72403 IAD Sterling Observations at 12Z 16 Feb 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRES HGHT TEMP DWPT RELH MIXR DRCT SKNT THTA THTE THTV hPa m C C % g/kg deg knot K K K ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1017.0 93 -2.7 -11.7 50 1.54 5 6 269.1 273.5 269.4 1016.0 100 -1.7 -10.7 50 1.67 6 7 270.2 275.0 270.5 1013.0 122 -1.3 -9.3 55 1.87 7 8 270.9 276.1 271.2 1000.0 218 -2.1 -9.1 59 1.93 15 16 271.1 276.5 271.4 989.1 305 -2.8 -9.5 60 1.89 5 16 271.2 276.6 271.6 960.0 541 -4.5 -10.5 63 1.80 342 19 271.8 276.9 272.1 951.6 610 -4.6 -10.0 66 1.89 335 20 272.4 277.8 272.7 933.0 765 -4.7 -8.8 73 2.12 311 21 273.8 279.9 274.2 925.0 833 -4.3 -7.6 78 2.34 300 22 274.9 281.6 275.3 915.6 914 -3.2 -6.4 79 2.60 290 21 276.9 284.3 277.3 915.0 919 -3.1 -6.3 79 2.62 290 21 277.0 284.5 277.4 910.0 962 -1.9 -5.2 78 2.87 292 21 278.7 286.9 279.1 907.0 989 -1.7 -6.0 72 2.70 292 21 279.1 286.9 279.6 902.0 1033 -1.9 -12.9 43 1.58 294 21 279.4 284.1 279.6 881.1 1219 -3.2 -15.8 37 1.27 300 22 279.9 283.8 280.1 876.0 1265 -3.5 -16.5 36 1.21 302 22 280.1 283.7 280.2 852.0 1484 -5.3 -17.3 38 1.16 309 25 280.4 283.9 280.6 850.0 1502 -5.5 -17.5 38 1.14 310 25 280.4 283.9 280.6 832.0 1670 -5.3 -16.3 42 1.29 305 27 282.3 286.2 282.5 815.2 1829 -6.2 -17.2 41 1.22 300 28 283.0 286.7 283.2 784.0 2134 -8.0 -19.0 41 1.10 290 34 284.3 287.7 284.5 778.0 2194 -8.3 -19.3 41 1.07 289 36 284.5 287.9 284.7 753.8 2438 -8.9 -20.8 37 0.97 285 42 286.5 289.6 286.7 752.0 2457 -8.9 -20.9 37 0.97 285 43 286.7 289.7 286.8 746.0 2519 -8.3 -19.3 41 1.12 284 44 288.0 291.5 288.2 741.0 2571 -7.5 -22.5 29 0.85 283 46 289.4 292.1 289.6 728.0 2709 -6.3 -25.3 21 0.68 281 49 292.2 294.4 292.3 724.9 2743 -6.3 -25.8 20 0.65 280 50 292.6 294.7 292.7 722.0 2774 -6.3 -26.3 19 0.62 280 51 292.9 294.9 293.0 712.0 2883 -6.3 -16.3 45 1.51 280 54 294.1 298.8 294.3 700.0 3016 -6.1 -19.1 35 1.21 280 57 295.7 299.6 295.9 696.0 3061 -6.3 -19.3 35 1.20 280 57 296.0 299.9 296.2 688.0 3151 -7.1 -15.1 53 1.73 280 58 296.1 301.5 296.4 681.0 3230 -7.5 -16.5 49 1.55 280 59 296.5 301.4 296.8 670.3 3353 -8.7 -16.5 53 1.58 280 60 296.5 301.5 296.8 663.0 3438 -9.5 -16.5 57 1.60 280 61 296.5 301.6 296.8 655.0 3531 -9.7 -21.7 37 1.04 280 61 297.3 300.7 297.5 644.3 3658 -10.2 -24.4 30 0.83 280 62 298.1 300.9 298.2 616.0 4003 -11.7 -31.7 17 0.44 280 63 300.3 301.8 300.4 604.0 4153 -12.5 -22.5 43 1.05 280 63 301.0 304.5 301.2 600.0 4203 -12.7 -25.7 33 0.79 