Official NWS Observations By Dr. Greg Latta, Official NWS Observer March, 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 3 1 1998 51 33 36 3 2 1998 48 30 33 3 3 1998 48 29 29 3 4 1998 35 28 31 3 5 1998 34 28 29 3 6 1998 39 21 21 3 7 1998 48 21 34 3 8 1998 56 35 41 3 9 1998 42 38 39 3 10 1998 59 23 23 3 11 1998 27 12 12 3 12 1998 23 10 10 3 13 1998 24 10 13 3 14 1998 36 13 36 3 15 1998 39 23 23 3 16 1998 34 22 23 3 17 1998 39 23 26 3 18 1998 39 23 30 3 19 1998 37 30 36 3 20 1998 61 35 42 3 21 1998 44 32 32 3 22 1998 36 26 26 3 23 1998 32 25 27 3 24 1998 41 27 28 3 25 1998 40 24 27 3 26 1998 51 27 37 3 27 1998 77 37 63 3 28 1998 82 55 57 3 29 1998 82 57 63 3 30 1998 77 54 55 3 31 1998 84 54 56 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 3 1 1998 0.07 0.0 3 61 3 2 1998 T 0.0 2 3 3 3 1998 0.02 0.2 1 3 3 4 1998 T T 1 3 3 5 1998 0.01 0.2 T 71 3 6 1998 T T T 1 3 7 1998 0.00 0.0 T 3 3 8 1998 0.19 0.0 0 63 3 9 1998 0.99 0.0 0 45 3 10 1998 0.26 0.1 T 71 3 11 1998 T 0.6 1 2 3 12 1998 0.01 0.4 1 2 3 13 1998 T 0.1 T 1 3 14 1998 T T T 85 3 15 1998 0.02 T T 71 3 16 1998 T T 0 3 3 17 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 3 18 1998 0.25 T 0 45 3 19 1998 0.40 0.0 0 45 3 20 1998 T 0.0 0 45 3 21 1998 1.15 T T 85 3 22 1998 0.12 0.4 T 71 3 23 1998 0.01 0.7 1 2 3 24 1998 T T T 3 3 25 1998 T T 0 1 3 26 1998 0.02 0.0 0 1 3 27 1998 0.00 0.0 0 2 3 28 1998 0.00 0.0 0 2 3 29 1998 0.00 0.0 0 2 3 30 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 3 31 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 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 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 1998 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 19 1998 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 20 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 21 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 22 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 23 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 24 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 25 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 26 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 27 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 28 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 29 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 30 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 31 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0