| Portsmouth
Weather Records Service
Local Climatological Data
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Station:
PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
Month: SEPTEMBER Year: 2003 Latitude: 36 48 04 N Longitude: 76 19 40 W Station Elevation: 20 FT Standard Time: EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME |
LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS-TYPE FORM: F-6)
STATION: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
MONTH: SEPTEMBER
YEAR: 2003
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 88 71 79.5 +3 0.0 14.5 0.00 0.0 0 180 2.3 180 15 0267 0155 100 65 PC 18 HUMID
2 89 74 81.5 +5 0.0 16.5 0.00 0.0 0 180 3.3 180 17 0198 0102 98 61 PC 18 HUMID
3 88 72 80.0 +3 0.0 15.0 0.64 0.0 0 180 1.6 180 15 0130 0020 100 69 PC 183 HUMID
4 88 72 80.0 +4 0.0 15.0 0.51 0.0 0 180 2.5 248 20 0031 9822 100 68 PC 32 BREEZY
5 80 68 74.0 -1 0.0 9.0 0.00 0.0 0 360 4.0 360 18 0077 9890 100 59 PC FROPA COOLER
6 76 63 69.5 -5 0.0 4.5 0.00 0.0 0 023 1.8 360 13 0109 0051 96 62 PC PLEASANT
7 78 59 68.5 -7 0.0 3.5 0.00 0.0 0 023 2.3 023 15 0077 0037 100 65 PC PLEASANT
8 79 65 72.0 -2 0.0 7.0 T 0.0 0 023 3.9 023 19 0070 9991 88 66 PC -SHRA
9 77 68 72.5 -2 0.0 7.5 0.03 0.0 0 360 7.4 023 28 0188 0035 96 80 C -SHRA VERY BREEZY
10 73 66 69.5 -6 0.0 4.5 0.00 0.0 0 023 6.5 023 24 0213 0129 90 63 PC BREEZY PLEASANT
11 76 65 70.5 -3 0.0 5.5 0.00 0.0 0 023 5.8 023 23 0187 0104 86 66 PC BREEZY PLEASANT
12 75 68 71.5 -2 0.0 6.5 2.42 0.0 0 023 4.3 360 24 0106 9894 100 86 C 13 BREEZY SHRA
13 74 70 72.0 -1 0.0 7.0 0.01 0.0 0 180 0.3 023 12 0149 9893 100 87 PC 1 -SHRA
14 80 64 72.0 -1 0.0 7.0 T 0.0 0 180 0.2 158 11 0196 0139 100 74 PC 1 -SHRA HUMID
15 77 69 73.0 0 0.0 8.0 1.12 0.0 0 360 1.2 360 13 0139 9996 100 86 PC 1 +SHRA HUMID
16 77 67 72.0 0 0.0 7.0 0.00 0.0 0 360 4.4 360 22 0151 0030 100 55 SU FROPA BREEZY DRIER
17 78 65 71.5 -1 0.0 6.5 0.03 0.0 0 068 6.2 023 25 0172 0045 93 51 PC BREEZY -SHRA
18 74 67 70.5 -2 0.0 5.5 4.05 0.0 0 360 13.3 068 70 0045 9150 100 93 C 1 HURRICANE ISABEL +SHRA
19 86 67 76.5 +4 0.0 11.5 0.00 0.0 0 180 6.9 180 31 0107 9524 100 52 SU 18 FU HZ
20 88 62 75.0 +3 0.0 10.0 0.00 0.0 0 360 0.0 360 12 0188 0107 100 54 SU 18 FU HZ
21 84 62 73.0 +1 0.0 8.0 0.00 0.0 0 045 0.5 045 17 0244 0167 100 46 SU 18 FU HZ FROPA
22 85 66 75.5 +4 0.0 10.5 0.00 0.0 0 180 3.6 180 23 0220 9970 100 61 PC 128 FU HZ
23 79 64 71.5 +3 0.0 6.5 0.32 0.0 0 248 4.0 220 17 0001 9860 98 58 PC 38 SHRA FROPA FU
24 80 60 70.0 +2 0.0 5.0 0.00 0.0 0 023 2.5 023 14 0134 0031 98 53 PC
25 83 61 72.0 +3 0.0 7.0 0.00 0.0 0 158 1.4 158 15 0081 9959 94 43 SU 1
26 84 62 73.0 +2 0.0 8.0 0.00 0.0 0 158 0.7 158 16 0026 9971 93 48 SU 18 FU HZ
27 86 68 77.0 +7 0.0 12.0 0.02 0.0 0 158 2.3 158 19 9971 9821 94 53 PC 18 -SHRA FU
28 79 62 70.5 +2 0.0 5.5 0.56 0.0 0 360 1.4 270 18 9836 9686 96 67 PC 1 SHRA FROPA
29 70 58 64.0 -3 1.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 360 2.8 360 21 0199 9841 90 44 PC FROPA COOLER DRY
30 69 53 61.0 -6 4.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0 360 1.8 360 17 0290 0183 81 35 SU COOL DRY
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SM 5.0 234.0 9.71 0.0 0.0
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AV 80.0 65.3 72.6 +0.1 0.32 118 3.31
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NOTES:
WINDS IN M.P.H.
