Portsmouth
Weather Records Service
Local Climatological Data
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Station:
PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
Month: MARCH Year: 2005 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: 2005 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 43 34 38.5 -6 26.5 0.0 T T 0 270 11.3 270 40 9711 9549 97 41 PC WINDY -SHSN VIRGA COLDER 2 45 31 38.0 -10 27.0 0.0 0.00 0 0 270 11.6 250 32 9917 9721 59 34 SU WINDY COLD 3 44 27 35.5 -11 29.5 0.0 0.00 0 0 315 5.6 300 21 0060 9917 60 35 SU 4 52 23 37.5 -9 27.5 0.0 0.00 0 0 158 4.3 225 20 0128 9943 83 31 PC FROST 5 47 32 39.5 -10 25.5 0.0 0.23 T 0 045 5.4 023 18 0010 9832 95 52 PC 1 RA -WETSN 6 58 28 43.0 -5 22.0 0.0 0.00 0 0 203 6.6 203 27 0094 9844 99 40 SU +FROST BLACK ICE (AM) 7 72 43 57.5 +10 7.5 0.0 0.00 0 0 225 7.6 203 27 9880 9479 68 27 PC MILDER 8 59 32 45.5 -2 19.5 0.0 0.55 0.7 0.7 315 10.5 320 36 9824 9029 96 50 PC 134 9 47 25 35.0 -11 29.0 0.0 0.00 0 0 270 4.7 270 25 9995 9824 66 33 SU 10 49 30 39.5 -7 25.5 0.0 0.00 0 0 270 5.8 180 23 9852 9751 75 33 SU 11 61 38 49.5 +2 15.5 0.0 0.08 0 0 225 7.8 320 25 9779 9422 83 34 SU 12 58 35 46.5 -2 18.5 0.0 T T 0 270 7.5 270 33 9703 9489 83 39 PC -SHSN 13 51 42 46.5 -4 18.5 0.0 0.01 0 0 045 5.8 045 17 9915 9689 77 47 PC -RA 14 48 32 40.0 -10 25.0 0.0 0.02 0 0 023 5.1 023 20 0089 9878 89 51 PC 14 -RA DZ 15 52 29 40.5 -10 24.5 0.0 0.00 0 0 360 3.8 360 27 0210 0089 87 34 SU DRY 16 44 36 40.0 -9 25.0 0.0 0.10 T 0 045 2.6 158 16 0196 0023 92 48 C 1 -RA -WETSNOW 17 40 35 37.5 -13 27.5 0.0 0.28 T 0 045 8.4 045 27 0023 9957 94 73 C 1 RA -SN -WETSN 18 57 33 45.0 -5 20.0 0.0 0.00 0 0 045 3.7 045 18 0116 9991 96 35 -PC 19 61 32 46.5 -2 18.5 0.0 0.01 0 0 158 2.5 158 17 0171 0060 94 41 PC 8 -FROST -SHRA 20 64 46 55.0 +6 10.0 0.0 0.18 0 0 045 4.1 023 19 0069 9927 99 53 PC 18 SHRA FU FROPA 21 59 40 49.5 -2 15.5 0.0 0.00 0 0 360 4.2 270 19 0199 0007 82 41 SU 22 59 37 48.0 -1 17.0 0.0 0.00 0 0 045 3.3 045 16 0287 0085 87 47 PC 8 HZ 23 71 48 59.5 +11 5.5 0.0 0.78 0 0 158 6.7 340 27 0014 9557 100 76 PC 18 HZ SHRA FROPA 24 51 41 46.0 -6 19.0 0.0 0.00 0 0 360 4.3 023 15 0111 9705 93 73 C 18 COLDER 25 51 39 45.0 -6 20.0 0.0 T 0 0 045 2.0 158 12 0116 0017 97 65 PC 26 56 45 50.5 -2 14.5 0.0 0.00 0 0 045 5.7 045 18 0154 0037 85 65 C 27 56 47 51.5 -2 13.5 0.0 T 0 0 045 3.9 045 16 0152 9582 98 78 C 1 SHRA 28 71 52 61.5 +7 3.5 0.0 0.43 0 0 158 7.6 158 37 9852 9255 100 56 PC 1 SHRA TSRA GR(PEA-SIZE) 29 62 51 56.5 -1 8.5 0.0 0.01 0 0 360 6.2 360 23 9919 9371 97 66 PC 1 -SHRA 30 65 46 55.5 -3 9.5 0.0 0.00 0 0 045 3.0 045 14 0118 9919 95 51 PC 31 65 45 55.0 0 10.5 0.0 0.00 0 0 158 3.3 158 18 0134 9991 97 72 C 1 ============================================================================================================================= SUM 579.0 0.0 2.68 0.7 0.7 ============================================================================================================================== AV 55.4 37.2 46.3 -3.7 -1.46 174 5.64 =============================================================================================================================== NOTES: WINDS IN