Station Overview Station Location
Station Number NC-LR-10 Latitude 35.300700366497
Station Name Kinston 5.1 WNW Longitude -77.6762118190527
County Lenoir Elevation (ft) 101



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 15 3.20 5.20 31 5.20 31 0.00 0 0 11 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 15 3.05 8.23 30 8.23 30 0.00 0 0 14 1 0.0 0 0
Dec 15 3.26 5.22 31 5.22 31 0.00 0 0 12 5 0.0 0 0
Jan 16 3.75 3.66 31 3.66 31 0.00 0 0 9 1 0.0 0 0
Feb 16 3.27 7.43 29 7.43 29 0.00 0 0 12 0 0.0 0 0
March 16 3.96 2.38 31 2.38 31 0.00 0 0 7 1 0.0 0 0
April 16 3.16 3.22 30 3.22 30 0.00 0 0 8 3 0.0 0 0
May 16 3.82 4.48 31 4.48 31 0.00 0 0 16 0 0.0 0 0
June 16 4.70 3.44 30 3.44 30 0.00 0 0 11 3 0.0 0 0
July 16 5.65 4.28 31 4.28 31 0.00 0 0 11 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 16 5.47 3.56 31 3.56 31 0.00 0 0 10 5 0.0 0 0
Sept 16 5.46 9.79 30 9.79 30 0.00 0 0 12 3 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 48.75" 60.89" 366 days 60.89" 366 0.00" 0 days 0 133 days 24 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
10/1/2015 0.30
10/2/2015 1.19
10/3/2015 1.73
10/4/2015 0.74
10/5/2015 0.23
10/6/2015 0.24
10/7/2015 0.00
10/8/2015 0.00
10/9/2015 0.00
10/10/2015 0.00
10/11/2015 0.25
10/12/2015 0.00
10/13/2015 0.11
10/14/2015 T
10/15/2015 0.00
10/16/2015 0.00
10/17/2015 0.00
10/18/2015 0.00
10/19/2015 0.00
10/20/2015 0.00
10/21/2015 0.00
10/22/2015 T
10/23/2015 0.00
10/24/2015 0.00
10/25/2015 0.00
10/26/2015 0.00
10/27/2015 0.03
10/28/2015 0.19
10/29/2015 0.19
10/30/2015 0.00
10/31/2015 0.00
11/1/2015 0.00
11/2/2015 1.46
11/3/2015 1.48
11/4/2015 0.05
11/5/2015 0.01
11/6/2015 T
11/7/2015 0.06
11/8/2015 0.43
11/9/2015 0.20
11/10/2015 1.66
11/11/2015 0.02
11/12/2015 0.00
11/13/2015 0.00
11/14/2015 0.00
11/15/2015 0.00
11/16/2015 0.00
11/17/2015 0.00
11/18/2015 0.00
11/19/2015 0.23
11/20/2015 1.48
11/21/2015 0.00
11/22/2015 0.76
11/23/2015 0.32
11/24/2015 0.00
11/25/2015 0.00
11/26/2015 0.00
11/27/2015 0.00
11/28/2015 0.00
11/29/2015 0.00
11/30/2015 0.07
12/1/2015 0.07
12/2/2015 0.03
12/3/2015 0.06
12/4/2015 0.00
12/5/2015 0.00
12/6/2015 0.00
12/7/2015 0.00
12/8/2015 0.80
12/9/2015 0.00
12/10/2015 0.00
12/11/2015 0.00
12/12/2015 0.00
12/13/2015 0.00
12/14/2015 0.00
12/15/2015 0.12
12/16/2015 0.00
12/17/2015 0.00
12/18/2015 0.34
12/19/2015 0.06
12/20/2015 0.00
12/21/2015 0.00
12/22/2015 0.01
12/23/2015 0.80
12/24/2015 0.72
12/25/2015 T
12/26/2015 T
12/27/2015 T
12/28/2015 T
12/29/2015 0.39
12/30/2015 T
12/31/2015 1.82
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2016 0.18
1/2/2016 0.00
1/3/2016 0.00
1/4/2016 0.00
1/5/2016 0.00
1/6/2016 0.00
1/7/2016 0.00
1/8/2016 0.00
1/9/2016 0.06
1/10/2016 0.09
1/11/2016 0.00
1/12/2016 0.00
1/13/2016 0.00
1/14/2016 0.00
1/15/2016 0.00
1/16/2016 0.82
1/17/2016 0.00
1/18/2016 0.31
1/19/2016 0.00
1/20/2016 0.00
1/21/2016 0.00
1/22/2016 0.08
1/23/2016 2.04
1/24/2016 T
1/25/2016 0.00
1/26/2016 0.00
1/27/2016 0.00
1/28/2016 0.02
1/29/2016 0.06
1/30/2016 0.00
1/31/2016 0.00
2/1/2016 0.00
2/2/2016 0.00
2/3/2016 0.00
2/4/2016 2.14
2/5/2016 1.56
2/6/2016 0.00
2/7/2016 0.27
2/8/2016 0.86
2/9/2016 0.05
2/10/2016 0.00
2/11/2016 0.00
2/12/2016 0.00
2/13/2016 0.25
2/14/2016 0.00
2/15/2016 0.04
2/16/2016 0.38
2/17/2016 0.71
2/18/2016 0.00
2/19/2016 0.00
2/20/2016 0.00
2/21/2016 0.00
2/22/2016 0.00
2/23/2016 0.05
2/24/2016 0.53
2/25/2016 0.59
2/26/2016 0.00
2/27/2016 0.00
2/28/2016 0.00
2/29/2016 0.00
3/1/2016 0.00
3/2/2016 0.17
3/3/2016 0.00
3/4/2016 0.28
3/5/2016 0.00
3/6/2016 T
3/7/2016 0.00
3/8/2016 0.00
3/9/2016 0.00
3/10/2016 0.00
3/11/2016 0.00
3/12/2016 0.00
3/13/2016 0.00
3/14/2016 0.07
3/15/2016 0.00
3/16/2016 0.00
3/17/2016 0.00
3/18/2016 0.00
3/19/2016 0.00
3/20/2016 0.41
3/21/2016 0.02
3/22/2016 0.00
3/23/2016 0.00
3/24/2016 0.00
3/25/2016 0.08
3/26/2016 0.00
3/27/2016 0.00
3/28/2016 1.35
3/29/2016 0.00
3/30/2016 0.00
3/31/2016 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2016 T
4/2/2016 0.30
4/3/2016 0.05
4/4/2016 0.00
4/5/2016 0.00
4/6/2016 0.00
4/7/2016 0.18
4/8/2016 0.11
4/9/2016 0.00
4/10/2016 0.00
4/11/2016 0.00
4/12/2016 0.00
4/13/2016 1.02
4/14/2016 0.00
4/15/2016 0.00
4/16/2016 0.00
4/17/2016 0.00
4/18/2016 0.00
4/19/2016 0.00
4/20/2016 0.00
4/21/2016 0.00
4/22/2016 0.00
4/23/2016 1.22
4/24/2016 T
4/25/2016 0.00
4/26/2016 0.00
4/27/2016 0.00
4/28/2016 0.07
4/29/2016 0.27
4/30/2016 T
5/1/2016 0.00
5/2/2016 0.20
5/3/2016 0.78
5/4/2016 0.95
5/5/2016 0.05
5/6/2016 1.00
5/7/2016 0.01
5/8/2016 0.00
5/9/2016 0.00
5/10/2016 0.00
5/11/2016 0.00
5/12/2016 0.00
5/13/2016 0.02
5/14/2016 0.15
5/15/2016 0.00
5/16/2016 0.00
5/17/2016 0.00
5/18/2016 0.17
5/19/2016 0.05
5/20/2016 0.00
5/21/2016 0.20
5/22/2016 0.10
5/23/2016 0.02
5/24/2016 0.11
5/25/2016 0.00
5/26/2016 0.00
5/27/2016 0.00
5/28/2016 0.00
