Station Overview Station Location
Station Number VA-VBC-5 Latitude 36.66682
Station Name Virginia Beach 5.9 SSW Longitude -76.100733
County Virginia Beach (city) Elevation (ft) 26



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 11 3.50 1.66 18 1.66 5 0.00 13 0 5 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 11 3.21 2.80 11 1.56 6 1.24 5 1 5 1 0.0 0 0
Dec 11 3.35 1.90 5 1.90 5 0.00 0 0 5 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 12 3.54 2.38 11 1.84 7 0.54 4 1 6 1 0.0 0 0
Feb 12 3.19 2.87 16 1.42 6 1.45 10 1 5 1 0.0 0 0
March 12 3.81 6.52 16 2.85 6 3.67 10 1 6 0 0.0 0 0
April 12 3.33 4.79 10 4.51 7 0.28 3 1 7 0 0.0 0 0
May 12 3.55 7.92 13 7.53 10 0.39 3 1 10 0 0.0 0 0
June 12 4.11 2.16 6 2.16 6 0.00 0 0 6 0 0.0 0 0
July 12 4.84 14.80 10 14.80 10 0.00 0 0 10 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 12 5.22 6.34 13 5.38 10 0.96 3 1 10 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 12 4.32 1.89 8 1.52 4 0.37 4 1 4 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 45.97" 56.03" 137 days 47.13" 82 8.90" 55 days 8 79 days 3 days 0.0" 0 days 0 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2011 0.12
10/2/2011
10/3/2011
10/4/2011
10/5/2011
10/6/2011
10/7/2011
10/8/2011
10/9/2011
10/10/2011
10/11/2011
10/12/2011 0.04
10/13/2011 0.05
10/14/2011 0.61
10/15/2011
10/16/2011
10/17/2011
10/18/2011
10/19/2011 0.84 **
10/20/2011 **
10/21/2011 **
10/22/2011 **
10/23/2011 **
10/24/2011 **
10/25/2011 **
10/26/2011 **
10/27/2011 **
10/28/2011 **
10/29/2011 **
10/30/2011 **
10/31/2011 **
11/1/2011 **
11/2/2011 **
11/3/2011 **
11/4/2011 **
11/5/2011 1.24
11/6/2011
11/7/2011
11/8/2011
11/9/2011
11/10/2011
11/11/2011 0.01
11/12/2011
11/13/2011
11/14/2011
11/15/2011
11/16/2011
11/17/2011 0.06
11/18/2011 0.23
11/19/2011
11/20/2011
11/21/2011
11/22/2011 T
11/23/2011 0.53
11/24/2011
11/25/2011
11/26/2011
11/27/2011
11/28/2011
11/29/2011
11/30/2011 0.73
12/1/2011
12/2/2011
12/3/2011
12/4/2011
12/5/2011
12/6/2011
12/7/2011
12/8/2011
12/9/2011
12/10/2011 0.45
12/11/2011
12/12/2011
12/13/2011
12/14/2011
12/15/2011
12/16/2011 0.32
12/17/2011
12/18/2011
12/19/2011
12/20/2011
12/21/2011 0.03
12/22/2011 0.56
12/23/2011
12/24/2011
12/25/2011
12/26/2011
12/27/2011
12/28/2011 0.54
12/29/2011
12/30/2011
12/31/2011
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2012
1/2/2012
1/3/2012
1/4/2012
1/5/2012
1/6/2012
1/7/2012
1/8/2012
1/9/2012 T
1/10/2012 0.15
1/11/2012
1/12/2012 0.83
1/13/2012
1/14/2012
1/15/2012
1/16/2012
1/17/2012
1/18/2012 0.12
1/19/2012 0.05
1/20/2012
1/21/2012
1/22/2012 0.57
1/23/2012
1/24/2012 0.12
1/25/2012
1/26/2012
1/27/2012 **
1/28/2012 **
1/29/2012 **
1/30/2012 0.54
1/31/2012
2/1/2012
2/2/2012 0.27
2/3/2012 0.06
2/4/2012
2/5/2012 0.58
2/6/2012
2/7/2012
2/8/2012
2/9/2012
2/10/2012
2/11/2012
2/12/2012 0.23
2/13/2012 **
2/14/2012 **
2/15/2012 **
2/16/2012 **
2/17/2012 **
