72403 IAD Sterling Observations at 12Z 22 Dec 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRES HGHT TEMP DWPT RELH MIXR DRCT SKNT THTA THTE THTV hPa m C C % g/kg deg knot K K K ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1020.0 93 4.4 1.9 84 4.32 80 5 276.0 287.9 276.7 1014.0 139 4.2 1.7 84 4.29 81 7 276.2 288.1 277.0 1000.0 248 3.2 1.2 87 4.19 85 12 276.4 288.0 277.1 993.0 305 2.7 1.0 88 4.17 90 14 276.4 288.0 277.1 970.0 494 1.2 0.4 94 4.08 102 17 276.8 288.1 277.4 956.2 610 1.7 0.9 94 4.30 110 19 278.4 290.4 279.1 949.0 671 2.0 1.2 94 4.42 116 17 279.3 291.7 280.0 925.0 877 0.2 -0.8 93 3.92 135 12 279.5 290.6 280.2 920.7 914 -0.1 -1.0 93 3.87 140 11 279.6 290.6 280.3 890.0 1185 -1.9 -2.6 95 3.56 198 15 280.4 290.6 281.0 886.2 1219 -1.9 -2.8 94 3.53 205 15 280.8 290.8 281.4 886.0 1221 -1.9 -2.8 94 3.53 205 15 280.8 290.9 281.4 885.0 1230 -1.5 -6.1 71 2.75 205 15 281.3 289.3 281.8 880.0 1276 2.2 -1.4 77 3.94 206 15 285.6 297.0 286.3 877.0 1303 3.4 1.5 87 4.89 206 15 287.1 301.2 288.0 864.0 1425 3.6 0.6 81 4.65 208 14 288.6 302.1 289.4 850.0 1557 2.6 -1.2 76 4.14 210 14 288.9 301.0 289.6 844.0 1614 2.2 -1.6 76 4.05 211 14 289.0 300.9 289.7 821.7 1829 0.3 -2.2 83 3.99 215 14 289.2 301.0 289.9 794.0 2104 -2.1 -2.9 94 3.91 224 12 289.5 301.0 290.2 791.0 2134 -1.9 -2.7 95 3.98 225 12 290.0 301.7 290.7 778.0 2266 -1.3 -1.9 96 4.30 238 13 292.1 304.8 292.8 761.3 2438 -2.3 -2.9 96 4.06 255 15 292.8 304.9 293.5 737.0 2696 -3.9 -4.5 96 3.73 234 21 293.8 305.0 294.4 732.6 2743 -3.8 -4.5 95 3.77 230 22 294.4 305.8 295.1 725.0 2826 -3.5 -4.4 93 3.82 239 21 295.6 307.2 296.3 713.0 2957 -4.3 -5.5 91 3.58 255 19 296.1 307.0 296.8 709.0 3002 -3.9 -5.6 88 3.57 260 19 297.1 307.9 297.7 704.9 3048 -3.3 -8.2 69 2.93 265 18 298.2 307.3 298.8 701.0 3092 -2.7 -10.7 54 2.42 265 18 299.3 307.0 299.8 700.0 3103 -2.5 -10.5 54 2.47 265 18 299.7 307.5 300.1 696.0 3149 -2.1 -12.1 46 2.18 264 18 300.6 307.6 301.0 679.0 3345 -1.9 -18.9 26 1.27 260 19 303.0 307.2 303.2 678.3 3353 -1.9 -19.1 26 1.25 260 19 303.0 307.2 303.2 666.0 3499 -2.9 -22.9 20 0.92 272 16 303.5 306.6 303.7 659.0 3582 -2.5 -38.5 4 0.21 279 14 304.9 305.7 304.9 655.0 3630 -2.7 -41.7 3 0.15 283 14 305.2 305.8 305.2 652.7 3658 -2.8 -40.5 4 0.17 285 13 305.4 306.0 305.4 623.0 4026 -4.5 -24.5 19 0.85 288 21 307.5 310.5 307.7 607.0 4230 -5.7 -25.7 19 0.78 290 25 308.4 311.2 308.6 604.2 4267 -6.0 -25.1 21 0.83 290 26 308.5 311.4 308.6 581.0 4572 -8.7 -19.7 41 1.39 292 29 308.8 313.5 309.1 571.0 4706 -9.1 -23.1 31 1.05 294 30 