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



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 16 3.54 11.56 31 11.56 31 0.00 0 0 6 3 0.0 0 0
Nov 16 3.34 1.00 30 1.00 30 0.00 0 0 6 4 0.0 0 0
Dec 16 3.44 2.87 31 2.87 31 0.00 0 0 12 1 0.0 0 0
Jan 17 3.51 4.16 31 4.16 31 0.00 0 0 15 3 6.0 2 5
Feb 17 3.24 0.71 28 0.71 28 0.00 0 0 5 5 0.0 0 0
March 17 3.99 3.10 31 3.10 31 0.00 0 0 9 4 0.0 0 0
April 17 3.52 7.19 30 7.19 30 0.00 0 0 12 2 0.0 0 0
May 17 3.67 8.78 31 8.78 31 0.00 0 0 16 2 0.0 0 0
June 17 4.00 4.98 30 4.98 30 0.00 0 0 10 4 0.0 0 0
July 17 4.90 6.10 30 6.10 30 0.00 0 0 11 2 0.0 0 0
Aug 17 5.25 7.93 31 7.93 31 0.00 0 0 11 1 0.0 0 0
Sept 17 4.66 2.49 30 2.49 30 0.00 0 0 10 2 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 47.06" 60.87" 364 days 60.87" 364 0.00" 0 days 0 123 days 33 days 6.0" 2 days 5 days



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

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2016 0.00
10/2/2016 0.01
10/3/2016 0.00
10/4/2016 0.00
10/5/2016 T
10/6/2016 T
10/7/2016 0.14
10/8/2016 T
10/9/2016 11.09
10/10/2016 0.05
10/11/2016 0.00
10/12/2016 0.00
10/13/2016 0.00
10/14/2016 0.00
10/15/2016 0.00
10/16/2016 0.00
10/17/2016 0.00
10/18/2016 0.00
10/19/2016 0.00
10/20/2016 0.00
10/21/2016 0.00
10/22/2016 0.26
10/23/2016 0.00
10/24/2016 0.00
10/25/2016 0.00
10/26/2016 0.00
10/27/2016 0.00
10/28/2016 0.01
10/29/2016 0.00
10/30/2016 0.00
10/31/2016 0.00
11/1/2016 0.00
11/2/2016 0.00
11/3/2016 0.00
11/4/2016 0.55
11/5/2016 0.00
11/6/2016 0.00
11/7/2016 0.00
11/8/2016 0.00
11/9/2016 0.00
11/10/2016 0.10
11/11/2016 0.00
11/12/2016 0.00
11/13/2016 0.00
11/14/2016 T
11/15/2016 0.04
11/16/2016 0.00
11/17/2016 0.00
11/18/2016 0.00
11/19/2016 0.00
11/20/2016 T
11/21/2016 0.00
11/22/2016 0.00
11/23/2016 0.00
11/24/2016 T
11/25/2016 0.21
11/26/2016 0.07
11/27/2016 T
11/28/2016 0.00
11/29/2016 0.00
11/30/2016 0.03
12/1/2016 0.02
12/2/2016 0.00
12/3/2016 0.00
12/4/2016 0.00
12/5/2016 0.71
12/6/2016 0.02
12/7/2016 0.82
12/8/2016 0.00
12/9/2016 0.01
12/10/2016 0.00
12/11/2016 0.00
12/12/2016 0.01
12/13/2016 0.42
12/14/2016 0.01
12/15/2016 0.00
12/16/2016 0.00
12/17/2016 0.13
12/18/2016 0.00
12/19/2016 0.18
12/20/2016 T
12/21/2016 0.00
12/22/2016 0.00
12/23/2016 0.00
12/24/2016 0.00
12/25/2016 0.20
12/26/2016 0.00
12/27/2016 0.00
12/28/2016 0.00
12/29/2016 0.00
12/30/2016 0.34
12/31/2016 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2017 0.00
1/2/2017 1.06
1/3/2017 0.55
1/4/2017 0.15
1/5/2017 0.00
1/6/2017 0.00
1/7/2017 0.71
1/8/2017 0.50
1/9/2017 0.00
1/10/2017 0.00
1/11/2017 0.04
1/12/2017 0.00
1/13/2017 0.00
1/14/2017 0.01
1/15/2017 0.02
1/16/2017 0.07
1/17/2017 0.00
1/18/2017 0.01
1/19/2017 0.16
1/20/2017 0.00
1/21/2017 0.16
1/22/2017 0.48
1/23/2017 0.12
1/24/2017 0.12
1/25/2017 0.00
1/26/2017 T
1/27/2017 0.00
1/28/2017 0.00
1/29/2017 0.00
1/30/2017 T
1/31/2017 T
2/1/2017 0.00
2/2/2017 0.00
2/3/2017 0.00
2/4/2017 T
2/5/2017 0.00
2/6/2017 0.00
2/7/2017 T
2/8/2017 T
2/9/2017 0.27
2/10/2017 0.01
2/11/2017 0.00
2/12/2017 0.00
2/13/2017 0.00
2/14/2017 0.00
2/15/2017 T
2/16/2017 0.39
2/17/2017 0.00
2/18/2017 0.00
2/19/2017 0.00
2/20/2017 0.00
2/21/2017 0.00
2/22/2017 0.00
2/23/2017 0.03
2/24/2017 T
2/25/2017 0.00
2/26/2017 0.01
2/27/2017 0.00
2/28/2017 0.00
3/1/2017 0.00
3/2/2017 0.37
3/3/2017 0.00
3/4/2017 T
3/5/2017 0.00
3/6/2017 0.00
3/7/2017 0.00
3/8/2017 0.01
3/9/2017 0.02
3/10/2017 0.00
3/11/2017 T
3/12/2017 0.00
3/13/2017 0.00
3/14/2017 2.05
3/15/2017 0.02
3/16/2017 0.00
3/17/2017 0.00
3/18/2017 0.03
3/19/2017 0.16
3/20/2017 0.23
3/21/2017 T
3/22/2017 T
3/23/2017 0.00
3/24/2017 0.00
3/25/2017 0.00
3/26/2017 0.00
3/27/2017 0.00
3/28/2017 0.00
3/29/2017 0.21
3/30/2017 0.00
3/31/2017 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2017 3.36
4/2/2017 0.00
4/3/2017 0.00
4/4/2017 0.02
4/5/2017 0.00
4/6/2017 0.03
4/7/2017 0.46
4/8/2017 0.00
4/9/2017 0.00
4/10/2017 0.00
4/11/2017 0.00
4/12/2017 0.00
4/13/2017 0.00
4/14/2017 0.00
4/15/2017 T
4/16/2017 T
4/17/2017 0.00
4/18/2017 0.49
4/19/2017 0.00
4/20/2017 0.01
4/21/2017 0.00
4/22/2017 0.14
4/23/2017 0.82
4/24/2017 0.19
4/25/2017 0.40
4/26/2017 0.92
4/27/2017 0.00
4/28/2017 0.35
4/29/2017 0.00
4/30/2017 0.00
5/1/2017 0.00
5/2/2017 1.56
5/3/2017 0.00
5/4/2017 0.00
5/5/2017 0.33
5/6/2017 2.37
5/7/2017 0.06
5/8/2017 T
5/9/2017 0.00
5/10/2017 0.00
5/11/2017 0.07
5/12/2017 0.11
5/13/2017 0.96
5/14/2017 0.21
5/15/2017 0.00
5/16/2017 0.00
5/17/2017 0.00
5/18/2017 0.00
5/19/2017 0.00
5/20/2017 T
5/21/2017 0.00
5/22/2017 0.00
5/23/2017 0.66
5/24/2017 1.26
5/25/2017 0.18
5/26/2017 0.05
5/27/2017 0.00
5/28/2017 0.09
5/29/2017 0.10
5/30/2017 0.01
5/31/2017 0.76
6/1/2017 0.00
6/2/2017 0.00
6/3/2017 0.00
6/4/2017 0.00
6/5/2017 0.04
6/6/2017 0.79
6/7/2017 0.00
6/8/2017 T
6/9/2017 T
6/10/2017 0.00
6/11/2017 0.00
6/12/2017 0.00
6/13/2017 0.00
6/14/2017 0.00
6/15/2017 0.94
6/16/2017 0.00
6/17/2017 1.93
6/18/2017 0.09
6/19/2017 0.01
6/20/2017 0.53
6/21/2017 0.29
6/22/2017 0.18
6/23/2017 0.00
6/24/2017 T
6/25/2017 0.18
6/26/2017 T
6/27/2017 0.00
6/28/2017 0.00
6/29/2017 0.00
6/30/2017 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2017 0.00
7/2/2017 0.00
7/3/2017 0.00
7/4/2017 0.00
7/5/2017 0.04
7/6/2017 0.31
7/7/2017 0.01
7/8/2017 0.00
7/9/2017 0.18
7/10/2017 0.00
7/11/2017 0.00
7/12/2017
7/13/2017 0.00
7/14/2017 0.00
7/15/2017 4.44
7/16/2017 0.09
7/17/2017 T
7/18/2017 0.00
7/19/2017 T
7/20/2017 0.00
7/21/2017 0.00
7/22/2017 0.00
7/23/2017 0.07
7/24/2017 0.14
7/25/2017 0.00
7/26/2017 0.00
7/27/2017 0.00
7/28/2017 0.06
7/29/2017 0.33
7/30/2017 0.43
7/31/2017 0.00
8/1/2017 0.00
8/2/2017 0.00
8/3/2017 0.00
8/4/2017 0.00
8/5/2017 0.00
8/6/2017 0.00
8/7/2017 0.00
8/8/2017 1.75
8/9/2017 0.40
8/10/2017 0.00
8/11/2017 0.00
8/12/2017 0.26
8/13/2017 1.25
8/14/2017 T
8/15/2017 0.16
8/16/2017 0.02
8/17/2017 0.00
8/18/2017 0.00
8/19/2017 0.16
8/20/2017 0.00
8/21/2017 0.00
8/22/2017 0.00
8/23/2017 0.00
8/24/2017 0.68
8/25/2017 0.00
8/26/2017 0.06
8/27/2017 0.00
8/28/2017 0.00
8/29/2017 2.33
8/30/2017 0.86
8/31/2017 0.00
9/1/2017 0.04
9/2/2017 0.68
9/3/2017 0.28
9/4/2017 0.00
9/5/2017 0.00
9/6/2017 0.10
9/7/2017 0.40
9/8/2017 0.00
9/9/2017 0.00
9/10/2017 0.00
9/11/2017 0.00
9/12/2017 0.00
9/13/2017 T
9/14/2017 0.00
9/15/2017 0.31
9/16/2017 0.00
9/17/2017 0.00
9/18/2017 T
9/19/2017 0.02
9/20/2017 0.20
9/21/2017 0.00
9/22/2017 0.00
9/23/2017 0.00
9/24/2017 0.00
9/25/2017 0.00
9/26/2017 0.21
9/27/2017 0.25
9/28/2017 0.00
9/29/2017 0.00
9/30/2017 0.00



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Partly cloudy skies, warm and humid with very light winds; some fog early period | winds: light, mostly NE, ENE, SE and SSW 9AM EDT through late afternoon; otherwise, CALM - gust to SSW 12mph at 2:07PM EDT | temperature range: 69-83-73°F | average temperature this period was 9° ABOVE normal | rainfall: month 15.47" (+9.87" or 276% of normal) annual: 51.59" (+11.80" or 130% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Variably cloudy, warm, humid with a brief SHRA (TRACE) early in period and another (0.01") at 5:30AM EDT; some light fog at times through the period | winds: light, variable but mostly SE through WSW late AM and afternoon, diminishing to near CALM evening and overnight - gust to WSW 10mph at 9AM EDT | temperature range: 74-84-69°F | average temperature this period was 11° ABOVE normal; the low temperature 10/01/16 of 72° at 10:43PM EDT established a NEW STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD. The previous record was 70° set in 1979. | rainfall: month September 15.47" (+9.87" or 276% of normal) October 0.01" (-0.21" or 5% of normal) annual: 51.61" (+11.59" or 129% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Partly cloudy, very humid, but cooler temps than in last period due to increased onshore flow in the afternoon. A few sprinkles noted in mid-afternoon; some -fog early and again overnight | winds: CALM early becoming NNE through ENE mid-morning through early evening diminishing to CALM evening through late night - gust to NNE 15mph at 1:44PM EDT | temperature range: 70-79-67°F | average temperature this period was 7° ABOVE normal | rainfall: month October 0.01" (-0.20" or 5% of normal) annual: 51.60" (+11.60" or 129% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Variably cloudy skies, mild temps, continued very humid as weak high pressure covers the Middle Atlantic states. | winds: CALM early period becoming NNE through ENE mid-morning through early evening diminishing to CALM evening through late night - gust to ENE 14mph at 3:20PM EDT | temperature range: 68-77-63°F | average temperature this period was 5° ABOVE normal | rainfall: month October 0.01" (-0.31" or 3% of normal) annual: 51.60" (+11.49" or 129% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/5/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT):As high pressure builds S along the New England to Mid- Atlantic coasts, partly cloudy, mild temps, and humid with increasing onshore fetch bringing wind gusts to the 20mph range through the period, adding a risk for coastal flooding at times of high tide for next period (advisory issued); -SHRA noted in early evening | winds: NE with gusts to NE 24mph at 4:27PM EDT | temperature range: 64-74-68°F | average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: month October 0.01" (-0.50" or 2% of normal) annual: 51.60" (+11.30" or 128% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/6/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Stronger fetch of NE wind off the ocean (courtesy of high pressure to the N and trough offshore NC) made for mostly cloudy, very breezy, and a bit cooler weather entire; risk of minor flooding at times of high tide (coastal flood advisory in effect); a few spits of light rain from time-to-time | winds: NE with gusts to 27mph at 9:01APM EDT | temperature range: 69-71-66°F | average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: month October 0.01" (-0.53" or 2% of normal) annual: 51.60" (+11.27" or 128% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure to the N and offshore Carolinas trough of low pressure continued the onshore fetch of moist air and breezy conditions with batch of -SHRA moving SE to NW across the locale, tapering off late in period; flood advisory dropped for the area; but late period flash flood watch issued for rains on N side of Hurricane Matthew; those rains may move into extreme SErn VA on SAT (10/8/16) into SUN; cloudy, very humid, some fog with SHRA | winds: NE with gusts to NE 23mph at 12:54PM EDT and again near 10PM EDT | temperature range: 68-71-68°F | average temperature this period was 4° ABOVE normal | rainfall: storm/event 0.14" month October 0.15" (-0.57" or 21% of normal) annual: 51.74" (+11.23" or 128% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/8/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): A bit of improvement in the weather as onshore fetch abated considerably; even saw some sunshine in the afternoon; still, variable cloudiness, warm, humid with clouds a mix of overrunning high clouds from Hurricane Matthew and marine layer clouds still moving inland | flood advisory and flash flood watches issued for coming heavy rains and possible tidal flooding SAT and SUN (10/9/16); -SHRA commence late period just before ob time | winds: NE with gusts to NE 22mph at 2:06PM EDT | temperature range: 72-80-73°F | average temperature this period was 10° ABOVE normal | rainfall: month October 0.15" (-0.57" or 21% of normal) annual: 51.74" (+11.23" or 128% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/9/2016 7:00 AM 11.09 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Hurricane Matthew moves mostly just offshore SE US but begins to go through changes which push its record-setting heavy rains and winds further N than expected. The strongest effects of this storm were greater than forecast rain totals and wind. A couple of rounds of embedded +TSRA were noted with one noteworthy nearby lightning strike sounding like the compression created by the firing of a howitzer gun just after 7PM EDT. Bands of torrential rain continued from late afternoon through period's end. The combination of wind, rain, and tides produced considerable flooding through the SErn VA area. Flood and high wind watches and warnings were issued. The 11.14" of rain which fell in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth on October 8th & 9th, 2016 established A NEW STATION ALL-TIME STORM TOTAL RECORD RAINFALL in the station database to 1976. The previous storm total record was 10.10" set on September 15th and 16th, 2010. The 9.19" of rain which fell in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth on 10/8/16 (as part of the total storm rainfall of 11.14" from the passage of Hurricane Matthew to the south and east-northeast) established A NEW STATION ALL-TIME DAILY RECORD RAINFALL in the station database to 1976. The previous daily record was 9.10" set on 9/30/2010. A NEW STATION DAILY RAINFALL RECORD was established 10/8/16 when 9.19" of rain fell in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth. The previous record was 6.05" set in 2005. A NEW STATION DAILY WIND GUST record was established 9/8/16 with a gust of 56 mph in the West Cradock section of Portsmouth at 8:17PM EDT. The previous record was 46 mph in 1996. | winds: NE winds increasing to gusts to 56mph in the evening and N'ly late period | temperature range: 74-76-64°F | average temperature this period was 7° ABOVE normal | rainfall: month October 11.24" (+9.98" or 861% of normal) annual: 62.83" (+21.78" or 153% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High winds and rain intensity diminish early as Hurricane Matthew pulls east and northeast off NE NC. Cloudy skies prevail through mid-afternoon with late afternoon clearing. Flood, high wind watches and warnings continued with little recession of flooded areas until late period. | winds: N & NW with gusts to WNW 44mph at 10:30AM EDT; A NEW STATION DAILY WIND GUST record was established 10/9/16 with a gust of 48 mph in the West Cradock section of Portsmouth at 12:04AM EDT. The previous record was 38 mph in 2013. | temperature range: 64-65-56°F | average temperature this period was 4° BELOW normal | rainfall: storm total: 11.14" month October 11.29" (+9.93" or 833% of normal) annual: 62.88" (+21.73" or 153% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): At last, a day to recover from the mess left behind by Hurricane Matthew; flood waters began to disperse through the area altho' flood warnings were reissued for subsequent downstream flooding of prone areas; plume of stratocu off the bay early in day gave way to mostly sunny/clear skies through the period; much cooler with temps dropping to the mid-40s under radiational cooling conditions late period | winds: N & NW early in period becoming NE with gusts to NE 24mph at 7AM & 9AM EDT; A NEW STATION DAILY WIND GUST record was established 10/10/16 with a gust of 35 mph in the West Cradock section of Portsmouth at 12:01AM EDT. The previous record was 30 mph in 1990. | temperature range: 55-63-44°F | average temperature this period was 8° BELOW normal | rainfall: month October 11.29" (+9.85" or 781% of normal) annual: 62.88" (+21.65" or 153% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): As high pressure built across the area, continued mostly sunny, clear skies, and pleasant temps- Great radiational cooling early and late period allowing for chilly readings. The good weather was tempered by the persistent flooding in prone areas and flood warnings still in effect. | winds: CALM winds most of the period, becoming mostly NE from mid-AM until early evening - gust to 18mph at 2:33PM EDT | temperature range: 44-67-52°F | average temperature this period was 8° BELOW normal | rainfall: month October 11.29" (+9.72" or 717% of normal) annual: 62.88" (+21.52" or 152% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Beautiful sunny/clear skies for most of the period and milder temps as high pressure shifts from the coast to the Western Atlantic. Dense fog formed late period with radiational cooling fueled by abundant surface moisture. Flood warnings remained in effect as areas flooded after the rains from Hurricane Matthew only slowly abated. | winds: CALM early and late period with NE to E from late AM through early-evening - gust to 18mph at 1:53PM EDT | temperature range: 52-74-55°F | average temperature this period was NORMAL | rainfall: month October 11.29" (+9.69" or 707% of normal) annual: 62.88" (+21.49" or 152% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Dense fog to begin the period gave way mid-AM to mostly sunny/clear skies with mild temps. FROPA just after midnight with lowering dewpoints and winds picking-up from the NNE then the NNW as high pressure begins to build in from the west. Flood warnings remained in effect until mid evening. | winds: CALM early becoming WNW through WSW until mid-evening. CALM winds late evening until cold front entered the area with NNE then NNW winds to follow late night - pre-frontal gust NW 13mph at 11:59AM EDT with post-frontal gust NE 19mph at 1:28AM EDT | temperature range: 56-75-57°F | average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: month October 11.29" (+9.57" or 655% of normal) annual: 62.88" (+21.37" or 151% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): As high pressure builds over the East, cooler temps, mostly/clear skies, drier in the afternoon, with nice breezes early period diminishing to CALM late. Last of flood warnings dropped. | winds: WNW early becoming NE mid-AM with gust to 22mph at 9:00AM EDT; diminishing to CALM mid-evening through the balance of the period | temperature range: 57-64-50°F | average temperature this period was 5° BELOW normal | rainfall: month October 11.29" (+9.45" or 614% of normal) annual: 62.88" (+21.25" or 151% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure over the Middle Atlantic with a few cloud patches from time to time but mostly sunny/clear skies. A spectacular full moon passing east, overhead, and to the west. Pleasant fall temps continue with light, onshore winds and higher afternoon relative humidity levels. | winds: CALM early and late period; mostly NE mid-AM through late afternoon, then SE and diminishing just after sunset. - gust to NE 13mph at 11:06AM EDT | temperature range: 50-69-51°F | average temperature this period was 2° BELOW normal | rainfall: month October 11.29" (+9.34" or 578% of normal) annual: 62.88" (+21.14" or 151% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure over the lower Middle Atlantic with continuing mostly sunny/clear skies. Temps warmed through the period- | winds: CALM early, then SSW with gust to 16mph at 5:09PM; winds diminished again during the evening to near CALM for the balance of the period | temperature range: 52-76-58°F | average temperature this period was 3° ABOVE normal | rainfall: month October 11.29" (+9.30" or 567% of normal) annual: 62.88" (+21.10" or 151% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Beautiful, tranquil fall weather continued with high pressure over the lower Middle Atlantic and SErn US; sunny/clear skies. Temps continuing to warm through the period. | winds: CALM early, then mostly SSW with gust to 17mph at 2:43PM EDT; diminishing winds to near CALM | temperature range: 58-81-62°F | average temperature this period was 8° ABOVE normal | rainfall: month October 11.29" (+9.17" or 532% of normal) annual: 62.88" (+20.97" or 150% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Carbon copy of last period's weather; beautiful, tranquil fall weather continued with high pressure over the lower Middle Atlantic and SErn US; sunny/clear skies. Temps continuing to warm through the period. | winds: CALM early, otherwise mostly SSW with gust to SSE 21mph at 1:54PM EDT | temperature range: 62-82-65°F | average temperature this period was 11° ABOVE normal | rainfall: month October 11.29" (+8.86" or 465% of normal) annual: 62.88" (+20.66" or 149% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): No change in weather; beautiful, tranquil fall weather continued with high pressure rebuilding slowly over the lower Middle Atlantic and SErn US; sunny/clear skies. Temps continuing to warm through the period; the high temperature 10/19/16 of 85° at 3:52PM EDT in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD. The previous record was 84° set in 2007. | winds: mostly SSW early diminishing to near CALM in the late afternoon through post-time - gust to SW 11mph at 12:00 NOON EDT | temperature range: 65-85R-65°F | average temperature this period was a whopping 14° ABOVE normal | rainfall: month October 11.29" (+8.74" or 442% of normal) annual: 62.88" (+20.54" or 149% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Pleasant, beautiful fall weather continued with high pressure moving offshore as cold front moves slowly to the east from the TN/OH Valleys; warm temps and generally light winds continue; ground fog noted late period | winds: mostly ESE to SSE early becoming SSW early evening, then diminishing to CALM overnight - gust to ESE 16mph at 1:29PM EDT | temperature range: 65-82-62°F | average temperature this period was a whopping 13° ABOVE normal | rainfall: month October 11.29" (+8.67" or 430% of normal) annual: 62.88" (+20.47" or 148% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.26 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Last of the pleasant, sunny, warm, early fall weather first half of period with cold front moving through in the latter half. SHRA with frontal passage and behind the front followed by increasing NNW winds; upper trough heralds falling temps and gust winds as it swings through behind front | winds: mostly SSW through late afternoon with gust to 24mph at 6:12pm EDT becoming NNW in the evening with increasing speeds gusting to to 29mph at 6:59AM EDT | temperature range: 62-80-56°F | average temperature this period was 11° ABOVE normal | rainfall: October 11.55" (+8.75" or 413% of normal) annual: 63.14" (+20.54" or 148% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Colder, drier air filtered into the area as upper low rotated in a trough over the NE and Middle Atlantic; morning clouds gave way to abundant afternoon sunshine; windy early with diminishing winds late night; good radiational cooling in the hour before post-time with temps dropping to 41° | winds: mostly NW and WNW with gusts to 29mph at 2PM EDT | temperature range: 57-63-41°F | average temperature this period was 3° BELOW normal | rainfall: October 11.55" (+8.74" or 410% of normal) annual: 63.14" (+20.53" or 148% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): As upper low and deep trough pull further off New England and East Coast, skies remained clear and temps began to warm from 41° to the upper 60s; weak high pressure builds over the Middle Atlantic | winds: mostly W through late afternoon with gust to 19mph at 10:53AM EDT; winds become mostly SSW in the evening and overnight | temperature range: 41-67-52°F | average temperature this period was 5° BELOW normal | rainfall: October 11.55" (+8.64" or 397% of normal) annual: 63.14" (+20.44" or 148% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Weak high pressure continues to sea away from the lower Middle Atlantic as a cold front settles E and S from low in the Ohio Valley. Skies remain sunny/clear with temps warming into the 70s after another chilly AM with radiational cooling | winds: mostly SW through W ahead of FROPA that arrives subtly in the late afternoon - gust to WSW 17mph at noon; shifting winds becoming mostly NNE early evening through midnight, then N & NW late in period - post-frontal gust to NNW 24mph at 6:59AM EDT | temperature range: 52-74-53°F | average temperature this period was 4° ABOVE normal | rainfall: October 11.55" (+8.56" or 387% of normal) annual: 63.14" (+20.36" or 148% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure continued to build across the East bringing colder, drier conditions. Nice mostly NNW breezes early diminish to near CALM in the evening through post-time. | winds: mostly NNW through late afternoon with gust to 24mph at 7:01AM EDT; winds diminish to near CALM in the evening and overnight with an 3-hour period of N-NE winds | temperature range: 53-61-45°F | average temperature this period was 5° BELOW normal | rainfall: October 11.55" (+8.35" or 360% of normal) annual: 63.14" (+20.15" or 147% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure - centered along the New England coast and extending southward - still in control with cool temps and continued sunny/clear skies; increase of cloudiness late period | winds: CALM early and again in the evening and overnight with a period of onshore NE through ESE flow with gust to NE 17mph at 9:10AM EDT | temperature range: 44-61-46°F | average temperature this period was 6° BELOW normal | rainfall: October 11.55" (+8.22" or 347% of normal) annual: 63.14" (+20.02" or 146% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): During the period, the locale was on backside of high pressure at sea. Return mostly SSW flow with increasing cloudiness and some nice breezes which streamed NE across the arae ahead of a cold front dropping from rather vigourous low moving across the NE US. A few scattered light SHRA passed through in mid-evening with a trace recorded and another SHRA with 0.01" fell briefly around 4:10AM EDT | winds: CALM early becoming mostly SSW with gust to 22mph at 4:03PM EDT | temperature range: 47-74-61°F | average temperature this period was 1.6° ABOVE normal | rainfall: October 11.56" annual: 63.15" | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Cold front settles S into the lower Middle Atlantic early period followed by cooler temps. High pressure builds south from OH. Nice breezes first half of period, then diminishing winds. | winds: WNW early becoming NE through NOON then NNW for the balance of the period; winds diminish evening through late night - gust to NW 21mph at 9:48AM EDT | temperature range: 59-64-44°F | average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: October 11.56" annual: 63.15" | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure over the East with sunny/clear skies, generally light winds, pleasant temps. Some light ground fog late period. | winds: CALM early becoming S-SW - gust to SSW 17mph at 1:18PM EDT | temperature range: 44-72-55°F | average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: October 11.56" (+7.76" or 304% of normal) annual: 63.15" (+19.56" or 145% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
10/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure shifts to the east with return mild, dry SSW flow through midnight when a cold front filters slowly through the locale bringing shifting, increasing wind gusts; some high clouds but mostly sunny clear skies during the period and an increase in cloudiness late period. Some light ground fog early period. | winds: mostly SSW & W through the evening, then NNW vrbl NE after FROPA around midnight - gust to W 15mph at 3:22PM EDT and NE 26mph at 4:19AM EDT | temperature range: 56-80-64°F | average temperature this period was 12° ABOVE normal | rainfall: October 11.56" (+7.70" or 300% of normal) annual: 63.15" (+19.50" or 145% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure continued to hold over the Northeast and south into the Carolinas. Some cloudiness early but mostly sunny/clear afternoon through late period. Cool temps averaging just below normal. | winds: mostly NE through early evening; then CALM winds balance of the period - gust to NE 26mph at 10:30 AM EDT | temperature range: 63-59-45°F | average temperature this period was 1° BELOW normal | temperature: October Average 64.4° (2.6° ABOVE normal) | rainfall: October 11.56" (+7.62" or 293% of normal) annual: 63.15" (+19.42" or 144% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure from east of New England stretching southwest across the Carolinas and into the Gulf of Mexico - cloudiness increases with mid-level flow moving through under the high ridge; cool temps early "warm" to the middle 60s in the afternoon. Very weak surface winds | winds: mostly CALM with a few gusts to 5mph (max @ 12:20PM EDT) from ESE through SSE | temperature range: 47-64-52°F | average temperature this period was 4° BELOW normal | rainfall: November 0.00" (-0.13" or 0% of normal) annual: 63.15" (+19.29" or 144% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Ongoing pattern of high pressure dropping from CAN into NE US then shifting E and SE of the East Coast... now in that part of the pattern where onshore flow shifts gradually to the SSW ahead of cold front that moves through on FRI that will herald another high pressure in the pattern with mostly sunny/clear skies, generally pleasant temps, some light ground fog at times and cool-then-warming daily temps. | winds: CALM early becoming SE & S then SSW mid-day through 1AM EDT with gust to SW 11mph at 2:16PM EDT | temperature range: 53-75-58°F | average temperature this period was 5° ABOVE normal | rainfall: November 0.00" (-0.13" or 0% of normal) annual: 63.15" (+19.17" or 144% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.55 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Some light ground fog early, then a nice warm day with partly cloudy skies as high pressure sent SSW winds NE along the SErn Va coastal plain. Cold front moving through the state brought a few sprinkles with heavier showers arriving after midnight. | winds: CALM, then SSW mid-AM becoming WSW in the afternoon through sunset. Winds die back to CALM in the evening with cold front moving through at 11:15PM EDT followed by NW-N-NE winds balance of the period - pre-frontal gust SSW 14mph at 12NOON EDT and frontal passage gust to NE 22mph at 5AM EDT | temperature range: 59-80-57°F | average temperature this period was 13° ABOVE normal | rainfall: November 0.55" (+0.19" or 156% of normal) annual: 63.70" | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Cold front moves south and east of the area with large high pressure over the nation moving eastward; some instability cloudiness but mostly sunny, drier, cooler weather | winds: NE - NNE- then NNW through the period with gust to NE 28mph at 8:43AM EDT. | temperature range: 59-63-45°F | average temperature this period was 7° ABOVE normal | rainfall: November 0.55" (+0.04" or 108% of normal) annual: 63.70" (+19.46" or 144% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Huge high pressure covers the eastern half of the US; clear/sunny skies, cool and dry temps | winds: NNW early, then ENE in mid-afternoon, becoming W and NW late evening and overnight - gust to NNW19mph at 11:47AM EDT. | temperature range: 47-61-41°F | average temperature this period was 2° BELOW normal | rainfall: November 0.55" (-0.11" or 83% of normal) annual: 63.70" (+19.31" or 144% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM EDT-7AM EST): High pressure over the eastern half of the US and centered over WV, continues the sunny/clear, dry cool fall weather | winds: W then NW through mid-afternoon becoming NE late afternoon through period's end - gust to WNW 22mph at 10:22AM EDT. | temperature range: 41-68-51°F | average temperature this period was NORMAL | rainfall: November 0.55" (-0.24" or 70% of normal) annual: 63.70" (+19.18" or 143% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Low pressure at sea to the east and high pressure over the Eastern US combined to produce cool NE through E wind with gusty winds early period. Sunny/clear skies. Diminishing winds overnight with temps dropping to the upper 30s, high humidity, and supercooling resulting in light frost on grassy spots, car tops, rooftops at post time | winds: NE and E with gusts to ENE28mph at 11:44AM EST | temperature range: 51-54-37°F | average temperature this period was 5° BELOW normal | rainfall: November 0.55" (-0.33" or 62% of normal) annual: 63.70" (+19.09" or 143% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure over the East brings coldest temps of the fall early period with spotty light frost, more pronounced on car tops and roof tops; the afternoon warms nicely to the middle 60s on WSW through WNW winds; continued abundant sunshine/clear skies in the evening with increasing clouds late nite towards post-time | winds: WSW through WNW with gust to W 12mph at 12:07PM EST diminishing to WSW & SW 5mph and less to near CALM evening and overnight | temperature range: 37-65-49°F | average temperature this period was 2° BELOW normal | rainfall: November 0.55" (-0.37" or 60% of normal) annual: 63.70" (+19.05" or 143% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cold front - with upper low spinning SE across VA - moved through in the afternoon and evening. Light SHRA moved through from mid-AM until early evening. FROPA ~6:30PM EST; variably cloudy skies overnight with increasing, gusty winds; also, an unusual high level of haze in the afternoon | winds: mostly SW then W ahead of front becoming ill-defined to near CALM in late-afternoon; then with FROPA, NW & N winds gusting to NW26mph at 1:57AM EST | temperature range: 50-60-48°F | average temperature this period was 1° ABOVE normal | rainfall: storm/event 0.10" November 0.65" (-0.34" or 66% of normal) annual: 63.80" (+19.08" or 143% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure built across Virginia from the N with sunny/clear skies, early breeziness with diminishing winds and strong radiational cooling overnight | winds: N&NW early with gusts to NNW 29mph at 11:16AM EST; winds diminish to near CALM at sunset with light SSW to near CALM winds overnight | temperature range: 48-57-39°F | average temperature this period was 5° BELOW normal | rainfall: November 0.65" (-0.43" or 60% of normal) annual: 63.80" (+18.99" or 142% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Heavy dew early period; cold front filtered south - and gradually - across the state during the afternoon and evening; high pressure built south and east from the upper Midwest and continued the sunny/clear skies with milder afternoon temps, then colder temps evening and overnight; increase in winds overnight with wind chill temps in the upper 30s at post-time | winds: CALM early period, then mostly NW with gusts to 20mph around NOON EST; winds diminish to near CALM again early evening, then stiffen gradually from the NNW then NE just before midnight and overnight with gusts to NE 27mph at 12:54AM EST | temperature range: 39-65-45°F | average temperature this period was 1° BELOW normal | rainfall: November 0.65" (-0.64" or 50% of normal) annual: 63.80" (+18.78" or 142% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure moved across the NE US and Middle Atlantic with sunny/clear skies, bringing the coldest weather for the fall season including a heavy frost at post-time (29°, 3­° above the record low of 26° [1976] for 11/13); freeze warning issued late period | winds: mostly NE early with gust to 24mph at 9AM EST; winds diminish to near CALM in the evening and contribute to max radiational cooling. | temperature range: 45-50-29°F | average temperature this period was 11.5° BELOW normal | rainfall: November 0.65" (-0.93" or 41% of normal) annual: 63.80" (+18.49" or 141% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/14/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Heavy frost (freeze warning) to start the period with high pressure remaining to the N; more sunny/clear skies, variable, light winds, and milder afternoon temps; more radiational cooling in the evening bringing light frost to car tops; increasing high and mid-level clouds late period ahead of low moving NNE along the SE US coastal plain | winds: becoming W & SW through early afternoon, then onshore ENE through ESE through early evening; near CALM remainder of period - gust to W 6mph at 8AM EST | temperature range: 29-60-36°F | average temperature this period was 6° BELOW normal | rainfall: November 0.65" (-1.08" or 38% of normal) annual: 63.80" (+18.34" or 140% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Weak low pressure moves NE along the Mid-Atlantic coastal plain bringing cloudy skies, some light rain, with clearing skies late period; chilly early and late period with moderating temps in the afternoon | winds: CALM early, then mostly NE flow in the afternoon with gust to 13mph at NOON EST; as low pulls N, winds back to the N-NW-WNW with gust to 20mph at 4:09AM EST | temperature range: 46-62-49°F | average temperature this period was 2° BELOW normal | rainfall: November 0.69" (-1.07" or 39% of normal) annual: 63.84" (+18.35" or 140% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Clearing skies early as high pressure continued to build across the East. Cooler temps return, winds remain light, skies clear. Beautiful display of super moon rise. Heavy dew overnight- | winds: CALM early, then WNW through early evening with gust to 16mph at 12:55PM EST; CALM winds evening through post-time | temperature range: 48-60-39°F | average temperature this period was 1° BELOW normal | rainfall: November 0.69" (-1.17" or 37% of normal) annual: 63.84" (+18.25" or 140% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure over the East (but with weak trough along the VA coastal area passing through the ridge) continued sunny/clear skies and most noticeably very light winds, mostly CALM entire period. Some light smoke in the early evening; chilly start and end to period with milder afternoon temps; heavy dew early and end of period | winds: mostly CALM with light gusts to WNW 6mph at 12:18PM EST | temperature range: 39-64-41°F | average temperature this period was 1° BELOW normal | rainfall: November 0.69" (-1.29" or 35% of normal) annual: 63.84" (+18.13" or 140% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/18/2016 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 East; continued mostly clear/sunny skies, cool temps, afternoon light breezes; heavy dew early and late period; light smoke noted in the evening with light ground fog at post-time | winds: NW-NNW-N through late afternoon diminishing and becoming NE early evening; then mostly CALM late evening and overnight - gust to NNW 18mph at 8:29AM EST | temperature range: 41-61-38°F | average temperature this period was 1° BELOW normal | rainfall: November 0.69" (-1.40" or 33% of normal) annual: 63.84" (+18.02" or 139% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure continues to cover the East; clear/sunny skies, cool temps early and late; very light winds; smoke afternoon through period's end; heavy dew early and late period | winds: CALM but W-NW-NNW 9AM through 3PM EST - gust to NNW 13mph at 10:54AM EST | temperature range: 38-67-43°F | average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: November 0.69" (-1.44" or 32% of normal) annual: 63.84" (+17.98" or 139% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/20/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure moves further offshore with winds becoming SSW ahead of an intruding, strong cold front moving east through western VA during the day; mostly sunny skies through mid-afternoon; then increasing cloudiness to become variably cloudy late nite; smoke still persists till FROPA; well-above normal average temps until evening when cold front moved through at about 5:15PM EST; winds become gusty to the 30mph range and temps fall through late period with wind chill temps in the 30s at post-time; NWS special wxr statement issued in early evening for possible fire danger due to low humidity and gusty W'ly winds 11/20/16 (through afternoon) | winds: SSW through late afternoon, then mostly WNW evening through about 2AM EST backing to W and SW remainder of period - gust to WNW 33mph at 7:51PM EST | temperature range: 43-73-38°F | average temperature this period was 7° ABOVE normal | rainfall: November 0.69" (-1.52" or 31% of normal) annual: 63.84" (+17.90" or 139% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure continues to build S across the Middle Atlantic continuing mostly sunny/clear skies; progressively colder and drier; smoke of recent days diminishes with fresh breezes; NWS special wxr statement regarding fire danger reissued overnight due to low humidity and gusty W'ly winds 11/21/16 | winds: variable WSW-W-WNW with gust to WNW 28mph at 10:55AM EST | temperature range: 38-49-33°F | average temperature this period was 9° BELOW normal | rainfall: November 0.69" (-1.55" or 31% of normal) annual: 63.84" (+17.87" or 139% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure covers the East with sunny/clear skies, generous, sometimes gusty breezes and below normal average temps; fire danger advisory through the afternoon; some light frost on rooftops and car tops late period | winds: W to WSW through early evening diminishing to CALM thereafter - gust to WSW 25mph at 1:15PM EST | temperature range: 33-50-29°F | average temperature this period was 9° BELOW normal | rainfall: November 0.69" (-1.71" or 29% of normal) annual: 63.84" (+17.71" or 138% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure along the East Coast with sunny/clear skies, lighter winds, cold early and late period with more pleasant lower 50s in the afternoon; light frost car and roof tops early period with a frost all surfaces late period | winds: CALM much of the period with WSW-W-NW flow late AM through mid-afternoon - gust to WSW 20mph at 12:50PM EST | temperature range: 28-53-30°F | average temperature this period was 9° BELOW normal | rainfall: November 0.69" (-1.84" or 27% of normal) annual: 63.84" (+17.58" or 138% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/24/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cold (31°) with frost as period begins; high pressure still in control first half of period with sunny/clear skies; cool temps prevail; in the latter half, high shifts offshore, winds shift from light onshore to a light-to-near-CALM southerly flow in the evening through overnight; clouds increase as milder more S'ly flow overspreads southern VA; a few -SHRA noted late nite | winds: CALM early, then light, variable but mostly NE onshore late AM through late AFT; diminishing light winds to mostly CALM evening through post-time - gust to NW 11mph at 2:55PM EST | temperature range: 31-56-41°F | average temperature this period was 7° BELOW normal | rainfall: November 0.69" (-1.91" or 27% of normal) annual: 63.84" (+17.51" or 138% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): A mostly cloudy period with SHRA of rain moving through Srn VA between 7AM and 1PM EST (0.21") as weak disturbances overrun the area from the SW; some clearing late afternoon with fog developing in the evening, at times reaching dense fog levels. | winds: very light flow with CALM winds most of the period; short period in mid-afternoon of light SSE-S-SSW winds - gust to SSE 13mph at 2:35PM EST | temperature range: 48-60-50°F | average temperature this period was 1° BELOW normal | rainfall: November 0.90" (-1.77" or 34% of normal) annual: 64.05" (+17.65" or 138% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Moist, mild flow overrunning cool surfaces of past few periods brought fog early with variably cloudy skies from NOON EST till period's end. Some sunshine helped temps reach into the upper 60s. Area of showers developed to the SW and moved through late period to ob-time; FROPA around midnight | winds: CALM through NOON, then SSE through late afternoon diminishing to near CALM with a few light gusts from the NNW; winds become NE with FROPA around MIDNIGHT - gust to NE 19mph at 6 & 7AM EST | temperature range: 51-67-51°F | average temperature this period was 9° ABOVE normal | rainfall: November 0.97" (-1.93" or 33% of normal) annual: 64.12" (+17.49" or 138% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/27/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cloudy early with a few lingering -SHRA as cold front moves further offshore; skies clear through the day becoming clear overnight; gusty breezes with feel-like temps dropping to the 40s through the evening and to around 30° late period | winds: N & NW through 1AM EST, diminishing to near CALM thereafter until post-time - gust to NNW 28mph at 9:45AM EST | temperature range: 51-53-32°F | average temperature this period was 2° BELOW normal | rainfall: November 0.97" (-1.93" or 33% of normal) annual: 64.12" (+17.49" or 138% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure covering the East and centered over Ern NC; continued sunny/clear skies and colder than average temps; light morning frost early period and at post-time end of period; diminishing winds but with nice afternoon breezes mostly WNW to NNW | winds: CALM early and again evening and overnight; WNW to NNW 9AM to 5PM EST with gust to NW 23mph at 11:22AM EST | temperature range: 32-51-35°F | average temperature this period was a whopping 11° BELOW normal | rainfall: November 0.97" (-2.05" or 32% of normal) annual: 64.12" (+17.37" or 137% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Clear skies, cold temps early with spotty patches of frost; high pressure pulling further offshore with SSE flow developing and bringing milder, more humid ocean influence; skies feature an increase of high and mid-level clouds latter half of period | winds: CALM early becoming SE-S late AM - gust to SSE 12mph at 11:40AM EST | temperature range: 35-56-49°F then rising after midnight to 57° at post-time | average temperature this period was 8° BELOW normal | rainfall: November 0.97" (-2.14" or 31% of normal) annual: 64.12" (+17.28" or 137% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
11/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure continued to pull east out-to-sea with warmer, more humid air overrunning the lower Middle Atlantic; increasing clouds through the period with a few scattered -SHRA giving 0.03" of rain | winds: SSE through ~NOON EST, then becoming mostly S-SW for balance of the period except for a period of CALM winds from mid-evening till around MIDNIGHT EST - gust to SSW 24mph at 12:44PM EST | temperature range: 57-73-63°F then rising late period to 66° at post-time | average temperature this period was whopping 12° ABOVE normal | rainfall: November 1.00" (-2.24" or 31% of normal) annual: 64.15" (+17.18" or 137% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Strong mostly SSW flow ahead of cold front moving through the state in the evening; abundant moisture and heaviest rains remain to the west and north of SErn VA although a few -SHRA moved through late evening; windy surface flow through most of daylight hours; FROPA occurring right about post-time, late period | winds: SSE early becoming mostly S & SW - gust to SSW 20mph at 11:22AM EST | temperature range: 66-77-66°F | NEW RECORDS: NOVEMBER 2016 WAS THE 5th DRIEST NOVEMBER IN THE STATION DATABASE TO 1976. The top five driest Novembers here include: 1) 0.30" 2001 2) 0.31" 2007 3) 0.54" 2010 4) 0.96" 2012 5) 1.02" 2016. The high temperature 11/30/16 of 77° at 12:47PM EST TIED THE STATION MAXIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD. The previous record was set in 1991. The low temperature 11/30/16 of 63° at 12:16AM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth established a NEW STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 62° set in 2001. | average temperature this period was whopping 21° ABOVE normal | temperature: November average 52.1° or -0.5° from normal | rainfall: November 1.02" (-2.32" or 31% of normal) December TRACE annual: 64.17" (+17.10" or 136% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Sprawling high pressure over the Eastern US brings progressively colder air with clearing/sunny skies and pleasant fall temps. | winds: WNW-W-WSW - gust to W 22mph at ~4PM EST | temperature range: 62-64-37°F | average temperature this period was 10° ABOVE normal | rainfall: December 0.00" (-0.03" or 0% of normal) annual: 64.17" (+17.07" or 136% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Sprawling high pressure covers the East and continues our sunny/clear skies with progressively colder temps; light frost on car-tops as period begins | winds: CALM early then WSW-WNW through late afternoon; winds diminish to near CALM from 5-7PM but refreshing wind shift to NW & N late evening through 3AM EST backing to the WNW through WSW late period and nice breezes gusting to NNW 22mph at ~11PM EST | temperature range: 37-54-38°F | average temperature this period was 2° BELOW normal | rainfall: December 0.00" (-0.05" or 0% of normal) annual: 64.17" (+17.00" or 136% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure holds over the East with overrunning moisture from developing systems to the SW showing up in the form of increasing high cloudiness. Broken high clouds at post-time; continued below normal temps | winds: mostly WNW to NW through early evenings; then a period of CALM winds between 7 and 10PM EST; winds pick-up from mostly NW late evening and overnight -gust to NW 23mph at ~NOON EST | temperature range: 38-52-41°F | average temperature this period was 2° BELOW normal | rainfall: December 0.00" (-0.17" or 0% of normal) annual: 64.17" (+16.93" or 136% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.71 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Overrunning moisture from the W & SW eroding high pressure; cool and increasingLY damp with arrival of -RA in mid-evening (0.04") then diminishing before increasing again after midnight till period's end. Some fog, damp | winds: light mostly W to NW early, becoming light NNE to NE mid-afternoon through evening then SE after midnight until 2AM EST; winds become light WNW to NNW late period - gust to WNW 10mph at 4:17AM EST | temperature range: 41-49-45°F | average temperature this period was 2° BELOW normal | rainfall: December 0.71" (+0.28" or 167% of normal) annual: 64.88" (+17.38" or 137% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Continued weakening of high pressure with overrunning moisture from the SW; cool and damp; clearing in the afternoon through sunset with arrival more clouds from the SW as more overrunning rains develop; -RA returns late in period; patchy fog | winds: variable but mostly W through NNW early through ~3PM EST; NE & ENE remainder of period - gust to ENE 16mph at 5:02AM EST | temperature range: 46-53-48°F | average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: December 0.73" (+0.27" or 162% of normal) annual: 64.90" (+17.37" or 137% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.82 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Large area of RA then SHRA moves across the SErn US and Middle Atlantic; rather disorganized system until low develops and intensifies over NErn NC coastal areas and moves to sea in late afternoon and evening. Brief period of gusty winds associated with low that drags cold front across the locale in early evening with temps dropping from pre-front highs around 60° late afternoon to the upper 40s by midnight. Fog of varying intensities through the period | winds: ENE then ESE through about 6:30PM becoming WNW to NW evening through post-time - pre-FROPA gust ENE 22mph around 1PM EST then N 26mph with FROPA at 6:47PM EST | A NEW STATION DAILY RAINFALL RECORD was established 12/6/16 when 0.86" of rain fell in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth. The previous record was 0.79" set in 1983. [station records to 1976] | temperature range: 50-60-47°F | average temperature this period was 7° ABOVE normal | rainfall: storm/event 0.84" December 1.55" (+1.02" or 291% of normal) annual: 65.72" (+18.12" or 138% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Skies clear to become partly cloudy through early afternoon with sunshine returning in the afternoon; increasing high clouds evening to mostly overcast by post-time; chilly temps and generally light winds | winds: W and NW through mid-afternoon, then NE late afternoon through late evening with CALM winds thereafter - gusts to NNW 19mph at several times between 11AM and 3PM EST | temperature range: 47-54-38°F | average temperature this period was 1° ABOVE normal | rainfall: December 1.55" (+0.93" or 251% of normal) annual: 65.72" (+18.03" or 138% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): As cold front works its way SE and E, skies are slow to clear with some light RA, DZ, and fog early in period. Skies clear slowly during the afternoon to become mostly clear overnight; some breeziness at times with colder, drier temps as arctic high pressure builds across the Eastern US; FROPA; wind chill temps into the 20s late in period | winds: CALM early becoming ENE then N-NE through late AM, shifting to the WSW-WNW through mid-evening; then WNW-NW-NNW remainder of period - gust to NNW 22mph at 2:18AM EST | temperature range: 42-50-33°F | average temperature this period was 1° BELOW normal | rainfall: December 1.56" (+0.88" or 228% of normal) annual: 65.73" (+17.98" or 138% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Arctic high pressure - covering much of the nation - continued to build across the Middle Atlantic with significant rising pressure, clear skies, cold, dry temps (dew point temps dropping to the upper teens and lower 20s); breezy conditions early period with winds subsiding to near CALM late period, setting the stage for max radiational cooling; light frost noted on car tops at post-time | winds: NNW early becoming WNW late afternoon diminishing slowly during the evening to near CALM around 5AM until 7AM EST - gust to NW 25mph at 1:57PM EST | temperature range: 33-41-26°F | average temperature this period was 10° BELOW normal | rainfall: December 1.56" (+0.69" or 179% of normal) annual: 65.73" (+17.79" or 137% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cold high pressure continues to provide the locale with sunny/clear skies, cold temps, with diminishing winds; early period (car-tops) and late period/post-time (all open spaces) light frost | winds: CALM early and late period; mostly W and NW mid-AM through mid-afternoon, then CALM balance of period - gust to WSW 15mph around 2PM EST | temperature range: 25-40-26°F | average temperature this period was a whopping 14° BELOW normal | rainfall: December 1.56" (+0.47" or 144% of normal) annual: 65.73" (+17.57" or 136% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Light frost as period begins; high pressure moves offshore East Coast with sunny skies early in period giving was to increasing high clouds to become mostly cloudy with a few breaks at post-time; temps moderate through the period with overrunning winds from the S and SW late | winds: CALM early with light E and SE through the AM, becoming light southerly afternoon and evening, then mostly SSW after 3AM EST - gust to SSW 20mph at 3:53AM EST | temperature range: 28-49-45°F then rising late evening and overnight to 56° at post-time | average temperature this period was 7° BELOW normal | rainfall: December 1.57" (+0.22" or 116% of normal) annual: 65.74" (+17.32" or 136% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.42 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Mostly cloudy, not as cold, but increasingly damp with generally light winds. SHRA move through the region with the most significant rainfall occurring between 10 and 11AM EST with 0.41"; some afternoon sunshine area of SHRA moves offshore; mostly SW flow transports ongoing more moist and milder air over the Middle Atlantic; fog develops in the evening and onshore flow develops overnight as high pressure reorients over the area and pressure rises are noted | winds: mostly SSW to WSW with gusts early to WSW 19mph around 11AM EST, diminishing to light to near CALM in the evening, becoming NE overnight and remaining light | temperature range: 58-61-44°F | average temperature this period was 8° ABOVE normal | rainfall: event total: 0.43" December 1.99" (+0.63" or 147% of normal) annual: 66.16" (+17.73" or 137% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Mostly cloudy - but with a few periods of sunshine through high clouds - cool, damp with some light fog at time of evening -RA; -RA arrived briefly around 7PM with 0.01" of rain in 5 minutes; high pressure strengthened just a bit over the Middle Atlantic and onshore flow kept temps cool | winds: CALM early, then onshore NE through SSE through midnight becoming mostly NNW overnight - gusts to 13mph at various times on 12/13/16 and to NNW 14mph at post-time as high pressure continues to move in to the area from the NNW | temperature range: 44-56-45°F | average temperature this period was 4° ABOVE normal | rainfall: event total: 0.01" December 2.00" (+0.50" or 133% of normal) annual: 66.17" (+17.60" or 136% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure holds over the Middle Atlantic and mostly cloudy, damp, chilly conditions continue; a few peeks at the sun through high clouds in late afternoon; FROPA | winds: NNW early and onshore, mostly NE in the afternoon becoming S through SSW evening through late period ahead of arctic cold front on the station doorsteps at post-time - gusts to ENE 21mph at 10:35AM EST | temperature range: 45-48-41°F | average temperature this period was 1° BELOW normal | rainfall: December 2.00" (+0.39" or 124% of normal) annual: 66.17" (+17.49" or 136% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): As period begins, strong arctic cold front moves through with plummeting temps, dew points, and gusty winds producing wind chill temps in the 30s dropping into the 20s, eventually into the mid-teens overnight. Mostly clear skies but with increase of high cloudiness late period close to post-time; some light frost on a few housetops at post-time | winds: W early becoming NW through early evening; then, NNW and NW remainder of period; near CALM winds between 5 & 7AM EST - gust to NW 35mph at 12:42PM EST | temperature range: 42-dropping through 30s, then 20s-20°F | average temperature this period was a whopping 13° BELOW normal | rainfall: December 2.00" (+0.24" or 113% of normal) annual: 66.17" (+17.34" or 136% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cold high pressure reoriented over WV early period with continued cold, dry temps altho' some -frost noted on a few rooftops; then increasing high and mid-level clouds remainder of the period; winds subsided to near CALM late period; above freezing temps at the surface moved in 10PM EST; patchy fog develops overnight as cold surface overridden by milder air | winds: NE variable N-NW-WNW through mid-afternoon; then near CALM conditions with a light SE'ly & S'ly surface flow late evening through post-time - gust to ENE 15mph at 8:00AM EST | temperature range: 20°- 33°- 32°(evening)- rising to 39°F at post-time | average temperature this period was a whopping 17° BELOW normal | rainfall: Event: 0.13" December 2.13" (+0.21" or 111% of normal) annual: 66.30" (+17.31" or 135% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cloudy, cool, damp but with increasingly rising temps and dew points as warmfront moves through bringing a SSW flow to the area; rainfall moved to sea and remained S and W of the locale; patchy fog developed in the late evening; by midnight, low clouds had scoured-out with only high cirrus noted | winds: SSW with gust to S 21mph at 10:34AM EST | temperature range: 39-50-48-then rising after midnight EST to 61°F at post-time | average temperature this period was 2° BELOW normal | rainfall: December 2.13" (+0.21" or 111% of normal) annual: 66.30" (+17.31" or 135% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Extremely warm air flowed northward across the locale ahead of an arctic cold front moving across VA during the afternoon. The high temperature 12/18/16 of 78° at 2:23PM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 77° set in 1984; SHRA with the FROPA arrived around 4PM EST . Cloudy skies with plummeting temps and gusty W then NW winds through 6PM becoming NE as weak low pressure develops along SE US coast along cold front moving ESE of the area late in period. | winds: SW to SSW with gust to SSE 39mph (A NEW STATION DAILY WIND GUST record was established 12/19/16 with a gust of 39 mph at 10:39AM EST in the West Cradock section of Portsmouth. The previous record for this date was 37 mph in 1990.); winds become W to NW late afternoon for a couple of hours before becoming NE early evening through post-time with gust to NE 30mph at 12:10AM EST | temperature range: 62-78R-38° | average temperature this period was a whopping 17° ABOVE normal | rainfall: December 2.28" (+0.26" or 113% of normal) annual: 66.45" (+17.36" or 135% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/20/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Continued cloudy, cold, damp with a few brief SHRA as cold front offshore slow to move seaward with weak impulses moving along it. Breezy at times with wind chills occasionally dropping to around 30°. | winds: NE with gust to NNE 29mph at 9AM EST | temperature range: 38-38-36° | average temperature this period was 3° BELOW normal | rainfall: December 2.31" (+0.19" or 109% of normal) annual: 66.48" (+17.29" or 135% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure continues to hold over the area with ongoing cold, damp temps early and falling temps with frost late evening through post-time. Mostly cloudy early in period, slowly giving way to partly cloudy skies through the daylight hours with clearing skies overnight. Cold, dry overnight with a moderate frost at post-time. Winds diminish to near CALM mid-evening through the late period with radiational cooling sending temps to 27° | winds: NE early backing to N and NW late AM through early evening, diminishing to CALM remainder of period - gust to NE 24mph at 9AM EST | temperature range: 35-42-27° | average temperature this period was 3° BELOW normal | rainfall: December 2.31" (+0.13" or 106% of normal) annual: 66.48" (+17.23" or 135% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/22/2016 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 Eastern Seaboard early but shifted offshore latter half of period. Beautiful seasonal weather with mostly clear skies through much of the period. Max radiational cooling led to a cold, frosty start at 27° with temps rising steadily to 51°; light frost again late period | winds: light to near CALM much of the period but with a variable NNW, NE and ENE flow in the afternoon hours - gust to NNW 11mph at 12:33PM EST; light S wind late period | temperature range: 27-51-32° | average temperature this period was 3° BELOW normal | rainfall: December 2.31" (+0.05" or 102% of normal) annual: 66.48" (+17.15" or 135% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Offshore high pressure moves east while cold front moves slowly across Virginia reaching the area in mid/late afternoon. High pressure builds east into the Middle Atlantic. Some AM cloudiness early, then mostly sunny/clear skies with increasing W-NW winds. | winds: CALM early becoming SSW mid-AM through early afternoon; then WSW becoming W and NW through late evening followed by NW then N and NNE flow overnight - gust to NNW 26mph at 7:55PM EST | temperature range: 36-60-38° | average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: December 2.31" (-0.02" or 99% of normal) annual: 66.48" (+17.08" or 135% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/24/2016 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, moving offshore in late period. Mostly sunny/clear skies but with increase of high clouds, especially latter half of period to become overcast at post-time; cool and dry | winds: mostly NE to ENE through mid-afternoon; then CALM through around 4AM EST when winds become light SSE-S-S-SSW - gust to E 14mph at 9AM EST | temperature range: 38-49-41-52° | average temperature this period was 2° BELOW normal | rainfall: December 2.31" (-0.12" or 95% of normal) annual: 66.48" (+16.98" or 134% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Area of rain moved W to E across VA SAT bringing 0.20" of rain to the station. Cloudy, damp, cool conditions; FROPA in late afternoon; some clearing skies and residual surface moisture in the evening led to fog that reached dense levels around midnight through post-time | winds: generally light S and SW winds through late afternoon - with gust to S 13mph at 10:14AM EST - becoming WSW to WNW late afternoon for several hours; CALM winds follow becoming NE-ENE after 3AM with gust to 15mph at 3:23AM EST; then winds diminish to CALM after 5AM EST. | temperature range: 52-55-45° | average temperature this period was 3° ABOVE normal | rainfall: December 2.51" (-0.12" or 95% of normal) annual: 66.68" (+16.98" or 134% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Morning fog early period gradually dissipates and skies clear to become mostly sunny/clear through early evening as high pressure continued to build over the area; marine layer just offshore moved inland after sunset and for the remainder of the period with mostly cloudy skies overnight. Continued cool and increasingly damp with an onshore flow. | winds: light, variable to CALM early becoming ENE and NE NOON through the afternoon; the, at MIDNIGHT EST winds back to the NW-NNW until close to post-time when they become mostly NE again - gust to ENE 21mph at 12:36PM EST | temperature range: 44-50-42-46° | average temperature this period was 4° ABOVE normal | rainfall: December 2.51" (-0.27" or 90% of normal) annual: 66.68" (+16.83" or 134% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Morning fog and marine stratus clouds allowed only a few peeks at the sun early period; but clouds filled-in with overcast conditions the entire period; chilly and damp | winds: NNW-NE-ENE with gust to NW 14mph at 7:01AM EST becoming light to near CALM mid-afternoon to mid-evening; then, SSW & SW remainder of period with gust to SW 14mph at 5:26AM EST | temperature range: 44-50-42-46° | average temperature this period was 8° ABOVE normal | rainfall: December 2.51" (-0.41" or 86% of normal) annual: 66.68" (+16.69" or 133% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cloudy skies, some fog early in period as warm air overruns cool, damp air; increase in SSW winds with skies breaking to become partly cloudy in the afternoon; temps rise to 69°; FROPA ever-so-gradually filters through after midnight in early AM hours (12/28/16) | winds: SSW through midnight becoming SW to W then CALM after 4AM EST - gust to SSW 28mph at 10:47AM EST | temperature range: 57-69-42° | average temperature this period was a whopping 17° ABOVE normal | rainfall: December 2.51" (-0.46" or 84% of normal) annual: 66.68" (+16.64" or 133% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Weak high pressure builds across the Middle Atlantic; sunny/clear skies for much of the period altho' high cirrus thicken through time with cloudy skies returning late period; heavy dew late evening through late nite; incoming SHRA hold off till after post-time AM 12/29/16 | winds: light to near CALM most of the period with span of NE to ENE winds mid-AM to mid-afternoon - gust to NNE 16mph at 8:48AM EST | temperature range: 42-51-37° | average temperature this period was 5° ABOVE normal | rainfall: December 2.51" (-0.55" or 82% of normal) annual: 66.68" (+16.55" or 133% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.34 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): SHRA move through between 7AM and 11:10AM EST ahead of a cold front that passes in the afternoon. Skies become partly cloudy in the afternoon, then clear in the evening and overnight. Becoming breezy with lowering dew points. Canadian high pressure ridges SE across the Middle Atlantic | winds: CALM early, becoming WSW ahead of FROPA near mid-day; then WNW through late evening returning to WSW late night - gust to WSW 28mph at 4:35PM EST | temperature range: 43-56-37° | average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: Event 0.34" December 2.85" (-0.35" or 89% of normal) annual: 67.02" (+16.75" or 133% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
