| Portsmouth
Weather Records Service
Local Climatological Data
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Station:
PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
Month: JULY 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: JULY
YEAR: 2004
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 86 67 76.5 -1 0.0 11.5 0.00 0.0 0 130 1.7 113 12 0164 0063 98 57 PC 18 DSTLTG
2 88 71 79.5 +2 0.0 14.5 0.01 0.0 0 113 1.0 113 21 0097 9958 96 61 PC 18 SHRA DSTLTG
3 88 70 79.0 0 0.0 14.0 0.61 0.0 0 113 1.1 315 16 9991 9947 100 64 PC 183 +SHRA
4 83 73 78.0 -2 0.0 13.0 1.02 0.0 0 158 1.5 158 18 9991 9895 100 82 PC 13 +SHRA DSTLTG WARMFROPA
5 90 72 81.0 +1 0.0 16.0 0.06 0.0 0 270 1.8 270 17 9947 9878 100 61 PC 1 SHRA HUMID DSTLTG
6 89 73 81.0 +1 0.0 16.0 0.00 0.0 0 023 2.7 023 15 9975 9884 96 58 SU 18 FROPA
7 93 70 81.5 +2 0.0 16.5 0.44 0.0 0 158 2.1 023 27 9920 9807 100 57 PC 831 HZ FU TSRA(2)
8 89 68 78.5 -1 0.0 13.5 0.00 0.0 0 158 1.9 270 16 9935 9843 100 57 PC 8 DST LTG
9 91 71 81.0 0 0.0 16.0 0.00 0.0 0 158 2.0 158 15 0061 9926 100 44 SU 8
10 86 76 81.0 0 0.0 16.0 0.00 0.0 0 045 2.3 045 17 0109 0031 94 63 SU 8
11 86 75 80.5 +1 0.0 15.5 0.00 0.0 0 158 1.7 158 14 0122 0040 92 62 SU 8
12 88 75 81.5 +2 0.0 16.5 T 0.0 0 158 3.1 158 20 0085 9892 96 67 PC 8 -SHRA
13 89 73 81.0 0 0.0 16.0 0.16 0.0 0 270 2.9 023 21 9896 9780 99 69 PC 183 HZ TSRA(2)
14 89 72 80.5 0 0.0 15.5 0.33 0.0 0 270 2.8 023 27 9789 9562 100 62 PC 831 HZ
15 85 70 77.5 -2 0.0 12.5 0.00 0.0 0 270 2.7 270 21 9803 9634 100 53 SU 1
16 85 66 75.5 -5 0.0 10.5 0.00 0.0 0 270 2.2 270 21 9883 9766 92 44 SU
17 88 66 77.0 -3 0.0 12.0 0.00 0.0 0 158 2.5 158 20 9907 9834 91 46 PC
18 82 70 76.0 -5 0.0 11.0 2.14 0.0 0 158 1.7 023 14 9871 9723 100 71 PC 31 +TSRA
19 85 72 78.5 -2 0.0 13.5 0.00 0.0 0 045 2.1 045 15 9888 9757 100 63 PC 8 HZ
20 85 71 78.0 -3 0.0 13.0 0.01 0.0 0 158 0.9 045 14 9978 9865 100 69 PC 831 HZ
21 87 69 78.0 -3 0.0 13.0 0.00 0.0 0 158 1.7 023 15 0014 9959 100 51 SU 18 HZ
22 88 71 79.5 -2 0.0 14.5 0.00 0.0 0 158 2.9 158 20 9980 9873 97 60 PC 18 HZ
23 78 70 74.0 -5 0.0 9.0 0.36 0.0 0 158 2.9 158 24 9957 9873 100 81 C 1 SHRA
24 82 72 77.0 -3 0.0 12.0 0.07 0.0 0 045 2.0 045 15 0102 9926 100 80 C 1 SHRA
25 81 74 77.5 -2 0.0 12.5 0.77 0.0 0 045 2.5 045 15 0123 0076 100 87 C 13 TSRA
26 80 74 77.0 -2 0.0 12.0 0.27 0.0 0 045 2.3 045 16 0119 0011 100 88 PC 13 SHRA
27 88 74 81.0 +1 0.0 16.0 T 0.0 0 158 3.3 180 20 0031 9927 100 65 PC 13 SHRA
28 83 74 78.5 -2 0.0 13.5 0.01 0.0 0 158 2.3 180 21 0032 9956 99 80 PC 13 -TSRA
29 81 72 76.5 -3 0.0 11.5 0.65 0.0 0 158 2.0 180 20 0115 0016 100 82 PC 13 SHRA
30 88 73 80.5 +1 0.0 15.5 0.00 0.0 0 158 2.7 158 18 0146 0091 100 64 PC
31 90 75 82.5 +3 0.0 17.5 0.00 0.0 0 158 3.5 158 19 0122 0030 100 66 PC
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SM 0.0 430.0 6.91 0.0 0
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AV 86.2 71.6 78.9 -1.0 +1.57 150 2.22 128 18 0005 9898 98 65
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NOTES:
WINDS IN M.P.H.
