2002 Weather Records

2002 Text Summaries And Records By Month

January

January was warm and VERY dry.

RECORDS FOR THE DATE

January 3, 2002 Snowstorm Passes to the SE of Area
Richmond, VA gets 7 inches and Portsmouth gets 9 inches.
We had only a snow flurry from 0900 to 0910
January 5, 2002 Tied the Record High Temp. Range for the Date
The temperature range today was 24°F, and equaled the 21 year maximum temp. range
record for the date; the old record was set in 1998.
January 6, 2002 Snowstorm Predicted For Area With 2-4 Inches Of Snow
Precip. started as sleet at 1230 and turned quickly to all rain and ended as a freezing
drizzle during the night. The total rain in the storm was 0.66 inches by 2000 hours.
January 11, 2002 Windy
Wind gust to of 43 mph at 1216 today that was the highest wind gust recorded here
since 12-12-2000 when a gust of 46 mph was recorded.
January 13, 2002 Windy
Wind gust to of 33 mph at 0737 today
Wind gust to of 36 mph at 0922 today
January 19, 2002 SNOW
Snow started at 0840 and by 1340 Annandale Weather Center had 3.3 inches
This is the most snow we have seen since 12-19-2000 when 3.8 inches was recorded.
At 2115 we had the precipitation turn back to snow again and by 2240 we had 0.5 inches
of additional snow. Total snowfall for day was 3.8 inches that also set a record as
the most snow to fall on this date in the last 22-years. No accumulation occurred after 2240.
The snowfall total today was 3.8 inches, a new 22 year maximum snowfall record for the date; the old record was 0.2 inches in 1984. The total of melted precipitation was 0.47 inches.
January 27, 2002 New Record Max. Temp. and High Temp. Range for the Date
The maximum temperature today was 63°F, a new 22 year high maximum temperature record
for the date; the old record was 59°F in 1984.
The temperature range today was 31°F, a new 22 year maximum temperature range record
for the date; the old record was 29 °F in 1984.
January 28, 2002 Very Warm For January
The maximum temperature today was 66°F, and equaled the 22 year high maximum temperature record
for the date; the old record was set in 1999.
January 29, 2002 Very Warm For January
The minimum temperature today was 48°F, a new 22 year high minimum temperature record for the date;
the old record was 38°F in 1989. This record was broken by + 10°F
The temperature range today was 25°F, and equaled the 22 year maximum temperature range record for the date; the old record was set in 1983.
The maximum temperature today was 73°F, a new 22 year high maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 58°F in 1989. This record was broken by + 15°F
January 30, 2002 Record Heat For January
The minimum temperature today was 54°F, a new 22 year high minimum temperature record for the date;
the old record was 44°F in 1989. This record was broken by + 10°F
The maximum temperature today was 74°F, a new 22 year high maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was only 55°F in 1991. This record was broken by + 19°F
This 74°F was also the highest temperature ever recorded in January in the last 22 years. The old record was 72°F on January 23, 1999.
January 31, 2002 Last night still warm for January
The minimum temperature today was 48°F, a new 22 year high minimum temperature record for the date;
the old record was 42°F in 1982.

February

February was a warm and extremely dry month.

The total precipitation was 0.52 inches a departure of -2.42 inches. It was the driest February on record; the previous record was 0.90 in 1991. By the way 1991 was also the record driest year!! The total precipitation for the winter was only 3.63 inches that was -1.88 inches below the previous record.
The mean temperature was 41.25° that was the fourth highest in the last 22 years. The winter of 2001-2002 was unquestionably the warmest on record. The average mean temperature for the three winter months was 41.77°F nearly a full degree more than the previous record set in 1997-1998. The average is 36.67°F. The lowest maximum temperature for the month was 38°F that was the second lowest maximum for February recorded in the last 22 years. Because of the very warm winter the average ground temperature at one foot was the highest on my records and was +1.4°F higher than the previous record. (Records since 1987)
February, generally our cloudiest, was the clearest since 1983. This resulted in the greatest monthly average temperature range (20.36°F) since 1981. The very dry month also gave several days very low relative humidity. The lowest relative humidity for the month was 17% the lowest in February since 1990.
February's average maximum wind speed for the day was 19.9 mph the highest since 1984. The maximum wind gust for the month was 42 mph the highest since 1994 when a 42 mph gust was also recorded. February also had two days the 17th and the 27th that were the windiest days since March 2, 2000.
February had the lowest maximum barometer reading (30.49 inches) since 1986 although 1995 was within 0.01 of this record. The average maximum barometer reading for February is 30.65 inches.

