| Portsmouth
Weather Records Service
Local Climatological Data
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Station:
PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
Month: SEPTEMBER Year: 2005 Latitude: 36 48 04 N Longitude: 76 19 37 W Station Elevation: 20 FT Standard Time: EDT |
LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS-TYPE FORM: F-6)
STATION: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
MONTH: SEPTEMBER
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 88 72 80.0 +4 0.0 15.0 0.00 0 0 023 2.5 320 22 9982 9808 92 56 SU 8 FROPA -HZ
2 88 69 78.5 +2 0.0 13.5 0.00 0 0 270 2.0 023 18 0034 9949 100 52 SU 18 -BR HZ
3 86 69 77.5 0 0.0 12.5 0.00 0 0 023 2.8 023 20 0096 9982 91 53 SU FROPA
4 81 64 72.5 -3 0.0 7.5 0.00 0 0 023 3.2 045 20 0222 0084 100 54 PC
5 82 63 72.5 -2 0.0 7.5 0.00 0 0 045 6.7 023 27 0335 0210 100 60 PC BREEZY
6 82 69 75.5 0 0.0 10.5 0.00 0 0 045 8.2 045 29 0360 0284 83 58 PC BREEZY
7 82 69 75.5 0 0.0 10.5 0.00 0 0 045 7.0 045 25 0293 0161 94 68 SU BREEZY
8 83 64 73.5 -1 0.0 8.5 0.00 0 0 045 2.3 023 18 0161 0048 100 62 SU
9 85 60 72.5 -2 0.0 7.5 0.00 0 0 045 1.8 023 16 0101 0033 100 40 SU 1 +BR
10 84 65 74.5 -1 0.0 9.5 0.00 0 0 045 4.8 046 26 0178 0094 100 45 SU 8 BREEZY -HZ
11 82 67 74.5 +1 0.0 9.5 0.00 0 0 045 6.6 045 29 0284 0174 84 55 PC BREEZY
12 83 63 73.0 0 0.0 8.0 0.00 0 0 045 2.1 045 16 0246 0069 97 64 SU
13 83 71 77.0 +4 0.0 12.0 0.00 0 0 023 2.1 045 17 0069 9982 100 82 PC
14 84 74 79.0 +5 0.0 14.0 0.00 0 0 023 2.4 158 21 9982 9866 100 76 PC
15 84 77 80.5 +7 0.0 15.5 T 0 0 045 6.9 060 23 9970 9867 98 80 PC BREEZY -SHRA
16 85 74 79.5 +6 0.0 14.5 0.02 0 0 023 7.3 045 25 9967 9902 97 75 PC -SHRA
17 93 73 83.0 +10 0.0 18.0 0.00 0 0 270 1.8 270 20 9968 9897 100 53 SU FU HZ
18 83 69 76.0 +4 0.0 11.0 0.97 0 0 040 2.3 203 17 0125 9941 100 71 PC 138 TSRA FROPA HZ
19 85 68 76.5 +4 0.0 11.5 0.00 0 0 158 1.5 045 14 0244 0125 100 61 SU 18 BR HZ FU
20 87 69 78.0 +6 0.0 13.0 0.71 0 0 180 2.9 023 30 0213 0037 100 69 PC 183 BR FU HZ BREEZY TSRA
21 80 68 74.0 +2 0.0 9.0 0.05 0 0 023 2.0 045 17 0172 0094 100 64 PC 1 BR SHRA FROPA
22 83 64 73.5 +2 0.0 8.5 0.00 0 0 158 1.9 158 16 0162 0048 100 61 SU 8 FROPA
23 88 67 77.5 +9 0.0 12.5 0.05 0 0 180 1.8 180 15 0081 9990 100 61 PC 8 HZ SHRA
24 77 69 73.0 +5 0.0 8.0 0.39 0 0 023 5.4 360 21 0264 0066 100 90 C 13 TSRA BR FROPA SHRA
25 80 69 74.5 +5 0.0 9.5 0.00 0 0 023 1.3 158 14 0284 0153 99 64 SU
26 84 66 75.0 +4 0.0 10.0 0.02 0 0 158 4.1 203 18 0153 9851 97 67 PC 8 HZ SHRA
27 79 65 72.0 +2 0.0 7.0 0.12 0 0 023 4.4 360 23 0082 9855 100 67 PC 1 SHRA BR FROPA
28 79 59 69.0 +1 0.0 4.0 0.00 0 0 023 1.4 045 15 0174 0079 100 55 SU
29 82 61 71.5 +5 0.0 6.5 0.03 0 0 158 3.5 023 21 0164 9871 100 67 PC SHRA FROPA
30 74 60 67.0 0 0.0 2.0 0.00 0 0 045 5.5 045 22 0219 0039 89 56 PC BREEZY
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SUM 0.0 306.5 2.36 0 0
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AV 83.2 67.2 75.2 +2.6 0.0 -2.39 0 0 073 3.5 104 21 0153 0019 97 63
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NOTES:
WINDS IN M.P.H.
