Official NWS Observations By Dr. Greg Latta, Official NWS Observer October, 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Temperatures: T Max. = Maximum temperature between 7 A.M. the previous day and 7 A.M. on the day indicated. T Min. = Minimum temperature between 7 A.M. the previous day and 7 A.M. on the day indicated. T Cur. = Current temperature at 7 A.M. on the day indicated. All temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit Month Day Year T Max. T Min. T Cur. 10 9 1997 78.8 54.1 54.6 10 10 1997 80.2 54.5 62.7 10 11 1997 73.9 41.5 41.5 10 12 1997 63.0 33.0 42.6 10 13 1997 70.1 42.4 48.3 10 14 1997 73.4 47.8 52.8 10 15 1997 61.1 39.5 39.5 10 16 1997 61.1 36.8 38.1 10 17 1997 55.9 34.7 33.9 10 18 1997 53.2 34.7 36.3 10 19 1997 57.2 35.4 41.7 10 20 1997 59.3 41.7 43.5 10 21 1997 55.5 28.0 28.4 10 22 1997 53.6 27.8 29.3 10 23 1997 41.7 22.6 22.6 10 24 1997 48.5 22.1 31.4 10 25 1997 50.3 31.2 41.7 10 26 1997 46.0 38.0 38.0 10 27 1997 50.7 39.2 47.6 10 28 1997 47.6 27.3 27.3 10 29 1997 42.0 27.1 36.5 10 30 1997 56.1 34.1 35.9 10 31 1997 59.1 35.9 37.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Precipitation Amounts and Current Weather: Rain Eq. = Rain or rain equivalent of melted snow, sleet, or ice. Snow Etc. = Amount of snowfall between 7 A.M. the previous day and 7 A.M. on the day indicated. Snow on Ground = 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 Rain Eq. Snow Etc. Snow on Ground Current X.XX X.X X Weather 10 9 1997 0.00 0.0 0 10 10 10 1997 0.01 0.0 0 3 10 11 1997 0.04 0.0 0 1 10 12 1997 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 13 1997 0.00 0.0 0 10 10 14 1997 0.00 0.0 0 3 10 15 1997 0.03 0.0 0 1 10 16 1997 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 17 1997 0.00 0.0 0 2 10 18 1997 0.21 0.0 0 1 10 19 1997 T 0.0 0 3 10 20 1997 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 21 1997 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 22 1997 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 23 1997 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 24 1997 0.00 0.0 0 2 10 25 1997 0.73 0.0 0 51 10 26 1997 0.01 0.0 0 10 10 27 1997 0.53 0.0 0 2 10 28 1997 T T 0 3 10 29 1997 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 30 1997 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 31 1997 0.00 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 10 9 1997 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 11 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 13 1997 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 14 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 15 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 16 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 17 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 18 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 19 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 21 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 22 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 23 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 24 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 25 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 26 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 27 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 28 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 29 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 31 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0