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Weather Records Service
Local Climatological Data
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Station:
PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
Month: MARCH Year: 2004 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: MARCH
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 72 39 55.5 +11 9.5 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 225 6.5 225 30 0355 0218 65 37 PC
2 71 59 65.0 +17 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0 225 9.5 225 29 0227 0136 89 59 PC 1 WINDY FROPA SHRA
3 69 51 60.0 +13 5.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 045 4.0 045 17 0362 0184 92 41 PC 1
4 83 52 67.5 +20 0.0 2.5 0.00 0.0 0 045 5.4 270 27 0240 0065 85 41 PC 1 FROPA
5 83 53 68.0 +18 0.0 3.0 0.00 0.0 0 203 7.5 203 28 0163 9908 95 46 PC BREEZY
6 72 58 65.0 +17 0.0 0.0 0.03 0.0 0 203 9.8 270 33 9973 9752 87 56 PC BREEZY SHRA FROPA
7 62 41 51.5 +4 13.5 0.0 0.36 0.0 0 045 4.8 338 39 0072 9629 92 42 PC 3 WINDY FROPA
8 54 38 46.0 -1 19.0 0.0 0.04 0.0 0 270 8.2 270 28 0017 9735 93 40 PC SHRA BREEZY
9 52 34 43.0 -5 22.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 045 2.9 045 17 0131 0005 82 42 PC
10 42 37 39.5 -7 25.5 0.0 0.56 0.0 0 360 10.9 360 33 0153 0061 94 66 C 1 WINDY RA WETSN
11 58 36 47.0 0 18.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 203 6.6 270 23 0192 9932 84 40 SU
12 63 37 50.0 +2 15.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 270 7.1 270 31 0091 9910 74 27 SU BREEZY FROPA
13 54 34 44.0 -7 21.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 270 4.6 360 21 0475 0091 83 31 SU
14 62 31 46.5 -4 18.5 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 180 4.4 158 21 0510 0220 87 34 SU
15 61 51 56.0 +5 9.0 0.0 0.14 0.0 0 203 2.6 203 15 0222 0142 97 77 C 1 SHRA FROPA
16 52 41 46.5 -3 18.5 0.0 0.46 0.0 0 045 2.3 338 22 0142 9657 99 93 C 1 RA FROPA
17 45 38 41.5 -9 23.5 0.0 0.01 0.0 0 360 3.2 360 16 0037 9819 97 73 C 1 -SHRA
18 60 35 47.5 -2 17.5 0.0 T 0.0 0 203 4.0 203 18 0168 9993 95 48 PC 1 -SHRA
19 55 37 46.0 -3 19.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 023 8.4 338 31 0498 9942 87 50 PC 1 FROPA BREEZY
20 63 31 47.0 -2 18.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 203 6.5 203 28 0507 9916 63 31 PC FROST BREEZY
21 63 41 52.0 +1 13.0 0.0 T 0.0 0 360 9.4 225 27 0092 9768 88 40 PC -SHRA FROPA BREEZY
22 45 32 38.5 -10 26.5 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 360 8.4 360 29 0421 0092 54 31 SU VIRGA
23 53 28 40.5 -8 24.5 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 338 3.6 270 18 0567 0421 68 25 SU
24 65 33 49.0 -3 16.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 158 5.5 180 23 0596 0519 79 28 SU
25 74 45 59.5 +8 5.5 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 158 4.3 203 20 0625 0495 83 35 SU
26 77 51 64.0 +11 1.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 180 5.4 180 21 0537 0347 87 44 SU
27 78 55 66.5 +13 0.0 1.5 0.00 0.0 0 203 4.3 225 20 0327 0146 84 47 PC
28 62 44 53.0 -2 12.0 0.0 T 0.0 0 045 9.2 023 24 0352 0143 87 66 PC FROPA -SHRA
29 50 43 46.5 -11 18.5 0.0 T 0.0 0 045 9.4 023 23 0391 0280 84 69 C 1 DZ BREEZY DAMP
30 52 43 47.5 -11 17.5 0.0 0.01 0.0 0 023 5.0 045 17 0280 9989 96 82 C 1 DZ -SHRA DAMP
31 54 44 49.0 -6 16.0 0.0 0.53 0.0 0 023 2.1 045 14 9989 9646 98 84 C 1 SHRA
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SM 423.0 7.0 2.14 0.0
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AV 61.5 41.7 51.6 +1.5 0.07 172 6.03 218 24 0282 0037 85 49
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NOTES:
WINDS IN M.P.H.