5/29/2016 0.00
5/30/2016 0.43
5/31/2016 0.24
6/1/2016 T
6/2/2016 0.17
6/3/2016 0.00
6/4/2016 0.57
6/5/2016 T
6/6/2016 0.44
6/7/2016 1.23
6/8/2016 0.02
6/9/2016 0.00
6/10/2016 0.00
6/11/2016 0.00
6/12/2016 0.00
6/13/2016 0.00
6/14/2016 0.00
6/15/2016 0.02
6/16/2016 0.41
6/17/2016 T
6/18/2016 0.03
6/19/2016 0.00
6/20/2016 0.00
6/21/2016 0.00
6/22/2016 0.00
6/23/2016 0.00
6/24/2016 0.01
6/25/2016 0.00
6/26/2016 0.00
6/27/2016 0.00
6/28/2016 0.00
6/29/2016 0.28
6/30/2016 0.26
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2016 0.00
7/2/2016 0.00
7/3/2016 0.28
7/4/2016 0.14
7/5/2016 0.01
7/6/2016 0.15
7/7/2016 0.00
7/8/2016 0.65
7/9/2016 1.00
7/10/2016 0.00
7/11/2016 0.00
7/12/2016 0.04
7/13/2016 1.21
7/14/2016 0.00
7/15/2016 0.00
7/16/2016 0.10
7/17/2016 0.21
7/18/2016 0.00
7/19/2016 0.00
7/20/2016 0.49
7/21/2016 0.00
7/22/2016 0.00
7/23/2016 0.00
7/24/2016 0.00
7/25/2016 0.00
7/26/2016 0.00
7/27/2016 0.00
7/28/2016 0.00
7/29/2016 0.00
7/30/2016 0.00
7/31/2016 0.00
8/1/2016 0.41
8/2/2016 0.50
8/3/2016 0.04
8/4/2016 0.13
8/5/2016 0.00
8/6/2016 0.04
8/7/2016 0.00
8/8/2016 T
8/9/2016 0.67
8/10/2016 0.00
8/11/2016 T
8/12/2016 T
8/13/2016 T
8/14/2016 0.00
8/15/2016 0.00
8/16/2016 0.00
8/17/2016 0.00
8/18/2016 0.00
8/19/2016 T
8/20/2016 0.73
8/21/2016 0.00
8/22/2016 0.11
8/23/2016 0.00
8/24/2016 0.00
8/25/2016 0.00
8/26/2016 0.00
8/27/2016 0.00
8/28/2016 0.00
8/29/2016 0.67
8/30/2016 0.26
8/31/2016 0.00
9/1/2016 0.00
9/2/2016 1.16
9/3/2016 3.10
9/4/2016 0.05
9/5/2016 0.00
9/6/2016 0.00
9/7/2016 0.00
9/8/2016 0.17
9/9/2016 0.00
9/10/2016 0.00
9/11/2016 0.00
9/12/2016 0.12
9/13/2016 0.00
9/14/2016 0.00
9/15/2016 0.00
9/16/2016 0.00
9/17/2016 0.00
9/18/2016 0.00
9/19/2016 T
9/20/2016 2.22
9/21/2016 0.24
9/22/2016 0.02
9/23/2016 0.71
9/24/2016 T
9/25/2016 T
9/26/2016 0.00
9/27/2016 0.00
9/28/2016 0.01
9/29/2016 0.01
9/30/2016 1.98



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Fog/mist in the morning, one little shower mid-morning. Mostly cloudy or overcast the rest of the day. Cat came in wet after dark. Fog/mist and 67° at obs time. Ground like a sponge. Don't know if I can get the lawn mowed before Hurr Joaquin gets here.
10/2/2015 7:00 AM 1.19 M M M M Fog/mist in the morning turned to drizzle most of the rest of the daytime. Read .06" at 3 pm. Real rain began about 10:00 pm. Heavy rain for several hours during the night and continuing at obs time; 60°. Surprised to find only 1.19" in gauge; seems like it should be 2" or 3".
10/3/2015 7:00 AM 1.73 M M M M Heavy rain in the morning. Rain or drizzle all day through the evening. Dumped .88" at 1300. A few heavy showers during the night. Fog/mist and 61° at obs time; another .85". Ground saturated. Hoping for not much rain from Hurr Joaquin if it goes by closer to Bermuda. Pray for Bahamas.
10/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.74 M M M M Fog/mist in the morning. First shower started at 11:42 a.m. After a partly cloudy break, second shower came at 12:32, heavy enough for Signif Wx Rpt. Lost satellite TV during football (ugh). More showers during the afternoon, then partly cloudy in the evening. One last shower after midnight. Overcast, breezy and 71° at obs time.
10/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Overcast in the morning. Light rain started early afternoon. Light rain and drizzle the rest of the day and into the night. Read .14" by 7:00 PM. Light rain and breezy at obs time; 62°.
10/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Light rain continuing from previous report. Drizzle most of the morning til shower early afternoon. Overcast mid-afternoon and night. Overcast and 59° at obs time.
10/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M Mostly cloudy in the morning. Sprinkles started late morning. Overcast with intermittent showers afternoon; .19" at 4:30 pm. Occasional sprinkles in evening and after midnight; another .06". Overcast and 57° at obs time.
10/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Fair in the morning, becoming overcast by noon. Sprinkles about 10:45 a.m., and some brief moderate rain after noon. Fair the rest of the daytime. Fair and 60° at obs time.
10/14/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Fair in the morning, then mostly cloudy the rest of the daytime. Fog developed in the middle of the night. Dense fog and 59° at obs time.
10/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nothing can be finer than to be in Carolina in the m-o-o-o-rning! First frost on the pumpkin this season. Clear, bracing, 36° and gorgeous. My neighbor's front yard is like snow.
10/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/22/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Fair and gorgeous all day. Dense fog and 57° at obs time.
