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Inventory/summary information about the data content in the US First Order Summary of Day Data.
    Click on any element to bring up the element summary.


Element explanation Element explanation Element explanation
ASMM avg (ASOS) cloudiness mdnt-mdnt ASSS avg (ASOS) cloudiness snrs-snst AWND average wind speed
CLDG cooling degree day DPNT departure from normal mean temperature DPTP avg dew-pt temperature
DYSW occurrence of weather F2MN fastest 2-min wind dr/sp F5SC fastest 5-sec wind dr/sp
FMTM time of fastest mile FRGB base of frozen ground FRGT top of frozen ground lyr
FRTH thickness of frozen grnd FSIN highest inst. wind dr/sp FSMI fastest mile wind dr/sp
FSMN fastest 1-min wind dr/sp GAHT river gauge height HTDG heating degree days
MNRH min relative humidity MNTP mean temperature MXRH max relative humidity
PGTM peak gust time PKGS peak gust directionspeed PRCP precipitation
PRES average station pressure PSUN % possible sunshine RDIR resultant wind direction
RWND resultant wind speed SCMM avg sky cover mdnt-mdnt SCSS avg sky cover snrs-snst
SLVP avg sea level pressure SNOW daily snowfall SNWD snow depth at obs. time
STMM avg (GOES) cloudiness mdnt-mdnt STSS avg (GOES) cloudiness snrs-snst THIC thickness ice on water
TMAX maximum temperature TMIN minimum temperature TMPW avg wet-bulb temperature
TSUN daily total sunshine WTEQ water equiv snow on grnd other other parameters not in above list
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Updated 22 July 2005 

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