309.9 313.5 310.1 558.5 4877 -10.1 -23.1 34 1.07 295 32 310.7 314.4 310.9 558.0 4884 -10.1 -23.1 34 1.07 295 32 310.8 314.5 311.0 553.0 4953 -10.5 -21.5 40 1.25 296 33 311.1 315.4 311.3 546.0 5051 -10.9 -22.9 37 1.12 298 35 311.8 315.6 312.0 536.7 5182 -12.1 -23.1 39 1.12 300 37 311.9 315.8 312.1 500.0 5720 -16.9 -23.9 55 1.12 300 40 312.4 316.2 312.6 483.0 5979 -19.1 -23.5 68 1.20 300 38 312.8 316.9 313.0 475.5 6096 -20.0 -24.6 67 1.11 300 37 313.1 316.9 313.3 471.0 6166 -20.5 -25.2 66 1.05 300 37 313.3 317.0 313.5 467.0 6230 -20.7 -27.7 53 0.85 299 37 313.8 316.8 314.0 460.0 6341 -21.7 -29.7 48 0.71 299 37 313.9 316.5 314.1 446.0 6569 -22.1 -38.1 22 0.32 298 38 316.2 317.4 316.2 428.0 6871 -24.7 -45.7 12 0.15 297 38 316.6 317.2 316.6 410.0 7183 -27.5 -43.5 20 0.20 296 39 316.9 317.7 317.0 400.0 7360 -29.1 -48.1 14 0.12 295 39 317.1 317.6 317.1 385.6 7620 -31.5 -57.2 6 0.04 295 40 317.3 317.5 317.3 383.0 7668 -31.9 -58.9 5 0.04 295 41 317.4 317.5 317.4 354.0 8217 -36.7 -54.7 14 0.06 295 49 318.1 318.4 318.1 308.8 9144 -43.6 -57.5 20 0.05 295 64 321.1 321.3 321.1 300.0 9340 -45.1 -58.1 22 0.05 295 60 321.7 321.9 321.7 250.0 10530 -55.3 -65.3 28 0.02 290 69 323.7 323.8 323.7 242.0 10737 -56.9 -66.9 27 0.02 291 70 324.4 324.4 324.4 240.0 10790 -57.1 -67.1 27 0.02 292 70 324.8 324.9 324.8 237.0 10870 -56.1 -66.1 27 0.02 292 70 327.5 327.6 327.5 222.2 11278 -57.7 -68.5 24 0.02 295 71 331.2 331.3 331.2 220.0 11342 -57.9 -68.9 23 0.02 295 69 331.8 331.8 331.8 218.0 11400 -57.5 -68.5 23 0.02 295 68 333.2 333.3 333.2 202.0 11878 -60.9 -70.9 26 0.01 295 56 335.2 335.3 335.2 201.7 11887 -60.9 -70.9 26 0.01 295 56 335.3 335.4 335.3 200.0 11940 -61.1 -71.1 25 0.01 290 57 335.9 335.9 335.9 198.0 12002 -60.9 -70.9 26 0.01 290 59 337.1 337.2 337.1 195.0 12097 -61.9 -71.9 25 0.01 290 62 337.0 337.1 337.0 185.0 12421 -62.0 -72.0 25 0.01 290 72 341.9 341.9 341.9 182.7 12497 -62.1 -72.1 25 0.01 290 72 343.0 343.1 343.0 182.0 12522 -62.1 -72.1 25 0.01 291 71 343.4 343.5 343.4 177.0 12693 -63.1 -73.1 25 0.01 295 63 344.5 344.6 344.5 173.0 12834 -62.1 -72.1 25 0.01 290 60 348.4 348.5 348.4 168.0 13014 -62.9 -72.9 25 0.01 283 55 350.0 350.1 350.0 166.0 13088 -62.1 -72.1 25 0.01 281 53 352.5 352.6 352.6 165.5 13106 -62.2 -72.2 25 0.01 280 53 352.6 352.7 352.6 160.0 13314 -63.5 -73.5 25 0.01 278 56 353.9 354.0 353.9 156.0 13469 -63.5 -73.5 25 0.01 277 58 356.5 356.5 356.5 152.0 13629 -62.5 -73.5 21 0.01 276 61 360.8 360.9 360.9 150.0 13710 -62.9 -73.9 21 0.01 275 62 361.5 361.6 361.5 149.0 13751 -62.9 -73.9 21 0.01 276 62 362.2 362.3 362.2 146.0 13877 -61.5 -72.5 22 0.01 278 61 366.8 366.8 366.8 130.0 14597 -62.3 -73.3 22 0.01 289 59 377.7 377.8 377.7 129.3 14630 -62.0 -73.0 22 0.02 290 59 378.9 378.9 378.9 127.0 14741 -60.9 -71.9 22 0.02 294 51 382.7 382.8 382.7 123.1 14935 -62.2 -73.2 22 0.02 300 38 383.7 383.8 383.7 119.0 15144 -63.7 -74.7 21 0.01 283 32 384.8 384.9 384.8 117.2 15240 -64.0 -75.0 21 0.01 275 29 386.0 386.1 386.0 112.0 15516 -64.7 -75.7 21 0.01 266 35 389.6 389.7 389.6 108.0 15738 -65.1 -76.1 21 0.01 260 39 392.9 393.0 392.9 102.0 16088 -63.3 -74.3 21 0.02 249 47 402.9 403.0 402.9 100.0 16210 -63.5 -74.5 21 0.02 245 49 404.8 404.9 404.8 96.0 16459 -63.7 -74.7 21 0.02 255 56 409.2 409.3 409.2 94.9 16531 -63.7 -74.7 21 0.02 262 52 410.5 410.6 410.5 91.4 16764 -61.7 -73.5 19 0.02 285 39 419.0 419.1 419.0 90.4 16830 -61.1 -73.1 19 0.02 285 38 421.4 421.5 421.4 85.1 17201 -64.1 -76.1 18 0.01 285 30 422.6 422.7 422.7 80.3 17557 -63.7 -75.7 18 0.02 285 23 430.6 430.6 430.6 78.5 17696 -61.9 -74.9 16 0.02 285 20 437.1 437.2 437.1 74.9 17983 -62.7 -75.7 16 0.02 285 14 441.2 441.3 441.2 71.3 18288 -63.6 -76.6 16 0.02 270 19 445.7 445.8 445.7 70.0 18400 -63.9 -76.9 15 0.02 270 21 447.3 447.4 447.3 63.9 18956 -65.7 -78.7 15 0.01 280 31 455.2 455.3 455.2 61.4 19202 -65.6 -78.6 15 0.01 285 35 460.7 460.8 460.7 59.0 19440 -65.5 -78.5 15 0.01 297 30 466.1 466.2 466.1 55.7 19792 -63.1 -77.1 13 0.02 314 21 479.4 479.5 479.4 55.5 19812 -63.1 -77.1 13 0.02 315 21 479.8 479.9 479.8 53.9 19994 -63.1 -77.1 13 0.02 300 19 483.9 484.0 483.9 52.9 20110 -60.9 -75.9 12 0.02 291 18 491.6 491.7 491.6 52.8 20117 -60.9 -75.9 12 0.02 290 18 491.7 491.9 491.7 50.0 20460 -60.9 -76.9 10 0.02 330 15 499.5 499.7 499.6 47.9 20726 -61.8 -77.8 10 0.02 350 4 503.7 503.8 503.7 44.8 21140 -63.1 -79.1 10 0.02 326 6 510.1 510.2 510.1 43.4 21336 -62.5 -79.4 9 0.02 315 7 516.2 516.4 516.2 40.3 21795 -61.1 -80.1 6 0.02 297 12 530.8 530.9 530.8 37.9 22175 -63.3 -81.3 7 0.01 283 16 534.6 534.7 534.6 37.4 22250 -62.9 -81.6 6 0.01 280 17 537.4 537.5 537.4 34.5 22757 -60.5 -83.5 3 0.01 330 17 556.5 556.5 556.5 32.3 23165 -60.5 -85.7 2 0.01 10 17 567.0 567.0 567.0 31.5 23324 -60.5 -86.5 2 0.01 1 16 571.1 571.2 571.1 30.4 23547 -58.3 -88.3 1 0.01 349 14 582.9 583.0 582.9 30.0 23630 -58.5 -88.5 1 0.01 345 13 584.6 584.6 584.6 27.9 24079 -60.4 -90.4 1 0.00 325 15 591.6 591.6 591.6 26.6 24384 -61.6 -91.6 1 0.00 335 20 596.3 596.4 596.3 25.7 24593 -62.5 -92.5 1 0.00 345 21 599.6 599.6 599.6 25.3 24689 -62.3 -92.5 