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The U.S. drought monitor has designated areas along and east of the Blue Ridge Mountains are in a moderate drought. (WDBJ7 - First Alert Weather / November 29, 2012) |
November was a very dry month. Roanoke, Lynchburg, Danville and Blacksburg all fell well below average when it came to rainfall in November. In fact, some areas were 2 to 3 inches below average.
NOVEMBER RAINFALL
ROANOKE...0.61"
LYNCHBURG..0.61"
DANVILLE...0.48"
BLACKSBURG..1.08"
BLUEFIELD...0.54"
Normal rainfall for November is aroun 3.25 inches.
You might have noticed Roanoke and Lynchburg had the exact same amount of rain. This isn't a misprint. In fact, according to Meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, it has happened 8 times in the history of record keeping for Roanoke and Lynchburg to have the same amount.
The last time it occured was exactly 20 years ago. And it's only the 2nd time it has happened during the month of November.
YEARS ROANOKE & LYNCHBURG HAD SAME MONTHLY RAINFALL
0.61 NOVEMBER 2012
5.60 NOVEMBER 1992
1.13 DECEMBER 1979
4.83 JULY 1978
2.93 JUNE 1977
1.76 MARCH 1972
5.35 DECEMBER 1936
3.75 MARCH 1931
ONE OF THE TOP 10 DRIEST MONTHS
All reporting stations fell within the Top 10 driest Novembers on record.
2nd Driest November on Record
DANVILLE AND BLUEFIELD
7th/8th Driest on Record
ROANOKE/LYNCHBURG/BLACKSBURG