10/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Mostly cloudy and breezy all day. Light rain began in the middle of the night. Very light rain and 54° at obs time.
10/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Light rain continuing from previous report. Light rain/drizzle most of the day. Temp rose (but not much) during the night, with intermittent rain ending before 0500. Overcast and 65° at obs time.
10/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.19 M M M M Mostly cloudy in the morning. Rain began after noon, mostly showers, some heavy. Variably partly cloudy to overcast the rest of the day and night. Mostly cloudy, damp and 65° at obs time.
10/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
10/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/2/2015 7:00 AM 1.46 M M M M Light sprinkles began just before noon, intermittent light showers throughout the afternoon; .01" at 1400. Some light rain in the evening, then serious rain started before midnight. Rain all night with heavy rain about 0300, then again about 0500. Heard neither wind nor thunder. Moderate rain and 63° at obs time.
11/3/2015 7:00 AM 1.48 M M M M Moderate rain continued from last report. Rain or drizzle all day and all night. Cat going crazy. No wind, no thunder. Light rain and 62°at obs time.
11/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Drizzle continued from previous report. Drizzle/fog/mist all day til evening. Overcast, soggy and 61° at obs time.
11/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Day started overcast, then fog/mist/drizzle all day and night. Dense fog, soggy and 66° at obs time.
11/6/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Dense fog in the morning, dissipating by noon. Overcast then and for the rest of the day. More fog/mist during the night. Overcast and 66° at obs time.
11/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Overcast in the morning. Finally got some sunshine about noon, but didn't last but a few hours. Rain during the night. Fog/mist and 70° at obs time.
11/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M Fog/mist in the morning, mostly cloudy or overcast the rest of the day with occasional showers. Read .41" at 1900. A little more rain during the night. Overcast, breezy and 55° at obs time, getting back to seasonable.
11/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Day started overcast. Occasional light rain about 11:30, otherwise mostly cloudy til late afternoon. More light rain in the evening. Variable light rain/drizzle all night. Light rain, ground soggy, and 53° at obs time. Areal flood watch includes Lenoir Co til tomorrow 1000.
11/10/2015 7:00 AM 1.66 M M M M Light rain continued from previous report. Variably light to moderate rain all day. One heavy downpour about 4:00 pm. Overcast during the night with periods of light to moderate rain and fog/mist. Fog/mist and 66° at obs time. It appears that a cold front has become stationary, and we are just barely on the warm side.
11/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Fog/mist continued from previous report. Fog thickened for a couple hours before dissipating. Overcast til late afternoon, becoming partly cloudy. Skies cleared overnight. Clear and 48° at obs time, a glorious end to a depressing rainy period.
11/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M First frost of the season. Fair and 36°.
11/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M A little heavier frost than yesterday. A glorious morning, 36°.
11/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.23 M M M M Fair in the morning. Dark clouds in the west mid-afternoon, light rain following. A few heavy showers; read .07" at 4 pm. Intermittent showers and drizzle during the evening and night. Overcast and 66° at obs time.
11/20/2015 7:00 AM 1.48 M M M M Overcast in the morning, then light to moderate rain mid-morning, 0.31" by 1000. Some heavy rain about noon. Was away from home a couple hours, surprised to find 1.42" in gauge at 1400. A few more sprinkles by evening. Dense fog at 2300, dissipated by 0300. Fair and 52° at obs time.
11/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.76 M M M M Fair all day til after dark. Cloudy, then rain after midnight, sometimes heavy. No wind, thunder. Overcast and 51° at obs time. [Late rpt due to I/N outage, unrelated to WX.]
11/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.32 M M M M Overcast in the morning. Rain began 0845. Much water already in yards and roadside ditches from previous wet period. Drizzle and light rain til heavy rain started 1115, could hear on church roof. Tapered off to drizzle by early afternoon. Overcast til just before sunset, finally saw blue sky. Fair and 33° at obs time; rain gauge contents mostly frozen.
11/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
11/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Fair most of the day. Clouds moved in about 4:00 pm. High in 70's--maybe the last of Indian summer to enjoy sitting out on the deck. Intermittent light rain began after midnight. Light rain and 54° at obs time.
12/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Light rain continuing from previous report. Intermittent light rain and drizzle all day, ending late evening. Fog/mist and 50° at obs time.
12/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Fog/mist continuing from previous report. Fog/mist all day, on the verge of drizzle. Dense fog started just after dark, continued all night. Dense fog and 55° at obs time.
12/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Dense fog in the morning gave way to cloudiness by mid-morning. Frontal rain began about 5:00 pm and continued until about 9:15. Cleared off in the middle of the night with NW winds. Mostly cloudy and 52° at obs time.
12/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.80 M M M M Overcast in the morning. Moderate rain started 8:45, continuing until early afternoon. Drizzle mid-afternoon, saw patches of blue sky and pale rainbow in the east. Overcast in the evening, and fog developed during the night. Fog and 47° at obs time.
12/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Mostly cloudy in the morning, becoming overcast by noon. Light rain started 1:30, tapered off to drizzle by mid-afternoon. Fair to partly cloudy the rest of the day. Fair and 61°.
12/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.34 M M M M Day began overcast. Some sprinkles about 11:00. Mostly cloudy with a few glimpses of blue sky. One spurt of heavy rain mid-afternoon, then light rain in the evening. Variable light rain and drizzle all night. Moderate rain and 63° at obs time.
12/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Moderate rain continuing from previous report. Tapered off in an hour, and overcast by 9:00. Partly cloudy mid-afternoon, fair during the evening and all night. Fair and 32° at obs time. Had to nuke the inner tube to get a sure reading (.06").
12/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
12/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Partly cloudy to fair most of the day. Unseasonably warm, wind from the south. Very light rain just before dawn. Very light rain and 61° at obs time. Potential for heavy rain later today.
12/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.80 M M M M Very light rain resumed from previous report. One brief downpour about 10:55 a.m., otherwise light to moderate rain most of the daytime. A bit of overcast to partly cloudy in the evening, more light rain during the night. Drizzle and 66° at obs time, possibly a record high low?
12/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.72 M M M M Drizzle resumed from previous report. Light to moderate rain almost all day. A couple heavy downpours (1135 & 2100), and a couple episodes of lightning and muffled thunder. Lost satellite TV one time briefly (high channels, not local). Variably partly cloudy, overcast and fog/mist during the night. Overcast and 71° at obs time (another record high low??).
12/25/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Overcast in the morning, with periods of fog/mist. Some clearing by late morning, fair in the afternoon and evening. More clouding during the night. Fog/mist and 68° on this Christmas morning.
12/26/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Mostly cloudy most of the morning through evening. Fair to partly cloudy during the night. Fog/mist and 66° at obs time.
12/27/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Fog/mist in the morning. Occasional spits of drizzle around noon. Partly cloudy in the afternoon. Fog began to develop in the evening. Dense fog during the night and at obs time; 64°.
