August 31, 2023
Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21
Aug 31(Thurs)
Few clouds, lots of sun, low dew points. A pleasant fall like day.
Bittinger 2nw Valley
The Glades
Garrett County Airport
Top of Wisp
Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE
Climate Reference Network Station
Atop Canaan Ski area
Cabin Mt at Bald Knob
Cabin Mt-Western Sods
Spruce Knob
Canaan Valley Refuge
- First station in the east to record a below freezing August temp. 31.9° was the coldest reading of August until Mt.Washington broke it on the last day of the month with 30°
Mt.Davis
Snowshoe
Petersburg Grant County Airport
Elkins Airport
- SITE COMPARISON
Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3380′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′, KEKN Elkins Airport 1985′, KMGW Morgantown Airport 1227′, PMN16-Mt.Davis 3038′, KDCA-Reagan National 15′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′
The Valley vs Cabin Mt
Canaan area temps
High Ground Comparison
Up High and Down Low
Up High, High Valley, Low Valley
The Valleys
Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA
RTMA
Radar
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Satellite
Flow
Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow
Sang Run
Cranesville
AUGUST 2023
TEMPS
PRECIP
August Highlights
- Aug 1st Frost across the high bogs
- Aug 7 Hail event, damaging crops in areas
- Aug 19 Virginia Tech station on the Northern Canaan Valley Refuge recording the first below freezing August temp in the eastern U.S
Meteorological Summer 23′
Canaan Valley Refuge vs Saranac Lake Avg Daily Min Midnight to Midnight
The Glades in Garrett County with a 3 month avg Min of 47.8
Allegheny Mountains Weather 
