Official NWS Observations By Dr. Greg Latta, Official NWS Observer March, 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 3 1 2002 26 14 14 3 2 2002 42 14 32 3 3 2002 39 29 37 3 4 2002 53 12 12 3 5 2002 19 9 16 3 6 2002 37 16 35 3 7 2002 57 35 43 3 8 2002 60 39 39 3 9 2002 68 39 47 3 10 2002 65 23 23 3 11 2002 35 15 15 3 12 2002 44 15 35 3 13 2002 56 35 38 3 14 2002 48 38 44 3 15 2002 67 44 46 3 16 2002 73 46 55 3 17 2002 56 29 29 3 18 2002 32 28 32 3 19 2002 42 31 32 3 20 2002 43 32 35 3 21 2002 49 33 33 3 22 2002 52 13 13 3 23 2002 22 11 19 3 24 2002 42 19 29 3 25 2002 53 29 35 3 26 2002 48 33 34 3 27 2002 48 28 28 3 28 2002 34 21 22 3 29 2002 52 22 40 3 30 2002 68 40 43 3 31 2002 68 40 45 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2002 0.000 0.000 0.001 1 3 2 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 3 3 3 2002 0.930 1.200 1.000 2 3 4 2002 0.001 0.001 0.001 71 3 5 2002 0.001 0.001 0.001 3 3 6 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 3 7 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 3 8 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 3 9 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 3 10 2002 0.030 0.000 0.000 1 3 11 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 3 12 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 3 3 13 2002 0.001 0.000 0.000 45 3 14 2002 0.060 0.000 0.000 1 3 15 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 3 16 2002 0.150 0.000 0.000 3 3 17 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 3 3 18 2002 0.980 0.300 0.001 45 3 19 2002 0.010 0.000 0.000 3 3 20 2002 1.090 0.000 0.000 63 3 21 2002 0.560 0.000 0.000 2 3 22 2002 0.020 0.900 1.000 71 3 23 2002 0.001 0.001 0.001 1 3 24 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 3 25 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 3 3 26 2002 0.010 0.000 0.000 61 3 27 2002 0.800 0.000 0.000 3 3 28 2002 0.001 0.001 0.000 1 3 29 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 3 3 30 2002 0.001 0.000 0.000 3 3 31 2002 0.000 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 3 1 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2002 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 2002 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 2002 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 2002 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 2002 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 2002 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 19 2002 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 20 2002 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 21 2002 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 22 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 23 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 24 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 25 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 26 2002 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 27 2002 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 28 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 29 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 30 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 31 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0