Official NWS Observations By Dr. Greg Latta, Official NWS Observer March, 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 3 1 2000 58 30 42 3 2 2000 57 31 31 3 3 2000 38 23 23 3 4 2000 44 23 30 3 5 2000 54 30 37 3 6 2000 57 33 35 3 7 2000 58 35 37 3 8 2000 73 37 60 3 9 2000 76 53 62 3 10 2000 69 40 40 3 11 2000 62 37 37 3 12 2000 43 29 29 3 13 2000 31 20 21 3 14 2000 42 21 33 3 15 2000 54 32 38 3 16 2000 69 37 49 3 17 2000 56 30 30 3 18 2000 35 15 15 3 19 2000 39 15 27 3 20 2000 46 27 33 3 21 2000 35 31 32 3 22 2000 35 32 35 3 23 2000 45 35 37 3 24 2000 55 36 38 3 25 2000 64 38 57 3 26 2000 73 42 45 3 27 2000 57 35 39 3 28 2000 57 34 36 3 29 2000 48 32 32 3 30 2000 50 27 30 3 31 2000 55 27 29 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 3 1 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 3 2 2000 0.050 0.001 0.000 71 3 3 2000 0.001 0.001 0.000 1 3 4 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 3 5 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 3 6 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 3 7 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 3 8 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 3 9 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 3 10 2000 0.001 0.000 0.000 2 3 11 2000 0.050 0.000 0.000 10 3 12 2000 1.040 0.001 0.001 71 3 13 2000 0.001 0.001 0.000 1 3 14 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 3 3 15 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 3 3 16 2000 0.001 0.000 0.000 3 3 17 2000 0.260 0.001 0.000 71 3 18 2000 0.001 0.001 0.000 1 3 19 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 3 20 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 3 3 21 2000 0.020 3.000 3.000 68 3 22 2000 0.500 3.000 3.000 3 3 23 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 3 24 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 3 25 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 3 3 26 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 3 27 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 3 28 2000 0.020 0.000 0.000 3 3 29 2000 0.210 0.300 0.001 3 3 30 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 3 31 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 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 3 1 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 2000 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 2000 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 2000 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17 2000 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 18 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 19 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 21 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 22 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 23 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 24 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 25 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 26 2000 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 27 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 28 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 29 2000 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 30 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 31 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0