DECEMBER 2003

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2003	TEMP.	TIME	TEMP.	TIME	TEMP.	TEMP. 	MEAN	SOIL	SKY	SKY	PRECIP	MAX.1HR	MAX.5M	FROZ.	SNOW ON	START	END	2003	START	END	WIND  	MAX.	TIME	MAX.	MIN.	MAX.	MIN.	AVE.	BAR.	BAR.&	MAP	FEAT.	HP.LP.	FRONT	FRONT	FRONT 	2003	December-2003
DEC	MAX.	MAX.	MIN.	MIN.	RANGE	MEAN	CHANGE	TEMP.	AM	PM	MELTED	PRECIP.	PRECIP.	PRECIP.	GROUND	TIME	TIME	DEC	TIME	TIME	RUN	GUST	GUST	RH	RH	BAR.	BAR.	BAR.	CHANGE	PREC.	FEAT.	LOC.	TRACK	DIRCT.	INTEN.	PASSED	DEC	REMARKS FOR THE MONTH
Dec-01	53	12:15	35	21:29	18	44.0	2.5	46	1	1								Dec-01			106.1	34	1150	60	26	30.22	29.86	30.04	0.06	 	11			NW	STRONG	0615	Dec-01	VERY WINDY DAY
Dec-02	40	13:19	29	23:58	11	34.5	-9.5	46	0	0								Dec-02			117	29	0930	60	30	30.48	30.19	30.34	0.30		9R	MN-MO	NE				Dec-02	COLD WINDY DAY BUT CLEAR AND VERY DRY AIR
Dec-03	35	12:51	26	4:47	9	30.5	-4.0	44	1	2								Dec-03			26.9	17	1228	82	39	30.62	30.46	30.54	0.20		9R	MI-PA	EAST				Dec-03	SNOW IN THE FORECAST FOR THE 6TH-SUN THROUGH SOME THIN CIRRUS IN AM BUT A COMPLETE SKY COVER OF THICKER PM CIRRUS
Dec-04	38	11:54	26	1:37	12	32.0	1.5	43	2	2	0.13	0.08	0.01	1.7	0.0	2125	2400	Dec-04			16.1	8	1048	96	42	30.56	30.24	30.40	-0.14	30.31	8	MO	EAST				Dec-04	NEW 23 YR. REC. SNOWFALL AMT. FOR DATE-SNOW FLURRIES AT 1515-1600, 1650-1700,(SLEET 1740-1800, 1925-1935)
Dec-05	35	14:52	31	23:48	4	33.0	1.0	42	2	2	0.94	0.13	0.02	1.0	0.6	0001	2400	Dec-05			52.1	16	0627	99	94	30.24	29.92	30.08	-0.32	30.24	8	NCC	NE				Dec-05	NO MEASURABLE FROZEN PRECIP. AFTER ABOUT 0200 to 1930 - TIED THE 23 YR. REC. FOR THE LOW TEMP. RANGE FOR DATE -SLEET TODAY ALSO
Dec-06	31	13:49	26	23:49	5	28.5	-4.5	41	2	2	0.20	0.07	0.01	2.8	3.0	0001	0915	Dec-06			60.8	19	2238	99	75	30.01	29.91	29.96	-0.12	29.95	8	DEC	NE				Dec-06	NEW 23 YR. REC. SNOWFALL AMT. FOR DATE-MAX. SNOW ON GROUND AT ANY ONE TIME WAS 3.4 INS. AT 0900-TOTAL ACCUMULATION WAS 5.5 INS.
