Official NWS Observations By Dr. Greg Latta, Official NWS Observer May, 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 5 1 2000 65 41 41 5 2 2000 75 41 49 5 3 2000 62 40 42 5 4 2000 75 42 51 5 5 2000 75 51 62 5 6 2000 81 61 63 5 7 2000 83 57 58 5 8 2000 86 58 60 5 9 2000 85 60 68 5 10 2000 84 63 63 5 11 2000 78 46 49 5 12 2000 74 49 69 5 13 2000 82 65 68 5 14 2000 81 46 47 5 15 2000 64 38 41 5 16 2000 60 37 39 5 17 2000 69 39 48 5 18 2000 74 48 57 5 19 2000 82 57 59 5 20 2000 69 55 55 5 21 2000 61 52 53 5 22 2000 69 51 55 5 23 2000 66 51 52 5 24 2000 63 52 60 5 25 2000 76 55 57 5 26 2000 68 45 50 5 27 2000 70 50 54 5 28 2000 55 50 50 5 29 2000 51 47 47 5 30 2000 58 41 45 5 31 2000 63 43 46 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 5 1 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 5 2 2000 0.290 0.000 0.000 2 5 3 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 5 4 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 5 5 2000 0.020 0.000 0.000 2 5 6 2000 0.001 0.000 0.000 1 5 7 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 5 8 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 5 9 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 5 10 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 5 11 2000 0.020 0.000 0.000 1 5 12 2000 0.001 0.000 0.000 2 5 13 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 5 14 2000 0.480 0.000 0.000 1 5 15 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 5 16 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 5 17 2000 0.020 0.000 0.000 2 5 18 2000 0.150 0.000 0.000 2 5 19 2000 0.130 0.000 0.000 61 5 20 2000 0.780 0.000 0.000 61 5 21 2000 0.290 0.000 0.000 45 5 22 2000 0.500 0.000 0.000 63 5 23 2000 0.240 0.000 0.000 2 5 24 2000 0.600 0.000 0.000 2 5 25 2000 0.040 0.000 0.000 1 5 26 2000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 5 27 2000 0.001 0.000 0.000 61 5 28 2000 0.320 0.000 0.000 51 5 29 2000 0.630 0.000 0.000 51 5 30 2000 0.010 0.000 0.000 2 5 31 2000 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 5 1 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 14 2000 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 15 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 16 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 17 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 18 2000 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 19 2000 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 20 2000 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 21 2000 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 22 2000 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 23 2000 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 24 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 25 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 26 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 27 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 28 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 29 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 31 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0