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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 |
5/26/2017
6:00 AM
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| Submitted |
5/26/2017 6:00 AM
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Gauge Catch
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0.34 in. |
Notes
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Today’s 0600 hour weather station conditions: outside air temp 55.6°F after passing official sunrise, wind SSW@2.2 mph, humidity 94%, pressure 29.68 inches Hg and climbing since midnight, skies broken clouds at 5K feet, visibility unrestricted, soil temps at 3/5/8/16 inch levels 65/65/66/65°F, temperature-compensated soil moisture readings at 3/5 inch levels 2/1 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 0548:59 hours EDT at station location, daylight duration 14:36:10 hours, Moon illumination last midnight 0.18%. Past 24 hours: lowest temp 55.0°F Friday at 0337 hours; highest temp 75.0°F Thursday at 1504 hours; highest average five-second wind gust recorded W@23.4 mph Thursday at 1635 hours; evapotranspiration (ETo) 0.07 inch; precip periods: rain continued through the Thursday 0600 hour CoCoRaHS gauge reading until 0734 hours, an additional rain band 1645-2040 hours, peak rainfall period(s) at 0604, 0709, 1718, 1758, 1920, 1945, 2015 hours; maximum rainfall intensity 0.954 inch/hour Thursday at 0604 hours for 3 minutes; total 24-hour precip: 0.34 inch. May cumulative totals: precip 6.35 inches; ETo 2.91 inches resulting in a monthly ground moisture surfeit of 3.44 inches 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, ETo and the previous 30 day rolling measured data. Station data reported by: observer8 (ampersat) foxmill.us at 0600 hours EDT. FoxMill Weather Station, Friday, 26 May 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 |
0600 AM |
| Precipitation Ended |
2040 PM |
| Heavy Precip Began |
0604 AM |
| 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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