12/28/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Dense fog in the morning. Light drizzle before noon. Mostly cloudy early afternoon, fair later and on into the night. More clouds during the night. Overcast and 65° at obs time.
12/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M Overcast in the morning, 65°. Moderate rain started 10:41 a.m. Drizzle by noon, .06" rain and 59°. Some gusty winds and falling temps (but not much), wind shift from south to north, east. Mixed conditions all afternoon (overcast, drizzle, fog/mist). Drizzle and rain during the night, wind shifted back to south. Stationary front going back and forth. Overcast, ground soaked, muggy and 67.2° at obs time.
12/30/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Overcast in the morning, becoming partly cloudy late morning, then fair by late afternoon. Variably fair to partly cloudy during the night, with periods of fog/mist. Fog/mist and 67° at obs time, possible thunder in the west.
12/31/2015 7:00 AM 1.82 M M M M Light rain in the morning; low, rumbling thunder. Light rain most of the afternoon, .19" by 1630. Then very heavy rain that disrupted satellite TV for about 20 minutes. Occasional reflected lightning, more growling thunder. Lighter rain in the evening, then some heavier rain after midnight. Scuddy overcast and 63° at obs time.
1/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Light rain mid-morning. Overcast most of the rest of the day with intermittent showers. More light rain during the night. Overcast and 50° at obs time.
1/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Fog in the morning, never really burned off as hoped for. Light rain in the afternoon with one 10-minute downpour. Tapered off to drizzle by early evening, and fog/mist all night and at obs time; 50°.
1/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.09 M M M M Fog/mist in the morning, some drizzle in the afternoon. Overcast in the evening and night, with brief periods of light rain. Overcast, damp and 63° at obs time.
1/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.82 M M M M Fair in the morning, becoming overcast after lunch. Light sprinkles began early afternoon. Moderate rain mid-afternoon, with gusty winds. Heavy rain interrupted satellite TV for a few minutes about 5:45. A break for a couple hours, then a little more rain in the evening. Overcast during the night and at obs time; 48.7°.
1/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.31 M M M M Overcast in the morning, drizzle started about 9:00 a.m. Moderate rain about 10:30, with heavy rain after 11:00. Could hear steady roar on church roof for about 15 minutes. Slacked off to a light rain by noon, read .30" in gauge. Just a spit thereafter. Clear, calm, heavy frost and 29.6° at obs time. Had to pour water on bracket to free gauge from ice to bring inside; nuked it to get reading.
1/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Fair to partly cloudy most of the day. Forecast of wintry weather closed schools today (Fri). Heard precipitation on windows 0430, probably sleet/freezing rain mix. At obs time, found gauge funnel hole stopped up with sleet. After melting, read .08", which confirmed the snow stick's less-than-.1" of ice on deck rail. A few patches of accumulated sleet in bare spots in the yard. One trough on the roof looks like real snow (but it isn't). Our street looks clear, and can hear traffic on nearby road, which was salted yesterday. Overcast with a faint drizzle, 31°.
1/23/2016 7:00 AM 2.04 M M M M Light drizzle in the morning. Fifteen minutes of sleet mid-morning. Brought funnel and inner gauge inside, so no intermediate readings available. Mix of freezing rain and sleet through mid-afternoon. Periods of rain off and on til late evening. A couple downpours after dark, messed up satellite TV. Very light drizzle and 28.5° at obs time. Ground saturated, grass crunchy.
1/24/2016 7:00 AM T T T 0.0 0.00 Morning began with very light drizzle, 28.5°. Very light snow pellets mid-morning, then very fine snow at 11:30. Some snow flurries at 11:45 ending shortly after noon. Nothing stuck (35°), but a few pellets persisted in the bottom of the gauge til late afternoon. Overcast the rest of the daytime and most of the night. Clear and 30.2° at obs time. Roads clear and grass crunchy again. Pray for my friends in Fairfax VA; it's terrible there.
1/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Overcast in the morning and most of the day. Scattered showers shortly before noon. Light rain during the night. Overcast and sprinkles at obs time, 41°.
1/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Sprinkles continued from previous report. Intermittent moderate rain early afternoon. Lighter rain off and on the rest of the afternoon and evening. Fair during the night. Clear and 35° at obs time.
1/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
1/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/4/2016 7:00 AM 2.14 M M M M Fair in the morning, becoming cloudy by noon. Overcast and windy at 2:15. Light sprinkles began 3:00, gusty winds. Showers, then heavy rain at 4:45. Light to moderate rain the rest of the afternoon, and more heavy rain in the evening, disrupting satellite TV. A little lightning and rumbling thunder about 8:00. Gauge overflowed about 9:00. Rain all night and continuing at obs time; 62.4°
2/5/2016 7:00 AM 1.56 M M M M Light rain continued from previous report. Rain most of the day, heavy at times. Last daytime reading .45". More heavy rain about 9:00, and several bouts during the night. Finally quit before 0500. Overcast, breezy and soggy at obs time, 39°.
2/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M High overcast in the morning, partly cloudy the rest of the day. Rain began after midnight, continuing to obs time, 35°. Ground still soaked from last rains, looks like 2" instead of .27".
2/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.86 M M M M Light rain continued from previous report. Light rain all day through evening, tapering off to drizzle before becoming partly cloudy. At 1300, there was .51", then .74" at 1720. Fair during the night and at obs time, 32°. Lawn crunchy to walk on to reach gauge.
2/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Fair in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. In the evening, didn't know it had rain until the cat came in wet. Partly cloudy and 30° at obs time.
2/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.25 T T T 0.25 Overcast in the morning, 30.9°. Very fine snow with mix of snow pellets at 11:28 a.m., 34°. Slacked off for a while, then mix of sleet and slush started about 1230. Light rain started 1:05, 32°. Light drizzle for a few hours before ending about 5:00, 31°. Fair and 27.3° at obs time. Had taken funnel and inner tube out before precip started, so no intermittent readings done. Difficulty getting frozen gauge off bracket. A little ice on deck rails, and beautiful icicles hanging off birdfeeders. Area fear of black ice, but roads appear clear.
2/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M T 0.04 Fair most of the day (Valentine's Day). Clouded up by evening. Heard precipitation during the night, probably freezing rain. Funnel glazed but not stopped up; nothing at bottom of gauge. Street seems to be OK (got newspapers), but concrete sidewalk and brick steps slippery. Schools delaying opening 2 hours. Freezing drizzle and 28.2° at obs time.
2/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.38 M M M M Freezing drizzle continued from previous report, ending in about an hour. Overcast most of the rest of the day. Rain began after dark, heavy at times. Could hear rain on the roof and windows during the night. Heavy rain at obs time, 59.3° (31° warmer than yesterday at same time). Surprised that there wasn't at least an inch in the gauge.