1 0.00 350 21 602.7 602.8 602.7 23.4 25173 -61.5 -92.5 1 0.00 350 27 618.8 618.8 618.8 22.9 25298 -61.9 -92.7 1 0.00 350 29 621.3 621.4 621.3 20.7 25929 -63.7 -93.7 1 0.00 335 28 634.2 634.2 634.2 20.0 26140 -63.5 -93.5 1 0.00 330 28 641.1 641.1 641.1 18.8 26518 -63.2 -93.2 1 0.00 310 28 653.4 653.4 653.4 17.7 26890 -62.9 -92.9 1 0.00 312 30 665.8 665.8 665.8 16.2 27432 -63.7 -93.7 1 0.00 315 33 680.1 680.2 680.1 14.6 28068 -64.7 -94.7 1 0.00 318 39 697.4 697.4 697.4 13.9 28369 -63.1 -93.1 1 0.00 321 41 712.7 712.7 712.7 13.9 28346 -63.2 -93.2 1 0.00 320 41 711.5 711.6 711.5 13.3 28651 -63.5 -93.5 1 0.00 330 38 720.9 721.0 720.9 12.5 29019 -63.9 -93.9 1 0.00 318 36 731.8 731.9 731.8 11.4 29566 -61.7 -92.3 1 0.01 300 32 758.5 758.6 758.5 10.9 29870 -60.5 -91.5 1 0.01 295 39 773.6 773.7 773.6 10.9 29864 -60.5 -91.5 1 0.01 295 39 773.4 773.5 773.4 10.0 30400 -60.3 -91.3 1 0.01 305 35 793.4 793.5 793.4 9.9 30480 -60.3 -91.3 1 0.01 310 35 796.3 796.5 796.3 9.8 30526 -60.3 -91.3 1 0.01 310 35 798.0 798.1 798.0 9.1 30992 -56.1 -88.1 1 0.02 310 37 831.2 831.4 831.2 9.0 31090 -56.3 -88.3 1 0.02 310 37 834.1 834.3 834.1 8.3 31575 -57.3 -89.3 1 0.02 294 31 848.6 848.8 848.6 8.1 31699 -57.1 -89.1 1 0.02 290 29 854.2 854.4 854.2 7.4 32309 -56.0 -88.0 1 0.02 265 45 882.3 882.6 882.3 7.3 32389 -55.9 -87.9 1 0.02 886.0 886.3 886.0 Station information and sounding indices Station identifier: IAD Station number: 72403 Observation time: 071222/1200 Station latitude: 38.98 Station longitude: -77.46 Station elevation: 93.0 Showalter index: 11.40 Lifted index: 20.67 LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 20.80 SWEAT index: 68.01 K index: 10.30 Cross totals index: 15.70 Vertical totals index: 19.50 Totals totals index: 35.20 Convective Available Potential Energy: 0.00 CAPE using virtual temperature: 0.00 Convective Inhibition: 0.00 CINS using virtual temperature: 0.00 Bulk Richardson Number: 0.00 Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.00 Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 273.82 Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 965.10 Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 276.62 Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 4.18 1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5472.00 Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 15.90 Description of the data columns or sounding indices. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interested in 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