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DECEMBER 2020 KPWR STATION BASIC STATS OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA:
(December database to 1976)
DECEMBER 2020 WAS THE
7th WETTEST DECEMBER
IN THE DATABASE TO 1976
SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL AVERAGE TEMP
44.1° (-0.7°)
ABOVE NORMAL RAIN 4.87" (+1.52"/ 145%)
2020 RAIN TOTAL 61.42" (+10.50"/121%)
2020 WAS THE
8th WETTEST YEAR
IN THE DATABASE TO 1976

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Most recent Expanded Station Observations
all times are Eastern Time (US)
Updated @
10:02pm ET
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Visibilities
Visibility @ KSFQ Suffolk Municipal Airport - Suffolk, Virginia
10 statute miles
Visibility @ at KNGU Naval Air Station - Chambers Field - Norfolk, Virginia
10 statute miles
Visibility @ at KORF Norfolk International Airport - Norfolk, Virginia
10 statute miles
Visibility @ at KCPK Chesapeake Regional Airport - Chesapeake, Virginia
10 statute miles
Temperatures
Current: 39.7° at 10:02pm
Comfort Level:
Cool
Max: 50.0° at 2:42pm
Min: 33.4° at 7:20am
24-hour Difference: 1.5°
Daily Average: 40.8°
Wind Chill: 38.0° at 10:02pm
Min: 25.8° at 8:18am
Heat Index: 42.0° at 10:02pm
Max: 50.5° at 2:42pm
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Dew Point
Current: 28.5° at 10:02pm
Max: 36.4° at 10:40am
Min: 27.7° at 5:00pm
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Relative Humidity
Current: 64.0% at 10:02pm
Max: 91.0% at 8:20am
Min: 45.0% at 1:44pm
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Wind Speed & Direction
Current max wind speed:
WNW  8 mph | 10:02pm
Max: 29 mph at 1:20pm
Daily Average Direction: 225°
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Barometric (Sea Level) Pressure
Current: 30.078" & Rising at 10:02pm
Rate: 0.012" past hour
24-hour Difference: 0.242"
Max: 30.083" at 9:28pm
Min: 29.810" at 4:00am
Average: 30.066"
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Rainfall
Hourly: 0.00" at 10:02pm
Rain Rate: 0.00" per hour
Daily: 0.00" thru 10:02pm
Past 24-hours ending 10:02pm: 0.00"
Monthly: 1.23"
Yearly: 1.23"
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Sun & Moon
Sunrise: 7:14am Sunset: 5:14pm
Moonrise: 10:45am Moonset: 10:56pm
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Station Seasonal Snowfall 2020-2021
Season Total: 0.0"
"waiting"
2019-2020 Season Total: 1.5"
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