12/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cold, dry WSW-WNW surface flow brought partly cloudy skies and spotty VIRGA through early afternoon; skies clear with lots late afternoon sunshine and overnight clear skies. Overnight radiational cooling with clear skies and no wind led to a frosty late period. | winds: Quite breezy through late afternoon with diminishing winds through the evening becoming CALM MIDNIGHT EST and thereafter - gust to W 28mph at 11:35AM EST | temperature range: 37-45-26° | average temperature this period was 3° BELOW normal | rainfall: December 2.85" (-0.40" or 88% of normal) annual: 67.02" (+16.70" or 133% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cold, frosty start to the period with temp at 26°; but, surface flow becomes SSW pushing temps to 48°. Clear skies early, then increasing interesting display of cirrus clouds through much of the day; skies become overcast evening and overnight; some -SHRA to the southwest (50sm) of the station close to post-time; high pressure over the East Coast strengthens a bit late period with overrunning moisture streaming northward from the Gulf Coast and over the SE US | winds: CALM early becoming SSE through SSW remainder of period - gust to SW 19mph at 12:09PM EST | temperature range: 26-48-45-48° | average temperature this period was 6° BELOW normal | temperature: December 2016 average 44.6° (-0.1°) Annual Average 2016 62.1° (+1.5°) rainfall: December 2.85" (-0.49" or 85% of normal) Annual 2016: 67.02" (+16.61" or 133% of normal) 2016 WAS THE 5th WETTEST YEAR IN THE STATION DATABASE TO 1976. The top five wettest years include: 1) 76.28" 1999 2) 70.43" 2009 3) 69.00" 2014 4) 67.52" 2012 5) 67.02" 2016 | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/2/2017 7:00 AM 1.06 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Mostly cloudy, continued cool and increasingly damp as overrunning milder, more moist air heads N aloft & across the lower Middle Atlantic; still fairly strong high pressure over the East with building surface pressures and wind shift to onshore during the afternoon. A few light sprinkles and a brief SHRA noted in mid-to-late AM. Larger area of RA and fog develops over the SE US during the period, arriving here around 1AM EST with 1.05" additional rain by ob-time | winds: generally light; S&SW through mid-afternoon becoming NE & ENE remainder of period - gust to SW 15mph at 10AM EST; | temperature range: 48-55-48-52° | average temperature this period was 6° ABOVE normal | rainfall: event 1.06" January 1.06" (+0.79" or 393% of normal) annual: 1.06" (+0.79" or 393% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.55 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cloudy with overrunning moisture from the S. Shallow, cool, damp flow still at surface being overrun by milder, moist air aloft resulting in increasing fog overnight | winds: light mostly onshore, mainly NNE except NNW in the evening with gust to NNW 13mph around 9PM EST | temperature range: 52-55-46° The low temperature 1/2/17 of 49° at 1:59AM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth established a NEW STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD. The previous record was 46° set in 1985.| average temperature this period was 9° ABOVE normal | rainfall: event 1.61" January 1.61" (+1.30" or 528% of normal) annual: 1.61" (+1.30" or 519% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.15 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Continued cloudy with another, final area of RA moving through in the morning; foggy - close to dense criteria - and continued damp; light wind early becoming SSW as warmer, moist air continued to overrun the lower Middle Atlantic - WARM FROPA; some decrease in cloudiness late in period | winds: CALM to light NNW through NNE early becoming mostly SSW and increasing through the period with gust to SW 18mph at 12:17AM EST | temperature range: 47-56-53° | average temperature this period was 9° ABOVE normal | rainfall: event 1.76" January 1.76" (+1.29" or 371% of normal) annual: 1.76" (+1.29" or 374% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Behind departing cold front, partly cloudy skies, all be they mostly high and mid-level - above average normal temps (+10°!). Zonal flow behind low pushing temps to the lower 60s; colder air filters in overnight and as winds die off late period under clear skies, temps fall to 32° with light frost on car tops | winds: light SW early becoming WSW-W-WNW for the balance of the period - gust to WSW to 22mph at ~4PM EST | temperature range: 53-61-32° | average temperature this period was 10° ABOVE normal | rainfall: January 1.76" (+1.16" or 296% of normal) annual: 1.76" (+1.16" or 293% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Some light frost on car-tops early period; then upper low traverses the Middle Atlantic with mostly cloudy skies, colder temps (20° lower) and a few sprinkles (-SHRA) in the evening and overnight hours. WINTER STORM WATCH posted early period replaced with a WINTER STORM WARNING late period for developing low in Gulf States | winds: CALM early (w/radiational cooling) then VARIABLE but mostly light onshore through early afternoon; then CALM winds late afternoon becoming SSE in the evening ahead of a COLD FROPA late evening through post-time - gust to S 14mph at 5:18PM EST pre-front, then NNW 18mph at 1:48AM EST | temperature range: 31-45-41° | average temperature this period was 3° BELOW normal | rainfall: event TRACE January 1.76" (+1.11" or 270% of normal) annual: 1.76" (+1.11" or 270% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.71 2.3 0.71 2.3 0.71 West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Continued cloudy early period post-time with a few -IP & -SHRA; then cloudy, damp, progressively colder through sunset; -RA and -IP commenced about 6PM EST with increasing amounts late evening before changing to SNOW at midnight; SN continued until 1:30AM EST when it changed to IP mixed with -RA; change back to SN at about 5:45AM EST; snow accumulation at post-time period's end was 2.3" with snow increasing; not quite the storm computer models progged for locale with heavier SN and snow-sleet-rain line further NW and W as per NAM model which was "discredited" 1/6/17 in area forecast discussions; fog developed with precip WINTER STORM WARNINGS updated across the area & BLIZZARD WARNING remained in effect for southern & eastern portions of SErn VA; low pressure continued to strengthen and move from the Gulf of Mexico to off the SC/GA coasts late period | winds: NNW early becoming NE with gust to ENE 29mph at 4AM EST | temperature range: 41-39-29° | average temperature this period was 5° BELOW normal | snowfall 2.3" month 2.3"; rainfall (melt) 0.71" January 2.47" (+1.59" or 281% of normal) annual: 2.47" (+1.59" or 281% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.50 3.7 0.50 6.0 1.21 West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Snow, sometimes heavy, through 1700 with ¼ sm visibilities at times; fog; FROPA mid-AM; WINTER STORM WARNINGS & BLIZZARD WARNING remained in effect through 10PM EST replaced with WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY overnight as snow ended and winds slowly subsided; falling temps to the 18° at post-time; skies clear in the evening and overnight; snow on snowboard averaged 6.0" at ob-time with drifts to 10" in several spots; low pressure moves to east of Norfolk late afternoon and evening then NNE up the New England coast | winds: NE early, then mostly N through the period with frequent gusts to 30-35mph and max gust to NNW 35mph at 6PM EST; wind chill temp "low" -1° with mean low wind chill temp 5° late evening through period's end | temperature range: 29-falling through mid 20s-18° | average temperature this period was 15° BELOW normal | snowfall: period 3.7" storm total/snow-on-ground 6.0" month & season 6.0"; rainfall (melt): period 0.50" event/storm 1.21" January 2.97" (+2.07" or 330% of normal) annual: 2.97" (+2.07" or 330% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 6.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Behind deepening low ENE of New England, strong high pressure (30.756" or 1031 MB [and close to station record high, 30.80" in 1984])] built S and E across the Middle Atlantic with very cold temps; some blowing snow very early in period but with temps only in the mid-20s in the afternoon snowmelt was confined mostly to streets and sun soaked surfaces; wind chill temps dropped to 5° as period began and again overnight; snow on snowboard remained 6.0" at ob-time with drifts to 10" in several spots; computer forecast low of 10° was not achieved as light winds off the Chesapeake Bay picked-up late evening into the overnight hours | winds: breezy mostly N winds early becoming WNW mid-AM through early evening, then light, variable but mostly NNW - max gust to N 28mph at 7:12AM & again N 28MPH around NOON EST | temperature range: 17-24-16° | The high temperature 1/8/17 in West Cradock, Portsmouth of 24° at 3:03PM EST established a NEW STATION MINIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record of 26° was set in 2015 | average temperature this period was a whopping 20° BELOW normal | rainfall: January 2.97" (+1.89" or 275% of normal) annual: 2.97" (+1.89" or 275% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 5.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Very little thawing out as temps remained mostly below freezing for a third day... still 6" of snow on ground and local side-streets packed with ice and snow. Skies were "high thin" partly cloudy; winds diminished and radiational cooling sent temps back into the mid and upper teens at night. The high temp 1/9/17 in West Cradock, Portsmouth of 32° at 2:24PM EST established a NEW STATION MIN HIGH TEMP RECORD for the date. The previous record of 33° was set in 1988 AND the barometric pressure reading of 30.814" at 11AM EST on 01/09/17 established a NEW STATION ALL-TIME MAXIMUM BAROMETRIC PRESSURE (database to 1976). The previous all-time record was 30.80" on 1/10/1994. | winds: lighter, NNW early then light onshore in the afternoon diminishing to near CALM mid-evening through post-time - gust to NE 7mph around 9AM EST | temperature range: 18-32-16° | average temperature this period was a whopping 15° BELOW normal | rainfall: January 2.97" (+1.67" or 228% of normal) annual: 2.97" (+1.67" or 228% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 2.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Significant increase in temps provided the first good snow & ice melt from the recent storm with a 3" decrease of accumulation... still 2" of snow on snowboard; still hazardous travel for those on snowpacked roads as side streets were even more slippery with the melt in the AM and early afternoon hours. Some light rain fell moved into the area late evening and overnight. Rising temps resulted in ground fog over the damp, moist surfaces and residual snowpack. | winds: CALM to light winds early becoming E to SSE & S late through mid-evening with gust of SE 17mph 8:10PM EST; late night winds become SW with gust to 11mph at 1:28AM EST and then fall off to CALM | temperature range: 17-43-37-45° | average temperature this period was 10° BELOW normal | rainfall: January 3.01" (+1.59" or 212% of normal) annual: 3.01" (+1.59" or 212% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Snow and ice thaw continues with milder temps and considerably more sunshine as high pressure holds over the area. Considerable ground fog formed early and again in the evening where snow remained. Partly cloudy overnight with a bright full moon casting a moon dog through patchy clouds in mid-evening. A trace of snow still on snowboard. | winds: mostly CALM through the period but with period of light S & SW winds late AM and early afternoon with gust to 14mph at 12:55PM EST; increasing S & SW to 12mph at 5:16AM EST | temperature range: 44-57-49-54° | average temperature this period was 12° ABOVE normal (an increase of 22° in 24-hours!) | rainfall: January 3.01" (+1.59" or 212% of normal) annual: 3.01" (+1.59" or 212% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/13/2017 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, reorients and brings a SSW flow of mild air across SErn VA with gusty winds to the 30mph range and temps soaring to station record-tying high of 71° [previous high set in 2005]. Other than plowed snow piles hither and yon, no remaining snow and ice on the ground. Lots of high clouds which provided for spectacular sunset but also abundant sunshine | winds: mostly SSW with nice breezes. frequent gusts peaking at SW32mph at 10:12AM EST | temperature range: 54-71-54° | average temperature this period was a whopping 18° ABOVE normal | rainfall: January 3.01" (+1.48" or 197% of normal) annual: 3.01" (+1.48" or 197% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): SSW and W flow briefly before FROPA that eases slowly through in the late AM. Temps fall, skies remain mostly cloudy, with onshore breezes and colder air dropping temps steadily through the day. Some energy moving E across Srn VA late period brings SHRA (0.01") just before ob-time. High pressure ridges down the coastal plain contributing to a damming pattern for Virginia. | winds: SSW & W early with onshore NE to ENE flow remainder of period - gust to ENE 25mph at 12:36PM EST | temperature range: 54-63-42° | average temperature this period was a whopping 11° ABOVE normal | rainfall: event/storm 0.01" January 3.02" (+1.29" or 174% of normal) annual: 3.02" (+1.29" or 174% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): A few -SHRA move across Srn VA early in period with 0.02" of rain; continued cloudy skies, chilly temps, an onshore flow, high pressure ridging down the Middle Atlantic Coast with remaining SHRA over NC | winds: mostly NE to ENE with gust to 18mph between 7&8 AM EST, subsiding slowly through the period | temperature range: 42-45-42° | average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: event/storm 0.03" January 3.04" (+1.31" or 176% of normal) annual: 3.04" (+1.31" or 176% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure ridging down the coastal plain of the NE US and middle Atlantic resulting in mostly cloudy skies near the coast with good breaks and some peeks at the sun in the afternoon; late period, a few SHRA develop in the upper flow WNW to SSE across the locale; some fog with the precip; temps remain cool and damp the entire period | winds: mostly NNW early becoming NE with gust to NNE 21mph at 10:15AM EST | temperature range: 42-45-39° | average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: event/storm 0.07" January 3.11" (+1.21" or 166% of normal) annual: 3.11" (+1.21" or 166% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Wedge of cool, damp air still hanging on at surface in the SErn VA coastal plain; some light patchy fog | winds: CALM early, then light, mostly NNE gradually becoming E the ESE and SSE through the period - wind gust NE 7MPH ~2PM EST | temperature range: 39-47-44° | average temperature this period was 4° ABOVE normal | rainfall: January 3.11" (+1.18" or 161% of normal) annual: 3.11" (+1.18" or 161% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cool, damp air persists but slow erosion from overrunning milder, moist air continued; cloudy skies remain with a few SHRA moving through late period | winds: CALM and light SE to S early, then S & SW remainder of period - wind gust SW 16mph at 10:55PM EST | temperature range: 45-61-59° | average temperature this period was 13° ABOVE normal | rainfall: January 3.12" (+1.04" or 150% of normal) annual: 3.12" (+1.04" or 150% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Overrunning mild, moist air with temps rising into the mid 60s early and later overrun by FROPA heralding colder, moist air moving in from the NW with SHRA, TSRA, and falling temps. Mostly cloudy skies through sunset, then partly cloudy | winds: WSW early period becoming mostly onshore NE through sunset; near CALM winds follow in the evening with trend towards light N & NNW late period - wind gust NE 22mph at 12:23PM EST | temperature range: 60-65-38° | average temperature this period was 12° ABOVE normal | rainfall: Event/storm 0.16" January 3.28" (+0.99" or 143% of normal) annual: 3.28" (+0.99" or 143% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): A pleasant break in the weather with partly cloudy skies, plenty of sunshine at times, lighter winds and cool temps; heavy dew late period and at post-time | winds: generally light to near CALM except for a period of mostly NNW, NNE, and ENE winds mid-AM through mid-evening - wind gust NE 13mph at 12:16PM EST | temperature range: 38-54-39° | average temperature this period was 8° ABOVE normal | rainfall: January 3.28" (+0.79" or 132% of normal) annual: 3.28" (+0.79" or 132% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cloudy, cool, damp with period of -RA mainly early through late afternoon; some DZ and fog at times, especially late period with visibilities down to ½ sm; stagnant weak high pressure with overrunning abundant moisture and milder flow aloft | winds: light, ill-defined, mostly CALM with gust to E 7mph at 3:04PM EST | temperature range: 42-53-46° | average temperature this period was 7° ABOVE normal | rainfall: Event 0.16" January 3.44" (+0.86" or 133% of normal) annual: 3.44" (+0.86" or 133% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.48 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Little change in the wxr here as cool, damp low level stagnant wedge remains over the locale with overrunning milder temps and moisture from the SW; cloudy skies; fog through the period, heaviest at the beginning and the end of the period; area of RA moved through mid-evening until ~1AM EST bringing 0.48" of rain; drizzle at times through the period | winds: light, ill-defined, VARIABLE with a gust to NE 15mph at 3:39AM EST | temperature range: 49-56-49° | average temperature this period was a whopping 14° ABOVE normal; the low temp for 1/22/17 of 48° TIED THE STATION DAILY RECORD MAXIMUM LOW TEMP last set in 1990. | rainfall: Event 0.48" January 3.92" (+1.06" or 137% of normal) annual: 3.92" (+1.06" or 137% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cool, damp low level stagnant wedge remains over the locale with overrunning milder temps and moisture from the SW resulting in periods of RA, DZ, SHRA; onshore winds pick-up after midnight and SHRA move into the area, all be they lighter than expected; heavy to dense fog at times, particular at beginning of period and again in the evening | winds: CALM early becoming mostly NW and NNW around NOON EST; onshore NE through E winds gradually intensify remainder of period with gust to ENE 18mph at 6:26AM EST | temperature range: 50-53-49° | average temperature this period was a whopping 13° ABOVE normal | rainfall: Event 0.78" January 4.05" (+1.10" or 137% of normal) annual: 4.05" (+1.10" or 137% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.12 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Foggy with some SHRA early; then significant changes after a long stagnant period of weather... deep low pressure spins across Nrn NC and SErn VA. -SHRA early period as bulk of moisture moving N'wd over the Middle Atlantic splits over this area with heavier rainfall totals to the west and north and offshore SErn VA, giving only 0.12" here during the period. By late period the low was offshore Middle Atlantic and moving away. As low moved closer to SErn VA on 1/24/17, skies became partly cloudy with sunshine and increasing surface winds pushing temps to the middle 60s in early afternoon; lowest SLP reading at 29.187"; FROPA with passage of low early afternoon and temps dropping through the remainder of the period as cold air is pulled in SE'wd across SErn VA. Some wrap around SHRA in mid-evening through MIDNIGHT EST and again late period as low continues away to the NNE | winds: ENE to ESE early becoming SSW NOON through mid-afternoon EST; then winds shift into the NNW as low moves NE of station; WNW winds in the two-hours before post-time - winds increase with gust to N 25mph at 11:45AM EST | temperature range: 56-64-40° | average temperature this period was a whopping 15° ABOVE normal | rainfall: Event 0.90" January 4.15" (+1.19" or 140% of normal) annual: 4.15" (+1.19" or 140% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cloudy, colder, damp early period with remnants of NE US offshore nor'easter with trailing cloud bands finally pulling offshore SE VA; skies cleared slowly during the AM and early afternoon, becoming mostly clear evening and overnite; winds diminished late with late period temps dropping to near 40° | winds: WNW with frequent gusts to the 20mph range through early evening, becoming W and SW and diminishing gradually through the balance of the period (and to CALM at post-time) - gust to WNW 27mph at 3:45PM EST | temperature range: 40-53-41° | average temperature this period was 5° ABOVE normal | rainfall: January 4.16" (+1.10" or 136% of normal) annual: 4.16" (+1.10" or 136% of normal) | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr/
1/26/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): While cool and damp early, nearly a 24-hour period of fair, pleasant weather with well-above normal temps on WSW through SSW generally light breezes and plenty of sun. Increase of high and mid-level clouds late period as cold front pushes across the East; a few sprinkles noted just before post time | winds: mostly WSW backing through the SSW & S - gust to WSW 21mph at 11:44PM EST | temperature range: 40-65-52-56°F | the average temperature this period was a whopping 13° above normal | rainfall: event TRACE January 4.16" (+0.90" or 128% of normal) annual: 4.16" (+0.90" or 128% of normal) Snowfall month/seasonal: January 6.0" | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): A few SHRA ahead of cold front which moved through in the afternoon; gusty winds SSW becoming WNW; mild temps early falling in the evening through the overnight to the middle 30s as high pressure slowly builds East across the Middle Atlantic | The low temperature 1/26/17 of 44° at 11:58PM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth established a NEW MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 38° set in 1999. | winds: SSW early becoming WNW in the afternoon, then backing to the W and SW - gust to W 33mph at 2:33PM EST | temperature range: 56-67-37°F | the average temperature this period was a whopping 16° above normal | rainfall: event 0.04" January 4.20" (+0.93" or 129% of normal) annual: 4.20" (+0.93" or 129% of normal) Snowfall month/seasonal: January 6.0" | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Colder, drier air filters into the lower Middle Atlantic as high pressure covering much of the nation continues to slowly move into the East. | winds: mostly WSW-W-WNW - with gust to NW 23mph at 3:45PM EST | temperature range: 35-50-28°F | the average temperature this period was 2° above normal | rainfall: January 4.20" (+0.84" or 129% of normal) annual: 4.20" (+0.84" or 125% of normal) Snowfall month/seasonal: January 6.0" | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Weak high pressure featuring cool, dry temps and clear skies dominated the period; some light frost at period's start and again at period's end; generally light winds | winds: SSW through WSW - gust to W 29mph at 2:04PM EST | temperature range: 28-49-34°F | the average temperature this period was 1° above normal | rainfall: January 4.20" (+0.74" or 121% of normal) annual: 4.20" (+0.74" or 121% of normal) Snowfall month/seasonal: January 6.0" | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
1/30/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock
1/31/2017 7:00 AM T T T 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Vigorous upper low moved across NRN VA & to sea early period; locally, this meant partly cloudy skies early period, clearing latter half of period; a few wrap-around -SHSN observed between 7 and 8AM EST. Winds increased during the day producing wind chill temps dropping into the upper 20s and 30s. Some scattered light frost at post-time | winds: mostly WNW through W early evening - gust to NW 33mph at 11:06AM EST | temperature range: 37-43-26°F | the average temperature this period was 5° BELOW normal | rainfall: event TRACE January 4.20" (+0.57" or 116% of normal) annual: 4.20" (+0.57" or 116% of normal) Snowfall month/seasonal: January 6.0" | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure brings a cold start to the period with some light frost, especially on elevated surfaces. Winds become S&SW and the return flow pushes temps to the middle 60s. Sunshine early but with increase in high clouds through the period, with overcast conditions latter half of period. | winds: CALM early becoming S & SW with gust to 26mph at 12:35PM EST; winds diminish to near CALM after 4AM until post-time | temperature range: 29-64-45°F | the average temperature this period was 4° ABOVE normal | rainfall: January 4.20" (+0.51" or 114% of normal) annual: 4.20" (+0.51" or 114% of normal) Snowfall month/seasonal: January 6.0" | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Gradual change in weather as surface front moves through early afternoon; weak high pressure over area reinforced slowly as weather aloft and at surface moves west to east in a zonal manner; temps rise to lower 60s but fall to the middle 40s by post-time; abundant high clouds create a mostly cloudy period | winds: light to near CALM most of the period, picking-up from the SW as front slithers through becoming light NW and N to near CALM late afternoon through period's end - gust to NW 13mph at 2:07PM EST | temperature range: 45-62-47°F | the average temperature this period was 11° ABOVE normal | rainfall: February 0.00" (-0.06" or 0% of normal) annual 4.20" (+0.45" or 112% of normal) Snowfall: February 0.0" seasonal 6.0" | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Continued abundant high & mid-level clouds which thinned somewhat increasing the amount of sunshine in the afternoon; skies cleared out in the late afternoon through the overnight but with increasing cloudiness again late night and radar indicated SHRA to the S. Winds pick-up as reinforcing shot of cold air settles S through the area bringing lowering dew points | winds: light ENE early becoming light WSW at times in early afternoon; then onshore NE-ENE flow develops and strengthens to feature increasing winds near midnight through post-time - gust to ENE 24mph at 3:06AM EST | temperature range: 46-60-40°F | the average temperature this period was 7° ABOVE normal | rainfall: February 0.00" (-0.17" or 0% of normal) annual 4.20" (+0.34" or 109% of normal) Snowfall: February 0.0" seasonal 6.0" | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/4/2017 7:00 AM T T T 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure continued to slowly sink S across the Middle Atlantic with temps in the upper 30s and with low dew point temps early period; at the same time, weak low pressure moving E across SErn US brought mostly rain. However, here on the northern fringe of the precip field, we had early period snow grains and mid-day period of light snow as weak trough moved across the VA/NC border during the afternoon; just a trace of fallen snow with no accumulation as event temps only dropped into the upper 30s; the key to the snow was the low dew point and wet bulb temps; skies slowly cleared overnight and fresh, mostly NW winds transported colder air falling to below freezing at post-time with wind chills into the mid-20s | winds: fresh ENE onshore flow early, diminishing mid-afternoon to near CALM at times; then light NW flow ensued in the evening with increasing gusts to the 20mph range after midnight - gust to NNW 26mph at 1:16AM EST | temperature range: 39-41-29°F | Rainfall: February 0.00" annual: 4.63" Snowfall: Event TRACE February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | Email: fhcgarden@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/fhcgarden/weather.htm
2/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Canadian high pressure moves across the OH Valley to the coast late period with continuing colder, drier, breezy weather with below normal average temps (-8°); mostly clear skies except with increasing high and mid-level clouds from the SW and W late period as warmer air begins a return as the high pressure moves seaward | winds: mostly NW through mid-afternoon, then NE through ESE and S through mid-evening, then dropping off to near CALM through period's end - gust to NW 21mph at 9:30AM EST | temperature range: 29-39-28°F | Rainfall: February TRACE (-0.47" or 0% of normal) annual: 4.20" (+0.04" or 101% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | Email: fhcgarden@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/fhcgarden/weather.htm
2/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): In early period, a weak trough moved across Srn VA bringing cloudy skies, slowly moderating temps and the threat of a few -SHIP or -SHSN or -SHRA. By the time the radar indicated area reached this locale, the Precip dissipated. Observed no activity here. Skies cleared to become mostly sunny as trough moved offshore. Generally light winds latter 2/3rds of the period. Temps rose into the 50s with abundant afternoon sun but dropped as winds died off evening through the overnight. Weak high pressure settled across the Middle Atlantic; good radiational cooling overnight with light frost at post-time | winds: mostly SW-WSW through late afternoon with gust to WSW 28mph at 1:59PM EST; winds died off to near CALM overnight | temperature range: 34-56-34°F | the average temperature this period was 3° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: February TRACE (-0.63" or 0% of normal) annual: 4.20" (-0.12" or 97% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | Email: fhcgarden@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/fhcgarden/weather.htm
