OCTOBER 2004

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PAGE #1		OCT.	2004	Annandale ( Barcroft Hills Weather Center ) 38° 50' 26" N   77° 09' 58" W  Stat. # 21517  Koontz		PAGE #2		OCT.	2004	Annandale ( Barcroft Hills Weather Center ) 38° 50' 26" N   77° 09' 58" W  Stat. # 21517  Koontz			        Annandale ( Barcroft Hills Weather Center ) 38° 50' 26" N   77° 09' 58" W  Stat. # 21517  Koontz
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2004	TEMP.	TIME	TEMP.	TIME	TEMP.	TEMP. 	MEAN	SOIL	SKY	SKY	PRECIP	MAX.1HR	MAX.5M	FROZ.	SNOW ON	START	END	2004	START	END	WIND  	MAX.	TIME	MAX.	MIN.	MAX.	MIN.	AVE.	BAR.	BAR.&	MAP	FEAT.	HP.LP.	FRONT	FRONT	FRONT 	2004	REMARKS FOR THE MONTH
OCT.	MAX.	MAX.	MIN.	MIN.	RANGE	MEAN	CHANGE	TEMP.	AM	PM	MELTED	PRECIP.	PRECIP.	PRECIP.	GROUND	TIME	TIME	OCT.	TIME	TIME	RUN	GUST	GUST	RH	RH	BAR.	BAR.	BAR.	CHANGE	PREC.	FEAT.	LOC.	TRACK	DIRCT.	INTEN.	PASSED	OCT.	Oct-2004
Oct-01	73	13:57	53	7:07	20	63.0	-1.5	68	0	0								Oct-01			9.4	10	1115	98	48	30.25	30.15	30.20	0.13		9	PA	NE				Oct-01	SUNNY WITH BLUE SKY IN AM AND ONLY PC FROM 1400-1530
Oct-02	74	14:59	63	5:51	11	68.5	5.5	67	2	2	0.35	0.34	0.16			0513	0640	Oct-02	0410	0425	12.8	9	0946	100	82	30.20	30.06	30.13	-0.07	30.18	11			WNW	STRONG	2300	Oct-02	THUNDER 0528, 0533, 0536-LIGHT FOG
Oct-03	66	14:35	55	8:25	11	60.5	-8.0	67	1	0								Oct-03			24.1	12	0934	100	51	30.25	30.12	30.19	0.06		9	IL	EAST				Oct-03	MUCH COOLER AND LESS HUMIDITY-BLUE AFTERNOON SKY
Oct-04	71	14:33	56	0:40	15	63.5	3.0	67	1	0								Oct-04			13.0	12	2355	100	44	30.13	30.01	30.07	-0.12		9R, 11	WV-AL	EAST	NW	AVE.	2330	Oct-04	THIS COLD FRONT SHOULD PRODUCE THE LOWEST TEMPS. OF THE FALL
Oct-05	61	11:17	46	23:51	15	53.5	-10.0	66	0	0								Oct-05			31.5	18	1311	92	45	30.40	30.10	30.25	0.18		9	IL	EAST				Oct-05	COLDEST AM SINCE 9/20/2004 AND BREEZY IN THE MORNING
Oct-06	62	14:30	41	6:33	21	51.5	-2.0	64	0	0								Oct-06			9.2	11	1335	98	43	30.48	30.39	30.44	0.19		9	VA	STAT.				Oct-06	LOWEST TEMP. SINCE 5/4/2004 WHEN 41°F WAS REC. - HIGHEST BAROMETER SINCE 3/25/04-VERY HEAVY DEW
Oct-07	71	14:31	45	5:01	26	58.0	6.5	63	0	0								Oct-07			6.6	7	1504	99	39	30.48	30.39	30.44	0.00		9	WV-AL	NE				Oct-07	HP CENTERED ON WVA AND VA THIS AM AND BAROMETER READ 30.48 INCHES AGAIN TODAY-VERY HEAVY DEW
Oct-08	72	15:13	49	7:25	23	60.5	2.5	62	0	0								Oct-08			6.1	11	1204	100	52	30.41	30.26	30.34	-0.10		9R, 11	MD-MEC	NE				Oct-08	HEAVY DEW-LONG PERIOD OF CLEAR SKIES AND VERY NICE WEATHER
