0 |
Cloud development not observed or not observable
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stable
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1 |
Clouds generally dissolving or becoming less developed
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stable
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2 |
State of sky on the whole unchanged
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stable
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3 |
Clouds generally forming or developing
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stable
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4 |
Visibility reduced by smoke, e.g. veldt or forest fires, industrial smoke or volcanic ashes
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stable
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5 |
Haze
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stable
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6 |
Widespread dust in suspension in the air, not raised by wind at or near the station at the time of observation
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stable
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7 |
Dust or sand raised by wind at or near the station at the time of observation, but no well-developed dust whirl(s) or sand whirl(s), and no duststorm or sandstorm seen; or, in the case of sea stations and coastal stations, blowing spray at the station
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stable
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8 |
Well-developed dust whirl(s) or sand whirl(s) seen at or near the station during the preceding hour or at the same time of observation, but no duststorm or sandstorm
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stable
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9 |
Duststorm or sandstorm within sight at the time of observation, or at the station during the preceding hour
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stable
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10 |
Mist
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stable
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11 |
Patches
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stable
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12 |
More or less continuous
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stable
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13 |
Lightning visible, no thunder heard
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stable
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14 |
Precipitation within sight, not reaching the ground or the surface of the sea
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stable
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15 |
Precipitation within sight, reaching the ground or the surface of the sea, but distant, i.e. estimated to be more than 5 km from the station
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stable
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16 |
Precipitation within sight, reaching the ground or the surface of the sea, near to, but not at the station
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stable
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17 |
Thunderstorm, but no precipitation at the time of observation
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stable
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18 |
Squalls
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stable
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19 |
Funnel cloud(s)
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stable
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20 |
Drizzle (not freezing) or snow grains
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stable
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21 |
Rain (not freezing)
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stable
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22 |
Snow
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stable
|
23 |
Rain and snow or ice pellets
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stable
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24 |
Freezing drizzle or freezing rain
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stable
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25 |
Shower(s) of rain
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stable
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26 |
Shower(s) of snow, or of rain and snow
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stable
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27 |
Shower(s) of hail*, or of rain and hail*
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stable
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28 |
Fog or ice fog
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stable
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29 |
Thunderstorm (with or without precipitation)
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stable
