17/2016	0.50
2/18/2016	0.00
2/19/2016	0.00
2/20/2016	0.00
2/21/2016	0.00
2/22/2016	0.01
2/23/2016	0.20
2/24/2016	0.08
2/25/2016	0.89
2/26/2016	0.00
2/27/2016	0.00
2/28/2016	0.00
2/29/2016	0.00
3/1/2016	0.00
3/2/2016	0.03
3/3/2016	0.00
3/4/2016	0.71
3/5/2016	0.01
3/6/2016	0.00
3/7/2016	0.00
3/8/2016	0.00
3/9/2016	0.00
3/10/2016	0.00
3/11/2016	0.00
3/12/2016	0.00
3/13/2016	T
3/14/2016	0.40
3/15/2016	0.39
3/16/2016	T
3/17/2016	0.00
3/18/2016	0.00
3/19/2016	0.00
3/20/2016	0.29
3/21/2016	0.12
3/22/2016	0.00
3/23/2016	0.00
3/24/2016	0.00
3/25/2016	0.00
3/26/2016	0.08
3/27/2016	0.28
3/28/2016	1.03
3/29/2016	0.00
3/30/2016	0.00
3/31/2016	0.00

Day of Year	Daily Prcp	Multiday Prcp
4/1/2016	0.01
4/2/2016	0.00
4/3/2016	0.77
4/4/2016	0.00
4/5/2016	0.09
4/6/2016	0.00
4/7/2016	0.00
4/8/2016	0.06
4/9/2016	0.00
4/10/2016	T
4/11/2016	0.00
4/12/2016	0.00
4/13/2016	0.43
4/14/2016	0.00
4/15/2016	0.00
4/16/2016	0.00
4/17/2016	0.00
4/18/2016	0.00
4/19/2016	0.00
4/20/2016	0.00
4/21/2016	0.00
4/22/2016	0.00
4/23/2016	0.34
4/24/2016	0.55
4/25/2016	0.00
4/26/2016	0.00
4/27/2016	0.00
4/28/2016	0.85
4/29/2016	0.11
4/30/2016	0.02
5/1/2016	0.00
5/2/2016	0.11
5/3/2016	0.26
5/4/2016	0.32
5/5/2016	T
5/6/2016	0.62
5/7/2016	0.30
5/8/2016	0.06
5/9/2016	0.00
5/10/2016	0.03
5/11/2016	0.15
5/12/2016	0.26
5/13/2016	0.00
5/14/2016	0.33
5/15/2016	0.14
5/16/2016	0.00
5/17/2016	0.00
5/18/2016	0.60
5/19/2016	0.00
5/20/2016	T
5/21/2016	0.04
5/22/2016	0.30
5/23/2016	0.05
5/24/2016	0.16
5/25/2016	0.00
5/26/2016	0.00
5/27/2016	0.00
5/28/2016	0.00
5/29/2016	0.00
5/30/2016	0.23
5/31/2016	0.88
6/1/2016	0.01
6/2/2016	0.02
6/3/2016	T
6/4/2016	0.01
6/5/2016	0.30
6/6/2016	1.89
6/7/2016	0.16
6/8/2016	0.06
6/9/2016	0.00
6/10/2016	0.00
6/11/2016	0.00
6/12/2016	0.00
6/13/2016	T
6/14/2016	0.00
6/15/2016	0.00
6/16/2016	0.14
6/17/2016	0.92
6/18/2016	0.22
6/19/2016	0.00
6/20/2016	0.00
6/21/2016	0.00
6/22/2016	T
6/23/2016	0.00
6/24/2016	0.48
6/25/2016	0.01
6/26/2016	T
6/27/2016	0.00
6/28/2016	0.00
6/29/2016	0.95
6/30/2016	0.00

Day of Year	Daily Prcp	Multiday Prcp
7/1/2016	0.04
7/2/2016	0.90
7/3/2016	T
7/4/2016	0.83
7/5/2016	0.27
7/6/2016	0.00
7/7/2016	0.00
7/8/2016	0.02
7/9/2016	0.18
7/10/2016	0.00
7/11/2016	0.00
7/12/2016	T
7/13/2016	0.00
7/14/2016	0.00
7/15/2016	0.00
7/16/2016	0.13
7/17/2016	0.20
7/18/2016	0.00
7/19/2016	0.00
7/20/2016	3.03
7/21/2016	0.00
7/22/2016	0.00
7/23/2016	0.00
7/24/2016	0.00
7/25/2016	0.00
7/26/2016	0.00
7/27/2016	0.03
7/28/2016	T
7/29/2016	0.00
7/30/2016	0.00
7/31/2016	1.55
8/1/2016	0.27
8/2/2016	0.00
8/3/2016	0.20
8/4/2016	T
8/5/2016	0.00
8/6/2016	0.08
8/7/2016	0.00
8/8/2016	0.00
8/9/2016	0.07
8/10/2016	0.15
8/11/2016	0.00
8/12/2016	0.00
8/13/2016	0.00
8/14/2016	0.00
8/15/2016	0.00
8/16/2016	0.00
8/17/2016	0.00
8/18/2016	0.08
8/19/2016	0.01
8/20/2016	0.40
8/21/2016	0.00
8/22/2016	T
8/23/2016	0.00
8/24/2016	0.00
8/25/2016	0.00
8/26/2016	0.00
8/27/2016	0.00
8/28/2016	0.00
8/29/2016	0.00
8/30/2016	0.00
8/31/2016	0.00
9/1/2016	0.00
9/2/2016	0.16
9/3/2016	2.90
9/4/2016	0.78
9/5/2016	0.00
9/6/2016	0.00
9/7/2016	0.00
9/8/2016	0.83
9/9/2016	0.09
9/10/2016	0.00
9/11/2016	0.00
9/12/2016	T
9/13/2016	0.00
9/14/2016	0.00
9/15/2016	0.00
9/16/2016	T
9/17/2016	0.00
9/18/2016	0.00
9/19/2016	T
9/20/2016	2.65
9/21/2016	5.01
9/22/2016	2.40
9/23/2016	0.01
9/24/2016	0.00
9/25/2016	T
9/26/2016	0.00
9/27/2016	0.00
9/28/2016	0.01
9/29/2016	0.49
9/30/2016	0.12

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Observation Date	Observation Time	Precipitation	Snowfall	Snowfall SWE	Snow Depth	Snow SWE	Notes
10/1/2015	7:00 AM	2.73	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: A few showers early in the period followed by a cold front moving across VA that triggered SHRA and TSRA in the late afternoon and evening with rain heavy at times to around midnight; then decreasing SHRA till post-time; cloudy, damp, fog entire period; warm early with falling temps as winds came in from the NNE as the front settled through in late evening; new station record: the low temperature 9/30/15 of 70° at 10:59PM EDT in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 69° set in 1979; winds: SW early becoming onshore SE and the S through the evening then N and NE late evening - gusts to 21mph several times in the period; temp range 75-84-68°; temp average for 24-hour period was 10° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: Storm/event 3.25" September 5.40" (+0.05" or 101% of normal) Year 38.95" (-0.53" or 99% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/2/2015	7:00 AM	1.45	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Cold front of last period settled south, becoming stationary offshore NC; cloudy, damp, cooler with fog and increasing rain and wind as upper low pressure developing over the S and SErn US helps bring-in abundant moisture; coastal flooding watches and warnings issued; new station daily record: RAINFALL 10/1/15 when 0.96" of rain fell in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth. The previous record was 0.93" set in 1978; winds: mostly NE increasing during the period with gusts to 30mph at 10:39PM EDT; temp range 68-68-64°; temp average for 24-hour period was 1° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: Storm/event 4.70" October 1.98" (+1.84") Year 40.40" (+0.95") \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/3/2015	7:00 AM	2.20	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Offshore stationary front early moved NW back into the coastal plain bringing increasing winds, heavy rain, coastal & tidal flooding to the area; milder late period, fog entire period; new station daily records: NEW STATION DAILY RAINFALL RECORD for 10/2/15 with 2.36" The previous record was 0.49" set in 1977 & a NEW STATION DAILY WIND GUST RECORD with a gust of 38 mph at 5:07PM EDT. The previous record was 29 mph in 2007; temp range 65-70-64°; temp average for 24-hour period was 2° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: Storm/event 6.89" October 4.18" (+3.87" or 1356% of normal) Year 43.13" (+3.34" or 108% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/4/2015	7:00 AM	0.13	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: a break in the weather early in period with clear skies mixed with cirrus aloft; skies became partly cloudy once again by late AM and early afternoon with occasional SHRA returning from the E & SE in an increasing onshore wind flow later in the period and pressure gradients tighten between high to N and developing low along the SE US coast; coastal & tidal flooding continue throughout SErn VA, especially at times of high tides; fog entire period; new station daily record 10/3/15: NEW STATION DAILY WIND GUST 36mph at 11:26PM EDT. The previous record was 35mph in 1987; temp range 70-81-70°; temp average for 24-hour period was 7° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: Storm/event 7.02" October 4.30" (+3.97" or 1301% of normal) Year 43.25" (+3.44" or 109% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/5/2015	7:00 AM	0.21	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Pressure gradient tightened between high pressure to the N and upper low near SC coast brining gusty winds to 46mph and some occasional DZ and SHRA; fog; coastal & tidal flooding continued throughout SErn VA, especially at times of high tides; new station daily record 10/4/15: NEW STATION DAILY WIND GUST 46mph at 2:27PM EDT. The previous record was 37mph in 1992; temp range 71-71-62°; temp average for 24-hour period was 1° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: Storm/event 7.23" October 4.51" (+3.89" or 842% of normal) Year 43.46" (+3.36" or 108% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/6/2015	7:00 AM	0.02	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Continued occasional SHRA and fog early in period followed by mostly cloudy skies through late afternoon when skies cleared to become partly cloudy - overcast skies returned late night; stunning blue/orange sunset; tides still above normal with continued coastal flood advisories; gusty winds slowly subsided as the pressure gradient between high pressure to the N & low pressure off the SC coast only slowly relaxed; temp range 62-67-62°; temp average for 24-hour period was 2° BELOW normal \| Rainfall: Storm/event 7.25" October 4.54" (+3.98" or 817% of normal) Year 43.49" (+3.45" or 109% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/7/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: High pressure slowly builds across the Mid-Atlantic as low pressure moves far-to-sea; Some cloudiness early then mostly sunny/clear; coastal flood advisories dropped early in day 10/6; mostly NE winds with gusts to 27mph early diminishing to calm in the evening and late period; temp range 63-68-54°; temp average for 24-hour period was 3° BELOW normal \| October 4.54" (+3.91" or 722% of normal) Year 43.49" (+3.38" or 108% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/8/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: High pressure continued to build across the East reinforcing pleasant weather with scattered clouds from time to time but with abundant sunshine and pleasant temps; winds: NNW through NE early with gusts to 18mph at 11:28AM EDT, then diminishing thereafter to calm mid-evening through post-time; temp range 54-74-56°; temp average for 24-hour period was NORMAL (+/-0°) \| October 4.54" (+3.80" or 616% of normal) Year 43.49" (+3.27" or 108% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/9/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: High pressure ridge along the East Coast continued to move east; some high clouds from time-to-time but still abundant sunshine, pleasant temps, low afternoon humidity readings; winds: light variable with gusts to 16mph in mid-afternoon, becoming mostly southerly late; temp range 56-78-62°; temp average for 24-hour period was 3° ABOVE NORMAL \| October 4.54" (+3.52" or 445% of normal) Year 43.49" (+2.99" or 107% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/10/2015	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: A quite pleasant early period with plenty of sunshine, some increase in scattered clouds and warm afternoon temps ahead of a cold front which slowly moved into the locale around 1AM EDT with mostly overcast skies and a -SHRA late period; winds: S & SW with gusts to 27mph (4:12PM EDT) becoming NW through NE with FROPA; temp range 62-81-67°; temp average for 24-hour period was 7° ABOVE NORMAL \| October 4.54" (+3.43" or 410% of normal) Year 43.49" (+2.90" or 107% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/11/2015	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Cold front works its way S into NC while low pressure moves across the SErn US; cloudy skies continue and a -SHRA persists early period; bulk of rain associated with low stays in NC; breezy and cooler as high pressure builds S across the Mid-Atlantic; winds: N & NE early becoming NE with gusts to 27mph early in period; temp range 67-64-60°; temp average for 24-hour period was 0.3° ABOVE NORMAL \| October 4.54" (+3.43" or 410% of normal) Year 43.49" (+2.90" or 107% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/12/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: High pressure continues to build slowly S over the area while low pressure spins offshore SE US coast; the result is a mix of clouds and sunshine through the day with scattered clouds latter half of period, becoming clear toward post-time; heavy dew at post-time; winds: mostly NE early becoming N & NW in the afternoon then calm late evening through the overnight period - gusts to 21mph mid-AM 10/11; temp range 61-68-54°; temp average for 24-hour period was 1° BELOW NORMAL \| October 4.54" (+3.21" or 341% of normal) Year 43.49" (+2.68" or 107% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/13/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: A pleasant period with only some high and mid-level clouds from time to time; heavy morning dew; winds: mostly NE & E through early evening, then SE late evening through midnight becoming S & SW late period - gusts to 15 mph late afternoon and again around 4AM EDT; temp range 54-76-61°; temp average for 24-hour period was 2° ABOVE NORMAL \| October 4.54" (+3.19" or 335% of normal) Year 43.49" (+2.66" or 107% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/14/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	http://genserva.com/wxr
10/15/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Uneventful, benign cold front moves through early and moves offshore and south during the day; a few clouds from time to time with drying in the afternoon after heavy morning dew; wind shift line moves through near midnight; winds: highly variable diminishing to calm late period - gusts to 18mph late afternoon; temp range 57-75-50°; temp average for 24-hour period was 3° ABOVE NORMAL \| October 4.54" (+2.94" or 283% of normal) Year 43.49" (+2.41" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/16/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: High pressure covering the East Coast continued to provide beautiful fall weather with scattered clouds, dry, pleasant fall temps; winds: Variable NW through SSW mid-AM through late afternoon with gusts to 18mph late AM - diminishing to near calm during the evening becoming SSW late in period; temp range 50-71-50°; temp average for 24-hour period was 1.1° BELOW NORMAL \| October 4.54" (+2.82" or 264% of normal) Year 43.49" (+2.29" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/17/2015	7:00 AM	0.08	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Sunny early period giving way to increasing cloudiness as cold front pushed across Virginia from the W and NW; some rain in the afternoon (0.07") and heavy dew late nite pushed rain dipper with residual rainfall to another 0.01"); clearing in the evening through late nite; winds: southerly with gusts to 14mph mid-AM; winds becoming W & NW in late afternoon and evening, then near CALM late period; some ground fog overnight to post-time; temp range 51-61-45°; temp average for 24-hour period was 6° BELOW NORMAL \| October 4.62" (+2.86" or 262% of normal) Year 43.56" (+2.30" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/18/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Inflowing cold, drier air from high pressure over the Great Lakes, heading S and E through New England and the Mid-Atlantic; mostly clear early but becoming partly cloudy with increasing N & NW breezes, clear skies late in period; winds: CALM early becoming N & NW with gusts to 27mph at 11:10PM EDT; temp range 45-65-45°; temp average for 24-hour period was 5° BELOW NORMAL \| October 4.62" (+2.55" or 223% of normal) Year 43.57" (+2.02" or 105% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/19/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: High pressure building over the NErn & Ern US with cold, dry, mostly clear weather; winds: N & NW with gusts to 24mph around 10:00AM EDT - winds remained too high for any radiational cooling late period, thus protecting the locale from frost; temp range 44-55-44°; temp average for 24-hour period was 11° BELOW NORMAL \| October 4.62" (+2.41" or 209% of normal) Year 43.57" (+1.88" or 105% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/20/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: As high pressure covers the East, beautiful fall weather ensues with below normal temps, dry afternoon conditions; winds: N to NW early becoming mostly NE winds through late afternoon - then winds diminishing to near calm and becoming SE to S in the evening and overnight - gusts to 20mph late AM; temp range 44-55-38°; temp average for 24-hour period was 13° BELOW NORMAL; the daily high temp of 54° 10/19/15 set a NEW STATION MINIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE record for the date, previously 56° in 2009 \| October 4.62" (+2.29" or 198% of normal) Year 43.57" (+1.76" or 104% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/21/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: High pressure centered over VA and the Carolinas continued pleasant temps all be they below normal; increased humidity between sunset and sunrise, dry in the afternoon; winds: near calm except mostly S & SW mid-AM through late afternoon - gusts to 19mph around noon; temp range 38-67-44°; temp average for 24-hour period was 7° BELOW NORMAL \| October 4.62" (+2.21" or 192% of normal) Year 43.57" (+1.68" or 104% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/22/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Another pleasant fall day with temps rising to the middle 70s, lower humidity levels in the afternoon, clear/sunny skies, generally light winds; heavy dew at post-time; winds: near calm early and late and SW-S-SE with gusts to 15mph early afternoon; temp range 44-74-50°; temp average for 24-hour period was 1° BELOW NORMAL \| October 4.62" (+2.04" or 179% of normal) Year 43.57" (+1.51" or 104% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/23/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: High pressure continues to shift to the east producing mostly sunny/clear conditions, chilly early and late periods with temps rising to the mid and upper 70s in the afternoon; winds; light-to-near-calm except mostly SSW with gusts to 21mph mid-afternoon; temp range 50-76-52°; temp average for 24-hour period was 4° ABOVE NORMAL \| Rainfall: October 4.62" (+2.02" or 178% of normal) Year 43.57" (+1.49" or 104% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/24/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Cold front (FROPA 8:40AM EDT) moved south across the area during early period bringing in fresh NE winds, continued pleasant temps with higher dew points with the onshore flow as high pressure strengthens to the N; skies remained sunny/clear; winds: increasing NE through late evening, then diminishing to CALM late evening through post-time; temp range 52-70-48°; temp average for 24-hour period was 2° ABOVE NORMAL \| Rainfall: October 4.62" (+1.93" or 172% of normal) Year 43.57" (+1.40" or 103% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/25/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: High pressure continued to rotate over New England on its way to the east, sending more cool air to the locale on an onshore flow; winds: CALM, then NE and SE by early evening, becoming CALM overnight and SW at ob-time; temp range 48-67-52°; temp average for 24-hour period was 1° BELOW NORMAL \| Rainfall: October 4.62" (+1.85" or 167% of normal) Year 43.57" (+1.32" or 103% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/26/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Mostly cloudy from overrunning moisture from the SW; high pressure moving across the Great Lakes and OH Valley sent a cold front through the area late afternoon and evening with increasing winds; winds: SW then W through the afternoon becoming NNW with FROPA in the late afternoon shifting in from the NE near midnight with gusts to 24mph; temp range 55-74-56°; temp average for 24-hour period was 4° ABOVE NORMAL \| Rainfall: October 4.62" (+1.62" or 154% of normal) Year 43.57" (+1.09" or 103% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/27/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: A few bursts of sun early then becoming mostly overcast as moisture from Gulf low continued to spin NE'wd; with high pressure to the N, onshore flow strengthened resulting in higher tides especially with a full moon; no minor tidal flooding here but areas prone to that closer to local waterways noted some nuisance flood levels; winds: NE with gusts to 24mph early in period; temp range 55-60-58°; temp average for 24-hour period was NORMAL \| Rainfall: October 4.62" (+1.62" or 154% of normal) Year 43.57" (+1.09" or 103% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/28/2015	7:00 AM	0.07	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Cloudy with periodic -RA, SHRA; winds: NE becoming NE-to-E in the evening and ESE at post-time; temp range 58-67-64°; temp average for 24-hour period was 3° ABOVE NORMAL \| Rainfall: October 4.69" (+1.47" or 146% of normal) Year 43.64" (+0.94" or 102% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/29/2015	7:00 AM	0.16	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Variable cloudiness with periodic sun as SHRA stream NNE along the coastal plains of NC and VA ahead of cold fronts spiraling beneath low pressure to the N; winds: SE-S-SSW with gusts to SSE 26mph; temp range 67-78-67°; temp average for 24-hour period was 13° ABOVE NORMAL \| Rainfall: October 4.85" (+1.39" or 141% of normal) Year 43.80" (+0.86" or 102% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/30/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: With last of SHRA moving through before early period commenced, skies then cleared out featuring abundant sunshine but still warm with nice breezes ahead of FROPA in late afternoon and evening - some mid-level cloudiness with FROPA late afternoon and early evening; winds: SSW gradually became W'rly with gusts to W 23mph; temp range 67-77-54°; temp average for 24-hour period was 16° ABOVE NORMAL \| Rainfall: October 4.85" (+1.24" or 135% of normal) Year 43.71" (+0.71" or 102% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
10/31/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: High pressure builds across the East producing mostly clear skies and pleasant temps; heavy dew late period and at post-time; winds: NNW early becoming NE with gusts to 20mph late morning then winds backing to NNW overnight before diminishing to CALM late period; temp range 54-63-45°; temp average for 24-hour period was 5° ABOVE NORMAL \| Rainfall: October 4.85" (+1.18" or 132% of normal) Year 43.80" (+0.65" or 102% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/1/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Clear, chilly (radiational cooling) early as high pressure over the area shifts east and offshore; meanwhile, high cirrus overspreads the area as moisture flows NE arriving in late AM and gradually thickening to mid-level overcast at post-time; winds: light, variable early with gusts to 12mph in mid-afternoon becoming SSE late evening; temp range 44-64-53°; temp average for 24-hour period was 4° BELOW NORMAL \| Rainfall: October 4.85" (+1.10" or 129% of normal) November 0.00" (-0.13") Year 43.80" (+0.57" or 101% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/2/2015	7:00 AM	0.34	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Cloudy with a few periods of light rain through midnight, then light rain late period as low pressure spins progressively across the S bringing associated rains northward to SErn VA; increasing fog with the rains late period; FROPA during the evening settling slowly south; winds: light, mostly SSW through late afternoon with gusts to 13mph late afternoon, becoming W in the evening then NW late evening diminishing to near calm after midnight; temp range 57-70-64°; temp average for 24-hour period was 3° ABOVE NORMAL \| Rainfall: November 0.34" (+0.10" or 142% of normal) Year 44.14" (+0.67" or 102% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/3/2015	7:00 AM	0.61	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: With low pressure continuing to spread northeast along the SE US coastal states, ongoing rain and fog most of the period with decreasing clouds late in period; winds: NE with gusts to 15mph; temp range 64-65-60°; temp average for 24-hour period was 5° ABOVE NORMAL \| Rainfall: Storm total 0.95" November 0.95" (+0.69" or 365% of normal) Year 44.75" (+1.26" or 103% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/4/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Partly cloudy skies as SErn US coastal low pulls offshore pulling areas of RA out of SErn VA; but no distinct clearing with possibility more -SHRA could redevelop late in period - radar at post-time indication SCT SHRA just to SE moving toward this site; winds: NE with gusts to 17mph; temp range 61-68-55°; temp average for 24-hour period was 6° ABOVE NORMAL \| Rainfall: November 0.95" (+0.44" or 190% of normal) Year 44.76" (+1.02" or 102% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/5/2015	7:00 AM	0.37	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Mostly cloudy, onshore flow, abundant moisture flowing in from the SE resulted in scattered showers through the period; winds: NE with gusts to 17mph becoming light to near calm late evening through post-time; temp range 61-67-64°; temp average for 24-hour period was 5° ABOVE NORMAL \| Rainfall: November 1.32" (+0.68" or 205% of normal) Year 45.12" (+1.25" or 103% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/6/2015	7:00 AM	1.01	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Mostly cloudy, light winds, humid, damp; abundant moisture from trough of low pressure offshore NC moves NE along coastal plains of NE NC and SErn VA; winds: light & variable with gusts to 14mph in heavier SHRA early afternoon; temp range 66-73-65°; temp average for 24-hour period was 13° ABOVE NORMAL \| Rainfall: November 2.33" (+1.66" or 350% of normal) Year 46.13" (+2.23" or 105% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/7/2015	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Fog and -DZ early in period broke quickly to feature mostly sunny skies through the afternoon; rather warm and humid with increasing breezes - the low temperature 11/7/15 of 65° at 5:02AM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth TIED THE STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was set in 1977; partly cloudy skies after sunset becoming mostly cloudy by obs-time; winds: S & SW with gusts to 30mph at 2:32pm EST; temp range 66-77-68°; temp average for 24-hour period was a whopping 16° ABOVE NORMAL \| Rainfall: November 2.33" (+1.54" or 293% of normal) Year 46.13" (+2.11" or 105% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/8/2015	7:00 AM	0.55	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Mostly cloudy skies in the morning ahead of cold front moving through VA; SHRA moved across the locale in early afternoon dissipating in the late afternoon and evening to a few scattered light showers; some fog with the rain; FROPA filters slowly through the locale in mid and late afternoon; winds: S & SW early becoming WNW then N and NE as the afternoon headed to sunset - winds variable from NNW to NE in the evening - NNW after midnight - gust to 28mph at 1:50AM EST; temp range 68-74-54°; temp average for 24-hour period was a whopping 10° ABOVE NORMAL \| Rainfall: November 2.88" (+2.03" or 340% of normal) Year 46.68" (+2.60" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/9/2015	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Patchy high clouds early in period gradually become high overcast as moisture aloft returns from developing low over the Gulf States; cooler as high pressure builds across the Middle Atlantic; winds: NW-N early becoming N-NE by mid-AM diminishing to near calm in mid-evening but increasing again after midnight - gusts to 26mph early in the period; temp range 54-58-49°; temp average for 24-hour period was NORMAL \| Rainfall: November 2.88" (+1.94" or 305% of normal) Year 46.68" (+2.51" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/10/2015	7:00 AM	1.03	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Cloudy with lowering ceilings and overrunning -RA and SHRA as the day progressed; warm front moving N along the coastal plain; fog developing with heavier areas of rain and progressively milder temps; Monday's (11/9/15) rainfall total of 0.84" established a new daily record previously set in 1991 (0.49"); winds: NE early becoming ENE in the afternoon, then SE and S just after midnight, and diminishing to near calm late in period - gusts to 20mph in mid-evening; temp range 56-69-69°; temp average for 24-hour period was 6° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: Event total: 1.03" November 3.91" (+2.81" or 355% of normal) Year 47.71" (+3.38" or 108% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/11/2015	7:00 AM	0.11	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Cloudy through evening with occasional showers through early afternoon; patchy fog early; gradual clearing after midnight to become mostly clear at ob-time; reinforcing front of cooler, drier air filters into the area in late evening and overnight; winds: mostly westerly winds with gusts to 21mph in early-evening; temp range 69-72-50°; temp average for 24-hour period was 9° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: Event total: 1.14" November 4.02" (+2.91" or 363% of normal) Year 47.82" (+3.48" or 108% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/12/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Mostly clear skies with cooler, pleasant weather; heavy dew at beginning and end of period, at post-time; winds: W through NW early in period diminishing to CALM in the evening and overnight - gusts to 21mph at 10:25AM EST; temp range 50-75-49°; temp average for 24-hour period was 4° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: November 4.02" (+2.70" or 305% of normal) Year 47.82" (+3.27" or 107% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/13/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Some high cirrus but mostly clear, a mild afternoon ahead of cold front that moved through in the early evening; winds: CALM early then SSW through mid-evening becoming SW to W remainder of period - gusts to SSW 21mph at 1:50PM EST; temp range 50-73-54°; temp average for 24-hour period was 9° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: November 4.02" (+2.70" or 305% of normal) Year 47.82" (+3.27" or 107% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/14/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Mostly clear skies with cooler, drier temps as high pressure continues to build over the East and centered over the TN Valley; winds: W becoming - gusts to W 23mph, mid-morning; temp range 53-63-39°; temp average for 24-hour period was 6° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: November 4.02" (+2.55" or 273% of normal) Year 47.82" (+3.12" or 107% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/15/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Clear skies, chilly temps as high pressure builds over the area; Unexpected MODERATE FROST at post-time and is season's first killing frost; winds: W to NW with gusts to 21mph at 1:26PM diminishing to CALM in the evening and overnight; temp range 40-56-34°; temp average for 24-hour period was 4° BELOW normal \| Rainfall: November 4.02" (+2.51" or 267% of normal) Year 47.82" (+3.08" or 107% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/16/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: A few high cirrus clouds from time-to-time, otherwise clear skies, frosty temps to start the period as as large high pressure builds over the East; unexpected MODERATE FROST early in period dissipates and temps moderate to the lower 60s in the afternoon; winds: extremely light to CALM the entire period but with a brief period of gusts to 5mph at 11:49PM; temp range 34-61-40°; temp average for 24-hour period was 6° BELOW normal \| Rainfall: November 4.02" (+2.41" or 250% of normal) Year 47.82" (+2.98" or 107% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/17/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Heavy dew early; then mostly clear skies through evening with increase of high and mid-level