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