Official NWS Observations By Dr. Greg Latta, Official NWS Observer May, 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 5 1 2002 64 37 39 5 2 2002 66 39 52 5 3 2002 80 37 37 5 4 2002 56 29 30 5 5 2002 59 30 41 5 6 2002 70 41 47 5 7 2002 72 46 61 5 8 2002 67 53 54 5 9 2002 68 53 59 5 10 2002 73 47 48 5 11 2002 66 38 38 5 12 2002 68 38 53 5 13 2002 77 53 63 5 14 2002 68 40 41 5 15 2002 53 38 43 5 16 2002 64 43 44 5 17 2002 74 44 59 5 18 2002 60 43 43 5 19 2002 45 29 32 5 20 2002 46 29 30 5 21 2002 49 29 30 5 22 2002 48 30 32 5 23 2002 64 32 39 5 24 2002 75 39 58 5 25 2002 77 56 56 5 26 2002 68 54 56 5 27 2002 77 54 55 5 28 2002 76 53 55 5 29 2002 75 55 59 5 30 2002 79 56 56 5 31 2002 80 56 62 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2002 0.300 0.000 0.000 3 5 2 2002 0.730 0.000 0.000 61 5 3 2002 0.040 0.000 0.000 1 5 4 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 5 5 2002 0.030 0.000 0.000 1 5 6 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 5 7 2002 0.020 0.000 0.000 3 5 8 2002 0.550 0.000 0.000 1 5 9 2002 0.420 0.000 0.000 45 5 10 2002 0.020 0.000 0.000 1 5 11 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 5 12 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 5 13 2002 0.490 0.000 0.000 3 5 14 2002 0.230 0.000 0.000 2 5 15 2002 0.120 0.000 0.000 2 5 16 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 5 17 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 3 5 18 2002 1.230 0.000 0.000 3 5 19 2002 0.110 0.001 0.000 1 5 20 2002 0.080 0.000 0.000 2 5 21 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 5 22 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 5 23 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 5 24 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 5 25 2002 0.090 0.000 0.000 10 5 26 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 10 5 27 2002 0.000 0.000 0.000 3 5 28 2002 0.230 0.000 0.000 3 5 29 2002 0.230 0.000 0.000 3 5 30 2002 0.010 0.000 0.000 1 5 31 2002 0.001 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 5 1 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 2002 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 3 2002 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 4 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 2002 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 9 2002 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 10 2002 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 11 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 2002 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 14 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 15 2002 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 16 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 17 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 18 2002 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 19 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 21 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 22 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 23 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 24 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 25 2002 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 26 2002 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 27 2002 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 28 2002 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 29 2002 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 30 2002 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 31 2002 1 0 0 0 0 0