clouds late; high pressure still in control of the East and shifting east with center over the Mid-Atlantic; winds: SW early backing to SSE mid-afternoon then NW late afternoon through the evening becoming CALM after midnight - gusts SW 11mph at 11AM EST; temp range 40-65-42°; temp average for 24-hour period was NORMAL (0.00) \| Rainfall: November 4.02" (+2.29" or 232% of normal) Year 47.82" (+2.86" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/18/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: While a gradual increase in high and mid-level cloudiness was noted, locale still had abundant sunshine, mostly clear early evening skies; surface FROPA (back-door cold front) as NE flow advanced south along the Eastern Shore and SErn VA; skies became partly cloudy late period with a few radar detected -SHRA approaching from the SE at post-time; winds: CALM early becoming NE-E through the period - gusts to ENE 19mph at 5:11PM EST; temp range 46-69-57°; temp average for 24-hour period was 4° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: November 4.02" (+2.17" or 217% of normal) Year 47.82" (+2.74" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/19/2015	7:00 AM	0.05	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Partly cloudy skies as warm front and cold front well to the S and W continue to pump more moist, milder air N along the coastal plains of the SEern US; a few light SHRA early in period and more SHRA late in period; winds: NE early becoming E then SE to S mid-evening - gusts to SSE 28mph at 11:48AM EST; temp range 61-70-60°; temp average for 24-hour period was a whopping 13° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: November 4.07" (+1.89" or 213% of normal) Year 47.87" (+2.70" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/20/2015	7:00 AM	0.17	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Mostly cloudy through late period, then clearing; SHRA through noon and then scattered brief SHRA in early evening and again with FROPA around 2:30AM EST; winds: SSE variable SSW through much of the period with some gusty winds ahead of cold front - winds becoming NW through NE between 3 & 4AM EST - gusts to 23mph at 12:53PM & again at 6:44AM EST; temp range 61-68-59°; temp average for 24-hour period was 13° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: Event total 0.22" November 4.24" (+2.24" or 212% of normal) Year 48.04" (+2.81" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/21/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Mostly clear skies as high pressure builds across the area; winds: NNW to NE with gusts to 25mph at 8:08AM EST; temp range 59-58-44°; temp average for 24-hour period was 4° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: November 4.24" (+2.24" or 212% of normal) Year 48.04" (+2.81" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/22/2015	7:00 AM	0.15	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Some high clouds but mostly sunny skies early with increase in cloudiness overnight and some -RA arriving after 3AM EST; winds: NNW to NE with gusts to 25mph at 8:08AM EST; temp range 45-61-49°; temp average for 24-hour period was 1° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: Event: 0.15" November 4.39" (+2.08" or 196% of normal) Year 48.19" (+2.65" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/23/2015	7:00 AM	0.70	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Cloudy with ongoing rain that ended in late afternoon - some fog, falling temps as area of low pressure along NC coast moves N'wd ahead of cold front that moved through in the late afternoon; skies began to clear in the early evening; winds: WSW early becoming N & NE through early afternoon; then N & NW winds - gusts to 29mph from the NNW at 12:08AM EST; temp range 53-53-37°; temp average for 24-hour period was 3° BELOW normal \| Rainfall: Event: 0.85" November 5.09" (+2.80" or 222% of normal) Year 48.89" (+3.37" or 107% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/24/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Clear skies, breezy early with colder, more seasonal temps settling across SErn VA; light frost at ob-time; winds: NNW early with gusts to 23mph, becoming WNW and diminishing to CALM in the evening; temp range 37-43-28° (first freeze of the season); temp average for 24-hour period was 12° BELOW normal \| Rainfall: November 5.09" (+2.73" or 215% of normal) Year 48.89" (+3.30" or 107% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/25/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Mostly clear skies, light winds, continued chilly with early and late period frost; winds: variable but mostly W & SW through the daylight hours diminishing to CALM overnight becoming light S late period - morning gust to 11mph; temp range 28-53-32°; temp average for 24-hour period was 10° BELOW normal \| Rainfall: November 5.09" (+2.66" or 209% of normal) Year 48.89" (+3.23" or 107% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/26/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Mostly clear skies, frost early in period, onshore breezes in the afternoon, ground fog thickening at post-time; winds: light early, then mostly ENE flow with gusts to 19mph at 12:09PM, diminishing to CALM late in period; temp range 32-57-41°; temp average for 24-hour period was 3° BELOW normal \| Rainfall: November 5.09" (+2.58" or 203% of normal) Year 48.89" (+3.15" or 107% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/27/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Beautiful fall weather continued despite some high and mid-level clouds from time to time as strong high pressure (30.734") covers the Middle Atlantic; a short period of ground fog at beginning of period with heavy dew at the time and again late period to post-time; winds: onshore light breezes from mid-AM to midnight with gusts to 16mph at 10:58AM EST, CALM winds after midnight; temp range 41-69-45°; temp average for 24-hour period was 4° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: November 5.09" (+2.42" or 191% of normal) Year 48.89" (+2.99" or 107% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/28/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Another spectacular day here as strong high pressure holds along the East Coast with center relocating across the SErn US; winds: CALM early in the period, then NE from mid-AM and becoming NW-NE in the afternoon, diminishing to near CALM again late evening - gusts to NNW 14mph at 2:16 PM EST; temp range 45-70-45°; temp average for 24-hour period was 4° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: November 5.09" (+2.30" or 183% of normal) Year 48.89" (+2.87" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/29/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Weakening high pressure over the area still providing fair weather; increase in high clouds over the Mid-Atlantic; winds: light to near calm mostly SE winds early becoming W & SW in the afternoon diminishing once again to CALM late afternoon and overnight - gusts to W 16mph at 1:00 PM EST; temp range 45-69-52°; temp average for 24-hour period was 4° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: November 5.09" (+2.21" or 177% of normal) Year 48.89" (+2.78" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
11/30/2015	7:00 AM	0.28	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Surface cold front passes early in period and calm winds become northerly; then becoming mostly cloudy with moisture from low over nation's midsection arriving in the evening on WNW flow aloft. Light rain and fog overnight; winds: mostly NE with gusts to 19mph at 6:33PM EST; temp range 54-64-49°; temp average for 24-hour period was 8° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: November 5.37" (+2.26" or 172% of normal) Year 49.17" (+2.83" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/1/2015	7:00 AM	0.22	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Overrunning moisture and warmer air aloft atop cooler air at the surface resulted in ongoing light rain, drizzle, and fog for most of the period; winds: NE becoming NNW in the afternoon and WNW after midnight - gusts to NE 17mph at 11:00AM EST; temp range 49-52-48°; temp average for 24-hour period was 2° ABOVE normal \| Temperatures: November average 56.3° or 3.7° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: November 5.51" (+2.10" or 161% of normal) December 0.09" Year 49.40" (+2.67" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/2/2015	7:00 AM	0.03	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Little change in pattern as overrunning milder, moist air atop the cool, damp surface led to a period of -RA & DZ early, then remaining cloudy with developing dense fog late nite; winds: light, mostly WSW early becoming S in mid-evening, then SSW late nite - gusts to WSW 12mph at 12:31PM EST; temp range 48-58-55°; temp average for 24-hour period was 4° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: Event: 0.54" December 0.12" (+0.09" or 423% of normal) Year 49.43" (+2.76" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/3/2015	7:00 AM	0.05	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Dense fog early period; then continued cloudy, cool, damp first half of period; as cold front pressed closer to the area mid-period, some SHRA late afternoon and evening... milder in afternoon and early evening; cloudy skies late period gave way to slow clearing closer to post-time; winds: CALM early increasing and becoming mostly SSW ahead of cold front, shifting into the W then NW with FROPA at 2:45AM EST - max gust to S 22mph at 7:11PM EST; temp range 56-65-53°; temp average for 24-hour period was 13° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: Event: 0.59" December 0.17" (+0.07" or 167% of normal) Year 49.48" (+2.74" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/4/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: partly cloudy skies, lower dew points, colder temps; winds: W to NW early with gust to 29mph at 9:14AM EST becoming NW and N in the evening becoming CALM early and still breezy with gusts to 25mph at 9:00PM EST; temp range 53-52-42°; temp average for 24-hour period was 6° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: December 0.17" (-0.01") Year 49.48" (+2.66" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/5/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: High pressure continued to build into the Middle Atlantic with clear skies, lower dew points, and seasonably cold temps; frosty (moderate) late period/at post-time as radiational cooling is maximum; winds: mostly NNW except a few short periods of NE winds - winds diminish to near CALM overnight - max gust to NNW 20mph at 9:09AM EST; temp range 42-52-32°; temp average for 24-hour period was 3° BELOW normal \| Rainfall: December 0.17" (-0.07" or 70% of normal) Year 49.48" (+2.60" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/6/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: The late fall spectacular weather continues with mostly clear skies but with a period of an increase in mid-level clouds (scattered) late afternoon 12/05; moderate dew at post-time; winds: near calm early in period becoming mostly NE to E in the afternoon, diminishing to near calm in the evening then picking-up right before sunrise post-time; gusts to 19mph from the NE at 11:37AM EST; temp range 32-54-40°; temp average for 24-hour period was 4° BELOW normal \| Rainfall: December 0.17" (-0.26" or 39% of normal) Year 49.48" (+2.41" or 105% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/7/2015	7:00 AM	0.02	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Clear early with onshore flow keeping temps then above freezing; skies remain mostly sunny through the afternoon with an increase in clouds overnight as weak low forms off the Carolinas' coasts; a few SHRAs move through just before post-time resulting in developing fog; winds: mostly NE vrbl NW during the day, light to near CALM overnight then NE late in period - gusts to 16mph from the NE at 10:037AM EST; temp range 40-56-40°; temp average for 24-hour period was 1° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: December 0.19" (-0.39" or 33% of normal) Year 49.50" (+2.28" or 105% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/8/2015	7:00 AM	0.65	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Cloudy, damp & raw, rain, fog as low pressure offshore SErn US move NE and E to sea; skies clear out around midnight but fog prevails; heavy dew and residual surface moisture with black ice on car tops (supercooling); winds: NNW through NE early then mostly onshore NE with gusts to 17mph at 11:24AM EST; winds diminish to light to CALM mid-evening through post-time; temp range 47-53-37°; temp average for 24-hour period was 1° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: Storm/Event 0.66" December 0.83" (+0.24" or 140% of normal) Year 50.14" (+2.91" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/9/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Clear/sunny skies as high pressure built across the Middle Atlantic; cool and damp, some light fog toward with heavy dew at post-time; winds: CALM early with NNW through NE through mid-afternoon with gusts NNE 16mph at 12:44PM EST; temp range 37-54-36°; temp average for 24-hour period was NORMAL \| Rainfall: December 0.83" (+0.17" or 125% of normal) Year 50.14" (+2.84" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/10/2015	7:00 AM	0.03	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Some fog early period then mostly sunny for the morning with increasing high and mid-level clouds through the evening. Trough swings across the locale late evening through post-time with 0.03" of rain and more ground fog at post-time; winds: variable early becoming SSE in the evening shifting into the WNW as trough moves across and east of the area late period - gusts to WNW 22mph at 11:50PM EST and again WNW ~2:00AM EST; temp range 36-63-48°; temp average for 24-hour period was 4° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: Event/storm 0.03" December 0.86" (+0.22" or 80% of normal) Year 50.17" (+2.45" or 105% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/11/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Some light fog early, then mostly sunny/clear as high pressure holds over the Middle Atlantic; winds: variable early becoming onshore ENE in the afternoon, then CALM to light SSE overnight becoming SSW about 4AM EST - gusts to NNW 13mph at NOON and to SW 16mph at 6:50AM EST (post-time); temp range 47-65-48°; temp average for 24-hour period was 9° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: December 0.86" (+0.22" or 80% of normal) Year 50.17" (+2.45" or 105% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/12/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Other than some patchy clouds from time-to-time, skies were sunny/clear and, once again, light fog developed in the overnight hours; mild temps and high humidity levels continued; heavy dew at post-time; winds: mostly S and SW with gusts to SW 18mph at 3PM EST; temp range 53-69-54°; temp average for 24-hour period was a whopping 13° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: December 0.86" (-0.39" or 69% of normal) Year 50.17" (+2.28" or 105% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/13/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: The mild late fall continues with temps reaching above 70°! Mostly sunny skies altho' there was an increase in high clouds late in the period; heavy dew again at post-time with some light ground fog; humidity levels remained high throughout the period; winds: SSW with gusts to 15mph at 2:52PM EST; temp range 54-74-54°; temp average for 24-hour period was a whopping 18° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: December 0.86" (-0.48" or 64% of normal) Year 50.17" (+2.19" or 105% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/14/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: High pressure ridge continued over the East with mild late fall temps; the low temp 12/13/15 of 54°at 4:22AM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth TIED THE STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for 12/14/15 with DEC database to 1977. The previous record was set in 2001; skies were mostly cloudy as high clouds thickened; high humidity levels during the period; heavy dew again at post-time with some light ground fog pre-ob-time; winds: WSW TO SSW with gusts to 15mph at 12:52PM EST; temp range 55-73-59°; temp average for 24-hour period was a whopping 18° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: December 0.86" (-0.63" or 58% of normal) Year 50.17" (+2.04" or 104% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/15/2015	7:00 AM	0.03	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: increasing clouds and wind ahead of surface front swinging east through the Appalachians and into the Middle Atlantic; mid-afternoon scattered mostly light SHRA and another -SHRA late evening; station record: The high temperature 12/14/15 in West Cradock, Portsmouth of 76° at 1:35PM EST ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 72° set in 2001. winds: gusty, mostly S & SW winds becoming WSW between 3 & 4 AM EST, gusts to 32mph at 3:00AM EST; temp range 61-76-60°; temp average for 24-hour period was a whopping 22° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: Event total 0.03" December 0.89" (-0.71" or 55% of normal) Year 50.20" (+1.96" or 104% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/16/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: mostly sunny/clear skies as high pressure builds into the Middle Atlantic; gradually turning cooler; heavy dew at ob-time; winds: WSW early becoming W then WNW during the afternoon; reinforcing shot of colder air moves in from the NE in the evening - breezy with gust from the W to 26mph at 1:17PM EST and 18mph from the NE direction at 12:35AM EST; temp range 61-69-49°; temp average for 24-hour period was 14° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: December 0.89" (-0.87" or 51% of normal) Year 50.20" (+1.80" or 104% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/17/2015	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Pleasant late fall weather continues with sunny/clear skies most of the day followed by increasing clouds overnight; winds: NE to ENE for much of the day, diminishing to near CALM late afternoon, then becoming mostly ESE to SSE after midnight - gust ENE 19mph at 9:34AM EST; temp range 48-60-49°; temp average for 24-hour period was 9° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: December 0.89" (-0.98" or 48% of normal) Year 50.20" (+1.69" or 103% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/18/2015	7:00 AM	0.91	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: mostly cloudy, mild early, few spits of rain in the AM with some fog too; a few afternoon -SHRA with heavier rain arriving late afternoon and another round of heavier rains arriving late period; FROPA 4:58AM EST; winds: VARIABLE most of the period becoming WNW after midnight then NNW with FROPA - gust NNW 20mph at 5:24PM EST; temp range 61-69-56°; temp average for 24-hour period was 15° ABOVE normal; the high temperature 12/17 of 69° at 1:26PM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth TIED THE STATION MAXIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was set in 2000. Also, A NEW STATION DAILY RAINFALL RECORD was established 12/17/15 when 0.52" of rain fell in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth. The previous record was 0.46" set in 2003. \| Rainfall through 12/17: December 1.41" (-0.51" or 73% of normal) Year 50.72" (+2.16" or 104% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/19/2015	7:00 AM	0.16	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: -RA continued for 2-hours in early period, then ended as cold front continued to move further offshore. Gradually skies cleared with high pressure beginning to build over the Middle Atlantic with colder, drier air in the afternoon through the night; winds: NNW through NE mid-afternoon becoming mostly WNW and W late afternoon and overnight - gusts to W 25mph at 12:34AM EST; temp range 56-falling through 50s then 40s-32°; temp average for 24-hour period was 7° ABOVE normal \| December 1.96" (-0.05" or 98% of normal) Year 51.27" (+2.62" or 105% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/20/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Sunny/mostly clear skies with colder, below-average temps, frost late-period and at ob-time; winds: breezy, with wind chill temps to 23° early in period - overall, W to SW winds with gusts to WSW 26mph at 1:45PM EST, diminishing to light-to-near-CALM late period; temp range 31-45-29°; temp average for 24-hour period was 5° BELOW normal \| December 1.96" (-0.16" or 92% of normal) Year 51.27" (+2.51" or 105% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/21/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Clear and frosty early but with gradual increase of high clouds through the period - then mid-level clouds move-in late; winds: light WEST early then onshore ENE late AM through late afternoon, becoming SSE in the evening, then SSW and W late in period - gusts to ENE 16mph at 3:00PM EST; temp range 29-51-40°; temp average for 24-hour period was 2° BELOW normal \| December 1.96" (-0.21" or 90% of normal) Year 51.27" (+2.46" or 105% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/22/2015	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Cool morning with high overcast and a few scattered mid-level and lower clouds; overrunning warmth and moisture continued the lowering of cloud bases late in period with -RA at ob-time; winds: CALM to light, variable winds early becoming SW through SE through midnight, then near CALM late night to ob time - gusts to SW 15mph at 3:00PM EST; temp range 42-64-58°; temp average for 24-hour period was 10° AVOVE normal \| December 1.96" (-0.21" or 90% of normal) Year 51.27" (+2.46" or 105% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/23/2015	7:00 AM	0.49	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Cloudy, damp with SHRA through early afternoon with just a few -SHRA/sprinkles late in the afternoon and evening; SHRA again after 3AM until post-time, with increasing fog approaching dense levels, resulting from overrunning milder, humid air from the south; winds: light, variable but mostly SSW with gusts to 20mph at 1:00PM EST - CALM winds evening through late night; temp range 59-67-52°; temp average for 24-hour period was 19° AVOVE normal \| Event total: 0.49" December 2.64" (-0.18" or 92% of normal) Year 51.46" (+2.49" or 105% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/24/2015	7:00 AM	0.28	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: The unseasonably warm, humid weather continues over the East bringing cloudy, damp, mild temps with periods of SHRA and fog (more dense at beginning of period); winds: variable but mostly SE through SW with gusts to WSW 22mph at 11:15AM EST; temp range 62-72-67°; temp average for 24-hour period was a whopping 21° ABOVE normal \| Event total: 0.78" December 2.66" (+0.23" or 109% of normal) Year 51.97" (+2.90" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/25/2015	7:00 AM	0.01	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: A -SHRA early in the period (Christmas Eve) with mostly cloudy skies and nice breezes and unseasonably warm temps, pushed upward with a brief period of sun in early afternoon. Expected SHRA late afternoon and overnight diminished before reaching SE VA. Two NEW STATION RECORDS for 12/24/15: the high temperature of 81° at 1:26PM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 74° set in 1990. The maximum temperature reading of 81° for the day is also the maximum temperature recorded for any December day, 1976 through 2015 & the low temperature 12/24/15 of 67° at 5:40AM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record of 51° was set in 1988. The maximum low temperature reading of 67° for the date is also the all-time station maximum low temperature recorded for any December day, 1976 through 2015; winds: mostly SSW with gusts to 26mph at 2:00PM EST; temp range 68-81-70°; temp average for 24-hour period was a whopping 27° ABOVE normal \| Event total: 0.71" December 2.67" (+0.04" or 101% of normal) Year 51.98" (+2.71" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/26/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours: Christmas day remained cloudy, damp, unseasonably warm with periodic fog; New Records: the high temperature 12/25/15 of 79° at 12:56PM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 72° set in 1982. The low temperature 12/25/15 of 67° at 11:14PM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record of 55° was set in 1987. The maximum low temperature reading of 67° for 12/25/15 TIED the all-time station maximum low temperature recorded for any December day, 1976 through 2015 and previously set yesterday 12/24/15; winds: mostly SSW with gusts to 20mph at 9:59AM EST diminishing to light winds late, then WNW at post-time as wind shift occurs with surface front moving S along the VA coast; temp range 70-79-65°; temp average for 24-hour period was a whopping 31° ABOVE normal \| December 2.67" (-0.11" or 96% of normal) Year 51.98" (+2.56" or 105% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/27/2015	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Continued cloudy and damp with cooler temps as a weak surface front moved down the VA coastline around 10AM EST; fog increased here in the evening with dense fog noted late in period to post-time; despite the cooler temps, a new max low temp for 12/26/15 was set with 59° - at several times through the evening - surpassing the previous station record for the date of 58° in 1982; winds: calm early then mostly NE late morning through late evening then near CALM overnight becoming SW at ob-time - wind gust NNW 18mph as surface front passed early period; temp range 67-66-59°; temp average for 24-hour period was 20° ABOVE normal \| December 2.67" (-0.26" or 91% of normal) Year 51.98" (+2.41" or 105% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/28/2015	7:00 AM	0.02	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Dense fog in vicinity quickly diminishing by mid-AM, then rollercoaster ride with mild, drier, breezy conditions under abundant sunshine through mid-evening; in the late evening and overnight, increasing cloudiness with cold front moving S through VA accompanied by a few rainshowers; FROPA @0120 EST; New Station Record: the high temp 12/27/15 of 74° at 2:16PM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 62° set in 2008. The low temperature 12/27/15 of 59° at 12:01AM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record of 51° was set in 1982; winds: calm early then SSW through 1AM EST becoming W then NW and into the ENE late period - wind gust ENE 26mph at 4:13AM EST; temp range 63-74-54°; temp average for 24-hour period was a whopping 26° ABOVE normal \| December 2.67" (-0.31" or 89% of normal) Year 51.98" (+2.36" or 105% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/29/2015	7:00 AM	0.29	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cloudy early in period but SHRA return late evening into early morning; some fog especially at times of SHRA; winds: mostly ENE winds through midnight becoming S & SW late in the period - wind gust NE 29mph at 11:00AM EST; temp range 54-rising through the 50s-65°; temp average for 24-hour period was 16° ABOVE normal \| December 2.99" (-0.22" or 94% of normal) Year 52.30" (+2.45" or 105% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/30/2015	7:00 AM	0.03	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Some light fog, showers & drizzle early in period (0.02"); then mostly cloudy until late afternoon with a few periods of sunshine; partially obscured skies overnight; New record temps: the high temperature 12/29/15 of 77° at 2:50PM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 76° set in 1984. The low temperature 12/29/15 of 58° at 12:01AM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth TIED THE STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was set in 1984; winds: nice breezes as winds became SSW through 5PM EST with gusts to S 27mph at 12:24PM EST - surface FROPA switched winds into the NNW early evening with winds diminishing to near CALM in late evening, NE-ESE winds at times after midnight; temp range 65-77-58°; light fog at times overnight; temp average for 24-hour period was 23° ABOVE normal \| December 3.01" (-0.20" or 94% of normal) Year 52.32" (+2.47" or 105% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
