MAY 2002

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2002	TEMP.	TEMP.	TEMP.	TEMP.	TEMP.	TEMP. 	MEAN	SOIL	SKY	SKY	PRECIP	MAX.1HR	MAX.5M	FROZ.	SNOW ON	START	END	2002	START	END	WIND  	MAX.	MAX.	MAX.RH.	MIN.RH.	MAX.	MIN.	AVE.	BAR.	BAR.&	MAP	FEAT.	HP.LP	FRONT	FRONT	FRONT 	2002	 
MAY	MAX.	MAX.	MIN.	MIN.	RANGE	MEAN	CHANGE	TEMP.	AM	PM	MELTED	PRECIP.	PRECIP.	PRECIP.	GROUND	TIME	TIME	MAY	TIME	TIME	DOT AVE	SUNRISE	SUNSET	SUNRISE	SUNSET	BAR.	BAR.	BAR.	CHANGE	PREC.	FEAT.	LOC#	TRACK	DIRCT.	INTEN.	PASS.	MAY	REMARKS FOR THE MONTH
May-01	73	17:36	48	06:27	25	60.5	3.0	58	0	0								May-01			6	14	13	89	28	29.93	29.83	29.88	0.04		9	OH	WEST				May-01	
May-02	82	14:24	56	03:21	26	69.0	8.5	59	2	2	1.00	0.65	0.32			0140	0215	May-02	0440	0615	5	10	17	100	63	29.84	29.46	29.65	-0.23	29.86	11			NW	AVE.	2400	May-02	AT 0452 AWOKEN BY THUNDERSTORM -- VERY HEAVY RAIN 815-830 , RATE 6.40 INCHES PER HR., 0.65 IN ONE HOUR, 0.62 IN 15 MINS., 0.32 IN 5 MINS.
May-03	68	00:01	49	23:59	19	58.5	-10.5	59	0	1								May-03			51	12	28	86	25	30.21	29.63	29.92	0.27		9	IN	EAST				May-03	
May-04	64	14:25	41	06:18	23	52.5	-6.0	59	0	2	0.14	0.08	0.02			1730	2015	May-04			4	5	12	78	33	30.38	30.27	30.33	0.40	30.28	8	NCC	EAST				May-04	
May-05	72	17:33	47	05:02	25	59.5	7.0	59	0	0		 						May-05			3	9	11	98	34	30.34	30.24	30.29	-0.04		9R	PA-WV	EAST				May-05	
May-06	74	14:30	51	06:27	23	62.5	3.0	60	0	2								May-06			6	2	10	99	50	30.36	30.14	30.25	-0.04		9	VAC	SOUTH				May-06	
May-07	74	12:06	58	06:24	16	66.0	3.5	61	2	2	0.03	0.02	0.01			0005	0230	May-07			1	4	14	96	66	30.13	29.94	30.04	-0.22	30.12	9, 11	NCC	SE	NORTH	AVE.		May-07	SUNNY EARLY AM THEN CLOUDY THE REST OF THE DAY.
May-08	79	14:33	60	23:59	19	69.5	3.5	61	0	2	0.02	0.02	0.01			2300	2315	May-08			5	8	13	99	46	30.17	30.01	30.09	0.06		11, 9	QU	ESE	NORTH	AVE.	0600	May-08	
May-09	65	22:14	59	07:05	6	62.0	-7.5	63	2	1	0.03							May-09			1	12	11	100	83	30.09	29.92	30.01	-0.09	29.95	21, 11			SOUTH	AVE.	1915	May-09	WARM FRONT DIDN'T PASS OUR LOCATION BUT AN AVERAGE COLD FRONT PASSED AT 1915 WITH A THUNDERSHOWER THEN A LIGHT PM FOG
May-10	78	16:18	61	06:38	17	69.5	7.5	63	0	0								May-10			19	11	20	100	26	30.31	29.95	30.13	0.12		9	MO	NE				May-10	FOG STILL AFTER 0001  BUT CLEAR IN THE AM FOLLOWD BY AFTERNOON CIRRUS CLOUDS-TODAY'S 61° F MIN. WAS A NEW 22 YR. REC. HIGH MIN.
