Weather of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park: Mid-Atlantic Network summary report for 2016
Wofford JE. 2017. Weather of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park: Mid-Atlantic Network summary report for 2016. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/MIDN/NRDS—2017/1102. 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 Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park (FRSP) for the time period of January 1 to December 31, 2016. FRSP is located in the Eastern Piedmont Climate Division of Virginia. In 2016, a total of seven 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 5th warmest on record for the Eastern Piedmont. With the exception of a cool spring, all seasons were warmer than normal, particularly the summer and autumn (2nd warmest and 14th warmest since 1895, respectively). In terms of precipitation, most seasons were near normal. The exception was the spring season which was the 7th wettest spring since 1895. In total, the year was only slightly wetter than normal, being the 41st wettest out of 122 years of records. No drought conditions were reported in Virginia during 2016. the end of 2016, abnormally dry to severe drought conditions were occurring across much of Pennsylvania.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Wofford, John
- Date of Issue
- 2017-04
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- FRSP , MIDN , NRSS
- Keywords
- Climate, Monitoring, Weather, Weather Monitor
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Weather and Climate | Weather and Climate