Spring Arrives in Norfolk

April 2021 Weather by Russell Russ April can have characteristics of both winter and spring. March was unusually pleasant with hardly any snow. April followed with some warmer temperatures, as would be expected, but also had more snowfall, more rainfall, and more cloudy days than March. Even with some snow and many cloudy days, spring […]

Record Least March Snowfall

Norfolk Weather by Russell Russ An accurate description of March’s weather would certainly be “unusual.” March weather was high ranking for temperature and lack of precipitation, and it topped the rankings for least snowfall. If you were looking for sunny skies, warm temperatures and hardly any snow, then March was your month. March is not […]

An Abundance of Snowfall

by Russell Russ February was a snowy month. After several years of rather soft winter weather in what is typically wintertime, it seemed as if this February was so much colder and so much more snowy than normal. In fact, it was rather normal temperature-wise, but there was more snowfall than average. Not record-setting snowfall […]

A Return to Winter, Snow Included

Norfolk’s January Weather by Russell Russ The year 2020 was Norfolk’s fourth warmest year on record and October through December were all above normal for temperature. Snowfall for the current winter season, however, was about normal through December. What would this mean for January? As it turned out, January was a little warmer than normal […]

Norfolk’s November/December Weather 2020

Fourth Warmest Year on Record by Russell Russ The final two months of 2020 began our journey into winter. November, being warmer than normal with below-average precipitation and snowfall, might possibly indicate that we are in for a warm winter with below-normal snowfall amounts. December’s conditions were fairly normal for December. There was some snow, […]

Norfolk’s October 2020 Weather

Fourth Snowiest October on Record By Russell Russ  It was a warm, pleasant and colorful October in Norfolk – until the end of the month. On Oct. 30, this month became Norfolk’s fourth snowiest October over the last 89 years. After a long, warm and dry fall it was quite a shock for many to […]

Norfolk’s September 2020 Weather

Surprisingly About Average by Russell Russ September temperatures were about normal throughout the month. It even felt seasonably chilly by the end of the second week. Autumn was finally arriving. Precipitation for most of the month was well below normal, and Norfolk was under moderate to near severe drought conditions for all of September. Picking […]

Warm and Dry Once Again

Norfolk’s August 2020 Weather by Russell Russ August’s weather for Norfolk was highlighted by a couple of severe events during the first four days of the month. A small tornado went through North Norfolk on Aug. 2, causing some tree and powerline damage. It was a localized event caused by one small, but strong, storm […]

Norfolk’s July Weather

Warmest Month on Record by Russell Russ Historically, July is Norfolk’s warmest month of the year. It is the summer season, and it is supposed to be warm during summer, but July 2020 was something special. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), for many states in the Northeast, South and East it […]

Norfolk’s June 2020 Weather

Warm and Dry By Russell Russ June was a fairly pleasant summer month. The trade-off with having beautiful weather is that it can become very dry with such little rainfall. While many other parts of the region did record decent rainfall, even impressive rainfall, Norfolk kept being missed by the larger storms. On numerous occasions […]