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30 |
Slight or moderate duststorm or sandstorm
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stable
|
31 |
Slight or moderate duststorm or sandstorm
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stable
|
32 |
Slight or moderate duststorm or sandstorm
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stable
|
33 |
Severe duststorm or sandstorm
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stable
|
34 |
Severe duststorm or sandstorm
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stable
|
35 |
Severe duststorm or sandstorm
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stable
|
36 |
Slight or moderate drifting snow
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stable
|
37 |
Heavy drifting snow
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stable
|
38 |
Slight or moderate blowing snow
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stable
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39 |
Heavy blowing snow
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stable
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40 |
Fog or ice fog at a distance at the time of observation, but not at the station during the preceding hour, the fog or ice fog extending to a level above that of the observer
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stable
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41 |
Fog or ice fog in patches
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stable
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42 |
Fog or ice fog, sky visible
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stable
|
43 |
Fog or ice fog, sky invisible
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stable
|
44 |
Fog or ice fog, sky visible
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stable
|
45 |
Fog or ice fog, sky invisible
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stable
|
46 |
Fog or ice fog, sky visible
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stable
|
47 |
Fog or ice fog, sky invisible
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stable
|
48 |
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible
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stable
|
49 |
Fog, depositing rime, sky invisible
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stable
|
50 |
Drizzle, not freezing, intermittent
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stable
|
51 |
Drizzle, not freezing, continuous
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stable
|
52 |
Drizzle, not freezing, intermittent
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stable
|
53 |
Drizzle, not freezing, continuous
|
|
stable
|
54 |
Drizzle, not freezing, intermittent
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stable
|
55 |
Drizzle, not freezing, continuous
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stable
|
56 |
Drizzle, freezing, slight
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|
stable
|
57 |
Drizzle, freezing, moderate or heavy (dense)
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|
stable
|
58 |
Drizzle and rain, slight
|
|
stable
|
59 |
Drizzle and rain, moderate or heavy
|
|
stable
|
60 |
Rain, not freezing, intermittent
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|
stable
|
61 |
Rain, not freezing, continuous
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stable
|
62 |
Rain, not freezing, intermittent
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|
stable
|
63 |
Rain, not freezing, continuous
|
|
stable
|
64 |
Rain, not freezing, intermittent
|
|
stable
|
65 |
Rain, not freezing, continuous
|
|
stable
|
66 |
Rain, freezing, slight
|
|
stable
|
67 |
Rain, freezing, moderate or heavy
|
|
stable
|
68 |
Rain or drizzle and snow, slight
|
|
stable
|
69 |
Rain or drizzle and snow, moderate or heavy
|
|
stable
|
70 |
Intermittent fall of snowflakes
|
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stable
|
71 |
Continuous fall of snowflakes
|
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stable
|
72 |
Intermittent fall of snowflakes
|
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stable
|
73 |
Continuous fall of snowflakes
|
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stable
|
74 |
Intermittent fall of snowflakes
|
|
stable
|
75 |
Continuous fall of snowflakes
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stable
|
76 |
Diamond dust (with or without fog)
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|
stable
|
77 |
Snow grains (with or without fog)
|
|
stable
|
78 |
Isolated star-like snow crystals (with or without fog)
|
|
stable
|
79 |
Ice pellets
|
|
stable
|
80 |
Rain shower(s), slight
|
|
stable
|
81 |
Rain shower(s), moderate or heavy
|
|
stable
|
82 |
Rain shower(s), violent
|
|
stable
|
83 |
Shower(s) of rain and snow mixed, slight
|
|
stable
|
84 |
Shower(s) of rain and snow mixed, moderate or heavy
|
|
stable
|
85 |
Snow shower(s), slight
|
|
stable
|
86 |
Snow shower(s), moderate or heavy
|
|
stable
