Official NWS Observations By Dr. Greg Latta, Official NWS Observer August, 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Temperatures: TMax = Maximum temperature between 7 A.M. the previous day and 7 A.M. on the day indicated. TMin = Minimum temperature between 7 A.M. the previous day and 7 A.M. on the day indicated. TCur = Current temperature at 7 A.M. on the day indicated. All temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit Month Day Year TMax TMin TCur 8 1 2000 79 63 64 8 2 2000 82 64 66 8 3 2000 83 65 66 8 4 2000 76 62 64 8 5 2000 76 53 54 8 6 2000 76 54 58 8 7 2000 74 57 73 8 8 2000 83 68 68 8 9 2000 83 67 67 8 10 2000 83 66 67 8 11 2000 78 62 62 8 12 2000 75 56 57 8 13 2000 72 54 55 8 14 2000 68 54 59 8 15 2000 76 59 61 8 16 2000 79 61 70 8 17 2000 76 50 50 8 18 2000 66 50 55 8 19 2000 71 53 53 8 20 2000 69 51 51 8 21 2000 69 48 49 8 22 2000 70 48 54 8 23 2000 75 54 60 8 24 2000 72 60 65 8 25 2000 74 55 55 8 26 2000 76 55 55 8 27 2000 78 55 60 8 28 2000 74 56 60 8 29 2000 72 60 62 8 30 2000 67 62 64 8 31 2000 69 63 66 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Precipitation Amounts and Current Weather: RainEq = Rain or rain equivalent of melted snow, sleet, or ice. SnowEtc = Amount of snowfall between 7 A.M. the previous day and 7 A.M. on the day indicated. SnowOnGround = Total average amount of snow on the ground at 7 A.M. on the day indicated. All precipitation amounts are in inches. 0.001 inches = Trace Current Weather = Current weather at 7 A.M. on the day indicated. See the chart below for a list of weather codes and their meanings. If more than one code applies the higher code is always used. Month Day Year RainEq SnowEtc SnowOnGround Current X.XX X.X X Weather 8 1 2000 1.070 0.000 0.000 10 8 2 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 8 3 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 3 8 4 2000 0.260 0.000 0.000 2 8 5 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 8 6 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 3 8 7 2000 3.190 0.000 0.000 3 8 8 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 8 9 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 8 10 2000 0.030 0.000 0.000 51 8 11 2000 0.001 0.000 0.000 61 8 12 2000 0.001 0.000 0.000 1 8 13 2000 0.160 0.000 0.000 1 8 14 2000 0.010 0.000 0.000 2 8 15 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 8 16 2000 0.001 0.000 0.000 2 8 17 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 8 18 2000 0.010 0.000 0.000 3 8 19 2000 0.010 0.000 0.000 2 8 20 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 8 21 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 8 22 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 8 23 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 3 8 24 2000 0.080 0.000 0.000 10 8 25 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 8 26 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 10 8 27 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 10 8 28 2000 0.230 0.000 0.000 45 8 29 2000 0.060 0.000 0.000 10 8 30 2000 0.250 0.000 0.000 51 8 31 2000 0.040 0.000 0.000 3 Current Weather codes: 01 Clear Sky (few or no clouds) 02 Partly Cloudy 03 Mostly Cloudy/Cloudy (little or no blue sky or stars) 04 Smoke (resulting from forest fires) 05 Haze 07 Dust and/or Sand raised by the wind 10 Light fog (visibility greater than 1/2 mile) 13 Lightning (with no thunder heard) 17 Thunderstorm (with no rain or snow) 45 Fog (visibility less than 1/2 mile) 51 Drizzle (light) 53 Drizzle (moderate) 55 Drizzle (heavy) 61 Rain (light) 63 Rain (moderate) 65 Rain (heavy) 66 Rain (freezing) 68 Rain and Snow Mixed 71 Snow (light) 73 Snow (moderate) 75 Snow (heavy) 79 Sleet 80 Rain Showers 83 Mixed Showers of Rain and Snow 85 Snow Showers (light) 86 Snow Showers (moderate or heavy) 89 Hail (no thunder heard) 93 Thunderstorm with Rain 94 Thunderstorm with Snow 95 Thunderstorm with Rain and Snow 96 Thunderstorm with hail smaller than dime sized 97 Thunderstorm with heavy rain and/or heavy snow 99 Thunderstorm with hail larger than a dime ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Observations: A "1" indicates that the condition occurred somewhere between 7 A.M. the previous day and 7 A.M. on the day indicated. Month Day Year Fog Ice Glaze Thunder Hail Damaging Pellets Winds 8 1 2000 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 2 2000 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 2000 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 5 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 2000 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 8 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 11 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 12 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 2000 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 14 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 15 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 16 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 17 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 19 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 20 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 21 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 22 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 23 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 24 2000 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 25 2000 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 26 2000 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 27 2000 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 28 2000 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 29 2000 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 30 2000 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 31 2000 1 0 0 0 0 0