Column 1 |
Day |
The day of the month. |
Column 2 |
Max |
The day's high temperature. |
Column 3 |
Min |
The day's low temperature. |
Column 4 |
Avg |
The day's average temperature. |
Column 5 |
Dep |
The average temperature's departure from normal. |
Column 6a |
HDD |
Heating Degree Days (65 - Avg = # of HDD). Use when the average
temperature (Avg) is less than 65. |
Column 6b |
CDD |
Cooling Degree Days (Avg - 65 = # of CDD). Use when the average
temperature (Avg) is greater than 65. |
Column 7 |
Wtr |
The water equivalent of the day's precipitation. |
Column 8 |
Snw |
The day's snowfall. |
Column 9 |
Dpth |
The depth of the snow, measured at midnight. (Unavailable for
most events.) |
Column 10 |
Avg |
The average wind speed in miles per hour. |
Column 11 |
Spd |
The fastest 2 minute wind speed (in mph). |
Column 12 |
Dir |
The direction of the day's fastest 2 minute wind speed. Where 90
is a wind from the east, 360 a wind from the north, etc. |
Column 13 |
Min |
Minutes of Sunshine. Not used! |
Column 14 |
PSBL |
The percentage of possible minutes of sunshine. |
Column 15 |
S-S |
No longer used! |
Column 16 |
Wx |
Weather (wx) codes for the day.
1 = Mist
2 = Fog
3 = Thunderstorm
4 = Ice Pellets
5 = Hail / Snow Pellets
6 = Freezing Rain / Freezing Drizzle
7 = Widespread Dust / Sandstorm
8 = Haze
9 = Blowing Snow
X = Funnel Cloud |
Column 17 |
Min |
The highest wind gust for the day (in mph). |
Column 18 |
Day |
The direction of the day's peak wind gust. |