| Portsmouth
Weather Records Service
Local Climatological Data
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Station:
PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
Month: JULY 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: JULY
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 82 73 77.5 0 0.0 12.5 0.00 0.0 0 023 2.1 270 17 0145 0067 88 72 PC 8 FROPA DST LTG
2 75 70 72.5 -5 0.0 7.5 0.52 0.0 0 135 1.8 135 12 0067 9815 100 86 C 81 SHRA
3 79 71 75.0 -4 0.0 10.0 0.01 0.0 0 180 4.1 180 19 9793 9922 100 79 PC 1 SHRA BREEZY DST LTG
4 89 68 78.5 -1 0.0 13.5 0.00 0.0 0 270 3.0 270 18 0029 9922 99 62 PC 8 HUMID
5 92 75 83.5 4 0.0 18.5 0.00 0.0 0 180 5.0 200 23 0032 9981 97 58 PC 8 HUMID BREEZY
6 91 76 83.5 3 0.0 18.5 0.00 0.0 0 180 4.3 180 17 0027 9981 99 69 PC 8 HUMID
7 90 78 84.0 4 0.0 19.0 0.00 0.0 0 180 3.9 270 24 0060 9994 93 64 PC 8 HUMID
8 89 76 82.5 3 0.0 17.5 0.09 0.0 0 270 3.1 270 18 0097 9986 96 64 PC 81 HUMID SHRA
9 93 72 82.5 1 0.0 17.5 1.61 0.0 0 180 2.1 135 23 0004 9898 100 65 PC 831 HUMID
10 86 70 78.0 -3 0.0 13.0 0.00 0.0 0 180 3.3 180 17 9968 9863 100 73 PC
11 88 72 80.0 0 0.0 15.0 0.10 0.0 0 180 5.4 180 25 9982 9833 98 66 PC 831
12 87 71 79.0 -1 0.0 14.0 0.03 0.0 0 180 3.9 180 21 0073 9954 100 50 PC 1 SHRA
13 84 71 77.5 -3 0.0 12.5 0.05 0.0 0 180 1.3 270 12 0186 0029 96 68 PC 1 SHRA
14 73 67 70.0 -11 0.0 5.0 3.09 0.0 0 023 0.2 200 10 0197 0122 100 92 PC 31 +SHRA FROPA
15 80 68 74.0 -6 0.0 9.0 0.00 0.0 0 045 1.0 023 12 0077 9999 100 78 PC 8
16 88 72 80.0 -1 0.0 15.0 0.01 0.0 0 180 2.8 180 18 0169 0075 100 70 PC 83 HUMID
17 83 73 78.0 -2 0.0 13.0 0.00 0.0 0 045 2.6 270 15 0147 0038 96 66 PC 8 HUMID
18 86 67 76.5 -4 0.0 11.5 0.61 0.0 0 180 2.4 180 15 0127 9989 99 61 PC 83 HUMID +SHRA
19 79 68 73.5 -8 0.0 8.5 1.26 0.0 0 360 2.2 360 33 0039 9952 100 83 PC 238 HUMID +SHRA FROPA
20 86 70 78.0 -3 0.0 13.0 0.00 0.0 0 158 1.2 023 10 0065 0008 100 63 PC 8 HUMID
21 91 72 81.5 0 0.0 16.5 0.00 0.0 0 180 3.3 180 16 0028 9886 98 59 PC 8 HOT HUMID
22 93 76 84.5 +3 0.0 19.5 0.00 0.0 0 180 5.1 200 24 9901 9822 98 60 PC 8 HOT HUMID BREEZY
23 82 70 76.0 -4 0.0 11.0 0.56 0.0 0 180 3.8 180 18 9970 9853 100 76 PC 813 HUMID SHRA
24 83 71 77.0 -2 0.0 12.0 0.05 0.0 0 180 3.0 180 14 0173 9964 100 74 PC 1 HUMID SHRA
25 85 67 76.0 -4 0.0 11.0 0.00 0.0 0 023 1.3 023 13 0318 0158 100 64 PC
26 90 67 78.5 -1 0.0 15.0 0.00 0.0 0 045 1.2 200 12 0325 0214 100 50 SU 8
27 92 73 82.5 +2 0.0 17.5 0.00 0.0 0 180 3.8 180 20 0214 0004 99 56 SU 8 HOT
28 92 76 84.0 +4 0.0 19.0 T 0.0 0 180 4.4 180 17 0004 9863 95 55 PC 8 HOT DST LTG -SHRA
29 79 72 75.5 -4 0.0 10.5 0.01 0.0 0 023 3.7 023 16 0044 9867 100 70 PC 8 COOLER SHRA FROPA
30 79 71 75.0 -4 0.0 10.0 0.36 0.0 0 045 2.3 045 13 0106 9994 100 89 C 1 HUMID SHRA
31 88 72 80.0 0 0.0 15.0 0.23 0.0 0 245 0.5 045 14 0193 0083 100 71 PC 13 HUMID SHRA
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SM 0.0 419.5 8.59 0.0 0.0
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AV 85.6 71.5 78.5 -1.4 0.28 142 2.84
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NOTES:
WINDS IN M.P.H.
