Portsmouth
Weather Records Service
Local Climatological Data
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Station:
PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
Month: MARCH Year: 2003 Latitude: 36 48 04 N Longitude: 76 19 40 W Station Elevation: 20 FT Standard Time: EASTERN STANDARD TIME |
LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS-TYPE FORM: F-6) STATION: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA MONTH: MARCH YEAR: 2003 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 54 37 45.5 +1 19.5 0 0.00 0.0 0 023 0.2 135 11 0299 9982 100 74 PC 1 2 59 46 52.5 +5 12.5 0 0.55 0.0 0 245 3.3 245 18 9982 9566 99 69 PC 1 SHRA FROPA 3 46 30 38.0 -9 27.0 0 0.00 0.0 0 360 4.0 360 22 0225 9749 88 49 SU 1 BREEZY COLDER 4 60 30 45.0 -1 20.0 0 0.03 0.0 0 113 0.8 135 12 0245 9986 87 47 PC 1 -FROST -RA 5 68 50 59.0 +10 6.0 0 0.46 0.0 0 200 3.5 245 24 9986 2758 100 66 PC 1 RA 6 66 36 51.0 +4 14.0 0 0.84 0.0 0 180 6.8 023 30 0160 9644 98 68 C 1 SHRA FROPA BREEZY 7 37 33 35.0 -12 30.0 0 0.08 0.0 0 360 5.9 023 23 0287 0150 94 79 C 1 DAMP COLD -RA 8 60 33 46.5 -1 18.5 0 0.00 0.0 0 180 1.8 180 15 0250 0007 100 63 SU -FROST 9 74 45 59.5 +12 5.5 0 0.00 0.0 0 200 5.8 245 22 0007 9811 85 32 SU PLEASANT 10 48 33 40.5 -7 24.5 0 0.00 0.0 0 023 4.0 023 21 0272 9978 76 41 SU COLDER 11 44 32 38.0 -9 27.0 0 0.01 0.0 0 045 2.2 068 15 0286 0132 84 65 C 1 -RA DAMP CHILLY 12 67 39 53.0 +5 12.0 0 0.00 0.0 0 200 2.0 200 18 0208 0075 91 43 SU 2 MILDER 13 78 48 63.0 +12 2.0 0 0.10 0.0 0 200 4.4 200 25 0099 9885 91 43 PC 3 SHRA FROPA 14 50 35 42.5 -8 22.5 0 T 0.0 0 045 6.6 045 24 0403 0031 86 58 PC -SHRA COLDER 15 60 34 47.0 -4 18.0 0 0.00 0.0 0 045 2.1 045 13 0331 0127 85 63 PC 16 61 47 54.0 +4 11.0 0 0.43 0.0 0 360 1.8 360 13 0127 9819 98 79 C 12 RA SHRA DAMP 17 60 54 57.0 +6 8.0 0.01 0.0 0 270 1.7 270 13 9852 9741 99 91 C 12 DZ DAMP 18 64 45 54.5 +4 10.5 0 0.00 0.0 0 045 3.7 045 21 9935 9673 98 93 PC 1 19 50 45 47.5 -2 17.5 0 T 0.0 0 045 7.6 045 25 0222 9935 96 79 PC 1 -SHRA 20 64 48 56.0 +7 9.0 0 0.38 0.0 0 180 5.2 180 23 0176 9814 99 89 C 1 SHRA BR 21 71 58 64.5 +13 0.5 0 0.01 0.0 0 180 3.7 200 15 9844 9695 100 86 PC 1 -SHRA BR 22 68 50 59.0 +10 6.0 0 0.00 0.0 0 045 1.8 270 14 9897 9788 97 60 PC 1 23 64 46 55.0 +6 10.0 0 0.00 0.0 0 360 4.0 045 16 0040 9896 88 50 PC 24 65 46 55.5 +4 9.5 0 0.00 0.0 0 023 3.2 045 16 0112 0048 86 44 SU 25 72 41 56.5 +5 8.5 0 0.00 0.0 0 135 2.5 135 14 0150 9998 91 43 SU 1 QUITE PLEASANT 26 80 52 66.0 +13 0.0 1.0 0.12 0.0 0 200 6.1 360 30 0034 9817 89 85 PC BREEZY MILD FROPA SHRA 27 61 48 54.5 +2 10.5 0 0.02 0.0 0 045 4.0 045 18 0204 0010 89 47 PC -RA 28 75 48 61.5 +7 3.5 0 0.00 0.0 0 135 2.5 135 16 0184 0128 90 62 SU 29 78 60 69.0 +11 0.0 4.0 T 0.0 0 180 6.4 180 22 0089 9829 93 68 PC BREEZY DSTLTG SHRA 30 72 37 54.5 -4 10.5 0 0.42 0.0 0 340 7.7 360 28 9929 9801 100 75 C FROPA RA BR COLDER 31 50 34 42.0 -14 23.0 0 0.00 0.0 0 295 7.8 360 27 0254 9914 85 36 PC BREEZY COLD =============================================================================================================================== SM 397.0 5.0 3.46 0.0 0.0 =============================================================================================================================== AV 62.1 42.6 52.4 +2.4 0.11 170 4.0 0132 9896 92 63 =============================================================================================================================== NOTES: WINDS IN M.P.H. LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS-TYPE FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2 