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Weather Records Service
Local Climatological Data
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Station:
PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
Month: AUGUST Year: 2003 Latitude: 36 48 04 N Longitude: 76 19 40 W Station Elevation: 20 FT Standard Time: EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME |
LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS-TYPE FORM: F-6)
STATION: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
MONTH: AUGUST
YEAR: 2003
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 91 74 82.5 +3 0.0 17.5 0.15 0.0 0 180 2.1 200 19 0112 0032 100 66 PC 18 HUMID SHRA
2 92 75 83.5 +4 0.0 18.5 0.01 0.0 0 180 2.5 157 15 0131 0059 100 62 PC 8 HUMID -SHRA
3 87 76 81.5 +2 0.0 16.5 T 0.0 0 135 2.2 135 13 0121 0022 100 71 PC BREEZY HUMID -SHRA
4 85 73 79.0 -1 0.0 14.0 1.24 0.0 0 180 1.5 157 18 0035 9967 100 74 PC 13 HUMID SHRA
5 87 73 80.0 0 0.0 15.0 T 0.0 0 180 2.3 360 20 9967 9892 100 68 PC 18 HUMID -SHRA DSTLTG
6 84 70 77.0 -2 0.0 12.0 0.93 0.0 0 360 0.7 180 16 9946 9870 100 81 PC 183 HUMID SHRA
7 81 72 76.5 -2 0.0 11.5 0.37 0.0 0 180 1.7 180 17 9909 9800 100 93 PC 18 HUMID SHRA
8 82 72 77.0 -2 0.0 12.0 0.63 0.0 0 --- 0.0 270 10 9959 9877 100 83 C 18 HUMID SHRA
9 79 73 76.0 -3 0.0 11.0 0.11 0.0 0 180 0.3 045 7 9998 9927 100 96 C 18 HUMID SHRA
10 82 74 78.0 -2 0.0 13.0 T 0.0 0 157 2.0 157 14 0054 9982 100 82 C 1 HUMID -SHRA
11 84 73 78.5 -1 0.0 13.5 0.64 0.0 0 180 1.2 180 13 0020 9926 100 78 PC 1 HUMID SHRA
12 89 73 81.0 +2 0.0 16.0 0.00 0.0 0 180 1.5 360 13 0248 0020 100 64 PC 8 HUMID
13 89 74 81.5 +3 0.0 16.5 0.47 0.0 0 158 0.2 068 10 0339 0038 100 69 PC 81 HUMID SHRA
14 93 73 83.0 +4 0.0 18.0 0.00 0.0 0 045 0.7 045 13 0247 0266 100 57 SU 8 HUMID HOT
15 94 74 84.0 +6 0.0 19.0 0.00 0.0 0 245 1.7 245 13 0293 0089 100 47 SU 18 HUMID HOT
16 87 75 81.0 +2 0.0 16.0 0.12 0.0 0 180 2.1 180 17 0089 9863 97 73 PC 83 HUMID
17 82 70 76.0 -3 0.0 11.0 0.59 0.0 0 245 1.2 180 14 9933 9856 100 83 PC 183
18 81 69 75.0 -3 0.0 10.0 0.14 0.0 0 023 0.2 023 12 0120 9921 100 77 C 18 SHRA FROPA
19 82 72 77.0 0 0.0 12.0 0.00 0.0 0 023 0.7 023 13 0219 0108 100 67 PC
20 84 69 76.5 0 0.0 11.5 0.00 0.0 0 023 0.3 045 13 0210 0154 100 70 PC
21 88 70 79.0 +3 0.0 14.0 0.00 0.0 0 180 1.3 180 14 0173 0040 78 58 PC 18
22 90 74 82.0 +6 0.0 17.0 0.00 0.0 0 180 2.0 180 15 0050 9881 100 66 PC 18
23 84 71 77.5 +1 0.0 12.5 0.00 0.0 0 023 2.1 360 16 0030 9875 98 62 PC 18 DSTLTG FROPA
24 80 65 72.5 -4 0.0 7.5 0.00 0.0 0 023 2.2 023 15 0145 0024 86 44 PC
25 86 62 74.0 -2 0.0 9.0 0.00 0.0 0 180 2.0 180 19 0121 0019 95 58 PC
26 91 71 81.0 +4 0.0 16.0 0.00 0.0 0 270 1.4 270 17 0042 9957 97 56 PC 1 HOT HUMID DSTLTG
27 94 75 84.5 +7 0.0 19.5 0.00 0.0 0 158 1.9 023 14 0060 9925 95 49 PC 8 HOT HUMID
28 91 76 83.5 +5 0.0 18.5 0.01 0.0 0 023 1.5 023 13 0138 0055 97 64 PC 83 HOT HUMID
29 91 76 83.5 +5 0.0 18.5 0.00 0.0 0 180 3.4 180 16 0157 0106 98 64 SU 8 HOT HUMID
30 92 76 84.0 +7 0.0 19.0 0.00 0.0 0 180 4.5 180 20 0211 0124 92 59 PC HOT HUMID BREEZY DSTLTG
31 81 73 77.0 0 0.0 12.0 0.08 0.0 0 023 2.1 045 16 0284 0187 98 83 C 1 FROPA -SHRA
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SM 0.0 448.0 5.49 0.0 0.0
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AV 86.5 72.4 79.5 +1.3 0.18 132 1.6
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NOTES:
WINDS IN M.P.H.