2/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.71 M M M M Rain continued from previous report. Submitted Signif WX Report for downpour and strong winds, beginning at 0710. Rain came down in sheets and curtains. Terrific winds blew rain off roof and through trees like ocean spray. Could barely see past front yard. Tapered off rather quickly and was able to get to gauge for .50" reading in 10 minutes (3"/hour). Probably was more, considering the straight-line wind blowing so hard ("angel's share"). More moderate to light rain for another hour, then overcast before noon. Sun came out in the afternoon. Fair to partly cloudy evening and night. Fair and 39.5°at obs time.
2/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Partly cloudy in the morning, with increasing cloudiness before noon. Very light sprinkle before 4:00 pm, not enough to chase the cat off her deck chair. More sprinkles in the evening, and light rain during the night. Fog/mist and 49.1° at obs tome.
2/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.53 M M M M Fog/mist continued from previous report. Overcast all day with periods of light rain or drizzle. Observed .41" by late afternoon. Intermittent light rain or drizzle during the night. Very light rain and 60.4° at obs time.
2/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.59 M M M M Light rain continued from previous report. Light to moderate rain for a couple hours, then an overcast break til after noon, becoming breezy. Brought flag in. Lightning, thunder and rain at 1230. Heavy rain, high winds blowing deck chair cushions from up the hill. Very high, gusty winds all afternoon. Cat door flap blown open to horizontal. Terrific, roaring wind in trees and over roof. Surprised to not find major limbs on ground. Most small, dead limbs already blown down just a week or so ago. Partly cloudy, then fair during the night, breezy with gusts. Clear, breezy and 44.4° at obs time. Re-raised flag, flapping freely.
2/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
2/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Clear in the morning, becoming fair to partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening. Heard rain on the roof after midnight. Light rain most of the night. Very light rain and 56° at obs time; no wind.
3/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Fair in the morning, clouding up by late afternoon. Light rain started early evening, read .09" at 2000. Rain continued most of the night. Very light rain and 38.4° at obs time.
3/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/6/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Fair in the morning, becoming partly cloudy most of the rest of the day. A few sprinkles after dark (cat came in damp). Variable cloudiness during the night with some fog/mist. Mostly cloudy and 41° at obs time.
3/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Partly cloudy in the morning. Counted 18 contrails in various stages of dissipation. Fair to partly cloudy around noon until clouds began to build early afternoon. Thunderstorm at 2:15 pm, with low rumbling thunder. Read .07" at 2:40. More occasional rumbling thunder for a couple hours, but just sprinkles. Rain stopped long enough for a pleasant evening on the deck. A few more sprinkles after dark, then fair to partly cloudy during the night. Overcast and 62° at obs time.
3/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Overcast in the morning, blustery clouds by afternoon. Rain started 1440, with .12" by 1630. Layer of yellow pollen on top of water in gauge and on puddles. No more rain til about 0515. Light rain and 43.7° at obs time. Very timely rain; just finished major landscaping project, so won't have to water new sod again for a few days.
3/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Light rain continued from previous report, ending in about an hour. Overcast to partly cloudy the rest of the daytime. Some periods of fog/mist during the night. Mostly cloudy and 40.2° at obs time.
3/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fair and 32°, with a little frost on the lawn. Hopefully this is the last frost of the season. My potted plants are dying to get outside before they get lanky.
3/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Fair in the morning, increasing cloudiness throughout the afternoon. Windy most of the day. Falling, spent pear blossoms look like snow, some made it to inner tube of rain gauge. Partly cloudy in the evening. Heard rain on the roof at 0620. No thunder. Very light rain and 65.4° at obs time. Yellow pollen scum in rain gauge and around edges of puddles.
3/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/28/2016 7:00 AM 1.35 M M M M Fog/mist in the morning. Light rain started about 0800, plus a little rumbling thunder. Periods of moderate rain before noon; dumped .98". More light rain in the afternoon. Another .21" by 2000, and .16" during the night. Overcast and 62° at obs time.
3/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
3/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/1/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Fair in the morning, turning blustery by noon. Just a few spits, then mostly cloudy the rest of the day. Overcast and breezy at obs time, 70°.
4/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.30 M M M M Overcast and breezy in the morning. Light rain began after 8:00 a.m., then some moderate to heavy showers by 9:00. Very light rain persisted for another hour, then stopped before noon. Overcast or blustery the rest of the day and night. Overcast with very light sprinkles at obs time, and 65.6°. A little pollen floating on water in gauge, but not nearly as much as last week.
4/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Very light sprinkles continued from previous report. Overcast mid-morning, then very light rain at 1215 til 1300. Clearing mid-afternoon and a little breezy. Very nice early evening outside on the deck. Clear and 46° at obs time.
4/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Frost on the front yard. Clear, except for the remnants of 11 contrails. Maybe not a record low, but 30.0° seems unseasonably cold. Anxious to get potted plants outside for some sunshine and repotting.
4/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.18 M M M M Fair in the morning. Partly cloudy mid-morning, increasing by afternoon with a blustery look. Heard rain on the roof after 5:00 am, steady for about an hour with intermittent heavy showers. Possible thunder about 6:30 (also airplanes). Overcast, damp and 57.0° at obs time, a far cry from yesterday's 30.0°.
4/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 0.0 M M M Overcast in the morning. A little rumbling thunder before 8:00 a.m., then some light rain. Occasional showers ending about 9:00 a.m. Mostly cloudy the rest of the day. Overcast and 52° at obs time.
4/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Clear and 32.9° at obs time, with a little frost on the pumpkin. Hopefully the last frost of the season, and potted plants can go outside til fall.
4/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/13/2016 7:00 AM 1.02 M M M M Light sprinkles began 7:15 a.m. After one brief period of moderate showers, rain was light -- ALL DAY. Dumped .90" at 7:30 p.m. Last heard rain on roof about midnight. Partly cloudy and 51° at obs time.
4/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/23/2016 7:00 AM 1.22 M M M M Overcast in the morning. Low cumulus clouds beginning to form late morning. Light rain/sprinkles shortly after noon. Thunderstorm and heavy rain at 2:45. Off and on rain showers most of the rest of the daytime. Read .39" at 5:00. Lost satellite TV for a few minutes in the evening. Gauge overflowed at 9:00 pm check; surprised at the amount. More light rain during the night. Fog/mist at 62.6° at obs time.
4/24/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Overcast in the morning, damp from recent 1.22". Partly cloudy before noon. Clouds brewed by mid-afternoon, with brief sprinkles. More clouds before evening with distant thunder. No more rain here, but storms clouds in sight. Clear and 53° at obs time.
4/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
4/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.07 M M M M Partly cloudy almost all day. Small, summery cumulus clouds developed mid-morning. Everybody mowing yards in anticipation of cold-frontal rain later. Lovely evening to sit out on deck. Rain finally came after 0400, fairly heavy at first, ending by 0500. Fair and 63° at obs time.
