MAY 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
MAY MAX. MAX. MIN. MIN. RANGE MEAN CHANGE TEMP. AM PM MELTED PRECIP. PRECIP. PRECIP. GROUND TIME TIME MAY TIME TIME RUN GUST GUST RH RH BAR. BAR. BAR. CHANGE PREC. FEAT. LOC. TRACK DIRCT. INTEN. PASSED MAY REMARKS FOR THE MONTH
May-01 78 17:52 57 5:03 21 67.5 3.0 56 2 1 0.03 0.03 0.03 0001 0050 May-01 23 17 1711 100 60 30.10 29.89 30.00 -0.06 30.09 21 SW AVE. 1045 May-01 VERY LIGHT AM FOG
May-02 79 16:40 60 6:22 19 69.5 2.0 57 2 0 May-02 36 16 1657 97 41 29.89 29.68 29.79 -0.21 23, 11 WEST WEAK NOON May-02 STRONG COLD FRONT TO THE NW-PASSED AT 2215
May-03 66 15:51 52 7:04 14 59.0 -10.5 58 2 1 May-03 39 13 1229 80 49 30.08 29.83 29.96 0.17 8 NC EAST May-03 8°F COOLER LAST NIGHT AND 14°F COOLER TODAY
May-04 66 16:04 50 23:59 14 59.0 0.0 57 2 0 0.01 0.01 T 0455 0525 May-04 23 14 1429 99 27 30.20 30.08 30.14 0.19 30.10 23 WEST WEAK May-04 COOL SPRING DAY
May-05 53 10:26 46 4:22 7 49.5 -9.5 56 2 2 0.21 0.04 0.01 0912 2015 May-05 2220 2400 13 8 2156 97 62 30.19 29.99 30.09 -0.05 30.18 8 IA NE May-05 RECORD COLD AND DAMP DAY-8°F COOLER THAN PREVIOUS 23 YR. RECORD-NEW REC. LOW MAX. FOR DATE
May-06 62 18:37 51 0:01 11 56.5 7.0 55 2 2 0.04 0.01 0.01 0001 0200 May-06 0330 0750 11 8 1422 100 88 30.00 29.92 29.96 -0.13 29.99 21 SOUTH AVE. May-06 LIGHT FOG
May-07 81 15:56 52 6:15 29 66.5 10.0 56 1 0 0.79 0.66 0.27 1815 1850 May-07 2015 2120 20 19 1827 100 57 29.98 29.81 29.90 -0.07 29.82 21 SOUTH AVE. 1100 May-07 LIGHT FOG IN EARLY AM - RAINBOW TO EAST AT 1848-MAX. RAIN RATE TODAY 3.13 INS. PER HOUR-ALSO A 23 YR REC. AMT. OF PRECIP. FOR DATE
May-08 76 17:30 62 6:25 14 69.0 2.5 58 2 2 0.12 0.08 0.07 1148 1155 May-08 19 23 1141 100 59 30.00 29.83 29.92 0.02 29.90 11 NW AVE. 2000 May-08 EARLY CIRRUS MOST OF THE SKY COVERED BUT THEN LOWERING CLOUDS THUNDER BETWEEN 1130-1200
May-09 64 11:08 60 23:59 4 62.0 -7.0 59 2 2 0.26 0.26 0.09 1305 1415 May-09 21 11 1239 100 91 30.00 29.86 29.93 0.02 29.90 21 SOUTH AVE. 0400 May-09 THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN 1200-1300 - FOG IN AM -23 YR. RECORD LOW TEMP. RANGE FOR DATE
May-10 71 13:35 59 2:43 12 65.0 3.0 59 2 2 0.48 0.25 0.07 0810 1140 May-10 1450 1605 17 8 0718 100 90 29.99 29.76 29.88 -0.05 29.95 11 SOUTH AVE. May-10 THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN 0800-0900 AGAIN TODAY AND FOG IN MORNING
May-11 83 16:53 64 5:35 19 73.5 8.5 59 2 1 0.01 0.01 T 0300 0305 May-11 21 12 1537 100 62 29.82 29.49 29.66 -0.22 29.75 11 WEST STRONG 1700 May-11 HEAVY FOG IN EARLY AM-WARMEST NIGHT FOR DATE IN LAST 23 YRS
May-12 70 0:01 57 23:57 13 63.5 -10.0 60 2 2 T T T 1850 1900 May-12 94 25 1937 81 37 29.75 29.56 29.66 0.00 29.68 8 NJC EAST May-12 2 LOW PRESSURES ONE OVER LAKE HURON AND THE OTHER OVER NJ TOGETHER FORMING A LARGE WHIRLPOOL OF CLOUDS AND COOL AIR
May-13 66 18:06 54 23:59 12 60.0 -3.5 59 2 1 May-13 120 33 1341 70 33 29.88 29.73 29.81 0.15 8 NY EAST May-13 SLOW MOVING LP-MAX. WIND SPEED WAS 33 MPH AT 1341 FROM WEST
May-14 75 17:39 47 6:30 28 61.0 1.0 58 0 0 May-14 46 20 1222 87 27 30.03 29.88 29.96 0.15 9 GA NE May-14 FIRST COMPLETELY CLEAR DAY OF MONTH SO FAR
May-15 74 15:54 54 3:34 20 64.0 3.0 59 2 2 0.31 0.31 1658 2245 May-15 52 18 1638 100 55 30.06 29.95 30.01 0.05 29.98 8 IN EAST May-15 THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN 1620-1710 WITH SOME LIGHTNING TO 2030
May-16 60 6:50 51 23:26 9 55.5 -8.5 59 2 2 0.83 0.83 0.04 0020 0905 May-16 1515 1800 86 22 1505 100 94 30.28 29.99 30.14 0.13 30.01 8 OH ESE May-16 HEAVY RAINS TO OUR WEST -4 INS. IN PARTS OF LOUDOUN AND FREDERICK COUNTIES-3RD RAIN PD. HERE TODAY BET. 1950-2120 - THUNDER OBS.