Dec-07	36	14:24	25	5:59	11	30.5	2.0	41	0	0					2.4			Dec-07			87.6	27	0800	81	51	30.11	29.97	30.04	0.08		8	MA	NE				Dec-07	LOW PRESSURE IN NE CAUSING WIND-COLDEST NIGHT SINCE 3-11-2003 WHEN IT WAS ALSO 25°F
Dec-08	41	14:20	23	6:03	18	32.0	1.5	41	0	0					2.0			Dec-08			32	13	0915	87	41	30.24	30.11	30.18	0.13		9	WV	EAST				Dec-08	COLDEST AM SINCE 3-10-2003 WHEN IT WAS ALSO 23 °F-CLOUDS MOVED IN BY 1500 THEN CLOUDY BY SUNSET
Dec-09	46	14:46	28	1:51	18	37.0	5.0	41	1	1					1.2			Dec-09			27.5	12	1015	88	51	30.26	30.18	30.22	0.05		21			WEST	AVE.		Dec-09	EARTHQUAKE FELT AT THIS STATION - EARTHQUAKE OF 4.5 MAGNITUDE  WITH  EPICENTER 30 MILES WEST OF RICHMOND
Dec-10	55	21:53	32	7:10	23	43.5	6.5	41	2	2	0.62				0.8	1245	1550	Dec-10	2000	2400	23.8	29	2114	100	80	30.18	29.42	29.80	-0.42	29.98	8	MO	NE				Dec-10	TODAY'S TEMP. RANGE TIED THE HIGH 23 YR. TEMP. RANGE REC. FOR DATE 
Dec-11	55	2:50	37	23:53	18	46.0	2.5	42	0	1	1.04	0.64	0.11		 	0001	0510	Dec-11			197.4	44	1529	100	57	29.88	29.23	29.56	-0.25	29.48	8, 11	NY	NE	WEST	AVE	0330	Dec-11	FLOODING IN AREA AND EXTREMELY WET CONDITIONS AND VERY WINDY WITH A GUST TO 44 MPH REC. AT 1529 FROM WSW
Dec-12	43	13:26	27	23:59	16	35.0	-11.0	42	0	1								Dec-12			90.2	27	0235	77	44	30.30	29.88	30.09	0.54		9	MO	NE	WEST	AVE	0400	Dec-12	ANOTHER SNOW STORM IN FORECAST FOR SUNDAY AM
Dec-13	35	13:19	25	3:31	10	30.0	-5.0	41	1	2								Dec-13			35.1	18	2144	86	40	30.48	30.30	30.39	0.30		9, 8	MI-PA	EAST	WEST	AVE	0330	Dec-13	HIGH PRESSURE OVER MI AND NEXT STORM IS LOCATED NOW OVER LA-SUN THROUGH THIN AM CIRRUS
Dec-14	34	15:56	27	4:34	7	30.5	0.5	40	2	2	1.08	0.16	0.02	4.4	3.7	0158	1045	Dec-14	1230	1810	87.1	22	1915	100	61	30.36	29.66	30.01	-0.38	30.32	8	SCC	NE				Dec-14	MAX. SNOW ON GROUND AT 0745-4.4 INS. NO SOLAR ENERGY REC. AS SOLAR SENSOR IS COVERED BY SNOW-NEW 23 YR. REC. SNOWFALL AMT. FOR
Dec-15	41	14:25	30	23:30	11	35.5	5.0	39	1	0					3.1			Dec-15			105.9	33	0718	93	58	30.18	29.70	29.94	-0.07		11, 8	MA	NE	WEST	AVE.	0300	Dec-15	VERY WINDY IN AM-MAX. GUST WAS 33MPH FROM WSW AT 0718
Dec-16	50	14:26	27	4:25	23	38.5	3.0	39	1	1					1.9			Dec-16			44.6	15	1418	93	59	30.19	29.87	30.03	0.09		9	NCC	EAST				Dec-16	SUN THROUGH CIRRUS MUCH OF DAY-VERY PRETTY DEEP PINK SUNSET
Dec-17	46	1:28	30	21:59	16	38.0	-0.5	39	2	2	0.75	0.20	0.04	T	T 	0125	1410	Dec-17			99.1	35	1836	100	57	29.87	29.56	29.72	-0.32	29.86	8, 11	NCC	NORTH	WEST	AVE	1000	Dec-17	SNOW AND RAIN MIXED AT 1315 BY 1320 HAD CHANGED TO RAIN AND SLEET AND BY 1330 WAS SNOW - MORNING FOG