12/31/2015	7:00 AM	0.87	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cloudy, damp, some fog, with another round of rain heading into the area during the morning and tapering off just before midnight with more -RA arriving late in period - FROPA at ob-time; New record temp: the low temperature 12/30/15 of 58° at 1:08AM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth established a NEW STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 55° set in 1990; the 0.88" of rain which fell on 12/30/15 established at NEW DAILY RAINFALL RECORD surpassing the 0.34" or 1977; winds: ENE early becoming SSE in late afternoon and after midnight - max gust SW 18mph at 10:49PM EST; temp range 60-65-64°; temp average for 24-hour period was 20° ABOVE normal \| December 3.89" (+0.63" or 119% of normal) Year 53.20" (+3.30" or 107% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/1/2016	7:00 AM	0.36	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cold front passed through just before ob-time 12/31/15 with rain continuing to move NE along the front and into SErn VA; front continued to move slowly SE into the Carolinas; New record temp: the low temperature 12/31/15 of 52° at 11:59PM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth TIED THE STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was set in 1992; winds: NNW early with FROPA becoming mostly NE for the remainder of the period; winds died off to CALM just before midnight until @ 2AM EST with wind speeds picking up again from the NE - max gust N 18mph just before ob-time; temp range 64-dropping through the 50s-48°; temp average for 24-hour period was 16° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: Event 1.58" December 4.25" (+0.90" or 127% of normal) Year 53.56" (+3.57" or 107% of normal) Temperature Averages: December 56.8° (+12.1°) Year 62.0° (+1.4°) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/2/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cloudiness behind cold front, now well to our S, persisted into early afternoon. Skies gradually cleared out from afternoon through post-time when skies were clear. Turning colder through the period as high pressure continued to build-in. Frost on raised surfaces at ob-time \| Winds: NE early backing to NNW and then into a WSW direction through mid-evening... mostly WNW late period and diminishing to near calm at sunrise; temp range 48-52-35°; temp average for 24-hour period was 4° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: January 0.00" (-0.14" or 0% of normal) Year 0.00" (-0.14" or 0% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/3/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): A few high cirrus clouds but mostly clear skies, colder temps tempered by fairly light winds and bright sunshine. Frost returns late evening through post-time \| Winds: mostly WNW early backing to the SSW in mid-afternoon - gust to N 16mph at 12:59PM EST; temp range 39-50-34°; temp average for 24-hour period was NORMAL \| Rainfall: January 0.00" (-0.27" or 0% of normal) Year 0.00" (-0.27" or 0% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/4/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Patchy cirrus clouds and sunshine made for a partly cloudy, drier period and chilly temps as weak high pressure covers the area. Cold front from the N moves through around midnight dropping temps into the upper 30s and stiffening winds. Frost early in the period and again on car-tops in late evening \| Winds: mostly WSW early becoming SSW in the afternoon, diminishing in the evening; FROPA around midnight brings NNW variable NE winds for late period - gust to NE 24mph at 2:30AM EST; temp range 34-51-38°; temp average for 24-hour period was 1°ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: January 0.00" (-0.44" or 0% of normal) Year 0.00" (-0.44" or 0% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/5/2016	7:00 AM	T	T	M	T	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure continued to ridge down the East Coast. With increasing winds from the NW then N, areas of SHSN/streamers developed, heading SE across the lower Middle Atlantic. At period's end, shift of streamers/SHSN from just offshore to the WSW with area sending flurries at ob-time; winds: mostly N & NNW with gusts to 29mph at 10:36AM EST; temp range 39-41-22°; temp average for 24-hour period was 5° BELOW normal \| Rainfall & Snowfall: January TRACE (-0.57" or <0% of normal) Year TRACE (-0.57" or <0% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/6/2016	7:00 AM	0.02	0.2	M	0.2	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): A rather vigorous area/plume of bay/ocean effect SHSN moving from NE to SW across SErn VA early in period; here 0.2" of snow & blowing snow (sometimes heavy) was noted at 9AM EST; SHSN diminished with partly cloudy skies through mid-day and a mostly sunny afternoon; scattered clouds overnight to become clear late in period; much colder with a day of freezing and sub-freezing temps as intense high pressure ridged down the NE and E coasts; FROST at post-time; winds: mostly NW and N early, becoming NE late afternoon then NW variable NE in the evening; diminishing winds in the afternoon through period's end - gusts to NW 26mph at 7:01AM EST; temp range 21-32-28°; temp average for 24-hour period was 15° BELOW normal \| Rainfall: January 0.02" (-0.61" or 3% of normal) Year 0.02" (-0.61" or 3% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 0.2" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/7/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cold, early morning temps rose nicely as high pressure over the area shifted offshore; FROST early in period; skies were partly cloudy for the period; winds: mostly NE with gusts to 21mph at 3:00PM EST; temp range 31-46-42°; temp average for 24-hour period was 5° BELOW normal \| Rainfall: January and Year 0.02" (-0.72" or 3% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 0.2" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/8/2016	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cloudy, cool, increasingly more humid as cool air at surface is overrun by milder, more humid air to the S resulting in some fog and drizzle late period; winds: mostly NE with two periods from the NNW - gusts to NNW 20mph at 7:24PM EST; temp range 43-52-46°; temp average for 24-hour period was 5° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: January and Year 0.02" (-0.83" or 2% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 0.2" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/9/2016	7:00 AM	0.06	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Continued cloudy, cool, and damp with locale affected by western edge of offshore system and moisture overrunning from the S and SW; a few spotty areas of light drizzle with light SHRA late evening and overnight; winds: mostly mostly NE with gust to 21mph at 11:40AM EST; temp range 46-52-47°; temp average for 24-hour period was 9° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: January and Year 0.08" (-0.95" or 5% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 0.2" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/10/2016	7:00 AM	0.10	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Continued cloudy, damp, foggy, chilly early with a few scattered showers through the period; warm front moved through after midnight with temps rising into the lower 60s; winds: mostly mostly ENE through midnight becoming ESE then SSE to SSW late nite - gusts to S19mph at 4:00AM EST; temp range 48-57-62°; temp average for 24-hour period was 12° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: January and Year 0.18" (-0.96" or 12% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 0.2" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/11/2016	7:00 AM	0.03	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Partly cloudy skies early, increasing wind, a couple of SHRA behind surface front moving offshore VA coast; skies begin to clear out in the afternoon and overnight with temps turning much colder, dropping some 34° from highs Sunday afternoon; FROPA moving through slowly in late afternoon and evening; winds: SSW early becoming SW & W in the evening then W'ly after midnight and WNW towards ob-time - gusts to SW 31mph at 1:41PM EST; temp range 62-66-32°; temp average for 24-hour period was 15° ABOVE normal; New Temp Station Record: the high temperature 1/10/16 of 66° at 1:05PM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth TIED THE STATION MAXIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was set in 2002. \| Rainfall: January and Year 0.21" (-1.05" or 17% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 0.2" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/12/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Mostly clear skies, colder, drier with below normal temps as high pressure builds across the East; light frost on raised surfaces late evening and overnight; winds: WNW through early evening becoming WSW then SSW in the evening; winds diminish to near CALM midnight through 4AM becoming light SSW at end of period - gusts to W 22mph at 3:00PM EST; temp range 32-45-29°; temp average for 24-hour period was 2° BELOW normal \| Rainfall: January and Year 0.21" (-1.17" or 15% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 0.2" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/13/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure moving offshore turns winds in from the SSW ahead of a surface front dropping SSW under an clipper moving across the Great Lakes into New England. Winds increased, gusting to the 30mph range most of the afternoon and evening, chilling temps which rose to the lower 50s on the SSW winds; colder air and pressure rises behind FROPA which arrives between 4 and 5PM EST; temps fall in the evening through the 40s to the low 30s by ob-time as high pressure builds across the Middle Atlantic as jet stream dips across the area; winds: SSW through early evening then W'ly through midnight and WNW overnight - gusts to WNW 38mph at 8:03PM EST; temp range 32-53-30°; A NEW STATION DAILY WIND GUST record was established 1/12/16 with a gust of 38 mph in the West Cradock section of Portsmouth at 8:03 PM EST. The previous record was 35 mph in 1983; temp average for 24-hour period was 1° BELOW normal\| Rainfall: January and Year 0.21" (-1.28" or 14% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 0.2" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/14/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure continued to build across the Middle Atlantic strengthening the cold dry air for at least one day; with CALM winds, humidity increases overnight with light frost at post-time \| winds: WNW with gusts to 21mph through noon; then mostly WSW in the afternoon with gradually diminishing winds; CALM winds in the evening and overnight becoming SSW with gusts to 17mph at sunrise \| temp range 30-39-26°; temp average for 24-hour period was 8° BELOW normal\| Rainfall: January and Year 0.21" (-1.35" or 13% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 0.2" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/15/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure dominated the weather with moderating afternoon temps; scattered light frost in early period on raised surfaces and light frost late period and at ob-time mostly on raised surfaces; clear/sunny skies \| winds: mostly SW and SSW with gusts to 25mph at 2:37PM EST \| temp range 30-57-36°; temp average for 24-hour period was NORMAL \| Rainfall: January and Year 0.21" (-1.49" or 12% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 0.2" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/16/2016	7:00 AM	1.50	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Some residual light frost on raised surfaces early, then sunshine through mid-morning with rapid increase of high clouds; cloud bases lower through early afternoon with rain arriving at 4:20PM EST; rain increases as low pressure moves and intensifies rapidly out of the Gulf Coast states; TSRA - 1 bolt of LTG in mid-evening followed by downpour; rain continues through early AM 1/16 with overcast skies through post-time; FROPA late evening as low moves into NE NC with very low pressure bottoming at 29.238" or 990 mb; a NEW STATION DAILY RAINFALL RECORD was established 1/15/16 when 1.47" of rain fell in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth. The previous record was 0.93" set in 1998 \| winds: SSE early becoming ENE in late afternoon then N'ly late evening, backing the NW to W after midnight then W to SW toward ob-time - gusts to 26mph at 10:42PM EST \| temp range 35-59-46°; temp average for 24-hour period was 7° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: Storm total: 1.50" January and Year 1.71" (-0.19" or 90% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 0.2" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/17/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Mostly clear/sunny skies prevailed but with downsloping winds, temps rose nicely into the upper 50s; a secondary push of colder air in late evening lowered temps gradually overnight through post-time; increasing cloudiness overnight as vigorous low develops over the SE US and moves off the FL northern coast late in period sending large area of overrunning clouds and moisture northward \| winds: mostly WSW becoming NE late evening with gust to 24 at multiple times during the period \| temp range 47-59-43°; temp average for 24-hour period was 14° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: January and Year 1.71" (-0.19" or 90% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 0.2" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/18/2016	7:00 AM	0.44	0.5	0.14	0.5	0.14	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Low pressure to the S continued to deepen and spread moisture northward to coastal VA. Temps in the lower 40s dropped steadily as rain began at 9:30AM EST. At 10:45 AM rain mixed with wet snow and continued, turning over to a1l-wet-snow then snow by 11:15AM EST. Snow continued on till @2PM EST and ended as scattered flurries. Of note, at times snowflakes reached half-dollar-coin-size and provided a good base for the wet snow to accumulate reaching ½ inch at height of event. Snow produced 0.14" water equivalent in the 0.44" storm total. Skies gradually cleared out remainder of afternoon through post time \| winds: NE early backing to the N then NW late morning through midevening and WNW variable WSW late evening ahead of cold front just moving into SErn VA at post-time \| temp range 43-falling through 30s-31°; temp average for 24-hour period was 1° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: Storm total: 0.44" and ½" of snow; January and Year 2.15" (+0.10" or 105% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 0.7" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/19/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Clear skies with much colder, dry temps as arctic high pressure sinks south from Canada, covering the eastern 2/3rds of the US \| winds: WNW through N with gusts NNW 30mph at 1:00AM EST \| temp range 31-32-18°; temp average for 24-hour period was 11° BELOW normal \| Rainfall: January and Year 2.15" (-0.11" or 95% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 0.7" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/20/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Clear skies, breezy, cold and dry as high pressure controls the East \| winds: WNW through 4AM EST then NNW late period - gust NW 30mph at 10:17AM EST \| temp range 18-29-20°; temp average for 24-hour period was 14° BELOW normal \| Rainfall: January and Year 2.15" (-0.32" or 87% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 0.7" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/21/2016	7:00 AM	0.01	0.1	M	0.1	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Continued cold and dry early half of period; then increasing cloudiness late afternoon to mid-evening with light snow measuring 0.1" in a 90-minunte period as weak system moved through the Mid-Atlantic; some snow on streets at height of most intense snowfall, but streets cleared with traffic and end of snowfall; skies cleared out late period as high pressure began to build back into area with NW winds and cold temps \| winds: NNW early backed to the SSW ahead of passing evening system becoming W and NW late period - peak gust WNW 21mph at 6:49AM EST \| temp range 23-37-29°; temp average for 24-hour period was 10° BELOW normal \| Rainfall: January and Year 2.16" (-0.39" or 85% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 0.8" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/22/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cold, mostly clear weather continued through the evening with increase of high clouds late in period - virga observed at post-time \| Coastal Flood Watch placed in effect for late period through AM 1/23/16 & a High Wind Watch Remains In Effect For FRI Evening Through Late Saturday Night \| winds: mostly NNW through the period with gusts to 24mph at 9:47AM EST \| temp range 30-36-29°; temp average for 24-hour period was 5° BELOW normal \| Rainfall: January and Year 2.16" (-0.52" or 80% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 0.8" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/23/2016	7:00 AM	2.25	0.8	0.12	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Period begins with high & mid-level clouds quickly transitioning to overcast; cold, dry air in place just ahead of quickly advancing and complex storm system moving NE across the SE US; mix of ice pellets and snow at 10:15AM EST; mix continues for a few minutes then changes to wet snow with quarter-size flakes; snow continued on and off, mixed at times with sleet; until 4PM EST; rain moved in during early evening as temps rose to the upper 40s overnight, hourly rain amounts increased through the night, winds picked up with frequent gusts over 30mph; two new daily wind gust records: 37mph on 1/22/16 at 11:23PM EST surpassing the previous record of 33mph in 1997 and 38mph at 1:01AM EST 1/23-16 surpassing the previous record of 36mph in 2005 [records database to July 1976] \| lowest pressure reading 29.253" at 3:18AM EST with low center moving NNE along the NC coast and just SE then E of this station; rain ended with a brief period of light snow and freezing rain close to post-time \| a coastal flood watch was upgraded to a warning & a high wind watch remained in effect at period's end \| winds: NW very early in period becoming NE and E through 1AM EST followed by N and NW winds late period - max gust 38mph (daily record) at 1:01AM EST \| temp range 31-49-32°; temp average for 24-hour period was 1° BELOW normal \| Rainfall: January and Year 4.41" (+1.50" or 152% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 1.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/24/2016	7:00 AM	0.30	1.2	0.30	1.2	0.30	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Heavy remains moved to the NE leaving falling temps, some light rain then light snow as the period began. Periodic mixed light rain, snow and ice pellets until mid-afternoon when wrap-around from storm- triggered by upper low moving through - brought accumulating snow (1.2") and temps falling to near 30. The snow diminished late evening and ended shortly after midnight; Rainfall for calendar day 1/23/16 established a NEW STAION DAILY RAINFALL RECORD (1.11") surpassing the 0.83" of 1998 [records database to July 1976] \| a coastal flood warning continued & a high wind watch remained in effect for early half of period \| winds: WNW through 6PM EST then NW till period's end - gusts to WNW 32mph at 4:00pm EST \| temp range 32-33-29°; temp average for 24-hour period was NORMAL (+/-0) \| Rainfall: Storm/event: 2.55" January and Year 4.71" (+1.78" or 160% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 2.8" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/25/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.5	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Clear skies, cold temps, gusty winds early as low pressure continued to sea off New England. 1.2" of snow after the storm began to melt as temps rose nicely to the upper 30s. Winds subsided in the evening and combined with clear skies and snow cover to set max radiational cooling into motion, leading to heavy frost late period; spotty black ice formed \| winds: NW with gusts to 27mph around 9AM EST; winds diminish through the afternoon with CALM winds through the evening and overnight \| temp range 31-39-24°; temp average for 24-hour period was 8° BELOW normal \| Rainfall: Storm/event: 2.55" January and Year 4.71" (+1.68" or 155% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 2.8" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/26/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	T	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Clear skies for most of the period, increase in high clouds afternoon; heavy frost and spotty black ice to begin the period, not as cold later in the day and overnight. \| Winds: very light with peak gust at 7mph on several occasions, mainly in the afternoon \| temp range 24-50-37°; temp average for 24-hour period was 3° BELOW normal \| Rainfall: January and Year 4.71" (+1.54" or 149% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 2.8" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/27/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): A nice warm-up on SSW breezes and plenty of sun; increase in high clouds overnight ahead of cold front which passed at 6:48AM EST just before ob-time \| Winds: SSW through late afternoon, diminishing to CALM through the evening, increasing SSW then WNW after midnight with gusts to 12mph \| temp range 41-65-51°; temp average for 24-hour period was 12° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: January and Year 4.71" (+1.47" or 145% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 2.8" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/28/2016	7:00 AM	0.04	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Increasing clouds with a few -SHRA from time-to-time during the AM; FROPA moved through early period with temps falling through the 40s; variable cloudiness afternoon through late period \| Winds: WNW becoming NE mid-morning with gusts to NE 27mph at 9:58AM EST \| temp range 51-42-37°; temp average for 24-hour period was 7° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: January and Year 4.75" (+1.41" or 142% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 2.8" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/29/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cold front moved offshore Mid-Atlantic early in period with weak low pressure developing along it to our SE; rain from that area did not reach station but variably cloudy skies prevailed early with clearing overnight as pressure rises continued slowly; damp and chilly \| Winds: mostly N & NW with few periods of onshore flow from low well east of the coast - gusts to 14mph at 10:25AM EST, diminishing to CALM late evening then mostly westerly with gusts 12mph and post-time \| temp range 37-47-36°; temp average for 24-hour period was 2° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: January and Year 4.75" (+1.31" or 138% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 2.8" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/30/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure over the NE US pushed a surface front through the area early in the morning hours with reinforcing cold, drier air and gusty winds pushing into the Middle Atlantic. Skies were clear overnight and dropped into the middle 20s with frost at ob-time. \| Winds: WNW with gust to 31mph at 2:58PM EST, diminishing to CALM after midnight \| temp range 35-51-26°; temp average for 24-hour period was 3° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: January and Year 4.75" (+1.31" or 138% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 2.8" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/31/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure continued to dominate the local weather with cold temps and mostly clear skies; frost and sub-freezing temps as period begins \| Winds: light WNW early becoming ESE then SSW in the afternoon and overnight - gust to SSW 17mph at 6:59AM EST \| temp range 26-54-38°; temp average for 24-hour period was 1° BELOW normal \| Rainfall: January and Year 4.75" (+1.14" or 131% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 2.8" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/1/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Beautiful winter weather with mostly clear/sunny skies and pleasant temps rising to the upper 60s! \| Winds: SSW with gusts to SW 24mph at 2:09PM EST \| temp range 41-68-52°; temp average for 24-hour period was 12° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: February 0.00" January and Year 4.75" (+1.07" or 129% of normal) Snowfall Month & Seasonal: 2.8" January Average Temp: 40.8° or 0.5° ABOVE normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/2/2016	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Sunshine continued early in period with increase of high and mid-level clouds in the evening ahead of FROPA that occurred at 7:18PM EST; a few sprinkles ahead of passage and some light fog \| Winds: S through W winds ahead of front, then NE winds after frontal passage; gusts to NE25mph at 7:41PM EST; temp range 51-71-48°; temp average for 24-hour period was 19° ABOVE normal \| Rainfall: February TRACE Year 4.75" (+1.01" or 127% of normal) Snowfall Month 0.0" & Seasonal: 2.8" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/3/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure continued to cover the lower Middle Atlantic through the day with abundant sunshine and cool temps as NE flow continued; in the latter half of the period, winds became ESE then SE and pressure falls increased as warm front continued to move NE over the SErn US; increase in high & middle level clouds out ahead of the front \| temp range 46-52-43°; temp average for 24-hour period was 5° ABOVE normal; winds: NE early in the period becoming ENE mid-afternoon then diminishing to near calm at midnight followed by E & SE winds late period - gusts to NE 23mph at 1:00PM EST; \| Rainfall: February TRACE Year 4.75" (+0.90" or 123% of normal) Snowfall Month 0.0" & Season: 2.8" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/4/2016	7:00 AM	1.82	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Gusty SSW winds help push temps to the upper 70s ahead of a cold front that presses across the state during the day, reaching SErn VA in the evening. Rain, sometimes heavy in the evening (1.52") set a new daily (2/3) rainfall record surpassing the 0.69" of 2005; some fog; rains ahead of front move offshore between 2 and 3AM EST altho' the actual front remained to the west of the station \| temp range 52-76-62°; temp average for 24-hour period was 17° ABOVE normal; winds: mostly S through late evening, then diminishing to near calm followed by S & SW winds late evening through post-time - gusts to S 23mph at 11:49AM EST \| Rainfall: February 1.82" (+1.38" or 414% of normal) Year 6.57" (+2.45" or 159% of normal) Snowfall Month 0.0" & Season: 2.8" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/5/2016	7:00 AM	2.22	T	0.10	T	0.10	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): SSW winds kept temps in mid-60s early in period with cold front heralding heavy rains and much colder temps and a noteworthy 14° drop between 11AM and NOON EST. Front was very slow to shift east and rain continued here, sometimes heavy, through the period. Low pressure strengthened late period and moved offshore SErn VA on its way NE'wd. The low pulled in even colder air from the N and produced gusty winds to N 32mph. Rain began to mix with ice pellets and snow with a TRACE of frozen precip on raised surfaces and grassy areas at post-time. As mentioned, the rain was heavy on several occasions during the period as rain trained across the locale from SW to NE; fog noted during the entire period \| temp range 64-40s-35°; temp average for 24-hour period was 13° ABOVE normal; winds: SSW early diminishing to near calm between 10AM & NOON EST, then NE winds through 3AM EST when winds backed to the N - gusts to N 32mph at 6:534M EST \| Rainfall: STORM/EVENT Total 4.16" February 4.16" Year 8.91" Snowfall Month TRACE & Season: 2.8" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/6/2016	7:00 AM	0.12	T	0.12	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Offshore low pressure moves NE away from SErn VA early in period. Some IP and -SN persisted behind the low with clearing skies late AM through most of the period. Some high clouds moved into the area around 5AM EST. The trace of SN recorded here on calendar day 2/5 was the first 5th of February when snow has been recorded at this station (FEB database to 1977). FROST developed late period through post-time \| temp range 35-44-29°; temp average for 24-hour period was 1° ABOVE normal; winds: N&NW the entire period with gusts to 32mph early then diminishing to near calm late \| Rainfall: STORM/EVENT Total 4.16" February 4.16" Year 8.91" (+4.58" or 206% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: TRACE Season: 2.8" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/7/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure over the Mid-Atlantic brings a frosty start to the period and some light frost again in late evening; sunny/clear skies, cool, temps followed by increasing high clouds in the evening and overnight \| temp range 29-45-31° ; temp average for 24-hour period was 2° BELOW normal; winds: light NNW then becoming ENE briefly just before noon, then mostly NE through late afternoon, diminishing to near calm in the evening and overnight but picking up from the NE as pressure gradient tightens due to developing low pressure off the SErn US coast - gusts to NW 17mph at 1:42PM EST \| Rainfall: February 4.16" (+3.41" or 557% of normal) Year 8.91" (+4.48" or 201% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: TRACE Season: 2.8" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/8/2016	7:00 AM	0.06	T	0.02	T	0.02	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Bombing super storm well east of the SErn US sent thickening clouds, stronger, gusty winds and some IP and -RA across the station with clearing skies late night as the storm pulled north well-offshore \| temp range 39-42-38° ; temp average for 24-hour period was 3° BELOW normal; winds: increasing NE early becoming N and NW in mid-afternoon through late period - gusts to NNW 33mph at 4:49PM EST \| Rainfall: February 4.22" (+3.35" or 486% of normal) Year 8.97" (+4.42" or 197% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: TRACE Season: 2.8" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/9/2016	7:00 AM	0.02	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Clear skies early in the period with increase in high and mid-level clouds late afternoon as upper low traverses the Middle Atlantic bringing some -SHRA into the vicinity late evening, then mostly cloudy skies overnight becoming partly cloudy at post-time with upper low out over the Western Atlantic \| temp range 38-48-39° ; temp average for 24-hour period was 3° ABOVE normal \| winds: decreasing NW winds early with gusts to NW 20mph at 9:30AM; winds becoming ENE ahead of upper low moving towards SErn VA through late evening then becoming SW-WNW after midnight \| Rainfall: February 4.23" (+3.27" or 436% of normal) Year 8.98" (+4.34" or 193% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: TRACE Season: 2.8" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/10/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Gradually, high pressure builds into the East heralding colder, drier air through the period; -SHRA/-SHSN moved east across the state to our N and across NC in the afternoon and evening \| temp range 38-48-29° ; temp average for 24-hour period was 2° ABOVE normal \| winds: W & SW with gusts to 27mph at 12:26PM EST diminishing overnight \| Rainfall: February 4.23" (+3.21" or 413% of normal) Year 8.98" (+4.28" or 191% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: TRACE Season: 2.8" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/11/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Continued building of cold Canadian air south and east with scattered clouds early and mostly sunny to clear skies late afternoon through the period's end. Colder and dry \| temp range 30-43-24° ; temp average for 24-hour period was 4° BELOW normal \| winds: mostly W & SW through mid-evening then W & NW through post-time - gusts to 32mph at 9:00PM EST and wind chills dropping to the teens° \| Rainfall: February 4.23" (+3.21" or 413% of normal) Year 8.98" (+4.28" or 191% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: TRACE Season: 2.8" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/12/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Mostly clear, breezy, cold, dry as polar high moves across the East \| temp range 24-36-25° ; temp average for 24-hour period was 11° BELOW normal \| winds: W & NW becoming NNW-NE around midnight - gusts to W 27mph at 10:00AM EST \| Rainfall: February 4.23" (+2.97" or 336% of normal) Year 8.98" (+4.04" or 182% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: TRACE Season: 2.8" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/13/2016	7:00 AM	0.05	0.5	0.50	0.5	0.50	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Winter Weather Advisory posted through late afternoon; high clouds increased at the beginning of the period with overrunning moisture from low pressure deepening off the lower SC coast; snow arrived @ 1:00pm as -SHSN increasing gradually to light, occasionally moderate snow through 4PM EST with snow slowly diminishing by 6PM EST. Total storm/event snowfall: 0.5" (0.05" melt) with heavier snow noted on radar just to S and E of station. Winds