Official NWS Observations By Dr. Greg Latta, Official NWS Observer December, 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 12 1 2000 33 27 29 12 2 2000 33 23 23 12 3 2000 28 9 9 12 4 2000 29 8 14 12 5 2000 42 12 28 12 6 2000 33 12 12 12 7 2000 25 12 19 12 8 2000 35 19 34 12 9 2000 34 20 20 12 10 2000 30 19 19 12 11 2000 37 19 35 12 12 2000 47 25 25 12 13 2000 26 10 10 12 14 2000 29 10 29 12 15 2000 40 26 26 12 16 2000 30 26 27 12 17 2000 44 27 41 12 18 2000 45 10 10 12 19 2000 25 10 20 12 20 2000 27 6 7 12 21 2000 17 7 10 12 22 2000 25 10 18 12 23 2000 18 1 3 12 24 2000 21 3 19 12 25 2000 30 6 6 12 26 2000 13 4 4 12 27 2000 19 4 14 12 28 2000 21 8 8 12 29 2000 16 5 10 12 30 2000 20 10 16 12 31 2000 19 12 15 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 12 1 2000 0.040 0.300 1.000 3 12 2 2000 0.010 0.300 1.000 3 12 3 2000 0.000 0.000 1.000 1 12 4 2000 0.000 0.000 1.000 1 12 5 2000 0.000 0.000 0.001 3 12 6 2000 0.001 0.001 0.001 3 12 7 2000 0.030 0.800 1.000 71 12 8 2000 0.001 0.001 1.000 71 12 9 2000 0.001 0.001 1.000 2 12 10 2000 0.000 0.000 0.001 2 12 11 2000 0.001 0.000 0.001 45 12 12 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 12 13 2000 0.001 0.001 0.001 1 12 14 2000 1.010 1.000 1.000 3 12 15 2000 0.001 0.100 1.000 3 12 16 2000 0.000 0.000 0.001 3 12 17 2000 0.300 0.000 0.001 3 12 18 2000 0.030 0.400 1.000 3 12 19 2000 0.030 1.000 2.000 71 12 20 2000 0.140 2.000 3.000 1 12 21 2000 0.001 0.001 3.000 3 12 22 2000 0.020 1.200 4.000 73 12 23 2000 0.001 0.100 4.000 1 12 24 2000 0.000 0.000 4.000 3 12 25 2000 0.001 0.001 2.000 3 12 26 2000 0.001 0.001 2.000 3 12 27 2000 0.001 0.001 2.000 2 12 28 2000 0.020 1.700 4.000 1 12 29 2000 0.000 0.000 3.000 3 12 30 2000 0.000 0.000 3.000 3 12 31 2000 0.001 0.001 3.000 71 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 12 1 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 5 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 7 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 11 2000 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 2000 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 13 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 14 2000 0 1 1 0 0 0 12 15 2000 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 16 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 17 2000 0 0 1 1 0 0 12 18 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 19 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 20 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 21 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 22 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 23 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 24 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 25 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 26 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 27 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 28 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 29 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 30 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 31 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0