RECORDS FOR THE DATE
February 1, 2002 Very Warm February Day
The maximum temperature today was 75°F, a new 22 year high maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 72°F in 1989.
The 22-year record high maximum for the month of February is 81°F set in 1985.
February 4, 2002 Snow Shower and Snow Squall
Two snow showers today--First from 1040 to 1100 gave a heavy period of large flaked snow and 0.4 inch accumulation. The second period of snow from 1156 to 1220, after most of the first snow had melted, gave 0.2 inches in a snow squall. The most snow on the ground at any one time was 0.4 at 1100.
February 5, 2002 Cold for This Year
The second coldest morning of the winter ; the minimum was 19.4°F last night.
The coldest night so far was January 1st with a 18°F minimum temperature.
February 7, 2002 Snow Teaser
Rain started at 0150 that turned to snow at a little passed 0200. The maximum snow accumulation was 0.5 inches recorded at 0400. The precipitation from 0400 to 0500 was mainly rain decreasing the frozen precipitation depth to 0.3 inches. After 0500 the precipitation was only rain.
The snowfall total today of 0.5 inches set a new 22 year maximum snowfall record for the date; the old record was 0.2 inches in 1989. The precipitation total today was only 0.23 inches, but a new 22 year maximum precipitation record for the date; the old record was 0.13 inches in 1991.
February 8, 2002 Warm Day
The maximum temperature today was 59°F, a new 22 year high maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 58°F in 1990.
February 17, 2002 Windy Day
Today was the windiest day here since 3-2-2000 although the maximum gust was only 35 mph. The wind continuing into the night time hours help set this record.
February 19, 2002 Record Temperature Range Day
The temperature range today was 32°F, a new 22 year maximum temperature range record for the date; the old record was 29 °F in 1980.
February 20, 2002 Record Warm Day
The maximum temperature today was 65°F at 1425, a new 22 year high maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 64°F in 1994. This maximum temperature occurred in spite of cloudy and at times windy conditions today.
February 21, 2002 Warm Night
The minimum temperature today was 47°F, and equaled the 22 year high minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was set in 1996.
February 24, 2002 Record Temperature Range Day
The temperature range today was 29°F, a new 22 year maximum temperature range record for the date; the old record was 27 °F in 1991.
February 25, 2002 Record Temperature Range Day
The temperature range today was 30°F, a new 22 year maximum temperature range record for the date; the old record was 29 °F in 2000.
February 26, 2002 Record Warm Day
The maximum temperature today was 68°F, a new 22 year high maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 59°F in 1998.
NOAA: "Last Three Months Warmest on U.S. Record Books"
WASHINGTON - The last three months were the warmest on U.S. record books, and January was the balmiest in the 123 years temperatures for the month have been recorded globally, government scientists said on Thursday.
A preliminary average of the nation's temperature measured from November 2001 to January 2002 was 4.3 degrees Fahrenheit above average temperatures gathered between 1895 and 2001, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the government's climate study arm.
The same monthly period in 1999-2000 held the previous record, NOAA said. The warmth stretched from western states like Montana and Oklahoma to the East Coast. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Massachusetts and Vermont saw the warmest November-January period on record, NOAA said.
Abnormal warmth sent global temperatures in January seven degrees Fahrenheit above average in large parts of North America and central Asia, it said. Average global land surface temperatures were 2.43 degrees Fahrenheit above the 1880-2001 long-term mean temperature, based on preliminary data, NOAA said.
Globally, the November-January period was the second warmest on record, 1.03 degrees Fahrenheit above average, NOAA said.

March

March was a little warmer than average but still remained drier than average.

March 2, 2002 Much Needed Rain
The total precipitation before midnight was 1.21 inches and 0.03 inches after midnight on March 3rd for a total of 1.24 inches. This was the most rain we have had here in one day since 9-24-2001.
March 4, 2002 Record Cold Day
The maximum temperature today was 34°F, a new 22 year low maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 37°F in 1987.
March 5, 2002 Record Cold
The minimum temperature today was 16°F, a new 22 year low minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 23°F in 1987. It was also the lowest temperature of the winter and was the coldest here since January 22, 2001.
March 6, 2002 From Record Cold To Record Warmth
The maximum temperature today was 63°F, a new 22 year high maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 60°F in 2000. The temperature range today was 31°F, a new 22 year maximum temperature range record for the date; the old record was 30 °F in 1987.
March 10, 2002 Very Windy Day
The maximum wind gust for the day was 42 mph for the west that occurred at 1133
March 12-13, 2002 TWO days of RAIN
Precipitation before midnight of the 12th was 0.39 inches, a new 22 year maximum precipitation record for the date; the old record was 0.37 inches in 1982.
Precipitation after midnight was 0.35 inches at 1000 hours. Total Precipitation for this system was 0.74 inches. Precipitation amount for the month is now 2.09 inches and 4.17 inches for the year.
March 14, 2002 Very Small Daily Temperature Range
The temperature range today was 3°F, and equaled the 22 year minimum temperature range record for the date; the old record was set in 1991.
March 17, 2002 Small Temperature Range
The temperature range today was 7°F, a new 22 year minimum temperature range record for the date; the old record was 8 °F in 1996.
March 17-18, 2002 MUCH needed Rain
Precipitation before midnight was 0.27 inches. Precipitation after midnight was 0.19 inches. Total precipitation for this system was 0.46 inches. Precipitation amount for the month is now 2.58 inches.
The temperature range for March 18th was 8°F, and equaled the 22 year minimum temperature range record for the date; the old record was set in 1998.
March 21, 2002 Large Temperature Range Caused By A Very Strong Cold Front
The temperature range today was 30°F, a new 22 year maximum temperature range record for the date; the old record was 29 °F in 1997.
March 22, 2002 Back to Winter
The minimum temperature today was 23°F, and was NOT a new 22 year low minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 21°F in 1988.
The maximum temperature today was 36°F, a new 22 year low maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 40°F in 1985.
March 23, 2002 Record Cold
The minimum temperature today was 23°F, a new 22 year low minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 28°F in 1996.
March 24, 2002 Large Temperature Range
The temperature range today was 33°F, a new 22 year maximum temperature range record for the date; the old record was 31 °F in 1982.

April

April was warm and near average in precipitation with the uniqueness of a F-5 tornado as close as La Plata, Maryland.

