Official NWS Observations By Dr. Greg Latta, Official NWS Observer September, 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 9 1 1998 78 53 53 9 2 1998 77 53 60 9 3 1998 77 50 51 9 4 1998 79 51 60 9 5 1998 77 55 55 9 6 1998 79 54 58 9 7 1998 86 58 71 9 8 1998 76 49 49 9 9 1998 62 46 47 9 10 1998 62 47 50 9 11 1998 66 49 51 9 12 1998 75 51 64 9 13 1998 82 62 62 9 14 1998 85 56 56 9 15 1998 87 56 65 9 16 1998 86 65 69 9 17 1998 83 63 63 9 18 1998 77 63 63 9 19 1998 80 63 64 9 20 1998 79 58 59 9 21 1998 81 59 64 9 22 1998 77 64 64 9 23 1998 70 44 44 9 24 1998 61 40 40 9 25 1998 71 40 55 9 26 1998 74 55 61 9 27 1998 83 61 69 9 28 1998 81 62 63 9 29 1998 72 45 45 9 30 1998 75 45 57 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 X.XX X.X X 9 1 1998 0.00 0.0 0 9 2 1998 0.00 0.0 0 9 3 1998 0.00 0.0 0 9 4 1998 0.00 0.0 0 9 5 1998 0.00 0.0 0 9 6 1998 0.00 0.0 0 9 7 1998 0.00 0.0 0 9 8 1998 0.34 0.0 0 9 9 1998 0.03 0.0 0 9 10 1998 T 0.0 0 9 11 1998 0.00 0.0 0 9 12 1998 0.00 0.0 0 9 13 1998 0.00 0.0 0 9 14 1998 0.00 0.0 0 9 15 1998 0.00 0.0 0 9 16 1998 0.00 0.0 0 9 17 1998 T 0.0 0 9 18 1998 0.02 0.0 0 9 19 1998 0.00 0.0 0 9 20 1998 0.04 0.0 0 9 21 1998 0.01 0.0 0 9 22 1998 0.51 0.0 0 9 23 1998 0.00 0.0 0 9 24 1998 0.00 0.0 0 9 25 1998 0.67 0.0 0 9 26 1998 0.13 0.0 0 9 27 1998 0.00 0.0 0 9 28 1998 0.00 0.0 0 9 29 1998 0.00 0.0 0 9 30 1998 0.20 0.0 0 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 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 1998 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 9 1998 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 10 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 11 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 12 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 13 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 14 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 15 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 16 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 17 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 18 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 19 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 20 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 21 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 22 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 23 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 24 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 25 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 26 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 27 1998 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 28 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 29 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 30 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0