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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 |
4/26/2018
6:00 AM
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| Submitted |
4/26/2018 6:00 AM
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Gauge Catch
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0.58 in. |
Notes
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Today’s 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 47.2°F after passing twilight; wind WNW@6.4 mph; humidity 77%; pressure 29.82 inches Hg and climbing since midnight; skies: few scattered clouds at 22K and 24K feet as measured by the LIDAR-based ceilometer; visibility unrestricted; soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 56/56/56/54°F; temperature-compensated soil moisture readings at 3/5 inch levels 24/10 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 0617:15 hours EDT at station location; daylight duration 13:40:38 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 83.55%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 46.9°F Thursday at 0551 hours; highest temp 62.5°F Wednesday at 1611 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded NW@18.2 mph Thursday at 0220 hours; minimum wind chill 42°F; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.04 inch; precip periods: rain bands 0601 - 0612, 0843 - 1227, 1728 - 1753; peak rainfall period(s) at 0943, 1014, 1107 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.711 inch/hour Wednesday at 1014 hours for 2 minute(s); total 24-hour precip: 0.58 inch. April cumulative totals: precip 3.58 inches; ETo 2.59 inches resulting in an April ground moisture surfeit of 0.99 inch which correlates nicely (high R^2) with the weighted soil moisture readings after accounting for the last precipitation type, weighted rate of fall, amount, duration, surface water runoff, ground temperatures, ETo and the previous 30 day rolling measured data. Station data reported by: observer7 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Thursday, 26 April 2018. |
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 |
0601 AM |
| Precipitation Ended |
1753 PM |
| Heavy Precip Began |
1014 AM |
| Heavy Precip Lasted |
2 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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