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Williamsburg Environment Facts

Air Quality, Water Quality, Climate and more


Williamsburg
Air Quality
Charles City/James City/York
. Good Days Moderate Days Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days Unhealthy Days Very Unhealthy Days
2017 345 19 0 0 0
2016 315 48 3 0 0
2015 333 25 1 0 0
2014 231 134 0 0 0
2013 222 140 3 0 0




Williamsburg
Water Quality
York Watershed
. % Good % Threatened % Impaired
2014 0 0 100
2012 0 0 100
2010 0 0 100
2008 0 0 100
2006 8 0 92
2004 na na na
2002 0 55 45




Williamsburg
Recreation
. # of Parks # of Parks
(99 City Avg)
National Parks, Historic Sites, etc.
(managed by National Park Service)
Yorktown Battlefield, Jamestown National Historic Site plus 11 more 7
National Campgrounds, Lodges, etc.
(other federal agency-managed sites)
1 26
State Parks, Sites, etc. 3 11



Williamsburg Climate
(1971-2000)
. . 99 City Avg
January - Avg Low Temp 28 F 27 F
January - Avg Daily Temp 39 F 37 F
July - Avg Daily Temp 78 F 74 F
July - Avg High Temp 89 F 86 F
Avg Annual Precipitation 49 in 35 in



Williamsburg Elevation
70 feet GPTR 99 City Average
1,652 feet



Williamsburg
Natural Hazards
. Risk Level 99 City Average
Total Hazard Risk Lower Moderate
Earthquake .1% 10.9%
Tsunami No Risk No Risk
Hurricane 20-40 10
Flood High Very High
Tornado Low Low
Volcano No Risk No Risk
Wildfire Low Low



Williamsburg
Man-Made Hazards (Nuclear)
Nuclear Power Stations
(# Reactors)
Distance from City GPTR 99 City
Average
Surry (2) 10 miles 50% of cities are within 100 miles of at least one nuclear station
North Anna (2) 90 miles
Calvert Cliffs (2) 95 miles



Williamsburg
Heating and Cooling Degree Days
(avg annual)
. . 99 City Avg
Total Degree Days 4,993 5,915
HDD 3,629 4,662
CDD 1,364 1,253



EPA Hazardous Material Cleanup Sites
(Williamsburg Area)
Williamsburg Area EPA Cleanup Sites


Legend:
Small green circles (older style maps) or multi-colored circles (newer style maps: click here for legend) indicate 1)Superfund Sites 2)Federal Facilities 3)RCRA Corrective Action Sites and 4)Brownfields Properties (EPA hazardous material cleanup sites defined at Environment link)

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