Weather of Hopewell Furnace National Historical Site and Valley Forge National Historical Park: Mid-Atlantic Network summary report for 2017
Wofford JE. 2018. Weather of Hopewell Furnace National Historical Site and Valley Forge National Historical Park: Mid-Atlantic Network summary report for 2017. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/MIDN/NRDS—2018/1167. 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. The purpose of this report is to provide a concise weather and climate summary for Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (HOFU) and Valley Forge National Historical Park (VAFO) for the time period of January 1 to December 31, 2017. HOFU and VAFO are located in the Southeastern Piedmont climate division of Pennsylvania. In 2017, six 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 Southeastern Piedmont. All seasons were warmer than normal, particularly the winter and spring (5th and 7th warmest since 1895, respectively). In total, precipitation for the year was just slightly below normal. Nevertheless, the year began with severe drought conditions, but drought conditions abated during May and remained near normal for the rest of the year.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Wofford, John
- Date of Issue
- 2018-05
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- HOFU , MIDN , NRSS , VAFO
- Keywords
- Climate, Monitoring, Weather, Weather Monitor
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Weather and Climate | Weather and Climate