Hailcard Format

Alberta Hail Project

CODING SHEET HAIL CARDS (1957-1985)

(use 1-29 to code rain cards) [ ] - represents columns [1] Blank [2] TYPE OF REPORT [39] HAIL SPACING OR DEPTH 1 Mailed in 6 Rain only (Largest Stones) 2 Tele in 7 No hail/rain 1 Spacing 3 Network rpts. 8 Out of proj. 2 Just covered 4 Tele Survey area 3 Depth 9 Missing or Melted [3] YEAR [40] ACTUAL SPACING OR DEPTH [4] (Last two digits of year) Spacing in mm or depth [41] 9998 if greater than [5] MONTH 9999mm 4 April 8 August 2.5mm-0003 5 May 9 September 25.4mm-0025 6 June 0 October [42] 2544mm-0254 7 July [43] 2544.4mm-2544 00-Just Covered [6] DAY OF MONTH [7] (e.g. 03,14, etc.) [44] HAIL SPACING OR DEPTH 1 Spacing [8] QUARTER (8,9,10,11) 2 Just covered [9] (NE,SE,SW,NW) 3 Depth [10] 0 - No 9 Missing or Melted 1 - Yes [11] 9999 Missing [45] ACTUAL SPACING OR DEPTH Spacing in mm or depth [12] SECTION in mm. [13] 01 - 36 [46] [14] TOWNSHIP [47] 9998 if 9999 MM or more [15] 01 - 99 [48] 00 - Just Covered [16] RANGE [49] SOFT HAIL [17] 01 - 30 0-No 1-Yes 8-Missing [18] MERIDIAN % of soft hail 4,5 or 6 99 Missing or hard hail [50] 01-98% of soft stones [19] TIME OF HAIL - D.S.T. [51] 00-100% soft stones [20] 0000-2359 [21] Noon - 1200 [52] SHAPE OF LARGEST STONES [22] Midnight - 0000 1 conical 4 round 2 flattened 8 others [23] DURATION - Minutes 3 egg 9 missing [24] 000-998 [25] 999 - missing [53] SURFACE TEXTURE 1/2 min. - 001 1 smooth 8 others 2 raspberry 9 missing [26] TIME OF RAIN - D.S.T. 3 knobby [27] [28] Same as hail [54] WINDS [29] 8888 - No Rain 0 light (0 - 15 km/h) 1 moderate (15 - 40 km/h) [30] DURATION - MINUTES 2 strong (40 - 65 km/h) [31] 3 severe (over 65 km/h) [32] Same as Hail 9 missing or gusty 999 Missing or No Rain [33] MEASURED ESTIMATED MISSING 0 1 9 [55] LIGHTNING [34] RAINFALL EXAMPLE 0-No 1-Yes 9-Don't know [35] 000 - Trace 12.2-122 [36] 001 - 998 mm 1.2-012 [56] DAMAGE PERCENTAGE 998 - Not mentioned .2-002 00 - 97 [57] 98 code 100% HAIL SIZE 99 missing 1 shot 2 pea [58] CROP TYPES 3 grape 0 mixed grain 5 rapeseed 4 walnut 1 wheat 6 garden 5 golfball 2 barley 7 rye 6 larger 3 oats 8 other 9 missing 4 hay 9 missing [37] Maximum size [38] Common Size [59] GROWTH STAGE 1 3-5 leaf 5 dough 2 shot blade 6 mature 3 heading 9 missing 4 blooming [60] STORM APROACH DIRECTION 1-N 4-SE 7-W 2-NE 5-S 8-NW 3-E 6-SW 9-MISSING