Climate and Weather Information for Weyanoke

There are considerable data sources available for the region in which Weyanoke Bird & Wildlife Sanctuary is located. 

The NOAA's National Weather Service has information about temperature and precipitation averages. Below are screenshots from the closest regional weather office in Wakefield, VA. You can see that the temperature varies considerably over the year, with a mean average temperature of 81.1 °F in July and a mean average temperature of 42.2 °F in January. The most rainfall occurs in July, with a total normal precipitation of 6.08 inches, whereas the low total normal precipitation of 2.90 inches occurs in February.

 

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency maintains detailed flood zones maps and, given Norfolk's susceptibility to flooding, flood info is important climate data. The sanctuary is located in flood zone AE, which according to FEMA,  are areas that present a 1% annual chance of flooding and a 26% chance over the life of a 30 year mortgage. The City of Norfolk also has a flood tool, called TITAN, which provides detailed flood maps of the city at different flood levels above MLLW. Below are images depicting 2 ft, 4 ft, and 6 ft flood levels at Weyanoke. The wetland portion of the sanctuary becomes one of the first areas inundated by flood water. 

 

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