2/7/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure over the Middle Atlantic insures mostly sunny/clear skies, chilly temps with scattered light frost to start the period, warming nicely to the lower 60s in the afternoon; increasing clouds late period with a few sprinkles just before post-time | winds: CALM early, becoming VARIABLE then mostly ESE to SE through midnight EST, then mostly SW late period - gusts to 13mph at various times, peak ESE at 4:22PM EST | temperature range: 34-63-46-51°F | the average temperature this period was a whopping 10° ABOVE normal (in the usual coldest part of the year, here!) | Rainfall: February TRACE (-0.73" or 0% of normal) annual: 4.20" (-0.22" or 95% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/8/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Weakening high pressure moved offshore Middle Atlantic with return SW flow importing milder temps (with avg. some 19° ABOVE normal!) and increasing moisture with heavy dew late night; a few sprinkles of rain from time-to-time over the period | winds: S-SW with gust to SW 19mph at 11:35AM EST | temperature range: 52-72-59°F | the average temperature this period was a whopping 19° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: February TRACE (-0.85" or 0% of normal) annual: 4.20" (-0.34" or 93% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.27 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Wedge of warm moist air flows N over the Middle Atlantic ahead of cold front moving into Wrn VA during the afternoon and evening. SHRA in the late overnight hours. Cold front passes at ob-time (0700 EST) with gusty W-NW winds to follow; partly cloudy skies most of the period with a few sprinkles through mid-period and SHRA late night; FROPA just before ob-time with quickly falling temps | The low temperature today of 58° at 12:33PM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth established a NEW MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for 2/8/17. The previous record was 48° set in 2009. | winds: CALM early, then W&SW with gust to W 14mph around NOON time; CALM or near calm in the evening becoming SSE then SSW late night before shifting into the NW with gust to 22mph at post-time (07 EST) | temperature range: 59-71-56°F | the average temperature this period was a whopping 24° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: February 0.27" (-0.73" or 27% of normal) annual: 4.47" (-0.22" or 95% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Period begins with a dramatic cold frontal passage dropping from intensifying low pressure along Jersey coast. Gusty winds to 48mph just as period began. Under the low, progressively colder air moved in from the NW with temps falling through the 40s during the afternoon, into the 30s in the evening and to the upper 20s overnight to post-time. Just a few lingering sprinkles early period with clearing skies during the day and overnight (but with scattered clouds during that clearing) | winds: gusty WNW early, then NW to NNW through the period - gust to W 48mph at 7:43AM EST- with slowly diminishing winds through MIDNIGHT EST when winds drop to light NNW to near CALM; A NEW STATION DAILY WIND GUST record was established 2/9/17 with a gust of 48 mph at 7:43AM EST in the West Cradock section of Portsmouth. The previous record for this date was 41 mph in 1989. | temperature range: 56°-dropping through 40s in afternoon-into the 30s in evening - to 27° by post-time | the average temperature this period was 5° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: February 0.28" (-0.73" or 28% of normal) annual: 4.48" (-0.22" or 95% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | Email: wxr@cox.net Website: http://genserva.com/wxr
2/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Brief shot with very cold air comes to an end with moderation in afternoon temps; clear skies early with increase in high and mid-level clouds from the NW over the period to mostly overcast at post-time; temps rise from the cold, dry mid-20s to the mid 40s during the period; nice breezes develop late AM through the period | winds: CALM early; then mostly SW breezes with gust to SW 20mph at 11:41AM EST | temperature range: 26-46-40-46°F | the average temperature this period was 4° BELOW normal | Rainfall: February 0.28" (-0.81" or 26% of normal) annual: 4.48" (-0.30" or 94% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
2/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Continued moderation in the weather as high pressure settles offshore lower Middle Atlantic/SE US with mostly WSW return flow setting up, pushing temps from the upper 40s to 69°. Mostly cloudy skies early and late, otherwise partly cloudy | winds: W-SW-SSW through the period with frequent near CALM winds in the evening; gusts early to SSW 24mph at 2:18PM EST | temperature range: 47-69-56-60°F | the average temperature this period was a whopping 14° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: February 0.28" (-0.96" or 23% of normal) annual: 4.48" (-0.45" or 91% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
2/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Area located in prime spot for heating just ahead of advancing cold front. Partly cloudy skies early as warm, more moist air overruns departing cooler air. Skies become mostly sunny in the afternoon with clear skies to follow. Temps on S-SW-W winds soar to new records: the high temp 2/12/17 of 81° at 3:18PM EST ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAX HIGH TEMP RECORD for the date. The previous record was 72° set in 1999; the low temp 12/12/17 of 51° at 11:56PM EST established a NEW MAX LOW TEMP RECORD for the date. The previous record was 49° set in 1984. | FROPA in early evening (SHRA remain to the N and NE of this station) with clear skies and temps dropping through the 50s into the middle 40s | winds: SW-SSW-W early evening becoming NE late evening then NW late period - gust to SW 30mph at 1:11PM EST | temperature range: 60-81-46°F | the average temperature this period was a whopping 25° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: February 0.28" (-1.04" or 21% of normal) annual: 4.48" (-0.53" or 89% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
2/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Low pressure off New England coast early brought fresh NW breezes to this area early in period. Weak high pressure moved in with mostly clear skies and colder temps. Winds died off in the overnight hours with max radiational cooling resulting in FROST at post-time. | winds: mostly NW through sunset with diminishing winds to near CALM thereafter - gust to NW 29mph at 9:24AM EST | temperature range: 45-53-30°F | the average temperature this period was 7° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: February 0.28" (-1.14" or 20% of normal) annual: 4.48" (-0.63" or 88% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
2/15/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): FROST and cold temps to start with weak high pressure over the area; developing area of SHRA & TSRA to the W and SW making a slow advance to the east across VA late period; a few clouds early, but mostly sunny through the early afternoon; increase in high and mid-level clouds late afternoon through post-time; light winds, moderating temps afternoon through end of period | winds: CALM through early afternoon, then VARIABLE through early evening becoming mostly SSE-S late evening to after midnight; light to near CALM again late period - gust to SSW 15mph at 1:49PM EST | temperature range: 30-57-47-50°F | the average temperature this period was 1° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: February 0.28" (-1.30" or 18% of normal) annual: 4.48" (-0.79" or 85% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
2/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.39 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cloudy early with advancing steady RA ahead of cold front arriving here mid-AM (RA) and continuing till early afternoon. Skies cleared out to become partly cloudy during the afternoon and clearing evening and late night; FROPA in mid-afternoon EST; winds die off overnight with radiational cooling and frost development as temps dip to 29.5°; high pressure with center just N of Great Lakes continues to build SE into the Middle Atlantic | winds: CALM early, then N and NW winds as cold front moves through, becoming NW late evening, diminishing after 2AM EST to near CALM once again - gust to NW 25mph at 6:32PM EST | temperature range: 50-49-29°F | the average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: Event/storm 0.39" February 0.67" (-1.02" or 40% of normal) annual: 4.87" (-0.51" or 91% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
2/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure builds SE across the Middle Atlantic with fair wxr cumulus clouds through sunset and mostly clear skies thereafter; some high and mid-level clouds late period as weak upper area of energy moves through SWrn VA into central NC and dissipates; radiational cooling overnight with FROST | winds: mostly W & NW through early evening, then light to near CALM overnight - gust to NW 29mph at 2:43PM EST | temperature range: 30-46-26°F | the average temperature this period was 5° BELOW normal | Rainfall: February 0.67" (-1.24" or 35% of normal) annual: 4.87" (-0.73" or 87% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
2/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Weakening high pressure from New England S to FL with overrunning moisture and milder temps provided a beautiful late winter day. Cloudy early period with clearing late AM to become mostly clear through the overnight; some high clouds move in late period; moderate dew at post-time | winds: CALM early becoming SW through early afternoon then mostly SSE-SE into mid-evening with CALM winds to follow through 2AM EST with light SSW winds thereafter - gust to SSW 5mph at 2:46AM EST | temperature range: 27-58-41°F | the average temperature (42°) this period was NORMAL | Rainfall: February 0.67" (-1.35" or 33% of normal) annual: 4.87" (-0.84" or 85% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
2/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Weak high pressure still over the Middle Atlantic with moderating temps and light winds; chilly early and late period but with mild afternoon temps | winds: CALM early, then mostly SSW - gust to SSE 21mph at 3:02PM EST | temperature range: 40-73-51°F | the average temperature this period was a whopping 14° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: February 0.67" (-1.49" or 31% of normal) annual: 4.87" (-0.98" or 83% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
2/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure continues to dominate the lower Middle Atlantic and reinforces with switch to onshore flow, bringing cooler temps. Mostly sunny/clear skies. | winds: CALM early becoming W through WNW, shifting into the NE early afternoon; generally light through the period - gust to WNW 19mph at 11:34AM EST | temperature range: 50-70-41°F | the average temperature this period was 14° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: February 0.67" (-1.49" or 31% of normal) annual: 4.87" (-0.98" or 83% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
2/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure strengthens and reorients over New England with pressure rises over the Middle Atlantic; onshore flow strengthens and temps on avg. drop about 10° over previous period | winds: mostly NE to ENE with gusts to NE 23mph at 10:43AM EST | temperature range: 41-63-40°F | the average temperature this period was a 7° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: February 0.67" (-1.62" or 29% of normal) annual: 4.87" (-1.11" or 81% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
2/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Pleasant - if not a bit cool - weather continued across the Middle Atlantic as high pressure shifted into the Western Atlantic with onshore flow becoming southerly late in period. Mostly sunny skies altho' noted increase in high clouds and mid-level clouds late period | winds: ENE through ESE through sunset; then, light to near CALM winds overnight, becoming light southerly towards post-time - gust to ENE 14mph at 8:46AM EST | temperature range: 44-59-45°F | the average temperature this period was a 2° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: February 0.67" (-1.68" or 28% of normal) annual: 4.87" (-1.17" or 81% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
2/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Increase in high and mid-level clouds with some light SHRA in the afternoon and again overnight as weak areas of energy pass through from WNW to ESE | winds: ENE through ESE through sunset; then, light to near CALM winds overnight, becoming light southerly towards post-time - gust to ENE 14mph at 8:46AM EST | temperature range: 50-70-57°F | the average temperature this period was a 10° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: February 0.70" (-1.90" or 27% of normal) annual: 4.90" (-1.39" or 78% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
2/24/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Morning clouds as period begins with a few residual sprinkles; then clearing skies with abundant afternoon sun; mostly clear overnight; no late period fog here as observed in surrounding cities | winds: generally light to near CALM with more dominant ESE to SSE flow in the afternoon - gust to ESE 16mph at 3:58PM EST | temperature range: 57-74-50°F | the average temperature this period was a whopping 17° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: EVENT: 0.03" February 0.70" (-1.90" or 27% of normal) annual: 4.90" (-1.39" or 78% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
2/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Weak high pressure continued to dominate, ridged along the entire East Coast; spectacular, well-above normal temps for late FEB; mostly clear skies | winds: light to near CALM early and again late evening through post time - gust to ESE 17mph at 3:10PM EST | temperature range: 50-77-50°F | the average temperature this period was a whopping 17° ABOVE normal (2nd consecutive day) | Rainfall: February 0.70" (-2.04" or 26% of normal) annual: 4.90" (-1.53" or 76% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
2/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Cold front moves steadily toward and through SErn VA with weak high pressure with warm temps replaced by colder, dry weather to follow. Severe wxr remained to the N but a -SHRA early evening did push the rain gauge tipper to 0.01"; the high temperature 2/25/17 of 79° @ 3:22PM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 74° set in 2000. [FEB database to 1977] | winds: CALM early, then SSE-S-SSW through 6PM EST; with FROPA @ 6:30PM EST winds shift into the NNW then W and WSW and back to the WNW & NW through post-time - gust to NNW 26mph at 8:46PM EST | temperature range: 50-79-42°F | the average temperature this period was a whopping 20° ABOVE NORMAL | Rainfall: February 0.71" (-2.14" or 25% of normal) annual: 4.91" (-1.63" or 75% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
2/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Mostly sunny, clear through late nite but with increase in high and mid-level clouds just before post-time; light frost on car-tops and rooftops | winds: mostly WNW through mid-afternoon; then SSW backing to SSE - gust to WNW 17mph around 8AM EST & NNW 17 mph around 10AM EST; winds diminish to light ESE to near CALM remainder of the period | temperature range: 42-54-37°F | the average temperature this period was a 5° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: February 0.71" (-2.24" or 24% of normal) annual: 4.91" (-1.73" or 74% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
2/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Some high and mid-level clouds at times, but considerable sunshine with temps warming in the afternoon into the mid-60s. Light winds | winds: light to calm most of the period; SSE-S-SSW late AM through late afternoon - gust to S 14mph around 12:17PM EST | temperature range: 38-64-51°F | the average temperature this period was a 6° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: February 0.71" (-2.35" or 23% of normal) annual: 4.91" (-1.84" or 73% of normal) Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Partly cloudy skies, record warm temps as high pressure shifts offshore with developing cold front well to the west; The high temperature 2/28/17 of 79° at 2:20PM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 78° set in 2011 [FEB database to 1977]; continued mostly light winds | winds: CALM early, then mostly S & SW (with a brief period on an onshore ESE flow) - gust to WSW 14mph around 10:39AM EST | temperature range: 50-79-64°F | the average temperature this period was a WHOPPING 20° ABOVE normal; FEBRUARY 2017 WAS THE WARMEST FEBRUARY IN THE STATION DATABASE TO JULY 1976. The top five warmest Februarys include: 1) 51.4° 2017 2) 50.3° 1990 3) 47.8° 1998 4) 47.7° 1984 5) 47.1° 1991. | Rainfall: February 0.71" (-2.48" or 22% of normal) annual: 4.91" (-1.97" or 71% of normal); FEBRUARY 2017 WAS THE 2nd DRIEST FEBRUARY IN THE STATION DATABASE TO 1976. The top five driest Februarys include: 1) 0.64" 2006 2) 0.71" 2017 3) 1.20" 1991 4) 1.27" 2009 5) 1.29" 2000. Snowfall: February TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.37 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Increasing clouds and gusty winds (49mph) through first half of period ahead of cold front moving steadily through VA; SHRA (evening) ahead of and along FROPA at @5:30AM EST; the high temperature 3/1/17 of 81° at 3:55PM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 78° set in 2012 [FEB database to 1977]; the low temperature today of 62° at 10:41PM EST in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth established a NEW MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for 3/1/17. The previous record was 53° set in 1987. | winds: S&SW through much of the period becoming WNW with FROPA late period - gust to WSW 49mph at 2:25PM EST | temperature range: 64-81-53°F | the average temperature this period was a WHOPPING 26° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: March 0.37" (+0.05" or 114% of normal) annual: 5.28" (-1.92" or 73% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Other than some patchy high cirrus clouds from time-to-time, considerable sunshine, colder, drier temps, brisk winds; some frost late in period, especially on car-tops and rooftops | winds: W-WNW-NNW through sunset when winds die off to mostly light-to-near-CALM - gust to SW 28mph at around 10AM EST | temperature range: 51-58-33°F | the average temperature this period was a 4° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: March 0.37" (+0.05" or 116% of normal) annual: 5.28" (-1.92" or 73% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/4/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): High pressure continued to build over the Middle Atlantic with another FROPA (@2PM EST) heralding colder, dry air mid-afternoon through period's end; abundant sunshine except with FROPA when a TRACE rain and virga was noted; skies cleared out overnight | winds: CALM early, then mostly W-WNW-NNW through the period with breezes mostly in the 20mph range - gust to WNW 31mph at 2:12PM EST - and diminishing slowly overnight | temperature range: 33-53-33°F | the average temperature this period was 2° BELOW normal | Rainfall: March 0.37" (+0.10" or 78% of normal) annual: 5.28" (-2.07" or 72% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Colder, drier air filtered into SErn VA from high pressure building S from SErn CAN/New England; mostly sunny skies, clear temps with winds becoming onshore after MIDNIGHT EST | winds: NE & ENE through early period WNW to NNW in the afternoon and evening; increasing NE & ENE late night - gust to ENE 20mph at 2:17AM EST | temperature range: 33-46-31°F | the average temperature this period was 6° BELOW normal | Rainfall: March 0.37" (-0.21" or 63% of normal) annual: 5.28" (-2.18" or 71% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Sunny/clear skies with record cold temps as high pressure builds S along the Middle Atlantic states; the high temperature 3/5/17 in West Cradock, Portsmouth of 39° at 12:09AM EST established a NEW STATION MINIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record of 40° was set in 2014. | winds: NE & ENE through late afternoon then light to mostly CALM balance of the period - gust to NE 22mph at 12:24PM EST | temperature range: 31-39-28°F | the average temperature this period was a whopping 13° BELOW normal | Rainfall: March 0.37" (-0.31" or 54% of normal) annual: 5.28" (-2.28" or 70% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Sunny/clear, cold early with moderating temps as winds become SE through SW; increase of high and mid-level clouds evening and overnite | winds: CALM early, then SE through SW - gust to SE 13mph at 12:26PM EST | temperature range: 28-63-46°F | the average temperature this period was -1° BELOW normal | Rainfall: March 0.37" (-0.58" or 39% of normal) annual: 5.28" (-2.55" or 67% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Partly Cloudy, milder, breezy as high pressure moving offshore sends Sr'ly winds, more humid air over the Middle Atlantic. -SHRA late period ahead of cold front pressing eastward through VA | winds: S & SW - gust to S 25mph at 10:39AM EST | temperature range: 49-74-61°F | the average temperature this period was 12° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: March 0.38" (-0.68" or 35% of normal) annual: 5.28" (-2.65" or 67% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Changing weather through the period with cold front early period moving through and offshore with a few residual -SHRA; the remainder of the period featured a surface battle between onshore mostly NNE flow and SSW flow which wavered across the locale "playing" with the temps which ranged from the 50s with the onshore flow to the 60s when SSW flow was present. Skies were partly cloudy; winds dropped off to CALM overnight; dewpoint temps and relative humidity levels declined close to sunrise on offshore flow | winds: SSW early becoming onshore NE and ENE through early afternoon, then CALM in early evening; light WSW to SSW late evening diminishing to near CALM overnight - gust to NW 33mph with FROPA at 8:15AM EST | temperature range: 63-54-66-41°F | the average temperature this period was 8° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: March 0.40" (-0.78" or 34% of normal) annual: 5.31" (-2.75" or 66% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Morning clouds gave way to abundant sunshine and mild afternoon temps; clear skies evening through mid-AM early 3/10/17; then increasing clouds late in period | winds: CALM early, then WNW backing to SSW through the period - gust to W 25mph at 3:12PM EST | temperature range: 43-73-54°F | the average temperature this period was 8° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: March 0.40" (-0.83" or 32% of normal) annual: 5.31" (-2.80" or 65% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/11/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EST): Line of SHRA moves across VA in the early period, dissipating as it reaches the locale with nothing more than a few sprinkles (TRACE). FROPA around NOON EST; skies cleared out by mid-afternoon with several hours of abundant sunshine, then mostly clear skies overnight | winds: mostly SSW through NOON EST becoming mostly NNW-N-occasionally NE remainder of the period - gust to NW 36mph at 2:23PM EST | temperature range: 55-60-33°F | the average temperature this period was 1° ABOVE normal | Rainfall: Event TRACE March 0.40" (-1.01" or 28% of normal) annual: 5.31" (-2.98" or 64% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 23-hours (7AM EST-7AM EDT): High pressure continued to build across the Middle Atlantic with fresh Canadian air sinking SSE; few clouds but mostly sunny/clear through the evening; increasing high and mid-level clouds overnight as low pressure strengthened and moved due east across the SE US; cool temps with inflow of colder temps late nite with lowering dew points | winds: mostly NE to E through NOON EST followed by mostly W-WSW-SW flow through the afternoon becoming light SSE to near CALM in the evening; NNW to NE winds develop around midnight as new surge of cold air is drawn S by SE US developing system with increasing winds - gust to NNW 20mph at 4:01AM EDT | temperature range: 34-47-33°F | the average temperature this period was whopping 10° BELOW normal | Rainfall: March 0.40" (-1.05" or 28% of normal) annual: 5.31" (-3.02" or 64% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): low pressure moved across the SE US bringing light snow to parts of NC, remaining S of this station in early period; overcast skies, cold, dry temps through NOON EDT noon gave way to clearing skies remainder of the period; generally light, cold onshore flow | winds: mostly NE & ENE through NOON EDT. backing to NNW to WNW in the afternoon; then, ENE to ESE in the evening to near CALM late evening through about 3AM EDT; NE light winds late period to post-time - gust to NE 18mph at 7:01AM EDT | temperature range: 34-42-31-36°F | the average temperature this period was whopping 13° BELOW normal | Rainfall: March 0.40" (-1.11" or 27% of normal) annual: 5.31" (-3.08" or 63% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/14/2017 7:00 AM 2.05 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): period began with lots of sunshine, chilly temps - even some FROST on some rooftops - with increasing cloudiness late AM through the period as low pressure developed over the SE US coast and moved NNE to the locale about 5AM EDT; rain, sometimes heavy, moved in during the evening and by post-time had accumulated to 2.05"; of that amount 1.51" had fallen between Midnight and 7AM EDT 3/14/17, surpassing the previous daily rainfall record for the date, 1.34" in 1999; minimum barometric pressure was 29.335" at 5:01AM EDT; FROPA | winds: mostly NE & ENE through most of the period, backing to N then WNW late in period - gust to WNW 28mph at 6:59AM EDT (post-time) | temperature range: 36-rising through the 40s to 57° at 4:02AM EDT-falling to 40°F at 6:59AM EDT | the average temperature this period was whopping 12° BELOW normal | Rainfall: Storm 2.05" March 2.47" (+0.64" or 135% of normal) annual: 7.38" (-1.33" or 85% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): a few residual showers early; cloudy, windy, colder as low pressure moved away NNE of the station and along the upper Middle Atlantic Coast; skies cleared somewhat to allow for some sun but, otherwise, remained variably cloudy through the period. The 1.51" of rainfall for calendar day 3/14/17 surpassed the previous daily rainfall record for the date of 1.34" in 1999; rapidly increasing pressure rates through the period; sub-freezing weather returns | winds: W & NW behind departing low with frequent gusts to the 30mph range; peak wind was NNW 33mph at 2:10PM EDT | temperature range: 36-48-25° | the average temperature this period was 4° BELOW normal | Rainfall: Storm 2.07" March 2.47" (+0.60" or 132% of normal) annual: 7.38" (-1.37" or 84% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): mostly sunny, clear skies, cold, dry temps; in fact, the high temperature today in West Cradock, Portsmouth of 38° at 4:48PM EDT established a NEW STATION MINIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record of 39° was set in 1993 | winds: WNW early becoming more westerly mid-afternoon through period's end - gusts to the WNW 34mph at 3:59PM EDT | temperature range: 25-38-27° | the average temperature this period was a whopping 20° BELOW normal | Rainfall: March 2.47" (+0.50" or 125% of normal) annual: 7.38" (-1.47" or 83% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): continued sunny/clear, cold weather... record tying cold morning temp 3/16/17 (26°, previously 1988); nice breezes mostly during sunlight hours; light frost at post-time | winds: CALM early and late period; otherwise, mostly NNW through WNW backing to WSW late in period - gusts to the NNW 24mph at 10:59AM EDT | temperature range: 26-46-26° | the average temperature this period was a whopping 14° BELOW normal | Rainfall: March 2.47" (+0.36" or 117% of normal) annual: 7.38" (-1.61" or 82% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): light frost early period; then clear/sunny skies through late afternoon with increasing cloudiness thereafter; a few SHRA moved across the area with 0.03" recorded between 1 & 2AM EDT | winds: CALM early becoming mostly WNW through SW late morning through late afternoon; CALM again in the evening until around 9PM EDT when winds become mostly SSE through the overnite and SSW toward post-time - gust to SW 15mph at 2:57PM EDT | temperature range: 26-56-44° | the average temperature this period was 9° BELOW normal | Rainfall: March 2.50" (+0.22" or 110% of normal) annual: 7.41" (-1.75" or 81% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): mostly cloudy skies but with a few rays of sun and blue sky coming through in late afternoon; a short period of showers mid-AM early period with more rain - with some fog- arriving late period (after 4AM EDT) | winds: SE-S-SSW through early evening, light to near CALM in the evening shifting into the NNW with FROPA around MIDNIGHT EDT - gust to NNW 24mph at 6:59AM EDT | temperature range: 47-56-42° | the average temperature this period was NORMAL | Rainfall: Storm/event: 0.16" March 2.74" (+0.18" or 108% of normal) annual: 7.65" (-1.79" or 81% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.23 T M T M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): cloudy, blustery, turning colder with SHRA turning to SHSN in the morning hours then back to SHRA as the precip ended around NOON EDT and moved S into NC. Some fog early, -FROST on raised surfaces overnight to post-time | winds: mostly N & NW through the period with gust to N 31mph at 8:49AM EDT | temperature range: 42-35-48-36-41° | the average temperature this period was 7° BELOW normal | Rainfall: Storm/event: Rain 0.42" Snow TRACE March rain 2.89" (+0.42" or 117% of normal), snow TRACE annual: 7.80" (-1.55" or 83% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/21/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): beautiful start to the period with abundant sunshine, light winds and temps rising into the mid-50s; increasing high clouds in the afternoon becoming overcast late period | winds: mostly N & NW through mid-afternoon diminishing to light-and-near-CALM remainder of the period - max wind gust NNW 20mph at 8:57AM EDT | temperature range: 40-56-47° | the average temperature this period was 4° BELOW normal | rainfall March 2.89" (+0.30" or 112% of normal) annual: 7.80" (-1.67" or 82% of normal) Snowfall: March TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/22/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): cloudy skies early clearing out around NOON EDT; FROPA early afternoon with abundant afternoon sunshine; increasing cloudiness evening through late period. Temps rise to the mid-60s then drop back into the 50s with a N through NE onshore flow in the afternoon; a few -SHRA providing only a TRACE of light SHRA late period | winds: CALM early, then NNW through ENE during the afternoon; diminishing winds to near CALM in the evening through the overnight - gust to NE 18mph at 3:11PM EDT | temperature range: 49-65-49° | the average temperature this period was 5° ABOVE normal | rainfall March 2.89" (+0.11" or 104% of normal) annual: 7.80" (-1.86" or 81% of normal) Snowfall: March TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): mostly cloudy skies early followed by clearing late AM through the remainder of the period; reinforcing shot of cold air moves in during the afternoon with increasing pressure rates as high pressure builds S from SErn Canada. Temps drop into the mid-30s by post-time accompanied by lowering dew point temps | winds: CALM early, then NNW-N-NE through early afternoon becoming NE to ENE remainder of the period. Increasing breezes with gust to NNE 35mph at 1:41PM EDT | temperature range: 51-55-34° | the average temperature this period was 1° BELOW normal | rainfall March 2.89" (+0.04" or 101% of normal) annual: 7.80" (-1.93" or 80% of normal) Snowfall: March TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): sunny, clear skies, cold ... dry temps early... FROST late evening through post-time | winds: NE to ENE winds through late afternoon, then SSE in the evening, very light to CALM after MIDNIGHT EDT - gust to NNE 25mph at 8:52AM EDT | temperature range: 34-46-30° | the average temperature this period was 10° BELOW normal | rainfall March 2.89" (-0.06" or 98% of normal) annual: 7.80" (-2.03" or 79% of normal) Snowfall: March TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): high pressure holding over the Middle Atlantic and SE US produced radiational cooling and frost early followed by a milder mostly SSW surface flow; temps rose from below freezing to the lower 70s by afternoon; skies were mostly sunny/clear | winds: CALM early becoming S to SW - gust to SW 22mph at 4:44PM EDT | temperature range: 30-72-55° | the average temperature this period was NORMAL | rainfall March 2.89" (-0.14" or 95% of normal) annual: 7.80" (-2.12" or 79% of normal) Snowfall: March TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): high pressure holding over the Middle Atlantic and SE US; warmer, increasingly more humid conditions prevail on mostly S and SW breezes early which diminish to light-to-near CALM in the evening and overnight; increase in some high clouds early period with mid-level clouds too late period to become partly cloudy overnight to post-time | winds: mostly S and SW with gust to SW 22mph at 12:44PM EDT | temperature range: 55-79-55° | the average temperature this period was 15° ABOVE normal | rainfall March 2.89" (-0.21" or 93% of normal) annual: 7.80" (-2.19" or 78% of normal) Snowfall: March TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): partly cloudy skies as diminishing high pressure continues over the Middle Atlantic; light surface flow transported increasing moisture northward; an onshore surface flow develops in the afternoon, lowering temps from the upper to lower 70s and winds generally remain light | winds: CALM as period begins and until late morning; then SSW light flow until onshore flow develops mid-afternoon with gust to NNE 17mph at 2:56PM EDT | temperature range: 55-77-54° | the average temperature this period was 13° ABOVE normal | rainfall March 2.89" (-0.36" or 89% of normal) annual: 7.80" (-2.33" or 77% of normal) Snowfall: March TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): high pressure reorients and shifts eastward from SErn US coast resulting in mostly light SSW, increasingly humid flow across the lower Middle Atlantic; partly cloudy skies | winds: CALM early AM and again evening through the overnight; otherwise, mostly SSW with gust to SSW 17mph at 2:16PM EDT | temperature range: 54-79-58° | the average temperature this period was 14° ABOVE normal | rainfall March 2.89" (-0.49" or 86% of normal) annual: 7.80" (-2.46" or 76% of normal) Snowfall: March TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): high pressure offshore SE US kept mostly SSW surface flow across the locale ahead of cold FROPA that arrived gradually evening through late period; SHRA moved through in early evening with 0.21" in 10 minutes; light winds in evening strengthen late period as fresh NNW-NE surface flow builds with high pressure moving in | winds: CALM early becoming SSW with gust to 10mph at 12:29PM EDT | temperature range: 58-76-55° | the average temperature this period was 12° ABOVE normal | rainfall March 3.10" (-0.44" or 88% of normal) annual: 8.01" (-2.41" or 77% of normal) Snowfall: March TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): high pressure builds S along the Middle Atlantic and SErn US; onshore flow keeps temps cooler but with increased humidity levels, esp AM and overnight; heavy AM dew late period (at post-time) | winds: mostly NE and ENE with gust to NE 22mph around NOON EDT, becoming SE and SSE in the evening, diminishing to near CALM late after MIDNIGHT EDT | temperature range: 55-61-42° | the average temperature this period was 2° BELOW normal | rainfall March 3.10" (-0.65" or 83% of normal) annual: 8.01" (-2.62" or 75% of normal) Snowfall: March TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