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS-TYPE FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2
STATION: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
MONTH: SEPTEMBER
YEAR: 2003
LATITUDE: 36 48 04 N
LONGITUDE: 76 19 40 W
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] SYMBOLS USED IN WX TYPES COLUMN
AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 80.0 TOTAL FOR MONTH: 9.71" 1 = FOG
AVERAGE MAX DEP: -0.8 DPTR FM NORMAL: +4.89" OR 201% 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
AVERAGE MINIMUM: 65.3 GRTST 24HR 4.08" ON 17-18 TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
AVERAGE MIN DEP: +1.0 GRTST DAILY 4.05" ON 18 3 = THUNDER
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 72.6 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE 4 = ICE PELLETS
AVERAGE MON DEP: +0.1 TOTAL MONTH: 0.0" 5 = HAIL
GRTST DAILY ON 6 = GLAZE OR RIME
HIGHEST: 89 ON 2 GRTST 24HR ON 7 = BLOWING DUST OR SAND:
LOWEST: 53 ON 30 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: 11 OR 36.67%
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 0 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 7
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 0 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 6
MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 3
[HDD (BASE 65) ] [# DAYS WITH]
TOTAL THIS MO. 5.0 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 7 17 FOG
PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 20 1 DENSE FOG [VSBY 1/4 MILE OR LESS]
SEASONAL 5.0 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 3 4 THUNDERSTORMS
4 # OF THUNDERSTORMS
[CDD (BASE 65) ] 0 SNOW
TOTAL THIS MO. 227.0 0 FROST
[PRESSURE DATA]
SEASONAL TOTAL 1482.0 HIGHEST SLP 30.290" ON THE 30TH
LOWEST SLP 29.150" ON THE 18TH
AVERAGE SLP 30.040"
[STATION RECORDS]
10TH - TEMPERATURE MINIMUM MAXIMUM 73° [PREVIOUSLY 76° 1982]
11TH - TEMPERATURE TIED MINIMUM MAXIMUM 76° [PREVIOUSLY 1995]
12TH - PRECIPITATION 2.42" [PREVIOUSLY 0.50" 1987]
18TH - PRECIPITATION 4.05" [PREVIOUSLY 0.33" 2000]
18TH - WIND GUST 70 MPH [PREVIOUSLY TBA]
28TH - PRECIPITATION 0.56" [PREVIOUSLY 0.43" 1997]
YEAR-TO-DATE
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA]
AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 70.0 TOTAL FOR YEAR: 53.72"
AVERAGE MAX DEP: -2.1 DPTR FM NORMAL: +15.30" OR 140%
AVERAGE MINIMUM: 54.3 GRTST 24HR 4.08" ON 9/17-18
AVERAGE MIN DEP: +0.5 GRTST DAILY 4.05" ON 9/18
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 62.2 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE
AVERAGE MON DEP: -0.8 TOTAL: 5.3
GRTST DAILY 2.0 ON 1/16, 1/23
HIGHEST: 94 ON 6/25 GRTST 24HR 2.0 ON 1/16, 1/23
94 ON 8/15 GRTST DEPTH: 2.0 on 1/16, 1/17, 1/23
94 ON 8/27
LOWEST: 15 ON 1/23
1/24
[NO. OF DAYS WITH] [PRECIP - DAYS WITH]
MAX 32 OR BELOW: 2 0.01 INCH OR MORE: 123 OR 45.05%
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 23 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 81
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 36 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 36
MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 14
[HDD (BASE 65) ] [# DAYS WITH]
TOTAL 2248.0 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 58 134 FOG
PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 161 6 DENSE FOG [VSBY 1/4 MILE OR LESS]
CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 54 33 THUNDERSTORMS
33 # OF THUNDERSTORMS
[CDD (BASE 65) ] 11 SNOW
TOTAL 1483.0 7 FROST
[PRESSURE DATA]
HIGHEST SLP 30.493" ON THE 27TH OF JANUARY
LOWEST SLP 29.150" ON THE 18TH OF SEPTEMBER
| 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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