Official NWS Observations By Dr. Greg Latta, Official NWS Observer February, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2 1 1998 31 15 16 2 2 1998 40 16 25 2 3 1998 43 24 36 2 4 1998 36 26 26 2 5 1998 32 26 32 2 6 1998 35 31 33 2 7 1998 41 22 23 2 8 1998 40 23 24 2 9 1998 45 23 24 2 10 1998 46 22 28 2 11 1998 52 22 32 2 12 1998 46 32 37 2 13 1998 46 28 28 2 14 1998 34 27 27 2 15 1998 32 17 17 2 16 1998 41 17 23 2 17 1998 34 23 32 2 18 1998 39 32 36 2 19 1998 42 35 35 2 20 1998 39 34 34 2 21 1998 42 33 33 2 22 1998 36 33 33 2 23 1998 41 30 30 2 24 1998 33 30 30 2 25 1998 34 30 34 2 26 1998 40 30 31 2 27 1998 52 31 36 2 28 1998 53 36 40 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. "T" = 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 2 1 1998 0.00 0.0 8 1 2 2 1998 0.00 0.0 8 1 2 3 1998 0.00 0.0 7 3 2 4 1998 0.45 4.8 11 86 2 5 1998 2.09 11.6 20 63 2 6 1998 0.23 0.0 17 3 2 7 1998 0.00 0.0 16 1 2 8 1998 0.00 0.0 15 1 2 9 1998 0.00 0.0 15 1 2 10 1998 0.00 0.0 15 3 2 11 1998 0.00 0.0 14 3 2 12 1998 0.12 0.0 13 3 2 13 1998 0.03 0.0 11 3 2 14 1998 0.00 0.0 10 3 2 15 1998 0.00 0.0 10 1 2 16 1998 0.00 0.0 10 3 2 17 1998 0.56 T 9 45 2 18 1998 1.30 0.0 9 45 2 19 1998 0.13 0.0 9 3 2 20 1998 0.04 0.0 7 61 2 21 1998 0.09 0.0 5 3 2 22 1998 0.01 0.0 5 3 2 23 1998 0.14 2.0 5 71 2 24 1998 1.05 9.4 14 71 2 25 1998 T T 12 3 2 26 1998 0.00 0.0 9 1 2 27 1998 0.00 0.0 7 1 2 28 1998 0.00 0.0 5 3 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 2 1 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 1998 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 18 1998 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 19 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 22 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 23 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 24 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 26 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 27 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 28 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0