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS-TYPE FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2
STATION: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
MONTH: AUGUST
YEAR: 2003
LATITUDE: 36 48 04 N
LONGITUDE: 76 19 40 W
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] SYMBOLS USED IN WX TYPES COLUMN
AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 86.5 TOTAL FOR MONTH: 5.49" 1 = FOG
AVERAGE MAX DEP: 0.0 DPTR FM NORMAL: +0.21" OR 104% 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
AVERAGE MINIMUM: 72.4 GRTST 24HR 1.24" ON 4 TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
AVERAGE MIN DEP: +2.6 GRTST DAILY 1.24" ON 4 3 = THUNDER
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 79.5 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE 4 = ICE PELLETS
AVERAGE MON DEP: +1.3 TOTAL MONTH: 0.0" 5 = HAIL
GRTST DAILY ON 6 = GLAZE OR RIME
HIGHEST: 94 ON 15,27 GRTST 24HR ON 7 = BLOWING DUST OR SAND:
LOWEST: 62 ON 25 GRTST DEPTH: ON VSBY ½ MILE OR LESS
8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
[NO. OF DAYS WITH] [PRECIP - DAYS WITH] 9 = BLOWING SNOW
X = TORNADO
MAX 32 OR BELOW: 0 0.01 INCH OR MORE: 14 0R 45.16%
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 10 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 11
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 0 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 5
MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 1
[HDD (BASE 65) ] [# DAYS WITH]
TOTAL THIS MO. 0.0 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 3 17 FOG
PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 23 0 DENSE FOG [VSBY 1/4 MILE OR LESS]
SEASONAL 0.0 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 5 5 THUNDERSTORMS
5 # OF THUNDERSTORMS
[CDD (BASE 65) ] 0 SNOW
TOTAL THIS MO. 448.0 0 FROST
[PRESSURE DATA]
SEASONAL TOTAL 1249.0 HIGHEST SLP 30.347" ON THE 14TH
LOWEST SLP 29.800" ON THE 7TH
AVERAGE SLP 30.057"
[STATION RECORDS]
3RD - TEMPERATURE TIED MAXIMUM MINIMUM 76° [PREVIOUSLY 1977]
4TH - PRECIPITATION 1.24" [PREVIOUSLY 0.72" 1978]
22ND - TEMPERATURE MAXIMUM MINIMUM 74° [PREVIOUSLY 72° 1987]
27TH - TEMPERATURE MAXIMUM MINIMUM 75° [PREVIOUSLY 74° 1988]
28TH - TEMPERATURE TIED MAXIMUM MINIMUM 76° [PREVIOUSLY 1988]
YEAR-TO-DATE
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA]
AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 68.8 TOTAL FOR YEAR: 44.01
AVERAGE MAX DEP: -2.3 DPTR FM NORMAL: +10.41" OR 131%
AVERAGE MINIMUM: 53.0 GRTST 24HR 3.14" ON 7/13-14
AVERAGE MIN DEP: +0.5 GRTST DAILY 3.09" ON 7/14
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 60.9 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE
AVERAGE MON DEP: -0.9 TOTAL: 5.3
GRTST DAILY 2.0 ON 1/16, 1/23
HIGHEST: 94 ON 6/25 GRTST 24HR 2.0 ON 1/16, 1/23
94 ON 8/15 GRTST DEPTH: 2.0 on 1/16, 1/17, 1/23
94 ON 8/27
LOWEST: 15 ON 1/23
1/24
[NO. OF DAYS WITH] [PRECIP - DAYS WITH]
MAX 32 OR BELOW: 2 0.01 INCH OR MORE: 112 OR 46.09%
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 23 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 74
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 36 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 30
MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 11
[HDD (BASE 65) ] [# DAYS WITH]
TOTAL 2244.0 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 51 117 FOG
PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 141 5 DENSE FOG [VSBY 1/4 MILE OR LESS]
CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 51 29 THUNDERSTORMS
29 # OF THUNDERSTORMS
[CDD (BASE 65) ] 11 SNOW
TOTAL 1249.0 7 FROST
[PRESSURE DATA]
HIGHEST SLP 30.493" ON THE 27TH OF JANUARY
LOWEST SLP 29.212" ON THE 23RD OF FEBRUARY
| 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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