Weather of Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and Booker T. Washington National Monument: Mid-Atlantic Network summary report for 2016
Wofford JE. 2017. Weather of Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and Booker T. Washington National Monument: Mid-Atlantic Network summary report for 2016. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/MIDN/NRDS—2017/1094. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
The Mid-Atlantic Network (MIDN) weather and climate monitoring protocol supports the documentation of current status and long-term trends in air temperature and precipitation at multiple temporal and spatial scales in MIDN parks. The purpose of this report is to provide a concise weather and climate summary for Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (APCO) and Booker T. Washington National Monument (BOWA) for the time period of January 1 to December 31, 2016. APCO and BOWA are located in the Western Piedmont climate division of Virginia. In 2016, a total of five weather stations were selected to report park weather and climate conditions, and a large suite of precipitation and temperature metrics were summarized. Ultimately, 2016 was a very warm year and tied as the 3rd warmest on record for the Western Piedmont. All seasons were warmer than normal, particularly the summer and autumn (2nd warmest and 9th warmest since 1895, respectively). The year was only slightly wetter than normal, being the 47th wettest out of 122 years of records. No drought conditions were reported near the parks during 2016.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Wofford, John
- Date of Issue
- 2017-04
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- APCO , BOWA , MIDN , NRSS
- Keywords
- Climate, Monitoring, Weather, Weather Monitor
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Weather and Climate | Weather and Climate