Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
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CXUS51 KAKQ 011155
CLMORF
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
655 AM EST MON JAN 01 2024
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...THE NORFOLK VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 82 12/24/2015
LOW 5 MM
HIGHEST 72 12/10 73 -1 68 12/30
LOWEST 29 12/15 24 5 12 12/24
AVG. MAXIMUM 57.7 54.7 3.0 52.3
AVG. MINIMUM 40.5 37.6 2.9 35.6
MEAN 49.1 46.1 3.0 44.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.3 -0.3 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 5 9.4 -4.4 15
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.57 2009
MINIMUM 0.66 1933
TOTALS 6.43 3.28 3.15 3.06
DAILY AVG. 0.21 0.11 0.10 0.10
DAYS >= .01 10 9.9 0.1 7
DAYS >= .10 5 5.8 -0.8 5
DAYS >= .50 4 2.3 1.7 3
DAYS >= 1.00 3 0.8 2.2 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.81 12/17 TO 12/18
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 18.6 1892
TOTALS 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 1.1 -1.1 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.2 -0.2 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL MM MM 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 489
SINCE 7/1 960 1069 -109 MM
COOLING TOTAL 2 2 0 0
SINCE 1/1 1749 1872 -123 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/360 DATE 12/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/130 DATE 12/17
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.32
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 17 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 7
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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