NO DAILY RECORDS IN APRIL UNTIL APRIL 13,2002
April 13, 2002 Warm Night for the Date
The minimum temperature today was 58°F, and equaled the 22 year high minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was set in 2001.
April 14, 2002 Record Warmth for the Date
Today was the warmest day so far in 2002.
The maximum temperature today was 81°F, a new 22 year high maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 80°F in 1994.
The minimum temperature today was 60°F, a new 22 year high minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 52°F in 1998.
April 15, 2002 Record Warm Night for the Date
The minimum temperature today was 62.1°F, a new 22 year high minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 58°F in 1985.
April 16, 2002 Record Warmth for the Date
Today was the warmest day so far in 2002.
The minimum temperature today was 63.8°F, a new 22 year high minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 61°F in 1993. The maximum temperature today was 90.3°F, a new 22 year high maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was only 79°F in 2000.
April 17, 2002 Record Warmth for the Date
Today was the warmest day so far in 2002.
The minimum temperature today was 63.7°F, a new 22 year high minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 61°F in 1982. The maximum temperature today was 92.1°F, a new 22 year high maximum temperature record for the date as the old record was 86°F in 1991.
April 18, 2002 Record Warmth for the Date
The minimum temperature today was 70.3°F, a new 22 year high minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 61°F in 1989. The maximum temperature today was 88.9°F, a new 22 year high maximum temperature record for the date as the old record was 81°F in 1985.
April 19, 2002 Record Warmth for the Date
The minimum temperature today was 62.4°F, a new 22 year high minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 60°F in 1985.
April 20, 2002 Today is the Eighth Record Warmth Night for the Date in Succession
The minimum temperature today was 61.1°F, a new 22 year high minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 59°F in 1996. The precipitation total today was 0.39 inches, a new 22 year maximum precipitation record for the date; the old record was ONLY 0.08 inches in 1981.
April 22, 2002 Windy Afternoon
Maximum wind gust today was 34 mph that occurred at 1454 hours.
April 24, 2002 Near Record Cold for the Date
The minimum temperature today was 38°F, and equaled the 22 year low minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was set in 1989.
April 28, 2002 New Record Rainfall for the Date
The precipitation total today was 1.67 inches, a new 22 year maximum precipitation record for the date; the old record was 0.87 inches in 1980. It was also the most rain in a calandar day since 9-25-2000.Precipitation amount for the month is now 3.52 inches.
DEADLY F-5 TORNADO HIT LAPLATA, MARYLAND TODAY FIRST F-5 TORNADO IN THE U.S. SINCE THE MAY 3,1999 OKLAHOMA CITY F-5 TORNADO

May

May was average in temperature but a very dry month.
The total precipitation for May was 2.31 inches that was -2.00 inches below the average. But parts of western Fairfax County had flooding and on the 25th and 26th we only had a few drops here.
The 19th through the 23rd was a record cool period. That set five new record low minimum temperatures for the date. This was however offset by the heat near the end of the month. We had seven days of less than or equal to 45 degrees Fahrenheit the most since 1997.
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. The record is 45 miles per hour set in May of 1993.
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.
May skies were a little clearer than average and the average daily temperature range for the month was the highest since 1999.
The 29.44 inch barometer reading of May 13th was the lowest in May since 1997.

Daily Records For May
May 2, 2002 Record Rainfall for the Date
The precipitation total today was 1.00 inches, a new 22 year maximum precipitation record for the date; the old record was 0.63 inches in 1998.
May 10, 2002 Record Warm Night for May
The minimum temperature today was 61°F, a new 22 year high minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 59°F in 2000.
May 14, 2002 Very Wind for May
The maximum wind gust from the west was 44 mph that occurred at 0049 hours that was the highest gust in May since 1993 when a 45 mph gust was recorded. The 1993 record is the strongest wind ever recorded in the last 22 years at this station in the month of May.
May 16, 2002 Record Temperature Range for the Date
The temperature range today was 36°F, a new 22 year maximum temperature range record for the date; the old record was 31 °F in 1998.
May 19, 2002 Chilly Night for May
The minimum temperature today was 41°F, a new 22 year low minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 45°F in 1985.
May 20, 2002 Chilly Night for May
The minimum temperature today was 41°F, a new 22 year low minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 42°F in 1992.
May 21, 2002 Chilly Night and Cool Day for May
The minimum temperature today was 40°F, a new 22 year low minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 41°F in 1992.
The maximum temperature today was 60°F, a new 22 year low maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 62°F in 2001.
May 22, 2002 Fourth Record Chilly Night in Succession
The minimum temperature today was 41°F, a new 22 year low minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 45°F in 1997.
May 23, 2002 Tied Record Low Temperature for the Date
The minimum temperature today was 45°F, and equaled the 22 year low minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was set in 1990.
May 24, 2002 Record Maximum Temperature Range for the Date
The temperature range today was 35°F, a new 22 year maximum temperature range record for the date; the old record was 35 °F in 1997.

June

June was a hot and dry month.
The average mean temperature was 75.85 degrees, a departure of + 2.44° F.
It was the second warmest June in the last 22 years and the warmest since 1994.
We had 12 days equal to or above 90° F and 4 days equal to or above 95° F.
Only 1994 had more 90-degree days in the last 22 years.
Only 1994 had a higher maximum temperature reading for June in the last 22 years than this month's 96° F recorded on both the 26th and the 27th.
June had few cool nights as the lowest minimum temperature for the month was only 55° F and 56° F is the 22-year record set in 1989.
The daily average temperature range for June was 22.2° F the highest since 1994.
We had 11 days with measurable precipitation but were below average rainfall for the month as we were not in the track of several thunderstorms.
It was the driest June here since 1999. For the year we're now -7.58 inches below average in precipitation and with last year's deficit of -7.84 inches we are behind a total of 15.42 inches in precipitation.
The barometer reading of 30.51 inches on June 21st was the highest recorded in June since 1979.

