Widespread Showers in the Eastern US; Severe Thunderstorms in the Plains; Heatwave in the Desert Southwest

Widespread showers and thunderstorms across much of the central and eastern U.S. will produce areas of excessive rainfall, especially in the southern Mid-Atlantic states. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected from Montana into portions of the central/southern Plains this weekend. A heatwave will build in the Desert Southwest, in parts of Arizona, southeastern California, and southern Nevada. Read More >

Basic Climate Data Explanation

Key to daily columns: (midnight to midnight Local Standard Time)

Observed Columns

Date	- Day of month.
High Temp	- Maximum temperature for the day
Low Temp	- Minimum temperature for the day
Mean Temp	- Average daily temperature
Pcpn	- Precipitation amount for the day (liquid equivalent)
Snow Snfl	- Snowfall amount for the day (includes sleet, hail, and glaze)
Snow Depth	- Snow depth (taken at 1200 Universal Coordinated Time)
HDD	- Heating Degree Days
CDD	- Cooling Degree Days

Normals Columns

High Temp	- Normal High Temperature for this date
Low Temp	- Normal Low temperature for this date
Mean Temp	- Normal Mean Temperature for this date
Pcpn	- Normal Precipitation for this date
Snow Snfl	- Normal Snowfall for this date
HDD	- Normal Heating Degree Days for this date
CDD	- Normal cooling degree days for this date

Miscellaneous

MTD	- Month to Date...average temp, precip, etc for the Month
STD	- Season to Date...average temp, precip, etc for the Season
YTD	- Year to Date...average temp, precip, etc for the Year
DPT	- Departure from normal (- is below normal, + is above normal)
M or MM	- Data is Missing
T	- A Trace of precipitation has been received

BYZ RSS Feed

Widespread Showers in the Eastern US; Severe Thunderstorms in the Plains; Heatwave in the Desert Southwest

Local Climate Records - Fields