|
87 |
Shower(s) of snow pellets or small hail, with or without rain or rain and snow mixed
|
|
stable
|
88 |
Shower(s) of snow pellets or small hail, with or without rain or rain and snow mixed
|
|
stable
|
89 |
Shower(s) of hail, with or without rain or rain and snow mixed, not associated with thunder
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stable
|
90 |
Shower(s) of hail, with or without rain or rain and snow mixed, not associated with thunder
|
|
stable
|
91 |
Slight rain at time of observation
|
|
stable
|
92 |
Moderate or heavy rain at time of observation
|
|
stable
|
93 |
Slight snow, or rain and snow mixed or hail* at time of observation
|
|
stable
|
94 |
Moderate or heavy snow, or rain and snow mixed or hail* at time of observation
|
|
stable
|
95 |
Thunderstorm, slight or moderate, without hail*, but with rain and/or snow at time of observation
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|
stable
|
96 |
Thunderstorm, slight or moderate, with hail* at time of observation
|
|
stable
|
97 |
Thunderstorm, heavy, without hail*, but with rain and/or snow at time of observation
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|
stable
|
98 |
Thunderstorm combined with duststorm or sandstorm at time of observation
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stable
|
99 |
Thunderstorm, heavy, with hail* at time of observation
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stable
|
100 |
No significant weather observed
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stable
|
101 |
Clouds generally dissolving or becoming less developed during the past hour
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stable
|
102 |
State of sky on the whole unchanged during the past hour
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stable
|
103 |
Clouds generally forming or developing during the past hour
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stable
|
104 |
Haze or smoke, or dust in suspension in the air, visibility equal to, or greater than, 1 km
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|
stable
|
105 |
Haze or smoke, or dust in suspension in the air, visibility less than 1 km
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|
stable
|
110 |
Mist
|
|
stable
|
111 |
Diamond dust
|
|
stable
|
112 |
Distant lightning
|
|
stable
|
118 |
Squalls
|
|
stable
|
120 |
Fog
|
|
stable
|
121 |
PRECIPITATION
|
|
stable
|
122 |
Drizzle (not freezing) or snow grains
|
|
stable
|
123 |
Rain (not freezing)
|
|
stable
|
124 |
Snow
|
|
stable
|
125 |
Freezing drizzle or freezing rain
|
|
stable
|
126 |
Thunderstorm (with or without precipitation)
|
|
stable
|
127 |
BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OR SAND
|
|
stable
|
128 |
Blowing or drifting snow or sand, visibility equal to, or greater than, 1 km
|
|
stable
|
129 |
Blowing or drifting snow or sand, visibility less than 1 km
|
|
stable
|
130 |
FOG
|
|
stable
|
131 |
Fog or ice fog in patches
|
|
stable
|
132 |
Fog or ice fog, has become thinner during the past hour
|
|
stable
|
133 |
Fog or ice fog, no appreciable change during the past hour
|
|
stable
|
134 |
Fog or ice fog, has begun or become thicker during the past hour
|
|
stable
|
135 |
Fog, depositing rime
|
|
stable
|
140 |
PRECIPITATION
|
|
stable
|
141 |
Precipitation, slight or moderate
|
|
stable
|
142 |
Precipitation, heavy
|
|
stable
|
143 |
Liquid precipitation, slight or moderate
|
|
stable
|
144 |
Liquid precipitation, heavy
|
|
stable
|
145 |
Solid precipitation, slight or moderate
|
|
stable
|
146 |
Solid precipitation, heavy
|
|
stable
|
147 |
Freezing precipitation, slight or moderate
|
|
stable
|
148 |
Freezing precipitation, heavy
|
|
stable
|
150 |
DRIZZLE
|
|
stable
|
151 |
Drizzle, not freezing, slight
|
|
stable
|
152 |
Drizzle, not freezing, moderate
|
|
stable
|
153 |
Drizzle, not freezing, heavy
|
|
stable
|
154 |
Drizzle, freezing, slight
|
|
stable
|
155 |
Drizzle, freezing, moderate
|
|
stable
|
156 |
Drizzle, freezing, heavy
|
|
stable
|
157 |
Drizzle and rain, slight
|
|
stable
|
158 |
Drizzle and rain, moderate or heavy
|
|
stable
|
160 |
RAIN
|
|
stable
|
161 |
Rain, not freezing, slight
|
|
stable
|
162 |
Rain, not freezing, moderate
|
|
stable
|
163 |
Rain, not freezing, heavy
|
|
stable
|
164 |
Rain, freezing, slight
|
|
stable
|
165 |
Rain, freezing, moderate
|
|
stable
|
166 |
Rain, freezing, heavy
|
|
stable
|
167 |
Rain (or drizzle) and snow, slight
|
|
stable
|
168 |
Rain (or drizzle) and snow, moderate or heavy
|
|
stable
|
170 |
SNOW
|
|
stable
|
171 |
Snow, slight
|
|
stable
|
172 |
Snow, moderate
|
|
stable
|
173 |
Snow, heavy
|
|
stable
|
174 |
Ice pellets, slight
|
|
stable
|
175 |
Ice pellets, moderate
|
|
stable
|
176 |
Ice pellets, heavy
|
|
stable
|
177 |
Snow grains
|
|
stable
|
178 |
Ice crystals
|
|
stable
|
180 |
SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT PRECIPITATION
|
|
stable
|
181 |
Rain shower(s) or intermittent rain, slight
|
|
stable
|
182 |
Rain shower(s) or intermittent rain, moderate
|
|
stable
|
183 |
Rain shower(s) or intermittent rain, heavy
