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The wettest “rain year” from July to the following June was 1883/1884 with 38.18 inches (969.8 mm), and the driest 2006/2007 with 3.21 inches (81.5 mm). [41] The greatest rainfall in one month was 15.80 inches (401.3 mm) in December 1889, which also had the most days – twenty – receiving at least 0.01 inches (0.3 mm) of rain.
A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, March 29, 2006, [1] [2] [3] with a magnitude of 1.0515. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth.
In 2006, budget problems led to the closing in April 2007 of the Ashland Library and 14 others in Jackson County. The event, which lasted until October 2007, was the largest library closure in U.S. history. [ 85 ]
Winter weather can either be severe due to the movement of cold polar air from Canada, or occasionally very mild or even warm due to gusty chinook winds. On average 9.3 afternoons will reach 50 °F (10 °C) during the three winter months, but on the other hand, 46.6 afternoons during a full year will fail to top freezing, 0 °F (−17.8 °C) is ...
The official weather statistics are recorded at Norfolk International Airport on the extreme northwestern border of Virginia Beach. The mean annual temperature is 59.6 °F (15.3 °C), with an average annual snowfall of 5.8 inches (150 mm) at the airport to around 3.0 inches (76 mm) in the southeastern corner around Back Bay. [ 55 ]
Similar to spring, the season is characterized by changeable weather conditions with temperatures that can fluctuate; [30] temperatures as high as 37.9 °C (100.2 °F) and as low as −4.0 °C (24.8 °F) have been recorded. [43] Periods of rainy weather occur although these are usually of short duration. [6]
Main article: 2006 United States Senate elections 2006 United States Senate election in Tennessee ← 2000 November 7, 2006 2012 → Turnout 49.97% 13.06 pp Nominee Bob Corker Harold Ford Jr. Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 929,911 879,972 Percentage 50.71% 47.99% County results Congressional district results Precinct results Corker: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Ford ...
The weather is hot during March to July, when the average maximum is 39 °C or 102.2 °F, and the average minimum is 24 °C or 75.2 °F. From November to February, the average maximum temperature is 30 °C or 86 °F, the average minimum is 15 °C or 59 °F, and the climate is extremely dry.