4/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.27 M M M M Fair in the morning, becoming partly cloudy the rest of the day. Another beautiful evening on the deck, although a little breezy. Could see ominous clouds in the NW. Distant lightning and thunder at 10:15 pm. Heavy rain heard on roof at 10:40, with lightning and thunder. A break for a few hours, then another bout after 2:00 am. Loud clap of thunder woke me up. More sharp lightning, heavy rain, and rolling thunder. Fog/mist and 63.6° at obs time.
4/30/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M From fog/mist yesterday morning, following a night of rain. Partly cloudy the rest of the day.
5/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Overcast in the morning. Heard heavy rain on the roof at church. Another heavy shower at home about noon. Very light rain the rest of the afternoon, then overcast. Overcast and 70° at obs time.
5/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.78 M M M M Overcast in the morning and most of the daytime. Distant thunder at 4:52 pm. Sparse, big drops for a couple minutes at 6:05. Thunder and light rain at 9:20; main system seemed to part at Lenoir County. Heavy rain, close lightning and sharp thunder at 6:50 am. Radar shows rain shield over most of Eastern Carolina. Moderate rain, a little thunder and 65.4° at obs time.
5/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.95 M M M M Thunderstorm continuing from previous report. Variably light to moderate rain most of the daytime til late afternoon. 0.42" at 4:00 pm. Another round of thunderstorms after 11:00 pm. Heavy rain, lost satellite TV briefly. Cloudy and 63.3° at obs time.
5/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Overcast in the morning, with a little spritz mid-morning. A little blustery, then partly cloudy by afternoon. Evening very pleasant with dry air, 70's temp, and gentle breeze. Heavy rain at 3:09 a.m., thought I heard hail. Horrified to see lots of white on the front lawn, but relieved that it was only clover. Overcast and 62.0° at obs time.
5/6/2016 7:00 AM 1.00 M M M M Very light rain continued from previous report. Light to moderate rain almost all day. Finally saw some blue sky before sunset. Dumped .58" at 6:40 pm. Heavy rain at 10:45 pm, and heard rain on roof several times during the night. Dumped another .42" at obs time. Drizzle and 51.8°.
5/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Drizzle in the morning, carrying over from previous report. Mostly cloudy the rest of the morning and afternoon with one little shower just before noon. Overcast in the evening, turning fair during the night. Fair and 62° at obs time. Front yard like a wet sponge; needs some serious dry weather.
5/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Fair most of the day, summery nimbus clouds building by noon. Pleasant evening, then distant rumbling thunder and lowering clouds. A few sprinkles, then a little very light rain, a little lightning in the distant east but no more thunder. Fair during the night, but water beading on deck, and chairs too wet to sit on. Overcast and 69° at obs time.
5/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Overcast in the morning, then partly cloudy by afternoon. Thunder and heavy rain mid-afternoon, tapering off to very light sprinkles by early evening. Fog/mist during the night. Clear skies above fog/mist at obs time, 59°.
5/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Overcast in the morning. Scattered showers out of heavy clouds early afternoon. Light rain most of the afternoon. Occasional light rain during the evening and night. Overcast and 63.6° at obs time.
5/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Overcast in the morning. Light rain shortly, for a couple hours. Overcast the rest of the day. Occasional fog/mist during the night. Clearing and 55° at obs time.
5/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.20 M M M M Overcast in the morning, then fair until mid-afternoon. Partly cloudy late afternoon, with occasional light rain. Some heavy rain during the night. Light drizzle and 67.2° at obs time.
5/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Light drizzle in the morning, then variable rain til about noon. Overcast most of the rest of the day, but very pleasant out on the deck early evening. More light rain during the night. Overcast and 61.5° at obs time.
5/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Overcast in the morning. Mostly cloudy during the daytime with one shower mid-afternoon. Becoming fair during the night. Fair and 54° at obs time.
5/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Fair in the morning. Light sprinkles mid-morning. Drizzle 12:45; read .02". Moderate rain shower at 1:45. Heavy clouds later afternoon (read .11"), but no more rain. Fair and 55° at obs time.
5/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
5/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.43 M M M M Overcast in the morning, then a quick shower after 0700, dumped .02", thinking it was from before 0700. Could hear heavy rain on the church roof, and thunder. Read .37" when we got home. Mostly cloudy the rest of the day, pleasant out on the deck. Heard rain dripping off eaves after dark. Mostly cloudy, muggy and 73° at obs time.
5/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Mostly cloudy in the morning. Dark clouds building before noon, and heavy rain pelted the car on the way to errands. Cloudy in the afternoon, and a light shower in the evening. Fog/mist and 70° at obs time.
6/1/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Fog/mist in the morning. Variably overcast to mostly cloudy all day. Felt little spritz at 1630. Stifling humidity, probably from remnants of TD Bonnie. Fog/mist and 71.0° at obs time.
6/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Fog/mist in the morning. Light sprinkle 0730, then light rain mid-morning. Variably partly cloudy to overcast most of the afternoon and evening, punctuated by one heavy shower before 1500. Fog/mist and 72° at obs time.
6/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/4/2016 5:00 PM 0.57 M M M M Was out of town since 6/3/2016 report. Found .57" in gauge, and power had been off. Got phone msg from power company that power was out for about 2 hours from 0247 on 6/4/2016. NOAA report from Kinston Stallings field cited heavy rain about 0300. So, must assume thunderstorm in the middle of the night.
6/5/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy most of the day. A little sprinkle in the evening, and thunder in the distance. Partly cloudy and 75° at obs time.
6/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.44 M M M M Partly cloudy most of the day. Outflow of wind from approaching thunderstorm brought strong, blustery winds; brought in flag. Then calm, but no rain until a half hour later. Temp dropped 12 degrees. Lost satellite TV for just a few minutes. Variable rain and sprinkles for several hours til after bedtime. Partly cloudy and 75° at obs time.
6/7/2016 7:00 AM 1.23 M M M M Overcast to partly cloudy in the morning and afternoon. Sprinkles began about 5:00 pm, then light rain for most of the evening and early night. Some heavier rain before dawn. Never any thunder. Moderate rain and 70° at obs time. TS Colin.
6/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Moderate rain in the morning, remnant of TS Colin. Tapered off to light rain by 0800, then overcast to mostly cloudy before noon. Cleared by mid-afternoon. Fair and 66° at obs time.
6/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Partly cloudy most of the day. Light sprinkle about 8:45 pm, on the edge of a severe weather system to the south. Overcast and 72° at obs time.
6/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Overcast in the morning, partly cloudy most of the rest of the daytime. One shower about 5:30 pm, large storm cloud in the east. Moderate-to-heavy shower about 4:00 am. Overcast and damp at obs time, 74°.
6/17/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Just enough fog/mist in the morning to wet the gauge. Partly cloudy most of the rest of the day. Fair and 73° at obs time.
6/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.03 M M M M Fair in the morning, becoming variably partly cloudy to overcast the rest of the day. Blustery late afternoon, on the edge of distant storm clouds. A couple short showers after 5:00 pm. Fair and 66° at obs time.
