National Capital Region Network Resource Brief: 2021 Weather in Review, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Wofford J. 2022. National Capital Region Network Resource Brief: 2021 Weather in Review, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park. National Capital Region Network, Inventory & Monitoring
This brief summarizes 2021 weather data (precipitation and temperature) for Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park and compares it to historical data (1895–2020). In all, 2021 was extremely warm, and the year ended as the 4th warmest on record (since 1895). In contrast, annual total precipitation was very close to normal, though the summer was very wet and the autumn was extremely dry.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Wofford, Jeb
- Date of Issue
- 2022-02
- Publisher
- National Capital Region Network, Inventory & Monitoring
- Units
- CHOH , NCR , NCRN
- Keywords
- C&O Canal, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, CHOH, climate change, I&M, Inventory & Monitoring, meteorology, National Capital Region, National Capital Region Network, NCR, NCRN, NCRN Air Brief, NCRN Weather, NCRN Weather Brief, Precipitation, Temperature, weather