3/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): high pressure continues along and offshore East Coast with strongest part offshore New England, continuing the onshore flow over the southern Middle Atlantic; thus, still a day of cool temps and humidity levels on the increase; high and mid-level cloudiness increases but considerable sunshine noted despite partly cloudy skies | winds: CALM early followed by morning ENE through ESE onshore flow continuing until MIDNIGHT EDT, becoming SE-SSE after late period - gust to ENE 17mph at 11:04AM EDT| temperature range: 42-62-52-58° | the average temperature this period was 4° BELOW normal | rainfall March 3.10" (-0.75" or 80% of normal) annual: 8.01" (-2.72" or 75% of normal) Snowfall: March TRACE Seasonal 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/1/2017 7:00 AM 3.36 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): strong flow aloft ahead of cold front moving towards VA during early and mid-period, triggering lines of +SHRA, embedded TSRA, and scattered funnel clouds and possible tornado across extreme southern SErn VA in the late afternoon and evening, just a few miles S of this station; major news here was the record 3.36" of rain recorded through MIDNIGHT EDT that surpassed the previous rainfall daily record for 3/31/17 of 1.04" set in 2002 (March database to 1977); also, MARCH 2017 WAS THE 4TH WETTEST MARCH IN THE MARCH STATION DATABASE TO 1977. The top five wettest Marchs include: 1) 10.96" 1994 2) 8.77" 1989 3) 6.92" 1978 4) 6.46" 2017 5) 6.45" 2010; WARMFROPA during the afternoon; then COLDFROPA around MIDNIGHT EDT | winds: SE-SSE-S through MIDNIGHT EDT, becoming mostly SW-WSW-W-WNW remainder of the period - gust to S 18mph at 8:55AM EDT| temperature range: 59-72-51° | the average temperature this period was 6° ABOVE normal | temperature average March 50.0° (-0.2°) year-to-date 48.7°(+4.2°) rainfall March 6.46" (+2.41" or 159% of normal) annual: 11.37" (+0.44" or 104% of normal) Snowfall: March TRACE Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/2/2017 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 bringing partly cloudy skies as some mid-level cloudiness persists mid-AM and again mid-afternoon; clearing in the evening and overnite; cooler temps, drier conditions | winds: WSW-W-WNW through late afternoon, becoming NE in the evening and then NNW again late in period (after 2AM EDT) - gust to NW 23mph at 1:23PM EDT| temperature range: 51-67-47° | the average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall April 0.00" (-0.07" or 0% of normal) annual: 11.37" (+0.37" or 103% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/3/2017 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 Coast with cool temps continuing, affected by an onshore flow over the lower Middle Atlantic; mostly sunny/clear skies with a few scattered clouds at times | winds: N & NW through late AM; then, NE-ENE-SE-SSE mid-to-late-evening; diminishing winds to near CALM after MIDNIGHT EDT - gust to ENE 21mph at 11:16AM EDT| temperature range: 47-61-41° | the average temperature this period was 3° BELOW normal | rainfall April 0.00" (-0.15" or 0% of normal) annual: 11.37" (+0.29" or 103% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): sunny/clear skies early in period with increasing cloudiness throughout the afternoon to become cloudy in the evening and overnight; SHRA/TSRA diminish in the evening as they move through VA with only 0.02" reported between 2015 and 2030 LDT here; surface frontal passage; some sprinkles before and thereafter | winds: CALM early becoming SSE, occasionally SSW from mid-AM until MIDNIGHT EDT; SSW late in period - gust to S 28mph at 7:29PM EDT| temperature range: 41-74-66° | the average temperature this period was NORMAL | rainfall April 0.02" (-0.21" or 9% of normal) annual: 11.39" (+0.23" or 102% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): partly cloudy skies early gave way to mostly sunny/clear skies remainder of the period; increasing SSW winds as strong surface flow developed over the coastal plains of the Carolinas and Eastern VA; high pressure over western Atlantic waters | winds: S & SW through late AM becoming WSW in the afternoon with gusts to W 31mph at 3:18PM EDT, diminishing in the evening and overnight - to near CALM at times - mainly from the SSW| temperature range: 66-82-55° | the average temperature this period was a whopping 14° ABOVE normal | rainfall April 0.02" (-0.35" or 5% of normal) annual: 11.39" (+0.09" or 101% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.03 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): sunny/clear early followed by increasing high clouds through the evening with lowering cloud bases overnight; a few -SHRA noted closer to post-time | winds: CALM early, then NE through NOON EDT followed by mostly E & SE flow through MIDNIGHT EDT; light SSE to SSW surface winds late period (after midnight) - gust to SSE 17mph at 12:51PM EDT | temperature range: 55-78-64° | the average temperature this period was 10° ABOVE normal | rainfall April 0.05" (-0.55" or 8% of normal) annual: 11.42" (-0.11" or 99% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.46 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): mostly cloudy skies early with increasing wind, then lines of strong thunderstorms with brief torrential rain moving through between NOON and 1PM EDT; skies quickly cleared to become partly cloudy in the afternoon and gusty winds continued; tornado watch posted until 1PM EDT with tornado warnings for specified areas throughout SErn VA | winds: SSE early becoming SSW with frequent gusts peaking at S 37mph at 2:49PM EDT; SSW and W winds after MIDNIGHT EDT | temperature range 63-74-48° | the average temperature this period was 10° ABOVE normal | rainfall storm/event 0.49" April 0.51" (-0.10" or 84% of normal) annual: 11.88" (-0.34" or 103% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): partly cloudy skies through evening with gusty WSW through WNW winds transporting progressively colder temps into the area as high pressure builds over the Middle Atlantic from the W and N; winds die off late with noted light frost on some car and roof tops | winds: WSW-W-WNW with frequent gusts and peak of WNW 32mph at 8:23AM EDT; diminishing winds evening through the overnight with near CALM winds after 2AM EDT | temperature range 49-57-35° | the average temperature this period was 5° BELOW normal | rainfall April 0.51" (-0.24" or 68% of normal) annual: 11.88" (+0.20" or 102% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): sunny/clear skies as high pressure holds along most of the East Coast; a cold start to the period with scattered light frost on raised surfaces; temps warm nicely the remainder of the period; winds slowly subside | winds: CALM early and again mid-evening through the overnight; breezy late AM into the afternoon - gust to WNW 21mph at 9:39AM EDT; diminishing winds evening through the overnight | temperature range 35-65-40° | the average temperature this period was 7° BELOW normal | rainfall April 0.51" (-0.32" or 61% of normal) annual: 11.88" (+0.12" or 101% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): sunny/clear skies with just a few high thin cirrus from time-to-time; high pressure holds along East Coast centered just offshore SErn VA at post-time | winds: CALM through NOON EDT, then onshore breezes help hold temps below anticipated highs; winds go CALM again mid-evening through early AM 4/10/17; S and SW light winds late period - gust to ENE 18mph at 4:36PM EDT | temperature range 40-74-50° | the average temperature this period was 1° ABOVE normal | rainfall April 0.51" (-0.47" or 52% of normal) annual: 11.88" (-0.03" or 100% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): sunny/clear skies with just a few high thin cirrus; high pressure moves further offshore East Coast with return flow pushing temps to 80° | winds: mostly SSW - gust to W 18mph at 12:34PM EDT | temperature range 50-80-56° | the average temperature this period was 8° ABOVE normal | rainfall April 0.51" (-0.52" or 50% of normal) annual: 11.88" (-0.08" or 99% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): sunny/clear skies; high pressure moves further offshore East Coast with return flow pushing temps to 84° | winds: CALM early then mostly SSW - gust to SW 21mph at 9:50AM EDT | temperature range 56-84-59° | the average temperature this period was 12° ABOVE normal | rainfall April 0.51" (-0.60" or 46% of normal) annual: 11.88" (-0.16" or 99% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): sunny/clear skies early with increasing high clouds in the afternoon through early AM 4/13/17; cold FROPA around 4AM EDT | winds: S-SSW early becoming CALM late AM through early afternoon; onshore flow much of afternoon diminishing to near CALM evening through early THU - gust to ENE 19mph at 5:56AM EDT | temperature range 59-80-59° | the average temperature this period was 9° ABOVE normal | rainfall April 0.51" (-0.71" or 42% of normal) annual: 11.88" (-0.27" or 98% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): sunny/clear periods; partly cloudy periods; cooler, onshore flow | winds: mostly NE with gust to NE 26mph at 12:25PM EDT; diminishing to near CALM MIDNIGHT EDT and after | temperature range 63-66-45° | the average temperature this period was 1° ABOVE normal | rainfall April 0.51" (-0.84" or 38% of normal) annual: 11.88" (-0.40" or 97% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/15/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): high pressure reorients off upper Middle Atlantic coast providing light onshore flow; partly cloudy skies with a few -SHRA of moving through in the late period hours to post-time | winds: mostly NE to ENE with gust to E 13mph at 7:59AM EDT, diminishing to near CALM mid-evening through late period | temperature range 45-71-58° | the average temperature this period was NORMAL | rainfall April 0.51" (-0.94" or 35% of normal) annual: 11.88" (-0.50" or 96% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/16/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): high pressure holds offshore Middle Atlantic while small areas of energy moved SE across SErn VA with a few sprinkles as period began; skies cleared to become mostly sunny during the day and partly cloudy again overnight | winds: ESE becoming mostly SSW as weak surface front shifts slowly across the area - gust to ENE with gust to SSE 23mph at 5:59PM EDT | temperature range 58-84-63° | the average temperature this period was 11° ABOVE normal | rainfall April 0.51" (-1.18" or 30% of normal) annual: 11.88" (-0.74" or 94% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): seaward shifting high pressure offshore East Coast sends more humid SSW return flow across SErn VA; mostly sunny/clear skies entire period | winds: SSW with gust to 27mph at 3:38PM EDT | temperature range 63-86-67° | the average temperature this period was 15° ABOVE normal | rainfall April 0.51" (-1.33" or 28% of normal) annual: 11.88" (-0.89" or 93% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.49 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): SSW flow ahead of cold front moving through the state during the day brought one more day of warm, more humid afternoon temps; SHRA with embedded TSRA noted in late afternoon and evening as front moved south of the area; high pressure slowly settling into the area late period; partly cloudy skies | winds: mostly SSW-SW ahead of cold front becoming NNW then N and NE late afternoon through post-time - gust to NNW 33mph at 4:29PM EDT | temperature range 67-87-60° | A NEW STATION DAILY RAINFALL RECORD was established 4/18/17 when 0.49" of rain fell in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth. The previous record was 0.35" set in 1990 - April database to 1977 | the average temperature this period was 15° ABOVE normal | rainfall April 1.00" (-0.90" or 53% of normal) annual: 12.37" (-0.46" or 96% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): continued mostly onshore NE and ENE flow; cooler and drier as high pressure ridges down the Middle Atlantic coast | winds: NE to NNE with several gusts to 24mph, and peak gust NNE at 8:58AM EDT | temperature range 60-65-53° | the average temperature this period was 1° ABOVE normal | rainfall April 1.00" (-0.95" or 51% of normal) annual: 12.37" (-0.51" or 96% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): early period SHRA but only 0.01" fell; skies gradually cleared to feature considerable sunshine, ongoing onshore breezes, higher relative humidity readings with partly cloudy skies overnight; weakening high pressure over the SE US states | winds: NE to E then E to SE winds gradually becoming SSW overnight - gust to ESE through SSE at 12mph several times between 3:30 & 7:30PM EDT | temperature range 56-73-60° | the average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall April 1.01" (-1.02" or 50% of normal) annual: 12.38" (-0.58" or 96% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): high pressure reorients offshore as it moves east to sea with dominant surface flow out of the SSW; warmer, continued humid temps under partly cloudy skies | winds: mostly SSW-SW with gust to WNW 20mph at 12:20PM EDT | temperature range 60-85-66° | the average temperature this period was 11° ABOVE normal | rainfall April 1.01" (-1.24" or 45% of normal) annual: 12.38" (-0.90" or 93% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): SW to WSW flow across the locale with the first 90° temp of the year; increasing humidity, partly cloudy skies... SHRA arrive after 3AM EDT; the high temp 4/21/17 of 90° at 3:18PM EDT ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAXIMUM HIGH TEMP RECORD for the date. The previous record was 89° set in 1985; the low temp 4/21/17 of 66° at 6:28AM EDT established a NEW MAXIMUM LOW TEMP RECORD for the date. The previous record was 64° set in 1985. | winds: mostly SW-WSW with gust to SW 24mph at 3:00AM EDT | temperature range 66-90-67° | the average temperature this period was a whopping 16° ABOVE normal | rainfall April 1.15" annual: 12.52" Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.82 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): warm temps persist through noon under partly cloudy skies; onshore flow arrives with surface front and mostly cloudy skies for remainder of period; SHRA and TSRA develop along the surface boundary between the onshore flow and displaced warm SW flow; temps fall from the low-80s to the mid-50s by post-time | winds: CALM early becoming S-SW-WSW through mid-day, then mostly NE remainder of the period - gust to WNW 30mph at 2:00PM EDT | temperature range 67-81-54° | the average temperature this period was 7° ABOVE normal | rainfall April 1.97" annual: 13.34" Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.19 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): cloudy skies continued with high pressure ridging down the Middle Atlantic coast; continued cooler with occasional SHRA and fog | winds: NE with gust to NNE 20mph at 1:03AM EDT | temperature range 54-57-53-58° | the average temperature this period was 6° BELOW normal | rainfall April 2.16" (-0.47" or 82% of normal) annual: 13.53" (-0.03" or 100% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.40 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): low pressure spinning across the SE US continued to send moisture NEwd and across cooler, onshore flow resulting in fog and SHRA; becoming breezier late in period | winds: mostly NE with gust to ENE 19mph at around 8:00PM EDT | temperature range 57-65-60-63° | the average temperature this period was 2° BELOW normal | rainfall April 2.57" (-0.27" or 90% of normal) annual: 13.84" (+0.17" or 101% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.92 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): surface and upper lows continued to spin over Ern NC moving N through SErn VA during the period, finally exiting late period; more SHRA on the backside of the lows added another 0.92" of rain during the period; partly cloudy skies with abundant sunshine during daylight hours 4/25/17, then clouding over with the bulk of the rainfall occurring in the late evening, early 4/27/17; fog continued to lower visibilities; continued quite damp | winds: NE through ESE and SSE through late evening backing to the NW-W-WSW after MIDNIGHT EDT - gust NE 29mph at 7:28AM EDT | temperature range 63-78-60° | the average temperature this period was 7° ABOVE normal | rainfall April 3.50" (+0.42" or 114% of normal) annual: 14.87" (+0.86" or 106% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): low clouds from departing low pressure to the NE early; then mostly sunny/clear through the period with an increase clouds to become partly cloudy just late period; light winds, mild temps | winds: mostly light WNW through SSW through sunset; then light SSE to near CALM evening through the overnight becoming light SSW toward post-time - gust to NNW 13mph around 3PM EDT | temperature range 60-75-62° | the average temperature this period was 5° ABOVE normal | rainfall April 3.50" (+0.42" or 114% of normal) annual: 14.87" (+0.86" or 106% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.35 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): a few scattered clouds early becoming mostly sunny/clear much of the day through much of the overnight with line of TSRA moving through late in period up to post-time; warmer, humid conditions | winds: mostly SSW through the period becoming SE ahead of late period-to-post-time TSRA - gust to SSW 25mph at 3:25PM EDT | temperature range 63-86-70° | the average temperature this period was 11° ABOVE normal | rainfall April 3.85" (+0.53" or 116% of normal) annual: 15.22" (+0.97" or 107% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): morning low clouds and fog slowly broke with partly cloudy skies to follow through the period; mostly SSW winds pumping warm, moist air NE across the lower Middle Atlantic on the backside of high pressure at sea well to the east of SErn US; overnight temps only fell back to the mid-70s | winds: mostly SSW through the period becoming SE & S late evening, then SSW again late period - gust to SW 15mph at 5:14PM EDT & SSW 15mph at 4:07AM EDT | temperature range 70-89-74° | the average temperature this period was a whopping 18° ABOVE normal; the low temperature 4/28/17 of 70° at 7:00AM EDT established a NEW MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 68° set in 2011. | rainfall: period: 0.00" April 3.85" (+0.53" or 116% of normal) annual: 15.22" (+0.97" or 107% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
4/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): SSW surface flow brought increasing heat and humidity in from the lower South; some haze; temps rose to record levels here with humidity levels never dropping below 63%; the high temp 4/29/17 of 91° at 3:34PM EDT ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION MAX HIGH TEMP RECORD for the date. The previous record was 89° set in 1981; the low temp 4/29/17 of 74° at 6:49AM EDT established a NEW MAX LOW TEMP RECORD for the date. The previous record was 62° set in 1991. (April database to 1977); mostly sunny/clear skies, hot aft temps; a bit cooler overnight than the previous night | winds: mostly SSW with gust to SW 25mph at 2:25PM EDT | temperature range 74-91-69° | the average temperature this period was a whopping 21° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" April 3.85" (+0.41" or 112% of normal) annual: 15.22" (+0.85" or 106% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
5/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): Headline: APRIL 2017 WAS THE WARMEST APRIL IN THE STATION DATABASE TO 1976. (66.2°, +6.7°) The five warmest Aprils include: 1) 66.2° 2017 2) 64.4° 1985 3) 63.8° 1994 4) 63.1° 2002 5) 62.9° 2011 | SSW surface flow continued on the backside of Bermuda high pressure; in the afternoon, hot, but less humid with nice afternoon breezes; record temps: the high temp 4/30/17 of 90° at 3:50PM EDT established a NEW STATION MAX HIGH TEMP RECORD. The previous record was 87° set in 1991 and the low temp 4/30/17 of 69° at 6:27AM EDT established a NEW MAX LOW TEMP RECORD. The previous record was 67° set in 1991; mostly sunny/clear skies | winds: mostly SSW with gust to SW 20mph at 4:59PM EDT | temperature range 69-90-68° | the average temperature this period was a whopping 17° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" April 3.85" (+0.33" or 109% of normal) May 0.00" annual: 15.22" (+0.77" or 105% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
5/2/2017 7:00 AM 1.56 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): SSW surface flow and partly cloudy, breezy conditions continued ahead of cold front reorienting and moving east to the East Coast; ahead of and along the front SHRA and TSRA developed and moved into VA during the period with TSRA arriving locally at 2AM EDT with 1.56" by post-time; front begins to move through late period; the 1.56" of rain on 5/2/17 (AM) set a new record rainfall for the date surpassing the 1.51" that fell on 5/2/2002 [May database to 1977] | winds: mostly S & SW with gust to S 28mph at 10:50AM EDT | temperature range 68-88-68° | the average temperature this period was a 13° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 1.56" May (+1.37" or 842% of normal) annual: 16.78" (+2.14" or 115% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
5/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): After early AM rains 5/2/17 (previous period), skies cleared to become mostly sunny/clear with pleasant WSW, drying breezes as high pressure continued to build across the Middle Atlantic states; cold front continued to move S into the Carolinas and coastal plains of SErn US | winds: mostly W-WSW-SW with peak gust WSW 31mph at 12:41PM EDT; winds drop off to near CALM mid-evening through remainder of period | temperature range 67-78-55° | the average temperature this period was 6.5° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" May (+1.37" or 842% of normal) annual: 16.78" (+2.14" or 115% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
5/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): High pressure builds into the area continuing the beautiful spring weather with sunny/clear skies, generous breezes in the afternoon, and mild-to-cool temps | winds: CALM early becoming WSW-W-WNW through mid-afternoon becoming onshore ENE remainder of the period until CALM again late period - gust WNW 21mph at 11:12AM EDT | temperature range 57-77-55° | the average temperature this period was 1° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" May 1.56" (+1.24" or 491% of normal) annual: 16.78" (+2.01" or 114% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
5/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.33 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): high pressure over the area gave way to milder, more moist air moving in from the SE & S late nite; skies became partly cloudy; scattered SHRA moved in during late period, after 1AM continuing on-and-off to post time | winds: CALM early period with light SE & S flow becoming ENE late AM into early afternoon followed by SSE flow mid-aft through the overnight - gust S 22mph at 3:23PM EDT | temperature range 57-75-66-69° | the average temperature this period was 1° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.33" May 1.89" (+1.23" or 286% of normal) annual: 17.11" (+2.00" or 113% of normal) Snowfall: Seasonal & Annual 6.0" | http://genserva.com/wxr
5/6/2017 7:00 AM 2.37 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): Overrunning warmth and moisture moving NE over cooler shallow air as low pressure continued to move across western Carolinas. Quick movement of SHRA and TSRA early period which moved to the coastal plains of the Carolinas northward into Virginia. Tornado watch issued through 1PM but was dropped after line of TS moved through mid-AM. Severe weather did pass through eastern Virginia Beach. Record-breaking daily (5/5/17) rainfall here with 2.37", previously 1.25" set in 1988; residual SHRA on backside of FROPA into mid-afternoon but remaining mostly cloudy through the overnight; the low temp for 5/5/17 was 65° at 11:59PM EDT and established a new daily max low temp record surpassing the 64° of 1993 | winds: CALM early period with light SE & S flow becoming ENE late AM into early afternoon followed by SSE flow mid-aft through the overnight - gust S 22mph at 3:23PM EDT | temperature range 69-73-53° | the average temperature this period was 5° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 2.37" storm/event: 2.37" May 3.93" (+3.22" or 550% of normal) annual: 19.15" (+3.99" or 126% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
5/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): As FROPA moves eastward to sea and parallel to the East coast and as low pressure at the surface moves NE into New England, spiraling flow aloft and at surface brought cooler temps, nice surface breezes and scattered/isolated -SHRA. Partly cloudy skies cleared out late period. High pressure built in but only very slowly after bottoming at 29.412" previous period | winds: continued W-SSW-SW through the period with gusts to S 23mph at 12:44PM EDT & again W 23mph around 7PM EDT, diminishing late night | temperature range 55-68-50° | the average temperature this period was 5° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.06" storm/event: 2.43" May 3.99" (+2.96" or 387% of normal) annual: 19.21" (+3.73" or 124% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
5/8/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM -7AM EDT): low pressure spiraling into New England sent a few instability SHRAs on its backside Sunday afternoon passing across SErn VA in the afternoon. Skies otherwise were mostly sunny/clear; chilly temps early and late period | winds: mostly W to WNW early diminishing in the evening and overnight - gust to NW 21mph at 9:13AM EDT & again W 21mph around 6PM EDT | temperature range 50-68-46° | the average temperature this period was 6° BELOW normal | rainfall: period TRACE storm/event: 2.43" May 3.99" (+2.96" or 389% of normal) annual: 19.21" (+3.73" or 124% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
5/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): A NW to SE flow aloft (and similar, weaker flow at the surface) brought continued mostly sunny/clear skies and cool, below normal average temps | winds: CALM early, then mostly WSW through WNW and generally light during late AM through mid-afternoon, diminishing to near CALM late afternoon through the remainder of the period - gust to NW 18mph at 12:21PM EDT | temperature range: 49-67-45°; the average temperature this period was 9° BELOW normal | rainfall: May 3.99" (+2.82" or 340% of normal) annual: 19.21" (+3.59" or 123% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
5/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure east of the upper Mid-Atlantic states and ridged into the Carolinas; mostly sunny/clear skies through the early hours of 5/10, then increasing mid-level clouds here at the coast late period; continued pleasantly cool with generally light winds | winds: CALM early, then mostly WNW variable NE through late afternoon; then E and SE through SSE in the evening, diminishing to light variable to CALM late period - gust to NW 18mph at 12:49PM EDT | temperature range: 49-70-51°; the average temperature this period was 8° BELOW normal; the low temperature 5/9/17 of 45° at 6:27AM EDT TIED THE MAX LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record set in 1980. | rainfall: May 3.99" (+2.70" or 309% of normal) annual: 19.21" (+3.47" or 122% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
