Weather of Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and Booker T. Washington National Monument: Mid-Atlantic Network summary report for 2017
Wofford JE. 2018. Weather of Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and Booker T. Washington National Monument: Mid-Atlantic Network summary report for 2017. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/MIDN/NRDS—2018/1164. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
The Mid-Atlantic Network (MIDN) weather and climate monitoring protocol documents the current status and long-term trends in air temperature and precipitation at multiple temporal and spatial scales in MIDN parks. This report provides 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, 2017. APCO and BOWA are located in the Western Piedmont climate division of Virginia. In 2017, five weather stations were selected to report park weather and climate conditions, and a large suite of precipitation and temperature metrics were summarized. Ultimately, 2017 was a very warm year and tied as the warmest on record for the Western Piedmont. All seasons were warmer than normal, particularly the winter (3rd warmest since 1895). The year was also drier than normal, being the 41st driest out of 123 years of records. Moderate drought conditions occurred at the parks during the fall of 2017.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Wofford, John
- Date of Issue
- 2018-05
- 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