Daily Records For June
June 1, 2002  Warm June Night
The minimum temperature today was 71°F, a new 22 year high minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 70°F in 1989.
June 4, 2002  Warm Day For Early June
The maximum temperature today was 87°F, and equaled the 22 year high maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was set in 1989.
June 5, 2002  Warm For Early June
The minimum temperature today was 71°F, a new 22 year high minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 66°F in 1989.
The maximum temperature today was 90°F, a new 22 year high maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 88°F in 1986.
June 9, 2002  Record Temp. Range for the Date
The temperature range today was 31°F, a new 22 year maximum temperature range record for the date; the old record was 30 °F in 1994.
June 11, 2002  Near Record Max. Temp. for the Date
Today was the hottest day of 2002 and was the highest maximum temperature recorded here since August 9, 2001 when 96° F was recorded.
The maximum temperature today was 95°F, and equaled the 22 year high maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was set in 2000.
June 14, 2002  Low Max. Temp. and Low Temp. Range
The maximum temperature today was 71°F, a new 22 year low maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 74°F in 2000.
The temperature range today was 8°F, a new 22 year minimum temperature range record for the date; the old record was 10 °F in 2000.
June 19, 2002  Good Overnight Rain
Precip. before midnight was 0.57 inches. Precip. after midnight was 0.08 inches.
Total Precip. for today and yesterday was 0.65 inches.
Precipitation amount for the month is now 1.73 inches.
June 25, 2002  Hottest Day of 2002 and Equaled the Record Max. Temp. for the Date
The maximum temperature today was 96°F, and equaled the 22 year high maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was set in 1997.
Today was also the hottest day of 2002 and was the highest maximum temperature recorded here since August 9, 2001 when 96° F was also recorded.
June 26, 2002  Near Record Heat
The minimum temperature today was 74°F, and equaled the 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was set in 1998.
The maximum temperature today was 96°F, and equaled the 22 year HIGH maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was set in 1998.

July

July was a hot and dry month.
The average mean temperature was 79.90 degrees, a departure of +2.25° F.
It was the third hottest July in the last 22 years and the warmest since 1999.
We had 20 days equal to or above 90° F and 8 days equal to or above 95° F.
Only 1999 had more (twenty-two days) ninety-degree days in the last 22 years.
Only 1980, 1988, 1995, 1999 have had a higher maximum temperature reading for July in the last 22 years than this month's 98° F recorded on both the 4th and the 23rd.
We had six days with measurable precipitation; the 22-year minimum record is six that occurred in only July of 1983 and 1987.
The rainfall deficit for July was minus1.90 inches below average.
It was the driest July here since 1999 and only five Julys in the last 22 years have been drier than this July.
Since last year at this time only two of the last 12 months have had above average rainfall and one of the two was only +0.08 above the average.
For the year we're now -9.48 inches below average in precipitation and with last year's deficit of -7.84 inches we are behind a total of 17.32 inches most of which has occurred in the last ten months.
July DAILY Records Broken-
July had 6 daily HIGH maximum 22-year temp. record/s for the date. July 1, 2, 3, 4, 22, 23
July had 1 daily LOW maximum 22-year temp. record/s for the date. July 14
July had 6 daily HIGH minimum 22-year temp. record/s for the date. July 3, 4, 18, 29, 30, 31
July had 1 daily LOW minimum 22-year temp. record/s for the date. July 12
July had 1 daily HIGH range 22-year temp. record/s for the date. July 17
July had 1 daily LOW range 22-year temp. record/s for the date. July 14
July had 0 daily HIGH 22-year precip. record/s for the date.

Daily Records For July
July 1, 2002 Hot Day
The maximum temperature today was 92°F, a new 22 year HIGH maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 90°F in 1987
July 2, 2002 Hot Day
The maximum temperature today was 96°F, a new 22 year HIGH maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 94°F in 1983
July 3, 2002 Record Heat
The minimum temperature today was 78°F, a new 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was only 72°F in 1997.
The maximum temperature today was 97°F, a new 22 year HIGH maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 95°F in 1983.It was also the hottest since July 31, 1999.
July 4, 2002 Record Heat Hottest Since 1999
The minimum temperature today was 78°F, a new 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was only 75°F in 1999.
The maximum temperature today was 98°F, a new 22 year HIGH maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 97°F in 1999.
It was also the hottest since July 31, 1999 when it was 99°F.
July 12, 2002 Cool Night and a Large Temp. Range
The minimum temperature today was 59°F, a new 22 year LOW minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 60°F in 1998.
The temperature range today was 29°F, and EQUALED the 22 year maximum temperature range record for the date; the old record was set in 1983.
July 14, 2002 Cool Day and a Small Temp. Range
The maximum temperature today was 76°F, a new 22 year LOW maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 77°F in 1999.
The minimum temperature today was 12°F, and EQUALED the 22 year LOW minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was set in 1982.
July 17, 2002 Hot Day and a Large Temp. Range
The temperature range today was 28°F, a new 22 year MAXIMUM temperature range record for the date; the old record was 25°F in 1999.
July 18, 2002 Hot Night
The minimum temperature today was 76°F, a new 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 74°F in 1988.
July 22, 2002 Another Hot Day
The maximum temperature today was 96°F, and EQUALED the 22 year HIGH maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was set in 1998.
July 23, 2002 Another Hot Day
The maximum temperature today was 98°F, a new 22 year high maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 97°F in 1999. Total rain today up to 2100 was 0.20 inches.
July 28, 2002 HUMID Warm Night
The minimum temperature today was 73°F, and EQUALED the 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was set in 1997.
July 29, 2002 Record Warm Night
The minimum temperature today was 77°F, a new 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 74°F in 1995.
July 30, 2002 Record Warm Night
The minimum temperature today was 77°F, a new 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 74°F in 1988.
July 31, 2002 Another Record Warm Night
The minimum temperature today was 76°F, a new 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 74°F in 1999.

