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- South-westerly
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- 28-32 knots
- Wind speed and direction. The surface wind direction is indicated on the station plot by an arrow flying with the wind. Direction is measured in degrees from true North.
- Air temperature. Air temperature is plotted to the nearest whole degree Celsius, i.e. 23 would indicate 23 degrees Celsius.
- Dew point temperature. Dew point temperature is plotted to the nearest whole degree Celsius, i.e. 18 would indicate a dew point of 18 degrees Celsius.
- Pressure. Pressure is recorded in millibars and tenths and the last three digits are plotted. Therefore 1003.1 would be plotted as 031 and 987.1 would be plotted as 871.
- Temperature. I think the model temperature is pretty self-explanatory. This is the temperature at the time of the observation or at the last update.
- Wind Speed and Direction. I think this is the most fun symbol on a station plot. Wind is indicated with a flag-shaped pattern. The direction the flag comes into the center circle is the direction the wind is going.
- Pressure. The sea-level pressure show is in tenths of millibars (mb), however the first digit or two is always left off. It will always be a 9 or 10 in front of the 3 digits, whichever gets the number closer to 1000.
- Sky/Cloud Cover. The center circle is the location of the observation, but the symbol itself also indicates what kind of sky cover was present during the observation.
Jan 4, 2018 · The station model was invented in 1941 and has remained almost identical since then; the following weather variables can be depicted and understood from a station model: temperature, dewpoint, wind, cloud cover, air pressure, pressure trend, and precipitation. An example of a station model is below:
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Individual weather stations report current conditions which are encoded on the map. This quick lab exercise will familiarize you with the information and method of encoding information on weather maps.
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Base your answers to questions 64 and 65 on the station model below, which shows the weather conditions at Rochester, New York, at 4 p.m. on a particular day in June. 64 What was the actual barometric pressure, according to the station model, to the nearest tenth of a millibar? [1]
Use our Station Model Plot Tutorial to decode weather map observations. Practice makes perfect! Reverse the process by plotting your own data, either from your own instruments or from local official observations from www.weather.gov or other links found in “Your Weather Briefing” on our homepage.
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Station models are helpful symbols that are used on weather maps to display the atmospheric conditions at many locations across the United States. Most major cities will have a station model updated every three hours and displayed on a map by the National Weather Service.