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS-TYPE FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2
STATION: PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
MONTH: JULY
YEAR: 2003
LATITUDE: 36 48 04 N
LONGITUDE: 76 19 40 W
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] SYMBOLS USED IN WX TYPES COLUMN
AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 85.6 TOTAL FOR MONTH: 8.59" 1 = FOG
AVERAGE MAX DEP: -3.0 DPTR FM NORMAL: +3.23" OR 160% 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
AVERAGE MINIMUM: 71.5 GRTST 24HR 3.14" ON 13-14TH TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
AVERAGE MIN DEP: 0.2 GRTST DAILY 3.09" ON 14TH 3 = THUNDER
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 78.5 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE 4 = ICE PELLETS
AVERAGE MON DEP: -1.4 TOTAL MONTH: 0.0" 5 = HAIL
GRTST DAILY ON 6 = GLAZE OR RIME
HIGHEST: 93 ON 9,22 GRTST 24HR ON 7 = BLOWING DUST OR SAND:
LOWEST: 67 ON 14,18 GRTST DEPTH: ON VSBY ½ MILE OR LESS
25,26 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: 16 0R 51.61%
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 9 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 9
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. 0.0 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 2 13 FOG
PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 27 0 DENSE FOG [VSBY 1/4 MILE OR LESS]
SEASONAL 0.0 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 2 8 THUNDERSTORMS
8 # OF THUNDERSTORMS
[CDD (BASE 65) ] 0 SNOW
TOTAL THIS MO. 419.5 0 FROST
[PRESSURE DATA]
SEASONAL TOTAL 801.0 HIGHEST SLP 30.325" ON THE 26TH
LOWEST SLP 29.793" ON THE 3RD
AVERAGE SLP 30.027"
[STATION RECORDS]
2ND TEMPERATURE MINIMUM MAXIMUM 75° [PREVIOUSLY 78° 1985]
3RD TEMPERATURE MINIMUM MAXIMUM 79° [PREVIOUSLY 82° 1986]
7TH TEMPERATURE MAXIMUM MINIMUM 78° [PREVIOUSLY 77° 1977]
YEAR-TO-DATE
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA]
AVERAGE MAXIMUM: 66.2 TOTAL FOR YEAR: 38.52
AVERAGE MAX DEP: -2.6 DPTR FM NORMAL: +10.20" OR 136%
AVERAGE MINIMUM: 50.2 GRTST 24HR 3.14" ON 7/13-14
AVERAGE MIN DEP: +0.2 GRTST DAILY 3.09" ON 7/14
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 58.2 SNOW, ICE PELLETS, GLAZE
AVERAGE MON DEP: -1.2 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
LOWEST: 15 ON 1/23 GRTST DEPTH: 2.0 on 1/16, 1/17, 1/23
1/24
[NO. OF DAYS WITH] [PRECIP - DAYS WITH]
MAX 32 OR BELOW: 2 0.01 INCH OR MORE: 98 OR 46.23%
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 12 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 63
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 36 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 25
MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 10
[HDD (BASE 65) ] [# DAYS WITH]
TOTAL 2244.0 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 48 101 FOG
PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 118 5 DENSE FOG [VSBY 1/4 MILE OR LESS]
CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 46 24 THUNDERSTORMS
24 # OF THUNDERSTORMS
[CDD (BASE 65) ] 11 SNOW
TOTAL 801.0 7 FROST
[PRESSURE DATA]
HIGHEST SLP 30.493" ON THE 27TH OF JANUARY
LOWEST SLP 29.212" ON THE 23RD OF FEBRUARY
| 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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