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You'll need to be able to read the remarks to tell what the max, min, and precip were for a given day at a particular station. Answer these questions correctly to demonstrate that you can decode these weather elements from the observations.
Here are some observations from August 18, 1997, from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma:
STN TIME VIS PRESS ALTMR TMP DEW DIR SPD GST WEATHER CLOUDS REMARKS==== ==== === ====== ===== === === === === === ================ ===================== =======KOKC 0556 8 1015.9 30.05 24 23 300 6 -99 TSRA BKN028 BKN040 OVC070 AO2 PRESRR SLP159 OCNL LTGICCG W-OHD-N TS W-OHD-N MOV E P0007 60007 T02390228 10267 20233 403110233 53022 4=KOKC 0631 3 -999.9 30.04 23 23 220 3 -99 TSRA BR OVC030 AO2 OCNL LTGICCG VC N TS VC N MOV E P0008=KOKC 0644 4 -999.9 30.05 23 23 250 6 -99 RA BR OVC028 AO2 TSE44 P0010=KOKC 0656 6 1015.3 30.03 23 23 240 7 -99 -RA BR OVC026 AO2 TSE44 SLP153 P0011 T02330228=KOKC 0746 5 -999.9 30.01 23 23 140 5 -99 RA BR OVC030 AO2 FRQ LTGICCG DSNT S CB DSNT S MOV E P0006=KOKC 0756 5 1014.2 30.00 23 23 160 6 -99 RA BR BKN030 OVC060 AO2 SLP142 FRQ LTGIC DSNT SE-S CB DSNT SE-S MOV E P0007 T02330228=KOKC 0803 6 -999.9 30.00 23 23 160 10 -99 -RA BR BKN028 OVC060 AO2 FRQ LTGIC DSNT SE CB DSNT SE MOV E P0001=KOKC 0823 10 -999.9 29.98 23 23 160 12 -99 -RA BKN030 BKN065 AO2 FRQ LTGIC DSNT SE CB DSNT SE MOV E P0002=KOKC 0856 10 1013.8 29.99 23 22 170 9 -99 -RA CLR AO2 SLP138 FRQ LTGIC DSNT SE CB DSNT SE MOV E P0002 60020 T02330222 58020=KOKC 0856 10 1013.8 29.99 23 22 170 9 -99 -RA SCT034 AO2 SLP138 FRQ LTGIC DSNT SE CB DSNT SE MOV E P0002 60020 T02330222 58020=KOKC 0956 10 1014.0 29.99 23 22 150 9 -99 SCT035 SCT065 AO2 RAE17 SLP140 P0000 T02280217=KOKC 1056 10 1013.3 29.97 23 22 160 7 -99 BKN110 AO2 SLP133 T02280217=KOKC 1156 10 1013.4 29.97 23 22 160 9 -99 CLR AO2 SLP134 60020 70027 T02280222 10239 20222 55004=KOKC 1256 10 1014.3 30.00 23 22 180 7 -99 SCT045 BKN090 OVC120 AO2 SLP143 T02280222=KOKC 1356 4 1014.4 30.00 23 22 190 13 -99 -RA BR SCT038 BKN075 OVC085 AO2 RAB09 SLP144 P0003 T02330217=KOKC 1456 10 1014.8 30.01 23 21 190 10 -99 SCT050 BKN080 OVC200 AO2 RAE27 SLP148 CB SE-W MOV E VCSH NE-S P0000 60003 T02330211 51012=KOKC 1556 10 1014.8 30.01 25 22 180 11 -99 BKN075 BKN200 AO2 RAB13E22 SLP148 CB E-S MOV E VCSH E-S P0000 T02500217=KOKC 1656 10 1014.4 30.00 27 22 190 13 -99 BKN070 BKN200 AO2 SLP144 CB DSNT E-SE T02670222=KOKC 1756 10 1013.6 29.98 29 22 200 11 -99 CLR AO2 SLP136 60003 T02890222 10289 20228 58009=KOKC 1756 10 1013.6 29.98 29 22 200 11 -99 FEW065 SCT150 BKN250 AO2 SLP136 60003 T02890222 10289 20228 58009=KOKC 1856 10 1013.4 29.98 29 23 230 11 -99 SCT029 SCT150 AO2 SLP134 T02940228=KOKC 1956 10 1013.1 29.97 30 23 220 10 -99 BKN038 BKN046 AO2 SLP131 BINOVC T03000228=KOKC 1956 10 1013.1 29.97 30 23 220 10 -99 BKN038 OVC046 AO2 SLP131 BINOVC T03000228=KOKC 2056 10 1012.4 29.95 31 23 220 10 -99 SCT035 BKN070 AO2 SLP124 T03110233 58010=Imagine that you forecasted yesterday for Oklahoma City, and you want to know how well you're doing. You need to know three things: the high temperature since 0600 UTC, the low temperature since 0600 UTC, and the precipitation since 0600 UTC. What are they? (If you get stuck, there's some hints down at the bottom)
1. High temperature since 0600 UTC:
2. Low Temperature since 0600 UTC:
3. Precipitation since 0600 UTC:
What about the 0.07 inches reported at 0600 UTC? That applies to the six hours ending at 0600 UTC, and we want the precip that fell since then. What about the precip reported (the 6 groups) at 0900 UTC and 1500 UTC? They are intermediate (3-hour) totals; the six-hour totals at 1200 UTC and 1800 UTC include them.
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