72403 IAD Sterling Observations at 12Z 06 Dec 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRES HGHT TEMP DWPT RELH MIXR DRCT SKNT THTA THTE THTV hPa m C C % g/kg deg knot K K K ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1012.0 93 -8.9 -10.1 91 1.76 0 0 263.4 268.2 263.6 1007.0 129 -5.9 -12.9 58 1.41 31 1 266.7 270.7 266.9 1005.0 143 -5.3 -13.3 53 1.37 44 2 267.5 271.4 267.7 1000.0 180 -4.7 -12.7 54 1.45 75 3 268.4 272.6 268.7 984.1 305 -5.6 -13.3 55 1.40 60 4 268.8 272.8 269.0 956.0 532 -7.3 -14.3 57 1.33 186 5 269.3 273.1 269.5 946.5 610 -7.0 -14.0 57 1.38 230 5 270.4 274.3 270.6 926.0 781 -6.3 -13.3 58 1.49 201 15 272.8 277.1 273.0 925.0 789 -6.3 -14.3 53 1.37 200 15 272.9 276.9 273.1 911.0 908 -7.1 -14.1 57 1.42 200 19 273.2 277.4 273.5 910.3 914 -7.1 -13.9 58 1.44 200 19 273.3 277.5 273.5 901.0 994 -7.1 -11.3 72 1.80 207 19 274.1 279.3 274.4 879.0 1186 -8.7 -12.8 72 1.63 222 19 274.4 279.1 274.6 875.3 1219 -8.4 -16.4 53 1.22 225 19 275.0 278.6 275.2 863.0 1329 -7.5 -28.5 17 0.43 230 19 277.1 278.4 277.1 850.0 1447 -8.1 -27.1 20 0.49 235 18 277.6 279.2 277.7 837.0 1567 -7.9 -26.9 20 0.51 240 20 279.1 280.7 279.2 809.1 1829 -8.7 -29.9 16 0.40 250 25 281.0 282.2 281.0 788.0 2034 -9.3 -32.3 14 0.32 257 35 282.4 283.5 282.5 777.8 2134 -9.9 -25.4 27 0.62 260 40 282.9 284.9 283.0 777.0 2142 -9.9 -24.9 28 0.66 260 40 282.9 285.0 283.0 771.0 2202 -9.9 -25.9 26 0.60 259 39 283.6 285.5 283.7 757.0 2343 -10.9 -22.9 37 0.81 257 37 284.0 286.5 284.1 751.0 2404 -10.5 -36.5 10 0.23 256 36 285.0 285.8 285.1 747.7 2438 -10.4 -40.4 7 0.15 255 36 285.6 286.1 285.6 746.0 2455 -10.3 -42.3 5 0.12 255 36 285.8 286.2 285.8 718.6 2743 -10.7 -42.0 6 0.13 255 35 288.4 288.9 288.5 705.0 2889 -10.9 -41.9 6 0.14 251 38 289.8 290.3 289.8 700.0 2944 -10.1 -46.1 3 0.09 250 39 291.3 291.6 291.3 697.0 2977 -9.9 -47.9 3 0.07 250 39 291.9 292.1 291.9 673.0 3246 -11.5 -42.5 6 0.14 250 40 293.0 293.5 293.0 637.7 3658 -12.7 -38.7 9 0.21 250 41 296.2 297.0 296.2 631.0 3739 -12.9 -37.9 10 0.23 250 43 296.8 297.7 296.9 588.4 4267 -16.0 -36.8 15 0.28 250 53 299.2 300.2 299.3 571.0 4494 -17.3 -36.3 17 0.30 252 57 300.3 301.4 300.3 560.0 4640 -17.7 -37.7 16 0.27 253 60 301.5 302.4 301.5 557.0 4680 -17.9 -30.9 31 0.53 253 61 301.7 303.5 301.8 547.0 4815 -18.3 -39.3 14 0.23 254 64 302.8 303.6 302.8 542.5 4877 -18.6 -38.4 16 0.26 255 65 303.1 304.1 303.2 536.0 4967 -19.1 -37.1 19 0.30 255 65 303.6 304.7 303.6 523.0 5149 -20.5 -37.5 20 0.29 255 65 304.1 305.1 304.1 514.0 5277 -21.7 -28.7 53 0.70 255 64 304.1 306.5 304.2 510.0 5334 -21.9 -24.9 77 1.00 255 64 304.6 307.9 304.7 506.0 5392 -22.3 -24.5 82 1.05 255 64 304.8 308.3 304.9 500.0 5480 -22.5 -24.2 86 1.09 255 64 305.6 309.2 305.8 482.0 5749 -24.1 -25.6 87 0.99 246 65 306.8 310.2 307.0 479.2 5791 -24.2 -25.8 87 0.98 245 65 307.1 310.5 307.3 466.0 5995 -24.9 -26.8 84 