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Weather Records Service
Local Climatological Data
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Station:
PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
Month: APRIL Year: 2005 Latitude: 36 48 04 N Longitude: 76 19 37 W Station Elevation: 20 FT Standard Time: EST |
LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS-TYPE FORM: F-6)
STATION: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
MONTH: APRIL
YEAR: 2005
LATITUDE: 36 48 04 N
LONGITUDE: 76 19 40 W
NOTE: DATA MAY EXTEND BEYOND RIGHT MARGIN
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AVG AVG PK PK MAX MIN MAX MIN DOM WX
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD WTR SNW DPTH DIR SPD DIR SPD BAR BAR HUM HUM SKY TYPES / NOTES
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1 60 49 54.5 -1 10.5 0.0 0.07 0 0 045 4.2 023 19 0086 9774 100 81 C 1 SHRA
2 67 48 57.5 +1 7.5 0.0 0.92 0 0 203 9.7 203 33 9774 9217 100 61 C 1 WARMFROPA SHRA FROPA
3 64 45 54.5 -3 10.5 0.0 0.00 0 0 270 12.2 270 40 9810 9394 66 28 PC WINDY
4 73 45 59.0 +3 6.0 0.0 0.00 0 0 270 5.9 270 30 0051 9810 58 27 SU
5 73 42 57.5 +2 7.5 0.0 0.00 0 0 045 3.7 158 18 0268 0051 81 23 SU
6 84 53 68.5 +13 0.0 3.5 0.00 0 0 203 7.5 225 23 0227 0115 87 32 SU
7 78 59 68.5 +12 0.0 3.5 T 0 0 203 9.1 180 34 0136 9848 83 54 PC -SHRA
8 67 50 58.5 +1 6.5 0.0 0.49 0 0 045 4.3 180 25 9972 9930 97 81 C 1 SHRA FROPA DZ
9 60 48 54.0 -3 11.0 0.0 0.00 0 0 045 11.3 045 32 0072 9928 97 44 PC WINDY
10 68 46 57.0 +2 8.0 0.0 0.00 0 0 023 6.0 023 24 0108 0021 73 34 SU
11 69 43 56.0 0 9.0 0.0 0.00 0 0 045 4.8 045 24 0101 0031 86 38 SU FROPA
12 55 42 48.5 -10 16.5 0.0 0.34 0 0 045 3.1 045 18 0088 9930 95 48 C 1 SHRA
13 48 43 45.5 -13 19.5 0.0 0.44 0 0 045 9.0 023 29 9934 9821 97 62 C 1 SHRA RA DAMP
14 57 43 50.0 -8 15.0 0.0 0.00 0 0 045 10.5 023 30 0052 9924 72 47 SU BREEZY
15 51 43 47.0 -13 18.0 0.0 0.00 0 0 045 15.1 045 47 0402 0052 80 51 PC WINDY
16 55 43 49.0 -11 16.0 0.0 0.00 0 0 045 11.8 045 33 0459 0354 73 43 PC WINDY
17 69 41 55.0 -5 10.0 0.0 0.00 0 0 023 4.4 023 18 0406 0109 73 23 SU
18 80 46 63.0 +5 2.0 0.0 0.00 0 0 203 3.7 023 15 0194 0092 68 28 SU
19 85 53 69.0 +9 0.0 4.0 0.00 0 0 158 2.8 023 15 0123 0018 80 30 SU AFT SEABREEZE
20 88 59 73.5 +12 0.0 8.5 0.00 0 0 203 4.4 270 21 0040 9856 80 31 SU 8 HZ
21 78 54 66.0 +4 0.0 1.0 0.00 0 0 045 5.2 045 22 9990 9833 87 46 PC FROPA
22 72 53 62.5 +1 2.5 0.0 0.03 0 0 045 4.9 180 22 9990 9665 92 55 PC 8 HZ SEABREEZE
23 75 52 63.5 +2 1.5 0.0 0.33 0 0 203 8.1 203 36 9665 9322 90 59 PC 3 DSTLTG TSRA FROPA
24 55 43 49.0 -12 16.0 0.0 T 0 0 270 7.9 270 30 9647 9480 80 40 PC BREEZY -SHRA
25 66 41 53.5 -7 11.5 0.0 0.00 0 0 270 7.4 270 29 9877 9648 73 34 SU
26 66 51 58.5 -3 6.5 0.0 0.21 0 0 158 5.4 180 19 9963 9785 94 48 PC SHRA
27 73 59 66.0 +4 0.0 1.0 0.01 0 0 270 5.0 270 22 9855 9677 99 34 PC 1 SHRA FROPA
28 69 49 59.0 -3 6.0 0.0 0.00 0 0 270 4.0 270 25 0050 9855 72 34 PC
29 62 57 59.5 -2 5.5 0.0 0.10 0 0 203 3.3 203 14 0052 9960 96 56 C 1 SHRA
30 80 60 70.0 +7 0.0 5.0 T 0 0 180 8.1 206 26 9960 9743 94 53 PC -SHRA
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SUM 223.0 26.5 2.94 0.0
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AV 68.2 48.7 58.5 -0.6 -0.51 137 6.76
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NOTES:
WINDS IN M.P.H.
