| Portsmouth
Weather Records Service
Local Climatological Data
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Station:
PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
Month: OCTOBER Year: 2005 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: 2005
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 77 57 67.0 0 0.0 2.0 0.00 0 0 045 1.9 045 17 0325 0208 99 55 SU PLEASANT
2 77 55 66.0 -1 0.0 1.0 0.00 0 0 045 2.4 023 17 0387 0320 100 60 SU PLEASANT
3 78 60 69.0 +3 0.0 4.0 0.00 0 0 045 3.7 045 17 0356 0295 100 77 PC
4 80 69 74.5 +8 0.0 9.5 0.02 0 0 045 5.8 045 21 0308 0242 99 76 PC -SHRA
5 79 72 75.5 +9 0.0 10.5 T 0 0 034 4.5 023 17 0274 0193 99 81 PC -SHRA VERY HUMID
6 83 72 77.5 +12 0.0 12.5 0.09 0 0 023 2.0 158 21 0193 0038 100 73 PC 1 SHRA
7 78 71 74.5 +11 0.0 9.5 0.68 0 0 158 4.4 158 28 0038 9781 100 97 C 1 SHRA
8 75 70 72.5 +9 0.0 7.5 6.05 0 0 158 4.3 158 24 9788 9568 100 100 C 1 +SHRA FROPA
9 70 62 66.0 +2 0.0 1.0 0.08 0 0 023 5.3 023 18 9963 9736 100 100 C 1 DZ
10 69 65 67.0 +4 0.0 2.0 0.11 0 0 045 5.4 045 16 9994 9939 100 100 C 1 DZ SHRA
11 68 65 66.5 +3 0.0 1.5 0.03 0 0 023 5.7 023 21 0019 9977 100 100 C 1 DZ -SHRA
12 67 61 64.0 +2 1.0 0.0 0.00 0 0 023 6.8 023 20 0028 9985 100 90 C 1 BREEZY
13 63 59 61.0 -1 4.0 0.0 0.04 0 0 360 5.4 360 21 9993 9900 100 98 C 1 -DZ -RA
14 68 62 65.0 +2 0.0 0.0 T 0 0 360 5.7 360 20 9900 9833 100 85 C 1 -DZ
15 77 58 67.5 +6 0.0 2.5 0.00 0 0 293 3.4 293 21 9834 9659 92 53 SU FROPA
16 70 51 60.5 -1 4.5 0.0 0.00 0 0 360 3.3 360 21 9902 9794 95 46 SU
17 69 50 59.5 -1 5.5 0.0 0.00 0 0 293 3.5 270 19 9956 9856 88 49 SU
18 80 49 64.5 +4 0.5 0.0 0.00 0 0 180 2.3 180 21 9903 9777 90 53 SU
19 80 53 66.5 +6 0.0 1.5 0.00 0 0 180 1.5 158 15 0001 9884 100 53 SU 1
20 78 61 69.5 +9 0.0 4.5 0.00 0 0 023 3.8 045 20 0012 9901 98 61 PC 18 FROPA
21 73 63 68.0 +8 0.0 3.0 T 0 0 023 2.3 360 17 9984 9850 98 81 C 18 DZ
22 75 59 67.0 +8 0.0 2.0 T 0 0 180 3.4 293 21 9850 9570 100 72 PC 18 -SHRA FROPA
23 67 48 57.5 -2 7.5 0.0 0.00 0 0 293 2.1 270 15 9922 9715 91 46 SU DRY
24 62 50 56.0 -3 9.0 0.0 0.88 0 0 045 3.3 045 22 9907 9396 100 80 C 1 RA
25 61 45 53.0 -6 12.0 0.0 0.29 0 0 270 6.8 270 24 9699 9336 100 72 PC 1 -RA DZ FROPA
26 61 43 52.0 -7 13.0 0.0 0.00 0 0 270 4.3 360 25 0139 9699 86 55 PC
27 62 41 51.5 -6 13.5 0.0 0.00 0 0 030 1.7 023 14 0264 0134 100 56 SU
28 57 45 51.0 -7 14.0 0.0 0.03 0 0 023 4.3 045 21 0287 0203 95 62 C 1 -RA
29 54 39 46.5 -9 18.5 0.0 0.00 0 0 360 3.0 360 22 0312 0270 97 52 SU 1
30 70 36 53.0 -4 12.0 0.0 0.00 0 0 270 2.0 023 24 0391 0300 96 37 SU
31 75 39 57.0 -1 8.0 0.0 0.00 0 0 180 1.6 180 13 0352 0225 99 38 SU
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SUM 123.0 74.5 8.30 0 0
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AV 71.1 55.8 63.4 +1.9 +4.59 0 0 104 3.75 0076 9929 97 70
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NOTES:
WINDS IN M.P.H.