Oct-09	71	14:21	54	6:19	17	62.5	2.0	62	2	2								Oct-09			8.9	8	1016	100	68	30.26	30.07	30.17	-0.17		9	MEC	NE				Oct-09	VERY HEAVY DEW AND LIGHT TO MODERATE FOG-SOME SUN THROUGH AM CLOUDS
Oct-10	68	10:57	52	23:54	16	60.0	-2.5	63	1	0								Oct-10			41.6	18	1811	100	42	30.12	30.02	30.07	-0.09		11, 9	WS	NE	NW	AVE.	0100	Oct-10	HEAVY DEW BUT NO FOG-CLOUDS IN EARLY AM THEN CLEARING AND BREEZY
Oct-11	59	16:16	45	6:42	14	52.0	-8.0	63	1	0								Oct-11			33.5	19	1122	94	57	30.15	30.03	30.09	0.02		9	QU	SW				Oct-11	BREEZY, COOL DAY-CLOUDY TO START BUT CLEARING  STARTED ABOUT 0830
Oct-12	63	16:35	38	7:03	25	50.5	-1.5	61	0	0								Oct-12			30.0	14	1201	99	44	30.03	29.80	29.92	-0.18		9	ON	STAT.				Oct-12	COLDEST MORNING SINCE 4/28/2004 WHEN IT WAS 38°F
Oct-13	61	16:14	44	4:08	17	52.5	2.0	60	2	2	0.01	0.01	T			1115	1130	Oct-13	1410	1445	6.7	6	1125	96	66	29.80	29.62	29.71	-0.20	29.76	8	IN	EAST				Oct-13	3RD PD. OF PRECIP. 1640-1655
Oct-14	66	15:44	50	7:32	16	58.0	5.5	59	2	1	0.05	0.03	0.01			0035	0140	Oct-14	0335	0410	20.6	13	1531	100	71	29.63	29.56	29.60	-0.12	29.63	8	VAC	NE				Oct-14	CLEAR SKY BY 1000 AND MOSTLY CLEAR BY 1100 THEN PARTLY CLOUDY PM
Oct-15	62	16:15	46	23:59	16	54.0	-4.0	60	2	2	0.16	0.12	0.03			0117	0300	Oct-15	1305	1420	35.0	18	1741	100	78	29.60	29.38	29.49	-0.10	29.61	8	IN	NNE				Oct-15	THUNDER AT 1743, 1747, 1752 AND THEN ABOUT 10 OCCURRENCES BETWEEN 1800-1830-3RD PD. OF PRECIP. 1755-1840
Oct-16	60	11:19	41	23:56	19	50.5	-3.5	60	1	1	0.04	0.04	0.01			1204	1240	Oct-16	1700	1735	32.1	24	1651	99	56	29.81	29.54	29.68	0.18	29.63	9, 11	FL	EAST	NW	AVE.	1655	Oct-16	BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF VIRGA AT 1645
Oct-17	60	15:52	40	2:15	20	50.0	-0.5	59	0	0								Oct-17			37.0	24	1322	89	26	30.03	29.81	29.92	0.25		9	GA	NE				Oct-17	26% RH AT 1547 AND VERY BLUE SKY ALL DAY
Oct-18	63	15:48	38	5:09	25	50.5	0.5	59	0	2	T					2215	2225	Oct-18	2305	2315	27.8	13	1542	93	38	30.16	29.99	30.08	0.15	30.06	21			WEST	AVE.	0930	Oct-18	3RD PD. OF PRECIP. OCCURRED AS A SPRINKLE BET. 2345-2355
Oct-19	62	12:09	53	23:56	9	57.5	7.0	59	2	2	0.22	0.12	0.03			0045	0155	Oct-19	1900	2400	24.1	13	1818	100	86	30.01	29.90	29.96	-0.12	30.02	8	PA	SE				Oct-19	ONLY SPRINKLES OR DRIZZLE 0045-0155 THEN HEAVIEST RAIN BET. 1915-1930