2/18/2012 **
2/19/2012 **
2/20/2012 **
2/21/2012 **
2/22/2012 1.45
2/23/2012
2/24/2012
2/25/2012 0.28
2/26/2012
2/27/2012
2/28/2012 T
2/29/2012
3/1/2012 0.69
3/2/2012
3/3/2012 **
3/4/2012 **
3/5/2012 **
3/6/2012 **
3/7/2012 **
3/8/2012 **
3/9/2012 **
3/10/2012 **
3/11/2012 **
3/12/2012 3.67
3/13/2012 0.22
3/14/2012 0.05
3/15/2012
3/16/2012
3/17/2012
3/18/2012
3/19/2012
3/20/2012
3/21/2012
3/22/2012 0.65
3/23/2012
3/24/2012
3/25/2012 0.75
3/26/2012 0.49
3/27/2012
3/28/2012
3/29/2012
3/30/2012
3/31/2012
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2012 0.69
4/2/2012
4/3/2012 0.16
4/4/2012
4/5/2012 1.15
4/6/2012
4/7/2012
4/8/2012
4/9/2012
4/10/2012
4/11/2012
4/12/2012
4/13/2012
4/14/2012
4/15/2012
4/16/2012
4/17/2012
4/18/2012
4/19/2012 0.48
4/20/2012
4/21/2012
4/22/2012 0.45
4/23/2012 1.44
4/24/2012
4/25/2012
4/26/2012 **
4/27/2012 **
4/28/2012 0.28
4/29/2012 0.14
4/30/2012
5/1/2012
5/2/2012 0.05
5/3/2012
5/4/2012 **
5/5/2012 **
5/6/2012 0.39
5/7/2012
5/8/2012
5/9/2012
5/10/2012 2.33
5/11/2012
5/12/2012
5/13/2012
5/14/2012
5/15/2012 0.06
5/16/2012 1.45
5/17/2012 0.36
5/18/2012
5/19/2012
5/20/2012
5/21/2012 0.72
5/22/2012
5/23/2012 0.62
5/24/2012 0.11
5/25/2012
5/26/2012
5/27/2012
5/28/2012
5/29/2012
5/30/2012 0.61
5/31/2012 1.22
6/1/2012
6/2/2012 0.62
6/3/2012
6/4/2012
6/5/2012 0.05
6/6/2012 0.04
6/7/2012
6/8/2012
6/9/2012
6/10/2012
6/11/2012
6/12/2012
6/13/2012 0.21
6/14/2012
6/15/2012
6/16/2012
6/17/2012
6/18/2012
6/19/2012
6/20/2012
6/21/2012
6/22/2012
6/23/2012 0.70
6/24/2012
6/25/2012
6/26/2012 0.54
6/27/2012
6/28/2012
6/29/2012
6/30/2012
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2012 0.48
7/2/2012
7/3/2012
7/4/2012
7/5/2012
7/6/2012
7/7/2012
7/8/2012
7/9/2012
7/10/2012 1.01
7/11/2012 5.78
7/12/2012
7/13/2012
7/14/2012
7/15/2012 1.13
7/16/2012
7/17/2012
7/18/2012
7/19/2012
7/20/2012
7/21/2012 0.61
7/22/2012 4.16
7/23/2012 0.06
7/24/2012
7/25/2012 0.07
7/26/2012
7/27/2012
7/28/2012 1.01
7/29/2012
7/30/2012
7/31/2012 0.49
8/1/2012
8/2/2012
8/3/2012
8/4/2012
8/5/2012
8/6/2012
8/7/2012 2.33
8/8/2012 0.66
8/9/2012
8/10/2012
8/11/2012 **
8/12/2012 **
8/13/2012 0.96
8/14/2012
8/15/2012
8/16/2012 0.37
8/17/2012
8/18/2012
8/19/2012 0.06
8/20/2012 0.54
8/21/2012 0.26
8/22/2012 0.07
8/23/2012
8/24/2012
8/25/2012 0.07
8/26/2012
8/27/2012
8/28/2012 0.84
8/29/2012 0.18
8/30/2012
8/31/2012
9/1/2012
9/2/2012
9/3/2012 0.18
9/4/2012
9/5/2012
9/6/2012
9/7/2012 0.33
9/8/2012
9/9/2012 0.36
9/10/2012
9/11/2012
9/12/2012
9/13/2012
9/14/2012
9/15/2012
9/16/2012
9/17/2012 **
9/18/2012 **
9/19/2012 **
9/20/2012 0.37
9/21/2012
9/22/2012
9/23/2012
9/24/2012
9/25/2012
9/26/2012
9/27/2012
9/28/2012
9/29/2012
9/30/2012 0.65



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2011 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Rain happened during the night. Did not hear thunder so have no idea when it happened.