5/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): another day of pleasant weather... scattered clouds but otherwise mostly sunny skies, variable winds, cool temps early, the increasingly milder; increase of high and mid-level clouds overnight with spotty SHRA and TSRA moving NW to SE across SErn VA | winds: mostly WSW & SW early becoming onshore NE through ESE in the afternoon, eventually light onshore NE and E to near CALM at times late period - gust to ESE 11mph at 7:47PM EDT | temperature range: 55-77-59°; the average temperature this period was 3° BELOW normal | rainfall: period/event 0.07" May 4.06" (+2.62" or 281% of normal) annual: 19.28" (+3.39" or 121% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
5/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): broken clouds early period and skies trend to low clouds as boundary FROPA moves SE across Ern VA accompanied by more SHRA and onshore flow that lowers temps; -SHRA & DZ continues along the boundary front that moves into NC; occasional scattered SHRA & DZ persist in the flow; fog of varying degrees develops with precip | winds: mostly E to SSE flow early followed by increasing winds speeds as onshore flow becomes NE (high pressure ridging down the coast from offshore) - gust to ENE 21mph at 10:26PM EDT | temperature range: 60-65-54°; the average temperature this period was 6° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.11" event 0.18" May 4.17" (+2.65" or 275% of normal) annual: 19.39" (+3.42" or 121% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
5/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.96 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): wedge of cool, onshore flow continues entire period from source of high pressure east of lower New England coast; cloudy skies continue across the lower Middle Atlantic with steady showers, some light drizzle, fog, damp conditions tapering off after MIDNIGHT EDT; as onshore flow is approached by upper flow moving in from the SW, winds increase in response afternoon through midnight with cool wedge retreating early AM 5/13/17; SHRA return just before this post-time; the 0.88" of rain which fell on 5/12/17 established a NEW STATION DAILY RAINFALL RECORD surpassing the 0.68" in 1985 [May database to 1977] | winds: mostly ENE becoming ENE to NE and N in the afternoon; N-NW wind shift closer to ob-time - gust to NE 21mph at 12:25PM EDT | temperature range: 55-56-54-60° - the average temperature this period was 12° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.96" event 1.14" May 5.13" (+3.49" or 313% of normal) annual: 20.35" (+4.26" or 126% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
5/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): low clouds, damp, cool, foggy conditions prevail early period as low pressure moves NE across the lower Middle Atlantic sending large area of SHRA through SErn VA through mid-AM; FROPA and precip pulled out to the NE but skies remained mostly cloudy through late afternoon with clearing in the evening and overnight... nice period of late afternoon sun before sunset | winds: backing to the NNW-NW-WNW through the period and slowly diminishing - gust to NW 21mph at 7:01PM & 12:30AM EDT | temperature range: 56-63-49°; the average temperature this period was 8° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.21" event 1.35" May 5.34" (+3.69" or 324% of normal) annual: 20.56" (+4.46" or 128% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
5/15/2017 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 locale with drier, warmer, breezier conditions; a back door coastal cold front with much drier flow comes through late night | winds: CALM early becoming W & SW with gust to W 24mph at 2:28PM EDT; WNW 20mph gust at 6:12AM EDT with FROPA | temperature range: 51-82-63° - average temperature this period was 1° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.00" May 5.34" (+3.58" or 304% of normal) annual: 20.56" (+4.35" or 127% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
5/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure over New England early ridged S into NC | winds: fresh NW-N-NNE breezes brought dry, cool to mild air; winds diminished to NEAR CALM evening and overnight - gust to NW 25mph at 1:07PM EDT | temperature range: 63-77-51° - average temperature this period was NORMAL | rainfall: period 0.00" May 5.34" (+3.44" or 281% of normal) annual: 20.56" (+4.21" or 126% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
5/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure reorients offshore between mainland SErn US & Bermuda; warmer temps, drier in the afternoon with increasing humidity late period | winds: light mostly W through SSW through mid-afternoon with ESE onshore flow late afternoon to sunset; then, light to CALM flow evening through the overnite - gust to ESE 13mph at 5:50PM EDT | temperature range: 56-85-65° - average temperature this period was 1° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" May 5.34" (+3.15" or 244% of normal) annual: 20.56" (+3.92" or 124% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
5/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure offshore between mainland SErn US & Bermuda continued a dominant SSE through SSW surface flow that pushed temps to record levels; the high temperature 5/17/17 of 94° at 4:01PM EDT in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth ESTABLISHED A NEW STATION HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record was 90° set in 1991; early high humidity with drying for the remainder of the period | winds: nice SSE through SSW breezes - esp afternoon - with gust to W 18mph at 1:52PM EDT | temperature range: 68-94-68° - average temperature this period was 12° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" May 5.34" (+3.01" or 230% of normal) annual: 20.56" (+3.78" or 123% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
5/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): weather pattern remains the same with high pressure offshore between mainland SErn US & Bermuda; continued dominant SSW flow; cooler air beginning to drop SE from upper Midwest and progged to bring FROPA SHRA & TSRA followed by cooler wxr SAT | winds: nice SSW breezes continued - gust to SW 22mph at 4:37PM EDT | temperature range: 71-90-70° - average temperature this period was 11° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" May 5.34" (+2.85" or 214% of normal) annual: 20.56" (+3.62" or 121% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
5/20/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): SSW flow ahead of slowly moving FROPA that moved through the state during the day; line of SHRA and TSRA developed to the west of the station and moved through in early late afternoon with only a trace of rain, nearby LTG and thunder; increase of high clouds through the period and partly cloudy skies after the line of SHRA/TSRA moved east and south in the evening; rather dry with some nice breezes during the afternoon and diminishing winds after the late afternoon activity. | winds: SSW with gust to 22mph at 9:38AM EDT | temperature range: 72-93-70° - average temperature this period was 14° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period TRACE May 5.34" (+3.01" or 230% of normal) annual: 20.56" (+3.78" or 123% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
5/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure ridged down Middle Atlantic coast to Nrn SC; onshore cooling surface flow with fresh breezes develops; sunny skies early, increasing mid-level clouds in the afternoon with partly cloudy skies nighttime hours becoming mostly sunny at post-time | winds: light WNW to N early becoming NE late AM, then ENE - gust to ENE 26mph at 6:11PM EDT | temperature range: 72-81-59° - average temperature this period was 3° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" May 5.34" (+2.58" or 194% of normal) annual: 20.56" (+3.35" or 119% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
5/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure over New England coast and ridged S to NE NC continuing the onshore flow of more moist air, but continued cooler temps, light breezes; skies mostly cloudy altho' a nice period of sunshine noted in the AM with clouds returning in the afternoon | winds: mostly E and NE with gust to 19mph around 9AM EDT | temperature range: 61-70-64° - average temperature this period was 4° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.00" May 5.34" (+2.49" or 187% of normal) annual: 20.56" (+3.26" or 119% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
5/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.66 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): overrunning moisture, warmer temps brought +TSRA in mid-afternoon; several close-by CG LTG strikes; 0.66" fell in 30 mins; some fog develops as dew point temps continue to rise; some early period sunshine; then mostly cloudy skies | winds: CALM early period, then variable but mostly SSE through mid-afternoon when TSRA arrives heralding wind shift to W through NW surface flow late afternoon; winds diminish to near CALM late evening into early AM 5/23/17 and become NNE to ENE just before post-time - gust to WNW 22mph at 4:39PM EDT | temperature range: 68-81-66° - average temperature this period was 4° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.66" May 6.00" (+2.93" or 196% of normal) annual: 21.22" (+3.70" or 121% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
5/24/2017 7:00 AM 1.26 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): cooler temps as flow is dominant onshore; abundant energy moving NE along a wavering stationary front across NErn NC brought steady rain to the locale; persistent fog and continued damp, dreary conditions; rain tapers off by midnight but with a few -SHRA & DZ late nite up to post-time; A NEW STATION DAILY RAINFALL RECORD was established 5/23/17 when 1.25" of rain fell in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth. The previous record was 1.23" set in 2003. [May database to July 1976] | winds: NE & NNE TO ENE with daytime gusts approaching 20mph, diminishing after MIDNIGHT EDT - gust to 18mph on several occasions, peaking at ENE18mph at 7:48AM EDT | temperature range: 66-64-66-61° - average temperature this period was 5° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 1.26" storm/event 1.92" May 7.26" (+3.97" or 221% of normal) annual: 22.47" (+4.74" or 127% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
5/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): plenty of overrunning moisture over the lower Mid-Atlantic as main low well to the west continued to send spokes of energy NE from the Gulf Coast triggering more periodic SHRA for the locale; fog and some drizzle persisted; stationary front remained across NE NC most of the period but started to move N'wd late evening and overnite | winds: generally light, mostly NE through ENE early period becoming ESE to SSE then S latter half of period - gust to NE 17mph at 5:35PM EDT | temperature range: 61-69-60-69° - average temperature this period was 6° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.18" Event 2.10" May 7.43" (+3.96" or 214% of normal) annual: 22.65" (+4.73" or 126% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
5/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.05 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): skies clear to become partly cloudy as warm breezes move NE ahead of spiraling fronts ahead of low over OH Valley, scouring out the low level, moist air mass with cooler temps dominant of the last 5 days; spiraling lines of energy ahead of the low to the WNW bring lines of SHRA and TSRA to Virginia with 0.05" here from TSRA in mid-afternoon; skies clear out to mostly fair in the late evening and overnite | winds: CALM early, then mostly SSW with gust to WNW 38mph with TSRA at 5:24PM EDT - the gust to 38mph established a NEW STATION MAX WIND GUST RECORD for the date, surpassing the 30mph gust in 2013 [May database to 1977] | temperature range: 69-81-60° - average temperature this period was NORMAL | rainfall: period 0.05" Event 2.15" May 7.48" (+3.92" or 210% of normal) annual: 22.70" (+4.69" or 126% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
5/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): just a few clouds from time to time first half of period, with clear skies evening & overnite; breezy conditions through early evening with diminishing winds to near CALM thereafter | winds: W & NW with gusts to 22mph on several occasions with peak gust at W22mph at 10:20AM EDT; weakening high pressure continued over the Mid-Atlantic | temperature range: 65-82-60° - average temperature this period was NORMAL | rainfall: period 0.00" May 7.48" (+3.76" or 201% of normal) annual: 22.70" (+4.53" or 125% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
5/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): plenty of sunshine early, with lighter breezes, higher humidities, and warmer temps, all ahead of a weak surface front moving S through VA; this front triggered SHRA and TSRA prompting severe wxr watches & warnings in the evening; heaviest activity moved NW to SE west of the station but we did record 0.09" with a moderate level of lightning; the activity moved S of the station in late evening, overnight with a few isolated -SHRAs and TSRAs persisting over SErn VA and NErn NC; skies remained partly cloudy late night; FROPA just before MIDNIGHT EDT | winds: CALM early, then WSW-SW-SSW through midnight becoming light NNE to near CALM late period - gusts to W 19mph at 9:47PM EDT | temperature range: 64-89-65° - average temperature this period was 4° ABOVE NORMAL | rainfall: period 0.09" May 7.57" (+3.76" or 199% of normal) annual: 22.79" (+4.53" or 125% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
5/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): wavering front across NE NC/SE VA and considerable energy moving E along the front triggered SHRA and TSRA activity in the early afternoon through early evening, diminishing and becoming isolated overnight; with more moisture, fog develops; variable cloudiness early becoming mostly cloudy balance of period; spectacular shelf cloud to the WSW as first storm moved through in early afternoon; considerable cumulonimbus congestus noted in backlighting from sun as storm moved east of station. Only 0.10" of rain here in association with that TSRA activity and no significant wind; ongoing increased humidity and warm temps overrunning the shallow onshore flow early period | winds: NNE-NE-ENE early becoming variable mostly SSE by mid-day; with lines of storms in the afternoon, winds became mostly NNE and diminish late period - gusts to NW 21mph at 1:54PM EDT | temperature range: 67-79-64° - average temperature this period was 1° ABOVE NORMAL | rainfall: period 0.10" May 7.67" (+3.70" or 193% of normal) annual: 22.89" (+4.47" or 124% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
5/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): a break in the ongoing late spring but summerlike showery weather; skies became mostly sunny/clear with light breezes, warm temps, lowering afternoon humidity, and excellent visibilities through evening; increase of clouds as bits of energy ahead of cold front moved SW to NE across the SErn US and Middle Atlantic with spotty showers locally commencing late in the period; fog developed with the showers | winds: W and NW through mid-afternoon becoming onshore ENE through ESE through the evening and mostly SSE to NE late night - gusts to WNW 17mph at 12:14PM EDT | temperature range: 66-86-69° - average temperature this period was 3° ABOVE NORMAL | rainfall: period 0.01" May 7.67" (+3.55" or 186% of normal) annual: 22.89" (+4.32" or 123% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
5/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.76 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): mostly cloudy skies, altho' some short periods of sunshine in mid-afternoon till sunset; light winds, humid, damp; SHRA scattered across SErn VA with significant activity between 10AM & 12NOON and again just before MIDNIGHT through about 1AM EDT; areas of energy continue to eject NE from the Gulf States; with precip, patchy fog reduced visibilities | winds: LIGHT VARIABLE entire period with gust to NNW 22mph at 11:58PM EDT | temperature range: 69-84-67° - average temperature this period was 4° ABOVE NORMAL | rainfall: period 0.76" event 0.77" May 7.96" (+3.66" or 185% of normal) annual: 23.18" (+4.43" or 124% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr/
6/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): after very early morning SHRA 5/31/17, the period began with mostly cloudy skies that were slow to clear; however, by late afternoon, skies became partly cloudy remainder of this period; early period fog, continued humid and warm; late afternoon and early evening TSRAs moved across the lower Chesapeake Bay remained to our N and NE on their way ESE to sea across Nrn Norfolk and Virginia Beach | wind: generally light & VARIABLE with gust to NW 17mph at 5:21PM EDT (outflow from TS) | temperature range: 68-86-65° the average temp this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" event 0.77" May 8.44" (+4.06") or 193% of normal annual: 23.66" (+4.83" or 126% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): fair weather with no more than some high clouds from time to time, plenty of sun, some high clouds especially overnight, drier in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening | wind: continued light VARIABLE through the period with gust to NNW 14 at 11:33AM EDT | temperature range: 68-88-67° the average temp this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" June 0.00" (-0.09") or 0% of normal annual: 23.66" (+4.74" or 125% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure strengthened a bit over the Mid-Atlantic with continued abundant sunshine despite some high and mid-level clouds at times during the period. Humidity levels high early and late dropping to the mid-30% range in the afternoon; continued light winds | wind: NE through early afternoon becoming NW-WNW-W-WSW in the afternoon and SE to SW in the evening before diminishing to CALM late night - gust to WNW 18mph at 1:41PM EDT | temperature range: 70-85-61° the average temp this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" June 0.00" (-0.19") or 0% of normal annual: 23.66" (+4.64" or 124% of normal) http://genserva.com/wxr.htm
6/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure offshore lower NJ coast continued the southward wedge of slightly cooler, drier temps for Eastern VA and NE NC; to the west warm air present and continuing to shift eastward toward the coastal plain of VA and NE NC; some mid-level & high clouds from time-to-time, but plenty of sunshine/fair skies for the locale; again, high humidity readings early and again overnight with humidity readings dropping into the 30% range in late afternoon | wind: continued quite VARIABLE and like the last period SSW winds becoming NW & N and working around to ESE-SE-S after MIDNIGHT - gust to WNW 20mph at 1:36PM EDT | temperature range: 64-87-63° - the average temp this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.17") June 0.00" (-0.36") or 0% of normal annual 23.66" (+4.47" or 123% of normal) http://genserva.com/wxr.htm
6/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): warm air moves in replacing somewhat cooler, drier air of the past three days; temps rise to the lower 90s in the afternoon; line of SHRA & TSRA moves through late evening bringing 0.04" of rain and gusty winds (not locally) prompting warnings for a brief period | wind: SE to SSE through NOON EDT, then mostly SSW through late afternoon, becoming SSE in early evening; S to SW overnight becoming SE and ENE ahead of advancing SHRA over south central VA at post-time - gust to SE 23mph at 10:21PM EDT | temperature range: 74-92-70° - the average temp this period was 4° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.04" (-0.22") June 0.04" (-0.54") or 7% of normal annual 23.70" (+4.29" or 122% of normal) http://genserva.com/wxr.htm
6/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.79 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): area of SHRA, TSRA across VA during the day and evening; varying degrees of fog, heaviest with SHRA; here nearly 8/10ths inch fell; cloudy skies | wind: S & SW through 5PM EDT the light-to-near CALM, VARIABLE - gust to SSE 14mph at 3:06PM EDT | temperature range: 73-84-66° - the average temp this period was 4° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.79" (+0.45") June 0.82" (-0.11" or 88% of normal; annual 24.48" (+4.72" or 124% of normal) http://genserva.com/wxr.htm
6/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): as SHRAs pull offshore Mid-Atlantic & SE US coastal areas, skies clear somewhat for a partly cloudy morning through late afternoon, and continue variable cloudy overnight; still damp and cooler with no clear FROPA, just a filtering in slowly from the NW and N of high pressure; nice N & NE breezes develop in the afternoon and again overnight | wind: VARIABLE light winds through NOON EDT, becoming onshore, mostly NE - gust to E 22mph at 6:59AM EDT (post-time) | temperature range: 68-81-65° - the average temp this period was NORMAL | rainfall: period 0.00" (+0.16") June 0.82" (-0.27" or 75% of normal) annual 24.48" (+4.56" or 123% of normal) http://genserva.com/wxr.htm
6/8/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure to the N settles S into the region while low pressure moves across the S & SErn US; pressure gradients tighten a bit giving nice onshore breezes for the entire period; cloudiness prevails but there were a few periods of sunshine and partly cloudy skies latter half; a few spits of rain noted; cooler temps | wind: mostly NE - gust to ENE 24mph at 6:52PM EDT | temperature range: 65-66-59° & the average temp this period was 8° BELOW normal | rainfall: period TRACE June 0.82" (-0.40") or 67% of normal annual: 24.48" (+4.43" or 122% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/9/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): weak high pressure returns with clearing skies and pleasant temps; low pressure offshore Middle Atlantic sends NE breezes across the area through mid-evening; winds then diminish to near CALM overnite and radiational cooling sends temps into the middle 50s | wind: mostly NE through mid-evening becoming light-to-near-CALM overnight - gust to ENE 24mph at 12:20PM EDT | temperature range: 61-68-54° & the average temp this period was 12° BELOW normal | rainfall: period TRACE June 0.82" (-0.58") or 59% of normal annual: 24.48" (+4.25" or 121% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure covered the Middle Atlantic with mostly sunny/clear skies and lighter wind | wind: becoming WNW-W-WSW-SSW through the day with gust to SSW 20mph at 11:10AM EDT; wind diminishes to light W through SW late evening | temperature range: 59-83-62° & the average temp this period was 7° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.00" June 0.82" (-0.72") or 53% of normal annual: 24.48" (+4.11" or 120% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure over the Middle Atlantic and offshore SErn US with gradual increase in warmth and humidity as winds are generally light | wind: light, SSW-SW-S-SSE with gust to SSE 15mph at 4:30PM EDT | temperature range: 67-90-67° - the average temp this period was NORMAL | rainfall: period 0.00" June 0.82" (-0.84") or 49% of normal annual: 24.48" (+3.99" or 119% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure continues over SErn VA continuing the mostly sunny/clear, increasingly warm-to-hot weather locally; light surface winds prevail; some haze at times | wind: mostly SSW with gust to 17mph at 3:20PM EDT | temperature range: 71-94-69° - the average temp this period was 5° ABOVE normal; the high temp 6/11/17 of 94° at 3:20PM EDT TIED THE STATION MAX HIGH TEMP RECORD for the date. The previous record was set in 2015. | rainfall: period 0.00" June 0.82" (-0.96") or 46% of normal annual: 24.48" (+3.87" or 119% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure over the SErn US continued the hot, summer-like wxr with sunny/clear/fair skies and light pleasant breezes; high clouds increase under the high but rainfall remains well to the S | wind: mostly SSW with gust to 17mph at 6:12PM EDT | temperature range: 73-94-70° - the average temp this period was 5° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" June 0.82" (-1.09") or 43% of normal annual: 24.48" (+3.74" or 118% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): weakening high pressure continues over the Middle Atlantic and SErn US; here, skies continue mostly sunny/fair, but there was a noticeable increase in high and mid-level clouds during the period. Hot temps continue in the afternoon and dew points rise into the 70s; some haze, most noticeable in the afternoon; generally light winds | wind: S & SW with gust to 17mph at 4:45PM EDT | temperature range: 73-92-71° - the average temp this period was 5° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" June 0.82" (-1.20") or 41% of normal annual: 24.48" (+3.63" or 117% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.94 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): weak high pressure over the area early followed by a weak surface front moving S across Eastern VA during the afternoon and evening; the front combined with onshore flow triggers the development of TSRA a few miles to the NE. The TS complex moved SW across this station and dissipated, then redeveloped to the SSW. Abundant sunshine mixed with high clouds early period; hazy; after the rain, mostly cloudy with developing fog through late period | wind: SW & W through noon; then WNW to NW in the afternoon becoming onshore mostly NE and ENE from evening on till post-time - gust to NE 21mph at 6:15PM EDT | temperature range: 74-94-70° - the average temp this period was 7° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.94" storm 0.94" June 1.76" (-0.44") or 80% of normal annual: 25.42" (+4.39" or 121% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): weak high pressure over the lower Mid- Atlantic; weak low pressure and trough over the lower SErn US; within the systems, lots of moisture but only weak energy forces triggering scattered SHRA and TSRA, none in the local area. Old coastal front dissipating but still in place with low clouds and fog; light-to-near-CALM winds, cooler temps, damp | wind: NE-ENE with peak gust to 14mph at 11:57AM EDT | temperature range: 71-77-71° - the average temp this period was 2° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.00" June 1.76" (-0.56") or 76% of normal annual: 25.42" (+4.27" or 120% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/17/2017 7:00 AM 1.93 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): building moisture and heat with more areas of energy moving N & NE along the coastal plains from GA to VA, more than enough to trigger TSRA in the afternoon, evening and overnight; 3 areas of TSRA moved through; abundant sunshine after morning fog; continued light winds, damp, humid - simply potent summer wxr | wind: light to near CALM early, then light, VARIABLE through late afternoon, diminishing in the evening to light-to near-CALM except; increased breezes in vicinity of TSRA with peak gust to S 20mph at 4:34PM EDT | temperature range: 72-89-71° - the average temp this period was 4° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 1.93" storms total 1.93" June 3.69" (+1.07") or 141% of normal annual: 27.35" (+5.90" or 128% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): sprawling high pressure over the entire Western Atlantic sent ongoing S & SW surface flow with abundant tropical moisture across the East Coast; variably cloudy skies persisted through the period with lots of sunshine triggering scattered SHRA and TSRA over SErn VA/NErn NC; continued very warm and humid with oppressive heat index values, light winds; a few SHRA and TSRA produced lighter (compared to the previous period) rainfall for this station | wind: light to near CALM early and again late evening through the overnight; flow became mostly SSE mid-AM through mid-evening with gust to WSW 13mph at around 10AM EDT | temperature range: 72-84-74° - the average temp this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period/storm 0.09" June 3.78" (+1.16") or 144% of normal annual: 27.44" (+5.99" or 128% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): mostly SSW hot, humid surface flow continues but SHRA ant TRSA activity diminishes locally; nice breezes develop for much of the period; low clouds early break to feature partly cloudy skies; a brief shower of rain left 0.01" at 5:40AM EDT | wind: SSW breezes with gust to SSW 23mph at 2:00PM EDT | temperature range: 75-91-75° - the average temp this period was 5° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.01" June 3.78" (+1.07") or 139% of normal annual: 27.45" (+5.90" or 127% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.53 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): partly cloudy skies, lots of sunshine, heat indices tempering SSW breezes continue through much of of the period; cold fronts presses further East to Western VA in the late afternoon and evening with line of SHRA reaching the locale overnight; still warm and humid after rains with cloudy skies at post-time; the low temp 6/19/17 of 75° at 5:04AM EDT in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth established a NEW MAXIMUM LOW TEMP RECORD for the date. The previous record of 74° was set in 1991. | wind: SSW breezes with gust to WSW 22mph at 1:51PM EDT | temperature range: 77-93-70° - the average temp this period was 7° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.53"; June 4.32" (+1.39") or 147% of normal; annual: 27.98" (+6.22" or 129% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.29 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): mostly cloudy, not as warm and less breezy as surface cold front became stationary SW to NE across western VA; area of SHRAs return after 2AM EDT, continuing to post-time | wind: CALM early, then mostly SSW & SW with gust to SSW 12mph at MIDNIGHT EDT | temperature range: 70-83-70° - the average temp this period was 2° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.29"; June 4.61" (+1.56") or 151% of normal; annual: 28.27" (+6.39" or 129% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): cloudy with SHRA early; clearing early afternoon through sunset into the evening; high clouds late period to become overcast (mid-level) by post-time; | wind: light early becoming SSW to SW gust to SW 19mph at 1:41PM EDT | temperature range: 70-86-72° | rainfall: period 0.19"; event: 1.00"; June 4.79" (+1.73") or 157% of normal; annual: 28.45" (+6.56" or 130% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): weak high pressure over the area supplied partly cloudy skies, warm/hot, humid temps and light winds | winds: mostly SSW with gust to 16mph at 3:01PM EDT | temperature range: 73-90-75° the average temperature this period was 3° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00"; June 4.79" (+1.43") or 143% of normal; annual: 28.45" (+6.26" or 128% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/24/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): weakening high pressure over the area supplied partly cloudy skies, continued warm/hot, more humid temps and increasing breezes from high pressure over the western Atlantic; a sprinkle or two just after period begins; becoming mostly cloudy late period with SHRA dissipating to the west as the SHRA move closer to the local | winds: CALM early then SSW with gust to S 32mph at 6:44AM EDT | temperature range: 75-92-77°; the average temperature this period was 6° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period TRACE; June 4.79" (+1.34") or 139% of normal; annual: 28.45" (+6.17" or 128% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): cloudy early with partly cloudy skies to follow; hot, humid with continued mostly SSW winds; SHRA during mid-to-late evening; "cold" front approached area late period to herald less humid weather for the next 3 to 4 periods | winds: VARIABLE through the afternoon becoming SSW TO W through 5AM, then light to near CALM - gust to S 25mph around 10:00AM EDT | temperature range: 79-92-72°; the low temp 6/24/17 of 76° at 11:58PM EDT established a NEW STATION MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURE RECORD for the date. The previous record of 75° was set in 1994; the average temperature this period was 7° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.18" event 0.18" June 4.97" (+1.37" or 138% of normal); annual: 28.63" (+6.20" or 128% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/26/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): partly cloudy skies early through early afternoon as cold front slowly snakes ESE across the area; continued warm and humid through mid-afternoon; a few sprinkles from instability; slowly, lower dew points move into SErn VA and the expected cooling trend for the next 3-days, at least, begins | winds: CALM early, then light VARIABLE for several hours; winds become mostly WNW late afternoon through period's end - gust to NW 14mph at 2:41PM EDT | temperature range: 73-88-66°; the average temperature this period was 3° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period TRACE June 4.97" (+1.24" or 133% of normal); annual: 28.63" (+6.07" or 127% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): sunny/clear, still warm but drier, especially in the afternoon as high pressure settles over the East | winds: CALM early, then NE to ENE gradually turning to E and SE through the evening and overnight becoming W & SW in a couple of hours before post-time - gust to SE 17mph at 9:00PM EDT | temperature range: 66-86-66°; the average temperature this period was 2° BELOW normal | rainfall: 0.00" June 4.97" (+1.08" or 128% of normal); annual: 28.63" (+5.91" or 126% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): partly cloudy skies ahead of weak surface front moving in from the NW and bringing a reinforcing shot of drier, slightly cooler temps; high pressure builds over the Middle Atlantic with center over Western VA at post-time | winds: W-SW-NW-N early becoming onshore mostly NE at NOON EDT, continuing until evening; diminishing light to near evening through the overnight becoming mostly NE at sunrise - gust to NW 17mph at 10:50AM EDT | temperature range: 68-84-64°; the average temperature this period was 4° BELOW normal | rainfall: 0.00" June 4.97" (+0.98" or 125% of normal); annual: 28.63" (+5.81" or 125% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): continued mostly sunny/clear with more pleasant temps and dew points on mostly onshore breezes; high pressure oriented over the Virginia continued to dominate New England south to the upper SE US | winds: NE to ENE through 5PM, then SE-SSE-S for the remainder of the period; winds diminish to light-to-near-CALM evening through the overnight - gust to NE 18mph at 9:41AM EDT | temperature range: 71-82-63°; the average temperature this period was 3° BELOW normal | rainfall: 0.00" June 4.97" (+0.80" or 119% of normal); annual: 28.63" (+5.63" or 124% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
