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Heavy to Excessive Rainfall in the Central Appalachians; Severe Weather in the Mid-South; Hot Weather in Southern California

Heavy to excessive rainfall may lead to flooding today over southwest Pennsylvania into northern West Virginia, and western Maryland. Severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening in the Mid-South and across Eastern North Carolina. An extended period of hot weather is forecast for parts of coastal southern California including Los Angeles from today through Thursday. Read More >

KMAF Aviation Climatology

The following values are percent of occurrence of different flying weather conditions.

The data was derived from 31 years of data (1973-2004).

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Ceiling between 1000-3000 feet and/or Visibility between 3-5 miles (MVFR)
Hour Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1 am 7 % 6 % 6 % 4 % 4 % 1 % 1 % 2 % 4 % 5 % 5 % 5 % 4.2%
4 am 6 % 6 % 7 % 5 % 5 % 2 % 1 % 2 % 4 % 6 % 7 % 6 % 4.8%
7 am 6 % 7 % 10 % 7 % 9 % 3 % 2 % 1 % 5 % 8 % 8 % 7 % 6.1%
10 am 7 % 8 % 10 % 11% 12% 9 % 4 % 3 % 9 % 9 % 8 % 8 % 8.2%
1 pm 8 % 8 % 12 % 12% 16% 13% 8 % 7 % 14% 11% 10% 8 % 6.6%
4 pm 8 % 8 % 10 % 10% 12% 10% 7 % 7 % 12% 12% 9 % 6 % 8.7%
7 pm 9 % 9 % 8 % 7 % 7 % 5 % 4 % 3 % 9 % 9 % 8 % 8 % 7.2%
10 pm 8 % 8 % 7 % 4 % 5 % 2 % 2 % 2 % 5 % 5 % 7 % 7 % 5.2%

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Ceiling greater than or = 500 feet to less than 1000 feet and/or Visibility greater than or = to 1mile to less than 3 miles (IFR)
Hour Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1 am 3 % 3 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 2 % 2 % 3 % 3 % 1.7%
4 am 3 % 4 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 2 % 3 % 3 % 4 % 1.9%
7 am 4 % 5 % 3 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 3 % 4 % 5 % 4 % 2.8%
10 am 4 % 7 % 4 % 4 % 3 % 1 % 2 % 2 % 4 % 6 % 5 % 4 % 3.8%
1 pm 6 % 7 % 4 % 6 % 5 % 2 % 2 % 2 % 5 % 7 % 6 % 3 % 4.6%
4 pm 7 % 6 % 4 % 3 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 5 % 6 % 5 % 5 % 3.8%
7 pm 5 % 6 % 3 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 3 % 3 % 4 % 4 % 2.5%
10 pm 4 % 3 % 2 % 2 % 1 % 0 % 1 % 0 % 2 % 2 % 2 % 4 % 1.9%

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Ceiling greater than or = to 200 feet to less than 500 feet and/or Visibility greater than or = to 1/2 mile to less than 1 mile (LIFR)
Hour Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1 am 4 % 2 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 2 % 2 % 0.9%
4 am 4 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 1 % 2 % 2 % 1.2%
7 am 4 % 3 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 2 % 2 % 3 % 2 % 1.7%
10 am 5 % 4 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 3 % 3 % 5 % 4 % 2.3%
1 pm 6 % 5 % 3 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 4 % 4 % 6 % 4 % 3.2%
4 pm 6 % 5 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 2 % 2 % 4 % 4 % 2.3%
7 pm 4 % 2 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 1 % 2 % 2 % 1.1%
10 pm 3 % 2 % 0 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 2 % 1 % 0.8%

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Ceiling less than 200 feet and/or Visibility less than 1/2 mile (VLIFR)
Hour Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1 am 1 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 1 % 0.4%
4 am 3 % 2 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 2 % 0.8%
7 am 4 % 2 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 2 % 3 % 1.1%
10 am 6 % 4 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 2 % 3 % 3 % 1.7%
1 pm 5 % 6 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 3 % 3 % 4 % 2.2%
4 pm 3 % 3 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 2 % 0.8%
7 pm 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 0.3%
10 pm 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 0 % 0.2%

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Ceiling less than or = to 3000 feet and/or Visibility less than or = to 5 miles
Hour Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1 am 15% 12% 10% 5 % 5 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 1 % 0.4%
4 am 16% 14% 11% 0 % 6 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 2 % 0.8%
7 am 18% 17% 16% 0 % 11% 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 2 % 3 % 1.1%
10 am 22% 23% 17% 1 % 16% 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 2 % 3 % 3 % 1.7%
1 pm 25% 26% 21% 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 3 % 3 % 4 % 2.2%
4 pm 24% 22% 16% 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 2 % 0.8%
7 pm 19% 18% 12% 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 0.3%
10 pm 16% 13% 9 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 0 % 0.2%

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Ceiling less than 1000 feet and/or Visibility less than 3 miles
Hour Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1 am 8% 12% 4% 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 2 % 2 % 6 % 6 % 3.5%
4 am 10% 8% 4% 2 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 3 % 4 % 6 % 8 % 3.8%
7 am 12% 10% 6% 2 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 5 % 7 % 10% 9 % 5.5%
10 am 15% 15% 7% 6 % 4 % 1 % 2 % 2 % 7 % 11% 13% 11% 7.8%
1 pm 17% 18% 9% 9 % 7 % 3 % 3 % 3 % 10% 14% 15% 11% 9.9%
4 pm 16% 14% 6% 4 % 3 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 7 % 8 % 10% 11% 6.8%
7 pm 10% 9% 4% 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 4 % 4 % 6% 7 % 3.8%
10 pm 8% 5% 2 % 3 % 1 % 0 % 1 % 0 % 2 % 2 % 5% 5 % 2.8%

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Ceiling less than 500 feet and/or Visibility less than 1 mile
Hour Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1 am 4 % 2 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 2 % 2 % 0.9%
4 am 4 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 1 % 2 % 2 % 1.2%
7 am 4 % 3 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 2 % 2 % 3 % 2 % 1.7%
10 am 5 % 4 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 3 % 3 % 5 % 4 % 2.3%
1 pm 6 % 5 % 3 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 1 % 4 % 4 % 6 % 4 % 3.2%
4 pm 6 % 5 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 2 % 2 % 4 % 4 % 2.3%
7 pm 4 % 2 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 1 % 2 % 2 % 1.1%
10 pm 3 % 2 % 0 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 2 % 1 % 0.8%

 

Ceiling less than 200 feet and/or Visibility less than 1/2 mile
Hour Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1 am 1 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 1 % 0.4%
4 am 3 % 2 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 2 % 0.8%
7 am 4 % 2 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 2 % 3 % 1.1%
10 am 6 % 4 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 2 % 3 % 3 % 1.7%
1 pm 5 % 6 % 2 % 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 3 % 3 % 4 % 2.2%
4 pm 3 % 3 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 2 % 0.8%
7 pm 1 % 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 0.3%
10 pm 1 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 1 % 0 % 0.2%