Oct-20	53	0:01	52	18:45	1	52.5	-5.0	59	2	2	0.25	0.09	0.02			0001	0150	Oct-20	1150	1445	32.3	13	0701	100	99	30.10	29.99	30.05	0.09	30.08	8	VAC	EAST				Oct-20	3RD PD. OF PRECIP. 1715-1940, 4TH PD. OF PRECIP. 2025-2400-HEAVIEST SPRINKLE AT 0115-ONLY ABOUT 0.03 INS. IN 15 MINS. -  24 YR. REC. LOW TEMP. RANGE FOR THE DATE
Oct-21	54	15:44	51	6:38	3	52.5	0.0	58	2	2	0.13	0.05	0.01			0001	0430	Oct-21	1400	1600	20.3	9	1026	100	98	30.17	30.08	30.13	0.08	30.10	9	NB	STAT.				Oct-21	NE FLOW AROUND HP IN NEW BRUNSWICK CAUSED DAMPNESS AND DRIZZLE TODAY-3RD PD. OF PRECIP. 2135-2250  - 24 YEAR RECORD LOW TEMP. RANGE FOR THE DATE
Oct-22	55	15:21	45	23:59	10	50.0	-2.5	58	2	2	0.01	0.01	T			0010	0120	Oct-22			17.4	12	1046	99	77	30.25	30.17	30.21	0.09	30.17	9	NB	SOUTH				Oct-22	NE FLOW AROUND HP IN NEW BRUNSWICK CAUSED DAMPNESS AND DRIZZLE
Oct-23	55	15:18	40	7:28	15	47.5	-2.5	58	0	1								Oct-23			16.9	9	1121	100	57	30.24	30.06	30.15	-0.06		9	QU	SOUTH				Oct-23	1ST SUN IN FOUR DAYS AND A VERY HEAVY DEW THIS MORNING-PC IN PM
Oct-24	51	16:06	42	0:58	9	46.5	-1.0	57	2	2	0.06	0.03	0.01			0512	0755	Oct-24	0940	1045	6.7	8	1617	99	87	30.06	29.97	30.02	-0.13	30.02	11			WEST	WEAK		Oct-24	DARK, DAMP AND COOL FOR THE SEASON - THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE TIED THE REC. LOWEST MAX. TEMP. EVER IN 24 YRS. FOR DATE
Oct-25	57	16:27	49	3:31	8	53.0	6.5	57	2	2		 						Oct-25			5.2	9	1311	100	54	30.13	30.03	30.08	0.06		23, 9			WEST	WEAK		Oct-25	COLD FRONT BECAME A WEAK TROUGH BUT IS STILL TO OUR WEST-LIGHT AM FOG
Oct-26	63	14:36	47	7:02	16	55.0	2.0	57	0	1								Oct-26			24.8	9	1343	100	59	30.23	30.12	30.18	0.10		9						Oct-26	FIRST SUN AND PRETTY DAY IN MORE THAN A WEEK-PC IN PM BECAUSE OF CIRRUS CLOUDS
Oct-27	62	14:12	47	5:13	15	54.5	-0.5	57	2	2								Oct-27			13.4	8	1145	98	57	30.25	30.18	30.22	0.04		21			SW	AVE		Oct-27	WARM FRONT STAYED SW OF THE ANNANDALE AREA
Oct-28	61	15:20	48	7:42	13	54.5	0.0	57	0	1								Oct-28			20.3	12	1210	98	59	30.33	30.22	30.28	0.06		9						Oct-28	PRECIP. SENSOR INDICATED A VERY LIGHT SPRINKLE AT 0535-0540 THAT WAS LESS THAN 1/3 OF 0.01 INCHES  BUT NOT CONFIRMED THUS NO TRACE WAS RECORDED.
Oct-29	58	17:00	52	5:12	6	55.0	0.5	57	2	2	0.10	0.06	0.02			1020	1055	Oct-29	1200	1405	23.2	9	0006	100	85	30.23	29.96	30.10	-0.18	30.15	21			WEST	AVE.		Oct-29	WARM FRONT STILL WEST OF AREA  - THE TEMP. RANGE TODAY WAS 6°F, A NEW 24 YEAR LOW TEMP. RANGE RECORD FOR THE DATE; THE OLD RECORD WAS 10°F IN 2002.