Dec-18	36	15:28	29	18:57	7	32.5	-5.5	39	2	2					T			Dec-18			52.6	24	0201	79	51	29.80	29.69	29.75	0.03		23, 8	IL	EAST	NW	WEAK	0900	Dec-18	NEW 23-YEAR LOW TEMPERATURE RANGE RECORD FOR THE DATE --  PATCHES OF SNOW WHERE IT WAS PILED BUT ON LEVEL SNOW IS MELTED
Dec-19	34	13:45	27	6:19	7	30.5	-2.0	38	2	2	T			T	T			Dec-19			54.3	15	1222	84	60	29.85	29.76	29.81	0.06		8	VAC	ENE				Dec-19	EXTREMELY LIGHT SNOW FLURRIES HARD TO DETECT-WAS NOT EVEN REC. ON THE MOISTURE SENSOR BECAUSE IT WAS SO LIGHT
Dec-20	39	14:25	26	5:39	13	32.5	2.0	38	1	1					T			Dec-20			93.1	22	1401	80	44	30.27	29.84	30.06	0.25		9	AR	NE				Dec-20	CIRRUS OVER 50% OF AM SKY, PM PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CUMULUS BUT CLEARING BY 1600
Dec-21	44	14:31	22	5:16	22	33.0	0.5	37	1	0					T			Dec-21			47.7	14	1314	78	34	30.38	30.15	30.27	0.21		9R	AL-SC	EAST				Dec-21	COLDEST AM SINCE 3-4-2003 WHEN IT WAS 19°F
Dec-22	58	14:54	29	7:58	29	43.5	10.5	37	1	0					T			Dec-22			50.9	12	2034	71	30	30.16	30.06	30.11	-0.16		9R	SCC-NCC	NE				Dec-22	WARMEST DAY SINCE 11-28-2003 WHEN IT WAS 62°F
Dec-23	62	14:28	43	8:25	19	52.5	9.0	38	0	0	0.10	0.09	0.02		T	2230	2400	Dec-23			62.4	15	1359	97	26	30.07	29.87	29.97	-0.14	29.97	8	AR	EAST				Dec-23	PARTLY CLO. IN THE AM. BUT CLEARING BY 1000.
Dec-24	56	9:08	34	23:59	22	45.0	-7.5	39	2	2	0.45	0.17	0.03			0001	0150	Dec-24	0515	0610	77.5	27	1652	100	61	29.87	29.66	29.77	-0.20	29.83	8 , 11	WV	NE	WEST	AVE.	1050	Dec-24	THIRD PERIOD OF RAIN WAS FROM 0855 - 1340
Dec-25	40	12:53	28	7:01	12	34.0	-11.0	41	0	0								Dec-25			80.1	32	1129	83	43	30.12	29.88	30.00	0.23		9R	KY-MI	EAST				Dec-25	HEAVY FROST AND WINDY NEAR NOON
Dec-26	43	14:32	30	2:14	13	36.5	2.5	39	1	0								Dec-26			104.8	33	1128	70	53	30.23	30.12	30.18	0.18		9	KY-MI	STAT.				Dec-26	NORTHERN VIRGINIA CLOUDY IN  MORNING BUT SOUTHERN HALF WAS CLEAR -- CLEARING IN  NORTHERN VA IN  THE PM.
Dec-27	52	14:33	34	5:32	18	43.0	6.5	38	0	0								Dec-27			74.3	24	0954	68	32	30.28	30.15	30.22	0.04		9	WV	STAT.				Dec-27	BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR THE WINTER SEASON
Dec-28	52	14:35	29	7:53	23	40.5	-2.5	38	0	0								Dec-28			22.5	11	1044	83	41	30.39	30.23	30.31	0.10		9R	WV-VT	EAST				Dec-28	HEAVY FROST ---A FEW  THIN CIRRUS CLOUDS MOST OF THE DAY 
Dec-29	60	14:35	31	7:44	29	45.5	5.0	38	0	0								Dec-29			48	13	2144	91	34	30.23	29.75	29.99	-0.32		9	NCC	EAST				Dec-29	MOSTLY BLUE SKY WITH PRETTY FILAMENTS OF CIRRUS DURING THE AM --- A NEW 23-YEAR REC. TEMP. RANGE SET FOR THE DATE OF 29 DEGREES
