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Training Guide in Surface Weather Observations - Multiple Choices

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4.1 Present <strong>Weather</strong> - w’w’<br />

CHAPTER 4<br />

PRESENT WEATHER<br />

Present weather <strong>in</strong>cludes precipitation, obscurations, well-developed dust/sand whirls, squalls, tornadic<br />

activity, thunderstorms, sandstorms, and duststorms.<br />

The table below gives the abbreviations used to report atmospheric phenomena.<br />

INTENSITY OR<br />

PROXIMITY<br />

1<br />

Light<br />

Moderate<br />

(no symbol used)<br />

+ Heavy<br />

VC In the<br />

Vic<strong>in</strong>ity<br />

Notations for Report<strong>in</strong>g Present <strong>Weather</strong><br />

QUALIFIER WEATHER PHENOMENA<br />

DESCRIPTOR<br />

2<br />

MI Shallow<br />

PR Partial<br />

BC Patches<br />

DR Low Drift<strong>in</strong>g<br />

BL Blow<strong>in</strong>g<br />

SH Shower(s)<br />

TS Thunderstorm<br />

FZ Freez<strong>in</strong>g<br />

PRECIPITATION<br />

1 The contraction “PE” for ice pellets will change to “PL” at a future date. All observers<br />

will be notified when this change takes effect.<br />

3<br />

DZ Drizzle<br />

RA Ra<strong>in</strong><br />

SN Snow<br />

SG Snow Gra<strong>in</strong>s<br />

IC Ice Crystals<br />

1<br />

PE Ice Pellets<br />

GR Hail<br />

( 1/4 <strong>in</strong>ch)<br />

GS Small Hail<br />

and/or Snow<br />

Pellets<br />

(

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