Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of Franceâs Normandy region.
Chesapeake, Virginia, gets 48 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 7 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 102.On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Chesapeake, Virginia. The July high is around 87 degrees.he average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 102. On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Chesapeake, Virginia. The July high is around 87 degrees.
Similarly, annual rainfall totals can vary from a sparse thirty-three inches typical of the Shenandoah Valley to more than sixty inches in the mountains of southwestern Virginia. Virginias climate results from global-scale weather patterns that are modified by the diverse landscape of the Commonwealth. While detailed discussion of the global-scale contribution is beyond the scope of this newsletter, the states landscape provides local controls primarily in three ways.