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WOD code table: s_26_weather_condit

code_name Weather condition
units WMO code 4501 (if <=0):WMO code 4677 (if >0)]
9 THUNDERSTORM(S)
8 SHOWER(S)
7 "SNOW OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED"
6 RAIN
5 DRIZZLE
4 "FOG THICK DUST OR HAZE"
3 "SANDSTORM DUSTSTORM
2 CONTINUOUS LAYER(S) OF CLOUD(S)
1 PARTLY CLOUDY (SCATTERED OR BROKED)
0 CLEAR (NO CLOUD AT ANY LEVEL)
1 CLOUDS GENERALLY DISSOLVING OF BECOMING LESS DEVELOPEDCHAR. CHANGE OF STATE OF SKY DURING PAST HR.
2 STATE OF SKY ON THE WHOLE UNCHANGEDCHAR. CHANGE OF THE STATE OF SKY DURING THE PAST HOUR
3 CLOUDS GENERALLY FORMING OR DEVELOPINGCHAR. CHANGE OF THE STATE OF SKY DURING THE PAST HOUR
4 "VISIBILTY REDUCED BY SMOKE E.G. VELDT OF FOREST FIRES
5 HAZE
6 "WIDESPREAD DUST IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR RAISED BY WIND AT OR NEAR THE STATION AT TIME OF OBS."
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)
8 "WELL DEVELOP. DUST WHIRL(S) OR SAND WHIRL(S) SEEN AT OR NEAR STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION BUT NO DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM"
9 "DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM WITHIN SIGHT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVA. OR AT STATION DURING PRECEDING HOUR"
10 MIST
11 "PATCHES OF SHALLOW FOG OR ICE FOG AT THE STATION WHETHER ON LAND OR SEA
12 "MORE OR LESS CONTINUOUS SHALLOW FOG OR ICE FOG AT THE STATION WHETHER ON LAND OR SEA
13 "LIGHTNING VISIBLE NO THUNDER HEARD"
14 "PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT NOT REACHING THE GROUND OR THE SURFACE OF THE SEA"
15 "PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT REACHING THE GROUND OR THE SURFACE OF THE SEA
16 "PREC. WITHIN SIGHT REACHING GROUND OR SURFACE OF THE SEA
17 "THUNDERSTORM BUT NO PRECIPITATION AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
18 SQUALLS AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF THE STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR OR AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
19 FUNNEL CLOUD(S) AT OR WITHIN SIGHT OF STATION DURING PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
20 DRIZZLE (NOT FREEZING) OR SNOW GRAINS NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)
21 RAIN (NOT FREEZING) NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)
22 SNOW NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)
23 RAIN AND SNOW OR ICE PELLETS TYPE (A) NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)
24 FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FREEZING RAIN NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)
25 SHOWER(S) OF RAIN NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)
26 SHOWER(S) OF SNOW OR OF RAIN AND SNOW NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)
27 SHOWER(S) OF HAIL OR OF RAIN AND HAIL NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)
28 FOG OR ICE FOG NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)
29 THUNDERSTORM (WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION)
30 SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORMHAS DECREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
31 SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORMNO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
32 SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORMHAS BEGUN OR HAS INCREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
33 SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORMHAS DECREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
34 SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORMNO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
35 SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORMHAS BEGUN OR HAS INCREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
36 SLIGHT OR MODERATE BLOWING SNOWGENERALLY LOW (BELOW EYE LEVEL)
37 HEAVY DRIFTING SNOWGENERALLY LOW (BELOW EYE LEVEL)
38 SLIGHT OR MODERATE BLOWING SNOWGENERALLY HIGH (ABOVE EYE LEVEL)
39 HEAVY BLOWING SNOWGENERALLY HIGH (ABOVE EYE LEVEL)
40 FOG OR ICE FOG AT A DISTANCE AT 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
41 FOG OR ICE FOG IN PATCHES
42 FOG OR ICE FOG SKY VISIBLEHAS BECOME THINNER DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
43 FOG OR ICE FOG SKY INVISIBLEHAS BECOME THINNER DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
44 FOG OR ICE FOG SKY VISIBLENO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
45 FOG OR ICE FOG SKY INVISIBLENO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
46 FOG OR ICE FOG SKY VISIBLEHAS BEGUN OR HAS BECOME THICKER DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