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS-TYPE FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2
STATION: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
MONTH: MARCH
YEAR: 2004
LATITUDE: 36 48 04 N
LONGITUDE: 76 19 40 W
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] SYMBOLS USED IN WX TYPES COLUMN
AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 61.5 TOTAL FOR MONTH: 2.14" 1 = FOG
AVERAGE MAX DEP: +1.4 DPTR FM NORMAL: -2.05" OR 51% 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
AVERAGE MINIMUM: 41.7 GRTST 24HR 0.60" ON THE 15-16TH TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
AVERAGE MIN DEP: +1.6 GRTST DAILY 0.56" ON THE 10TH 3 = THUNDER
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 51.6 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE 4 = ICE PELLETS
AVERAGE MON DEP: +1.5 TOTAL MONTH: 0.0" 5 = HAIL
GRTST DAILY 0.0" ON --TH 6 = GLAZE OR RIME
HIGHEST: 83 ON 4,5 GRTST 24HR 0.0" ON --TH 7 = BLOWING DUST OR SAND:
LOWEST: 28 ON 23 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: 9 OR 29.03%
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 0 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 5
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 4 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. 423.0 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 9 12 FOG
PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 15 0 DENSE FOG [VSBY 1/4 MILE OR LESS]
SEASONAL 3059.5 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 7 1 THUNDERSTORMS
1 # OF THUNDERSTORMS
[CDD (BASE 65) ] 1 SNOW
TOTAL THIS MO. 7.0 1 FROST
[PRESSURE DATA] [AVERAGE SKY COVER]
SEASONAL TOTAL 11.5 HIGHEST SLP 30.625" ON THE 25TH 45%
LOWEST SLP 29.629" ON THE 7TH
AVERAGE SLP 30.159"
[STATION RECORDS]
6TH - TEMPERATURE - MAXIMUM 72° [PREVIOUSLY 69° 1983]
6TH - TEMPERATURE - MAXIMUM MINIMUM TIED 58° [PREVIOUSLY 1996]
17TH - TEMPERATURE - MINIMUM MAXIMUM 45° [PREVIOUSLY 46° 1988]
YEAR-TO-DATE
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA]
AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 53.2 TOTAL FOR YEAR: 5.63"
AVERAGE MAX DEP: -0.3 DPTR FM NORMAL: -5.81" OR 49%
AVERAGE MINIMUM: 34.5 GRTST 24HR 0.73" ON MARCH 31ST-APRIL 1ST
AVERAGE MIN DEP: -0.6 GRTST DAILY 0.56" ON MARCH 10TH
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 43.8 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE
AVERAGE MON DEP: -0.5 TOTAL: 6.5"
GRTST DAILY 2.8" ON JANUARY 9TH
HIGHEST: 83 ON 3/4&5 GRTST 24HR 2.8" ON JANUARY 8-9TH
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: 22 OR 24.18%
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 0 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 15
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 43 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 3
MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 0
[HDD (BASE 65) ] [# DAYS WITH]
TOTAL 1939.0 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 32 29 FOG
PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 42 1 DENSE FOG [VSBY 1/4 MILE OR LESS]
CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 17 2 THUNDERSTORMS
2 # OF THUNDERSTORMS
[CDD (BASE 65) ] 9 SNOW
TOTAL 11.5 8 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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