Official NWS Observations By Dr. Greg Latta, Official NWS Observer May, 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 5 1 1998 63 47 48 5 2 1998 59 48 49 5 3 1998 59 48 53 5 4 1998 69 47 48 5 5 1998 69 48 50 5 6 1998 65 49 49 5 7 1998 67 49 53 5 8 1998 69 49 55 5 9 1998 62 52 52 5 10 1998 64 49 52 5 11 1998 64 52 52 5 12 1998 54 48 48 5 13 1998 53 44 45 5 14 1998 71 45 48 5 15 1998 77 48 52 5 16 1998 84 52 57 5 17 1998 85 57 62 5 18 1998 77 49 51 5 19 1998 80 51 63 5 20 1998 82 51 66 5 21 1998 81 62 62 5 22 1998 72 43 46 5 23 1998 67 47 49 5 24 1998 70 47 51 5 25 1998 65 51 61 5 26 1998 75 55 55 5 27 1998 72 52 53 5 28 1998 75 54 56 5 29 1998 78 56 60 5 30 1998 85 59 63 5 31 1998 80 59 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. "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 5 1 1998 0.17 0.0 0 2 5 2 1998 0.04 0.0 0 3 5 3 1998 0.03 0.0 0 61 5 4 1998 0.15 0.0 0 45 5 5 1998 1.37 0.0 0 2 5 6 1998 0.32 0.0 0 10 5 7 1998 0.01 0.0 0 2 5 8 1998 0.71 0.0 0 65 5 9 1998 0.19 0.0 0 45 5 10 1998 T 0.0 0 2 5 11 1998 0.06 0.0 0 55 5 12 1998 0.41 0.0 0 61 5 13 1998 0.16 0.0 0 1 5 14 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 5 15 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 5 16 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 5 17 1998 0.30 0.0 0 1 5 18 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 5 19 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 5 20 1998 0.00 0.0 0 2 5 21 1998 T 0.0 0 61 5 22 1998 T 0.0 0 1 5 23 1998 0.00 0.0 0 3 5 24 1998 0.00 0.0 0 3 5 25 1998 0.07 0.0 0 2 5 26 1998 T 0.0 0 2 5 27 1998 0.00 0.0 0 3 5 28 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 5 29 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 5 30 1998 0.06 0.0 0 3 5 31 1998 T 0.0 0 2 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 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1998 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 6 1998 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 7 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 14 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 15 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 16 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 17 1998 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 18 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 19 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 21 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 22 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 23 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 24 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 25 1998 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 26 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 27 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 28 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 29 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 31 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0