May-17 51 0:43 47 6:51 4 49.0 -6.5 58 2 2 0.11 0.11 0.01 0050 0200 May-17 0515 0600 62 15 0939 100 92 30.36 30.25 30.31 0.17 30.29 9 ME STAT. May-17 HIGH PRESSURE IN NE CAUSING EASTERLY WINDS AND COOL AIR DAMMING ALONG EAST COAST. NEW 23 YR. REC. LOW MAX. TEMP. FOR DATE
May-18 54 18:32 48 5:58 6 51.0 2.0 57 2 2 0.40 0.13 0.02 0330 0925 May-18 1040 1055 29 10 1158 100 83 30.36 30.28 30.32 0.02 30.30 9 VT STAT. May-18 NEW 23 YR. REC. LOW MAX. TEMP. FOR DATE AND ALSO A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE RANGE FOR THE DATE
May-19 73 15:59 44 6:31 29 58.5 7.5 56 0 0 May-19 30 13 1220 99 50 30.35 30.30 30.33 0.01 9 NY SE May-19 A FEW SCATTERED FAIR WEATHER CUMULUS IN THE AFTERNOON
May-20 76 15:55 46 6:26 30 61.0 2.5 58 0 2 May-20 12 8 1235 98 33 30.32 30.14 30.23 -0.10 9R MD-MA NE May-20 SOME CIRRUS BEFORE NOON BUT THIN AND SCATTERED BUT BECAME THICKER AND COVERING MOST OF THE AFTERNOON SKY
May-21 61 0:01 54 23:45 7 57.5 -3.5 59 2 2 0.70 0.17 0.03 0755 1810 May-21 1950 2355 12 13 1558 100 54 30.20 30.07 30.14 -0.10 30.13 11 NW AVE. 1500 May-21
May-22 59 17:07 53 6:20 6 56.0 -1.5 58 2 2 0.06 0.05 0.01 2150 2315 May-22 20 9 0820 100 88 30.22 30.16 30.19 0.05 30.21 23, 24 WEST WEAK 0730 May-22 ALSO THE COLD FRONT THAT PAST YESTERDAY IS NOW OVER THE SE COAST OF VA -- 23 YR. RECORD LOW TEMP RANGE FOR DATE
May-23 56 15:07 53 6:43 3 54.5 -1.5 57 2 2 0.21 0.05 0.01 1045 1330 May-23 1540 2250 45 13 1702 100 96 30.20 30.02 30.11 -0.08 30.18 8 GAC NE May-23 VERY HIGH REL. HUMIDITY ALL DAY, DAMP AND CLOUDY BUT VERY LITTLE RAIN--23 YR. REC. LOW MAX. FOR DATE & ALSO 23 YR. REC. LOW TEMP.
May-24 66 16:55 55 6:41 11 60.5 6.0 58 2 2 0.05 0.03 0.01 0445 0635 May-24 15 10 0233 100 83 30.02 29.93 29.98 -0.13 29.97 8 VAC NORTH May-24 VERY SLOW MOVING COASTAL LOW PRESSURE TODAY BUT A RARE FEW MINUTES OF SUN AROUND 1740
May-25 67 14:50 58 3:10 9 62.5 2.0 58 2 2 0.06 0.02 0.01 0130 0150 May-25 0920 1130 22 10 1445 100 86 30.01 29.95 29.98 0.00 29.97 23 WEST AVE. 1000 May-25 3RD PD. OF RAIN 1835-2000, 4TH PD. OF RAIN 2115-2155
May-26 71 15:20 57 7:15 14 64.0 1.5 59 2 1 1.11 0.30 0.05 0017 0800 May-26 30 14 1444 100 65 29.95 29.87 29.91 -0.07 29.95 9 VA NE May-26 FIRST DAY WITH ANY REAL AMOUNT OF SUN SINCE 20TH -A NEW 23 YR. REC. PRECIP. AMT. FOR DATE - OLD REC. FOR DATE WAS 1.05 INS.