M.P.H. CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS-TYPE FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2 STATION: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA MONTH: MARCH YEAR: 2005 LATITUDE: 36 48 04 N LONGITUDE: 76 19 40 W [TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] SYMBOLS USED IN WX TYPES COLUMN AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 55.4 TOTAL FOR MONTH: 2.68" 1 = FOG AVERAGE MAX DEP: -4.5 DPTR FM NORMAL: -1.46" OR 65% 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY AVERAGE MINIMUM: 37.2 GRTST 24HR 0.78" ON 23RD TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AVERAGE MIN DEP: -2.8 GRTST DAILY 0.78" ON 23RD 3 = THUNDER AVERAGE MONTHLY: 46.3 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE 4 = ICE PELLETS AVERAGE MON DEP: -3.7 TOTAL MONTH: 0.7" 5 = HAIL GRTST DAILY 0.7" ON 8TH 6 = GLAZE OR RIME HIGHEST: 72 ON 7 GRTST 24HR 0.7" ON 8TH 7 = BLOWING DUST OR SAND: LOWEST: 23 ON 4 GRTST DEPTH: 0.7" ON 8TH 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: 0 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 7 MIN 32 OR BELOW: 11 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. 579.0 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 7 12 FOG PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 18 0 DENSE FOG [VSBY ¾ MILE OR LESS] SEASONAL 3044.5 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 6 2 THUNDERSTORMS 2 # OF THUNDERSTORMS [CDD (BASE 65) ] 6 SNOW TOTAL THIS MO. 0.0 3 FROST [PRESSURE DATA] [AVERAGE SKY COVER] SEASONAL TOTAL 3.0 HIGHEST SLP 30.287" ON THE 22ND 45.97% LOWEST SLP 29.029" ON THE 8TH AVERAGE SLP 29.903" [AVERAGE RELATIVE HUMIDITY] [STATION RECORDS] 68.50% 8TH PRECIPITATION - DAILY SNOWFALL 0.7" [PREVIOUS 0.4" 1996] 17TH TEMPERATURE - MINIMUM MAXIMUM 40° [PREVIOUS 45° 2004] YEAR-TO-DATE [TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 52.6 TOTAL FOR YEAR: 8.22" AVERAGE MAX DEP: -0.8 DPTR FM NORMAL: -3.11 OR 73% AVERAGE MINIMUM: 35.4 GRTST 24HR 1.52" ON JANUARY 14TH AVERAGE MIN DEP: +0.3 GRTST DAILY 1.52" ON JANUARY 14TH AVERAGE MONTHLY: 44.0 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE AVERAGE MON DEP: -0.3 TOTAL: 2.5" GRTST DAILY 0.8" ON 1/21 HIGHEST: 75 ON 1/13 GRTST 24HR 0.8" ON 1/21 GRTST DEPTH: 0.8" ON 1/21 LOWEST: 16 ON 1/19 [NO. OF DAYS WITH] [PRECIP - DAYS WITH MEASURABLE] MAX 32 OR BELOW: 3 0.01 INCH OR MORE: 29 OR 32.22% MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 0 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 15 MIN 32 OR BELOW: 35 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 7 MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 1 [HDD (BASE 65) ] [# DAYS WITH] TOTAL 1890.0 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 16 39 FOG PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 57 0 DENSE FOG [VSBY ¾ MILE OR LESS] CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 17 3 THUNDERSTORMS 3 # OF THUNDERSTORMS [CDD (BASE 65) ] 14 SNOW TOTAL 3.0 11 FROST [PRESSURE DATA] HIGHEST SLP 30.789" ON JANUARY 28TH LOWEST SLP 29.029" ON MARCH 8TH
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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