dropped to near calm during snowfall through the overnight period and temps dropped into the upper 20s. Skies became variably cloudy in the evening then partly cloudy late evening through post-time; spotty black ice after snowfall as temps dropped into the lower 20s; The high temperature 2/13/16 of 33° at 1:38PM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth established a NEW STATION MINIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 34° set in 1994 \| temp range 25-33-23° ; temp average for 24-hour period was 11° BELOW normal \| winds: NE through SE early in period diminishing and becoming CALM overnight followed by increasing W winds late period - gusts to 14mph at 8:18AM EST and to NW 18MPH at post-time; wind chills dropping to 11° at 6:58AM EST \| Snowfall Total/Event: 0.5" (0.05" melt) Rainfall: February 4.28" (+2.94" or 318% of normal) Year 9.03" (+4.01" or 180% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: 0.5" Season: 3.4" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/14/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Arctic air builds into the Middle Atlantic as cold front arrives, skies remain mostly clear, cold, dry temps drop to the upper teens, and wind chill temps drop to near 0° by period's end. \| temp range 24-32-17° ; temp average for 24-hour period was 13° BELOW normal \| winds: N, NW, and WNW increasing early period as arctic front pushes through the area - gusts to NW 32mph at 8:19AM EST; wind chills dropping to -0.4° at post-time \| Rainfall: February 4.28" (+2.83" or 295% of normal) Year 9.03" (+3.90" or 176% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: 0.5" Season: 3.4" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/15/2016	7:00 AM	0.10	1.2	0.10	1.2	0.10	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Arctic air holds firm with afternoon temps only rising to the middle 20s and low dew points, rising into the single digits°. Sunny skies early period but high clouds begin to move in during the late afternoon; thickening clouds in the evening with light snow commencing around 11PM EST ahead of low pressure in the South moving slowly northeastward; snow continues until post-time, (snow changes to ice pellets, freezing rain, and rain at 7:30AM EST 2/15/16); at post-time, 1.2" on snowboard table with 0.10" liquid equivalent. \| temp range 17-26-23° ; temp average for 24-hour period was 21° BELOW normal; NEW STATION RECORDS: The low temperature 2/14/16 of 17° at 5:27AM EST in the West Cradock section of Portsmouth TIED THE STATION LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date previously set in 1986. The high temperature 2/14/16 of 26° at 3:45PM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth established a NEW STATION MINIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD for 2/14/16. The previous record was 29° set in 1989. \| winds: N & NW early becoming ENE in early afternoon through mid-eveing; light SE to SW winds from 9 until 11PM EST, becoming E & SE then N & NW then ENE as snowfall continues till post-time; gusts to NNW 25mph early in the period; wind chills temps drop to 0° as the period began \| Rainfall: February 4.38" (+2.67" or 256% of normal) Year 9.13" (+3.74" or 169% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: 1.7" Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/16/2016	7:00 AM	0.30	T	T	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Wide variety in weather during the period beginning with mixed precip; few remaining flakes, ice pellets, and some freezing rain. A 30° temp swing through the period as warmer air continued to flow across the damp, cold surface with residual snow and ice from the previous 8-hours; fog increases with some patchy RA and SHRA through early afternoon and again mid-evening which melted remaining snow and ice; cloudy overnight, with SSE winds pushing temps to the low 50s by midnight and to near 60° by post-time. \| temp range 29-rising through 30s, 40s, 50s-59° ; temp average for 24-hour period was 6° BELOW normal \| winds: ENE through NOON, then diminishing N winds to near calm in the late afternoon becoming SSE then SE vrbl. SW in late period - gusts to NE 19mph at 9AM EST and to SW 29mph at 6AM EST \| Period Snowfall: TRACE (IP, ZR) Rainfall: February 4.68" (+2.96" or 272% of normal) Year 9.43" (+4.03" or 175% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: 1.7" Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/17/2016	7:00 AM	0.50	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Strong, active cold front whipped through in mid-AM with SHRA totaling nearly ½ inch of rain as parent low pressure moved into the Great Lakes/New England States. Variably cloudy skies but with some sunshine and partly cloudy evening skies to follow. Another area of -RA moved across the area overnight as an upper air feature moved through. \| temp range 60-62-40°; temp average for 24-hour period was 11° ABOVE normal \| winds: S to SW with gusts to 31mph at 9:28AM EST becoming WSW to WNW through early AM 2/17 and diminishing to CALM remainder of the period \| Rainfall: Storm/event total 0.90" (with 1.2" of snow or 0.10" melted) \| Rainfall: February 5.18" (+3.20" or 266% of normal) Year 9.93" (+4.29" or 176% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: 1.7" Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/18/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Variable cloudiness through the period but with a few periods of sunshine/clear skies. Cooler temps. High pressure gradually builds across the East. \| temp range 40-51-37°; temp average for 24-hour period was 4° ABOVE normal \| winds: CALM early, then WNW becoming NE & E in the afternoon through 3AM EST, then NNW till post-time - gust to NNW 24mph at 1:03AM EST \| Rainfall: February 5.18" (+3.13" or 252% of normal) Year 9.93" (+4.20" or 173% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: 1.7" Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/19/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Reenforcing cold air moves into the Middle Atlantic with chilly temps but dry conditions. With diminished winds late period, some light frost observed on rooftops and cars. High pressure continues to build across the East. \| temp range 37-46-26°; temp average for 24-hour period was 2° BELOW normal \| winds: NNW early becoming NE in early evening and overnight with max wind gust NW22mph at 1:43PM EST \| Rainfall: February 5.18" (+2.98" or 236% of normal) Year 9.93" (+4.05" or 169% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: 1.7" Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/20/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Lots of sunshine but continued rather chilly with below normal temps as high pressure moves over the area, then heading slowly to the Western Atlantic. Increasing SSW winds late period push temps into the middle 40s at post-time. \| temp range 36-50-36°; temp average for 24-hour period was 6° BELOW normal \| winds: NE to E early period becoming SE and S through mid-evening, then SSW overnight - gusts to SSW 24mph at 4:00AM EST \| Rainfall: February 5.18" (+2.30" or 288% of normal) Year 9.93" (+3.95" or 166% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: 1.7" Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/21/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure moves off the East Coast with a return SSW surface flow and milder temps. Some increase in high and mid-level clouds for a partly cloudy period. \| temp range 45-69-49°; temp average for 24-hour period was 9° ABOVE normal \| winds: S & SW with gusts to SW 26mph at 9:49AM EST \| Rainfall: February 5.18" (+2.85" or 222% of normal) Year 9.93" (+3.92" or 165% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: 1.7" Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/22/2016	7:00 AM	0.01	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Some early period ground fog, then partly cloudy skies ahead of cold front which passed around 1AM EST. A few sprinkles, -SHRA in the evening. Weak high pressure began to build in raising surface pressures and winds thereafter. \| temp range 49-73-48°; temp average for 24-hour period was 14° ABOVE normal \| winds: SSW through 6PM EST becoming light and variable early evening, then SSW, W and NW just ahead of frontal passage; winds shift into the NE after 2AM EST - gust ahead of front SSW 20mph at 3:41PM EST & gust after FROPA NE 26mph at 2:43AM EST \| Rainfall: February 5.19" (+2.79" or 217% of normal) Year 9.94" (+3.86" or 163% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: 1.7" Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/23/2016	7:00 AM	0.20	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Gradual increase of cloudiness, colder behind front as it settles into the south with weak low pressure moving along the front sending SHRA across the area in the evening, continuing on and off overnight; some fog with the SHRA \| range 47-51-44°; temp average for 24-hour period was 6° ABOVE normal \| winds: NE becoming mostly ENE with gusts to ENE 25mph at 11AM EST \| Rainfall: February 5.39" (+2.74" or 203% of normal) Year 10.14" (+3.81" or 160% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: 1.7" Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/24/2016	7:00 AM	0.08	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Area was socked in with wedge of cool, humid ocean air at the surface, overrun by southerly flow of humid, warmer air aloft resulting in heavier fog. Spotty light SHRA in the afternoon, then again late period \| temperature range: 47-50-45°; temp average for 24-hour period was at NORMAL \| Winds: NW, N, NE, becoming ENE around midnight then dissipating to near CALM between 3 and 6 AM EST \| Rainfall: February 5.47" (+2.81" or 206% of normal) Year 10.21" (+3.88" or 161% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: 1.7" Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/25/2016	7:00 AM	0.89	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Wedge of cool, damp air persisted in first hour of period with rapidly overspreading warm, humid air from the S. Fog early with overcast skies, increasing breezes and then two lines of TSRA with embedded tornadoes moving into southern and eastern VA during the afternoon through late evening. Tornado watches and warnings were posted with nearest confirmed tornado about 55 minutes driving time NW of this station (in Waverly) \| temperature range: 51-70-47°; temp average for 24-hour period was 11° ABOVE normal \| Winds: SSE early becoming S through late evening then SSW late period with gusts to S38mph at 4:09PM. \| Rainfall: Event/Storm: 1.17" February 6.36" (+3.57" or 228% of normal) Year 11.11" (+4.64" or 172% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: 1.7" Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/26/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Large low pressure moving N through New England provided influx of colder, drier temps, rising pressures, gusty winds and lowering wind chill temps, and partly cloudy skies. \| temperature range: 47-55-38°; temp average for 24-hour period was 10° ABOVE normal \| Winds: SSW through WSW early becoming W and WSW through 8PM EST; then more variable winds from the NNW through SW - with gusts to W 39mph at 5:01PM EST. \| Rainfall: February 6.36" (+3.46" or 219% of normal) Year 11.11" (+4.53" or 169% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: 1.7" Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/27/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure continues to build across the Middle Atlantic bringing no more than scattered fair wxr clouds and cooler late winter temps to the locale. Afternoon breezes add chill to the day. \| temperature range: 38-49-33°; temp average for 24-hour period was 1° BELOW normal \| Winds: W to NNW early becoming mostly NW in early afternoon then NNW overnight becoming variable late - gusts to NW 23mph for three hours between 1 and 4PM EST \| Rainfall: February 6.36" (+3.36" or 212% of normal) Year 11.11" (+4.43" or 166% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: 1.7" Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/28/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Chilly, dry late winter weather continued with high pressure over the Middle Atlantic and SE US; sunny/clear skies, some light frost on raised surfaces late period \| temperature range: 33-47-32°; temp average for 24-hour period was 4° BELOW normal \| Winds: NNW variable NE then WSW in the afternoon, diminishing to light to calm S & SW winds latter half of period - gusts to S 19mph at 4PM EST \| Rainfall: February 6.36" (+3.24" or 204% of normal) Year 11.11" (+4.31" or 163% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: 1.7" Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/29/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure reorganizing over the lower Middle Atlantic and SErn US states continued the sunny/clear weather. Temps moderate during the afternoon through period's end as winds come in from the S and SW; early period light frost \| temperature range: 32-67-47°; temp average for 24-hour period was 5° ABOVE normal \| Winds: CALM early, becoming SSW remainder of period - gusts to SSW 23mph at 3:07PM EST \| Rainfall: February 6.36" (+3.11" or 196% of normal) Year 11.11" (+4.18" or 160% of normal) \| Snowfall Month: 1.7" Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/1/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): increasing S & SW through W & NW flow first half of period; then diminishing winds; sunny/clear skies continue as high pressure moves slowly east \| temperature range: 46-70-37°; temp average for 24-hour period was 14° ABOVE normal; The high temperature 2/29/16 of 70° at 3:21PM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth established a NEW STATION HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD (leap-years) for the date. The previous record was 69° set in 2004. The low temperature 2/29/16 of 46° at 7:28AM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth established a NEW STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD (leap-years) for the date. The previous record was 42° set in 2000. \| Winds: S & SW early with gusts to 37mph at 3:21PM EST, diminishing to near CALM latter half of period \| Rainfall: February 6.36" (+3.06" or 193% of normal) Year 11.11" (+4.13" or 159% of normal) \| Snowfall: February 1.7" March 0.0" Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/2/2016	7:00 AM	0.03	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure offshore East Coast continued to send return milder, partly cloudy weather over the area ahead of cold front moving across Virginia late in period. Some light SHRA between 3 and 7AM EST as cold front neared SErn VA \| temperature range: 37-69-53°; temp average for 24-hour period was 8° ABOVE normal \| Winds: rather variable but mostly E through S with gusts to S 20mph at 9:56PM EST; then mostly SW to W winds with gusts to SSW 25mph at 4AM EST \| Rainfall: March 0.03" (-0.29" or 9% of normal) Year 11.14" (+3.84" or 153% of normal) \| Snowfall: March 0.0" Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/3/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cold front settled through early period with high pressure building over the area featuring some cloudiness early, then mostly sunny/clear skies in the afternoon through late period. Colder with added wind chill effect at times. \| temperature range: 53-55-34°; temp average for 24-hour period was 3° ABOVE normal \| Winds: W early then NNW through midnight becoming NE to ENE - gust to NNW 31mph at 1PM EST \| Rainfall: March 0.03" (-0.29" or 9% of normal) Year 11.14" (+3.84" or 153% of normal) \| Snowfall: March 0.0" Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/4/2016	7:00 AM	0.71	T	T	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Clear skies at onset of period with onshore, cold, dry flow. Gradually, high, then lower clouds move into the area from the west and south as low pressure organizes and strengthens across the TN Valley. Light ice pellets arrive after 9PM providing a trace of frozen precip followed by rain overnight. Still cold as low tracks south of area \| temperature range: 35-45-35°; temp average for 24-hour period was 6° BELOW normal \| Winds: NE-to-E with gusts to NE 26mph at post-time \| Rainfall: Storm/Event 0.71" March 0.74" (+0.16" or 128% of normal) Year 11.85" (+4.29" or 157% of normal) \| Snowfall: Storm/Event TRACE March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/5/2016	7:00 AM	0.01	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): A few light rainshowers early as low pressure pulls away to sea; cloudy skies persisted for most of the daylight hours with gradual clearing evening and overnight; brisk and chilly \| temperature range: 38-41-37°; temp average for 24-hour period was 7° BELOW normal \| Winds: NE early backing to the NNW through 2AM EST becoming NE and E late period - gusts to NNW 32mph at 10:06AM EST \| Rainfall: Storm/Event 0.72" March 0.75" (+0.16" or 127% of normal) Year 11.85" (+4.29" or 157% of normal) \| Snowfall: Storm/Event TRACE (IP) March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/6/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Some mid-morning cloudiness followed by sunny skies through mid-afternoon when high clouds streamed in from the west as an upper air low moved through the TN Valley; Continued chilly and dry \| temperature range: 37-49-35°; temp average for 24-hour period was 5° BELOW normal \| winds: ENE early becoming ESE to S in the evening; mostly CALM after midnight - gusts to NE 16mph at 1:00PM EST \| rainfall: March 0.75" (+0.06" or 155% of normal) Year 11.86" (+4.19" or 155% of normal) \| Snowfall: March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/7/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Weak front moved across Eastern VA in early period bringing nothing more than a few scattered SHRA, but none was noted here. Then, clearing skies through the period with lots of sunshine in late morning through the afternoon. Frost at post-time \| temperature range: 35-50-32°; temp average for 24-hour period was 4° BELOW normal \| winds: CALM becoming ENE during daylight hours, diminishing to CALM in the evening and overnight - gusts to ENE 15mph at 10:45AM EST \| rainfall: March 0.75" (-0.21" or 78% of normal) Year 11.86" (+3.92" or 149% of normal) \| Snowfall: March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/8/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Morning frost along with some haze and ground fog early in period; then, as high pressure over the SErn US continued to shift offshore, SSW surface flow brought milder, drier afternoon temps. Some high and a few mid-level clouds \| temperature range: 32-64-49°; temp average for 24-hour period was 1° ABOVE normal \| winds: CALM early becoming SSW with gusts to 18 mph late afternoon \| rainfall: March 0.75" (-0.32" or 70% of normal) Year 11.86" (+3.81" or 147% of normal) \| Snowfall: March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/9/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Beautiful springlike weather with high pressure offshore SE US; much milder temps on generally light winds continued to flow northward over the East. Of note, relative humidity dropped to 21% at 2:19PM EST \| temperature range: 49-75-53°; temp average for 24-hour period was 14° ABOVE normal \| winds: Quite variable but mostly SSW early becoming WNW through mid-day; then a sea-breeze developed with a 3-hour period of N through ENE winds; winds diminished near CALM in early evening, then became light, mostly S through SW overnight - gust to W 17mph at 9:04AM EST and a late period gust to SW 14mph at 3:36AM EST \| rainfall: March 0.75" (-0.45" or 63% of normal) Year 11.86" (+3.68" or 145% of normal) \| Snowfall: March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/10/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock: The high temperature 3/9/16 of 81° at 2:48PM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth TIED THE STATION MAXIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was set in 2000.
3/11/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Beautiful springlike weather continued with high pressure well offshore SE US; warm temps on gusty SSW winds \| temperature range: 61-81-66°; temp average for 24-hour period was a whopping 22° ABOVE normal; new station records for 3/10/16: the high temp of 81° set a new STATION maximum temp record for the date surpassing the 77° set in 2006; the low temp for the date of 61° TIED the STATION maximum low temp for the date set previously in 2006 \| winds: gusty S & SW late morning through early evening and again just before midnight through late period \| rainfall: March 0.75" (-0.69" or 52% of normal) Year 11.86" (+3.44" or 141% of normal) \| Snowfall: March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/12/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Changing weather as surface front moves through and SSW winds become onshore mostly NE; as a result, well-above normal temps early began to drop; variably cloudy \| temperature range: 67-73-52°; temp average for 24-hour period was 14° ABOVE normal \| winds: gusty SW-W-NW early became gusty NE-E in the afternoon with wind speeds diminishing in the evening - gusts to 27mph at 11:00AM EST \| rainfall: March 0.75" (-0.73" or 51% of normal) Year 11.86" (+3.40" or 140% of normal) \| Snowfall: March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/13/2016	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM EST - 7AM EDT): Nice weather continues although high and mid-level cloudiness continues... a few spotty sprinkles, nothing more here as stationary front remains across the lower Mid-Atlantic \| temperature range: 55-68-50°; temp average for 24-hour period was 10° ABOVE normal \| winds: very light variable winds with gust to 6mph at 10:02PM EST \| rainfall: March 0.75" (-0.78" or 49% of normal) Year 11.86" (+3.35" or 139% of normal) \| Snowfall: March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/14/2016	7:00 AM	0.40	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM - 7AM EDT): Variably cloudy early in period with light winds and increasing humidity as stationary front is forced northeastward from the area with overrunning warm air to the south. Areas of SHRA and TS moved through the Carolinas with a few reaching SE VA in the afternoon with heavier SHRA and TS reaching the station in late evening and overnight; fog noted late night up to ob-time \| temperature range: 59-79-62°; temp average for 24-hour period was 13° ABOVE normal \| winds: generally light, mostly SSW with gust to 19mph at 6:38PM EST \| rainfall: March 1.15" (-0.70" or 62% of normal) Year 12.26" (+3.43" or 139% of normal) \| Snowfall: March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/15/2016	7:00 AM	0.39	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM - 7AM EDT): Mostly cloudy but with a few brief periods of sun; stationary front wavers across the area moving S in the AM then back to the N later period; foggy at times, damp, humid with scattered SHRA \| temperature range: 60-69-51°; temp average for 24-hour period was 10° ABOVE normal \| winds: generally light, WNW to NNW early, becoming mostly ENE evening through post-time - gusts to NE 17mph at 6:24PM EDT & WNW 17mph at 4:25AM EDT \| rainfall: March 1.54" (-0.41" or 79% of normal) Year 12.65" (+3.72" or 142% of normal) \| Snowfall: March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/16/2016	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM - 7AM EDT): Cloudy early in the period with some drizzle, fog; then skies cleared slowly in early afternoon to become partly cloudy then mostly clear in the evening and overnight \| temperature range: 51-65-51°; temp average for 24-hour period was 6° ABOVE normal \| winds: near CALM early becoming WSW to WNW in the afternoon, then diminishing to CALM in the evening and overnight - gusts to WNW 18mph at 2:00PM EDT \| rainfall: March 1.54" (-0.42" or 79% of normal) Year 12.65" (+3.71" or 141% of normal) \| Snowfall: March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/17/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM - 7AM EDT): Mostly clear and pleasant, if not just a bit warm with the highest temp of the year so far reaching 85°. The high temp of 85° established a NEW STATION MAXIMUM TEMP record for 3/16/16, surpassing the previous record of 83° in 1990. [March database to 1977] \| temperature range: 51-85-58°; temp average for 24-hour period was 17° ABOVE normal \| winds: near CALM early becoming SE through SSW through the afternoon; then, light WSW through WNW late in period - gusts to SW 14mph at 3:14PM EDT and to NW 16 mph at 5:30AM EDT \| rainfall: March 1.54" (-0.56" or 73% of normal) Year 12.65" (+3.57" or 139% of normal) \| Snowfall: March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/18/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM - 7AM EDT): Mostly clear and pleasant; not as warm as high temps drop off to the mid-70s \| temperature range: 57-76-50°; temp average for 24-hour period was 16° ABOVE normal \| winds: onshore NE through ESE through early afternoon becoming SW through late afternoon; then, winds diminishing to light ENE after midnight and to near CALM late in period - gusts to SW 28mph at 4:34PM EDT \| rainfall: March 1.54" (-0.71" or 69% of normal) Year 12.65" (+3.42" or 137% of normal) \| Snowfall: March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/19/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM - 7AM EDT): Continued nice weather as high pressure slowly builds over the Middle Atlantic with a slow progression of cooler, drier air working its way south along the coastal plain. Mostly sunny/clear until late period when clouds develop as low pressure slowly develops over the SE US. \| temperature range: 48-69-46°; temp average for 24-hour period was 9° ABOVE normal \| winds: CALM early becoming NE until 11AM EDT, followed by W-NW winds becoming SE and diminishing mid-evening; then, S and SW light gusts but mostly CALM winds after midnight - gust to WNW 21mph at 3:29PM EDT \| rainfall: March 1.54" (-0.71" or 69% of normal) Year 12.65" (+3.42" or 137% of normal) \| Snowfall: March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/20/2016	7:00 AM	0.29	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM - 7AM EDT): Clouds continue to flow in from the SE and S ahead of low pressure over the SE US... few brief showers in early afternoon but bulk of SHRA moved in late afternoon through mid-evening and again late period, around 5AM. NE winds increase as low moves across the SE to offshore Carolinas at post-time with temps dropping into the 40s. \| temperature range: 46-52-43°; temp average for 24-hour period was 1° BELOW normal \| winds: becoming NE with gust to 29mph at 2:17PM EDT \| rainfall: Event/storm total 0.34" March 1.88" (-0.70" or 73% of normal) Year 12.99" (+3.43" or 136% of normal) \| Snowfall: March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/21/2016	7:00 AM	0.12	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM - 7AM EDT): Cloudy with occasional SHRA/-RA, some fog continuing through the period with gradual decrease in clouds at post-time. \| temperature range: 42-46-39°; temp average for 24-hour period was 6° BELOW normal; the low temp 3/20/16 TIED THE STATION MINIMUM HIGH TEMP for the date last set in 1992 \| winds: NE through late afternoon becoming N then NNW evening and overnight - gust to ENE 24mph at 11:43AM EDT \| rainfall: Event/storm total 0.42" March 1.95" (-0.83" or 70% of normal) Year 13.06" (+3.30" or 134% of normal) \| Snowfall: March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/22/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM - 7AM EDT): Skies clear to become mostly sunny/clear for the entire period. Colder temps as high pressure builds in behind departing coastal storm of the weekend; with radiational cooling late period, moderate frost develops \| temperature range: 39-54-33°; temp average for 24-hour period was 6° BELOW normal \| winds: mostly WNW with gust to 28mph at 1:00PM EDT, diminishing to light and variable to CALM late in period \| rainfall: March 1.95" (-0.83" or 70% of normal) Year 13.06" (+3.30" or 134% of normal) \| Snowfall: March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/23/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM - 7AM EDT): Moderate frost early (3/22/16); then continued mostly sunny/clear skies with milder afternoon temps \| temperature range: 33-65-49°; temp average for 24-hour period was 1° BELOW normal \| winds: mostly SSW with gust to 21mph at 3:13PM EDT \| rainfall: March 1.95" (-0.90" or 68% of normal) Year 13.06" (+3.23" or 133% of normal) \| Snowfall: March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/24/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Continued beautiful spring weather; mild temps with breezy and dry SSW winds \| temperature range: 50-76-55°; temp average for 24-hour period was 13° ABOVE normal \| winds: mostly SSW with gust to 25mph at 11:07AM EDT \| rainfall: March 1.95" (-0.90" or 68% of normal) Year 13.06" (+3.23" or 133% of normal) \| Snowfall: March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/25/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Continued wonderful early spring weather with plenty of sunshine and clear skies for most of the period (increase of high and mid-levels clouds late); nice breezes at times \| temperature range: 54-78-63°; temp average for 24-hour period was 15° ABOVE normal \| winds: S & SW winds with gust to 29mph at 4:29PM EDT \| rainfall: March 1.95" (-1.09" or 64% of normal) Year 13.06" (+3.04" or 130% of normal) \| Snowfall: March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/26/2016	7:00 AM	0.08	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Partly cloudy skies early with SHRA moving through early in period (0.08"); breezy and warmer late AM through the afternoon with gradual passage of FROPA late afternoon and evening with drying and cooler temps, while skies remain partly cloudy \| temperature range: 64-82-52° \| The high temp 3/25/16 of 82° at 3:15PM EDT in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth established a NEW STATION HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 79° set in 1988; the low temperature 3/25/16 of 61° at 11:38PM EDT in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth established a NEW STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 55° set in 2012. \| temp average for 24-hour period was a whopping 20° ABOVE normal \| winds: mostly S & SW with gust to 22mph at 3PM EDT becoming E & NE mid-evening with gust to 28mph at 10:32PM EDT \| rainfall: Event/storm: 0.08" March 2.03" (-1.08" or 65% of normal) Year 13.14" (+3.05" or 130% of normal) \| Snowfall: March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/27/2016	7:00 AM	0.28	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Increase of high clouds with periodic sunshine, cooler temps, onshore, generally light winds, and higher humidity levels; RA and SHRA moved into the locale after midnight \| temperature range: 52-57-50° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 3° ABOVE normal \| winds: mostly NE then ENE with gust to 18mph at various times through NOON; then, diminishing winds at sunset through end of period \| rainfall: Event/storm: 0.28" March 2.31" (-1.06" or 68% of normal) Year 13.42" (+3.07" or 130% of normal) \| Snowfall: March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/28/2016	7:00 AM	1.03	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Cloudy and damp with on and off SHRA and DZ the entire period as warm, moist air gradually moves N across the SErn US into the Middle Atlantic; considerable fog \| temperature range: 52-56-53° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 1° ABOVE normal \| winds: NE & E, generally light through early evening; then, very light to near CALM thereafter; gust to E 17mph at 3:00PM EDT \| rainfall: Event/storm: 1.31" March 3.34" (-0.20" or 94% of normal) Year 14.45" (+3.93" or 137% of normal) \| Snowfall: March TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