May-27 62 12:36 54 23:59 8 58.0 -6.0 59 2 2 0.05 0.03 0.01 1310 1600 May-27 8 7 0918 100 84 30.09 29.98 30.04 0.13 30.05 8 SC NE May-27 WIND RUN TODAY WAS 8 MILES THE LOWEST SINCE 1/5/03 WHEN IT WAS 6 MILES
May-28 67 18:38 54 0:23 13 60.5 2.5 59 2 1 0.21 0.21 0.05 0903 1010 May-28 23 18 1537 100 56 29.98 29.79 29.89 -0.15 29.89 8 VAC NE May-28 TODAY WAS THE 21ST DAY WITH MEASURABLE PRECIP. - OLD REC. FOR MAY WAS ONLY 16
May-29 69 13:08 54 0:37 15 61.5 1.0 59 2 2 0.09 0.05 0.01 1400 1650 May-29 6 7 1102 100 66 29.79 29.63 29.71 -0.17 29.67 8 OH EAST May-29 TODAY WAS THE 22ND DAY WITH MEASURABLE PRECIP.- THE MOST FOR ANY MONTH REC. AT THIS STATION (RECORDS START IN SEPT. 1979)
May-30 81 16:14 54 6:18 27 67.5 6.0 60 0 0 May-30 49 15 0852 100 35 29.70 29.62 29.66 -0.05 9 IL EAST May-30 FEW CUMULUS IN AFTERNOON SKY AND FEW CIRRUS IN MORNING SKY BUT STILL MAINLY CLEAR FOR 3RD DAY OF THIS MONTH
May-31 71 12:58 61 5:44 10 66.0 -1.5 61 2 2 0.95 0.85 0.30 0955 1015 May-31 1800 1945 22 17 2353 100 66 29.67 29.36 29.52 -0.15 29.67 8, 11 OH EAST WEST AVE. 1915 May-31 THUNDERSTORM 1800-1915 --RAINBOW SEEN FROM 1910 TO 1921 --MAX. RAIN RATE 3.50 INCHES PER HOUR -POWER OFF FOR ABOUT 2 .5 HRS. - NEW
TOTAL 2108.0 1718 1670.0 26589 438.0 1889.0 1.5 1801.0 53.0 44.0 7.09 4.49 1.11 0.0 0.0 MAX. TEMPS MIN. TEMP TOT. 1026 444 41996 3008 1969 931.47 926.60 929.04 -0.54 719.63 EXTREMES DATES DATE EXTENSION OF LENGTHY DAILY REMARKS
NUM 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 23 23 20 0 0 >=95 0 <=75 31 NUM. 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 24 WX. FEAT. MAX. TEMP. 5-11 May-07 THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN 1800-1900
AVE. 68.00 13:58 53.87 8:47 14.13 60.94 0.05 58.10 1.71 1.42 0.31 0.20 0.06 0.00 0.00 >=85 0 <=70 31 AVE. 33.10 14.32 97.03 63.52 30.05 29.89 29.97 -0.02 29.98 LOW PR.= 12 MIN. TEMP. 5-19
MAX. 83 18:38 64 23:59 30 73.5 10.0 CLEAR 4 6 1.11 0.85 0.30 0.0 0 >=80 3 <=65 31 MAX. 120 33 100 96 30.36 30.30 30.33 0.19 30.30 HIGH PR.= 6 MAX. MEAN 5-11 May-17 AND ALSO TIES LOWEST MAX. TEMP. (51°F) EVER REC. FOR MONTH OF MAY. THE OLD RECORDS WERE SET MAY 2, 1995, MAY 7, 1996
MIN. 51 0:01 44 0:01 3 49.0 -10.5 P.CLO. 1 6 >= 1.00 INCH >=75 8 <=60 28 MIN. 6 7 70 27 29.67 29.36 29.52 -0.22 29.67 ELONG HP.= 1 MIN. MEAN 5-17 BUT NEVER THIS LATE INTO THE MONTH OF MAY! TODAY ALSO HAD A 23-YEAR RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE.
>=90° 0 <=32° 0 CLO. 26 19 1 DAYS >=70 14 <=55 21 MERI 23 13 1422 100 62 30.02 29.89 29.96 -0.05 29.98 COLD FRO.= 6 MAX. PREC. 5-26
DATE OF 5-11 DATE OF 5-19 DATE OF 5-11 DATE OF 5-17 DATE 5-26 >=65 21 <=50 6 DATE 5-13 1341 DATE 5-17 5-31 WARM FRO.= 4 MAX. GUST 5-13 May-23 RANGE FOR DATE
MAX. MIN. HOTTEST COOLEST MAX. >=60 26 <=45 1 MAX. MAX. STAT. FRO.= 1 MAX. BAR. 5-17
TEMP. TEMP. DAY DAY PREC. >=55 28 <=40 0 WIND BAR. 5-18 ALL HPS.= 7 MIN. BAR. 5-31 May-31 23-YEAR MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION RECORD FOR THE DATE AND ALSO A NEW 23 -YEAR LOW TEMPERATURE RANGE FOR THE DATE