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS-TYPE FORM: F-6)
STATION: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
MONTH: OCTOBER
YEAR: 2005
LATITUDE: 36 48 04 N
LONGITUDE: 76 19 40 W
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] SYMBOLS USED IN WX TYPES COLUMN
AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 71.1 TOTAL FOR MONTH: 8.30" 1 = FOG
AVERAGE MAX DEP: +0.5 DPTR FM NORMAL: +4.59" OR 224% 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
AVERAGE MINIMUM: 55.8 GRTST 24HR 6.53" ON 7TH - 8TH TO ¼ MILE OR LESS
AVERAGE MIN DEP: +3.3 GRTST DAILY 6.05" ON 8TH 3 = THUNDER
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 63.4 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE 4 = ICE PELLETS
AVERAGE MON DEP: +1.9 TOTAL MONTH: 0.00" 5 = HAIL
GRTST DAILY 0.00" ON -- 6 = GLAZE OR RIME
HIGHEST: 83 ON 6 GRTST 24HR 0.00" ON -- 7 = BLOWING DUST OR SAND:
LOWEST: 36 ON 30 GRTST DEPTH: 0.0" ON -- 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: 11 OR 35.48%
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 0 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 5
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 0 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 3
MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 1
[HDD (BASE 65) ] [# DAYS WITH]
TOTAL THIS MO. 123.0
CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 12 17 FOG
PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 8 0 DENSE FOG [VSBY ¾ MILE OR LESS]
SEASONAL 123.0 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 11 0 THUNDERSTORMS
0 # OF THUNDERSTORMS
[CDD (BASE 65) ] 0 SNOW
TOTAL THIS MO. 74.5 0 FROST
[PRESSURE DATA] [AVERAGE SKY COVER]
SEASONAL TOTAL 1679.0 HIGHEST SLP 30.391" ON THE 30TH 48.23%
LOWEST SLP 29.356" ON THE 25TH
AVERAGE SLP 30.003" [AVERAGE RELATIVE HUMIDITY]
86.00%
[STATION RECORDS]
6TH - TEMPERATURE TIED - MAXIMUM MINIMUM - 72° [PREVIOUS 1995]
7TH - PRECIPITATION - 0.68" [PREVIOUS 1995]
7TH - TEMPERATURE - MAXIMUM MINIMUM - 71° [PREVIOUS 69° 1995]
8TH - PRECIPITATION - 6.05" [PREVIOUS 3.42" 1996]
8TH - TEMPERATURE - MAXIMUM MINIMUM - 70° [PREVIOUS 68° 1990]
24TH - PRECIPITATION - 0.88" [PREVIOUS - 0.33" 1982]
29TH - TEMPERATURE - MINIMUM MAXIMUM 54° [PREVIOUS 55° 1990]
YEAR-TO-DATE
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA]
AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 71.0 TOTAL FOR YEAR: 41.58"
AVERAGE MAX DEP: -0.9 DPTR FM NORMAL: -0.42" OR 99%
AVERAGE MINIMUM: 54.6 GRTST 24HR 6.53" ON OCTOBER 7TH-8TH
AVERAGE MIN DEP: +0.9 GRTST DAILY 6.05" ON OCTOBER 8TH
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 62.8 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE
AVERAGE MON DEP: 0.0 TOTAL: 2.5"
GRTST DAILY 0.8" ON 1/21
HIGHEST: 100 ON 7/27 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: 101 OR 33.22%
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 26 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 58
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 35 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 25
MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 9
[HDD (BASE 65) ] [# DAYS WITH]
TOTAL 2340.5 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 84 156 FOG
PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 172 0 DENSE FOG [VSBY ¾ MILE OR LESS]
CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 48 24 THUNDERSTORMS
26 # OF THUNDERSTORMS
[CDD (BASE 65) ] 14 SNOW
TOTAL 1679.0 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
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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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