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with the NWS.
Though Wingfield makes light of his hobby — comparing weather notes with colleagues at school and predicting school closings for anxious children aw aiting snow —Wingfield is very serious about weather watching.
He reads and records temperature each morning between 5 and 5:30 a.m. and again in the evening betweep 4 and 4:30 p.m. He can record the precipitation to the hundredth of a inch and notes wind movement, especially if it is 30 knots or higher.
His dedication and precise record-keeping has extended his fame far beyond the boundaries of Rappahannock County. His records are often requested for insurance claims for homeowners or car owners, prospective property owners concerned with climate, or absentee landowners checking climate conditions. They are even used for court cases.
"People w 11 call and ask about conditions on such-and-such a day,” Wingfield said, adding that high winds, hail or heavy rains are often sources for insurance claims, and his daily records are he only documentation available.
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