3/29/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock
3/30/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock:
3/31/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock:
4/1/2016	7:00 AM	0.01	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock
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4/3/2016	7:00 AM	0.77	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock: Rainfall Month 0.77" Annual 15.23" FROPA 0200 LDT Max Wind Gust 310°35mph at 4:42AM EDT
4/4/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock: Rainfall Month 0.77" Annual 15.23" FROPA 0200 LDT Max Wind Gust 310°35mph at 4:42AM EDT
4/5/2016	7:00 AM	0.09	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock: Rainfall Month 0.86" Annual 15.32" FROPA 2150 LDT Max Wind Gust NNE 35mph at 2:38AM EDT
4/6/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Cloudy skies early as cold front continues ESE into NErn NC. Skies clear to partly cloudy in the afternoon. Winds increased and temps remained cold as high pressure continued to build over the East; late period, clear skies, diminishing winds led to considerable radiational cooling and FROST; a NEW STATION RECORD for 4/6/16 of 30° at 6:50AM EDT surpassing the previous record of 31° set in 1982 \| temperature range: 39-44-30° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 7° BELOW normal \| winds: NNW through early afternoon becoming NE and diminishing gradually through the evening, with CALM winds after midnight \| rainfall: April 0.86" (+0.37" or 174% of normal) Year 15.32" (+3.85" or 134% of normal) \| Snowfall - Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/7/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Frosty, clear weather begins the period with a nice warm-up through the period. High pressure shifts offshore with developing SE through SSW flow ahead of new line of SHRA moving towards to area from the SW at post-time \| temperature range: 30-64-53° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 8° BELOW normal \| winds: CALM early becoming mostly SSE through SSW late AM through the remainder of the period \| rainfall: April 0.86" (+0.25" or 141% of normal) Year 15.32" (+3.74" or 132% of normal) \| Snowfall - Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/8/2016	7:00 AM	0.06	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Scattered SHRA moving through SErn VA first few hours of period; then, lots of sun and increasing SSW winds ahead of series of surface fronts moving through VA late in period, the strongest around 10PM EDT \| temperature range: 57-70-55° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 5° ABOVE normal \| winds: mostly S & SW through late evening then WNW through WSW late period; the gust to 39mph at 9:28 PM EDT set a NEW STATION WIND GUST RECORD for the date, previously 38mph on 4/7/89 \| rainfall: April 0.92" (+0.17" or 122% of normal) Year 15.38" (+3.66" or 131% of normal) \| Snowfall - Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/9/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Scattered clouds to partly cloudy skies through evening; then, cloudy late period with a few nearby SHRA towards post-time... but none here; skies clear at post-time \| temperature range: 45-62-45° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 4° BELOW normal \| winds: mostly W then WSW through mid-evening becoming light SE through 2AM EDT, then WSW late period - gusts to W 32mph at 11:03AM EDT \| rainfall: April 0.92" (+0.08" or 109% of normal) Year 15.38" (+3.57" or 130% of normal) \| Snowfall - Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/10/2016	7:00 AM	T	T	T	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Quickly changing weather with series of surface fronts continuing to move across VA in pinwheel fashion. Strong Alberta clipper to the N reformed and deepened off the NJ coast, heralding high pressure that moved into the Old Dominion late period. Gusty winds increased dramatically, fanning scattered, localized fires, two within ½ SM of this station. In addition to increasing fire hazard warning, high wind advisory remained in effect early and freeze warning was issued for late in period altho' temps only dropped to 36° at post-time and relative humidity levels at sunrise of only 61% precluded frost formation. Several gust fronts moved through beginning late AM. The first surface gust front brought a gust to 46mph; then, the actual "cold front" brought a rarer, trace combination of wet snow (blobs), some light hail, and rain for several minutes while the surface temp was 50° (and dropped only to 48° during the event). Very cold air aloft dragged precip of frozen nature rapidly downward to the surface on gusty winds, despite the relatively "mild temps". Weather conditions improved thereafter with winds subsiding and clear skies overnight \| temperature range: 46-53-36° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 9° BELOW normal \| winds: WSW becoming gusty WNW with gust to 46mph at 11:02AM EDT; winds diminish late period; rainfall: April 0.92" (-0.07" or 93% of normal) Year 15.38" (+3.42" or 129% of normal) \| Snowfall - Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/11/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Early period freeze was averted by low dew points and temps only dropping to the mid 30s. High pressure builds across the Middle Atlantic with plenty of sunshine and cool temps. \| temperature range: 35-56-43° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 11° BELOW normal \| winds: WNW early diminishing to near CALM early afternoon; then mostly E then SE then SSE then SSW for the balance of the period - gust to NNW 16mph at 9AM EDT; rainfall: April 0.92" (-0.12" or 89% of normal) Year 15.38" (+3.37" or 128% of normal) \| Snowfall - Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/12/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure in control during the period with mostly sunny/clear skies early; then increasing cloudiness late to become overcast at post-time \| temperature range: 47-76-59° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 2° BELOW normal \| winds: S & SE early becoming SSW with increasing gusts to 26mph then diminishing in the evening and overnight; rainfall: April 0.92" (-0.21" or 82% of normal) Year 15.38" (+3.28" or 127% of normal) \| Snowfall - April TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/13/2016	7:00 AM	0.43	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Cold front sends rains into the area early period through late afternoon; cloudy skies with fog and some breaks in clouds late afternoon, early evening; skies clear late night \| temperature range: 60-62-50° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 1° BELOW normal \| winds: S & SW early becoming NE late afternoon with gusts to 22mph at 5:01PM EDT; rainfall: Storm//event total 0.43" April 1.35" (+0.11" or 109% of normal) Year 15.81" (+3.60" or 129% of normal) \| Snowfall - April TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/14/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure built across Eastern US from center over the Great Lakes; mostly clear skies follow \| temperature range: 49-54-40° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 9° BELOW normal \| winds: NE through afternoon becoming ENE in the evening; then, winds diminishing ENE to near CALM at times after midnight; rainfall: April 1.35" (-0.02" or 98% of normal) Year 15.81" (+3.47" or 128% of normal) \| Snowfall - April TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/15/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure continues to build across the Middle Atlantic with mostly clear/sunny skies, cooler but pleasant onshore breezes \| temperature range: 42-57-43° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 10° BELOW normal \| winds: NE & E with gusts to 26mph at 12:42pm EDT; rainfall: April 1.35" (-0.13" or 91% of normal) Year 15.81" (+3.36" or 127% of normal) \| Snowfall - April TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/16/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure continues to build across the Western Atlantic and the Eastern US ; continued mostly sunny or clear skies and chilly temps \| temperature range: 48-58-40° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 9° BELOW normal \| winds: breezy ENE early with diminishing speeds in late evening and overnight - gusts to 28mph at 11:00AM EDT; rainfall: April 1.35" (-0.53" or 72% of normal) Year 15.81" (+2.96" or 123% of normal) \| Snowfall - April TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/17/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Little change with high pressure holding over the Western Atlantic and the Eastern US; continued mostly sunny or clear skies with chilly temps \| temperature range: 41-61-46° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 9° BELOW normal \| winds: CALM early then mostly ENE - gusts to 22mph at 7:19pm EDT; rainfall: April 1.35" (-0.53" or 72% of normal) Year 15.81" (+2.96" or 123% of normal) \| Snowfall - April TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/18/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): No change in weather... continued onshore breeziness from high pressure over New England and low pressure well to the east at sea... NE winds keep temps cool but skies remain sunny/clear \| temperature range: 48-63-41° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 5° BELOW normal \| winds: NE through the afternoon, then ENE through mid-evening, diminishing to near CALM overnight - gust to NE 24mph at 11:02pm EDT; rainfall: April 1.35" (-0.57" or 70% of normal) Year 15.81" (+2.92" or 123% of normal) \| Snowfall - April TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/19/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Little change in persistent weather pattern altho' temps warmed a bit as winds became more landbased NW through W earlier in period \| temperature range: 46-83-53° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 3° ABOVE normal \| winds: becoming Nr'ly daylight hours then NE and ESE early evening; diminishing SE after midnight, then SSW towards post-time - gust to NW 17mph at 5:00PM EDT; rainfall: April 1.35" (-0.63" or 68% of normal) Year 15.81" (+2.86" or 122% of normal) \| Snowfall - April TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/20/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Warmer and very dry air moved in from the NW and W ahead of cold front moving SSW along NE US coastal areas to station vicinity in the evening; mix of high clouds and sunshine, clear skies at times \| temperature range: 53-85-57° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 8° ABOVE normal \| winds: drying WNW early becoming NE just before sunset continuing through the overnight - gust to NE 27mph at 8:47PM EDT; rainfall: April 1.35" (-0.70" or 66% of normal) Year 15.81" (+2.79" or 121% of normal) \| Snowfall - April TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/21/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Cooler, continued dry onshore flow as high pressure builds down the Middle Atlantic Coast; mostly sunny/clear \| temperature range: 57-66-42° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 5° BELOW normal \| winds: mostly NE through mid-afternoon becoming ESE in the evening then near CALM late evening and overnight - gust to NE 24mph at 8:00AM EDT; rainfall: April 1.35" (-0.93" or 59% of normal) Year 15.81" (+2.56" or 119% of normal) \| Snowfall - April TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/22/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Pleasant weather continues altho' temps and relative humidity levels rise; mostly sunny but with increasing high clouds later in period \| temperature range: 43-81-61° \| temp average for 24-hour period was NORMAL \| winds: SSE early in period, then mostly S & SW through SW & W - gust to SSW 21mph at 4:01PM EDT; rainfall: April 1.35" (-1.03" or 57% of normal) Year 15.81" (+2.46" or 118% of normal) \| Snowfall - April TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/23/2016	7:00 AM	0.34	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Warm, humid to begin the period with scattered SHRA and TSRA crossing SErn VA ahead of a cold front moving through Eastern VA - but still W of station - at post-time \| temperature range: 62-81-61° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 10° ABOVE normal \| winds: SSW through mid-afternoon; then mostly S winds diminishing remainder of period - gust to SSW 23mph at 1:47PM EDT; rainfall: April 1.69" (-0.94" or 64% of normal) Year 16.15" (+2.55" or 119% of normal) \| Snowfall - April TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/24/2016	7:00 AM	0.55	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Cold front moves through early in period. Cooler temps move in slowly. By mid-afternoon, another surge of air from the N triggers a new front with line of TSRA which moves through just after 3PM leaving 0.55" by 4pm. Skies become partly cloudy late afternoon and evening with high pressure building in late period. \| temperature range: 61-73-54° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 5° ABOVE normal \| winds: CALM early becoming WNW & NW then mostly NE around 2PM through the remainder of period - gust in TS NE 21mph at 3:00PM EDT; rainfall: April 2.24" (-0.40" or 85% of normal) Year 16.70" (+3.09" or 123% of normal) \| Snowfall - April TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/25/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure builds across the Middle Atlantic, then moves just offshore. Cooler temps, onshore flow, pleasant, mostly sunny/clear skies; radiational cooling leads to chilly AM 4/25/16. \| temperature range: 55-66-45° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 3° BELOW normal \| winds: mostly NE through late afternoon, then variable winds in the evening, diminishing at times to NEAR CALM - gust NNE 20mph at 10:00AM EDT; rainfall: April 2.24" (-0.50" or 82% of normal) Year 16.70" (+2.99" or 122% of normal) \| Snowfall - April TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/26/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure moves offshore Carolinas with a return flow from the SSW, sending temps to the lower 80s and with increasing humidity levels. Mostly sunny/clear early with increase of high clouds in the afternoon through midnight. \| temperature range: 46-83-60° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 2° ABOVE normal \| winds: VARIABLe early becoming S & SW with gust to S 25mph at 12:40PM EDT; rainfall: April 2.24" (-0.61" or 79% of normal) Year 16.70" (+2.80" or 121% of normal) \| Snowfall - April TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/27/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Abundant sunshine and warm temps as high pressure to the SE (and offshore) continued a - at times breezy - SSW surface flow; some increase in high clouds after sunset but areas of SHRA and TS remained over the northern half of VA through late night \| temperature range: 61-87-63° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 11° ABOVE normal \| winds: S &SW with gust to S 26mph at 9:07AM EDT; rainfall: April 2.24" (-0.83" or 73% of normal) Year 16.70" (+2.66" or 119% of normal) \| Snowfall - April TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/28/2016	7:00 AM	0.85	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Mild morning, early period temps (mid 70s) through 10AM with slow-moving surface front coming down the coast late AM and temps gradually decreasing. Winds become onshore NE and temps fall through the 60s then into the 50s; along the front, SHRA and TSRA developed and moved into vicinity in mid-evening with some strong lightning and downpours \| temperature range: 63-79-55° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 4° ABOVE normal \| winds: S&SW early becoming NE & ENE with gusts to NE 21mph at 4:01AM EDT; rainfall: April 3.09" (-0.21" or 94% of normal) Year 17.55" (+3.28" or 123% of normal) \| Snowfall - April TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/29/2016	7:00 AM	0.11	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Cloudy skies over the area as a front wavers N and S across Srn VA/NC. Some SHRA moving along the front brought another 0.11" of rain and a radar detected severe thunderstorm (warning issued for gusty winds to 60mph, small hail) moved into Srn VA and across Portsmouth in late evening; however, only 0.08" rain fell and only a few lightning strikes in the distance were noted here; fog noted throughout the period \| temperature range: 58-65-55° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 1° BELOW normal \| winds: mostly NE & ENE with gust to 18mph at 11:23PM EDT \| rainfall: Event/storm: 0.96" April 3.20" (-0.11" or 97% of normal) Year 17.66" (+3.38" or 124% of normal) \| Snowfall - April TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
4/30/2016	7:00 AM	0.02	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): No change in the wxr... stationary front across the Carolinas kept an onshore flow, high humidity, fog, and low clouds everpresent... two periods of light SHRA and drizzle giving another 0.02" during the period \| temperature range: 55-60-55° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 3° BELOW normal \| winds: mostly E & NE periodically backing to the NNW - gust to 17mph at 7:01AM EDT 4/29/16 \| rainfall: Event/storm: 0.98" April 3.22" (-0.29" or 92% of normal) Year 17.68" (+3.20" or 122% of normal) \| Snowfall - April TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/1/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Low clouds, mostly onshore flow persisted along the coast for most of the period, only clearing out to partly cloudy skies in the late afternoon and early evening... continued damp and cooler than normal;\| temperature range: 55-62-54° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 5° BELOW normal \| winds: ENE through late evening, near CALM thereafter - gust to NNE 16mph at 12 noon \| rainfall: Event/storm: 0.98" April 3.22" (-0.29" or 92% of normal) Year 17.68" (+3.20" or 122% of normal) \| Snowfall - April TRACE Season: 4.6" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/2/2016	7:00 AM	0.11	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Weak weather pattern over the Middle Atlantic; mostly cloudy skies with a few SHRA moving through. As in past two 7-7AM periods, the afternoon this period saw some clearing for another brief period of sun. Light winds; at period's end, stationary front snakes across VA with SErn VA coastal plain remaining in a SSW flow \| temperature range: 56-77-66° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 1° ABOVE normal \| winds: CALM early, becoming E through SSE, then SSW in the evening through post-time - gust to W 18mph at 5:46PM EDT \| rainfall: May 0.11" (+0.03" or 146% of normal) Year 17.79" (+3.23" or 122% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/3/2016	7:00 AM	0.26	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Cloudy early with breaking clouds to become partly cloudy in the afternoon through early evening; warmer with highest daily max temp of the spring; TSRA moves through in the late evening (severe TS watch in effect); mostly cloudy remainder of period \| temperature range: 67-88-66° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 11° ABOVE normal \| winds: SSW with breezes in the teens mph through the afternoon; winds diminish early evening, then gust to S 27mph at 8:23PM as a TSRA moves SW-to-NE across the station bringin 0.26" or rain with nearby sharp lightning; cloudy remainder of period \| rainfall: storm/event total 0.26" May 0.37" (+0.18" or 198% of normal) Year 18.05" (+3.38" or 123% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/4/2016	7:00 AM	0.32	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Continued mostly cloudy skies - oh, a few peeks at blue patches in the afternoon - with scattered SHRA and TSRA through the period; even some drizzle at ob-time; quite humid with mild afternoon temps; severe TS watch posted in mid-evening (2nd consecutive night) for the locale; but again, only TSRA with LTG continuing to just after 2300 LT, but nothing severe \| temperature range: 66-77-57° \| temp average for 24-hour period was 5° ABOVE normal \| winds: mostly SSW through mid-evening, then NE through ENE remainder of period; calm winds midnight through 3AM EDT - gust to N 18mph at 9:26PM EDT \| rainfall: storm/event total 0.58" May 0.67" (+0.38" or 234% of normal) Year 18.35" (+3.58" or 124% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/5/2016	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Continued cloudy, humid with spotty drizzle from time-to-time \| temperature range: 56-66-53° \| winds: NE with gust to ENE 22mph at 6:35AM EDT \| rainfall: May 0.69" annual: 18.37" \| Email: Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/6/2016	7:00 AM	0.62	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Large low pressure spinning slowly, but gradually across SWrn VA/North Central NC... early period rains over SWrn VA shifted to the east reaching SErn VA by late afternoon, continuing through the evening and overnight; damp and cool with some fog \| temperature range: 52-55-51° \| winds: gusty N-NE early becoming gusty NE-ENE in the afternoon - gust to NE 26mph at 2:52PM EDT; winds diminish through the evening to near CALM late night \| rainfall: storm/event: 0.62" May 1.31" annual: 18.99" \| Email: Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/7/2016	7:00 AM	0.30	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Large low pressure continued to move slowly N'wd with heavy rains moving northward to the Delmarva Peninsula; scattered SHRA continued in the system's wrap-around over SErn VA; more breaks in the clouds allowing for much needed sunshine in the late afternoon; some fog ... cool,damp temps continue \| temperature range: 51-63-51° ; the average temperature for the period was 8° BELOW normal \| winds: backed to the WNW through WSW as low pulled north; then diminishing winds to near CALM from late evening through post-time - gust to WSW 18mph at 6:36PM EDT \| rainfall: storm/event: 0.92" May 1.61" annual: 19.29" \| Email: Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/8/2016	7:00 AM	0.06	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Low pressure continued to the N with wrap-around flow bringing an occasional SHRA early in period with skies becoming partly cloudy afternoon through post-time; milder temps \| temperature range: 52-69-56° ; the average temperature for the period was 5° BELOW normal \| winds: WNW through SSW winds until sunset; then light ESE to near CALM winds late evening becoming light SE through SSW late in the period - gust to NNW 16mph at 12:33PM EDT \| rainfall: storm/event: 0.98" May 1.67" annual: 19.35" \| Email: Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/9/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Partly cloudy skies with south-moving coastal "cold" front passing in mid-afternoon on its way to becoming stationary late period over the Carolinas' border. \| temperature range: 56-81-51° ; the average temperature for the period was 3° ABOVE normal \| winds: light SSW early in period becoming WNW-WSW through early afternoon; then, onshore, mostly ENE through early evening, diminishing winds to near CALM mid-afternoon through the overnight - gust to ENE 23mph at 2:11PM EDT \| rainfall: May 1.67" annual: 19.35" \| Email: Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/10/2016	7:00 AM	0.03	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Partly cloudy skies early with increasing high/mid-level overcast late half of period. -SHRA last hour of period just before ob-time as abundant SHRA activity moves across VA. \| temperature range: 53-81-62° ; the average temperature for the period was NORMAL \| winds: CALM early then SSE until noon followed by N through NE and E through late afternoon, then SSE to near CALM in the afternoon and evening - gust to NW 16mph at 1:39PM EDT \| rainfall: May 1.70" annual: 19.38" \| Email: Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/11/2016	7:00 AM	0.15	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): SHRA first hour of period with mostly cloudy skies to follow and just a sprinkle hither and yon through evening; skies became partly cloudy in the late evening; warmer, humid air flowing in over cooler surfaces resulted in fog overnight through post-time \| temperature range: 62-73-59° ; the average temperature for the period was 1° BELOW NORMAL \| winds: NE & ENE early becoming E through SE and S late evening to midnight; diminishing winds to near CALM - gust to NE 16mph at 7:05AM EDT \| rainfall: Event: 0.18" May 1.85" annual: 19.53" \| Email: Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/12/2016	7:00 AM	0.26	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Mostly cloudy skies with scattered -SHRA/sprinkles first half of period. Some breaks in clouds early afternoon providing enough sun to fire-up a TSRA here with 0.26"; then mostly cloudy for latter half of period. Haze and fog noted through the period. Wedge of cooler, moist onshore air flow after TSRA making for very damp conditions \| temperature range: 62-80-62°; the average temperature for the period was 3° ABOVE NORMAL \| winds: CALM early, becoming light, variable about mid-day, then mostly onshore NE to ENE mid-afternoon through remainder of period - gust to ENE 13mph at 1:57PM EDT \| rainfall: Event: 0.26" May 2.11" annual: 19.79" \| Email: Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/13/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Mostly cloudy skies continue the damp, cool weather and onshore flow here at the SErn coastal area of Virginia. Ongoing fog from time to time. \| temperature range: 62-71-63°; the average temperature for the period was 1° BELOW NORMAL \| winds: mostly E and NE through mid-evening, then light, CALM overnight - gust to NE 12mph at 1:50PM EDT \| rainfall: May 2.11" annual: 19.79" \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/14/2016	7:00 AM	0.33	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Warmer, moist air moved toward the area helping scour out the low-level cooler, damp maritime flow of the past few days; skies broke to allow some sun to reach the surface providing just enough heating to trigger embedded TSRA and SHRA which moved through between 2:45 and 3:35 PM EDT. Haze and some fog persisted through the period with fog reaching near dense levels late period as clearing skies, CALM winds and plenty of moisture produced areas of fog. \| temperature range: 64-76-60°; the average temperature for the period was 3° ABOVE NORMAL \| winds: becoming W through SSW mid-evening; as "cold front" edged slowly to the coast late evening and overnight, winds were light to near CALM - gust to N 14mph at 2:54PM EDT \| rainfall: Event/storm: 0.32" May 2.44" annual: 20.12" \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/15/2016	7:00 AM	0.14	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Weak, cold front continued SE & E of station with partly cloudy skies and increasing breezes ahead of another, stronger cold front which moved through late afternoon bringing gusty winds, SHRA & TSRA followed by clearing skies and cooler temps; FROPA ~2000 \| temperature range: 61-83-54°; the average temperature for the period was 5° ABOVE NORMAL \| winds: E & NE becoming SE through the AM; then SSW winds with gust to NW 29mph at 6:37PM EDT; then, NW overnight with gust to NNW 25mph at midnight \| rainfall: Event/storm: 0.14" May 2.58" annual: 20.26" \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/16/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure builds across the NE US, south through SErn US, bringing cooler, drier weather. Partly cloudy skies early becoming mostly sunny, then clear \| temperature range: 56-67-45°; the average temperature for the period was 8° BELOW NORMAL \| winds: WNW early then mostly W & NW through late night then SW & S toward post-time - gust to N 30mph at 10:00AM EDT \| rainfall: May 2.58" (+0.77" or 142% of normal) annual: 20.26" (+3.97" or 124% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/17/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure holds over the Mid-Atlantic through the period with pleasant temps and light winds. Overrunning moisture from the SW sends high clouds over the area during the evening and nighttime hours. \| temperature range: 48-72-57°; the average temperature for the period was 9° BELOW NORMAL \| winds: light SSW early, becoming WNW late AM through the afternoon, then light and variable to near CALM late evening through post-time - gust to WNW 16mph at 12:31AM EDT \| rainfall: May 2.58" (+0.47" or 122% of normal) annual: 20.26" (+3.67" or 122% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/18/2016	7:00 AM	0.60	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Increasing moisture moving in from the SW brought SHRA, some approaching moderate levels and most SHRA in mid-afternoon and again in the late evening, very early AM WED \| temperature range: 59-72-57°; the average temperature for the period was 3° BELOW NORMAL \| winds: CALM early becoming SE through SW through late afternoon, then CALM through late evening when winds become NE - gust to NE 19mph at 5:02AM EDT \| rainfall: May 3.18" annual: 20.86" \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/19/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Cloudy, early, increasingly breezy with cool, damp onshore flow; clouds thin in the afternoon and evening, with scattered clouds and periods of clear skies overnight to post-time; high pressure moving across the Great Lakes ridged SSE helping clear out skies behind cold front moving down the coastal plain of the Carolinas \| temperature range: 57-63-56°; the average temperature for the period was 8° BELOW NORMAL \| winds: increasing NE with gust to NE 23mph at 12:02PM EDT; winds diminish to light NE then CALM after MIDNIGHT EDT \| rainfall: Storm/event: 0.60" May 3.18" annual: 20.86" \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/20/2016	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Sunshine early in period with increasing cloudiness and a few -SHRA through 11AM EDT; then mostly cloudy skies with skies breaking to partly cloudy then clear overnight; very light winds \| temperature range: 58-66-49°; the average temperature for the period was 7° BELOW NORMAL \| winds: light NE and gust to ENE 13mph at 10AM EDT; then CALM winds