Weather & Data Log

 

The log below provides a brief description of the weather recorded in the IP1 test bed, and a simple table listing the radars that were operational on that day.  Days are not listed when no precipitation was recorded at any nearby surface station.  Indication of radar operation does not indicate the quantity or quality of data collected on that day.

 

 

Date

Max sfc

(Mesonet)

rainfall

(inches)

Approx

Times (UTC)

Weather Description

KCYR

KLWE

KRSP

KSAO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 3

0.43

00:50-03:20

Stationary frontal boundary

 

 

 

 

May 4

0.39

 

“ “

 

 

 

 

May 5-6

1.07

13:20-23:55;

00:00-07:00

 

“ “

 

 

 

 

May 8

0.91

07:20-09:20

Strong squall line

X

 

 

X

May 10

0.27

 

Series of frontal systems

 

 

 

 

May 30

1.08

10:40-11:40

 

Cold front; linear convection and cells

 

 

 

 

May 31

0.44

05:20-06:20

“ “

 

 

 

 

June 1

0.85

19:30-20:40

“ “

X

X

X

 

June 12

0.05

 

Lines of weak convective cells

X

 

X

 

June 17

1.39

04:00-07:20;

19:40-23:20

 

Cold front

X

X

 

 

June 22

1.31

11:50-16:20

Stationary front

X

X

X

 

June 23

1.02

07:55-11:05

“ “

X

X

X

 

July 11

0.94

04:15-09:25

Frontal passage

X

X

X

 

Aug 3

0.83

20:20-21:10

Cold front

X

 

X

X

Aug 16

0.80

00:30-04:40

 

X

 

X

X

Aug 22

1.01

10:00-13:35

 

X

 

X

X