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 DECEMBER 2014- NW WAKE COUNTY:
December was mild but a wet month. The average
daily temperature was 1.2 degrees above normal while precipitation
was 2.07”
above normal. For the year, precipitation was 12.74” above
normal. Also There were8 days that were 100%
overcast.No Severe or winter weather was observed during the month.
DECEMBER
2014 DATA: Max. Temp: 74 F , Min. Temp: 25 F , Avg.
Daily Temp: 44.7
degrees (+1.2 degrees above normal)
Precipitation: 5.14", Peak Wind: 21 mph Max Snow/IP Depth: 0.0".
Days Max. Temp= > 90: 0 , Days Min
Temp <= 32: 12, Year to Date Precipitation: 56.08" (+12.74" above normal)
2014 EXTREMES: Max. Temp: 98 deg (July 14th) ; Min.
Temp: 2 F (Jan 30th)
Year To Date 90+ degree days 31+; Year to Date 32
degrees or lower: 69; Max. Peak Wind: 32 MPH ; Max 24 Precipitation: 3.98
" (Sept 23-24th); Min
Sea Level Pressure: 996.7 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
