Official NWS Observations By Dr. Greg Latta, Official NWS Observer September, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 9 1 2003 62 58 60 9 2 2003 78 60 66 9 3 2003 70 64 64 9 4 2003 77 63 63 9 5 2003 73 53 54 9 6 2003 64 46 47 9 7 2003 70 47 50 9 8 2003 73 49 55 9 9 2003 74 55 61 9 10 2003 62 51 52 9 11 2003 71 49 49 9 12 2003 73 49 55 9 13 2003 61 53 56 9 14 2003 64 56 63 9 15 2003 73 62 62 9 16 2003 72 47 47 9 17 2003 70 46 49 9 18 2003 71 49 54 9 19 2003 62 54 60 9 20 2003 63 56 58 9 21 2003 69 55 56 9 22 2003 69 56 61 9 23 2003 65 55 55 9 24 2003 66 46 46 9 25 2003 70 45 60 9 26 2003 67 52 54 9 27 2003 63 54 57 9 28 2003 75 50 50 9 29 2003 63 44 44 9 30 2003 52 39 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. 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 9 1 2003 0.020 0.000 0.000 10 9 2 2003 0.550 0.000 0.000 3 9 3 2003 0.130 0.000 0.000 10 9 4 2003 0.080 0.000 0.000 3 9 5 2003 0.300 0.000 0.000 2 9 6 2003 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 9 7 2003 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 9 8 2003 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 9 9 2003 0.001 0.000 0.000 61 9 10 2003 0.080 0.000 0.000 45 9 11 2003 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 9 12 2003 0.000 0.000 0.000 3 9 13 2003 0.320 0.000 0.000 51 9 14 2003 0.270 0.000 0.000 10 9 15 2003 0.020 0.000 0.000 10 9 16 2003 0.001 0.000 0.000 1 9 17 2003 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 9 18 2003 0.000 0.000 0.000 3 9 19 2003 3.600 0.000 0.000 63 9 20 2003 0.140 0.000 0.000 51 9 21 2003 0.060 0.000 0.000 3 9 22 2003 0.000 0.000 0.000 45 9 23 2003 1.260 0.000 0.000 1 9 24 2003 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 9 25 2003 0.000 0.000 0.000 1 9 26 2003 0.030 0.000 0.000 3 9 27 2003 0.000 0.000 0.000 10 9 28 2003 2.100 0.000 0.000 2 9 29 2003 0.060 0.000 0.000 3 9 30 2003 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 9 1 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 2003 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 3 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 2003 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 5 2003 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 6 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 11 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 12 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 13 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 14 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 15 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 16 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 17 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 18 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 19 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 20 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 21 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 22 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 23 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 24 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 25 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 26 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 27 2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 28 2003 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 29 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 30 2003 0 0 0 0 0 0