Weather of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park: Mid-Atlantic Network summary report for 2017
Wofford JE. 2018. Weather of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park: Mid-Atlantic Network summary report for 2017. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/MIDN/NRDS—2018/1166. 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, 2017. FRSP is located in the Eastern Piedmont Climate Division of Virginia. In 2017, 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, 2017 was a very warm year and tied as the 5th warmest on record for the Eastern Piedmont. All seasons were warmer than normal, particularly the winter and spring (5th warmest and 7th warmest since 1895, respectively). In terms of precipitation, it was highly variable across seasons. Winter, summer, and fall were drier than normal, while the spring was the 14th wettest on record. In total, the year was drier than normal, being the 28th driest out of 123 years of records. Moderate drought conditions were reported during the late winter and late fall of 2017.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Wofford, John
- Date of Issue
- 2018-05
- 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