6/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): no change in the weather ... high pressure in the western Atlantic continued to build with dominant surface flow now SSW; warmer temps, dew points slowly increasing but remaining in the 60s, pleasant, light breezes | winds: S and SSW except quite variable in the afternoon through early AM 6/30/17; then S and SW again late period - gust to SSE 16mph at 8:57PM EDT | temperature range: 65-89-73°; the average temperature this period was 2° BELOW normal | rainfall: 0.00" June 4.97" (+0.66" or 115% of normal); annual: 28.63" (+5.49" or 124% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): weakening high pressure (albeit backside of high pressure in the western Atlantic) over the East from Maine to Florida; mostly S and SW flow continued to pump more moisture and increasing temps northward through the area | winds: mainly S & SSW with gust to S 19mph at 9:37AM EDT | temperature range: 72-92-75°; the average temperature this period was 3° ABOVE normal | rainfall: 0.00" June 4.97" (+0.57" or 113% of normal); annual: 28.63" (+5.40" or 123% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/2/2017 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 Coast and western Atlantic; temps still warm/hot and increasingly more humid; mostly SSW breezes continue; weak surface front moving through central VA late period (likely to become stationary across the lower Middle Atlantic) | winds: mainly S & SW with gust to SSW 16mph at 11:27AM EDT | temperature range: 75-91-76°; the average temperature this period was 5° ABOVE normal | rainfall: 0.00" July 0.00" (-0.11" or 0% of normal); annual: 28.63" (+5.29" or 123% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): weak surface front meandered across SErn VA during the day, triggering a few scattered SHRA and TSRA in the area with no precip noted here; but distant thunder observed; the front dissipated late period; continued mostly sunny, hot and humid with generally light breezes | winds: mainly S & SW early and late with period of onshore flow associated with weak front during the afternoon through mid-evening - gust to NE 18mph at 1:45PM EDT | temperature range: 76-92-74°; the average temperature this period was 6° ABOVE normal | rainfall: 0.00" July 0.00" (-0.23" or 0% of normal); annual: 28.63" (+5.17" or 122% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): weak stationary front/boundary over the Carolinas with trough over Ern plain of VA; neither helped produce much needed rainfall ... only a few sprinkles and isolated SHRA/TSRA across SErn VA; temps remained quite warm/hot and humidities remained high; winds were light; generally, partly cloudy skies with some haze | winds: light S-SSW-WSW-NNW through mid-afternoon becoming onshore NE through SE in late afternoon and early evening; then, winds return to the S & SSW through early 7/4/17, diminishing to near CALM late nite - gust to NNW16mph at 1:04PM EDT | temperature range: 75-92-73°; the average temperature this period was 4° ABOVE normal | rainfall: 0.00" July 0.00" (-0.36" or 0% of normal); annual: 28.63" (+5.04" or 121% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): stationary fronts from WSW to ENE continue across the Middle Atlantic and serve as focal points for afternoon and evening SHRA/TSRA in the region; here, TSRA developed over Norfolk/VA Beach and drifted WSW toward the station but shifted S and SE of the station leaving only at trace of SHRA activity (while 0.83" fell at station just 4 miles to the NE); DST LTG and thunder observed at station in late afternoon; otherwise, variably cloudy, hot, humid with light winds | winds: light, highly VARIABLE directions all period - gust N 25mph (nearby TSRA) at 4:00PM EDT | temperature range: 74-93-73°; the average temperature this period was 3° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.04" storm/event 0.04" July 0.04" (-0.52" or 7% of normal); annual: 28.67" (+4.88" or 121% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.31 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): stationary front from WNW VA snaking SE to NErn NC acts as focal point for developing SHRA and TSRA in the afternoon; most activity is slow moving or stationary, producing abundant rain for south-central VA (flooding for portions of NWrn VA) and lay along the front with slow shift to the east during the evening; while activity dissipated with loss of daily sun, some light, continuous SHRA and TSRA moved into SErn VA in the evening, persisting through the overnight to post-time; haze, humid, some fog with rain, and again, mostly light winds | winds: CALM early, then light NE, ENE to SSE for most of the period becoming light SSW late period - gust SSE 17mph at 2:22PM EDT | temperature range: 74-89-77°; the average temperature this period was 1° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.31" storm/event 0.35" July 0.35" (-0.45" or 44% of normal); annual: 28.98" (+4.95" or 121% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.01 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): warm front moves through the area early with skies slowly clearing to become partly cloudy balance of the period; early period fog after SHRA of previous period; temps rise to lower 90s and humidity levels remain high; -SHRA in the afternoon (0.01"); breezes increase late period | winds: mostly WSW through SSW with gust to WSW 19mph at 3:11pm EDT | temperature range: 77-91-78°; the average temperature this period was 4° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.01" July 0.36" (-0.44" or 45% of normal); annual: 28.99" (+4.96" or 121% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure weakens across the area while elements which might trigger SHRA/TSRA activity diminish and move further S across the SErn US; this left the locale with decreasing cloudiness, hot and drier conditions with nice mostly WNW breezes early period becoming SSW again late period | winds: mostly SSW early becoming WNW mid-AM through mid-evening, diminishing late evening to near CALM; then, a SSW flow develops late nite - gust to SW 25mph at 10:50AM EDT | temperature range: 77-92-74°; the average temperature this period was 4° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" July 0.36" (-0.56" or 39% of normal); annual: 28.99" (+4.84" or 120% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): frequent gusty breezes to the 20 mph range helped make hot and drier afternoon temps more tolerable; pre-cold front line of SHRA and TSRA moved into Srn VA in the late afternoon and evening; stronger storms noted in late afternoon which diminished in intensity at sunset; more SHRA & TSRA late evening into early SUN AM | winds: SSW early becoming W and NW in the afternoon and light and variable after MIDNIGHT - gust to WSW 24mph at 3:21PM EDT | temperature range: 76-94-72°; the average temperature this period was 4° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.18" storm/event 0.18" July 0.54" (-0.43" or 55% of normal); annual: 29.16" (+4.97" or 121% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock
7/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock
7/13/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock
7/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure over the East continued the dominant sunny/fair skies, hot and humid temps with a heat advisory in effect through 8PM EDT | winds: mostly SSW with gust to 22mph at 2:06PM EDT | temperature range: 79-98-79°; the average temperature this period was 8° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" July 0.54" (-1.33" or 29% of normal); annual: 29.17" (+4.07" or 116% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/15/2017 7:00 AM 4.44 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): another hot (highest temp of the summer-to-date 99°), hazy, humid period with considerable changes arriving in the evening and overnight; heat advisory remained in effect; cold front headed closer in the evening with TSRA developing to the west over S central VA which moved E across SErn VA overnight, redeveloping over the locale before moving offshore by 6AM EDT; torrential rains at times but most notable is the "battlefield/artillery practice" succession of LTG and thunder (CG, CC) for several hours, ending finally around 4:30AM EDT; 4.33" of rain which fell SO FAR (through post-time) on calendar day 7/15/17 established a NEW STATION DAILY RAINFALL RECORD for the date surpassing the 2.38" in on the date in 2005 [database to 1976] | winds: SSW through most of the period with variable, gusty winds near TSRA; winds diminish with TSRA moving through and directions are ill-defined - gust to NNW 31mph at 8:27PM EDT as first TSRA arrived | temperature range: 79-99-73°; the average temperature this period was 7° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period & storm total 4.44" July 4.98" (+2.69" or 218% of normal); annual: 33.61" (+8.09" or 132% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): cloudy early as cold front pushing TSRA ahead of it settles into NErn NC. Ill-defined wind pattern follows and, while temps do drop about 8° over the previous period, there is little relief from the oppressive heat and humidity, especially after a record 4.36" of rain fell just before this period on 7/15/17, AM EDT; skies cleared to become partly cloudy through the afternoon; a small TSRA developed to the NNW of this station in late afternoon and moved just to the E then SE with a -SHRA, LTG, and thunder noted; another SHRA noted just after midnight bringing another 0.06" of rain | winds: CALM early and late period and quite VARIABLE through the late AM through MIDNIGHT EDT - gust to W 12mph at 10:00AM EDT | temperature range: 73-90-74°; the average temperature this period was 1° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.09" storm/event total 4.53" July 5.07" (+2.55" or 199% of normal); annual: 33.70" (+7.92" or 131% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/17/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): while the weather map may show weak high pressure ridged S along the Middle Atlantic coast, little significant changes from the warm, humid weather conditions of the past few days. Even an onshore flow in the afternoon was unable to keep temps from rising into the lower 90s; oppressive heat continued under partly cloudy skies which became mostly cloudy towards post-time | winds: CALM early remaining ill-defined but mostly onshore E-SSE much of the afternoon and evening, diminishing to CALM again after MIDNIGHT EDT - gust to SSE 14mph at 2:01PM EDT | temperature range: 75-91-72°; the average temperature this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period TRACE storm/event total 4.53" July 5.07" (+2.53" or 199% of normal); annual: 33.70" (+7.93" or 131% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): weak high pressure continues over SErn VA; a bit cooler and drier over last period's readings, but still quite warm and humid; partly cloudy skies, light winds | winds: quite VARIABLE with generally WSW through SSE directions - gust to ESE 12mph at 1:44PM EDT | temperature range: 73-87-73°; the average temperature this period was 1° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.00" July 5.07" (+2.66" or 191% of normal); annual: 33.70" (+7.81" or 130% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/19/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): weak high pressure over the Middle Atlantic brought partly cloudy skies here with warm, humid temps; a strong onshore seabreeze in mid-afternoon triggered a strong TSRA just to the NE about 4 miles with 2½" of rain there; the storm moved to the east, north and west-northwest of this station with only a TRACE of rain as well as a few strikes of CG LTG near-by | winds: highly VARIABLE, light to near CALM through the period; an associated TSRA outflow gust of 37mph from the ENE at 2:30PM EDT established a NEW WIND GUST RECORD for the date surpassing the gust of 33mph in 1988 | temperature range: 74-88-72°; the average temperature this period was NORMAL | rainfall: period/storm TRACE July 5.07" (+2.19" or 176% of normal); annual: 33.70" (+7.59" or 129% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): hot, humid, mostly fair mid-summer weather continues to build over the East; only few isolated TSRA across SErn VA near the coast | winds: CALM early becoming VARIABLE, mostly onshore in the afternoon through mid-evening; then, light to near CALM overnight - gust to SW 10 mph at 10:41PM EDT | temperature range: 73-91-73°; the average temperature this period was NORMAL | rainfall: period 0.00" July 5.07" (+1.92" or 161% of normal); annual: 33.70" (+7.32" or 128% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): hot, humid, mostly fair mid-summer weather continues to build over the lower Middle Atlantic; a few isolated, remote distant TSRA/SHRA developed north, west and southwest of the station | winds: CALM through mid-AM, then mostly backing to the WNW-W-SW-SSW-S-SSE - gust to ESE 11 mph at 7:27PM and SSE 11mph at 12:49AM EDT | temperature range: 73-95-76°; the average temperature this period was 3° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" July 5.07" (+1.82" or 156% of normal); annual: 33.70" (+7.22" or 127% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): continued hot, humid, partly cloudy mid-summer weather with light winds; heat advisory in effect during the day until 8PM EDT. Again, a few isolated SHRA/TSRA over coastal SE VA | winds: quite VRBL but mostly SW through mid-day; then mostly SSW for the remainder of the period - gust to SSE 14 mph at 1:23AM | temperature range: 76-96-76°; the average temperature this period was 5° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" July 5.07" (+1.62" or 147% of normal); annual: 33.70" (+7.02" or 126% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.07 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): continued hot, humid, partly cloudy summer weather; light winds; heat advisory in effect during the day until 8PM EDT. scattered SHRA & TSRA across SErn VA in late afternoon through the overnight with one cell leaving 0.07" here between 5:30 and 5:40PM EDT | winds: mostly S to SW - gust to SSE 26 mph at 5:27PM EDT | temperature range: 76-97-78°; the average temperature this period was 5° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.07" July 5.14" (+1.53" or 142% of normal); annual: 33.77" (+6.93" or 126% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.14 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): weak surface fronts move across VA during the period and with continued hot, humid, partly cloudy summer weather, chances for SHRA and TSRA increased with scattered, generally light SHRA and TSRA moving through in the evening and overnight; light winds early and late pick up a bit with some breezes (teens-mph) in the afternoon and evening; heat advisory in effect during the day until 8PM EDT. | winds: SE through SSW early becoming SW through WNW in the afternoon; then SE-SSE-SSW-SW-WSW remainder of period - gust to WNW 16 mph at 10:43AM EDT | temperature range: 79-94-71°; the average temperature this period was 3° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period/storm 0.14" July 5.28" (+0.98" or 123% of normal); annual: 33.91" (+6.38" or 123% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): ill-defined weather flow across VA during the period and with continued hot, humid, partly cloudy conditions, scattered SHRA and TSRA which remained the N and S of SErn VA | winds: WNW through SW early, then mostly SSW afternoon through period's end, dropping off to CALM late period - wind shift to the NNE just before post-time with apparent FROPA - gust to WSW 16 mph at 8:41AM EDT and again to ENE 16mph at 6:59AM EDT | temperature range: 72-91-76°; the average temperature this period was 1° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" July 5.28" (+0.99" or 123% of normal); annual: 33.91" (+6.39" or 123% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
7/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure ridged down the New England coast to the coast of SC; onshore flow persists keeping temps "cooler"; skies partly cloudy at worst | winds: onshore NE through ENE till mid-day 7/26, then continued mostly onshore ESE and diminishing late nite - gust to S 18 mph at 1:46PM EDT | temperature range: 72-87-70°; the average temperature this period was 1° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.00" July 5.28" (+0.71" or 116% of normal); annual: 33.91" (+6.11" or 122% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): slow erosion of high pressure over the Middle Atlantic as warmer, more humid conditions press slowly ENE across the state; temps once again reach 90°; increase in haze and some nice afternoon breezes; area of SHRAS moves across SRN VA in the late period (overnite) | winds: CALM early, then mostly SSW - gust to SW 19 mph at 4:18PM EDT | temperature range: 70-90-74°; the average temperature this period was 1° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.06" July 5.34" (+0.52" or 111% of normal); annual: 33.97" (+5.92" or 121% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.33 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): still in the warm, humid air ahead of cold front; but with considerably more cloudiness, temps drop off while high humidity and haze continue ...winds decrease, dropping off to near CALM evening through late period; few SHRA and TSRA move across the locale from early afternoon through period's end; stronger dynamics producing flooding rains remain to the N and to the S | winds: early, ESE to SSW flow becoming CALM evening and overnite - gust to E 12 mph around 3:00PM EDT | temperature range: 74-85-73°; the average temperature this period was 2° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.33" July 5.67" (+0.50" or 110% of normal); annual: 34.30" (+5.90" or 121% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.43 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): cold front settles through SErn VA early period as low pressure E of the DelMarVA spins to sea sending wrap-around low clouds SHRA, gusty breezes, increased tides over the area. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY posted for the period. | winds: CALM early, then WNW becoming N and NE for remainder of the period - gust to NW 35mph at 5:01PM EDT | temperature range: 74-78-70°; the average temperature this period was 6° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.43" event total 0.82" July 6.10" (+0.93" or 118% of normal); annual: 34.73" (+6.33" or 122% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
7/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock Past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): refreshing high pressure settles southward across the East bringing cooler temps, mostly sunny/clear skies, rather unusual for late July. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY early dropped later in period | winds: NE to ENE with frequent gusts to the 20mph; winds drop off to near CALM late evening and overnite - gust to ENE 26mph at 12:30PM EDT | temperature range: 71-79-60°; the average temperature this period was 7° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.00" July 6.10" (+0.79" or 115% of normal); annual: 34.73" (+6.19" or 122% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure continues over the East bringing spectacular mid-summer weather; AM low temp for 7/31/17 (60°) TIED THE STATION LOW TEMP RECORD for the date set last in 1981; despite onshore breezes, relative humidity levels drop to 43% in late afternoon! | winds: CALM early, then E to NE with gust to ENE 16mph at 9:35AM EDT | temperature range: 61-83-61° the average temp this period was 8° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.29") July 7.40" (+1.81" or 132% of normal) annual: 35.12" (+6.30" or 122% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): beautiful summer weather continues altho' temps continue to rise to more normal levels; sunny/clear skies, some high clouds late period, cool AM then warmer by late afternoon; The low temp 8/1/17 of 61° at 5:30AM EDT TIED THE STATION LOW TEMP RECORD for the date. The previous record was set in 1997. | winds: light VARIABLE gusting only to WSW 7mph at 9:35AM EDT | temperature range: 62-88-69° the average temp this period was 5° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.14") August 0.00" (-0.14" or 0% of normal) annual: 34.73" (+5.77" or 120% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): temps and humidity levels on the rise and winds turn from the SSE to the SSW; high pressure still in control with center over the TN Valley; remnants of coastal front along which TS Emily rode to sea still backing some high clouds into the area from the ESE through the period | winds: CALM early period, then NW, NE and eventually SSE through SSW remainder of period; light to near CALM winds again late period | temperature range: 69-90-71° the average temp this period was NORMAL | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.23") August 0.00" (-0.24" or 0% of normal) annual: 34.73" (+5.67" or 120% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): weak high pressure over the lower Middle Atlantic but lots of overriding high and mid-level clouds making for a partly cloudy day; temps and dewps continue to warm; increase in afternoon haze | winds: light to near CALM much of the period SSW-S-SE-ESE during much of the afternoon - gust to 13mph from the ESE at 5:04PM EDT | temperature range: 71-92-71° the average temp this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.10") August 0.00" (-0.46" or 0% of normal) annual: 34.73" (+5.45" or 119% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure offshore entire East Coast sent continued warm, more humid air across the lower Middle Atlantic on mostly light SSE through SSW winds | winds: CALM early then SSE late AM through early evening - gust to SW 16mph at 5:11PM EDT | temperature range: 71-89-75° the average temp this period was NORMAL | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.10") August 0.00" (-0.56" or 0% of normal) annual: 34.73" (+5.35" or 118% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure over the OH and TN Valley pushes E and S during the period with FROPA here slowly filtering through in late AM through mid-afternoon with high pressure shifting across the lower Middle Atlantic; dew points fall to the low 60s from evening until period's end | winds: S through W early, becoming NE & ENE in the afternoon through remainder of the evening with near CALM winds after MIDNIGHT EDT - gust to ENE 17mph at 4:25PM EDT | temperature range: 75-86-65° the average temp this period was 1° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.24") August 0.00" (-0.80" or 0% of normal) annual: 34.73" (+5.11" or 117% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): weak high pressure continues over the Middle Atlantic and continues to move/reorient offshore; continued variably cloudy skies with high and mid-level clouds overrunning surface weather as low pressure moves steadily across the upper South spreading SHRA/TSRA to the east, none of which reaches the station by post-time; temps and dew points on the rise | winds: CALM early becoming NE late AM through early afternoon; then ESE through SSE for the remainder of the period; some nice afternoon breezes with gust to SSE 20mph at 3:22PM EDT | temperature range: 65-87-73° the average temp this period was 3° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.24") August 0.00" (-1.03" or 0% of normal) annual: 34.73" (+4.88" or 116% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/8/2017 7:00 AM 1.75 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): area continues to warm with increased humidity and generally light winds ahead of surface front with attending low pressures moving ESE & S through VA; SHRA and TSRA arrive western portions of VA during the day and reach into SErn VA in the evening, on and off CG LTG, continuing through the night; partly cloudy skies early becoming mostly cloudy late afternoon till period's end | winds: SSE and SE through mid-afternoon, becoming mostly S and SW ahead of surface front late period | temperature range: 76-88-75° the average temp this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 1.75" (+1.63") August 1.75" (+0.43" or 133% of normal) annual: 36.48" (+6.34" or 121% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.40 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): FROPA passes just after period begins; SHRA continue to run along the front as it settles into NC, overspreading the locale through mid-afternoon; mostly cloudy skies entire period; cooler temps and high humidity prevail. | winds: light winds ... SSW early, soon became NNE to NE balance of period | temperature range: 75-72-75-70° the average temp this period was 6° BELOW normal; the high temp on 8/8/17 of 75° established a NEW STATION MINIMUM HIGH TEMP RECORD for the date; the previous min high for the date was 76° in 1976 | rainfall: period 0.40" storm/event: 2.15" August 2.15" (+0.82" or 162% of normal) annual: 36.88" (+6.73" or 122% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure builds south from center over PA; nice onshore breezes daylight hours with partly cloudy skies, late afternoon humidity levels drop; pleasant summer temps rising only to 80°; patchy ground fog post-time | winds: breezy through mid-evening - NE to ENE with gust to NE 21mph at 10:38AM EDT; winds drop off to CALM late evening and overnight | temperature range: 72-80-65° the average temp this period was 4° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.19") August 2.15" (+0.64" or 142% of normal) annual: 36.88" (+6.55" or 122% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): dirty high pressure takes hold over the Middle Atlantic; washed out surface front SW to NE across NC and to sea; moisture increases with onshore flow, trough along the SC and NC coasts as well; partly cloudy skies early becoming mostly cloudy late period; some light fog/ground fog early in period | winds: mostly NNE-NE through early evening becoming E and SE and diminishing to near CALM at times remainder of period - gust to ENE 17mph at 1:51PM EDT | temperature range: 66-82-70° the average temp this period was 6° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.30") August 2.15" (+0.51" or 131% of normal) annual: 36.88" (+6.42" or 121% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.26 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): weakening pressure over the East Coast with overrunning warm, moist air from the SSE through SW; enough dynamics passing over the SErn US to produce areas of -SHRA with some embedded TSRA across the region with two periods of rain here early in period and again late period; increasing humidity | winds: generally light, NE through SSE NOON through mid-evening EDT; otherwise, CALM winds - gust to SSE 13mph at 12:36PM EDT | temperature range: 72-83-75° the average temp this period was 3° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.26" (-0.04") August 2.42" (+0.17" or 108% of normal) annual: 37.15" (+6.08" or 120% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/13/2017 7:00 AM 1.25 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): continued SW, very moist flow bringing on-and-off SHRA with embedded TSRA; fog accompanies downpours; cloudy, muggy; generally, light winds | winds: very light to CALM most of the period but WSW-SSW-SE winds from mid-AM through early evening - gust to SSW 15mph at 1:32PM EDT | temperature range: 75-85-75° the average temp this period was 1° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 1.29" (+0.98") storm/event 1.51" August 3.66" (+1.39" or 161% of normal) annual: 38.39" (+7.29" or 123% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/14/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): little change in wxr altho' heaviest SHRA/TSRA remained to the S; warm, moist air continued to overspread the area aloft from the SW and S resulting in just a few sprinkles as surface front slipped down the coast bringing an onshore flow; some light fog | winds: mostly light to near CALM much of the period but onshore NE-ENE from late AM till mid-evening - gust to ENE 13mph at 2:21PM EDT | temperature range: 75-83-74° the average temp this period as NORMAL | rainfall: period TRACE (-0.23") August 3.66" (+1.17" or 147% of normal) annual: 38.39" (+7.08" or 123% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): old FROPA washed out and snakes its way across NC; weak, dirty high pressure continues with mostly cloudy skies, some fog, warm, humid temps; area of SHRA (0.16") with a couple of LTG strikes moved through in early evening | winds: mostly light to near CALM much of the period but onshore NE-ENE from mid-AM till early-evening - gust NE 18mph at 2:53PM EDT | temperature range: 75-84-76° the average temp this period as 1° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.16" (-0.28") August 3.82" (+1.05" or 138% of normal) annual: 38.55" (+6.96" or 122% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): area in sultry air mass with high humidity, warm/hot tropical temps, tropical blue, partly cloudy skies featuring abundant puffy towering cumulus early in period; skies become mostly overcast toward late afternoon with lines of SHRA and TSRA passing just to the N. Only a SHRA or two (0.02") at the station early evening | winds: mostly light, VARIABLE from 9AM to 9PM EDT; otherwise very light to near CALM remainder of the period - gust to NNW 15mph at 4:59PM EDT from outflow from TSRA to the N | temperature range: 76-91-75° the average temp this period as 5° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.02" (-0.36") August 3.84" (+0.70" or 122% of normal) annual: 38.57" (+6.61" or 121% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure strengthens a bit across the lower Middle Atlantic as an area of subsidence behind Hurricane Gert, now well to the ENE; not as hot as on TUE afternoon with lower dew points and lower humidity levels in the late afternoon; some ground fog towards post-time | winds: mostly NW & NNW early, then onshore ENE through SSE winds in late morning through late evening, CALM winds overnight - gust to ENE 16mph at 3:17PM EDT | temperature range: 76-87-71° the average temp this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.10") August 3.84" (+0.60" or 119% of normal) annual: 38.57" (+6.51" or 120% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/18/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure - albeit weak - holds over the Middle Atlantic and SE US coastal areas; generally light winds becoming mostly SE and S; temps rise to the lower 90s and dew point temps and relative humidity levels increase | winds: mostly SSE with some welcomed late AM and afternoon breezes; otherwise light to near CALM wind - gust to SSE 15mph at 3:08PM EDT | temperature range: 71-92-77° the average temp this period was 3° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.18") August 3.84" (+0.43" or 113% of normal) annual: 38.57" (+6.34" or 120% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.16 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure offshore ahead of advancing cold front brings mostly sunny skies, hot temps, nice breezes, increased humidity and a HEAT ADVISORY for the afternoon. Line of SHRA and TSRA reaches the area around 1:05AM EDT with a quick burst of rain (0.15"); cold front still back to the W and progressing towards locale at post-time; as with the past days of the week, heavy AM dew | winds: mostly S & SW through late nite becoming NW & NNW around midnight, diminishing to near CALM overnight - gust to WNW 28mph as line of TSRA/SHRA came through at 12:53AM EDT | temperature range: 78-95-74° the average temp this period was 7° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.16" (-0.10") storm/event 0.16" August 4.00" (+0.17" or 105% of normal) annual: 38.73" (+6.08" or 119% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): "cold" front works its way through SErn VA by noon, with mostly sunny/clear skies to follow, still warm temps but with decreasing dew points and humidity readings in the afternoon; high pressure slowly builds in from the west; once again, heavy dew at post-time | winds: CALM early becoming VARIABLE but mostly onshore E and NE during the AM through late evening; CALM winds late nite - gust to WNW 17mph at around 3PM EDT | temperature range: 74-89-72° the average temp this period was 4° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.16") August 4.00" (+0.17" or 105% of normal) annual: 38.73" (+6.08" or 119% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): light ground fog early; high pressure builds slowly over the area with continued warm temps, but with increased dew points and relative humidity levels compared with SAT afternoon's brief respite from the excessive heat; light winds | winds: mostly CALM early and again after MIDNIGHT EDT - otherwise, light onshore ENE-E-ESE-SE NOON through EVENING EDT - gust to NE 19mph at 3:20 PM EDT | temperature range: 72-89-73° the average temp this period was 3° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.09") August 4.00" (+0.08" or 102% of normal) annual: 38.73" (+5.99" or 118% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): light ground fog early and again late period; some haze; weak high pressure ridged S along the entire East Coast; embedded trough over western VA dissipates and old weak, frontal boundary still offshore NC; mostly sunny (but with patchy clouds from time-to-time) made for good partial eclipse viewing; right on time (2:47PM EDT) the sky darkened a bit and surface temp dropped 4° (90 to 86) during the event; overall, period temps and relative humidity levels continued to increase | winds: CALM early and again late evening through the overnight; ESE through SSE mid-AM through mid-evening - gust to SE 17mph at 3:37 PM EDT | temperature range: 73-90-74° the average temp this period was 5° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.14") August 4.00" (+0.01" or 100% of normal) annual: 38.73" (+5.92" or 118% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure weakens over the area with continued mostly sunny, hot, humid conditions; nice afternoon breezes help temper the heat and humidity; some haze | winds: CALM early then S & SW entire period with gust to S19mph at 5PM EDT | temperature range: 75-92-76° the average temp this period was 7° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.07") August 4.00" (-0.12" or 97% of normal) annual: 38.73" (+5.79" or 118% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.68 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): plenty of sun, warmth, humidity, breezes ahead of cold front that moves through in late afternoon bringing SHRA and TSRA (0.68") ahead and along the front; remaining mostly cloudy in the evening and most of the overnite hours with diminishing cloudiness late period | winds: SSW to WNW ahead of front, then VARIABLE winds becoming onshore, mostly NE to ENE late evening and overnite - gust to ENE 18mph at 3:43PM EDT | temperature range: 76-91-74° the average temp this period was 6° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period/storm 0.68" (+0.59") August 4.68" (+0.46" or 111% of normal) annual: 39.41" (+6.37" or 119% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Canadian high pressure centered just N of the Great Lakes continues to provide nice weather to the NE US and Middle Atlantic states; the high pushed its leading cold front into the SE US where it has become stationary; a few area of -SHRA are moving E and NE to the N and along the stationary front but none for this locale in the past 24-hours; continued sunny/clear skies much of the period with with increase in high and mid-level clouds late period to post-time; with the high pressure have come cooler, drier temps, lower humidity levels and nice onshore afternoon breezes | winds: NE to ENE with gust to NNE 18 mph at 11:34AM EDT; diminishing wind to light and near CALM in mid-evening through the overnight | temperature range: 75-83-68° the average temp this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.15") August 4.68" (+0.31" or 107% of normal) annual: 39.41" (+6.22" or 119% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.06 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Rather interesting wxr in coastal SErn VA during the period ... high pressure over the area; thermal temp differences between land and water led to a few waterspouts offshore Ocean View area of Norfolk... this observer personally saw the development of one spout from the top of the Berkley Bridge, downtown Norfolk at 9:55AM EDT while looking NNE; as the sun grew stronger, considerable increase of towering cumulus which led to scattered SHRA across SErn VA in the AM and again in the afternoon and evening; in fact, some impressive cumulonimbus noted in the west at sunset; here, sct SHRA brought 0.06" in the raingauge; variably cloudy skies noted in the evening and overnight; very light winds, mostly near-to-or-CALM much of the period; warm, humid conditions | winds: very light to CALM winds most of the period, but mostly NE NOON to 5PM EDT; a brief period of SSW wind noted in late afternoon that may have helped develop scattered SHRA across SErn VA - gust to NE 14 mph at 11:54AM EDT | temperature range: 67-85-68° the average temp this period was NORMAL | rainfall: period/event 0.06" (-0.11") August 4.74" (+0.26" or 106% of normal) annual: 39.47" (+6.17" or 119% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure ridged from center in SErn Canada south to the Carolinas continued to control local weather bringing onshore breezes, partly cloudy skies early through afternoon, scattered clouds evening and overnight | wind: CALM early, then onshore NE through ENE with gust to ENE 26mph at 2:22PM EDT; onshore flow diminishes in the evening and overnight | temperature range: 68-83-69° the average temp this period was 2° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.05") August 4.74" (+0.22" or 105% of normal) annual: 39.47" (+6.13" or 118% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure over SErn Canada with onshore fetch increasing as low pressure (potential trop storm) continued to organize over NErn FL; some high and mid-level clouds entire period but still with abundant daily sun; pleasant temps and continued lower dew points | wind: NE breezes with gust to NE 24mph at 6:01PM EDT | temperature range: 72-79-70° the average temp this period was 4° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.35") August 4.74" (-0.13" or 97% of normal) annual: 39.47" (+5.78" or 117% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/29/2017 7:00 AM 2.33 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure over SErn Canada continues the onshore breezes with low pressure moving NE along the SE US coastal plain... increasing clouds with a brief SHRA in the early afternoon with overrunning +SHRA moving into SErn VA overnight; fog with the rain as tropical moisture moves NE from the Gulf (rain continues at post time and working on a new daily rainfall record for 8/29/17) | wind: mostly NE with onshore breezes gusting to 26mph at 12:16PM, 12MIDNIGHT, and around 4AM EDT | temperature range: 71-78-70° the average temp this period was 4° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 2.33" (+2.12") August 7.08" (+1.92" or 137% of normal) annual: 41.81" (+7.83" or 123% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.86 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): low pressure forms and reforms along the SErn US coast sending heavy SHRA early period NE across SErn VA. SHRA taper to lighter SHRA and DZ as the period wears on. Winds continued to increase with HIGH WIND WARNING in effect through the evening; max gust E 40mph; coastal flood watch and flash flood watches remained early period but were dropped late period. The rainfall for calendar day 8/29/17 of 3.17" established a NEW STATION DAILY RAINFALL RECORD surpassing the 2.53" on the same date in 1998; fog increases with showers | wind: mostly N & NE through 4PM EDT becoming N and NW remainder of period - max gust E 40mph at 9:01PM EDT | temperature range: 71-77-67° the average temp this period was 6° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.86" (+0.76") August 7.93" (+2.55" or 148% of normal) annual: 42.66" (+8.46" or 125% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
8/31/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): behind departing low, weak high pressure builds into the area with pleasant temps, drier conditions, and some nice breezes through the afternoon; max gust NW 19mph around 11AM EDT | wind: NW & WNW through late afternoon, diminishing and becoming SE and SSE in the evening, then CALM at MIDNIGHT through early overnight becoming SSW late nite | temperature range: 67-79-67° the average temp this period was 4° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (+0.14") August 7.93" (+2.56" or 148% of normal) annual: 42.66" (+8.47" or 125% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/1/2017 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure to the N remains while some high clouds move in aloft from the remnants and lower pressure ahead of the remnants of catastrophic Hurricane Harvey; a patch of -SHRA move through the station site in SErn VA overnight; some ground fog early with some haze during the day 8/31/17; warmer and more humid with dew points climbing above 70° through the period | wind: SSW through mid-AM, then mostly WNW late AM through early evening; mostly SSW in the evening through mid-overnight becoming light and VARIABLE late period | temperature range: 68-86-71° the average temp this period was NORMAL | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.15") September 0.04" August 7.93" (+2.41" or 144% of normal - 8th wettest August in database to 1976) annual through Aug 31: 42.66" (+8.32" or 124% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/2/2017 7:00 AM 0.68 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): FROPA as period begins with increasing onshore flow; but warm, moist air from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey continues to flow SSW to NNE across SErn VA triggering more occasional SHRA areas through the period; fog early and again late in period | wind: NE increasingly breezy flow through the day, diminishing in the evening and overnight while backing a bit to NNE-to-NE - gust to NE 24pm at 8:09AM EDT | temperature range: 72-73-61-68° the average temp this period was 8° BELOW normal | rainfall: period/event 0.68" (-0.42") September 0.72" (+0.39" or 216% of normal) annual 43.38" (+8.71" or 125% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/3/2017 7:00 AM 0.28 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): fairly swift moving pattern with scattered SHRA ejecting out to the Middle Atlantic from diminishing remnants of Hurricane Harvey moving towards the NE US from the OH Valley; warm and humid with patchy fog; a few -SHRA in early afternoon with more significant line of SHRA that moved through in early evening; mostly cloudy skies persist altho' some breaks in clouds noted at post-time; A NEW STATION DAILY RAINFALL RECORD was established 9/2/17 when 0.72" of rain fell in the West Cradock area of Portsmouth. The previous record was 0.67" set in 1999. | wind: very light to near CALM entire period with a peak gust to SE 5mph around 6PM EDT | temperature range: 68-80-70° the average temp this period was 4° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.28" (+0.20") event 1.00" September 1.00" (+0.65" or 287% of normal) annual 43.66" (+8.97" or 126% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/4/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): remnants from Hurricane Harvey and the associated bands of SHRA/TSRA dropping from the center across SErn VA have moved to the N, greatly dissipate, or moved out to sea; FROPA with weak high pressure that continued to build-in behind the system; continued pleasant temps but with humidity levels remaining high; weak trough noted across the Delmarva Peninsula southwest through SErn VA late period | wind: becoming WNW through early evening, diminishing to light or CALM remainder of period - a peak gust W16 mph at 5:08PM EDT | temperature range: 69-78-62° the average temp this period was 5° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.17") September 1.00" (+0.48" or 194% of normal) annual 43.66" (+8.80" or 125% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/5/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): weak high pressure over the lower Middle Atlantic continued mostly sunny skies, warmer temps, with lower humidity readings in mid-afternoon | wind: CALM early, VARIABLE late AM then mostly W-SSW-SW remainder of period; winds die off to near CALM late period - a peak gust WSW 16 mph at 2:58PM EDT | temperature range: 61-84-68° the average temp this period was 4° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.32") September 1.00" (+0.17" or 121% of normal) annual 43.66" (+8.49" or 124% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/6/2017 7:00 AM 0.10 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): weak high pressure continues over the lower Middle Atlantic with mostly sunny/clear skies until evening; scattered isolated SHRA in the evening and late nite; warm temps, more humid with winds becoming SSE through SSW | wind: CALM early, then mostly SSW with SE-SSE direction late evening into early AM, diminishing to light VARIABLE to near CALM late period - a peak gust SSE 24 mph at 1:44PM EDT | temperature range: 68-88-70° the average temp this period was 3° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.08" (-0.31") September 1.08" (-0.13" or 89% of normal) annual 43.74" (+8.19" or 123% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/7/2017 7:00 AM 0.40 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): cold front pressing into the East brought partly cloudy, warm, humid conditions early period with SHRA & TSRA late afternoon through mid-evening and another SHRA (0.02") around 1:05AM EDT; FROPA around 6:30PM EDT | wind: CALM early, S & SE late AM through late afternoon; with FROPA winds become gusty N then NE through mid-evening; diminishing wind to near CALM late evening through the overnite hours - a peak gust of NNW 26mph at 6:39PM EDT | temperature range: 70-85-62° the average temp this period was NORMAL | rainfall: period 0.40" (+0.22") September 1.48" (0.00" or 100% of normal) annual 44.14" (+8.32" or 123% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/8/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): High pressure built across the Middle Atlantic during the period with some clouds early followed by sunny/clear skies, cooler temps, lower dew points and relative humidity during the afternoon hours | wind: CALM early, then WSW-W-WNW-NW late AM through mid-evening followed by CALM winds late evening and overnight - a peak gust of W 15mph at 1:15PM EDT | temperature range: 61-75-55° the average temp this period was 7° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.10") storm/event 0.40" September 1.48" (0.00" or 100% of normal) annual 44.14" (+8.32" or 123% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/9/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): massive, sprawling high pressure centered over the Great Lakes dominated much of the nation; locally, the system provided sunny/clear skies, continued pleasant temps and drier afternoon conditions | wind: CALM early becoming WNW to NW mid-AM through early mid-afternoon; then, mostly an onshore NE flow late afternoon into the early evening; winds drop off to near CALM evening through the overnight - gust to NNE 18mph at 4:13PM EDT | temperature range: 55-76-57° the average temp this period was 9° BELOW normal; the low temp of 55° on 9/8/17 TIED THE MINIMUM TEMP RECORD for the date set in 1984 | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.39") September 1.48" (-0.38" or 79% of normal) annual 44.14" (+7.94" or 122% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/10/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): strong high pressure over the Great Lakes continues to control local weather with ongoing mostly sunny/clear skies, pleasant temps, increased onshore flow, lower dew points and humidity readings | wind: becoming NE with gusts to the 20mph range NOON till 6PM EDT - peak gust NE 24mph at 6:00PM EDT | temperature range: 57-73-62° the average temp this period was 10° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.17") September 1.48" (-0.58" or 72% of normal) annual 44.14" (+7.74" or 121% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/11/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): strong high pressure continues over the Eastern Great Lakes, SErn Canada, and New England; continued mostly sunny/clear skies, pleasant temps, steady onshore flow, lower dew points and pleasant readings; high clouds on the increase late period as flow aloft and mere size of Hurricane Irma over FL sends high cirrus across SErn VA | wind: mostly NE with gusts to the NE 22mph at 12:38PM and again around 8PM EDT | temperature range: 62-71-60° the average temp this period was 8° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.17") September 1.48" (-0.74" or 67% of normal) annual 44.14" (+7.58" or 121% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/12/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure to the N continued to produce the surface weather while high clouds from the remnants of Hurricane Irma overspread the area from the S; again, pleasant temps with increasing humidity readings, and nice onshore breezes | wind: mostly NE with gust to the NE 25mph at 4:51PM EDT | temperature range: 62-74-78° the average temp this period was 7° BELOW normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.10") September 1.48" (-0.77" or 66% of normal) annual 44.14" (+7.55" or 121% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/13/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): weakening high pressure over New England gave way to overrunning milder and more moist conditions late period as remnants of Hurricane Irma continued to move N along the coastal plains of the SE and lower Middle Atlantic states; variably cloudy skies with a "sprinkle or two" from time-to-time | wind: mostly NE to ENE through 8PM becoming light ESE-SSE-S to near CALM overnight - gust NE 15mph around NOON EDT | temperature range: 69-78-72° the average temp this period was NORMAL | rainfall: period TRACE (-0.10") September 1.48" (-0.87" or 63% of normal) annual 44.14" (+7.45" or 120% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/14/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock
9/15/2017 7:00 AM 0.31 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure reoriented over the Middle Atlantic with center over the OH Valley at post-time; line of +SHRA moved through in early afternoon with 0.31" of rain here; through the period, continued warm, humid with variably cloudy skies; dense fog late period | wind: CALM early then mostly SSW with peak gust accompanying +SHRA to SW 23mph at 12:36PM EDT; wind diminishes to near CALM late evening through the overnight | temperature range: 63-83-70° the average temp this period was 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period storm 0.31" (+0.20") September 1.79" (-0.82" or 68% of normal) annual 44.45" (+7.50" or 120% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/16/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): trough shifted to W Atlantic east of area; high pressure strengthens over East from center in WrnPA; this brought fair to occasionally partly cloudy skies, with increased humidity, warm temps, light winds; period began with dense fog and some ground fog again at post-time 24-hours later | wind: near-to or CALM much of the period with light onshore flow (NE & ENE) 10AM through 7PM EDT - peak gust ENE 7mph at 5:24PM EDT | temperature range: 71-83-69° the average temp this period was 76.5°, 4° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.34") September 1.79" (-1.15" or 61% of normal) annual 44.45" (+7.17" or 119% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/17/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure covers the East from center over NY/PA area; continued mild/warm temps with onshore flow holding temps down in the afternoon but, at the same time, keeping relative humidity levels a bit high even in the afternoon | wind: generally light; near CALM early then onshore mostly NE with gust to NNE 17mph at 10:03AM EDT; near-to and CALM in the late evening through 3AM EDT when onshore flow picks-up again | temperature range: 70-83-70° the average temp this period was 76°, 4° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.23") September 1.79" (-1.38" or 57% of normal) annual 44.45" (+6.94" or 119% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/18/2017 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): offshore trough still east of SErn VA with advancing Hurricane Jose to the ESE and moving N across the Wrn Atlantic. variably cloudy skies last 24-hours with a few -SHRA late period. Onshore breezes slowly increase and become steady through the period as the hurricane to the ESE moves N'wd over open seas; warnings out for nearby-beaches as rip tide conditions worsen | wind: NNE early then NE and ENE with gust to NNE 17mph at 3:03PM EDT | temperature range: 73-79-70° the average temp this period was 74.5°, 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period TRACE (-0.16") September 1.79" (-1.46" or 55% of normal) annual 44.45" (+6.86" or 118% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/19/2017 7:00 AM 0.02 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): partly cloudy skies with a passing "SHRA or two" at times; showers associated with outer edge of northward moving Hurricane Jose well to the SE; onshore breezes continued and increased through the period as the hurricane moves closer | continued warnings of dangerous rip currents at the beaches | winds: NE through 1AM EDT, backing to NNW thereafter - gust to NW 25mph at 3:00AM EDT | temperature range: 73-79-73° the average temp this period was 74.5°, 3° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.02" (-0.14") September 1.85" (-1.70" or 53% of normal) annual 44.51" (+6.62" or 117% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/20/2017 7:00 AM 0.20 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): as Hurricane Jose moved N'wd and well to our east, it's wrap around circulation brought mostly cloudy skies, periodic SHRA, scattered coastal flooding, then partly cloudy to fair skies late night; coastal rip tide concerns continue through the period | winds: mostly N and NW breezes which diminish late evening and overnight - gust to NW 24mph around NOON EDT | temperature range: 73-71-76-69° the average temp this period was 73.5°, 2° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.20" (+0.08") storm/event 0.22" September 2.01" (-1.55" or 57% of normal) annual 44.67" (+6.77" or 118% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/21/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Diminishing storm Jose still spiraling off New England but a few of its residual cloud pattern touches the area early in period; then mostly sunny/fair to clear skies through the afternoon to period's end; coastal flood advisory remained in effect; heavy dew late period | winds: mostly WNW through NNW with gust to WNW 19mph at 3:03PM EDT, diminishing to near CALM evening through the overnight | temperature range: 69-85-64° the average temp this period was 77.0°, 6° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.12") September 2.01" (-1.66" or 55% of normal) annual 44.67" (+6.66" or 118% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/22/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Weak high pressure covers SErn VA with sunny/mostly clear skies, warm temps, light winds, higher humidity readings; heavy dew at post-time | winds: CALM much of the early and late period; VARIABLE, mostly light onshore late AM through late afternoon- gust to 16mph at 2:59PM EDT | temperature range: 64-85-66° the average temp this period was 74.5°, 3° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.23") September 2.01" (-1.88" or 52% of normal) annual 44.67" (+6.44" or 117% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/23/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Weak high pressure continued over the East; clear early but then partly cloudy as some cloudiness from low pressure well east of NJ backed into the immediate coastal areas for a few hours in mid-afternoon; skies cleared again late evening into overnight; ground fog at post-time | winds: CALM much of the early and late period; then VARIABLE once again with mostly W-NW or NE in the afternoon - peak gust to W 16mph at 10:44AM EDT | temperature range: 66-84-64° the average temp this period was 75.0°, 3° ABOVE normal | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.16") September 2.01" (-2.04" or 50% of normal) annual 44.67" (+6.28" or 116% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/24/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): Little, if any change in the weather ... high pressure with center near Erie PA extends into SErn VA with sunny/mostly clear skies, mild/warm temps, light winds, high humidity readings; heavy dew at post-time | temperature range: 64-82-66° the average temp this period was 73.0°, 3° ABOVE normal | winds: CALM much of the early and late period; onshore NE to ENE flow 10AM until 9PM EDT - gust to 18mph at 3:03PM EDT | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.12") September 2.01" (-2.18" or 48% of normal) annual 44.67" (+6.14" or 116% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/25/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock
9/26/2017 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure continues to weaken and give way to outer NW bands of clouds and SHRA associated with N'wd moving Hurricane Maria well at sea to the SE of Cape Hatteras. A few sprinkles in the evening with 0.20" showers arriving around midnight and on and off through post time; warmer and very humid with fog accompanying SHRA as tropical onshore flow strengthens; becoming rather breezy again with frequent gusts to 20mph and greater | temperature range: 70-78-72° the average temp this period was 72.0°, 3° ABOVE normal | winds: mostly NE to ENE with gusts to NE 21mph, peak gust at 10:15AM EDT | rainfall: period/event 0.21" (-0.02") September 2.21" (-2.54" or 46% of normal) annual 44.87" (+5.78" or 115% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/27/2017 7:00 AM 0.25 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): few SHRA bands from Hur/TS Maria moved from NE to SW across the locale bringing near ½ inch of rain for 9/26/17 with ¼ inch occurring this period; continued breezy onshore flow with peak gust reaching 36mph; warm, humid, with fog developing when SHRA present | temperature range: 72-76-75° the average temp this period was 74.0°, 3° ABOVE normal | winds: mostly NE to ENE with gust to ENE 36mph at 3:17PM EDT - that peak gust set a NEW WIND GUST RECORD for 9/26/17 with the previous gust record at 32mph in 1985 | rainfall: period/event 0.25" (-0.03") September 2.47" (-2.29" or 52% of normal) annual 45.13" (+6.03" or 115% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/28/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): gradually skies cleared through early period as TS/Hurr Maria began to head slowly to sea; but gusty winds behind the storm continued through evening; the afternoon through late period featured fair to clear skies with temps warming into the 80s, then dropping to the low 70s; humidity levels remained high | temperature range: 76-84-72° the average temp this period was 79.5°, 9° ABOVE normal; the low temp of only 75° on 9/27/17 established a NEW STATION MAX LOW TEMP RECORD fro the date, surpassing the 73° reading previously in 2002 | winds: mostly N & NW through evening, then mostly W to NW late period - gust to NNW 32mph at 8:53AM EDT | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.18") September 2.47" (-2.47" or 50% of normal) annual 45.13" (+5.85" or 115% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/29/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): high pressure slowly filters in and across the area during the day; pressure increases in late afternoon through period's end with skies becoming mostly sunny/clear; dew points and relative humidity readings drop significantly | temperature range: 72-85-66° the average temp this period was 78.5°, 9° ABOVE normal | winds: W through NW through mid-afternoon, then mostly NE - peak gust WNW 22mph at 10:28AM EDT | rainfall: period/event 0.00" (-0.09") September 2.47" (-2.55" or 49% of normal) annual 45.13" (+5.77" or 115% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr
9/30/2017 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M West Cradock past 24-hours (7AM-7AM EDT): cooler, drier air continued ESE across the East with building high pressure centered over the Great Lakes; series of surface fronts with nothing more than some high and mid-level cloudiness continued to pass through bringing temps ranging from the mid-70s to the upper 50s; mostly clear skies | temperature range: 65-74-57° the average temp this period was 67.5° or NORMAL | winds: NE TO ENE through late afternoon becoming NNW and dropping off to light or CALM in the evening and overnight - peak frequent gusts to NE and ENE 17mph early period | rainfall: period 0.00" (-0.12") September 2.47" (-2.67" or 48% of normal) annual 45.13" (+5.65" or 114% of normal) | http://genserva.com/wxr



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