Norfolk’s September 2017 Weather
Summer Overtime By Russell Russ Devastatingly powerful hurricanes and the resulting catastrophic damage affected much of the Caribbean and Florida for a good part of September. The Gulf Coast had its turn in August. Out west there were devastating wildfires. The pictures and stories showed the terrible side of Mother Nature. Here in Norfolk […]
Norfolk’s August 2017 Weather
Another Beauty By Russell Russ August continued our ongoing series of months with pleasant weather. Residents along the Gulf Coast and in the Caribbean had a rough weather month, due mostly to hurricane Harvey, but here in Norfolk, the weather continued to be quite nice. Norfolk’s weather for the most part has been very uneventful […]
Norfolk’s July 2017 Weather
Another Fairly Normal Weather Month By Russell Russ July was yet another fairly average month for weather in Norfolk. Except for a few warmer than normal average monthly temperatures during the months of January, February and April, all other months this year have been very average for both temperature and precipitation. Other regions of […]
Norfolk’s June 2017 Weather
A Fairly Normal June By Russell Russ June’s low temperature of 40 degrees was observed on June 3, and the high of 89 degrees was observed on June 12. With an average monthly temperature of 64.1 degrees, it was 0.8 degree above normal. There were two daily records set this month. The 89 on […]
Norfolk’s May 2017 Weather
Beneficial Rainfall By Russell Russ May’s weather was not the most pleasant. Following a much warmer than normal and very spring-like April, May was mostly cool, cloudy and wet. On the plus side, May did bring much needed rainfall to the area. It was the first month since February 2016, where the monthly precipitation […]
Norfolk’s April 2017 Weather
Fourth Warmest April on Record By Russell Russ April began with six inches of snow on the ground and most local lakes and ponds still covered with ice. Maple sap was still flowing and syrup was still being produced. By April 5, both the snow and the ice were gone and the maple syrup […]
Norfolk’s March 2017 Weather
Back to winter By Russell Russ With February’s record warmth, you would have thought March would follow suit and spring would be just around the corner. The first day of March was warm, the warmest day of the month actually, but it was back to winter after that. There were some nice early […]
Norfolk’s February 2017 Weather
Second Warmest February on Record By Russell Russ The month began with all ponds iced over, 5 inches of snow on the ground, cold temperatures and then several days with snowfall. Through mid month temperatures were running about 5 degrees below average for February, and we had already received our average snowfall amount for […]
Norfolk’s January 2017 Weather
Another Warm January By Russell Russ Just when it seemed that winter had us firmly in its grasp we got a little break. We all thought last January was warm, but this January was over 3 degrees warmer. Snowfall was well below average, but it was several inches more than last year’s amount. The […]
Norfolk’s November and December Weather and a Yearly Summary for 2016
A Snowy End to a Very Warm and Dry Year By Russell Russ After tracking a growing precipitation deficit and above average temperatures for the entire year, it was quite the twist in weather fate to have an early winter with snowy conditions before Thanksgiving. The closing months of 2016 were still a little […]