from mid-afternoon through the remainder of the period \| rainfall: Storm/event: TRACE May 3.18" annual: 20.86" \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/21/2016	7:00 AM	0.04	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): A beautiful early period with mostly clear skies, pleasant spring conditions; high clouds begin moving in during the afternoon as yet another system with overrunning warmer temps and moisture aloft moves NE from the Gulf States; light rain reaches the surface around 12:40AM EDT and continues light and on-and-off \| temperature range: 53-75-61°; the average temperature for the period was 6° BELOW NORMAL \| winds: CALM early becoming NE & ENE through late afternoon; then light variable then NE through E till late evening; CALM winds SE through SSE late night - gust to ENE 17MPH at 1:22PM EDT \| rainfall: Storm/event: 0.04" May 3.22" (+0.49" or 118% of normal) annual: 20.90" (+3.69" or 121% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/22/2016	7:00 AM	0.30	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Large area of SHRA covering the Middle Atlantic as abundant moisture moves from the Gulf northeastward; here, cloudy, damp, cool with SHRA early in period through early afternoon followed by a few scattered, mostly light brief showers remainder of period \| temperature range: 64-72-59°; the average temperature for the period was 2° BELOW NORMAL \| winds: SE TO S early becoming WNW then NW & NNW in the afternoon through post-time - gust to WNW 19mph at 11:18AM EDT \| rainfall: Storm/event: 0.34" May 3.52" (+0.73" or 126% of normal) annual: 21.20" (+3.93" or 123% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/23/2016	7:00 AM	0.05	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Low pressure moves offshore Middle Atlantic with wrap-around moisture still lingering at the coast. Cloudy skies, a few areas of -SHRA give an additional 0.05" with greater rainfall totals just to the north and east locally. Persistent fog with mostly onshore flow \| temperature range: 59-62-56°; the average temperature for the period was 9° BELOW NORMAL \| winds: WNW & NW early becoming WNW & N late AM through midnight; winds diminish to near CALM after midnight - gust to N 15mph at 7:00PM EDT \| rainfall: event: 0.39" May 3.57" (+0.52" or 118% of normal) annual: 21.25" (+3.72" or 121% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/24/2016	7:00 AM	0.16	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Low pressure offshore VA moving to offshore Jersey coast continued to send wrap-around SHRA over SErn VA through mid-AM with partly cloudy skies observed in the early and mid-afternoon; clouds filled back in to remain variably cloudy overnight. Some fog with the early SHRA. \| temperature range: 56-66-54°; the average temperature for the period was 9° BELOW NORMAL \| winds: light SSW early period, becoming NE through early afternoon then backing to NW variable ENE; calm winds during the evening becoming WSW after 1:00AM EDT - gust to NE 29mph at 12:28PM EDT \| rainfall: event: 0.55" May 3.73" (+0.55" or 117% of normal) annual: 21.41" (+3.75" or 121% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/25/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure begins to build into the area bringing longed-for sunny skies and drier, warmer weather. \| temperature range: 55-84-62°; the average temperature for the period was 1° BELOW NORMAL \| winds: generally light S thru' W through late afternoon, then light to calm mostly from the SSW - gust to W 17mph at 3:54PM EDT \| rainfall: May 3.73" (+0.36" or 111% of normal) annual: 21.41" (+3.56" or 120% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/26/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure holds over the Mid-Atlantic with only a few passing high clouds and mid/low level fair wxr clouds; warm weather with highest temp of year-to-date (89°); very dry in the afternoon \| temperature range: 65-89-64°; the average temperature for the period was 5° ABOVE NORMAL \| winds: quite variable but mostly W through S, generally light speeds - gust to W 15mph at 3:52PM EDT \| rainfall: May 3.73" (+0.27" or 108% of normal) annual: 21.41" (+3.47" or 119% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/27/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure holds over the Mid-Atlantic with an increase in high clouds late in period; rather warm weather with highest temp of year-to-date (92°) \| temperature range: 66-92-68°; the average temperature for the period was 7° ABOVE NORMAL \| winds: MOSTLY SE-SW - gust to SE 14mph at 8:16PM EDT \| rainfall: May 3.73" (+0.11" or 103% of normal) annual: 21.41" (+3.31" or 118% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/28/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure continues to bring abundant sunshine (with some high clouds from time-to-time), warm temps (90°+ for the past 2 days), some haze and, at times, nice breezes; keeping eye on tropical depression moving WNW from well-east of SC that could bring SHRA/TSRA come Sunday into Memorial Day through midweek \| temperature range: 70-90-61°; the average temperature for the period was 9° ABOVE NORMAL \| winds: SE variable SW - gust to SE 15mph at 2:00PM EDT \| rainfall: May 3.73" (+0.01" or 100% of normal) annual: 21.41" (+3.21" or 118% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/29/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure still ridging east to west across the Middle Atlantic for most of the period with advancing tropical wave (storm) moving toward the NW with center east of SC/GA border but wave extending to the N along the Gulf Stream. Thus, increasing cloudiness late period with dramatic increase in humidity as flow becomes onshore, some haze on SAT; period of fog just before and up to post-time \| temperature range: 66-89-69°; the average temperature for the period was 4° ABOVE NORMAL \| winds: variable from NE through SSW; near CALM early period and after midnight - gust to SSE 15mph at 5:00PM EDT \| rainfall: May 3.73" (-0.15" or 96% of normal) annual: 21.41" (+3.05" or 117% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/30/2016	7:00 AM	0.23	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Tremendous influx of tropical air with SHRA moving SSE to NNW along the SE US coastal states. Locally, just under ¼ inch of rain during the period with heavier amounts remaining to the west and south or offshore. Fog at times through the period but heaviest at onset with visibilities < 1 statute mile \| temperature range: 71-84-73°; the average temperature for the period was 5° ABOVE NORMAL \| winds: near CALM to light and variable; gust to SSW 12mph at 6:26PM EDT \| rainfall: May 3.96" (-0.07" or 98% of normal) annual: 21.64" (+3.13" or 117% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
5/31/2016	7:00 AM	0.88	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 23-hours (7AM-6AM EDT): Moisture continued to stream north along the coastal plain to the north of the remnants of TD Bonnie over SErn SC; a good rainfall locally with even higher totals just to the west, north and east of the station; tropical moisture with mild temps continuing leading to fog with the heavier rains \| temperature range: 73-82-69°; the average temperature for the period was 4° ABOVE NORMAL \| winds: light to CALM much of the period - southerly through late afternoon, then NW through NE remainder of the period; gust to ENE 13mph at 6:19PM EDT \| rainfall: May 4.84" (+0.63" or 115% of normal) annual: 22.52" (+3.83" or 120% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/1/2016	7:00 AM	0.01	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 23-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High moisture levels, less cloudiness (partly cloudy), few spotty SHRA ... all from the remnants of TS Bonnie spinning just east of the SC coast \| temperature range: 71-81-67°; the average temperature for the period was 1° ABOVE NORMAL \| winds: light to CALM through mid-AM, then mostly NE with gust to ENE 14mph at 5:24PM - winds subside to light and near CALM evening through overnight \| temperature: May average 67.0° (-0.8°); rainfall: Event/storm 1.12" May 4.85" (+0.57" or 113% of normal) June 0.00" annual: 22.53" (+3.77" or 120% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/2/2016	7:00 AM	0.02	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 23-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Partly cloudy early becoming mostly cloudy in the AM through remainder of period; a few SHRA in the afternoon as moisture shifts northward slowly from remnants (diminishing) of TS Bonnie along the central NC coast; high moisture levels contribute to fog formation early and late in period \| temperature range: 70-78-71°; the average temperature for the period was 2° BELOW normal \| winds: NE and ENE for most of the period - with gust to NE 14mph at 1:01PM EDT; diminishing to light to CALM in late evening and light with gusts to 7mph after midnight \| rainfall: Event/storm 1.14" June 0.02" (-0.07" or 22% of normal) annual: 22.55" (+3.70" or 120% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/3/2016	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 23-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Continued partly cloudy, warm, humid with associated SHRA from remnants of TD Bonnie remaining to the E through SSE of SErn VA; a brief period of DZ and -SHRA occurred in the afternoon \| temperature range: 71-81-69°; the average temperature for the period was 2° ABOVE normal \| winds: mostly light NE and ENE for most of the period with diminishing winds to near CALM at times overnight - gust to NE 16mph at 2:40PM EDT \| rainfall: June 0.02" (-0.17" or 10% of normal) annual: 22.55" (+3.60" or 119% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/4/2016	7:00 AM	0.01	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Fog early and late period; continued partly cloudy, warm, humid and hazy with light winds through the afternoon; SHRA and TS to the NW head toward the locale in mid-evening with frequent distant lightning and SHRA but the system diminishes before reaching the station; remnant -SHRA falls between midnight and 12:05AM EDT \| temperature range: 69-86-70°; the average temperature for the period was 5° ABOVE normal \| winds: mostly light NE to near CALM early, then ENE and light through late afternoon; light SE & S winds through mid-evening with diminishing winds to near CALM overnight through post-time - gust to SSE 11mph at 5:04PM EDT \| rainfall: June 0.03" (-0.34" or 5% of normal) annual: 22.55" (+3.43" or 118% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/5/2016	7:00 AM	0.30	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Fog at beginning of the period; then partly cloudy, warm, hazy, continued humid with light winds; SHRA late period \| temperature range: 71-85-71°; the average temperature for the period was 5° ABOVE normal \| winds: light, variable early but ENE through ESE afternoon and evening; then light to near CALM overnight becoming mostly SE through SW and then W late period - gust to NNW 11mph at 3:31PM EDT \| rainfall: event: 0.30" June 0.33" (-0.56" or 37% of normal) annual: 22.86" (+3.21" or 116% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/6/2016	7:00 AM	1.89	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Partly cloudy, hot, humid, breezier; SHRA in mid-afternoon, TSRA with severe TS watch, then warning in the evening, a SHRA overnight \| temperature range: 71-91-71°; the average temperature for the period was 9° ABOVE normal \| winds: mostly SSW breezes with gust to SSW 24mph at 3:25PM EDT \| rainfall: storm/event: 2.15" June 2.22" (+1.25" or 234% of normal) annual: 24.75" (+5.02" or 125% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/7/2016	7:00 AM	0.16	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Partly cloudy, warm, humid, with SHRA and light fog from TS Colin arriving after midnight \| temperature range: 76-87-72°; the average temperature for the period was 6° ABOVE normal \| winds: mostly SSW except SSE at sunset - gust to SW 18mph at 11:00PM EDT \| rainfall: event: 0.15" June 2.38 (+1.15" or 193% of normal) annual: 24.91" (+4.92" or 125% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/8/2016	7:00 AM	0.06	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Residual showers and light fog from TS Colin in the early period followed by swift clearing around 11AM EDT to become mostly sunny in the afternoon with fair skies overnight \| temperature range: 70-86-65°; the average temperature for the period was 4° ABOVE normal \| winds: generally light, S through W early becoming NE in early through late afternoon; then, winds back to the N, NNW, N and diminishing to near CALM late period - gust to NNW 13mph at 4:00PM EDT \| rainfall: storm/event: 0.22" June 2.45 (+1.22" or 199% of normal) annual: 24.98" (+4.99" or 125% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/9/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure builds over the eastern half of the US bringing clearing skies, lower, drier temps, nice breezes \| temperature range: 71-81-55°; the average temperature for the period was 2° BELOW normal \| winds: CALM early becoming WSW to NW through late evening, then CALM again overnight - gust to W 26mph at 2:45PM EDT \| rainfall: June 2.45 (+1.04" or 173% of normal) annual: 24.98" (+4.98" or 124% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/10/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure holds over the East with mostly clear skies, pleasant humidity and temp readings \| temperature range: 63-83-66°; the average temperature for the period was 6° BELOW normal \| winds: W & SW with gust to SW 21mph at 7:00PM EDT, becoming mostly NW late night \| rainfall: June 2.45 (+0.89" or 157% of normal) annual: 24.98" (+4.66" or 123% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/11/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure holds over the East with mostly clear skies, lower humidity readings through mid-evening \| temperature range: 70-84-64°; the average temperature for the period was 1° BELOW normal \| winds: NE early backing to the NW through SW through mid-evening, then light-to-near CALM SSE winds late evening through late period - gust to ENE 19mph at 9:00AM EDT \| rainfall: June 2.45 (+0.77" or 145% of normal) annual: 24.98" (+4.54" or 122% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/12/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure ridge in nation's midsection to the East Coast sent temps into the 90s under mostly sunny/clear skies on mostly SSW winds; increase in haze \| temperature range: 68-93-73°; the average temperature for the period was 4° ABOVE normal \| winds: mostly SSW through the period with gust to WSW 20mph at 10:51AM EDT \| rainfall: June 2.45 (+0.65" or 136% of normal) annual: 24.98" (+4.42" or 121% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/13/2016	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Sunny, hot, some haze, on W & SW breezes ahead of a surface front (FROPA) moving through the state and reaching SErn VA in the early evening. Winds switch to N & NW at that time. TSRAs move through SErn VA in late afternoon and evening, and the station is on the west side of the bulk of storms with only a trace of rain and nearby LTG to the NE and E \| temperature range: 78-94-68°; the average temperature for the period was 8° ABOVE normal \| winds: W & SW early through late afternoon with gusts to SSW 24mph at 5:16PM EDT, becoming NNE through NNW with FROPA in early evening, then becoming mostly NNW and NW overnight \| rainfall: June 2.45 (+0.51" or 126% of normal) annual: 24.98" (+4.28" or 121% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/14/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Continued sunny, but cooler, less humid as high pressure covers the NE and Middle Atlantic into NC. \| temperature range: 71-81-62°; the average temperature for the period was 2° BELOW normal \| winds: NW early, becoming NE late AM and early afternoon, backing again to the WNW to NNW through mid-evening... SSE winds diminishing to light-to-near-calm late evening through the overnight - gust to NNW 20mph at 8:00AM EDT \| rainfall: June 2.45 (+0.40" or 119% of normal) annual: 24.98" (+4.17" or 120% of normal \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/15/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Continued sunny, quite pleasant as high pressure continues to ridge down the New England and Middle Atlantic coasts \| temperature range: 67-80-65°; the average temperature for the period was 4° BELOW normal \| winds: CALM early becoming NE through early evening, then light S & SE evening through overnight - gust to NE 18mph at 10:08AM EDT \| rainfall: June 2.45 annual: 24.98" \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/16/2016	7:00 AM	0.14	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): With warm front just to S of area and moving northeastward, more clouds in early period. Warm front moved through late AM with early cloudiness breaking and temps and humidity levels rising rapidly as warm air overspread SErn VA. A TSRA developed to the NW of station in early evening bringing a welcomed 0.12" of rain; skies became partly cloudy to clear at times overnight to post-time; some HZ... BR after evening TSRA \| temperature range: 67-91-73°; the average temperature for the period was 2° ABOVE normal \| winds: S & SE early then diminishing mid-evening and overnight to light SSW or near CALM - gust to S 10mph at 1:57PM EDT \| rainfall: Storm/event: 0.12" June 2.57 (+0.24" or 110% of normal) annual: 25.10" (+4.01" or 119% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/17/2016	7:00 AM	0.92	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Partly cloudy skies, warm, hazy, humid with mid-day, brief SHRA; then stronger lines of storms move across VA with one such TSRA moving into the station locale at midnight bringing heavy rain (0.85"), gusty winds and frequent LTG. \| temperature range: 74-87-68°; the average temperature for the period was 4° ABOVE normal \| winds: light-to-calm early, then SSW to WNW through mid-afternoon; then, onshore flow in the afternoon through late evening becoming E through SE overnight - gust to N 25mph at MIDNIGHT EDT during overnight TSRA \| rainfall: Storm/event: 0.92" June 3.49" (+0.92" or 136% of normal) annual: 26.02" (+4.69" or 122% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/18/2016	7:00 AM	0.22	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Low pressure responsible for early AM TSRA 6/17/16 moved SE and intensified sending batch of SHRA, sometimes moderate, moving SW across SErn from offshore NE during early period. Skies cleared out in the evening and drier air aloft headed S across the Middle Atlantic. Cooler temps, still damp conditions late in period \| temperature range: 70-74-66°; the average temperature for the period was 5° BELOW normal \| winds: increasing NE & ENE winds with gusts to 25mph at 6:00PM slowly diminishing through the evening and overnight from mostly ENE \| rainfall totals: event: 1.14" June 3.71" (+1.12" or 143% of normal) annual: 26.24" (+4.89" or 123% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/19/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure settles over the East Coast. Here, plenty of sunshine/clear skies, breezy afternoon, moonlit night, but with some increase in high clouds late in period. Mild and pleasant temps continue \| temperature range: 70-76-59°; the average temperature for the period was 7° BELOW normal \| winds: breezy NE through mid-evening with gust to ENE 22mph at 11:01AM EDT, then diminishing to CALM late evening through the overnight, setting up max radiational cooling \| rainfall totals: June 3.71" (+1.02" or 138% of normal) annual: 26.24" (+4.79" or 122% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/20/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure continues to dominate the East. Mostly sunny/clear, warmer, dry... moonlit night. \| temperature range: 62-86-62°; the average temperature for the period was 4° BELOW normal \| winds: light, mostly NW-to-NE-then-ESE flow in the afternoon - gust to NW 14mph at 3:48PM EDT; otherwise, near CALM ; then diminishing to CALM \| rainfall totals: June 3.71" (+0.90" or 132% of normal) annual: 26.24" (+4.67" or 122% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/21/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure continues to dominate the East as summer officially begins at 6:34PM EDT. Mostly sunny/clear, warm, dry... moonlit night... increase in high clouds late period \| temperature range: 68-89-88°; the average temperature for the period was 1° BELOW normal \| winds: NW & W through late afternoon, then mostly SSW - gust to NW 17mph at 11:10AM EDT \| rainfall totals: June 3.71" (+0.80" or 128% of normal) annual: 26.24" (+4.57" or 121% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/22/2016	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure diminished through the period with overrunning energy heading SE across VA during the day. The SHRA and TS over western VA - some with severe wxr - diminished after sunset with only a sprinkle or two left for the locale here in SErn VA. Hot, some haze, and more humid \| temperature range: 69-90-75°; the average temperature for the period was 2° ABOVE normal \| winds: mostly S & SW - gust to SW 17mph at 10:27AM EDT \| rainfall totals: June 3.71" (+0.70" or 123% of normal) annual: 26.24" (+4.47" or 121% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/23/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure continued to weaken with some cloudiness at times, but mostly sunny, warm, hazy; increasing high and mid-level clouds ahead of area of TSRA moving ESE toward post-time \| temperature range: 77-88-75°; the average temperature for the period was 4° ABOVE normal \| winds: WSW through WNW until late evening when winds diminished to CALM into early AM 6/23/16; winds S-SW-W late in period to post time \| rainfall totals: June 3.71" (+0.39" or 112% of normal) annual: 26.24" (+4.16" or 119% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net; Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/24/2016	7:00 AM	0.48	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Increase of cloudiness with SHRAs and TSRA moving across the site from early AM through late morning (0.46") with some diminishing -SHRAs (0.02") between 1 & 2AM EDT; mostly cloudy skies but with a period of sunshie in the afternoon... warm, humid, sometimes breezy conditions \| temperature range: 75-87-70°; the average temperature for the period was 3° ABOVE normal \| winds: W-WSW-SSW-S with gust to W 23 mph at 8:33PM EDT \| rainfall totals: event/storm: 0.48" June 4.19" (+0.78" or 122% of normal) annual: 26.72" (+4.53" or 120% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/25/2016	7:00 AM	0.01	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Continued warm, some haze, and humid with mostly cloudy skies. Surface "cold" front drift slowly through the area in the evening into early 6/25/16; a light SHRA recorded at 2:15AM EDT \| temperature range: 71-89-73°; the average temperature for the period was 3° ABOVE normal \| winds: WSW variable WNW early through the afternoon, diminishing to near CALM in the evening, then NNW through NE after midnight through post time - gust NE 15mph at 5:23AM EDT \| rainfall totals: event/storm: 0.01" June 4.20" (+0.62" or 117% of normal) annual: 26.72" (+4.39" or 120% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/26/2016	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Cloudy early with spotty light sprinkles from time to time; then a break in the clouds in the afternoon with diminishing clouds overnight to feature high thin broken clouds at sunrise. High pressure over the New England coast providing N and NE winds here at post-time. \| temperature range: 73-79-63°; the average temperature for the period was 3° BELOW normal \| winds: mostly NNE through ENE with gust to ENE 21mph at 3:50PM EDT, diminishing to CALM around 3AM EDT to post-time \| rainfall totals: June 4.20" (+0.50" or 114% of normal) annual: 26.73" (+4.27" or 119% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/27/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Some high clouds early, but mostly sunny for the day with nice breezes and warm, dry temps as high pressure over the New England coast continues to provide onshore flow. Dense fog developed late in period to post-time. \| temperature range: 65-80-64°; the average temperature for the period was 6° BELOW normal \| winds: mostly NE through SE with gust to E 18mph at 2:30PM EDT, diminishing to CALM in late evening and overnight \| rainfall totals: June 4.20" (+0.34" or 109% of normal) annual: 26.73" (+4.11" or 118% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/28/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Dense fog to start the period; then, with few troughs developing ahead of cold front, still far to the west, enough "energy" aloft for increase in high clouds making for a partly cloudy period. Troughiness also progged to bring scattered SHRA and TSRA which remained to the W and NW through the period; increasingly warm and more humid, light winds. \| temperature range: 66-91-73°; the average temperature for the period was 1° BELOW normal \| winds: light, VARIABLE early, becoming mostly SSE through SW - gusts to 10mph at various times, mid-afternoon and late evening \| rainfall totals: June 4.20" (+0.23" or 106% of normal) annual: 26.73" (+4.00" or 118% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/29/2016	7:00 AM	0.95	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Increasing cloudiness early with developing SHRAs to the W and SW moving across SErn VA from late AM until late afternoon. Skies break to become partly cloudy for balance of the period; some fog with the SHRAs; continued warm and humid \| temperature range: 74-84-69°; the average temperature for the period was 1° BELOW normal \| winds: mostly light SW & W to near CALM with gust to SW 17mph at 3:15PM \| rainfall totals: Event: 0.95" June 5.15" (+1.00" or 124% of normal) annual: 27.68" (+4.77" or 121% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
6/30/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Partly cloudy skies at times through the period. SHRA and TSRA south of the SErn VA/NE NE border as ill-defined, mostly stationary surface front drifted across NE NC; continued warm and humid \| temperature range: 71-88-70°; the average temperature for the period was NORMAL \| winds: continued light mostly WNW diminishing to near CALM through early AM 6/30/16, then light ESE to near CALM - gust NNW 15mph at 3:09PM EDT \| rainfall totals: June 5.15" (+0.86" or 120% of normal) annual: 27.68" (+4.63" or 120% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
7/1/2016	7:00 AM	0.04	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Low clouds (maritime) broke early with lots of sun, warm, humid, hazy weather to follow; a late evening SHRA developed providing a welcomed 0.04" of rain \| temperature range: 73-89-72°F \| winds: mostly NE becoming SE & SSE in mid-afternoon through mid-evening; then, light NE & E early becoming variable, mostly NE through SE and S; then light to near calm late evening through the overnight hours - gust NNE 17mph at 11:00AM EDT \| rainfall totals: June 5.19" (+0.86" or 120% of normal) annual: 27.72" (+4.63" or 120% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
7/2/2016	7:00 AM	0.90	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Partly cloudy, hot, humid, hazy ... +TSRAs developed to the WSW of station in late afternoon and moved across the site with heavy rain totaling 0.90"...rumbles of thunder and visible LTG to SW through S and SE in the evening as more severe TSRA moved across southern Suffolk, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach with flooding rains reported in Chesapeake (central and south); overnight, partly cloudy skies clearing to scattered clouds at post-time \| temperature range: 74-91-70°F \| winds: mostly SW-S-SE through midnight, then near CALM late nite - gust to NW 35mph at 4:34PM EDT \| period average temperature was 3° ABOVE normal; June average temp was 76.3° or 0.4° ABOVE normal \| rainfall totals: Storm: 0.90" June 5.19" (+0.80" or 118% of normal) July 0.90" (+0.78" or 775% of normal) annual: 28.62" (+5.35" or 123% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
7/3/2016	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Surface front ("cool") moves through and into NC early in period; skies remain partly cloudy but temps "cool off" with mostly onshore flow; continued warm and humid early and overnight... haze; SHRA arrive just before ob-time as warm air to the south overruns cooler air at surface with weak lows moving across stationary front over the Carolinas \| temperature range: 74-86-73°F \| winds: NNW early becoming NE through SSE over the period - gust to ENE 18mph at 12:07PM EDT \| period average temperature was NORMAL; \| rainfall totals: Event: TRACE July 0.90" (+0.66" or 374% of normal) annual: 28.62" (+5.23" or 122% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
7/4/2016	7:00 AM	0.83	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Cloudy skies, cooler temps, with SHRA from early period through mid-AM (0.83"); stationary front over the Carolinas will become focal point for more rain this period as it drifts slowly N'wd with weak lows moving east along the front \| temperature range: 74 (0700)-66 (1100)-72 (1400)- 68°F; NEW STATION RECORD MINIMUM HIGH FOR 7/3/16 74° (previously 79° 2003) \| winds: NE with gusts to 22mph at 8:48AM EDT \| period average temperature was 9° BELOW normal \| rainfall totals: Event: 0.83" July 1.73" (+1.36" or 471% of normal) annual: 29.45" (+5.93" or 125% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
