BOB'S CENTRAL CAROLINA WEATHER PAGE




Welcome to Bob's Central Carolina Weather page. This page contains  information and links pertaining to Meteorology and amateur radio. My call sign is WX4MMM and I monitor most Raleigh area 2 meter repeaters. My  weather observing  station location is in Northwestern Wake County near Highway 98 and Highway 50.  I have been continuously  recording  climatic data  since September 1985, including daily maximun/minimun temperatures, precipitation, barometric pressure, dew point, wind direction and wind speed (Weatherflow Tempest). Weather data from this station is uploaded to several web sites including the Citzens Weather Obervation Program ( station WX4MMM, AP098) and Weather Underground.(stations KNCRALEI11 and  KNCHOLLY148).


I attended NC State and have a BS and MS in Meteorology and a member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS),   Atlantic Coast Observer Network (ACON), Raleigh Amateur Radio Society (RARS),  American Radio Relay League (ARRL), Smith Chart Amateur Radio Society (K4OO), and Weather Matrix. I am also an assistant emergency coordinator   for Central Carolina Skywarn and a  CoCoRaHS  observer for Wake Co (NC-WK-1) and Pender Co (NC-PD-2)..

A significant number of outdoor events ( festivals, sporting events,weddings, etc) now obtain weather insurance polices.  The insurance companies  usually require  a independent  weather observer to verify the local weather conditions which I  am available to provide this service during weekends.
 

                                  CLICK HERE FOR:   CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS   ( NW Wake County)

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RALEIGH CWA WX STATIONS
WILMINGTON  CWA WX STATIONS


WEATHER SUMMARY FOR August  2023- NW WAKE COUNTY:


The August average temperature was slightly below normal and rainfall was 1.1 inches below normal There were 13 days that the max temperature of 90 degrees or higher. The year to date precipitation stands at 7.01 inches above normal.


  AUGUST   2023  DATA:
 
Max. Temp:  96  degrees, Min. Temp: 60 degrees , Avg. Daily Temp: 78.0  degrees (-2.5 degrees below normal)  Precipitation: 3.61", Peak Wind: 18 mph,  Max Snow Depth: 0 inches Days Max. Temp= > 90: 13 Days Min Temp <32 degrees=0

2023  EXTREMES:
 
Max. Temp: 96 degrees (August 14th  Min. Temp: 21 degrees (February 4th)  Year To Date 90+ degree days 32  Year to Date 32 degree days or lower: 27;  Max. Peak Wind: 28 MPH Max 24 Precipitation: 3.54  inches; Min Sea Level Pressure: 993.2 mb (April 30th)  Year to Date Precipitation: 38.11  inches  (+7.01  inches above  normal).

STATION  RECORDS ( Since September 1986 Wake County):
Max. Temp: 105 F  7/31/99 Min. Temp: -1 F 2/5/96  Max. Monthly Precipitation: 23.2" 9/99 Min. Monthly Precipitation: Trace 10/2000 Max. 24 hour snowfall: 18" 1/24/- 1/25/2000  Peak Wnd: 51 MPH 3/26/2002





Links

CURRENT WEATHER
NWS Weather Briefing
KRDU Metar
Zoom National SFC Map
College of Dupage SFC and Upper Air Analysis
HWO Display
North Carolina Active Warnings Map
SPC Sfc Analysis
RAX Radar- VAD
Precipitable Water Climatology USA
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Current PW Map-Choose Heavy Rain
National SFC Analysis
Upper Level Analysis
Upper Level Maps and 1000-500 mb Thickness
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Current Lightning Activity
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NC Buoy Reports
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CoCoRahS Observation Comments
CoCoRaHS Water Year Report
Mesowest Sfc Obervations
Topsail Beach Temp
Surf City CWOP FW 2794
Hampstead Govt Annex Weather Station
Pender Co EOC WX-Burgaw
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BUSH MARINA Tide Gauge
Tempest Wx Data-Topsail Beach
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APRS Location WX4MMM
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PSU Advanced Spotter Webinar 2023
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April 16 2011 Tornado Outbreak Case Study
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HURRICANE LINKS
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RAH Tropical WX Page
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North Atlantic Hurricane Watch-NASA
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OTHER LINKS
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National Weather Association
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 Davis Weather Instruments
Weatherflow Tempest Manual
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Warning Archieves
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NC Emergency Operations Plan 2020
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WEATHER SAFETY INFORMATION
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WEB CAMS
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NWP and SPC  MODELS
Model Types
SFC Prog
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QPF
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WPC 500 MB 5 day outlook
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NMME Monthly Forecast
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  Models/Upper Air Soundings
ECMWF from weather .us
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GEFS Plumes RDU
GFS MOS evaluation thru April 2022
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ETA/GFS/NGM Graphics
BufKit Generator -Iowa State University
Bufkit Warehouse Snow to Rain ratio and totals
HREF
NAM MOS KRDU
NCAR NAM and GFS Models
SPC HREF Ensemble Precipitation Type
National Blend of Models(NBM)
HREF 24HR updraft Ensemble
HREF COMPOSITE RADAR FORECAST
Roger Edwards Models List
Pivotal WX Models 
Polar WX models (HRRR, GFS, NAM,ECMWF, etc)
NAM Maps
WeatherWorld at PSU
Tim Vasquez's' youtube Forecast Lab
WPC Probabilistic of Winter Precip
 Probability of Snow RDU
RDU Hour to Hour Forecast
TAFB Gridded Wind and Wave Forecast
Weatherbell Analytics
Model Discussion
Texas A&M Model
TREND
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Environmental Modeling Center

 
                  
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