Official NWS Observations By Dr. Greg Latta, Official NWS Observer December, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2002 44 18 18 12 2 2002 25 17 25 12 3 2002 42 10 10 12 4 2002 20 6 6 12 5 2002 21 6 16 12 6 2002 23 16 20 12 7 2002 24 11 17 12 8 2002 38 16 32 12 9 2002 36 6 7 12 10 2002 25 4 24 12 11 2002 37 23 28 12 12 2002 31 26 30 12 13 2002 34 30 30 12 14 2002 33 29 32 12 15 2002 33 28 28 12 16 2002 40 28 28 12 17 2002 30 15 15 12 18 2002 29 13 24 12 19 2002 33 24 28 12 20 2002 47 28 44 12 21 2002 44 30 31 12 22 2002 40 31 37 12 23 2002 41 28 28 12 24 2002 37 23 23 12 25 2002 27 23 25 12 26 2002 31 23 24 12 27 2002 27 18 19 12 28 2002 29 18 22 12 29 2002 34 22 30 12 30 2002 38 22 22 12 31 2002 43 22 41 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2002 0.090 1.200 1.000 71 12 2 2002 0.001 0.100 1.000 1 12 3 2002 0.000 0.000 0.001 1 12 4 2002 0.000 0.000 0.001 1 12 5 2002 0.560 4.800 5.000 73 12 6 2002 0.250 2.500 7.000 71 12 7 2002 0.001 0.001 6.000 1 12 8 2002 0.000 0.000 6.000 3 12 9 2002 0.000 0.000 5.000 1 12 10 2002 0.000 0.000 5.000 3 12 11 2002 0.010 0.000 5.000 66 12 12 2002 0.510 0.001 5.000 3 12 13 2002 0.000 0.000 4.000 3 12 14 2002 0.670 2.200 6.000 71 12 15 2002 0.020 0.300 6.000 3 12 16 2002 0.030 0.300 6.000 3 12 17 2002 0.000 0.000 6.000 1 12 18 2002 0.000 0.000 5.000 3 12 19 2002 0.000 0.000 4.000 3 12 20 2002 0.280 0.000 2.000 3 12 21 2002 0.001 0.001 2.000 2 12 22 2002 0.000 0.000 1.000 1 12 23 2002 0.120 0.001 0.001 1 12 24 2002 0.000 0.000 0.001 1 12 25 2002 0.990 6.000 6.000 73 12 26 2002 0.100 1.100 7.000 71 12 27 2002 0.001 0.001 7.000 3 12 28 2002 0.001 0.001 6.000 1 12 29 2002 0.001 0.001 6.000 3 12 30 2002 0.001 0.001 5.000 1 12 31 2002 0.080 0.000 4.000 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 12 1 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 5 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 7 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 11 2002 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 12 2002 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 13 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 14 2002 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 15 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 16 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 17 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 18 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 19 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 20 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 21 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 22 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 23 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 24 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 25 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 26 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 27 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 28 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 29 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 30 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 31 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0