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 (Davis Weather
Monitor II). Weather data from this station is uploaded to several
web sites including the Citzens Weather Obervation Program ( station
WX4MMM, AP098) and Weather
Underground.
I attended NC State and have a BS and MS in Meteorology and a member
of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), National
Weather Association (NWA), 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 (Spotter
ID WAK-101) forCentral
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.
WEATHER
SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2015- NW WAKE COUNTY::
: Very
cold February
with the average daily temperature 9.4 degrees below normal.
There were also 5
days that remained at or below freezing; highly unusual for
February. Winter
precipitation occurred several times during
the month including 6.5 “ inches of snow on the 25- 26.
Widespread power
outages occurred on the 26th from The heavy weight of
the snow bringing
down many branches
and trees
FEBRUARY
2015 DATA: Max. Temp: 73 F , Min. Temp: 7 F , Avg.
Daily Temp: 24.0
degrees (-9.4 degrees below normal)
Precipitation: 2.10", Peak Wind: 29 mph Max Snow/IP Depth: 6.5".
Days Max. Temp= > 90: 0 , Days Min
Temp <= 32: 24, Year to Date Precipitation: 5.52 (-1.21" below normal)
2015 EXTREMES: Max. Temp: 73 deg (Feb 8th) ; Min.
Temp: 7 F (Feb 20th)
Year To Date 90+ degree days 0; Year to Date 32
degrees or lower: 44; Max. Peak Wind: 29 MPH ; Max 24 Precipitation: 1.23
"(Jan 11-12th); Min
Sea Level Pressure: 1004.2 mb (Feb 14th)
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