7/5/2016	7:00 AM	0.27	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Warm front to the south began a slow trek northward bringing another round of SHRAs; fog at times with heavier rains; rising temps and humidity levels with generally light winds \| temperature range: 70-80-75°F \| winds: ESE through late afternoon with SE-S-SW-WSW in the evening and overnight - gust SSE 12mph at 1:44PM EDT \| rainfall: Event: 1.10" July 2.00" (+1.43" OR 350% of normal) annual: 29.72" (+6.00" or 125% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/6/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Skies cleared further with mostly sunny/clear, hot, humid, hazy conditions prevailing through the period. Some TSRA development SE and S of station in the late afternoon. \| temperature range: 76-94-74°F \| winds: SSW-W-WNW through early evening; then, near CALM for the remainder of the evening and overnight - gust WNW 23mph at 12:14PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 5° above normal \| rainfall: July 2.00" (+1.25" OR 268% of normal) annual: 29.72" (+6.00" or 124% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/7/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Partly cloudy skies with ongoing hot, humid, hazy conditions as high pressure ridge continues over the East. Periodic TSRAs & SHRAs moved through the Middle Atlantic as surface troughs in atmosphere interact with daily heating of the sun. Fairly strong TSRA developed to the W of the station and headed E in late afternoon, then fell apart as they moved through the locale. \| temperature range: 77-95-76°F \| winds: WSW through NNW early AM through early afternoon; then, mostly WSW into the evening, diminishing to CALM overnight - gust WNW 16mph at 3:30PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 5° above normal \| rainfall: July 2.00" (+1.18" OR 245% of normal) annual: 29.72" (+5.75" or 124% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/8/2016	7:00 AM	0.02	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Partly cloudy skies with ongoing hot, humid, hazy conditions as high pressure ridge continues over the East. With the high temps and humidity, scattered TSRA developed in the late afternoon and evening across SErn VA. Here 0.02" fell in TSRA just before midnight, with precip trailing off shortly after midnight. A few sprinkles late period after 5AM \| temperature range: 78-95-75°F \| winds: mostly SSW except outflow NNW in vicinity of TSRA - gust WNW 17mph at 5:09PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 5° above normal \| rainfall: July 2.02" (+1.09" or 216% of normal) annual: 29.73" (+5.75" or 123% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/9/2016	7:00 AM	0.18	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Partly cloudy skies with ongoing hot, humid, hazy (mainly afternoon) conditions as weakened high pressure prevails over the Middle Atlantic and SE US. Trough of low pressure triggered late afternoon and evening TSRA around SErn VA (scattered) with 0.18" here \| temperature range: 75-94-72°F \| winds: mostly SSW variable WNW through evening, the mostly SW and W overnight - gust SSW 20mph at 12:17AM EDT \| average temperature this period was 5° above normal \| rainfall: Storm: 0.18" July 2.20" (+1.23" or 226% of normal) annual: 29.92" (+5.80" or 124% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/10/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure moving offshore E and SE US continued the hot, humid conditions with light winds. Plenty of sunshine and high scattered thin clouds during the period. \| temperature range: 74-94-73°F \| winds: CALM early then SSW through WNW through late AM becoming onshore NE for a couple of hours early afternoon, then returning to W to SW through mid-evening and diminishing to CALM again overnight - gust W 15mph three times between 3 and 6PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 1° above normal \| rainfall: July 2.20" (+1.01" or 185% of normal) annual: 29.92" (+5.58" or 123% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/11/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Surface front settles through and heads S to Carolinas. Temps only cooler at the shoreline as winds- light in general - remain westerly with no sea breeze here to keep temps from rising once again to the lower 90s. However, dew points somewhat lower and air in place behind front actually felt much drier during the day. Again, other than periodic patch high clouds, mostly sunny/clear skies \| temperature range: 75-91-71°F \| winds: NNW early becoming NW through SW through late afternoon; light SE winds on occasion in the evening becoming CALM overnight - gust NW 13mph at 1:48PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 2° above normal \| rainfall: July 2.20" (+0.82" or 160% of normal) annual: 29.92" (+5.39" or 122% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/12/2016	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Continued mostly sunny/clear through early evening with increasing mid-level clouds in the evening producing a few light SHRA (TRACE); becoming more humid, increasing haze through the period; stationary front wavering over NC with weak low in WRN NC. \| temperature range: 73-88-75°F \| winds: light mostly onshore NE through SE until early evening becoming light to CALM thereafter - gust NE 14mph at 2:09PM EDT \| average temperature this period was NORMAL \| rainfall: Event: TRACE July 2.20" (+0.61" or 139% of normal) annual: 29.92" (+5.18" or 121% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/13/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Continued mostly sunny but with high clouds from time-to-time, with temps reaching the 90° mark; some haze and increasing humidity; weakening stationary front wavering over NC with scattered TSRA activity remaining to the west and southwest of the station \| temperature range: 75-90-76°F \| winds: light variable NE through SSE until late evening diminishing to near-to-CALM overnight - gust SSW 13mph at 6:15PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 3° ABOVE NORMAL \| rainfall: July 2.20" (+0.48" or 128% of normal) annual: 29.92" (+5.05" or 120% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/14/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Continued mostly sunny/clear, hot, hazy, and humid with high heat indices prompting an upcoming heat advisory notice for extreme heat indices on THU; a few scattered TSRA nearby in late afternoon with DST LTG and thunder observed a few miles SW of station \| temperature range: 76-94-74°F \| winds: light variable early becoming mostly SSW in late afternoon through late period - gust W 15mph at 5:39PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 5° ABOVE NORMAL \| rainfall: July 2.20" (+0.30" or 116% of normal) annual: 29.92" (+4.87" or 119% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/15/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Continued mostly sunny/clear, hot (highest temp of the year with 98°), hazy, and humid with high heat indices prompting a heat advisory for extreme heat indices through 8PM EDT \| temperature range: 75-98-78°F \| winds: mostly light W & SW with afternoon breezes through the teens mph - gust WNW 16mph at 4:15PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 5° ABOVE NORMAL \| rainfall: July 2.20" (-0.03" or 99% of normal) annual: 29.92" (+4.54" or 118% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/16/2016	7:00 AM	0.13	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Continued mostly sunny skies early but with increasing clouds to become partly cloudy in the afternoon; hot, hazy, and humid with high heat indices; TSRA in late afternoon with strong, nearby cloud-to-ground lightning between 6:30 and 7:30PM EDT \| temperature range: 78-98-72°F \| winds: mostly SSW with gust NNW 20mph in TSRA at 6:15PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 10° ABOVE NORMAL \| rainfall: Storm 0.13" July 2.33" (+0.01" or 100% of normal) annual: 30.05" (+4.58" or 118% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/17/2016	7:00 AM	0.20	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Trough snaking NE to SW across VA during the day brought scattered SHRA & TSRA to SErn VA; several showers during the period added an additional 1/5th inch of rain; some DST LTG observed in the evening; continued warm and humid with partly cloudy skies \| temperature range: 72-90-72°F \| winds: light, mostly SSW with gust SSE 12mph at 4:51PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 1° ABOVE NORMAL \| rainfall: Event 0.20" July 2.53" (-0.07" or 97% of normal) annual: 30.25" (+4.50" or 117% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/18/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure builds over the Middle Atlantic with mostly sunny skies, still hot temps and high humidity levels, light winds, some haze. \| temperature range: 72-92-73°F \| winds: light, mostly W-SW-S diminishing to near calm overnight - gust W 12mph at 10:32AM EDT \| average temperature this period was 1° ABOVE NORMAL \| rainfall: July 2.53" (-0.07" or 97% of normal) annual: 30.25" (+4.50" or 117% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/19/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Weak high pressure dominated the locale bringing continued mostly sunny/clear skies, hot, humid, hazy conditions. Energy triggering TSRA moved through northern VA and the Eastern Shore in the evening with additional activity to the south overnight. Nothing more than increase in high clouds in the evening and overnight for this area. \| temperature range: 75-95-75°F \| winds: near CALM early becoming mostly SSW through midnight, then NW with nearby TSRA (to the north) in the early AM hours; then, diminishing winds to become CALM through post-time - gust NW 20mph at 2:34AM EDT \| average temperature this period was 4° ABOVE NORMAL \| rainfall: July 2.53" (-0.30" or 89% of normal) annual: 30.25" (+4.27" or 116% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/20/2016	7:00 AM	3.03	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Another sunny/clear period early with hot temps, haze, generally light breezes, and high humidity. A line of heavy TSRA developed far to the N and NW and moved rapidly SE to SErn VA in late afternoon and evening (7:30PM EDT) bringing torrential rains (3.03" in 90 minutes), localized flooding (NWS Flood Warning issued), and continuous severe cloud-to-ground lightning. A NEW STATION DAILY RAINFALL RECORD was established 7/19/16 when that 3.03" of rain fell in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth. The previous record was 1.88" set in 1983. \| temperature range: 76-92-67°F \| winds: near CALM early then VARIABLE through mid-afternoon becoming onshore NE through SE late afternoon; gusty NNW in evening TSRA then diminishing quickly to near CALM overnight - gust NNW 28mph at 8:02PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 1° BELOW NORMAL \| rainfall: July 5.56" (+2.46" or 179% of normal) annual: 33.28" (+7.03" or 127% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/21/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): FROPA moves south of southern VA and weak high pressure builds over the area once again with warm temps, high humidity levels, light fog early on and very light winds. \| temperature range: 68-89-70°F \| winds: CALM early then onshore NE through late afternoon diminishing to light VARIABLE to CALM in the evening and overnight - gust to NE 14mph at 12:05PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 3° BELOW NORMAL \| rainfall: July 5.56" (+2.35" or 173% of normal) annual: 33.28" (+6.92" or 126% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/22/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Weak high pressure still over the Middle Atlantic with lower dew points and slightly more tolerable warm temps. Some fog early in period and haze noted in the afternoon. Increase of high clouds late in period. Continued light winds. \| temperature range: 70-89-73°F \| winds: CALM early becoming onshore NE with gust to NE 10 at 12:26PM. Winds near-or-to CALM in the evening and overnight \| average temperature this period was 2° BELOW NORMAL \| rainfall: July 5.56" (+2.19" or 165% of normal) annual: 33.28" (+6.76" or 125% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/23/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Weak high pressure covers the Mid-Atlantic with continued mostly sunny/clear skies, hot, increasingly more humid temps, increased afternoon breezes, haze ... high clouds more significant early in period \| temperature range: 73-93-74°F \| winds: mostly S & SW with gusts to SW 16mph at 3:34PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE NORMAL \| rainfall: July 5.56" (+1.19" or 156% of normal) annual: 33.28" (+6.56" or 125% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/24/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Weak high pressure covers the Mid-Atlantic again today with no relief in sight from the hot, mostly light SW air flow transporting hot, humid temps NNE across the SErn VA coastal plain; again mostly sunny/clear, hazy skies; NWS notification of pending heat advisory for 7/24/16 late AM through 8PM EDT \| temperature range: 75-96-77°F \| winds: mostly S & SW with gusts to S 16mph at 5:07PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 5° ABOVE NORMAL \| rainfall: July 5.56" (+1.8" or 148% of normal) annual: 33.28" (+6.37" or 124% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/25/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): No change in the wxr... sunny/clear, hot, humid, haze, light winds (altho' slight onshore SE component helped keep temps down a bit in the afternoon), heat advisory from mid-day to sunset 7/24 ... height of summer in SErn VA \| temperature range: 77-97-77°F \| winds: mostly S & SW with gusts to SSE 16mph at 4:58PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 7° ABOVE NORMAL \| rainfall: July 5.56" (+1.29 or 130% of normal) annual: 33.28" (+5.86" or 121% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/26/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): No change in the wxr... sunny/clear, hot, humid, haze, light winds; heat advisory from mid-day to sunset 7/25 ... distant TSRAs over Eastern Shore late in period move east with locale unaffected \| temperature range: 77-97-79°F The low temperature 7/25/16 of 77° at 6:17AM EDT in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth TIED THE STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was set in 1985. (July database to 1976) \| winds: mostly S & SW with gusts to SW 19mph at 12:45PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 8° ABOVE NORMAL \| rainfall: July 5.56" (+1.29 or 130% of normal) annual: 33.28" (+5.86" or 121% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/27/2016	7:00 AM	0.03	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Trough moved further S through VA during the period bringing scattered SHRA and TSRA to SErn VA in the late afternoon and again close to midnight; partly cloudy skies, continued hot, hazy, humid with some nice breezes in the AM and early afternoon; heat advisory back in effect from noon till 8PM EDT \| temperature range: 79-96-77°F The low temperature 7/26/16 of 78° at 11:03PM EDT in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 77° set in 1987. (July database to 1976) \| winds: generally light SSW to WNW early becoming onshore in the afternoon, then light variable to near CALM evening through overnight - gust to SE 14mph at 4:38PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 7° ABOVE NORMAL \| rainfall: July 5.59" (+1.01" or 120% of normal) annual: 33.31" (+5.59" or 120% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/28/2016	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Stationary trough continued to affect VA with areas of energy aloft triggering SHRAs and TSRAs moving W to E across the Old Dominion; here, in evening one area brought more significant rainfall as the area moved into SErn VA altho' the area dissipated before reaching the locale and only a TRACE of rain and diminishing LTG after midnight; continued partly cloudy skies, hot, hazy, humid, and with light winds; afternoon and early evening heat advisory in effect \| temperature range: 77-96-79°F \| winds: light, variable but mostly SSW through WNW - gust to NW 7mph at 10:13AM EDT \| average temperature this period was 6° ABOVE NORMAL \| rainfall: July 5.59" (+0.85" or 118% of normal) annual: 33.31" (+5.42" or 119% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/29/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Weak frontal system presses slowly eastward to the Middle Atlantic through the period with scattered SHRAs and TSRAs across SErn VA with nearby activity but no rain at this station; partly cloudy skies, hot, hazy, humid, but with generally light breezes through the day THU; heat advisory in effect from noon till 8PM EDT; two new daily records for 7/28/16: the high temperature today of 99° at 5:07PM EDT in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 97° set in 1976. The low temperature today of 79° at 6:38AM EDT in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 77° set in 1997. \| temperature range: 79-99-79°F \| winds: variable but mostly WSW early period becoming mostly onshore ESE through S late period - gust to E 13mph at 5:04PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 8° ABOVE NORMAL \| rainfall: July 5.59" (+0.78" or 116% of normal) annual: 33.31" (+5.35" or 119% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/30/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Pocket of cooler, drier air moves down the Middle Atlantic coastal plain bringing "cooler" temps, lower dew points; FROPA \| temperature range: 79-89-75°F \| winds: SSW early becoming WNW mid-AM then NE and ENE in the evening diminishing to near CALM overnight - gust to NW 17mph at 10:36AM EDT \| average temperature this period was 4° ABOVE NORMAL \| rainfall: July 5.59" (+0.44" or 108% of normal) annual: 33.31" (+5.01" or 118% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
7/31/2016	7:00 AM	1.55	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Hotter, humid weather returned from the S and SW with partly cloudy, hazy skies... cooler pocket of air from FRI retreated to the NE. Late afternoon, early evening SHRA & TSRA brought 1.20" of rain with another 0.01" in the hour before ob time (7AM EDT 7/31) \| temperature range: 75-94-73°F \| A NEW STATION DAILY RAINFALL RECORD was established 7/30/16 when 1.54" of rain fell in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth. The previous record was 1.47" set in 2007. \| winds: mostly light E, SE and SSE - gust in TSRA to WNW 26mph at 2:58PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 5° ABOVE NORMAL \| rainfall: Storm/event 1.55" July 7.14" (+1.84" or 125% of normal) annual: 34.86" (+6.41" or 123% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/1/2016	7:00 AM	0.27	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Early period TSRA with 0.16" or rain followed by partly cloudy skies, hot, humid, hazy conditions late AM through mid-afternoon. TSRAs develop along the VA, NC border and move NNE through SErn VA with most activity passing W and E of this station (0.11"), then intensifying to produce torrential rains and flash flooding in NErn Norfolk, Chesapeake, and Virginia Beach with Norfolk International Airport reporting 6.98" of rain late afternoon into early evening \| temperature range: 74-92-73°F \| winds: CALM early, then light and variable - gust S 13mph at 12:21PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 3° ABOVE NORMAL \| rainfall: events 0.16" & 0.11" July 7.41" (+1.82" or 133% of normal) annual: 35.13" (+6.39" or 122% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/2/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Mostly sunny, hot, hazy conditions return after SUN's TSRAs/SHRAs; quite humid with some nice afternoon breezes \| temperature range: 73-90-75°F \| winds: CALM early, then mostly S & SW surface flow - gust SSW 19mph at 2:28PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE NORMAL \| rainfall: August 0.01" (-0.13" or 7% of normal) annual: 35.13" (+6.26" or 122% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/3/2016	7:00 AM	0.20	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Partly cloudy, hot, hazy, humid early; +TSRAs move from NNW to SSE across SErn VA along a boundary zone between onshore air flow and hot, humid SW flow to the southwest; heaviest rains over Norfolk through northern Virginia Beach; FROPA \| temperature range: 76-88-75°F \| winds: CALM early, becoming onshore, mostly NE through remainder of the period - gust NE 15mph at 2:15PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE NORMAL \| rainfall: August 0.21" (-0.04" or 85% of normal) annual: 35.33" (+6.35" or 122% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/4/2016	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Strengthening onshore flow as high pressure sank SSwd along the NE US/Middle Atlantic coasts with a few sprinkles of rain noted early in period; skies become partly cloudy and onshore flow brings welcomed breezes from the Atlantic \| temperature range: 75-82-74°F \| winds: ENE entire period with nice breezes gusting to NE 23mph at 9:56AM EDT \| average temperature this period was 1° BELOW NORMAL \| rainfall: August 0.21" (-0.26" or 44% of normal) annual: 35.33" (+6.13" or 121% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/5/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Onshore flow with mostly light winds continues; nice afternoon breezes; partly cloudy skies, humid, but temps near normal \| temperature range: 75-84-71°F \| winds: NE gusting to ENE 18mph at 3:56PM EDT diminishing to near CALM late evening through overnight \| average temperature this period was 1° BELOW NORMAL \| rainfall: August 0.21" (-0.37" or 36% of normal) annual: 35.33" (+6.03" or 121% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/6/2016	7:00 AM	0.08	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Onshore flow weakens early in period with overrunning SW flow pushing temps to 90° with increased humidity; partly cloudy skies with SHRAs developing over the station in late afternoon and drifting about before dissipating in a short period; very light winds \| temperature range: 73-90-75°F \| winds: light NE through SSE through early evening with gust to SE 7mph at 7:00PM EDT then diminishing to near CALM evening through overnight \| average temperature this period was NORMAL \| rainfall: August 0.29" (-0.53" or 36% of normal) annual: 35.41" (+5.86" or 120% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/7/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): early period low clouds eroded through the morning by SW surface flow, albeit light, to feature partly cloudy skies, hot, humid, oppressive conditions through the day; surface front moved across VA heading SSE into the locale in late evening but with associated SHRA and TSRA remaining to our west over south central VA; partly cloudy skies late night \| temperature range: 76-92-76°F \| winds: light SSW through WSW through midnight, then light, near CALM overnight - gust W 12mph at 11:58AM EDT \| average temperature this period was 5° above normal \| rainfall: August 0.29" (-0.77" or 27% of normal) annual: 35.41" (+5.62" or 119% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/8/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): surface front moves through early in the day settling into NC; slightly cooler and slightly drier air; partly cloudy skies, light winds \| temperature range: 76-87-75°F \| winds: WNW then NNW early becoming onshore mostly NE in the afternoon diminishing to near CALM late evening and overnight - gust NE 15mph at 3:07PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 3° above normal \| rainfall: August 0.29" (-0.88" or 25% of normal) annual: 35.41" (+5.51" or 118% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/9/2016	7:00 AM	0.07	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): surface front remained stationary over NC with weak high pressure to the N providing a cooler mostly onshore flow; a few sprinkles in the early period with variably cloudy skies the rule \| temperature range: 75-81-75°F \| winds: CALM early, then light S'ly becoming onshore NE in early afternoon with gusts to ENE 16mph at 5:04PM EDT, diminishing to light onshore overnight \| average temperature this period was 2° BELOW normal \| rainfall: August 0.29" (-1.02" or 22% of normal) annual: 35.41" (+5.37" or 118% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/10/2016	7:00 AM	0.15	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): partly cloudy skies early with SHRA moving through early and again a SHRA in mid-afternoon; warmer and humid; high pressure moving E & SW at sea brought mostly S&SW light-to-near CALM late period \| temperature range: 75-88-76°F \| winds: NE and NNE early then onshore through SE during the afternoon becoming ESE in mid-evening then CALM late nite - gust to SW 12mph at 1:47PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: August 0.51" (-0.98" or 34% of normal) annual: 35.63" (+5.41" or 118% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/11/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure continues to build-in from center SE of coast; this shunted moisture to our west and south and provided partly cloudy skies with hot, more humid conditions; increase in haze; morning fog early in the period \| temperature range: 76-93-76°F \| winds: light S, SW & W early; then NE through SSE in the afternoon; light & VBL to near CALM in the evening and overnight - gust to SSE 12mph at 6:26PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 5° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: August 0.51" (-1.12" or 31% of normal) annual: 35.63" (+5.27" or 117% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/12/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): No change in weather... mostly sunny with occasionally partly cloudy skies, hot, humid, light winds as high pressure remains anchored offshore SE US \| temperature range: 77-94-76°F \| winds: CALM early becoming WSW through SW until mid-afternoon when variable, mostly E-SW onshore flow commenced; diminishing to CALM again late evening through post-time - gust to WSW 10mph at 10:20AM EDT \| average temperature this period was 5° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: August 0.51" (-1.42" or 26% of normal) annual: 35.63" (+4.97" or 116% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/13/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Sunny/clear skies with increased breezes and drier afternoon conditions as Bermuda high pressure off SE US coast holds strong - continued hot with heat advisory posted again through early evening \| temperature range: 76-95-78°F \| winds: CALM early becoming SW-S through sunset then light onshore SSE-NE during the late evening diminishing to CALM overnight - gust to SSW 12mph at 10:18AM EDT \| average temperature this period was 7° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: August 0.51" (-1.73" or 23% of normal) annual: 35.63" (+4.66" or 115% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/14/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Sunny/clear skies with heat advisory running entire period as Bermuda high pressure off SE US coast holds strong - very hot, humid, with dew point temps higher than previous 24-hour period; some nice breezes early period \| temperature range: 78-97-78°F \| winds: CALM early becoming SSW diminishing to gentle breezes overnight - gust to SSW 15mph at 3:07PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 9° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: August 0.51" (-1.96" or 21% of normal) annual: 35.63" (+4.43" or 114% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/15/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): little change...sunny/clear skies with heat advisory running until 8PM EDT; Bermuda high pressure off SE US coast - record heat, humid, with high dew point temps; the high 8/14/16 of 98° at 3:44PM EDT in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 96° set in 1995. The low temperature 8/14/16 of 78° at 6:42AM EDT in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth TIED THE STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was set in 1997. \| temperature range: 78-98-79°F \| winds: SSW through early AM with gust to SSW16mph at 7:48AM EDT diminishing to CALM late night \| average temperature this period was a whopping 10° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: August 0.51" (-2.23" or 19% of normal) annual: 35.63" (+4.16" or 113% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/16/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Continued hot, oppressively humid, with heat advisory through early evening; weak trough along NEngland coast S to NE NC coast acted as a focal point for TSRA development for VA Beach westward into northern Portsmouth MON afternoon... while strong DST LTG and thunder to the N and NE were observed here in mid-afternoon, no rain fell at the station while just 3 miles to NE in Ghent Square nearly 6/10ths inch was recorded; some high clouds overnite but winds diminish, humidities rise to sultry overnight levels \| NEW STATION RECORDS for 8/15/16: The high temperature of 96° at 2:53PM EDT in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth TIED THE STATION MAXIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was set in 1988. The low temperature of 79° at 6:42AM EDT in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was set in 1997. \| temperature range: 79-96-77°F \| winds: CALM to light SSW early becoming onshore NE-ENE through mid-afternoon, then diminishing to light and VBL to near CALM overnite - gust ENE 15mph in TS outflow to NNE at 2:53PM EDT \| average temperature this period was a whopping 10° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: August 0.51" (-2.61" or 16% of normal) annual: 35.63" (+3.78" or 112% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/17/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Bermuda high surface flow mostly SW for the area ahead of "cold front" moving through OH and TN Valleys towards the Old Dominion; continued hot, humid, with heat advisory through 7PM EDT \| temperature range: 77-96-76°F \| winds: light mostly SW with gusts to S 14mph at 6:14PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 8° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: August 0.51" (-2.71" or 16% of normal) annual: 35.63" (+3.68" or 112% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/18/2016	7:00 AM	0.08	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): SW flow ahead of surface front moving into western VA brought nice breezes, mostly sunny skies through afternoon, a bit lower humidity and hot temps reaching the upper 90s. SHRAs and TSRAs developed across SErn VA in late afternoon and early evening with a lone. brief SHRA bringing 0.08" around 7:30PM EDT; then partly cloudy skies overnight, still warm, more humid \| temperature range: 76-97-76°F \| winds: mostly SW with gusts to SSW 13mph at 7:51AM EDT \| average temperature this period was 8° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: August 0.59" (-2.81" or 17% of normal) annual: 35.71" (+3.58" or 111% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/19/2016	7:00 AM	0.01	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Surface front moves through during the AM heading S into NC. Associated SHRA and TSRA develop along the VA/NC border during the day but remain south of the station. A brief SHRA here leaves 0.01"; skies remain partly cloudy. Temps cool off a bit with high in the lower 90s at the station; humidity levels remain high. High pressure settles across the NE US late period. Front becomes trough over NC with SHRA beginning to move through VA late in period. \| temperature range: 76-91-73°F \| winds: SSW early becoming NNW late AM then NE and mostly onshore, then diminishing to near CALM late period - gust to SSW 12mph at 9:47AM EDT \| average temperature this period was 5° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: August 0.60" (-3.06" or 16% of normal) annual: 35.72" (+3.33" or 110% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/20/2016	7:00 AM	0.40	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure weakened over the area with SHRAs & TSRAs moving west to east across Virginia reaching station in mid/late afternoon. Partly cloudy skies entire period and dense fog forming at post-time; continued warm and humid \| temperature range: 74-91-71°F \| winds: very light to near CALM early; then SSW and SSE near noon becoming NE-ENE mid-afternoon for a short period; otherwise, CALM winds much