280 63 301.4 304.1 301.5 595.0 4267 -13.2 -26.9 31 0.71 280 63 301.5 304.0 301.6 586.0 4383 -14.1 -29.1 27 0.59 278 64 301.8 303.8 301.9 583.0 4422 -14.1 -33.1 18 0.41 277 64 302.2 303.7 302.3 557.0 4766 -15.5 -36.5 15 0.30 272 66 304.5 305.6 304.6 548.8 4877 -16.4 -35.6 17 0.34 270 67 304.8 306.0 304.8 526.9 5182 -18.9 -33.1 28 0.45 270 67 305.3 306.9 305.4 522.0 5251 -19.5 -32.5 31 0.48 271 68 305.4 307.1 305.5 506.0 5482 -19.9 -35.9 23 0.35 274 72 307.7 309.0 307.7 500.0 5570 -20.7 -37.7 20 0.30 275 74 307.7 308.8 307.8 473.0 5979 -24.1 -46.1 11 0.13 279 74 308.4 308.9 308.5 465.4 6096 -25.1 -46.3 12 0.13 280 74 308.6 309.1 308.6 427.4 6706 -30.6 -47.2 18 0.13 285 75 309.2 309.7 309.2 400.0 7180 -34.9 -47.9 25 0.13 280 73 309.6 310.0 309.6 388.0 7391 -36.9 -48.9 28 0.12 278 74 309.6 310.1 309.7 375.3 7620 -38.8 -51.4 25 0.09 275 75 310.1 310.4 310.1 367.0 7773 -40.1 -53.1 24 0.08 275 81 310.3 310.6 310.4 328.0 8534 -42.7 -56.6 20 0.05 275 109 316.8 317.1 316.8 323.0 8638 -43.1 -57.1 20 0.05 276 108 317.7 317.9 317.7 301.0 9108 -47.1 -61.1 19 0.03 280 103 318.6 318.7 318.6 300.0 9130 -47.3 -61.3 19 0.03 280 103 318.6 318.7 318.6 299.4 9144 -47.4 -61.4 19 0.03 280 103 318.6 318.8 318.7 260.2 10058 -52.9 -65.4 21 0.02 280 119 323.5 323.6 323.5 259.0 10089 -53.1 -65.5 21 0.02 280 119 323.7 323.8 323.7 250.0 10320 -54.5 -66.5 21 0.02 275 116 324.9 325.0 324.9 246.0 10423 -55.3 -67.3 21 0.02 276 115 325.2 325.3 325.2 229.0 10877 -56.7 -68.7 21 0.02 280 113 329.8 329.9 329.8 222.0 11074 -53.9 -66.9 19 0.02 280 108 337.1 337.1 337.1 217.0 11220 -53.7 -66.7 19 0.02 280 104 339.6 339.7 339.6 205.0 11582 -55.1 -68.1 18 0.02 280 95 342.9 343.0 342.9 200.0 11740 -55.7 -68.7 18 0.02 280 95 344.4 344.5 344.4 192.0 12000 -55.9 -68.9 18 0.02 280 94 348.1 348.2 348.1 184.0 12274 -52.3 -66.3 17 0.03 280 94 358.2 358.4 358.2 178.0 12489 -51.9 -65.9 17 0.03 280 93 362.3 362.4 362.3 169.0 12825 -52.7 -66.7 17 0.03 280 92 366.4 366.5 366.4 157.0 13299 -55.7 -69.7 16 0.02 280 91 369.1 369.2 369.1 155.0 13381 -55.1 -69.1 16 0.02 280 91 371.4 371.6 371.4 150.0 13590 -56.3 -70.3 16 0.02 280 90 372.9 373.0 372.9 135.0 14253 -59.1 -72.1 17 0.02 285 78 379.3 379.4 379.3 130.0 14490 -58.3 -72.3 15 0.02 287 79 384.9 384.9 384.9 124.0 14785 -60.1 -73.1 17 0.02 289 81 386.8 386.9 386.8 121.1 14935 -59.3 -73.3 15 0.02 290 82 390.9 391.0 390.9 121.0 14938 -59.3 -73.3 15 0.02 290 82 391.0 391.1 391.0 115.3 15240 -60.2 -73.3 17 0.02 290 