STATION: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA MONTH: MARCH YEAR: 2003 LATITUDE: 36 48 04 N LONGITUDE: 76 19 40 W [TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] SYMBOLS USED IN WX TYPES COLUMN AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 62.1 TOTAL FOR MONTH: 3.46 1 = FOG AVERAGE MAX DEP: +2.1 DPTR FM NORMAL: -0.80 OR 81% 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY AVERAGE MINIMUM: 42.6 GRTST 24HR 0.84" ON 6 TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AVERAGE MIN DEP: +2.5 GRTST DAILY 0.84" ON 6 3 = THUNDER AVERAGE MONTHLY: 52.4 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL 4 = ICE PELLETS AVERAGE MON DEP: +2.4 TOTAL MONTH: 0.0" 5 = HAIL GRTST DAILY ON 6 = GLAZE OR RIME HIGHEST: 80 ON 26 GRTST 24HR ON 7 = BLOWING DUST OR SAND: LOWEST: 30 ON 3,4 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: 0 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 8 MIN 32 OR BELOW: 3 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 2 MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 0 [HDD (BASE 65) ] [# DAYS WITH] TOTAL THIS MO. 397.0 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 8 17 FOG PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 16 3 DENSE FOG [VSBY 1/4 MILE OR LESS] SEASONAL 3179.5 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 7 1 THUNDERSTORMS 1 # OF THUNDERSTORMS [CDD (BASE 65) ] 0 SNOW TOTAL THIS MO. 5.0 2 FROST [PRESSURE DATA] SEASONAL TOTAL 5.0 HIGHEST SLP 30.403" ON THE 14TH LOWEST SLP 29.566" ON THE 2ND AVERAGE SLP 30.014" [STATION RECORDS] 5TH - PRECIPITATION 0.46" [PREVIOUSLY 0.32" in 1997] 7TH - TEMPERATURE MINIMUM MAXIMUM 37° [PREVIOUSLY 39° 1989] 20TH - TEMPERATURE TIED MAXIMUM MINIMUM 48° [PREVIOUSLY 1998] 21ST - TEMPERATURE MAXIMUM MINIMUM 58° [PREVIOUSLY 55° 1995] 22ND - TEMPERATURE TIED MAXIMUM MINIMUM 50° [PREVIOUSLY 1991] 26TH - TEMPERATURE MAXIMUM 80° [PREVIOUSLY 76° 1998] 27TH - TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TIED 37° [PREVIOUSLY 37° 1982] YEAR-TO-DATE [TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 51.8 TOTAL FOR YEAR: 11.75 AVERAGE MAX DEP: -1.7 DPTR FM NORMAL: +0.11" OR 101% AVERAGE MINIMUM: 35.3 GRTST 24HR 1.40 ON 2/16 AVERAGE MIN DEP: +0.2 GRTST DAILY 1.40 ON 2/16 AVERAGE MONTHLY: 43.5 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL AVERAGE MON DEP: -0.8 TOTAL: 5.3 GRTST DAILY 2.0 ON 1/16, 1/23 HIGHEST: 80 ON 3/26 GRTST 24HR 2.0 ON 1/16, 1/23 LOWEST: 15 ON 1/23 GRTST DEPTH: 2.0 on 1/16, 1/17, 1/23 1/24 [NO. OF DAYS WITH] [PRECIP - DAYS WITH] MAX 32 OR BELOW: 2 0.01 INCH OR MORE: 39 OR 43.33% MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 0 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 23 MIN 32 OR BELOW: 36 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 9 MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 2 [HDD (BASE 65) ] [# DAYS WITH] TOTAL 1938.0 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 25 38 FOG PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 40 4 DENSE FOG [VSBY 1/4 MILE OR LESS] SEASONAL 3179.5 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 25 2 THUNDERSTORMS 2 # OF THUNDERSTORMS [CDD (BASE 65) ] 11 SNOW TOTAL THIS MO. 5.0 7 FROST [PRESSURE DATA] SEASONAL TOTAL 5.0 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
BC Patches BL Blowing BR Fog with visibilites > 5/8 but <=6 statute miles and below to 5/8 mile DU Dust (widespread) DS Duststorm DZ Drizzle FC Funnel Cloud FC+ Tornado/waterspout FG Fog with visibility <= 5/8 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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