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS-TYPE FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2
STATION: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
MONTH: APRIL
YEAR: 2005
LATITUDE: 36 48 04 N
LONGITUDE: 76 19 40 W
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] SYMBOLS USED IN WX TYPES COLUMN
AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 68.2 TOTAL FOR MONTH: 2.94" 1 = FOG
AVERAGE MAX DEP: -1.4 DPTR FM NORMAL: -0.51" OR 85% 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
AVERAGE MINIMUM: 48.7 GRTST 24HR 0.99" ON 1ST-2ND TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
AVERAGE MIN DEP: +0.2 GRTST DAILY 0.92" ON 2ND 3 = THUNDER
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 58.5 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE 4 = ICE PELLETS
AVERAGE MON DEP: -0.6 TOTAL MONTH: 0.0" 5 = HAIL
GRTST DAILY 0.0" ON --- 6 = GLAZE OR RIME
HIGHEST: 88 ON 20 GRTST 24HR 0.0" ON --- 7 = BLOWING DUST OR SAND:
LOWEST: 41 ON 17,25 GRTST DEPTH: 0.0" ON --- VSBY ½ MILE OR LESS
8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
[NO. OF DAYS WITH] [PRECIP - DAYS WITH MEASURABLE] 9 = BLOWING SNOW
X = TORNADO
MAX 32 OR BELOW: 0 0.01 INCH OR MORE: 10 OR 33.33%
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 0 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 7
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 0 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 1
MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 0
[HDD (BASE 65) ] [# DAYS WITH]
TOTAL THIS MO. 223.0
CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 11 6 FOG
PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 13 0 DENSE FOG [VSBY ¾ MILE OR LESS]
SEASONAL 4252.5 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 6 1 THUNDERSTORMS
1 # OF THUNDERSTORMS
[CDD (BASE 65) ] 0 SNOW
TOTAL THIS MO. 25.5 0 FROST
[PRESSURE DATA] [AVERAGE SKY COVER]
SEASONAL TOTAL 23.5 HIGHEST SLP 30.459" ON THE 16TH 39.67%
LOWEST SLP 29.217" ON THE 2ND
AVERAGE SLP 29.946" [AVERAGE RELATIVE HUMIDITY]
[STATION RECORDS] 65.00%
2ND - DAILY PRECIPITATION - 0.92" [PREVIOUS 0.79" 1990]
15TH - TEMPERATURE - MINIMUM MAXIMUM - 51° [PREVIOUS 59° 1989]
15TH - WIND - MAXIMUM GUST - 47 MPH [PREVIOUS 40 MPH 1996]
16TH - TEMPERATURE - MINIMUM MAXIMUM - 55° [PREVIOUS 56° 1978]
YEAR-TO-DATE
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA]
AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 56.5 TOTAL FOR YEAR: 11.16"
AVERAGE MAX DEP: -1.0 DPTR FM NORMAL: -3.61 OR 76%
AVERAGE MINIMUM: 38.7 GRTST 24HR 1.52" ON JANUARY 14TH
AVERAGE MIN DEP: +0.2 GRTST DAILY 1.52" ON JANUARY 14TH
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 47.4 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE
AVERAGE MON DEP: -0.4 TOTAL: 2.5"
GRTST DAILY 0.8" ON 1/21
HIGHEST: 88 ON 4/20 GRTST 24HR 0.8" ON 1/21
GRTST DEPTH: 0.8" ON 1/21
LOWEST: 16 ON 1/19
[NO. OF DAYS WITH] [PRECIP - DAYS WITH MEASURABLE]
MAX 32 OR BELOW: 3 0.01 INCH OR MORE: 39 OR 32.50%
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 0 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 22
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 35 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 8
MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 1
[HDD (BASE 65) ] [# DAYS WITH]
TOTAL 2114.0 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 26 44 FOG
PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 73 0 DENSE FOG [VSBY ¾ MILE OR LESS]
CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 21 4 THUNDERSTORMS
4 # OF THUNDERSTORMS
[CDD (BASE 65) ] 14 SNOW
TOTAL 28.5 11 FROST
[PRESSURE DATA]
HIGHEST SLP 30.789" ON JANUARY 28TH
LOWEST SLP 29.029" ON MARCH 8TH
| PWRS DENOTATIONS: SU/CL = Clear sky; PC = Partly cloudy sky; C = cloudy sky; NA, not available; NR, not recorded; TEMP, temperature; MAX, maximum; MIN, minimum; T, trace of precipitation; INOP, inoper- ative equipment; MPH, miles per hour; DN, departure from normal; DEP, departure; YR, year; NORM, normal; DST LTG, distant lightning; FROP or FROPA, frontal passage; AM morning; AFT afternoon hours; EVE evening hOurs; PM evening hours; E estimated; VBL, variable wind directions; TS, tropical storm |
METAR DENOTATIONS
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BC Patches BL Blowing BR Fog with visibilites > 1/4 but <=6 statute miles and below to 1/4 mile DU Dust (widespread) DS Duststorm DZ Drizzle FC Funnel Cloud FC+ Tornado/waterspout FG Fog with visibility <= 1/4 statute miles FU Smoke FZDZ Freezing drizzle FZRA Freezing rain FZFG Freezing fog GR Hail GS Small hail HZ Haze IC Ice crystals PL Ice pellets PY Spray RA Rain SA Sand SS Sandstorm PO Sand or dust whirls SG Snow granules |
SH Shower
SHRA Shower of rain SHSN Shower of snow SHPE Shower of ice pellets SHGR Shower with hail SHGS Shower with small hail SM Statute miles SN Snow SQ Squalls TS Thunderstorm TSGR Thunderstorm with hail TSGS Thunderstorm with small hail TSPE Thunderstorm with ice pellets TSRA Thunderstorm with rain TSSN Thunderstorm with snow UP Unknown precipitation VA Volcanic ash VC Vicinity V V Used for obscurred sky METAR Qualifiers: (now placed in FRONT of code) - Light
+ Heavy DR Low drifting
M Below ( -x.x degrees)
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