Official NWS Observations By Dr. Greg Latta, Official NWS Observer March, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2003 29 20 27 3 2 2003 36 27 31 3 3 2003 38 3 3 3 4 2003 23 2 12 3 5 2003 42 12 37 3 6 2003 52 32 32 3 7 2003 35 21 22 3 8 2003 36 21 31 3 9 2003 55 31 33 3 10 2003 33 12 13 3 11 2003 26 12 17 3 12 2003 42 17 39 3 13 2003 52 39 40 3 14 2003 54 25 25 3 15 2003 46 25 27 3 16 2003 58 27 37 3 17 2003 64 37 40 3 18 2003 66 40 49 3 19 2003 63 43 43 3 20 2003 47 30 30 3 21 2003 36 30 36 3 22 2003 59 36 39 3 23 2003 56 35 36 3 24 2003 ND 33 ND 3 25 2003 65 ND 42 3 26 2003 74 42 47 3 27 2003 47 33 34 3 28 2003 62 34 39 3 29 2003 61 39 53 3 30 2003 66 27 27 3 31 2003 28 17 17 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2003 0.020 0.200 15.000 45 3 2 2003 0.000 0.000 15.000 10 3 3 2003 0.001 0.001 15.000 1 3 4 2003 0.000 0.000 14.000 1 3 5 2003 0.001 0.000 14.000 63 3 6 2003 0.430 0.000 12.000 61 3 7 2003 0.250 0.001 11.000 3 3 8 2003 0.000 0.000 11.000 1 3 9 2003 0.001 0.000 8.000 3 3 10 2003 0.000 0.000 6.000 1 3 11 2003 0.000 0.000 6.000 3 3 12 2003 0.000 0.000 5.000 3 3 13 2003 0.000 0.000 4.000 10 3 14 2003 0.250 0.000 2.000 1 3 15 2003 0.000 0.000 2.000 1 3 16 2003 0.000 0.000 1.000 1 3 17 2003 0.000 0.000 0.001 2 3 18 2003 0.000 0.000 0.001 10 3 19 2003 0.000 0.000 0.000 3 3 20 2003 0.130 0.000 0.000 45 3 21 2003 0.940 0.000 0.000 1 3 22 2003 0.050 0.000 0.000 2 3 23 2003 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 3 24 2003 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 3 25 2003 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 3 26 2003 0.000 0.000 0.000 3 3 27 2003 0.060 0.000 0.000 1 3 28 2003 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 3 29 2003 0.001 0.000 0.000 45 3 30 2003 0.350 3.700 4.000 73 3 31 2003 0.120 2.100 5.000 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 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 19 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 20 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 21 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 22 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 23 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 24 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 25 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 26 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 27 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 28 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 29 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 30 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 31 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0