August

August was hot and dry.

The average mean temperature was 78.35 degrees, a departure of +3.08° F. It was the second hottest August in the last 22 years and the warmest since 1980. It would have been a record except for the cloudy and cooler weather of the last week.
We had 15 days equal to or above 90° F and 7 days equal to or above 95° F. Only two years had more (1980,1988) ninety-degree days in the last 22 years.
Only 1983 and 1988 had a higher maximum temperature reading for August in the last 22 years than this month's 98° F recorded on the 2nd.
The 22nd was the 50th day this year with a maximum temperature of 90°F or more a new 22- yr. record. The old record was 49 days set in the years 1980, 1983, and 1988.
We had eight days with measurable precipitation that was the least since 1998. The August rainfall was essentially average but two-thirds of the rain came on the 28th.
The 2.07 inches of rain on the 28th was the greatest amount of rain ever to fall in a calendar day in the month of August in the last 22-years. The old record was 2.03 inches on August 20th in 1997.
Since last year at this time only three of the last twelve months have had above average rainfall and two were less than +0.09 above the average. For the year we now have a deficit of -9.44 inches in precipitation and with last year's deficit of -7.84 inches we are still behind a total of -17.28 inches.
The 33mph wind of the 12th in a single wind gust at 1949 hours in a thunderstorm was the highest wind recorded in August since 1987.

August DAILY Records Tied or Broken- (22-Years of records)
August had 5 daily HIGH maximum 22-year temperature record/s for the date. August 2,12,13,18,19
August had 0 daily LOW maximum 22-year temperature record/s for the date.
August had 8 daily HIGH minimum 22-year temperature record/s for the date. August 14-20 and 23, 24
August had 0 daily LOW minimum 22-year temperature record/s for the date.
August had 3 daily HIGH range 22-year temperature record/s for the date. August 10, 11, 12
August had 0 daily LOW range 22-year temperature record/s for the date.
August had 1 daily HIGH 22-year precipitation record/s for the date. August 28
Summer Records-- June, July, August---
The average mean temperature for June, July and August was 78.03° F. It was the hottest summer on record at this station in the last 22-years. The old record was 77.05° F set in 1999.
Rainfall for the summer was 8.32 inches and because of the heaviest August rain in the last 22 years occurring on the 28th and 29th, the summer came out as the 7th driest in the last 22 years. Otherwise it would have been the driest summer on record. 1985 with only 6.13 inches stands as the record.

DAILY RECORDS FOR THE DATE
August 2, 2002 More Record Breaking Heat
The maximum temperature today was 97.9°F, a new 22 year high maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 97°F in 1995.
August 10, 2002 Record Breaking High Temperature Range
The temperature range today was 26°F, a new 22 year MAXIMUM temperature range record for the date; the old record was 24°F in 1999.
August 11, 2002 Record Breaking High Temperature Range
The temperature range today was 26°F, a new 22 year MAXIMUM temperature range record for the date; the old record was 25°F in 1983.
August 12, 2002 Back to Record Breaking Heat
The maximum temperature today was 94°F, a new 22 year HIGH maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 93°F in 1988.
The temperature range today was 24°F, a new 22 year MAXIMUM temperature range record for the date; the old record was 23°F in 1995.
August 13, 2002 Record Maximum Temperature Equaled
The maximum temperature today was 95°F, and equaled the 22 year HIGH maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was set in 1988.
August 14, 2002 Record HIGH Minimum Temperature Equaled
The minimum temperature today was 76°F, and equaled the 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was set in 1988.
August 15, 2002 Record HIGH Minimum Temperature Equaled
The minimum temperature today was 75°F, and equaled the 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was set in 1988.
August 16, 2002 Record HIGH Minimum Temperature Equaled
The minimum temperature today was 74°F, and EQUALED the 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was set in 1997.
August 17, 2002 Record HIGH Minimum Temperature
The minimum temperature today was 76.6°F, a new 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 74°F in 1997.
August 18, 2002 Record HIGH Maximum and HIGH Minimum Temperature
The maximum temperature today was 93°F, a new 22 year HIGH maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 92°F in 1987.
The minimum temperature today was 77°F, and EQUALED the 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was set in 1987.
August 19, 2002 Record HIGH Maximum and HIGH Minimum Temperature
The maximum temperature today was 93°F, a new 22 year HIGH maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 92°F in 1983.
The minimum temperature today was 76°F, a new 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 74°F in 1983.
August 20, 2002 Record HIGH Minimum Temperature
The minimum temperature today was 76°F, a new 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 70°F in 1980.
August 23, 2002 Record HIGH Minimum Temperature
The minimum temperature today was 77°F, a new 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 72°F in 1998.
August 24, 2002 Record HIGH Minimum Temperature
The minimum temperature today was 73°F, a new 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 71°F in 1998.
August 28, 2002 Record Rainfall Today
The precipitation total today was 2.07 inches, a new 22 year MAXIMUM precipitation record for the date; the old record was 1.06 inches in 1983. The most rain in a calendar day since 9-25-2000 when 2.11 inches was recorded. On the 28-29 in a 24-hour period 2.18 inches was recorded that was the most in 24 hors since 4-17-2000 when 2.25 inches of rain occurred. The maximum rate was only 0.40 inches in on hour.