47 FOG OR ICE FOG SKY INVISIBLEHAS BEGUN OR HAS BECOME THICKER DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
48 FOG DEPOSITING RIME SKY VISIBLE
49 FOG DEPOSITING RIME SKY INVISIBLE
50 DRIZZLE NOT FREEZING INTERMITTENTSLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
51 DRIZZLE NOT FREEZING CONTINUOUSSLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
52 DRIZZLE NOT FREEZING INTERMITTENTMODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
53 DRIZZLE NOT FREEZING CONTINUOUSMODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
54 DRIZZLE NOT FREEZING INTERMITTENTHEAVY (DENSE) AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
55 DRIZZLE NOT FREEZING CONTINUOUSHEAVY (DENSE) AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
56 DRIZZLE FREEZING SLIGHT
57 DRIZZLE FREEZING MODERATE OR HEAVY (DENSE)
58 DRIZZLE AND RAIN SLIGHT
59 DRIZZLE AND RAIN MODERATE OR HEAVY
60 RAIN NOT FREEZING INTERMITTENTSLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
61 RAIN NOT FREEZING CONTINUOUSSLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
62 RAIN NOT FREEZING INTERMITTENTMODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
63 RAIN NOT FREEZING CONTINUOUSMODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
64 RAIN NOT FREEZING INTERMITTENTHEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
65 RAIN NOT FREEZING CONTINUOUSHEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
66 RAIN FREEZING SLIGHT
67 RAIN FREEZING MODERATE OR HEAVY
68 RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW SLIGHT
69 RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW MODERATE OR HEAVY
70 INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKESSLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
71 CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKESSLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
72 INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKESMODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
73 CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKESMODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
74 INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKESHEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
75 CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKESHEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
76 ICE PRISMS (WITH OR WIHTOUT FOG)
77 SNOW GRAINS (WITH OF WITHOUT FOG)
78 ISOLATED STARLIKE SNOW CRYSTALS (WITH OR WITHOUT FOG)
79 ICE PELLETS TYPE (A)
80 RAIN SHOWER(S) SLIGHT
81 RAIN SHOWER(S) MODERATE OR HEAVY
82 RAIN SHOWER(S) VIOLENT
83 SHOWER(S) OF RAIN ANS SNOW MIXED SLIGHT
84 SHOWER(S) OF RAIN ANS SNOW MIXED MODERATE OR HEAVY
85 SNOW SHOWER(S) SLIGHT
86 SHOW SHOWER(S) MODERATE OR HEAVY
87 SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR ICE PELLETS TYPE(B) WITH/WITHOUT RAIN AND SNOW MIXEDSLIGHT
88 SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR ICE PELLETS TYPE(B) WITH/WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED MODERATE OR HEAVY
89 SHOWER(S) OF HAIL WITH OR WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED NOT ASSOC. WITH THUNDERSLIGHT
90 SHOWER(S)OF HAIL WITH/WITHOUT RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED NOT ASSOC. W/THUNDERMODERATE OR HEAVY
91 SLIGHT RAIN AT TIME OF OBSERVATIONTHUNDERSTORM DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBS.
92 MODERATE OR HEAVY RAIN AT TIME OF OBSER.THUNDERSTORM DURING PRECEDING HR. BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBS.
93 SLIGHT SNOW OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED OR HAIL AT TIME OF OBSER.THUNDER STORM DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
94 MODERATE OR HEAVY SNOW OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED OR HAIL AT TIME OF OBSERVATIONTHUNDERSTORM DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR BUT NOT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
95 THUNDERSTORM SLIGHT OR MODERATE WITHOUT HAIL BUT W/RAIN AND/OR SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATIONTHUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
96 THUNDERSTORM SLIGHT OR MODERATE WITH HAIL AT TIME OF OBSERVATIONTHUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBS.
97 THUNDERSTORM HEAVY WITHOUT HAIL BUT WITH RAIN AND/OR SNOW AT TIME OF OBSER.THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
98 THUNDERSTORM COMBINED WITH DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM AT TIME OF OBSER.THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBS.
99 THUNDERSTORM HEAVY WITH HAIL AT TIME OF OBSERVATIONTHUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBSERVATION