| Portsmouth
Weather Records Service
Local Climatological Data
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Station:
PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
Month: OCTOBER Year: 2004 Latitude: 36 48 04 N Longitude: 76 19 37 W Station Elevation: 20 FT Standard Time: EDT/EST |
LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS-TYPE FORM: F-6)
STATION: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
MONTH: OCTOBER
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 73 66 69.5 +3 0.0 4.5 T 0.0 0 360 0.5 023 14 0237 0124 97 65 PC 1 -SHRA
2 77 65 71.0 +4 0.0 6.0 0.44 0.0 0 158 1.3 293 21 0209 0108 98 78 PC 13 TSRA
3 73 64 68.5 +3 0.0 3.5 0.00 0.0 0 045 2.8 045 19 0171 0088 99 78 C 1 FROPA
4 71 62 66.5 0 0.0 1.5 0.19 0.0 0 158 0.0 158 7 0127 0036 98 83 PC 1 SHRA
5 66 57 61.5 -5 3.5 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 023 5.8 023 27 0350 0089 99 57 SU FROPA
6 65 49 57.0 -8 8.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 045 2.4 023 22 0454 0343 95 49 SU
7 71 46 58.5 -5 6.5 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 045 0.8 023 14 0476 0403 95 53 SU
8 75 49 62.0 -1 3.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 045 1.2 045 15 0415 0264 99 52 SU 1
9 75 53 64.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 270 0.3 270 11 0264 0087 99 60 PC 2
10 74 59 66.5 +4 0.0 1.5 0.00 0.0 0 045 2.7 023 23 0087 0043 98 54 SU FROPA
11 63 50 56.5 -7 8.5 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 023 3.8 023 20 0094 0042 88 56 PC BREEZY COOLER
12 72 46 59.0 -3 6.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 270 2.0 270 21 0009 9777 90 47 SU
13 65 47 56.0 -6 9.0 0.0 0.23 0.0 0 045 0.4 045 35 9789 9518 99 73 PC 13
14 65 57 61.0 -2 4.0 0.0 0.27 0.0 0 270 2.1 270 15 9674 9492 99 86 C 1 SHRA DZ
15 65 54 59.5 -2 5.5 0.0 0.24 0.0 0 158 3.1 270 22 9653 9419 98 70 PC 1 RA FROPA
16 67 47 57.0 -4 8.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 180 3.3 206 23 9856 9603 88 47 SU
17 66 44 55.0 -5 10.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 270 2.8 270 26 0061 9856 91 35 SU FROPA
18 70 44 57.0 -4 8.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 158 2.0 158 15 0149 0036 96 52 PC
19 78 63 70.5 +10 0.0 5.5 0.53 0.0 0 180 3.0 180 17 0041 9887 97 70 PC 13 SHRA
20 67 61 64.0 +4 1.0 0.0 0.07 0.0 0 045 4.6 045 21 9999 9886 99 93 C 1 SHRA FROPA DZ
21 62 58 60.0 0 5.0 0.0 0.02 0.0 0 045 5.1 045 20 0102 9997 98 84 C 1 DZ -SHRA
22 61 55 58.0 -1 7.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 045 6.5 023 27 0165 0081 86 68 C
23 62 50 56.0 -3 9.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 045 5.4 045 22 0158 0031 89 53 PC
24 53 48 50.5 -8 14.5 0.0 0.08 0.0 0 270 0.0 270 10 0031 9956 98 87 PC 1 RA FROPA
25 57 51 54.0 -5 11.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 023 1.2 023 17 0108 0006 97 81 C 1
26 66 50 58.0 -1 7.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 045 2.2 360 18 0190 0096 99 59 SU 1
27 63 46 54.5 -3 10.5 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 045 1.1 045 14 0215 0156 97 65 PC 1
28 65 50 57.5 0 7.5 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 045 1.8 045 15 0285 0213 92 57 SU 1
29 63 53 58.0 +2 7.0 0.0 T 0.0 0 158 0.2 158 11 0230 0003 90 70 PC 1 -SHRA WARMFROPA
30 79 61 70.0 +13 0.0 5.0 0.00 0.0 0 203 3.6 203 17 0003 9847 90 67 PC 18
31 80 63 71.5 +13 0.0 6.5 0.00 0.0 0 270 4.1 270 26 9994 9854 93 42 PC 18
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SM 160.5 34.0 2.07 0.0 0
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AV 68.0 53.8 60.9 -0.6 -1.48 132 2.45
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NOTES:
WINDS IN M.P.H.
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS-TYPE FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2
STATION: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
MONTH: OCTOBER
YEAR: 2004
LATITUDE: 36 48 04 N
LONGITUDE: 76 19 40 W
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] SYMBOLS USED IN WX TYPES COLUMN
AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 68.0 TOTAL FOR MONTH: 2.07" 1 = FOG
AVERAGE MAX DEP: -2.5 DPTR FM NORMAL: -1.48" OR 58% 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
AVERAGE MINIMUM: 53.5 GRTST 24HR 0.56" ON 19-20 TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
AVERAGE MIN DEP: +1.4 GRTST DAILY 0.53" ON 19 3 = THUNDER
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 60.9 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE 4 = ICE PELLETS
AVERAGE MON DEP: -0.6 TOTAL MONTH: 0.0" 5 = HAIL
GRTST DAILY 0.0" ON --TH 6 = GLAZE OR RIME
HIGHEST: 80 ON 31 GRTST 24HR 0.0" ON --TH 7 = BLOWING DUST OR SAND:
LOWEST: 44 ON 17,18 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 28.13%
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 0 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 6
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 0 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 1
MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 0
[HDD (BASE 65) ] [# DAYS WITH]
TOTAL THIS MO. 160.5
CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 10 20 FOG
PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 15 1 DENSE FOG [VSBY 1/4 MILE OR LESS]
SEASONAL 165.0 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 6 3 THUNDERSTORMS
3 # OF THUNDERSTORMS
[CDD (BASE 65) ] 0 SNOW
TOTAL THIS MO. 34.0 0 FROST
[PRESSURE DATA] [AVERAGE SKY COVER]
SEASONAL TOTAL 1671.5 HIGHEST SLP 30.476" ON THE 7TH 45.52%
LOWEST SLP 29.419" ON THE 15TH
AVERAGE SLP 30.045"
[STATION RECORDS]
31ST - TEMPERATURE - MAXIMUM 80° [PREVIOUSLY 79° IN 1994]
YEAR-TO-DATE
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA]
AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 71.2 TOTAL FOR YEAR: 43.68"
AVERAGE MAX DEP: -0.7 DPTR FM NORMAL: +1.67" OR 104%
AVERAGE MINIMUM: 54.5 GRTST 24HR 2.99" ON 8/14-15
AVERAGE MIN DEP: +0.9 GRTST DAILY 2.95" ON 8/14
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 62.9 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE
AVERAGE MON DEP: +0.2 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: 102 OR 33.44%
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 13 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 73
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 43 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 26
MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 11
[HDD (BASE 65) ] [# DAYS WITH]
TOTAL 2320.0 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 75 148 FOG
PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 165 2 DENSE FOG [VSBY 1/4 MILE OR LESS]
CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 65 34 THUNDERSTORMS
37 # OF THUNDERSTORMS
[CDD (BASE 65) ] 8 SNOW
TOTAL 1683.0 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
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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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