A Tale of Two Halves
Norfolk’s May Weather By Russell Russ Norfolk’s May weather this year can be summed up as being a month with a split personality. The first half of May was cold with some snow. April’s cooler than normal weather spilled over into early May. The second half of the month turned much more seasonable with warm […]
No Springtime Yet
Norfolk’s April Weather By Russell Russ April can have traits of both winter and spring. It is historically a month of transition between the two seasons. This year, much to the dismay of many, April was more like winter than spring. Winter indeed was giving a good effort to hold on as long as it […]
Another Warmer Than Normal Month
Norfolk’s March 2020 Weather By Russell Russ March was warmer than normal, just like January and February were. What happened to winter in this part of the world? For most of this winter there has been little snow, frequent days with above-average temperatures and no real cold temperatures. By late February many people had given […]
Norfolk’s February 2020 Weather
Seventh Warmest February on Record By Russell Russ The typical winter weather to which Norfolk has historically become accustomed continued to stay away during the month of February. There were brief glimpses of winter with some cold temperatures and a little snow, but for the most part it was a very unusual February as far […]
Norfolk’s January 2020 Weather
Warm and Dryby Russell Russ The year 2019 was tied with 1932 as Norfolk’s 16th warmest, and also came in as Norfolk’s 15th least snowy year. November was considerably below normal for temperature. December, while being a little above normal for temperature, was well above normal for precipitation and above normal for snowfall. One would […]
Norfolk’s October Weather
Ninth Wettest October on Record By Russell Russ The weather in the Norfolk area had been quite nice since June. The summer months were on the warm and dry side. Pleasant had been a way to describe the weather for this span of four months, including through September. That all ended when the calendar turned […]
September 2019 Weather
The Arrival of Autumn By Russell Russ The first half of September was about normal for temperatures, September temperatures that is. It was a mostly cloudy first half of the month with normal amounts of rainfall. It was a noticeable change from the near non-stop warm and beautiful weather Norfolk had experienced since June. The […]
Norfolk’s August 2019 Weather
Beautiful Summer Weather By Russell Russ If you like nice summer weather, then August was your month. Weather-wise, it was very much an average August for Norfolk. Although other parts of the state recorded numerous days with heavy rain, strong thunderstorms and even a possible tornado or two, Norfolk experienced little or no severe weather. […]
Norfolk’s July 2019 Weather
Third Warmest Month on Record By Russell Russ The month of July is typically Norfolk’s warmest month of the year, and this July certainly lived up to that. There have been only two months over the last 88 years that have been warmer than this July. While it was a very warm month with an […]
Norfolk’s June 2019 Weather
Town’s Tenth Driest June on Record By Russell Russ June ended Norfolk’s string of seemingly constant wet weather that dates back to April. Overall, June was a fairly pleasant summer month with near normal temperatures. It was, however, quite dry. After a very wet April and wet May it was not all that bad to […]