Oct-30	70	16:15	57	0:01	13	63.5	8.5	57	2	2								Oct-30			14.5	11	1415	100	82	29.96	29.75	29.86	-0.24		21			SW	AVE.	1230	Oct-30	HEAVY FOG WITH VISIBILITY CUT TO 0.3 MILES  - THE MIN. TEMP. TODAY WAS 57°F, A NEW 24 YEAR HIGH MIN. TEMP. REC. FOR THE DATE; THE OLD REC. WAS 53°F IN 1996.
Oct-31	75	15:25	58	23:57	17	66.5	3.0	59	0	1								Oct-31			44.3	24	1124	100	27	30.01	29.76	29.89	0.03		11			SE	WEAK	0700	Oct-31	VERY HEAVY DEW  -  CF IS VERY WEAK AND JUST PASSED OUR AREA TOWARD THE SE AT 0700.  -  TODAY'S MAX. TIED THE 24 YR. RECORD MAX. FOR THE DATE IN 1982.
TOTAL	1959	44130	1497	30372	462.0	1728.0	2.0	1880.0	33.0	34.0	1.38	0.90	0.30	0.0	0.0	MAX.	TEMP	  MIN. 	TEMP	TOT.	649.3	393	39649	3051	1877	934.16	929.49	931.83	-0.19	359.41				EXTREMES		DATES	DATE	EXTENSION OF LENGTHY DAILY REMARKS
NUM.	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	11	11	9	0	0	>=85	0	<=70	31	NUM.	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	12	  WX. 	FEAT		MAX.	TEMP.	10-31	Oct-21	THE MAXIMUM TEMP. TODAY WAS 54°F, AND EQUALED THE 24 YEAR LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR THE DATE; THE OLD RECORD WAS SET IN 1988.
AVE.	63.19	14:24	48.29	10:00	14.90	55.74	0.06	60.65	1.06	1.10	0.13	0.08	0.03	0.00	0.00	>=80	0	<=65	31	AVE.	20.95	12.68	 	98.42	60.55	30.13	29.98	30.06	-0.01	29.95	LOW 	PR.=	5	MIN.	TEMP.	10-12	Oct-31	THE MIN. TEMP. TODAY WAS 58°F, A NEW 24 YEAR HIGH MIN. TEMP. RECORD FOR THE DATE; THE OLD RECORD WAS 56°F IN 1984.
MAX. 	75	17:00	63	23:59	26	68.5	8.5	CLEAR	12	11	24 Hr.	0.34	0.16	0.0	0	>=75	1	<=60	30	MAX.	44.3	24		100	99	30.48	30.39	30.44	0.25	30.18	HIGH	PR.=	17	MAX.	MEAN	10-02		
MIN.	51	0:01	38	0:01	1	46.5	-10.0	P.CLO.	5	6	0.36	>= 1.00	>= 2.00	Inches	THUNDER	>=70	8	<=55	27	MIN.	5.2	6		89	26	29.60	29.38	29.49	-0.24	29.61	ELONG	HP.=	2	MIN.	MEAN	10-24		
>=90°	0	<=32°	0	 				CLO.	14	14	0.35	0	0	Days	2	>=65	11	<=50	19	MEDI	20	12	1210	100	57	30.16	30.03	30.09	0.02	30.04	COLD	FRO.=	7	MAX.	PREC.	10-02		
DATE OF	10-31	DATE OF	10-12	DATE OF	10-02	DATE OF	10-24			DATE	10-02					>=60	23	<=45	11		DATE	10-16 	1651		DATE	10-06	10-15				WARM	FRO.=	4	MAX.	WIND	10-16		
MAX.		MIN.		WARMEST		COLDEST				MAX.						>=55	28	<=40	4		MAX.	10-17 	1322		MAX.						STAT.	FRO.=	0	MAX. 	BAR.	10-06		
TEMP.		TEMP.	10-18	DAY		DAY				PREC.						>=50	31	<=35	0		WIND	10-31 	1124		BAR.	10-07					ALL 	HPS.=	19	MIN.	BAR.	10-15