of the period - gust to ENE 18mph at 3:43PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 5° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: storm 0.40" August 1.00" (-2.82" or 26% of normal) annual: 36.12" (+3.57" or 111% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/21/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Dense fog at beginning of period gave way to mostly sunny/clear skies with weak high pressure covering the lower Mid-Atlantic; temps remained quite warm and relative humidity levels remained high; winds were light. \| temperature range: 71-91-73°F \| winds: light to near CALM much of the period but with NE through SSE flow from late AM through mid-evening - gust to SSE 11mph at 2:00PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 4° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: August 1.00" (-2.92" or 26% of normal) annual: 36.12" (+3.47" or 111% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/22/2016	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): As cold front presses east through western VA, SW flow from high pressure shifting east at sea brings moist, hot surface flow. A few mid-period isolated SHRA and TSRA develop across SErn VA while a line of activity moves through the state during the afternoon and evening. With surface winds diminishing at sunset, that line diminishes as it moves through in the evening with only some DST LTG and a trace of rain. Front moves through late period with notable drop in dew points as winds shift in from the NNW; FROPA early AM 8/22/16 \| temperature range: 73-95-75°F; the high temperature 8/21/15 of 95° at 3:45PM EDT in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 93° set in 2005. \| winds: light to near CALM early, then E to SE through late morning becoming mostly SSW through late evening; late evening period of CALM wind till overnite when fresh NNW winds prevail - gust to WSW 25mph at 8:23PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 7° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: August 1.00" (-3.05" or 25% of normal) annual: 36.12" (+3.34" or 110% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/23/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Cold front moved further S into the Carolinas with high pressure building in from the N brining "cooler", drier air for SErn VA. Mostly sunny/clear skies \| temperature range: 75-85-67°F \| winds: mostly WNW then NNW except an occasional NE onshore flow (mostly confined to immediate beach areas) - gust to WNW 20mph at 9:09AM EDT; winds diminish to CALM late evening and overnite \| average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: August 1.00" (-3.12" or 24% of normal) annual: 36.12" (+3.27" or 110% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/24/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure settles over the East with center over the Middle Atlantic, then shifts to off the Jersey coast at post-time; sunny, clear skies through the period with rel. humidity readings below 50% for most of the afternoon \| temperature range: 67-83-63°F \| winds: generally light NE breezes during mid-AM through mid-evening; light to near CALM winds otherwise - gust to NE 17mph at 2:08PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 1° BELOW normal \| rainfall: August 1.00" (-3.21" or 24% of normal) annual: 36.12" (+3.18" or 110% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/25/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure over the East continues to provide sunny/clear skies with pleasant temps and low rel. humidity readings from late AM through early evening. \| temperature range: 62-84-66°F \| winds: generally light with NE breezes late-AM through mid-evening; at other times, light to near CALM winds - gust to E 17mph at 1:58PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 3° BELOW normal \| rainfall: August 1.00" (-3.36" or 23% of normal) annual: 36.12" (+3.03" or 109% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/26/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure ridged from well off New England coast SW to the northern Gulf of Mexico; locally, continued mostly sunny/clear skies but with increasing temps and relative humidity levels; some afternoon haze \| temperature range: 66-84-73°F \| winds: light... SSW early, then VRBL through the period with a period of onshore flow (2-4PM); late evening and overnite light to near CALM - gust to ESE 12mph at 9:26PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 1° BELOW normal \| rainfall: August 1.00" (-3.47" or 22% of normal) annual: 36.12" (+2.92" or 109% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/27/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure ridged from well off New England coast SW to the northern Gulf of Mexico continued shifting to the east while high over SErn Canada continued to settle S through the Great Lakes, Northeast with "cold" front moving S toward the locale late period; increase of high and mid-level clouds but still mostly sunny-to-clear skies; hot and more humid temps altho', as in the past few days, late afternoon relative humidity levels dropped to near or below 50%; increased haze \| temperature range: 73-94-78°F The high temperature 8/26/16 of 94° at 4:49PM EDT ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 93° set in 1993. (August database to 1976) \| winds: VARIABLE and light most of the period with SSE through ENE mid-afternoon to mid-evening followed by CALM winds late evening through post-time - gust to ENE 13mph at 2:51PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 7° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: August 1.00" (-3.52" or 22% of normal) annual: 36.12" (+2.87" or 109% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/28/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): A "cold" front passes through during early period with high pressure building S along the coastal plains of the Middle Atlantic into NC. Fresh onshore breezes help temp still warm temps as abundant sunshine prevails with clear skies in the evening followed by increase in mid-level cloudiness late period; dew points and relative humidity remain high \| temperature range: 78-90-77°F The low temperature 8/27/16 of 78° at 6:45AM EDT in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 75° set in 2003. (database to July 1976) \| winds: SSW early becoming onshore mostly NE with nice breezes gusting to ENE 21 MPH at 1:18PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 6° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: August 1.00" (-3.87" or 21% of normal) annual: 36.12" (+2.52" or 108% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/29/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Onshore flow from high pressure to the N and strong fetch of onshore winds developing at sea from area of disturbed weather \| temperature range: 78-86-77°F The low temperature 8/28/16 of 77° at 11:40PM EDT in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 76° set in 1988. (database to July 1976) \| winds: NE with nice breezes through mid-evening and gust to ENE 20mph at 12:58PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 3° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: August 1.00" (-4.07" or 20% of normal) annual: 36.12" (+2.32" or 107% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/30/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure continues to build to the N with another surface front pushing through VA in late period. Before that, continued mostly sunny to occasionally partly cloudy skies, warm temps, increasing relative humidity readings and ongoing onshore breezes which helped temper the heat; tropical depression SE of Cape Hatteras will hopefully send some much needed SHRA N'wd to SErn VA in next period \| temperature range: 77-86-71°F \| winds: continuing onshore NE & E with breezes gusting to NE 18mph at 11:23AM EDT \| average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: August 1.00" (-4.17" or 19% of normal) annual: 36.12" (+2.22" or 107% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
8/31/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Surface front moves through as the period begins with building high pressure, onshore flow, warm temps and rather humid conditions continuing; at period's end, tropical depression still SE of Cape Hatteras and progged to head NE to sea \| temperature range: 71-89-72°F \| winds: NNE to NE through late evening; then CALM winds overnight - gust to NE 17mph at 4:28PM EDT \| average temperature this period was 3° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: August 1.00" (-4.31" or 19% of normal) annual: 36.12" (+2.08" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/1/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Weak high pressure continues to hold over the Middle Atlantic with ongoing light, mostly onshore flow. Still temps rose to 90° 8/31/16. Increase in high clouds- \| temperature range: 72-90-73°F \| winds: NE through SSE through late evening; then CALM winds through 2AM EDT with light SSW breezes to follow until post-time - gust WNW 10 mph at 10:16AM EDT \| average temperature this period was 4° ABOVE normal \| temperature: AVG 81.9° (+3.6°) AUGUST 2016 IS THE WARMEST AUGUST IN THE STATION DATABASE TO 1976; rainfall: August 1.00" (-4.46" or 18% of normal) AUGUST 2016 IS THE DRIEST AUGUST AT THIS STATION IN THE AUGUST DATABASE TO 1976 annual: 36.12" (+1.93" or 106% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/2/2016	7:00 AM	0.16	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Cold front presses S'wd through Nrn VA early in period, passing the station in mid/late afternoon; warm, humid, some haze and nice breezes pre-FROPA; line of SHRA and TSRA moves ENE across SErn VA late afternoon with much needed 0.16" of rain through the evening. LTG remained to the SE & S of the station in the afternoon with thunder noted SE of the station; variably cloudy skies follow overnight. In advance of tropical weather in the Gulf States with remnants moving toward the locale for the weekend, flash flood watch and tropical storm watch issued for the locale during late period in advance \| temperature range: 73-91-74°F \| winds: SSW early becoming NNW then N and NE as the front settles through around 3PM EDT - gust NNW 19 mph at 2:00AM EDT \| average temperature this period was 6° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: storm: 0.16" August 0.16" (-0.10" or 62% of normal) annual: 36.28" (+1.83" or 105% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/3/2016	7:00 AM	2.90	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Pressure decline ahead of tropical storm moving towards area from the SSW; cooler temps with mostly cloudy skies overspreading the area and generally light onshore breezes through early evening; rain shield from TS Hermine moves into SRN VA slowly during the evening with increasing tropical squalls after midnight, some producing very heavy rain resulting in normal street flooding here at the station; strong gusty winds increase with gust to 52 MPH at 5:48AM EDT; tropical storm warning and flash flood watch remain in effect \| temperature range: 76-78-70°F \| winds: NE & ENE with gust to ENE 52mph at 5:48AM EDT \| average temperature this period was 3° BELOW normal \| rainfall: storm: 2.90" August 3.06" (+2.64" OR 722% of normal) annual: 39.18" (+4.57" or 113% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/4/2016	7:00 AM	0.78	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Tropical Storm Hermine moves NE across southcentral and southeastern NC to just offshore VA Saturday night; SHRA continue over the SErn VA station locale with persistent wind gusts to the lower 50 mph range; considerable leaf and small limb damage in gardens here at station; winds subside gradually in the afternoon and through the overnight hours; TROPICAL STORM WARNING remained in effect for full period but the FLASH FLOOD WATCH was dropped late period; minimum pressure 29.714" \| winds: NE with max gust NE 55mph at 9:00AM EDT; A NEW STATION DAILY WIND GUST record was established 9/3/16 with a gust of 55 mph in the West Cradock section of Portsmouth at 9:00AM EDT. The previous record was 32 mph in 1989. \| temperature range: 72-75-70°F \| average temperature this period was 4° BELOW normal \| rainfall: A NEW STATION DAILY RAINFALL RECORD was established 9/3/16 when 3.40" of rain fell in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth. The previous record was 0.67" set in 2013; period 0.78" storm total: 3.68" August 3.84" (+3.34" OR 761% of normal) annual: 39.96" (+5.27" or 115% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/5/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Post-tropical storm moved well NE to sea with diminishing winds, partly cloudy skies, and nice onshore breezes along coastal areas of SErn VA. High pressure filling in behind the storm. Local high tides continue above normal so COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES remained in effect. \| winds: NE breezes diminish through late evening with a period of near CALM wind between 3 and 5AM EDT - max gust NE 23mph at 4:00PM EDT \| temperature range: 70-77-67°F \| average temperature this period was 3° BELOW normal \| rainfall 0.00" month 3.84" (+3.01" OR 465% of normal) annual: 39.96" (+4.94" or 114% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/6/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Backside flow from post-tropical storm well east of NJ persists over the locale bringing partly cloudy skies, nice afternoon onshore breezes and mild temps with lowering dew points. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES remained in effect, likely through evening 9/6/15 for persistent low-lying coastal flooding at times of high tides. \| winds: NNW early becoming onshore in the afternoon, then variable and lighter mid-evening through the overnight - gust to W 23mph at 11:42AM \| temperature range: 67-80-66°F \| average temperature this period was 2° BELOW normal \| rainfall 0.00" month 3.84" (+2.63" OR 317% of normal) annual: 39.96" (+4.56" or 113% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/7/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): SErn VA sandwiched between high pressure to the west and remnants of TS Hermine to the east of NJ. Flow aloft became mostly NW and N resulting in mostly sunny/clear skies, warm temps, with dew points mostly in the low to mid 60s early then rising back to the upper 60s late period. Humidity levels rise toward post-time (90% or so) COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORIES expired in the evening \| winds: WNW and NW through early evening, then light to near CALM but mostly WSW late evening and overnight - gust to W 30mph at 2:34PM \| temperature range: 66-88-69°F \| average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE normal \| rainfall 0.00" month 3.84" (+2.45" OR 277% of normal) annual: 39.96" (+4.38" or 112% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/8/2016	7:00 AM	0.83	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Upper flow NNW to SSE across Middle Atlantic triggers some SHRA/TSRA which move SSE through central VA and west of station early period; then mostly sunny/clear skies until late period when another batch of SHRA & TSRA move through SErn VA leaving 0.83" and continuing at the station at post-time. Ground fog with that activity - Warmer temps and increased humidity \| winds: WNW through SW with gust to W 18mph at 11:55AM \| temperature range: 69-85-74°F \| average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE normal \| rainfall/storm total 0.83" month 4.65" (+2.81" OR 256% of normal) annual: 40.77" (+4.83" or 113% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/9/2016	7:00 AM	0.09	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Area of SHRAs & TSRAs moved from SRN VA into NC early in period with residual 0.09" of rain between 7 and 8AM EDT; rain induced ground fog early, as well; then skies slowly cleared to become partly cloudy (mostly upper and mid-level clouds) then clearing further in the afternoon through overnight; temps warm to near 90° and humidity levels remain high \| winds: SSW through WNW until late afternoon followed by light variable winds in the evening and increasing SSW again after midnight - gust to SW 17mph at 12:08PM EDT \| temperature range: 75-89-72°F \| average temperature this period was 7° ABOVE normal \| rainfall 0.09" month 4.76" (+2.89" OR 254% of normal) annual: 40.88" (+4.82" or 113% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/10/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure at sea well to the East of the MID-ATL/SE US coast while a weakened trough persists over VA. No SHRA locally in association with the trough... just some patchy high and mid-level clouds from time-to-time; cloudiness actually helped keep temps down a bit from forecast highs in the afternoon; relative humidity readings still quite high \| winds: mostly SSW but with a few periods of onshore flow mid-through late afternoon - gust to SSE 14mph at 10:41PM EDT \| temperature range: 72-90-75°F \| average temperature this period was 6° ABOVE normal \| rainfall 0.00" month 4.76" (+2.69" OR 229% of normal) annual: 40.88" (+4.62" or 113% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/11/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Very warm, humid, late summer day with light, mostly SE through SSW winds on backside of high pressure at sea and ahead of slowly moving cold front as large, cooler high pressure settles east from the nation's midsection; patchy high and mid-level clouds from time-to-time; otherwise, sunny/clear skies \| winds: mostly SE through SSW and variable at times - gust to WSW 18mph at 2:27PM EDT \| temperature range: 75-89-73°F \| average temperature this period was 7° ABOVE normal \| rainfall 0.00" month 4.76" (+2.52" OR 212% of normal) annual: 40.88" (+4.45" or 112% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/12/2016	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Partly cloudy skies, warm and humid ahead of cold front which settles eastward across Ern VA mid-afternoon Sunday. A -SHRA and distant thunder in the evening; humidity levels begin to decrease in the evening through overnight \| wind: SSW and W through noon, becoming NE in the afternoon - gust to NE 20mph at 2:06PM EDT \| temperature range: 73-86-73°F \| average temperature this period was 6° ABOVE normal; the low temperature 9/11/16 of 73° at 6:48AM EDT in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth TIED THE STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was set in 1985. \| rainfall 0.00" month 4.76" (+2.49" OR 209% of normal) annual: 40.88" (+4.42" or 112% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/13/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure settles across the upper Middle Atlantic states with center just offshore, SE of Cape Cod. Resulting onshore flow, although very light, for SErn VA- Humidity levels remain rather high but do drop off to mid-range in mid-afternoon; mostly sunny/clear skies, warm for most of the period \| wind: mostly NE & light through mid-evening diminishing to near CALM overnight - gust NE 18mph at 9:45AM EDT \| temperature range: 73-83-65°F \| average temperature this period was 3° ABOVE normal \| rainfall 0.00" month 4.76" (+2.39" or 200% of normal) annual: 40.88" (+4.32" or 112% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/14/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Weakening high pressure over the Mid-Atlantic with area of low pressure along and offshore. Upper air flow shunting off SE tropical low with overriding clouds remaining S of this area - so, the fair weather with pleasant late summer temps continued \| wind: light, variable with gust to S 11mph at 12:21PM EDT \| temperature range: 65-85-65°F \| average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE normal \| rainfall 0.00" month 4.76" (+2.24" or 189% of normal) annual: 40.88" (+4.17" or 111% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/15/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Area in-between strengthening high pressure in vcnty Ern Great Lakes & tropical low pressure to the S moving offshore SErn States; other than a few high and mid-level clouds, plenty of sunshine and clear skies with light winds; temps rise from the mid 60s to the upper 80s \| wind: CALM early in period becoming mostly SSW through early evening then CALM again during the evening through late nite - gust to SE 15mph at 2:41PM EDT \| temperature range: 65-89-68°F \| average temperature this period was 3° ABOVE normal \| rainfall 0.00" month 4.76" (+2.13" or 181% of normal) annual: 40.88" (+4.06" or 111% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/16/2016	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Cold front settles through early in period with high pressure building S from SErn New England and the NE US while tropical storm Julia spins east of the Carolinas well-offshore. Wind gradients tighten along the lower Middle Atlantic with increased onshore winds and low clouds. A -SHRA noted from time-to-time in the late afternoon/early evening. Cooler temps result \| wind: CALM early in period then increasing NE for the balance of the period with gust to ENE 25mph at 9:15PM EDT \| temperature range: 68-80-72°F \| average temperature this period was 1° ABOVE normal \| rainfall TRACE month 4.76" (+1.79" or 160% of normal) annual: 40.88" (+3.72" or 110% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/17/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Cloudy skies continue as marine layer continues to hold over SErn VA; onshore flow keeps cooler temps in place; toward post-time, clouds begin to break \| wind: NE breezes through midnight with diminishing wind speeds and NE to ENE winds after midnight - gust ENE 19mph at 5PM EDT \| temperature range: 72-78-70°F \| average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: month 4.76" (+1.56" or 149% of normal) annual: 40.88" (+3.49" or 109% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/18/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Skies cleared early to become mostly sunny/clear for most of the period; warm temps with light winds \| wind: mostly NE early becoming ENE through SE and S in the afternoon and early evening; then light to near CALM winds overnight - gust SSE 17mph at 4:26PM EDT \| temperature range: 71-86-71°F \| average temperature this period was 6° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: month 4.76" (+1.48" or 145% of normal) annual: 40.88" (+3.41" or 109% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/19/2016	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Abundant sunshine to begin the period with partly cloudy skies at most for the remainder of the period... a brief passing SHRA in mid-afternoon from a isolated patch of clouds... continued warm and very humid \| wind: SW early becoming ENE through SSE onshore flow from off the VA/NC coasts that moves inland a considerable distance (to central VA) diminishing midnight and late period to CALM - gust S 21mph at 5:01PM EDT \| temperature range: 71-88-75°F \| average temperature this period was 8° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: month 4.76" (+1.32" or 138% of normal) annual: 40.88" (+3.25" or 109% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/20/2016	7:00 AM	2.65	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Increasing clouds as abundant tropical moisture is drawn N along the NC/VA coasts courtesy of remnants of Tropical Storm Julia ahead of SE bound surface front moving through VA. The two combined to produce late afternoon and early evening +TSRA and SHRA which led to localized flooding of streets nearby to the station. A NEW STATION DAILY RAINFALL RECORD was established 9/19/16 when 2.42" of rain fell in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth. The previous record was 1.05" set in 1992. SHRA waned late evening but picked up again around midnight tapering off to scattered SHRA late in period; cooler temps, onshore flow, oppressively humid; FROPA \| wind: SSE through early afternoon, then NNE through ENE balance of period - gust NNE 17mph at 4:23PM EDT \| temperature range: 75-89-71°F \| average temperature this period was 9° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: Storm/event 2.65" month 7.41" (+3.75" or 203% of normal) annual: 43.53" (+5.68" or 115% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/21/2016	7:00 AM	5.01	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Weak low pressure (remnants of tropical cyclone Julia) over SErn NC is all that was needed to tap abundant coastal and western Atlantic moisture and send +SHRA across SErn VA, heaviest late period; flash flood watch then advisory (late period), cloudy, damp, some fog; the daily rainfall for 9/20/16 (2.15") set a NEW STATION DAILY RAINFALL RECORD surpassing the 0.72" of 1982. \| wind: mostly NE and E - gust NE 26mph at 10:27PM EDT \| temperature range: 73-76-71°F \| average temperature this period was 3° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: Storm/event 7.66" month 12.42" annual: 48.54" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/22/2016	7:00 AM	2.40	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Everpresent remnant low of TS Julia meandered across SE NC back into coastal SC. Altho' a weak low, all that was needed to tap deep tropical moisture along the SE US coast and waters and send more record rainfall into SErn VA. The 4.75" of rain calendar day 9/21/16 established a NEW DAILY STATION RAINFALL RECORD, surpassing the 1.75" in 1973; flash flood watches & warnings continued; heaviest rains in the AM hours; cloudy, damp, some fog \| wind: mostly NE early period backing to NNE late period - gust NE 25mph at 5:44PM EDT \| temperature range: 72-75-72°F \| average temperature this period was 1° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: Storm/event 10.11" month 14.87" annual: 50.99" \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/23/2016	7:00 AM	0.01	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Residual light SHRA (or two) early period with bulk of rains remaining from once TS Julia heading SSW; once potent system now moving further S into the SErn US and dissipating; while some sunshine appeared during the afternoon, skies remained partly to mostly cloudy; all flood watches and warnings dropped altho' some flooding/pooling of water remained in flood-prone areas, especially at times of high tide \| wind: CALM early and late period and NE/ENE from late AM through early AM 9/23 - gust ENE 20mph at 3:59PM EDT \| temperature range: 73-79-71°F \| average temperature this period was 4° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: Storm/event 10.12" month 14.85" (+10.75" or 362% of normal) annual: 50.97" (+12.68" or 133% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/24/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Early period low clouds scour-out quickly to be followe by mostly sunny/clear skies; dense fog forms in the clear, still, very humid late night surface conditions \| wind: CALM early and late period and mostly NE mid-morning through late afternoon - gust ENE 14mph at 11:21AM EDT \| temperature range: 71-80-65°F \| average temperature this period was 4° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: month 14.85" (+10.61" or 350% of normal) annual: 50.97" (+12.54" or 133% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/25/2016	7:00 AM	T	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Dense fog early with skies becoming mostly sunny through early afternoon; cold front settles through the area and low maritime clouds move in from the NE & winds stiffen from the NE & ENE; temps drop with onshore flow and humidity levels rise overnight; a spit or two of rain (-SHRA) after midnight \| wind: light WSW through WNW early afternoon then NE & ENE mid-afternoon through period's end - gust NE 21mph at 8:22PM EDT \| temperature range: 66-85-70°F \| average temperature this period was 6° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: month 14.85" (+10.48" or 340% of normal) annual: 50.97" (+12.41" or 132% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/26/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Low clouds persist early in period and break to become partly cloudy in the afternoon through period's end; temps trend cooler and with calm winds, radiational cooling drops temps to the upper 50s \| wind: NE and ENE with gusts to NE 15mph at various times in the early and mid-afternoon \| temperature range: 70-74-58°F \| average temperature this period was NORMAL \| rainfall: month 14.85" (+10.268" or 323% of normal) annual: 50.97" (+12.19" or 131% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/27/2016	7:00 AM	0.00	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Clear skies very early, then increasing clouds mid-morning through the period. \| wind: CALM early, then variable SE through SSW with gust to SE 7mph at 5:57PM EDT \| temperature range: 58-77-70°F \| average temperature this period was 3° BELOW normal \| rainfall: month 14.85" (+10.04" or 308% of normal) annual: 50.97" (+11.97" or 131% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/28/2016	7:00 AM	0.01	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Continued mostly cloudy as warmer, more humid air overruns the East ahead of a cold front moving into western VA becomes stationary over the state at post-time. A brief SHRA (0.01") crosses the site pre-dawn, late period. \| winds: very light the entire period, mostly S & SW with gust to SW 6mph at several times mid-afternoon EDT \| temperature range: 70-79-66°F \| average temperature this period was 4° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: month 14.85" (+9.85" or 297% of normal) annual: 50.98" (+11.79" or 130% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/29/2016	7:00 AM	0.49	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Increasingly humid and warmer with partly cloudy skies ahead of several low pressures which trigger SHRA and TSRA as the lows move NE along a stationary surface front through central NC and VA; abundant moisture remains to the W and N of southside SErn VA with SHRAs reaching the station at 0615 just before post-time \| winds: mostly ESE through S with gust to SSE 13 mph at 3:37PM EDT \| temperature range: 66-82-70°F \| average temperature this period was 5° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: month 15.35" (+9.85" or 296% of normal) annual: 51.47" (+12.09" or 131% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
9/30/2016	7:00 AM	0.12	0.0	M	0.0	M	West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Partly cloudy skies with SHRA (distant lightning, too) early in period; pin wheeling areas of SHRA and TSRA bypass the locale, spiraling SSE to NNW through the Middle Atlantic; with SHRA came fog; ground fog late period; Mild and humid \| winds: becoming mostly NE and E through mid-evening; then CALM overnite - gust to NE 18 mph at 4:33PM EDT \| temperature range: 70-79-69°F \| average temperature this period was 7° ABOVE normal \| rainfall: month 15.47" (+10.27" or 297% of normal) annual: 51.59" (+12.20" or 131% of normal) \| Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/

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