6/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Partly cloudy in the morning, humid like a steam bath. Storm system approaching from the NW in the evening. Lightning in the distance at 9:20. Outflow boundary (clearly visible on radar) came through 9:45; strong gusty winds. Saw sprinkles on sidewalk 11:50. Must have had a shower later. We missed the brunt. Found large potted plant blown off table in the back yard. Overcast and 71.7° at obs time.
6/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
6/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Partly cloudy in the morning. Sprinkles began just before noon. Light showers continued til late afternoon, punctuated by a couple periods of heavy rain. Overcast from early evening til morning. Fog/mist and 73.2° at obs time.
6/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Fog/mist in the morning, becoming partly cloudy by mid-morning. Variable cloudiness the rest of the day. Distant lightning and thunder about 10:00 pm; sprinkles on the sidewalk 10:40. Cat came in damp 11:00. Light to moderate rain during the night. Fog/mist and 72° at obs time.
7/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.28 M M M M Fair in the morning. Storm clouds brewing in the afternoon. Continuous growling thunder in the west, then north for over an hour; but main storm never got here. Brief heavy shower after 7:30 pm. Fog/mist and 76° at obs time.
7/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.14 M M M M Fog/mist in the morning. Light rain and a little thunder after 8:00. Mostly cloudy the rest of the daytime. Overcast during the night. Fog/mist and 72° at obs time.
7/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Fog/mist in the morning. Partly cloudy most of the rest of the daytime. Perfect to watch citizenship naturalization ceremony outside mid-morning. Edge of system clipped us in the late afternoon. Thunder and a little lightning, but only sprinkles. Did not hamper grilling for 4th of July. Fair during the night and at obs time, 78°.
7/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.15 M M M M Fair in the morning, becoming partly cloudy after noon. Frontal system came through about 8:00 pm, with thunder, lightning and rain. Looked worse on radar than on site. Very fast-moving. Fair and 74° at obs time.
7/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.65 M M M M Day started partly cloudy. Western sky very dark 5:30 pm; squall line rushed through 5:50, blew over heavy potted plants on picnic table, a few small tree limbs down. Jut a little light rain, some thunder and lightning. Then heavy rain 7:30, a little satellite TV disruption. Light to moderate rain the rest of the evening. Heard pop-pop-pop-pop-pop nearby at 8:50, probably transformer exploding; but just momentary power outage. Moderate rain at 10:30, dumped .62". Power outage at 11:53 for 3 or 4 minutes. Clear and 73° at obs time.
7/9/2016 7:00 AM 1.00 M M M M Clear in the morning. Picked up debris in yard from previous storm. Fair most of the day until another, wide-spread system approached from the west. Thunderstorm, light rain at 9:30 pm. Then heavy rain, lost satellite TV for about 15 minutes. Two potted planted blown off picnic table, again. Rain let up for while, then restarted about 20 minutes later, heavier for just a few minutes. Much lightning and thunder. Dumped .85" at 11:00. Lingering showers til about 2:00 am. Fair and 72° at obs time.
7/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Partly cloudy in the morning, then fair most of the rest of the daytime. Thunderstorm brewed in the southwest late afternoon, but never got really close. Much cloud-to-cloud lightning and continuous growling thunder, but all at a distance. Brief disruption of satellite TV, and a little rain. Fair during the night. At obs time, heavy fog at treetops and 72°.
7/13/2016 7:00 AM 1.21 M M M M Fog in the morning, dissipated shortly. Partly cloudy til mid-afternoon. Thunderstorm in the area, but only thunder and sprinkle here til after early evening. A couple periods of heavy rain, some lightning and thunder mostly south, then east. Read .37" at 8:45, then .85" at 11:00. Another thunderstorm with heavy rain after midnight. No violent winds like a couple days ago; no hail. Partly cloudy and 72° at obs time.
7/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 M M M M Fair in the morning. Thunderstorm approaching from the west mid-afternoon. Expecting much rain, but cells split and went around us. Some lightning and much growling thunder; but only brief moderate shower, then light rain with no thunder, til after dark. Partly cloudy and 73° at obs time.
7/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.21 M M M M Partly cloudy in the morning. Storm clouds began to build mid-afternoon. Rain, much thunder at first, then just light rain for a while. Read .09" at 3:45 pm. More rain during the night. Partly cloudy and 73° at obs time.
7/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.49 M M M M Fair in the morning, thunderstorm brewing in the NW at 0800. Light rain, then heavy rain with close, loud thunder. Read .30" at 0900. Partly cloudy til afternoon; thunder for a couple hours, but no rain. Finally got some heavy rain by 1800, read .37". More rain after dark. Light fog and 69° at obs time.
7/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.41 M M M M Fair in the morning. Regional thunderstorms developed mid-afternoon, but most went around us. Growling thunder at 4:00 pm, then sprinkles and light rain a little later. Thunderstorm with lightning and one sharp clap of thunder about 6:00, and enough heavy rain to lose satellite TV for about 30 minutes. All over by 9:00 pm. Overcast, muggy and 77° at obs time.
8/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.50 M M M M Overcast in the morning. Clouds brewed early afternoon. Storms approached from a couple directions, but went around us. Growling thunder for a couple hours, then finally some rain mid-afternoon. Heavy rain at first,and got quite dark. Variable rainfall for a few hours with thunder tapering off. Overcast the rest of the daytime and evening. Fair and 73° at obs time.
8/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Fair in the morning. Clouds built mid-morning, with spitting showers before noon. Sporadic light showers during the afternoon, but only .01" and squally at 6:10 pm. Light rain after dark. Fog/mist and 73° at obs time.
8/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Fog/mist in the morning, burning off in a few hours. Shower mid-morning, then more mid-afternoon. Partly cloudy the rest of the day. Fair (almost clear) and 70° at obs time.
8/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M M M
8/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/8/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Drove through some moderately heavy rain from Smithfield to Goldsboro, on the way home from Salisbury. But only a bare flick of a sprinkle when I went to check the gauge. Fair, a little hazy, and 75° at obs time,
8/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.67 M M M M Fair and a little hazy in the morning. Clouds developed late morning, growing steadily in size and number during the afternoon. Dull thunder late afternoon. Large, sparse raindrops began, pinged on metal chairs like hail (but it wasn't). Heavy rain began shortly, lasting about 30 min. Read .52" at 1750. Light rain, lightning & thunder; then another band of heavy rain. Lost satellite TV for about 20 minutes. Very light rain ended about 2100. Dense fog and 76° at obs time.
8/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/11/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Fair in the morning, very muggy. Clouds built up before noon. Heavy clouds by mid-afternoon with much rain in the east, but only a sprinkle here. Cloudy, hot, muggy in the evening. Mostly cloudy, heavy dew and 73° at obs time.