73 394.7 394.8 394.7 115.0 15255 -60.3 -73.3 17 0.02 290 73 394.9 395.0 394.9 112.0 15420 -59.7 -73.7 15 0.02 289 69 399.0 399.1 399.0 109.0 15590 -57.9 -71.9 15 0.02 288 65 405.5 405.6 405.5 107.0 15707 -57.9 -71.9 15 0.02 287 63 407.6 407.8 407.6 100.0 16130 -60.1 -74.1 14 0.02 285 53 411.3 411.4 411.3 92.8 16595 -60.3 -74.3 14 0.02 289 54 419.8 419.9 419.8 85.4 17110 -62.5 -75.5 16 0.02 293 56 425.5 425.6 425.5 82.6 17316 -61.3 -74.3 16 0.02 295 57 432.0 432.1 432.0 81.8 17374 -61.3 -74.4 16 0.02 295 57 433.1 433.2 433.1 70.6 18288 -61.7 -75.6 14 0.02 290 47 451.0 451.1 451.0 70.0 18340 -61.7 -75.7 14 0.02 295 46 452.0 452.2 452.1 67.2 18593 -61.8 -75.8 14 0.02 295 42 457.1 457.2 457.1 64.0 18898 -62.0 -76.0 14 0.02 280 35 463.3 463.4 463.3 60.8 19212 -62.1 -76.1 14 0.02 294 32 469.7 469.9 469.7 57.7 19536 -61.1 -75.1 14 0.02 309 28 479.1 479.2 479.1 56.5 19668 -58.1 -73.1 13 0.03 315 27 488.8 489.0 488.8 52.6 20117 -61.2 -75.3 14 0.03 335 22 491.7 491.9 491.7 52.0 20186 -61.7 -75.7 14 0.03 326 22 492.1 492.3 492.1 50.7 20344 -60.7 -74.7 14 0.03 305 21 498.0 498.2 498.0 50.1 20422 -61.2 -75.2 14 0.03 295 20 498.6 498.8 498.6 50.0 20430 -61.3 -75.3 14 0.03 295 21 498.6 498.8 498.6 46.0 20946 -62.1 -76.1 14 0.03 316 32 508.7 508.9 508.7 45.4 21031 -61.6 -75.6 14 0.03 320 34 511.8 512.1 511.9 44.7 21124 -61.1 -75.1 14 0.03 328 29 515.3 515.5 515.3 44.0 21222 -58.9 -73.9 13 0.04 336 25 523.0 523.3 523.0 43.2 21336 -59.2 -74.2 13 0.04 345 19 525.0 525.3 525.0 41.1 21641 -60.0 -75.0 12 0.04 315 17 530.4 530.7 530.4 39.4 21912 -60.7 -75.7 12 0.03 4 16 535.2 535.5 535.2 39.2 21946 -60.4 -75.4 12 0.04 10 16 536.9 537.2 536.9 38.4 22073 -59.1 -74.1 13 0.04 5 16 543.2 543.6 543.2 36.4 22408 -58.9 -73.9 13 0.05 351 18 552.1 552.5 552.1 35.5 22555 -59.3 -74.3 13 0.05 345 18 554.8 555.1 554.8 33.9 22860 -60.2 -75.2 12 0.04 25 15 560.3 560.7 560.4 33.2 22983 -60.5 -75.5 12 0.04 21 17 562.6 562.9 562.6 32.2 23165 -59.0 -74.6 12 0.05 15 21 571.2 571.6 571.2 31.4 23333 -57.7 -73.7 11 0.06 21 24 579.2 579.6 579.2 30.0 23620 -58.1 -74.1 11 0.06 30 29 585.7 586.1 585.7 29.3 23774 -58.5 -74.5 11 0.05 35 29 588.8 589.2 588.8 28.8 23877 -58.7 -74.7 11 0.05 38 27 590.9 591.3 590.9 26.6 24384 -56.6 -74.1 9 0.06 55 20 610.5 611.0 610.5 25.9 24549 -55.9 -73.9 9 0.07 50 22 617.0 617.6 617.0 25.3 24689 -56.5 -74.2 9 0.06 45 23 619.2 619.8 619.2 24.1 25006 -57.9 -74.9 10 0.06 60 27 624.1 624.6 624.1 24.1 24994 -57.9 -74.9 10 