May-11	75	16:14	50	06:51	25	62.5	-7.0	63	0	1								May-11			4	14	13	73	27	30.48	30.31	30.40	0.27		9	ON	NE				May-11	BEAUTIFUL  CLEAR COOL SPRING DAY
May-12	86	15:37	57	06:22	29	71.5	9.0	64	1	2	T							May-12			2	10	18	76	55	30.33	29.92	30.13	-0.27		21, 11			SOUTH	AVE.	1100	May-12	THUNDERSHOWER
May-13	82	16:28	59	23:59	23	70.5	-1.0	66	2	1	T					1425	1430	May-13			21	11	13	96	60	29.92	29.44	29.68	-0.45		11			WNW	AVE.	2000	May-13	LOW PRESSURE TO TRACK COLD FRONT TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF OUR LOCATION
May-14	65	15:43	50	06:40	15	57.5	-13.0	66	1	0	0.01					1700	1705	May-14			54	44	34	71	34	29.94	29.64	29.79	0.11	29.81	8	MA	NE				May-14	44 MPH WIND AT 049 FROM THE WNW THE HIGHEST WIND GUST IN MAY SINCE 1993
May-15	73	17:55	45	06:19	28	59.0	1.5	64	0	0								May-15			25	22	27	84	26	30.19	29.94	30.07	0.28		9	TN	EAST				May-15	
May-16	85	16:05	49	06:29	36	67.0	8.0	63	0	0								May-16			2	17	15	89	28	30.18	29.97	30.08	0.01		9	NCC	NE				May-16	22 YEAR RECORD HIGH DAILY TEMP. RANGE OF 36° F-OLD REC. 31° F SET IN 1998
May-17	81	13:42	63	06:31	18	72.0	5.0	65	0	2	0.41	0.36	0.07			1807	1930	May-17	2330	2400	4	9	17	100	50	29.97	29.76	29.87	-0.21	29.85	11			NW	STRONG		May-17	LIGHTNING AND THUNDER WITH A MAX. RAIN RATE OF 1.29 INCHES PER HOUR -- LIGHT FOG FROM 2100 TO 2400
May-18	65	00:01	47	23:59	18	56.0	-16.0	65	2	2	0.44					0001	0220	May-18	0405	0910		25	27	100	64	30.11	29.51	29.81	-0.05	29.76	11			NW	STRONG	0600	May-18	EARLY MORNING LIGHTNING AND THUNDER BETWEEN 0600 AND 0700
May-19	62	15:58	41	06:11	21	51.5	-4.5	63	0	0								May-19	 		4	16	19	94	31	30.24	30.11	30.18	0.36		8	NB	NE				May-19	TODAY'S MINIMUM SET A 22-YEAR RECORD FOR THE DATE
May-20	62	14:57	41	06:33	21	51.5	0.0	63	0	1								May-20				11	19	85	26	30.28	30.23	30.26	0.08		9	ON	S				May-20	TODAY'S MINIMUM SET A 22-YEAR RECORD FOR THE DATE
May-21	60	15:33	40	06:26	20	50.0	-1.5	62	0	1								May-21				10	17	83	30	30.39	30.28	30.34	0.08		9	IL	SE				May-21	TODAY'S MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM SET A 22-YEAR RECORD FOR THE DATE
May-22	70	17:22	41	05:17	29	55.5	5.5	61	0	0								May-22				14	11	75	28	30.47	30.33	30.40	0.06		9	WV	EAST				May-22	TODAY'S MINIMUM SET A 22-YEAR RECORD FOR THE DATE - DEEP BLUE SKY ALL DAY
May-23	78	16:29	45	06:37	33	61.5	6.0	62	0	0								May-23			1	2	11	88	30	30.34	29.84	30.09	-0.31		9	VA	EAST				May-23	TODAY'S MINIMUM TIED THE 22-YEAR RECORD FOR THE DATE - DEEP BLUE SKY ALL DAY
May-24	87	16:10	52	06:07	35	69.5	8.0	64	0	0								May-24			4	0	16	87	30	30.07	29.95	30.01	-0.08		9, 11	SCC	NW	NE	AVE.	0430	May-24	THE TEMP. RANGE TODAY WAS 35°F, A NEW 22 YEAR MAXIMUM TEMP. RANGE RECORD FOR THE DATE; THE OLD RECORD WAS 34 °F IN 1997.