September

September was warm and still short on rainfall.

The average mean temperature was 70.18 degrees, a departure of +2.63° F.
It was the warmest September since 1998 and the third warmest in the last 22 years.
The lowest temperature for the month was only 52°F. Over the past 22 years the lowest temperature here in September has always been in the 40's with 49°F being the previous record in 1988.
The first nine months of this year have averaged so far +2.63°F above the average mean making for a very warm year.
We had seven days with measurable precipitation; only four years have had less with four being the record.
The September rainfall deficit was 1.79 inches.
The 0.80 inches of rain on the 1st was the greatest amount to fall on September 1st in the last 22-years.
Since last year at this time only two of the last twelve months have had above average rainfall and both were less than +0.09 above the average.
For the year we now have a deficit of -11.23 inches in precipitation and with last year's deficit of -7.84 inches we are still behind a total of -19.07 inches.
The 30mph west wind on the 11th at 1122 hours was associated with the passage of a cold front.
The average barometric pressure for the month was 30.10 inches that was the highest since 1995.

September DAILY Records Tied or Broken- (22-Years of records) - Only 6 daily records for September - - - August 2002 had 17 daily records.
September had 0 daily HIGH maximum 22-year temperature record/s for the date.
September had 1 daily LOW maximum 22-year temperature record/s for the date. Sept. 1st
September had 1 daily HIGH minimum 22-year temperature record/s for the date. Sept. 15th
September had 0 daily LOW minimum 22-year temperature record/s for the date.
September had 0 daily HIGH range 22-year temperature record/s for the date.
September had 3 daily LOW range 22-year temperature record/s for the date. Sept. 1st, 2nd, 15th
September had 1 daily HIGH 22-year precipitation record/s for the date. Sept. 1st

DAILY RECORDS FOR THE DATE
September 1, 2002 Cool and Wet Day
The maximum temperature today was 66°F, a new 22 year LOW maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 73°F in 1986.
The precipitation total today was 0.80 inches, a new 22 year MAXIMUM precipitation record for the date; the old record was only 0.09 inches in 1986.
The temperature range today was 6°F, a new 22 year MINIMUM temperature range record for the date; the old record was 10 °F in 2000.
September 2, 2002 Small Temp. Range Today
The temperature range today was 10°F, and EQUALED the 22 year minimum temperature range record for the date; the old record was set in 1986.
September 15, 2002 Warm Sept. Night & Small Daily Range
The minimum temperature today was 72°F, a new 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 70°F in 1991.
The temperature range today was 6°F, a new 22 year minimum temperature range record for the date; the old record was 7°F in 1999.
September 24, 2002 Cool Night for a Change
The minimum temperature today was 52°F the lowest temperature since May 24, 2002 but still 12°F above the 22 year LOW minimum temperature record for the date of 40°F in 1983.

October

October was a month of extremes from near record heat and drought to record cold and wetness!
The average maximum temperature had a departure of -2.37 °F and the average minimum temperature had a +2.71°F departure.
If this appears to be unusual it is easily explained by all the cloudiness in the month.
October was the cloudiest October in the last 22 years at this station.
It was the cloudiest month since February of 1989 but April of 2000 was nearly as cloudy.
The cloudiness also gave October the lowest average temperature range ever recorded in October 12.94°F; the old record was 15.68°F or a departure of -2.74°F.
The average mean temperature was 56.29°F basically average with a departure of only +0.15° F.
The highest maximum temperature was 84°F recorded on both the 3rd and 5th and the highest temperature ever recorded in October since 1985 when 86°F was recorded.
The 70°F minimum on the 4th tied the highest minimum ever recorded in October set in 1986.
The lowest maximum temperature for the month was only 40°F on the 30th which was the lowest maximum ever recorded for the month (22-years of records).
The previous record was 41°F that was set on 10-10-1979 when it snowed one inch but the maximum temperature on that day was 41°F.
The first nine months of this year have averaged +2.63°F above the average mean making for a very warm year and October was only the second month to be near the average mean temperature.
We had 13 days with measurable precipitation; only one year (1993) has had more with 14 being the record.
The October rainfall had a surplus of +2.44 inches the most rain in October since 1995.
Three days had rainfall amounts that set new 22-year records for the date.
The 5.65 inches is the most rain to occur in one month since July of 2000 or 27 months and was more rain in October for the last three years combined.
For the year we now have a deficit of -8.79 inches in precipitation and with last year's deficit of -7.84 inches we are still behind a total of -16.63 inches.
Last month this deficit was -19.07 inches.
Little wind was recorded this month with the maximum gust of only 23mph from the WSW on the 13th between 1800 & 1900 hours.