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS-TYPE FORM: F-6)
STATION: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
MONTH: SEPTEMBER
YEAR: 2005
LATITUDE: 36 48 04 N
LONGITUDE: 76 19 40 W
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] SYMBOLS USED IN WX TYPES COLUMN
AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 83.2 TOTAL FOR MONTH: 2.36" 1 = FOG
AVERAGE MAX DEP: +2.4 DPTR FM NORMAL: -2.39" OR 50% 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
AVERAGE MINIMUM: 67.2 GRTST 24HR 0.97" ON 18TH TO ¼ MILE OR LESS
AVERAGE MIN DEP: +2.8 GRTST DAILY 0.97" ON 18TH 3 = THUNDER
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 75.2 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE 4 = ICE PELLETS
AVERAGE MON DEP: +2.6 TOTAL MONTH: 0.00" 5 = HAIL
GRTST DAILY 0.00" ON -- 6 = GLAZE OR RIME
HIGHEST: 93 ON 17 GRTST 24HR 0.00" ON -- 7 = BLOWING DUST OR SAND:
LOWEST: 59 ON 28 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: 9 OR 30.00%
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 1 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 4
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 0 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. 0.0
CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 12 9 FOG
PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 17 0 DENSE FOG [VSBY ¾ MILE OR LESS]
SEASONAL 0.0 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 1 3 THUNDERSTORMS
3 # OF THUNDERSTORMS
[CDD (BASE 65) ] 0 SNOW
TOTAL THIS MO. 306.5 0 FROST
[PRESSURE DATA] [AVERAGE SKY COVER]
SEASONAL TOTAL 1604.5 HIGHEST SLP 30.360" ON THE 6TH 29.90%
LOWEST SLP 29.808" ON THE 1st
AVERAGE SLP 30.086" [AVERAGE RELATIVE HUMIDITY]
80.05%
[STATION RECORDS]
11TH - WIND GUST 29 MPH [PREVIOUS 28 MPH 1992]
15TH - TEMPERATURE - MAXIMUM MINIMUM 77° [PREVIOUS 73° 2002]
16TH - TEMPERATURE - MAXIMUM MINIMUM 74° [PREVIOUS 73° 1991]
23RD - TEMPERATURE - TIE - MAXIMUM 88° [PREVIOUS 1988]
29TH - TEMPERATURE - TIE - MAXIMUM 82° [PREVIOUS 1986]
YEAR-TO-DATE
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA]
AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 71.0 TOTAL FOR YEAR: 33.28"
AVERAGE MAX DEP: -1.1 DPTR FM NORMAL: -5.01" OR 87%
AVERAGE MINIMUM: 54.5 GRTST 24HR 2.40" ON JULY 14TH-15TH
AVERAGE MIN DEP: +0.6 GRTST DAILY 2.38" ON JULY 15TH
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 62.8 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE
AVERAGE MON DEP: -0.2 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: 90 OR 32.97%
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 26 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 53
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 35 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 22
MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 8
[HDD (BASE 65) ] [# DAYS WITH]
TOTAL 2217.5 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 72 120 FOG
PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 164 0 DENSE FOG [VSBY ¾ MILE OR LESS]
CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 37 24 THUNDERSTORMS
26 # OF THUNDERSTORMS
[CDD (BASE 65) ] 14 SNOW
TOTAL 1604.5 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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