Norfolk’s April Weather
Warmest April on Record By Russell Russ It was Norfolk’s warmest April in the last 79 years, which is as far back as our records go. The second warmest April was in 1945, with an average mean temperature of 48.7 degrees. Five of the top ten warmest Aprils since 1932 have taken place in the […]
Norfolk’s February Weather
Finally, some snow By Russell Russ The month’s low temperature of 5 degrees was observed on February 7. The high temperature of 42 degrees was observed on February 22. The average mean temperature this month was 24.1 degrees, 2.3 degrees above normal. The trend which started back in December of having the average daily high […]
Norfolk’s October Weather
First Snow of the Season By Russell Russ The month’s low temperature of 29 degrees was observed on October 15. The high temperature of 68 degrees was observed on October 22. The average mean temperature this month was 45.1 degrees, 2.5 degrees below the October normal. No temperature records were set this month. Similar to […]
Norfolk’s September Weather
First frost of the season By Russell Russ The month’s high temperature of 78 degrees was observed on September 4 and the low temperature of 38 degrees was observed on both September 20 and 26. The average mean temperature this month was 57.8 degrees, just 0.9 degree below normal. The first frost of the season […]
Norfolk’s August Weather
Finally some summer weather By Russell Russ With one month to go in the season we finally got some summer-like weather. If you were missing those hot, humid days of summer you finally got to enjoy some this month. Does global warming have anything to do with it? This question makes for great conversations and […]
Norfolk’s Weather for June and July
A Combined Record Rainfall By Russell Russ June was a cloudy, cool and wet month with temperatures below average and rainfall amounts at near-record levels. There were 22 days with measurable rainfall and only two that were classified as mostly clear. It definitely was not a typical summer month for Norfolk. The month’s low temperature […]
Norfolk’s May Weather
An Average May for Norfolk By Russell Russ The month’s low temperature of 31 degrees was observed on May 19. The high temperature of 84 degrees was observed on May 21. Interestingly, the month’s low and high temperatures occurred just about 57 hours apart. The average mean temperature this month was 55.2 degrees, just 0.6 […]
Norfolk’s April Weather
A month of record-setting warmth By Russell Russ The month’s low temperature of 26 degrees was observed on April 13 and the high temperature of 88 degrees was observed on April 28. There were four days with record setting high temperatures. The high temperatures of 85 on April 25, 82 on April 26 and 87 […]
Norfolk’s March Weather
From Snowstorm to Thunderstorm By Russell Russ The month’s low temperature of two degrees was observed on March 3 and the high temperature of 60 degrees was observed on March 28. Norfolk was nowhere near any temperature records this month, high or low. The average mean temperature this month was 32.3 degrees, 1.8 degrees above […]
Norfolk’s December Weather and a Yearly Summary for 2008
Record-setting month closes a record setting year By Russell Russ Here are the weather highlights from December 2008 as recorded at Norfolk’s National Weather Service Cooperative Weather Observer Station, Norfolk 2 SW, by the Great Mountain Forest Corporation. Norfolk 2 SW has completed its seventy seventh year of recording weather observations. The month’s high temperature […]
