Observations
The
labels in black must always be written and underlined as shown on
the right. They include;
- Date: date of observation, include day, month, & year
- Time: time of observation, use military time
(HHMM), i.e., 8 am is 0800, 8 pm is 2000 and use local time (EST
or EDT)
- Location: location of the observation
- Comment (PO): your Personal Observations,
include description of temperature, humidity, precipitation, clouds,
etc.
Station Model
Draw a box, six lines square, for the
station model. The station model should be drawn inside the box and
include the following;
- Temperature (F)
- Dew point (F)
- Pressure (mb)
- Sky coverage (tenths)
- Wind speed
- Wind direction (Note: Winds are
named for the direction from which they blow. In the figures
in the right, the wind on August 22, 2005 is
from the southeast and on August 24, 2005, the wind is from
the east.
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