10/12/2011 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M It has been a very overcast day all day long with no rain. So this very small amount of rain occurred sometime during the night.
10/13/2011 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Light mist/drizzle all morning ending early afternoon. Overcast the entire day.
10/14/2011 7:00 AM 0.61 M M M M We left our house at 3:00pm and it had not rained. when we returned around 7:30pm we had over half inch in our rain gauge.
10/19/2011 7:00 AM 0.84 M M M M All of this rain happened during the night so I have no idea when. Did not hear any thunder.
11/11/2011 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M A mist/drizzle fell mid afternoon.
11/17/2011 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Have no idea when this rain fell, sometime during the night. However, it was drizzling when the gauge was emptied.
11/18/2011 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Rain/mist all morning. Stopped mid afternoon with overcast and cool all day.
11/22/2011 7:00 AM T M M M M It is very overcast and gloomy this morning. This trace of rain fell during the night so I have no idea what time.
11/23/2011 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M Nice steady rain all morning into very early afternoon. Overcast the remainder of the day.
11/30/2011 7:00 AM 0.73 M M M M A very overcast day with rain starting and stopping all day long into the night hours. Our temperature dropped as the day went on, from the early temps of 60's to evening temp of 40's.
12/10/2011 7:00 AM 0.45 M M M M Rain occured sometime during the night.
12/16/2011 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M The rain started sometime after 11:00pm and ended beore I woke in the morning.
12/21/2011 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M This very small amount fell during the night. It is still very overcast and we are to receive more rain during the day.
12/22/2011 7:00 AM 0.56 M M M M Started raining mid morning and continued off and on into the night. Nothing ever very heavy, just steady rains.
12/28/2011 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M Rain started early morning and continued off and on until late afternoon. More rain came during the afternoon period. High winds came in the afternoon as well.
1/9/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M It is a very overcast damp morning. According to our forecast, we should have on and off rain all day long.
1/10/2012 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M A light rain off and on most of the day ending aound mid afternoon. Remained overcast all day long.
1/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.83 M M M M A mist all morning that turned into a steady light rain in the early afternoon that continued into the night.
1/18/2012 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Went to bed last night with the very strong winds but it was not raining. So, sometime between 11:00pm and 7:00am we had this small amount of rain. Still drizzling at 7:00 but the wind has died down.
1/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M It was drizzling at 7:00am when I emptied the rain gauge yesterday morning and this continued for about another hour. The day then was a mix of clouds and sunshine.
1/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.57 M M M M Started raining early and continued off and on all day into the evening hours. Windy and very cool all day.
1/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Rain occured during the night, sometime after 3:00am.
2/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Rain occurred sometime after midnight and before 6:00am.
2/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Rain shower went through in the early afternoon.
2/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.58 M M M M Started to drizzle/rain early evening and continued through the night with some heavy rain around mid-night. Still drizzling when I emptied the rain gauge this morning.