October DAILY Records Tied or Broken- (22-Years of records)
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October DAILY Records Tied or Broken- (22-Years of records) - 20 daily records were set.
October had 3 daily HIGH maximum 22-year temperature record/s for the date. Oct. - 2, 3, 5
October had 4 daily LOW maximum 22-year temperature record/s for the date. Oct. - 14, 24, 29, 30 
October had 4 daily HIGH minimum 22-year temperature record/s for the date. Oct. - 3, 4, 11, 12
October had 0 daily LOW minimum 22-year temperature record/s for the date. 
October had 0 daily HIGH range 22-year temperature record/s for the date. 
October had 6 daily LOW range 22-year temperature record/s for the date. Oct. - 11, 12, 16, 28 29, 30
October had 3 daily HIGH 22-year precipitation record/s for the date. Oct. - 11, 16, 29
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October DAILY Records
October 2, 2002 Very Warm for October
The maximum temperature today was 82°F, and EQUALED the 22 year HIGH maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was set in 1986.
October 3, 2002 Record Warm Day for October
The minimum temperature today was 66°F, a new 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 65°F in 1986.
The maximum temperature today was 84°F, a new 22 year HIGH maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 80°F in 2000.
October 4, 2002 Record Warm Night for October
The minimum temperature today was 70°F, and EQUALED the 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was set in 1986.
It also equaled the HIGHEST minimum temperature ever recorded in the month of October.
October 5, 2002 Record Warm Day for October
The maximum temperature today was 84°F, a new 22 year HIGH maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 82°F in 1983.
October 10, 2002 Some Much Needed Rain
The total rain for today was 0.50 inches. The 22 year MAXIMUM precipitation record for the date is 0.81 inches in 1999.
October 11, 2002 Record Rainfall for the Date
The precipitation total today was 0.91 inches, a new 22 year MAXIMUM precipitation record for the date; the old record for the date was only 0.21 inches in 1983.
The minimum temperature today was 63°F, a new 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 62°F in 1990.
The temperature range today was 6°F, a new 22 year MINIMUM temperature range record for the date; the old record was 8°F in 1982.
October 12, 2002 Warm Night for October
The minimum temperature today was 63°F, and EQUALED the 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was set in 1983.
The temperature range today was 5°F, a new 22 year MINIMUM temperature range record for the date; the old record was 9°F in 1993.
October 14, 2002 Cool for October
The maximum temperature today was 56°F, and EQUALED the 22 year LOW maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was set in 1988.
October 16, 2002 Cool for October
Precip. before midnight was 0.12 inches and precip. after midnight was 1.58 inches.
The storm total for today and yesterday was 1.70 inches. This was the most rain since 8-28-2002 when we had 2.07 inches of rain.
The rain total today was 1.58 inches, a new 22 year maximum rain record for the date; the old record was only 0.24 inches in 2001.
The temperature range today was 6°F, a new 22 year MINIMUM temperature range record for the date; the old record was 11°F in 1991.
October 24, 2002 Cool Day for October
The maximum temperature today was 51°F, and EQUALED the 22 year LOW maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was set in 1982.
October 29, 2002 Cold Day for October
The maximum temperature today was 48°F, a new 22 year LOW maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 51°F in 1990.
October 30, 2002 RECORD Cold Day for October
The maximum temperature today was 40°F, a new 22 year LOW maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 51°F in 1993.
It looks like the daily LOW maximum temperature record for today will be broken by a FULL - 11°F.
Yesterday daily LOW maximum record is also a new 22-year record low maximum for the month of October.
Even when we had the snow on 10-10-1979 in October the high for the day was 41°F.

November

November was the first month of the year to have below average temperatures and above average precipitation.

This November was much like November 1997.

The November average mean temperature was 45.22°F with a departure of -1.64 °F and is the only month of 2002 so far to have a negative temperature departure and the lowest for November since 1997.
It was also the cloudiest November since 1997. The cloudiness also gave November the lowest average temperature range (14.8°F) for November since 1997 with a departure of -2.83°F.
We had 11 days with measurable precipitation which was the most in November since 1997.
The November rainfall had a surplus of +1.39 inches which was the most rain in November since 1997.
Two days had rainfall amounts that set new 22-year records for the date.
For the year, we now have a deficit of -7.40 inches in precipitation and with last year's deficit of -7.84 inches we are still behind a total of -15.24 inches. In September this deficit was -19.07 inches.
The maximum gust of 45 mph from the WNW on the 23rd at 0143 hours was the highest wind gust recorded here since 12-12-2000. It was also the highest wind recorded in November since 1989.
The minimum barometer reading of 29.38 inches on the 30th was the lowest in November since 1999 when a 29.31 was recorded.

November DAILY Records Tied or Broken- (22-Years of records)
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November had 0 daily HIGH maximum 22-year temperature record/s for the date.  
November had 1 daily LOW maximum 22-year temperature record/s for the date. Nov. - 2 
November had 2 daily HIGH minimum 22-year temperature record/s for the date. Nov. - 10, 11
November had 1 daily LOW minimum 22-year temperature record/s for the date.  Nov. - 1
November had 0 daily HIGH range 22-year temperature record/s for the date. 
November had 3 daily LOW range 22-year temperature record/s for the date. Nov. - 6, 16, 26, 
November had 2 daily HIGH 22-year precipitation record/s for the date. Nov. - 12, 16
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November DAILY Records
November 1, 2002 Record Low Minimum
The minimum temperature today was 33°F, a new 22 year LOW minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 35°F in 1993.
November 2, 2002 Record Low Maximum
The maximum temperature today was 46°F, a new 22 year LOW maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 48°F in 1996.
November 6, 2002 Record Low Daily Temperature Range
The temperature range today was 8°F, a new 22 year MINIMUM temperature range record for the date; the old record was 10°F in 1992.
November 10, 2002 Record Warm November Night
The minimum temperature today was 55°F, a new 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 53°F in 1985.
November 11, 2002 Record Warm November Night
The minimum temperature today was 59°F, a new 22 year HIGH minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 51°F in 1986.
November 12, 2002 Record Rainfall For The Date
The precipitation total today was 0.76 inches, a new 22 year MAXIMUM precipitation record for the date; the old record was 0.46 inches in 1992.
November 16, 2002 Record Rainfall For The Date
The precipitation total today was 1.62 inches, a new 22 year MAXIMUM precipitation record for the date; the old record was 1.15 inches in 1989.
The temperature range today was 4°F, and EQUALED the 22 year MINIMUM temperature range record for the date; the old record was set in 1985.
November 26, 2002 Record Low Daily Temperature Range
The temperature range today was 8°F, a new 22 year MINIMUM temperature range record for the date; the old record was 9°F in 1992.

