Virginia's Proven Portal to Air and Space
Wallops Research Park combines Accomack County’s pro-business climate with the Eastern Shore of Virginia’s beautiful setting to offer your aerospace or aviation organization the perfect place to thrive.
Climate
Accomack County offers a temperate climate with mild winters, a gorgeous spring and fall and warm summer days with cooler nights.
Annual Temperature and Precipitation Ranges at NASA/GSFC/Wallops Flight Facility for the 30-year period from 1963 to 1993
|
Jan |
Feb |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
| mean temperature (F) | ||||||||||||
|
high |
43 |
46.6 |
53.3 |
62.2 |
71.2 |
79.8 |
84 |
83 |
77 |
67 |
58.3 |
48.7 |
|
low |
27.2 |
28.6 |
36 |
43 |
53.4 |
62.4 |
68.2 |
67.6 |
60.9 |
49 |
40.1 |
31.5 |
|
average precipitation (inches) |
3.2 |
2.93 |
3.59 |
2.62 |
3.23 |
3.26 |
3.61 |
3.92 |
3.24 |
2.81 |
2.74 |
3.2 |
|
average snowfall |
3.2 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
Wallops Flight Facility provides segregated airspace for UAV research and operations of both fixed wing and rotary wing Unmanned Air Vehicles.
Photo Courtesy of AAI Corporation