2/12/2012 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M It started raining later in the day, but sometime during the night it turned into snow. We had such a small amount of snow that I could not even measure it. I would say it was less than a dusting. We could barely see it when the sun came up this morning.
2/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M A very windy day with increassing clouds as the day went on. Did not rain here until well after dark. Woke up to sun and continued wind.
2/28/2012 7:00 AM T M M M M Mist started late afternoon and stopped shortly after it started.
3/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.69 M M M M Started to rain early afternoon. The rest of the day into the night was an off and on again rain showers. Did not hear thunder or see any lightening. Hzave no idea when it stopped. Woke up to much sunshine.
3/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.22 M M M M Rain started during the night and was still misting when the rain gauge was emptied this morning.
3/14/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Mist most of the morning then the sum came out for the rest of the dat.
3/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.65 M M M M Rain occurred late afternoon and only lasted for a short time. Thunder in the distance but did not see any lightening.
3/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.75 M M M M Rain started around mid day and continued off and on into the late night. Several of the storms had thunder and lightening.
3/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M It was overcast all day and started a very light rain in the late afternoon that continued off and on until past dark.
4/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.69 M M M M Very overcast day. Finally had rain during the late afternoon and then it cleared up with the sum coming out.
4/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M Small shower in the early morning. The rest of the day was sunny and mild.
4/5/2012 7:00 AM 1.15 M M M M Started raining late afternoon and continued off and on into the night. Prior to rain we were enjoying a beautiful sunny day.
4/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.48 M M M M The much needed rain all fell during the night. I was very surprised we had as much as we did as I did not hear the rain during the night.
4/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.45 M M M M Rain started after 11:00pm and was continuing when the rain guage was emptied this morning.
4/23/2012 7:00 AM 1.44 M M M M Rain continued the entire day, ending sometime after dark. All day we had a steady rain falling with the heaviest rainfall during late afternoon.
4/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Very light rain fall late afternoon with more rain and thunder early morning(4:30am).
5/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M We were on the edge of an early morning thunderstorm. After storm the day was clear, clouded up again late afternoon, but no rain.
5/10/2012 7:00 AM 2.33 M M M M Started raining late afternoon and continued into the night. We had two thunderstorms, but did not see any lightening.
5/15/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M This very little rain fell during the night. All around us it seems to be raining heavily, but not here.
5/16/2012 7:00 AM 1.45 M M M M We had a very overcast day with off and on rain showers all day long into the night. First shower was early morning and it was raining when I went to bed at 10:30pm. Have no idea when it stopped.
5/17/2012 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M Had a few sprinkles around mid morning, but the real rain came in the afternoon when I was not at home so I have no idea of how hard and when it fell.
5/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.72 M M M M Rain/drizzle/mist started early morning and continued until late afternoon.
5/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.62 M M M M A hugh afternoon thunder storm came through our area in the late afternoon. I was not home at the time so have no details on the storm.
5/24/2012 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Gentle very early in the morning.
5/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.61 M M M M A heavy thunderstorm, did not notice any lightening, occured mid afternoon. A lot of wind came with this small storm.
5/31/2012 7:00 AM 1.22 M M M M Started raining around early morning and continued all day with some storms being heavy rain. This was what was left of Beryl.
6/2/2012 7:00 AM 0.62 M M M M All our rain occured after dark so have no idea of time line.
6/5/2012 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Small amount of rain occured during the night,
6/6/2012 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Spitty rain/mist off and on all day long.
6/13/2012 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Small storm mid morning. No thunder or lightening or wind.
6/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.70 M M M M We had off and on again rain that started late asfternoon and continued into the night. All around us had big storms, we were on the outskirts of the storms. Lightening in the distance and heard very little thunder. Stopped sometime during the night.
6/26/2012 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M We had rain during the late afternoon. I was not at home so I have no idea of what time this occured.
7/1/2012 7:00 AM 0.48 M M M M A line of severe thunderstorms came thru last night. We were on the edge of these, but did have a lot of lightening and thunder with very little wind.
