Official NWS Observations By Dr. Greg Latta, Official NWS Observer October, 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 10 1 1998 76 56 62 10 2 1998 63 34 37 10 3 1998 58 36 43 10 4 1998 53 43 44 10 5 1998 47 44 46 10 6 1998 53 46 53 10 7 1998 55 53 55 10 8 1998 60 55 60 10 9 1998 62 49 49 10 10 1998 54 48 48 10 11 1998 56 46 48 10 12 1998 64 42 42 10 13 1998 64 42 43 10 14 1998 69 40 40 10 15 1998 54 39 43 10 16 1998 58 36 36 10 17 1998 64 36 42 10 18 1998 69 41 49 10 19 1998 78 49 56 10 20 1998 65 45 45 10 21 1998 59 40 40 10 22 1998 55 32 32 10 23 1998 44 31 35 10 24 1998 54 35 43 10 25 1998 63 41 47 10 26 1998 64 41 42 10 27 1998 66 40 40 10 28 1998 62 40 44 10 29 1998 70 41 41 10 30 1998 55 37 38 10 31 1998 57 38 40 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 10 1 1998 0.00 0.0 0 2 10 2 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 3 1998 0.00 0.0 0 3 10 4 1998 0.56 0.0 0 51 10 5 1998 0.04 0.0 0 45 10 6 1998 0.03 0.0 0 45 10 7 1998 0.03 0.0 0 10 10 8 1998 0.28 0.0 0 63 10 9 1998 0.22 0.0 0 3 10 10 1998 0.02 0.0 0 3 10 11 1998 T 0.0 0 3 10 12 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 13 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 14 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 15 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 16 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 17 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 18 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 19 1998 0.03 0.0 0 3 10 20 1998 0.01 0.0 0 1 10 21 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 22 1998 0.22 0.0 0 1 10 23 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 24 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 25 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 26 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 27 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 28 1998 0.00 0.0 0 2 10 29 1998 T 0.0 0 1 10 30 1998 0.00 0.0 0 1 10 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 10 1 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 11 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 13 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 14 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 15 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 16 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 17 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 18 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 19 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 21 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 22 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 23 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 24 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 25 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 26 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 27 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 28 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 29 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 31 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0