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Station Number: VA-PW-13
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Station Name:
Manassas 5.3 SE
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| Observation Date |
1/23/2017
6:00 AM
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| Submitted |
1/23/2017 6:00 AM
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Gauge Catch
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0.47 in. |
Notes
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Today’s 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 46.3°F approaching morning nautical twilight, wind ENE@14.8 G 23.6 mph, humidity 89%, pressure 29.47 inches Hg and falling since midnight, skies overcast at 1.3K feet, visibility 4 miles in mist and light drizzle, soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 47/47/47/46°F, soil moisture readings at 3/5 inch levels 5/3 centibars in Buckhall silty clay loam with 3.7% fine gravel/particulates and 3¾ inch mowed dense fescue overcover where the FoxMill Weather Station ground sensors are located. Calculated sunrise 0721:46 hours EST at station location, daylight duration 10:00:29 hours, moon illumination last midnight 20.98%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 46.3°F Monday at 0559 hours; highest temp 49.7°F Sunday at 2239 hours; lowest wind chill 40.1°F, highest 5 second wind gust observed E@26.5 mph Monday at 0530 hours; evapotranspiration (ET) 0.01 inch; precip periods: collectible rain mist continued through Sunday’s 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading, rainfall commenced in earnest at 1428 hours and continued in intermittent bands through the Monday 0600 hour gauge reading with peak rainfall period(s) at 1430, 1502, 1607, 2130 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.349 inch/hour Sunday at 1430 hours for 3 minutes; total 24-hour precip: 0.47 inch. January cumulative totals: precip 2.53 inches; ET 0.58 inch resulting in a monthly ground moisture surfeit of 1.95 inch at FoxMill which correlates nicely (high R^2) with the observed soil moisture readings after accounting for the last precipitation type, weighted rate of fall, amount, duration, surface water runoff, ground temperatures, ET and the previous 30 day rolling statistical data. Station data reported by: observer4 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EST. FoxMill Weather Station. Monday, 23 January 2017. |
Snow Information
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24-hr Snowfall 
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NA |
24-hr Snowfall SWE
(Snow Water Equivalent)
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NA |
24-hr Snowfall SLR
(Snow to Liquid Ratio) |
NA |
| Snowpack Depth |
NA |
Snowpack SWE
(Snow Water Equivalent)
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NA |
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Snowpack Density |
NA |
Duration Information
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| Precipitation Began |
1428 PM |
| Precipitation Ended |
0600 AM |
| Heavy Precip Began |
1430 PM |
| Heavy Precip Lasted |
3 Minutes
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| Duration Time Accuracy |
Very Accurate
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Additional Information |
| Flooding |
No |
| Additional Data Recorded |
Yes |
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