7/10/2012 7:00 AM 1.01 M M M M Finally!!!! some much needed rain. There were storms all around us all day. However we were not getting any of that rain. Our rain happened during the night. I woke up about 3:15am to a loud clap of thunder, so I think this was shen we got our rain, but am not sure. All the rain soaked in, none even in our ditches was left.
7/11/2012 7:00 AM 5.78 M M M M We needed rain and now we can't seem to get it to stop. It started to rain mid morning and continued all day with a few breaks late afternoon. Started again around dark and continued thru the night, stopping around 6:00am.
7/15/2012 7:00 AM 1.13 M M M M Rain started early afternoon and continued off and on for several hours.
7/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.61 M M M M Rain started late afternoon and continued off and on into the night.
7/22/2012 7:00 AM 4.16 M M M M Rain started early afternoon and continued all afternoon, stopping sometime after dark. Several different thunderstorms with lightening occured.
7/23/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Very brief shower late afternoon.
7/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M This small amount of rain occured late afternoon. We were on the outskirts of a larger storm that went through the area. We heard thunder for over an hour and saw some lightening but none of it was right here.
7/28/2012 7:00 AM 1.01 M M M M Heavy rain storm with lots of very loud thunder and very very sharp llightening came through early evening(7:30pm). A lot of wind was with this storm as well. Later in the night(10:30pm) we had what could be called a very little thunderstorm come through.
7/31/2012 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M Late afternoon/early evening thunderstorm.
8/7/2012 7:00 AM 2.33 M M M M Thunderstorm came thru late afternoon 5:15pm and continued to rain/drizzle until after dark and it was drizzling when I emptied the rain gauge at 7:00am.
8/8/2012 7:00 AM 0.66 M M M M Rain/mist off and on all day long into the night. Have no idea when it stopped.
8/16/2012 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M A short heavy rain late afternoon. No thunder or lightening.
8/19/2012 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Very overcast day all day long with this one very brief little rain shower.
8/20/2012 7:00 AM 0.54 M M M M Rain started in the afternoon and continued all night with rain/drizzle/mist. It was still misting when I emptied the rain gauge this morning. We had thunder in the distance during the afternoon storms, but none close to us.
8/21/2012 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Rain shower mid morning. No thunder or lightening.
8/22/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M This small amount of rain happened during the night. I did not even know it was raining.
8/25/2012 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M This small amount of rain happened during the night. Have noidea when.
8/28/2012 7:00 AM 0.84 M M M M Off and on rain starting early afternoon and continued into the night. Have no idea when it stopped.
8/29/2012 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Thunder and we could see lightening in the distance for hours, but no rain until around 10:30pm. Have no idea when it stopped.
9/3/2012 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Rained sometime during the night. We heard thunder off in the distance during the late afternoon, but we did not get any rain then.
9/7/2012 7:00 AM 0.33 M M M M Rain started mid afternoon with no thunder or lightening.
9/9/2012 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M Rain started after dark and I have no idea when it stopped. Was still overcast this morning when I emptied the gauge, but the sun is now out.
9/30/2012 7:00 AM 0.65 M M M M Started early in the morning with a soft gentle rain and continued off and on for the entire day going into the night.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes
10/19/2011 11/05/2011 7:00 AM 18 1.24 M M
1/27/2012 1/30/2012 7:00 AM 4 0.54 M M
2/13/2012 2/22/2012 7:00 AM 10 1.45 M M
3/3/2012 3/12/2012 7:00 AM 10 3.67 M M (edit: start year changed from 2011 to 2012. P.G.)
4/26/2012 4/28/2012 7:00 AM 3 0.28 M M
5/4/2012 5/06/2012 7:00 AM 3 0.39 M M
8/11/2012 8/13/2012 7:00 AM 3 0.96 M M I woke up during the night, around 2:00am, and it was raining. How much we received last night and how much we received earlier I have no idea.
9/17/2012 9/20/2012 7:00 AM 4 0.37 M M



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground