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Norfolk International Airport Norfolk, VA, United States	About this Station Data Inventories DATA Station History State Climatologist Regional Climate Center Information at Other Sites National Weather Service - Eastern Region Headquarters - Regional Forecast Office - Current Weather Conditions - Current Weather Forecast Current Radar Current Satellite Sunrise/Sunset
ASOS Photographs Other Stations in Norfolk List Stations in Division VA-01 List Stations in Norfolk County List Stations within 5, 10, 25, or 50 miles Type* : LAND SURFACE COOP AB ASOS ASOS-NWS Call Sign/ICS* : ORF / KORF WBAN* : 13737 COOP ID* : 446139 Climate Division* : VA-01 - Tidewater WMO ID* : 72308 In Service* : 08 Jul 1938 to Present Elevation* : 9.1m (30') above s/l Lat/Lon* : 36°54'N / 76°12'W County* : Norfolk

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About this Station

The city of Norfolk, Virginia, is located near the coast and the southern border of the state. It is almost surrounded by water, with the Chesapeake Bay immediately to the north, Hampton Roads to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean only l8 miles to the east. It is traversed by numerous rivers and waterways and its average elevation above sea level is l3 feet. There are no nearby hilly areas and the land is low and level throughout the city. The climate is generally marine. The geographic location of the city with respect to the principal storm tracks, is especially favorable, being south of the average path of storms originating in the higher latitudes and north of the usual tracks of hurricanes and other tropical storms. The winters are usually mild, while the autumn and spring seasons usually are delightful. Summers, though warm and long, frequently are tempered by cool periods, often associated with northeasterly winds off the Atlantic. Temperatures of l00 degrees or higher occur infrequently. Extreme cold waves seldom penetrate the area and temperatures of zero or below are almost nonexistent. Winters pass, on occasion, without a measurable amount of snowfall. Most of the snowfall in Norfolk is light and generally melts within 24 hours.

Based on the 1951-1980 period, the average first occurrence of 32 degrees Fahrenheit in the fall is November 17 and the average last occurrence in the spring is March 23.

Data Inventories

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Surface
DAT INV DOC 3200 -Cooperative Summary Of The Day
DAT INV DOC 3210 -Summary Of The Day - First Order
DAT INV DOC SOD -Daily Surface Data (TD3200/3210 combined)
DAT INV DOC 3220 -Summary Of The Month (SOM) Cooperative
DAT INV DOC 3240 -Hourly Precipitation Data
DAT INV DOC 3280 -Surface Airways Hourly And Airways Solar Radiation
DAT INV DOC 3290 -Summary Observation
DAT INV DOC 3292 -Weather Duration
DAT INV DOC 9950 -DATSAV 2 Surface (see Global Surface Station Information).


Upper Air
DAT INV DOC 6301 -

DATA

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CD-ROMs
Digital ASCII Files


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Forms, Publications, and Web Pages

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Hourly Precipitation Data for Virginia
Hourly/Daily Data, Local Climatological Data (Unedited)
Hourly/Daily Data, Local Climatological Data (Edited)
Daily/Monthly/Annual Virginia Climatological Data
Record of Climatological Observations
Annual Climatological Summary
Storm Data Publication


Miscellaneous Storm Events in Norfolk County
    *All Drought Dust Storm Flood Fog Hail Hurricane & Tropical Storm Lightning Tornado Wild/Forest Fire Ocean/lake Surf Precipitation Snow & Ice Temperature Extremes Thunderstorm & High Wind

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Graphs and Other Images

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National Mosaic Reflectivity Images
Miscellaneous Satellite Images


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CD-ROMs

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Hourly U.S. Weather Observations, 1990-1995
NCDC Cooperative Station Data
Radiosonde Data of North America
Solar and Meteorological Surface Observational Network
U.S. Hourly Precipitation Data


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Digital ASCII Files

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SOD -Daily Surface Data (TD3200/3210 combined)
3220 -Summary Of The Month (SOM) Cooperative
3240 -Hourly Precipitation Data

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