|
|
stable
|
184 |
Rain shower(s) or intermittent rain, violent
|
|
stable
|
185 |
Snow shower(s) or intermittent snow, slight
|
|
stable
|
186 |
Snow shower(s) or intermittent snow, moderate
|
|
stable
|
187 |
Snow shower(s) or intermittent snow, heavy
|
|
stable
|
189 |
Hail
|
|
stable
|
190 |
THUNDERSTORM
|
|
stable
|
191 |
Thunderstorm, slight or moderate, with no precipitation
|
|
stable
|
192 |
Thunderstorm, slight or moderate, with rain showers and/or snow showers
|
|
stable
|
193 |
Thunderstorm, slight or moderate, with hail
|
|
stable
|
194 |
Thunderstorm, heavy, with no precipitation
|
|
stable
|
195 |
Thunderstorm, heavy, with rain showers and/or snow showers
|
|
stable
|
196 |
Thunderstorm, heavy, with hail
|
|
stable
|
199 |
Tornado
|
|
stable
|
204 |
Volcanic ash suspended in the air aloft
|
|
stable
|
205 |
Not used
|
|
stable
|
206 |
Thick dust haze, visibility less than 1 km
|
|
stable
|
207 |
Blowing spray at the station
|
|
stable
|
208 |
Drifting dust (sand)
|
|
stable
|
209 |
Wall of dust or sand in distance (like haboob)
|
|
stable
|
210 |
Snow haze
|
|
stable
|
211 |
Whiteout
|
|
stable
|
212 |
Not used
|
|
stable
|
213 |
Lightning, cloud to surface
|
|
stable
|
217 |
Dry thunderstorm
|
|
stable
|
218 |
Not used
|
|
stable
|
219 |
Tornado cloud (destructive) at or within sight of the station during preceding hour or at the time of observation
|
|
stable
|
220 |
Deposition of volcanic ash
|
|
stable
|
221 |
Deposition of dust or sand
|
|
stable
|
222 |
Deposition of dew
|
|
stable
|
223 |
Deposition of wet snow
|
|
stable
|
224 |
Deposition of soft rime
|
|
stable
|
225 |
Deposition of hard rime
|
|
stable
|
226 |
Deposition of hoar frost
|
|
stable
|
227 |
Deposition of glaze
|
|
stable
|
228 |
Deposition of ice crust (ice slick)
|
|
stable
|
229 |
Not used
|
|
stable
|
230 |
Duststorm or sandstorm with temperature below 0 °C
|
|
stable
|
239 |
Blowing snow, impossible to determine whether snow is falling or not
|
|
stable
|
240 |
Not used
|
|
stable
|
241 |
Fog on sea
|
|
stable
|
242 |
Fog in valleys
|
|
stable
|
243 |
Arctic or Antarctic sea smoke
|
|
stable
|
244 |
Steam fog (sea, lake or river)
|
|
stable
|
245 |
Steam log (land)
|
|
stable
|
246 |
Fog over ice or snow cover
|
|
stable
|
247 |
Dense fog, visibility 60-90 m
|
|
stable
|
248 |
Dense fog, visibility 30-60 m
|
|
stable
|
249 |
Dense fog, visibility less than 30 m
|
|
stable
|
250 |
Drizzle, rate of fall - less than 0.10 mm h-1
|
|
stable
|
251 |
Drizzle, rate of fall - 0.10-0.19 mm h-1
|
|
stable
|
252 |
Drizzle, rate of fall - 0.20-0.39 mm h-1
|
|
stable
|
253 |
Drizzle, rate of fall - 0.40-0.79 mm h-1
|
|
stable
|
254 |
Drizzle, rate of fall - 0.80-1.59 mm h-1
|
|
stable
|
255 |
Drizzle, rate of fall - 1.60-3.19 mm h-1
|
|
stable
|
256 |
Drizzle, rate of fall - 3.20-6.39 mm h-1
|
|
stable
|
257 |
Drizzle, rate of fall - 6.4 mm h-1 or more
|
|
stable
|
258 |
Not used
|
|
stable
|
259 |
Drizzle and snow
|
|
stable
|
260 |
Rain, rate of fall - less than 1.0 mm h-1
|
|
stable
|
261 |
Rain, rate of fall - 1.0-1.9 mm h-1
|
|
stable
|
262 |
Rain, rate of fall - 2.0-3.9 mm h-1
|
|
stable
|
263 |
Rain, rate of fall - 4.0-7.9 mm h-1
|
|
stable
|
264 |
Rain, rate of fall - 8.0-15.9 mm h-1
|
|
stable
|
265 |
Rain, rate of fall - 16.0-31.9 mm h-1
|
|
stable
|
266 |
Rain, rate of fall - 32.0-63.9 mm h-1
|
|
stable
|
267 |
Rain, rate of fall - 64.0 mm h-1 or more
|
|
stable
|
270 |
Snow, rate of fall - less than 1.0 cm h-1
|
|
stable
|
271 |
Snow, rate of fall - 1.0-1.9 cm h-1
|
|
stable
|
272 |
Snow, rate of fall - 2.0-3.9 cm h-1
|
|
stable
|
273 |
Snow, rate of fall - 4.0-7.9 cm h-1
|
|
stable
|
274 |
Snow, rate of fall - 8.0-15.9 cm h-1
|
|
stable
|
275 |
Snow, rate of fall - 16.0-31.9 cm h-1
|
|
stable
|
276 |
Snow, rate of fall - 32.0-63.9 cm h-1
|
|
stable
|
277 |
Snow, rate of fall - 64.0 cm h-1 or more
|
|
stable
|
278 |
Snow or ice crystal precipitation from a clear sky
|
|
stable
|
279 |
Wet snow, freezing on contact
|
|
stable
|
280 |
Precipitation of rain
|
|
stable
|
281 |
Precipitation of rain, freezing
|
|
stable
|
282 |
Precipitation of rain and snow mixed
|
|
stable
|
283 |
Precipitation of snow
|
|
stable
|
284 |
Precipitation of snow pellets or small hall
|
|
stable
|
285 |
Precipitation of snow pellets or small hail, with rain
|
|
stable
|
286 |
Precipitation of snow pellets or small hail, with rain and snow mixed
|
|
stable
|
287 |
Precipitation of snow pellets or small hail, with snow
|
|
stable
|
288 |
Precipitation of hail
|
|
stable
|
289 |
Precipitation of hail, with rain
|
|
stable
|
290 |
Precipitation of hall, with rain and snow mixed
|
|
stable
|
291 |
Precipitation of hail, with snow
|
|
stable
|
292 |
Shower(s) or thunderstorm over sea
|
|
stable
|
293 |
Shower(s) or thunderstorm over mountains
|
|
stable
|
508 |
No significant phenomenon to report, present and past weather omitted
|
|
stable
|
509 |
No observation, data not available, present and past weather omitted
|
|
stable
|
510 |
Present and past weather missing, but expected
|
|
stable
|
511 |
Missing value
|
|
stable
|