Portsmouth
Weather Records Service
Local Climatological Data
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Station:
PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
Month: AUGUST Year: 2004 Latitude: 36 48 04 N Longitude: 76 19 37 W Station Elevation: 20 FT Standard Time: EDT |
LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS-TYPE FORM: F-6) STATION: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA MONTH: AUGUST YEAR: 2004 LATITUDE: 36 48 04 N LONGITUDE: 76 19 40 W NOTE: DATA MAY EXTEND BEYOND RIGHT MARGIN ================================================================================================================================ |-----TEMPERATURE IN °F:---------| |RAIN---SNOW-||------WIND-----|BAROMETER||HUMID||SKY||---------------WEATHER-----------------| 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 ================================================================================================================================= 1 88 76 82.0 +2 0.0 17.0 0.09 0.0 0 158 1.8 158 17 0077 9981 100 71 PC 3 HUMID 2 83 74 78.5 -1 0.0 13.5 0.95 0.0 0 158 0.8 045 22 9993 9878 100 83 PC 3 SHRA 3 77 73 75.0 -5 0.0 10.0 1.79 0.0 0 023 4.3 045 24 9879 9715 100 94 C +SHRA 4 89 72 80.5 0 0.0 15.5 0.00 0.0 0 270 2.1 023 14 9831 9774 100 60 SU 18 HZ 5 86 73 79.5 -1 0.0 14.5 T 0.0 0 045 4.2 023 20 9796 9719 95 75 PC 8 -SHRA DSTLTG FROPA 6 75 65 70.0 -9 0.0 5.0 0.25 0.0 0 023 6.5 023 31 9945 9763 100 54 PC 1 SHRA COOLER DRIER 7 76 57 66.5 -12 0.0 1.5 0.00 0.0 0 270 2.2 023 17 0098 9932 95 53 SU COOLER DRIER 8 81 61 71.0 -8 0.0 6.0 0.00 0.0 0 180 1.6 260 16 0172 0090 97 50 PC 9 85 64 74.5 -4 0.0 9.5 0.00 0.0 0 155 2.4 158 15 0185 0106 95 48 SU 10 84 67 75.5 -4 0.0 10.5 0.00 0.0 0 203 3.3 180 23 0122 0002 87 58 PC 11 86 69 77.5 -2 0.0 12.5 0.00 0.0 0 158 3.4 158 24 0012 9916 88 59 PC 12 87 70 78.5 0 0.0 13.5 0.16 0.0 0 158 3.2 158 19 9965 9902 98 60 PC 1 SHRA 13 76 70 73.0 -5 0.0 8.0 0.34 0.0 0 158 2.3 170 16 0056 9878 100 93 C 1 SHRA 14 74 68 71.0 -7 0.0 6.0 2.95 0.0 0 158 3.3 023 32 0138 9908 100 94 C 13 +SHRA TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS 15 71 67 69.0 -9 0.0 4.0 2.33 0.0 0 045 1.0 045 13 0261 0135 100 99 C 1 +SHRA 16 76 67 71.5 -7 0.0 6.5 0.03 0.0 0 045 2.1 045 17 0188 0113 100 78 PC 1 SHRA 17 81 64 72.5 -6 0.0 7.5 0.00 0.0 0 158 2.1 158 15 0180 0067 100 61 PC 1 18 84 68 76.0 -2 0.0 11.0 0.00 0.0 0 158 2.8 158 17 0085 0002 98 62 PC 18 HZ 19 89 72 80.5 +3 0.0 15.5 0.00 0.0 0 203 2.7 203 14 0095 0031 97 61 SU 18 HZ 20 90 74 82.0 +5 0.0 17.0 0.00 0.0 0 180 3.5 158 19 0100 0009 97 56 SU 18 BREEZY PM 21 90 71 80.5 +4 0.0 15.5 0.48 0.0 0 180 3.6 270 20 0014 9828 98 64 PC 81 SHRA FROPA 22 80 66 73.0 -3 0.0 8.0 0.01 0.0 0 045 4.3 045 21 0083 9940 98 52 SU 8 23 81 61 71.0 -5 0.0 6.0 0.00 0.0 0 180 0.8 180 12 0084 0014 99 61 PC 81 24 84 63 73.5 -3 0.0 8.5 0.00 0.0 0 045 0.8 045 13 0181 0056 98 61 SU 8 25 84 64 74.0 -3 0.0 9.0 0.00 0.0 0 045 1.5 045 17 0246 0181 98 59 SU 8 26 85 69 77.0 -3 0.0 12.0 0.00 0.0 0 045 1.7 045 14 0239 0166 99 62 PC 18 27 86 70 78.0 0 0.0 13.0 0.00 0.0 0 045 1.4 045 15 0197 0095 100 64 PC 18 28 89 68 78.5 0 0.0 13.5 0.00 0.0 0 180 1.2 180 16 0105 9977 100 55 SU 1 29 89 72 80.5 +2 0.0 15.5 0.00 0.0 0 158 1.9 158 18 0004 9938 100 65 SU 30 87 72 79.5 +3 0.0 14.5 0.85 0.0 0 158 4.8 180 29 9963 9681 100 72 PC SHRA TROPSTORM GASTON 31 86 71 78.5 +2 0.0 13.5 T 0.0 0 270 3.5 270 20 0131 9884 99 67 PC 8 -SHRA ============================================================================================================================= SM 0.0 333.5 10.23 0.0 0 023 32 ================================================================================================================================ AV 83.2 68.2 75.7 -2.4 +4.78 137 2.62 0076 9957 98 66 =============================================================================================================================== NOTES: WINDS IN M.P.H. CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS-TYPE FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2 STATION: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA MONTH: AUGUST YEAR: 2004 LATITUDE: 36 48 04 N LONGITUDE: 76 19 40 W [TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] SYMBOLS USED IN WX TYPES COLUMN AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 83.2 TOTAL FOR MONTH: 10.23" 1 = FOG AVERAGE MAX DEP: -3.2 DPTR FM NORMAL: +4.78" OR 188% 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY AVERAGE MINIMUM: 68.3 GRTST 24HR 2.95" ON 14TH TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AVERAGE MIN DEP: -1.5 GRTST DAILY 2.99" ON 14TH-15TH 3 = THUNDER AVERAGE MONTHLY: 75.8 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE 4 = ICE PELLETS AVERAGE MON DEP: -2.3 TOTAL MONTH: 0.0" 5 = HAIL GRTST DAILY 0.0" ON --TH 6 = GLAZE OR RIME HIGHEST: 90 ON 20,21 GRTST 24HR 0.0" ON --TH 7 = BLOWING DUST OR SAND: LOWEST: 57 ON 7 GRTST DEPTH: 0.0" ON --TH 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: 12 OR 38.71% MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 2 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 9 MIN 32 OR BELOW: 0 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 5 MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 3 [HDD (BASE 65) ] [# DAYS WITH] TOTAL THIS MO. 0.0 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 10 16 FOG PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 18 0 DENSE FOG [VSBY 1/4 MILE OR LESS] SEASONAL 3282.5 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 9 3 THUNDERSTORMS 3 # OF THUNDERSTORMS [CDD (BASE 65) ] 0 SNOW TOTAL THIS MO. 333.5 0 FROST [PRESSURE DATA] [AVERAGE SKY COVER] SEASONAL TOTAL 1429.0 HIGHEST SLP 30.261" ON THE 15TH 42.10% LOWEST SLP 29.681" ON THE 30TH AVERAGE SLP 30.017" [STATION RECORDS] AUG 2004 is the 4th wettest August in the database to 1976. 2ND - PRECIPITATION - DAILY - 0.95" [PREVIOUSLY 0.80" 1994] 3RD - PRECIPITATION - DAILY - 1.79" [PREVIOUSLY 1.19" 1981] 3RD - TEMPERATURE MINIMUM MAXIMUM TIED - 77° [PREVIOUSLY 1983] 6TH - WIND GUST - MAXIMUM - 31 MPH [PREVIOUSLY 27 MPH IN 1990] 7TH - TEMPERATURE - MINIMUM TIED - 57° [PREVIOUSLY 1990] 7TH - TEMPERATURE - MINIMUM MAXIMUM TIED - 76° [PREVIOUSLY 1994] 8TH - TEMPERATURE - MINIMUM TIED - 61° [PREVIOUSLY 1994] 14TH - WIND GUST MAXIMUM - 32MPH [previously 26MPH 1990] 15TH - TEMPERATURE - MINIMUM MAXIMUM 71° [previously 77° in 1988] 16TH - TEMPERATURE - MINIMUM MAXIMUM 76° [previously 77° in 1992] 23RD - TEMPERATURE - MINIMUM TIED - 61° [previously 1981] YEAR-TO-DATE [TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 70.8 TOTAL FOR YEAR: 36.47" AVERAGE MAX DEP: -0.2 DPTR FM NORMAL: +2.85" OR 108% AVERAGE MINIMUM: 53.2 GRTST 24HR 2.99" ON 8/14-15 AVERAGE MIN DEP: +0.8 GRTST DAILY 2.95" ON 8/14 AVERAGE MONTHLY: 62.0 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE AVERAGE MON DEP: +0.3 TOTAL: 6.5" GRTST DAILY 2.8" ON JANUARY 9TH HIGHEST: 93 ON 6/18 GRTST 24HR 2.8" ON JANUARY 8-9TH 7/07 GRTST DEPTH: 2.8" ON JANUARY 9TH LOWEST: 17 ON 1/11 [NO. OF DAYS WITH] [PRECIP - DAYS WITH MEASURABLE] MAX 32 OR BELOW: 3 0.01 INCH OR MORE: 83 OR 34.02% MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 13 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 58 MIN 32 OR BELOW: 43 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 23 MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 10 [HDD (BASE 65) ] [# DAYS WITH] TOTAL 2162.0 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 57 110 FOG PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 136 1 DENSE FOG [VSBY 1/4 MILE OR LESS] CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 51 28 THUNDERSTORMS 31 # OF THUNDERSTORMS [CDD (BASE 65) ] 8 SNOW TOTAL 1429.0 7 FROST [PRESSURE DATA] HIGHEST SLP 30.625" ON MARCH 25TH LOWEST SLP 29.345" ON THE 18TH OF JANUARY
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
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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