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WOD code table: s_26_weather_condition

code_name Weather condition
units WMO code 4501 (if 0)]
9 THUNDERSTORM(S)
8 SHOWER(S)
7 SNOW
6 RAIN
5 DRIZZLE
4 FOG
3 SANDSTORM
2 CONTINUOUS LAYER(S) OF CLOUD(S)
1 PARTLY CLOUDY (SCATTERED OR BROKED)
0 CLEAR (NO CLOUD AT ANY LEVEL)
01 CLOUDS GENERALLY DISSOLVING OF BECOMING LESS DEVELOPED-CHAR. CHANGE OF STATE OF SKY DURING PAST HR.
02 STATE OF SKY ON THE WHOLE UNCHANGED-CHAR. CHANGE OF THE STATE OF SKY DURING THE PAST HOUR
03 CLOUDS GENERALLY FORMING OR DEVELOPING-CHAR. CHANGE OF THE STATE OF SKY DURING THE PAST HOUR
04 VISIBILTY REDUCED BY SMOKE
05 HAZE
06 WIDESPREAD DUST IN SUSPENSION IN THE AIR
07 DUST OR SAND RAISED BY WIND AT OR NEAR THE STATION AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
08 WELL DEVELOP. DUST WHIRL(S) OR SAND WHIRL(S) SEEN AT OR NEAR STATION DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR OR AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION
09 DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM WITHIN SIGHT AT THE TIME OF OBSERVA.
10 MIST
11 PATCHES OF SHALLOW FOG OR ICE FOG AT THE STATION
12 MORE OR LESS CONTINUOUS SHALLOW FOG OR ICE FOG AT THE STATION
13 LIGHTNING VISIBLE
14 PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT
15 PRECIPITATION WITHIN SIGHT
16 PREC. WITHIN SIGHT
17 THUNDERSTORM
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
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
27 SHOWER(S) OF HAIL
28 FOG OR ICE FOG - NOT FALLING AS SHOWER(S)
29 THUNDERSTORM (WITH OR WITHOUT PRECIPITATION)
30 SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS DECREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
31 SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
32 SLIGHT OR MODERATE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS BEGUN OR HAS INCREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
33 SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS DECREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
34 SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
35 SEVERE DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM-HAS BEGUN OR HAS INCREASED DURING THE PRECEDING HOUR
36 SLIGHT OR MODERATE BLOWING SNOW-GENERALLY LOW (BELOW EYE LEVEL)
37 HEAVY DRIFTING SNOW-GENERALLY LOW (BELOW EYE LEVEL)
38 SLIGHT OR MODERATE BLOWING SNOW-GENERALLY HIGH (ABOVE EYE LEVEL)
39 HEAVY BLOWING SNOW-GENERALLY HIGH (ABOVE EYE LEVEL)
40 FOG OR ICE FOG AT A DISTANCE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
41 FOG OR ICE FOG IN PATCHES
42 FOG OR ICE FOG
43 FOG OR ICE FOG
44 FOG OR ICE FOG
45 FOG OR ICE FOG
46 FOG OR ICE FOG
47 FOG OR ICE FOG
48 FOG
49 FOG
50 DRIZZLE
51 DRIZZLE
52 DRIZZLE
53 DRIZZLE
54 DRIZZLE
55 DRIZZLE
56 DRIZZLE
57 DRIZZLE
58 DRIZZLE AND RAIN
59 DRIZZLE AND RAIN
60 RAIN
61 RAIN
62 RAIN
63 RAIN
64 RAIN
65 RAIN
66 RAIN
67 RAIN
68 RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW
69 RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND SNOW
70 INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
71 CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-SLIGHT AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
72 INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
73 CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-MODERATE AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
74 INTERMITTENT FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-HEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
75 CONTINUOUS FALL OF SNOW FLAKES-HEAVY 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
80 RAIN SHOWER(S)
81 RAIN SHOWER(S)
82 RAIN SHOWER(S)
83 SHOWER(S) OF RAIN ANS SNOW MIXED
84 SHOWER(S) OF RAIN ANS SNOW MIXED
85 SNOW SHOWER(S)
86 SHOW SHOWER(S)
87 SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR ICE PELLETS
88 SHOWER(S) OF SNOW PELLETS OR ICE PELLETS
89 SHOWER(S) OF HAIL
90 SHOWER(S)OF HAIL
91 SLIGHT RAIN AT TIME OF OBSERVATION-THUNDERSTORM 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
94 MODERATE OR HEAVY SNOW
95 THUNDERSTORM
96 THUNDERSTORM
97 THUNDERSTORM
98 THUNDERSTORM COMBINED WITH DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM AT TIME OF OBSER.-THUNDERSTORM AT TIME OF OBS.
99 THUNDERSTORM