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Rise and shine Contest 3. Meteorology 415 Fall 2012 November 13, 2012. Consider the darker regions on this IR image from ~2am CST?. KGRB 090753Z AUTO 19003KT 6SM HZ OVC070 05/02 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP186 KMKE 090752Z 15003KT 4SM BR CLR 01/M01 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP198.
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Rise and shine Contest 3 Meteorology 415 Fall 2012 November 13, 2012
Consider the darker regions on this IR image from ~2am CST? KGRB 090753Z AUTO 19003KT 6SM HZ OVC070 05/02 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP186 KMKE 090752Z 15003KT 4SM BR CLR 01/M01 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP198 • What do these two surface obs tell us about the profile of the lower tropospheric temps? • GRB is more unstable than MKE • MKE is more stable than GRB • Both sites are quite stable • The cloud deck at GRB is quite mild
Consider the 850mb map These are the surface observations at 18z from Glasgow, MT and Dodge City, KS: KGGW 091753Z AUTO 08022G28KT 1/4SM -SN FZFG FEW012 OVC019 M04/M07 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 08031/ KDDC 091752Z AUTO 19012KT 10SM CLR 22/02 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP053 T02170017 • What do you find unusual about these reports? • That the 18z surface temps are very near the 12z 850 mb temps • That the snow has limited visibility to 1/4mi at GGW • That the altimeter is lower at DDC despite having clear skies • That the surface winds are so much stronger at GGW than DDC • That the dewpoint depression at DDC is ~20C
Which of the following records were set in Juneau last month? • Windiest month • The wettest October • The coldest October • The sunniest October • The driest October