May-25	79	16:37	63	23:59	16	71.0	1.5	65	0	2	T					0145	0150	May-25			4	19	12	94	56	30.19	30.04	30.12	0.11	30.02	9	ON	EAST				May-25	HAZY SKY MOST OF THE DAY PARTICULARLY IN THE PM --- SPRINKLE AROUND 0115
May-26	86	16:28	62	00:57	24	74.0	3.0	66	1	2	T					1805	1810	May-26			0	11	9	90	62	30.16	29.98	30.07	-0.05	30.09	11			NW	AVE.		May-26	VERYHAZY DAY -- MUCH THUNDER HEARD  BUT ONLY A FEW DROPS OF RAIN
May-27	86	16:22	63	06:43	23	74.5	0.5	68	1	1	0.23	0.21	0.03			1925	2100	May-27			0	21	22	93	54	30.20	29.81	30.01	-0.07	30.10	24			NW	WEAK		May-27	HAZY TODAY AGAIN WITH THUNDER AND LIGHTNING AGAIN TODAY
May-28	85	15:59	64	06:01	21	74.5	0.0	69	1	1								May-28			1	15	9	100	46	30.19	29.85	30.02	0.02		23			NW	WEAK		May-28	
May-29	85	16:38	64	04:33	21	74.5	0.0	69	2	0								May-29			0	6	8	99	47	30.18	29.92	30.05	0.03		8	GA	STAT.				May-29	MOISTURE HAZE IN THE AM
May-30	86	16:34	62	05:43	24	74.0	-0.5	70	1	0								May-30			0	4	8	71	46	30.03	29.98	30.01	-0.04		9	NB	NE				May-30	MOISTURE HAZE IN THE AM  BUT CLEARING TO A BLUE SKY AND A  BEAUTIFUL LATE SPRING DAY
May-31	92	15:56	66	05:18	26	79.0	5.0	71	0	1	T							May-31				5	20	94	46	29.63	30.08	29.86	-0.15		9R,11	MO-NC	SOUTH	NNW	WEAK		May-31	A FEW LARGE DROPS OF RAIN AROUND 1645 TODAY BUT DIDN'T EVEN WET THE SURFACE OF OBJECTS
TOTAL	2359.0	1718	1654.0	26675	705.0	2006.5	21.5	1971.0	18.0	29.0	2.31	1.34	0.46	0.0	0.0	MAX.	TEMPS	  MIN. 	TEMP	TOT.	227	373	494	2787	1330	935.25	928.28	931.77	0.01	299.84	WX.	FEAT.		EXTREMES		DATES	MAY WAS AVE. IN TEMP. BUT A VERY DRY MONTH. THE TOTAL PREC. FOR MAY WAS 2.31 INCHES THAT WAS -2.00 INCHES BELOW THE AVE.	
NUM	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	9	6	6	0	0	>=95	0	<=75	31	NUM.	26	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	10	LOW	PR.=	4	MAX.	TEMP.	05-31	BUT PARTS OF WESTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY HAD FLOODING AND ON THE 25TH AND 26TH WE ONLY HAD A FEW DROPS HERE.	
AVE.	76.10	15:02	53.35	08:48	22.74	64.73	0.69	63.58	0.58	0.94	0.26	0.22	0.08	0.00	0.00	>=85	9	<=70	31	AVE.	8.73	12.03	15.94	89.90	42.90	30.17	29.94	30.06	0.00	29.98	HIGH	PR.=	16	MIN.	TEMP.	05-21	THE 19TH THROUGH THE 23RD WAS A RECORD COOL PERIOD. THAT SET FIVE NEW RECORD LOW MINIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR THE DATE.	
MAX.	92	22:14	66	23:59	36	79.0	9.0	CLEAR	19	12	1.00	0.65	0.32	0.0	0	>=80	12	<=65	30	MAX. 	54	44	34	100	83	30.48	30.33	30.40	0.40	30.28	ELONG	HP.=	2	MAX.	PREC.	05-02	THIS WAS HOWEVER OFFSET BY THE HEAT NEAR THE END OF THE MONTH. WE HAD SEVEN DAYS OF LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 45° F THE MOST SINCE 1997. 	
MIN.	60	00:01	40	00:57	6	50.0	-16.0	P.CLO.	6	9	>= 1.00					>=75	17	<=60	22	MIN.	0	0	8	71	25	29.63	29.44	29.65	-0.45	29.76	COLD	FRO.=	11	MAX.A	 WIND	05-14	THE 44 MILES PER HOUR WIND RECORDED ON THE 14TH WAS ONLY 1 MILE PER HOUR FROM THE RECORD HIGH WIND GUST EVER RECORDED IN MAY.	
 	>=90°	1	<=32°	0				CLO.	6	10	1	DAYS				>=70	23	<=55	16	MERI	4	11	14	93	46	30.19	29.95	30.07	0.01	29.99	WARM	FRO.=	2	MAX.P	 WIND	05-14	THE RECORD IS 45 MILES PER HOUR SET IN MAY OF 1993. 	
DATE OF	05-31	DATE OF	05-21							DATE	05-02					>=65	27	<=50	14		DATE	05-14	05-14		DATE	05-11	05-13				STAT.	FRO.=	1	MAX.	BAR.	05-11	THE 1.00 INCH OF RAIN THAT FELL ON MAY 2ND WAS A 22 YEAR RECORD MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR THE DATE AND REPRESENTED 43% OF THE RAIN TOTAL FOR THE MONTH OF MAY. 	
MAX.		MIN.								MAX.						>=60	31	<=45	7		MAX.				MAX.						ALL	HPS.=	18	MIN.	BAR.	05-13	MAY SKIES WERE A LITTLE CLEARER THAN AVERAGE AND THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE RANGE FOR THE MONTH WAS THE HIGHEST SINCE 1999. 	
TEMP.		TEMP.								PREC.						>=55	31	<=40	1		WIND				BAR.												THE 29.44 INCH BAROMETER READING OF MAY 13TH WAS THE LOWEST IN MAY SINCE 1997.