December

December was the coldest month of the year and had above average precipitation.
The lowest temperature was 16°F on the 7th which tied for the annual minimum temperature that also occurred on March 5th 2002.
It was the coldest December since 2000 when the mean monthly temperature averaged a full 6°F colder than this December.
The snow total on December 5th of 5.0 inches set a new 22 year maximum snowfall record for the date and the first snow to be recorded on this date!
It was also the earliest measurable snow ever recorded in December and the second earliest of this magnitude recorded in the fall season in the last 22 years. Only the Veteran’s Day Storm of 11-11-1987 was earlier and of a greater magnitude.
The record amount of precipitation for Christmas day of 0.86 inches was a new 22 year maximum precipitation record for the date; the old record was only 0.28 inches in 1997.
Annandale Weather Center had 0.4 inches of snow and sleet on Christmas morning making it the first white Christmas since 1993 when 1.4 inches fell on Christmas night with a cold frontal passage!
December also had the highest snowfall total (6.5 inches) since 1989 when 14.2 inches occurred.
The December average mean temperature was 35.76°F with a departure of -2.08°F and is only the second month of 2002 to have a negative temperature departure and was the cloudiest December since 1998.
The December rainfall had a surplus of +1.37 inches which was the most rain in December since 1996.
Two days had precipitation amounts that set new 22-year records for the date. For the year, we now have a deficit of -6.03 inches in precipitation and with last year's deficit of -7.84 inches we are still behind a total of -13.87 inches. In September this deficit was -19.07 inches.
The maximum gust of 34 mph from the WSW on the 1St at 1028 hours & on the 25th at 1901 hours were the highest wind gusts recorded this month.
The minimum barometer reading of 29.30 inches on the 25th was the lowest recorded since 12-18-2001 when 29.29 inches was recorded.
December DAILY Records Tied or Broken- (22-Years of records)
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December DAILY Records Tied or Broken- (22-Years of records)
December had 0 daily HIGH maximum 22-year temperature record/s for the date.  
December had 3 daily LOW maximum 22-year temperature record/s for the date. Dec. - 1, 4, 5 
December had 0 daily HIGH minimum 22-year temperature record/s for the date. 
December had 3 daily LOW minimum 22-year temperature record/s for the date.  Dec. - 4, 6, 7
December had 0 daily HIGH range 22-year temperature record/s for the date. 
December had 3 daily LOW range 22-year temperature record/s for the date. Dec. - 5, 11, 25 
December had 2 daily HIGH 22-year precipitation record/s for the date. Dec. - 11, 25
December had 2 daily HIGH 22-year snowfall record/s for the date. Dec. - 5, 24
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December DAILY Records
December 1, 2002 Cold Day for the 1st Day Of December
The maximum temperature today was 35°F, a new 22 year LOW maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 36°F in 1999.
December 4, 2002 Very Cold Day for December
The maximum temperature today was 31°F, a new 22 year LOW maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 33°F in 1989.
The minimum temperature today was 17°F, a new 22 year LOW minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 18°F in 1989.
The temperature range today was 4°F, a new 22 year MINIMUM temperature range record for the date; the old record was 8 °F in 2001.
December 5, 2002 Largest Snow in Over 34 Months
The earliest measurable snow ever recorded in December and the second earliest of this magnitude recorded in the fall season in the last 22 years.
The snow total today was 5.0 inches, a new 22 year MAXIMUM snowfall record for the date. The first snow to be recorded on this date!
The maximum temperature today was 29°F, a new 22 year LOW maximum temperature record for the date; the old record was 34°F in 1991.
December 6, 2002 Record Cold Night for December
The minimum temperature today was 21°F, a new 22 year LOW minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 24°F in 2000.
December 7, 2002 Record Cold Night for December
The minimum temperature today was 16°F, a new 22 year LOW minimum temperature record for the date; the old record was 19°F in 1984.
December 11, 2002 Cold Rainy Day and Glaze
Maximum Ice measured here at 1000 was only 0.15 inches. Maximum one hour precipitation intensity was 0.35 inches and the maximum five minute intensity 0.07 inches.
The rain total today was 1.51 inches with a maximum temp. was temperature is 33.6°F and a minimum of29.6°F.
Thickest ice found on top of a brick retaining wall at 1030 was 0.15 inches on trees 0.1 inches.
The precipitation total today was 1.51 inches a new 22 year maximum precipitation record for the date; the old record was 1.15 inches in 1992.
The temperature range today was 4°F, and equaled the 22 year maximum temperature range record for the date; the old record was set in 2001.
December 24, 2002 Record Snow FOr Christmas Eve
The snow total today was 1.1 inches, a new 22 year MAXIMUM snowfall record for the date and the first snow in more than 22 years to fall on this date.

December 25, 2002 Record Precipitation Amount FOr Christmas and a WHITE CHRISTMAS
The precipitation total today was 0.86 inches, a new 22 year MAXIMUM precipitation record for the date; the old record was only 0.28 inches in 1997.
We had 0.4 inches of snow and sleet today making it the first white Christmas since 1993 when 1.4 inches fell on Christmas night with a cold frontal passage!
The barometer fell to 29.30 inches today the lowest since 12-18-2001 when we had a reading of 29.29 inches!
The temperature range today was 5°F, a new 22 year MINIMUM temperature range record for the date; the old record was 6 °F in 1995.