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS-TYPE FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2
STATION: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
MONTH: JULY
YEAR: 2004
LATITUDE: 36 48 04 N
LONGITUDE: 76 19 40 W
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] SYMBOLS USED IN WX TYPES COLUMN
AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 86.2 TOTAL FOR MONTH: 6.91" 1 = FOG
AVERAGE MAX DEP: -2.3 DPTR FM NORMAL: +1.57" OR 129% 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
AVERAGE MINIMUM: 71.6 GRTST 24HR 2.14" ON 18TH TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
AVERAGE MIN DEP: 0.3 GRTST DAILY 2.14" ON 18TH 3 = THUNDER
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 78.9 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE 4 = ICE PELLETS
AVERAGE MON DEP: -1.0 TOTAL MONTH: 0.0" 5 = HAIL
GRTST DAILY 0.0" ON --TH 6 = GLAZE OR RIME
HIGHEST: 93 ON 7 GRTST 24HR 0.0" ON --TH 7 = BLOWING DUST OR SAND:
LOWEST: 66 ON 16,17 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: 15 OR 48.39%
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 4 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 10
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 0 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 5
MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 2
[HDD (BASE 65) ] [# DAYS WITH]
TOTAL THIS MO. 0.0 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 7 21 FOG
PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 21 0 DENSE FOG [VSBY 1/4 MILE OR LESS]
SEASONAL 3282.5 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 3 11 THUNDERSTORMS
13 # OF THUNDERSTORMS
[CDD (BASE 65) ] 0 SNOW
TOTAL THIS MO. 426.0 0 FROST
[PRESSURE DATA] [AVERAGE SKY COVER]
SEASONAL TOTAL 1095.5 HIGHEST SLP 30.164" ON THE 1ST 43.87%
LOWEST SLP 29.634" ON THE 15TH
AVERAGE SLP 29.953"
[STATION RECORDS]
16TH - TEMPERATURE - MINIMUM TIED 66° [PREVIOUSLY 1981]
YEAR-TO-DATE
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA]
AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 69.0 TOTAL FOR YEAR: 26.24"
AVERAGE MAX DEP: +0.3 DPTR FM NORMAL: -1.94" OR 93%
AVERAGE MINIMUM: 51.0 GRTST 24HR 2.31" ON 6/25-26
AVERAGE MIN DEP: +1.1 GRTST DAILY 2.14" ON 7/18
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 60.0 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE
AVERAGE MON DEP: +0.7 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: 71 OR 33.33%
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 11 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 49
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 43 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 18
MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 7
[HDD (BASE 65) ] [# DAYS WITH]
TOTAL 2162.0 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 48 94 FOG
PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 118 1 DENSE FOG [VSBY 1/4 MILE OR LESS]
CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 47 25 THUNDERSTORMS
28 # OF THUNDERSTORMS
[CDD (BASE 65) ] 8 SNOW
TOTAL 1095.5 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
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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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