the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture,
pressure.Example-Snow, rain, lighting, Thunder,
Tornado, wind, clouds, Hail, Hurricane, ice
Climate
the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year,
averaged over a series of years.
Temperature Symbol
The value highlighted in yellow located in the upper left corner is the temperature in degrees
Fahrenheit. In this example, the reported temperature is 64 degrees.
Weather Symbol
The weather symbol highlighted in yellow indicates the type of weather occurring at the time the observation is taken. In this case, fog was reported. If there were thunderstorms occurring
when the observation was taken, then the symbol for thunderstorms would have appeared instead.
Dew Point Temperature Symbol
The value highlighted in yellow located in the lower left corner is the dew point temperature in degrees
Fahrenheit. In this example, the reported dew point temperature is 58 degrees.
Cloud cover Symbol
The symbol highlighted in yellow indicates the amount of cloud cover observed at the time the observation is
taken. In this case, broken clouds were reported.
Sea Level Pressure Symbol
The value highlighted in yellow located in the upper right corner represents the last three digits of the sea
level pressure reading in mill bars (mb).
Wind Barb Symbol
The symbol highlighted in yellow is known as a wind barb. The wind barb indicates wind
direction and wind speed.
All Four Seasons
• Top left is summer, top right is fall, bottom left is winter, bottom right is spring.
Bibliographyhttp://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/
maps/sfcobs/home.rxml - This is for the 3-8
The Definitions are in dictionary. COM
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