Dec-30	53	6:27	32	23:59	21	42.5	-3.0	39	0	0	0.05	0.05	0.03					Dec-30	0627	0635	104.6	36	0931	93	39	30.28	29.75	30.02	0.02	29.82	11			WEST	WEAK	0630	Dec-30	MAX. WIND GUST OF 36 MPH FROM THE WNW AT 0931
Dec-31	50	14:39	27	7:16	23	38.5	-4.0	40	0	0								Dec-31			33.6	13	1325	90	37	30.37	30.14	30.26	0.24		9	VA 	SOUTH				Dec-31	HP IS LOCATED IN SW VA THIS MORNING --- HEAVY FROST IN THE AM
TOT.	1393.0	40186	905.0	35674	488.0	1149.0	-3.0	1247.0	28.0	28.0	5.36	1.59	0.29	9.9	18.7	MAX.	TEMP	  MIN.	TEMP	TOT.	2116	689	39698	2668	1490	936.48	927.51	932.00	0.28	299.76				EXTREMES		DATE	DATE	EXTENSION OF LENGTHY DAILY REMARKS
NUM.	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	10	9	9	4	10	>=65	0	<=55	31	NUM.	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	10	  WX.	FEAT.		MAX.	TEMP	12-23	5/Dec	ONLY 0.3 INCHES OF SLUSH FOUND ON SNOWBOARD AT 0600 AS TEMP. ABOVE FREEZING AT 0200 -RAIN HERE UNTIL 2000 THEN SNOW AGAIN
AVE.	44.94	13:11	29.19	11:45	15.74	37.06	-0.10	40.23	0.90	0.90	0.54	0.18	0.03	0.00	0.00	>=60	2	<=50	31	AVE.	68.25	22.23	1280.58	86.06	48.06	30.21	29.92	30.06	0.01	29.98	LOW 	PR.=	14	MIN.	TEMP	12-21	6/Dec	 (DEC. 4 =1.7 INS., DEC. 5 = 1.0 INS., DEC. 6 = 2.8 INS.) COLDEST DAY WITH LOWEST MAX. TEMP. FOR DATE IN LAST 23 YRS.-ALSO  THE LOWEST 
MAX. 	62	21:53	43	23:59	29	52.5	10.5	CLEAR	12	14	24 Hr.	0.64	0.11	4.4	3.7	>=55	6	<=45	31	MAX. 	197.4	44		100	94	30.62	30.46	30.54	0.54	30.32	HIGH	PR.=	9	MAX.	MEAN	12-23		TEMP. RANGE  FOR PAST 23 YRS. WAS TIED TODAY. - NO SLEET TODAY ONLY SNOW FROM 001 UNTIL ENDING AROUND 0915.
MIN.	31	1:28	22	1:37	4	28.5	-11.0	P.CLO.	10	6	0.00	>= 1.00	>= 2.00	Inches	THUNDER	>=50	12	<=40	30	MIN.	16.1	8		60	26	29.80	29.23	29.56	-0.42	29.48	ELONG	HP.=	6	MIN.	MEAN	12-06	14/Dec	FOR DATE-ALSO A NEW 23 YR. REC. MAX. PRECIP. AMT. FOR DATE OF 1.08 INS.-OLD REC. WAS 0.89 INS. IN 1999 - SLEET MIXED SNOW STARTED AT 0550.
>=90°	0	<=32°	26	 				CLO.	9	11	1.08	2	0	Days	0	>=45	14	<=30	22	MEDI 	61	22	1222	87	44	30.23	29.88	30.04	0.05	29.96	COLD	FRO.=	6	MAX.	PREC	12-14		A LITTLE FREEZING RAIN FROM  0745 THAT DIDN'T AMOUNT TO ANYTHING AS THE TEMP. SOON WENT ABOVE FREEZING ONLY A TRACE OF  GLAZE.
DATE	12-23	DATE	12-21	DATE OF	12-23	DATE OF	12-06			DATE	12-14		DATE	12-14		>=40	21	<=20	0		DATE	12-11 	1529		DATE	12-03	12-11				WARM	FRO.=	1	MAX.	WIND	12-11		
MAX.		MIN.		HIGHEST		LOWEST				MAX.			MAX.			>=30	31	<=15	0		MAX.				MAX.						STAT.	FRO.=	0	MAX.	BAR.	12-03		
TEMP.		TEMP.		TEMPS.		TEMPS.				PREC.			SNOW			>=20	31	<= 10	0		WIND				BAR.						ALL 	HPS.=	15	MIN.	BAR.	12-11