0.06 60 27 623.9 624.4 623.9 23.0 25303 -55.9 -74.9 8 0.06 60 29 638.3 638.9 638.3 20.9 25908 -57.3 -76.3 7 0.06 60 32 651.8 652.3 651.8 20.6 26002 -57.5 -76.5 7 0.06 55 33 653.9 654.4 653.9 20.0 26190 -55.9 -75.9 6 0.06 45 34 664.3 664.9 664.4 19.9 26213 -55.8 -75.9 6 0.06 45 41 665.3 665.9 665.3 18.1 26822 -53.2 -75.9 5 0.07 60 49 691.8 692.5 691.8 17.9 26899 -52.9 -75.9 5 0.07 62 48 695.2 695.9 695.2 16.5 27432 -52.7 -78.3 3 0.05 75 41 712.5 713.1 712.5 15.7 27737 -52.6 -79.7 2 0.04 70 38 722.6 723.1 722.6 15.3 27910 -52.5 -80.5 2 0.04 70 43 728.4 728.8 728.4 14.3 28346 -53.9 -82.6 2 0.03 70 56 737.9 738.2 737.9 13.9 28525 -54.5 -83.5 2 0.03 71 52 741.9 742.2 741.9 13.3 28807 -54.1 -84.1 1 0.03 74 46 752.6 752.9 752.6 13.0 28956 -52.9 -84.4 1 0.02 75 43 761.8 762.1 761.8 12.7 29104 -51.7 -84.7 1 0.02 75 43 771.0 771.3 771.0 11.9 29524 -52.9 -85.9 1 0.02 73 45 781.2 781.5 781.2 11.2 29915 -51.5 -84.5 1 0.03 72 46 799.9 800.2 799.9 10.3 30480 -51.0 -84.8 1 0.03 70 48 821.8 822.1 821.8 10.0 30650 -50.9 -84.9 1 0.03 70 57 828.5 828.8 828.5 9.8 30785 -51.1 -84.7 1 0.03 70 61 832.5 832.9 832.5 9.7 30848 -51.3 -84.7 1 0.03 70 61 834.4 834.8 834.4 9.5 30983 -51.5 -84.5 1 0.03 71 55 838.4 838.9 838.4 8.9 31394 -49.5 -83.3 1 0.04 75 38 861.2 861.8 861.3 8.8 31483 -49.1 -83.1 1 0.05 76 39 866.2 866.8 866.3 8.5 31699 -49.2 -83.2 1 0.05 80 40 873.9 874.5 873.9 8.1 32004 -49.4 -83.4 1 0.05 70 44 884.8 885.5 884.9 8.0 32107 -49.5 -83.5 1 0.05 888.6 889.2 888.6 Station information and sounding indices Station identifier: IAD Station number: 72403 Observation time: 080216/1200 Station latitude: 38.98 Station longitude: -77.46 Station elevation: 93.0 Showalter index: 20.19 Lifted index: 25.89 LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 25.92 SWEAT index: 124.01 K index: -15.30 Cross totals index: 3.20 Vertical totals index: 15.20 Totals totals index: 18.40 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: 262.04 Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 885.46 Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 271.32 Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 1.86 1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5352.00 Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 6.58 Description of the data columns or sounding indices. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interested in studying meteorology? 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