8/12/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Partly cloudy in the morning, heavy dew. Heavy clouds developed late morning and early afternoon (as has happened every day for a week). Thunderstorm in the area going north, but all we got were sprinkles, not enough to deter my neighbor from mowing. Partly cloudy and 74° at obs time.
8/13/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Another trace while lots of rain clouds all around. Fair and 77° at obs time.
8/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/19/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Partly cloudy in the morning. Storm clouds brewing in the west at 1230. Very sparse sprinkle at 1340; low, growling thunder at 1400. Heavy rain south of here, but not even a drop on us. Another small thunderstorm in the northeast at 2230, but only thunder here. Lawn looking parched with all the heat lately, and we missed a good soaker. Mostly cloudy at 74° at obs time.
8/20/2016 7:00 AM 0.73 M M M M Mostly cloudy in the morning. Once again, regional showers missed us for several hours, until we finally got some decent rain mid-afternoon. Heavier rain after 1700, with continuous growling thunder, mostly in the east. Lost satellite TV for a while. Light rain in the evening, read .43" at 2130. More rain during the night. Dense fog and 73.6° at obs time.
8/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.11 M M M M Fair in the morning, partly cloudy most of the day. A little lightning, muffled thunder and light rain began after dark. Radar showed small system coming from the west. All over by 10:45 pm. Fair and 73° at obs time.
8/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/24/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/25/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
8/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.67 M M M M Fog in the morning, burned off by 10:00 am. Partly cloudy til mid-afternoon, when a thunderstorm system moved in from the east. Distant lightning and thunder before heavy rain began rather suddenly. Submitted Signif WX Rpt: .48" in 9 minutes. Intermittent light to moderate rain for a couple hours, tapering off before early evening. Overcast and 73° at obs time.
8/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.26 M M M M Overcast in the morning, becoming cloudy by mid-morning. Thunder at 1545, then moderate to heavy rain at 1555. Light rain for about an hour more, then mostly cloudy for the rest of the day. Partly cloudy and 67° at obs time.
8/31/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/2/2016 7:00 AM 1.16 M M M M Fair in the morning. Large, dark clouds developed late afternoon. These were from approaching cold front, not TS Hermine. Thunder and lightning began 8:25 pm, then heavy rain, no wind, lost satellite TV. Lightning, moderate rain at 9:10, dumped .81". More light rain, an overcast break, then very heavy rain 10:56. Another longer break during the night, then light rain began before dawn. This is probably the beginning of influence of TS Hermine. Light rain and 72.6° at obs time.
9/3/2016 7:00 AM 3.10 M M M M TS Hermine just getting into gear with light rain, hardly any wind. Light to moderate rain continued all day, with intermittent heavy rain squalls. Light wind began early afternoon, becoming moderately strong by evening. Gusty winds at 7:00 pm. Dumped .58" @ 1600, another .80" @ 1900. Read .85" @ 2015 with heavy rain and increasing winds; can't go out for more readings. Heavy rain hitting windows @ 0035, more wind against windows @ 0115. Power fluctuation, then out @ 0430; not restored until 1315 (after this report period; thus, delay in submitting report). Blowing drizzle and 67.4° at obs time. Much dead limb debris, but no major damage. Ground soaked so much that two baby longleaf pines (5' tall) listing badly. Already had 1.16" rain from cold front before Hermine came.
9/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.05 M M M M Blowing drizzle in the morning, remnants of TS Hermine. Overcast, damp and a little breezy the rest of the day, with one spritz in the afternoon. Power had been out at 0430 during the previous report, and finally came back on at 1315. No real damage, but lots of dead limb debris in yard. Clear and 62° at obs time.
9/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Fair in the morning. Dark, heavy cloud in the west during the afternoon. Rain began with large drops for about 5 minutes, then intermittent light rain for about an hour. Probably a long tentacle of TS Hermine still churning off NY coast. Cloudy to partly cloudy the rest of the day. Fair and 70.3° at obs time.
9/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/10/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.12 M M M M Fair to partly cloudy most of the day. Small thunderstorm in the south in the evening, but moved around to the east. Got a brief shower, and more growling thunder before it finally quit after dark. Overcast and quite muggy, 73° at obs time.
9/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/16/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/17/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/19/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M M M Fog/mist in the morning, partly cloudy most of the rest of the day. Heavy rain clouds billowing up in the east, but all we got was one little spritz in the afternoon. Wouldn't have known if we weren't out on the deck. Partly cloudy, 75° and very humid at obs time; some windows fogged up.
9/20/2016 7:00 AM 2.22 M M M M Partly cloudy in the morning. Light rain began before noon, increasing to heavy rain by 1230. Light rain and a little thunder at 1330. Overcast at 1400, read .44". Very heavy rain mid-afternoon; believe sea breeze met cold frontal shield right over Kinston. Dumped 1.87" at 1605. More light to moderate rain with low thunder rumbles through evening. Saw horizon-to-horizon double rainbow in the east at 1900. Very light drizzle and 71° at obs time.
9/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.24 M M M M Light drizzle in the morning. Light rain around noon. Intermittent very light rain and drizzle during the afternoon and evening. Read .03" at 1530. The most rain occurred during the night. Light drizzle and 72.5° at obs time. All this probably remnants of TD Julia which persists across Eastern NC.
9/22/2016 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Light drizzle in the morning. Overcast all day, with intermittent sprinkles. Fog and 72.1° at obs time. Probably lingering effect of remnants of TD Julia, which returned from the Atlantic and parked over Eastern NC. Cat is going stir-crazy.
9/23/2016 7:00 AM 0.71 M M M M Fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy the rest of the day. Squall line came up from the SE about 1600, heavy rain about a mile away, but not so much here. Intermittent light rain in the evening. Very heavy rain during the night. Fog/mist and 71.4° at obs time.
9/24/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Fog/mist in the morning, overcast til noon. Partly cloudy most the afternoon, becoming fair by evening. Delightful sitting out on the deck. Fog developing overnight. Dense fog and 68° at obs time.
9/25/2016 7:00 AM T M M M M Dense fog in the morning, burned off by mid-morning. Partly cloudy the rest of the day. Overcast and 71° at obs time.
9/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M
9/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Mostly cloudy in the morning, variably cloudy the rest of the day. Cold-frontal rain in the afternoon, but main system lost oomph before it got to us. A little thunder, and very little rain. Partly cloudy in the evening. Fair and 68° at obs time.
9/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 M M M M Fair in the morning and most of the day. Stray shower early evening, just a trace. A little more rain during the night. Overcast and 69° at obs time. Sky looks like imminent heavy rain from a system in the west.
9/30/2016 7:00 AM 1.98 M M M M Overcast in the morning, becoming very dark with distant thunder 0900. Rain began 0905, moderate to heavy til after noon. Lost satellite TV for about 15 minutes, and lights flickered momentarily. A little lightning, and thunder mostly rumbling. Dumped .96" at 1000, then another 1.02" at 1300. Mostly cloudy by 1500. Dense fog and 70.7° at obs time.



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