0.92 248 66 308.8 311.9 308.9 460.0 6089 -24.9 -28.0 75 0.84 250 67 309.9 312.8 310.1 459.6 6096 -24.9 -28.4 73 0.81 250 67 310.0 312.8 310.1 455.0 6169 -25.1 -32.1 52 0.57 251 66 310.6 312.7 310.7 446.0 6314 -26.3 -37.3 35 0.35 252 65 310.9 312.2 311.0 436.0 6477 -27.9 -38.9 34 0.30 254 63 310.9 312.0 310.9 404.5 7010 -32.6 -43.6 33 0.20 260 58 311.5 312.3 311.6 400.0 7090 -33.3 -44.3 32 0.19 265 59 311.6 312.3 311.7 370.5 7620 -38.0 -48.3 33 0.13 260 67 312.3 312.8 312.3 359.0 7839 -39.9 -49.9 34 0.11 262 70 312.6 313.0 312.6 309.1 8839 -47.6 -57.6 31 0.05 270 83 315.5 315.7 315.5 300.0 9040 -49.1 -59.1 30 0.04 270 76 316.0 316.2 316.1 295.2 9144 -50.1 -59.9 30 0.04 265 74 316.1 316.3 316.1 273.0 9649 -54.7 -63.7 32 0.03 257 72 316.6 316.7 316.6 268.5 9754 -54.2 -63.2 32 0.03 255 72 318.8 318.9 318.8 266.0 9815 -53.9 -62.9 32 0.03 254 72 320.1 320.2 320.1 250.0 10210 -55.5 -64.5 32 0.03 250 75 323.4 323.5 323.4 241.0 10444 -56.7 -65.7 31 0.02 250 78 325.0 325.1 325.0 227.0 10826 -56.3 -65.3 31 0.03 250 81 331.2 331.4 331.2 222.0 10968 -57.5 -66.5 31 0.02 250 82 331.5 331.6 331.5 213.0 11230 -57.7 -67.7 27 0.02 250 84 335.1 335.2 335.1 200.0 11630 -57.5 -67.5 27 0.02 250 87 341.6 341.6 341.6 198.0 11693 -57.9 -67.9 27 0.02 250 88 341.9 342.0 341.9 192.0 11887 -57.0 -67.0 27 0.02 250 89 346.4 346.6 346.4 192.0 11887 -57.0 -67.0 27 0.02 250 89 346.4 346.6 346.4 188.0 12019 -56.3 -66.3 27 0.03 250 88 349.6 349.7 349.6 180.0 12293 -57.5 -67.5 27 0.02 250 85 352.0 352.1 352.0 172.0 12580 -56.1 -66.1 27 0.03 250 82 358.9 359.1 358.9 166.0 12803 -57.7 -67.7 27 0.03 250 80 359.9 360.0 359.9 155.0 13234 -57.7 -67.7 27 0.03 250 76 367.0 367.1 367.0 152.0 13357 -56.9 -66.9 27 0.03 250 75 370.4 370.6 370.4 150.0 13440 -57.1 -68.1 24 0.03 250 74 371.5 371.6 371.5 145.0 13655 -57.5 -68.5 23 0.03 250 74 374.4 374.6 374.4 140.0 13877 -57.1 -68.1 24 0.03 250 75 378.9 379.0 378.9 130.0 14346 -58.7 -69.7 23 0.02 250 76 384.1 384.3 384.1 125.0 14593 -57.9 -68.9 23 0.03 250 76 389.9 390.1 389.9 112.7 15240 -61.0 -72.0 22 0.02 250 77 395.8 395.9 395.8 111.0 15338 -61.5 -72.5 22 0.02 251 75 396.6 396.7 396.6 109.0 15451 -60.1 -71.1 22 0.02 251 73 401.3 401.5 401.3 100.0 15990 -60.1 -71.1 22 0.03 255 64 411.3 411.5 411.3 87.8 16798 -61.9 -72.9 22 0.02 252 55 423.3 423.4 423.3 80.0 17374 -61.0 -72.0 22 0.03 250 49 436.5 436.6 436.5 78.8 17468 -60.9 -71.9 22 0.03 252 50 438.7 438.8 438.7 75.1 17766 -62.9 -73.9 21 0.02 260 54 440.5 440.7 440.5 72.5 17983 -62.1 -73.6 20 0.02 265 57 446.7 446.8 446.7 70.0 18200 -61.3 -73.3 19 0.03 260 48 452.9 453.1 452.9 69.2 18271 -60.5 -72.5 19 0.03 256 46 456.1 456.3 456.1 69.0 18288 -60.5 -72.5 19 0.03 255 45 456.5 456.7 456.5 65.7 18593 -60.3 -72.5 19 0.03 255 41 463.4 463.6 463.4 59.6 19202 -59.9 -72.5 18 0.04 245 47 477.5 477.7 477.5 55.0 19701 -59.5 -72.5 17 0.04 261 44 489.3 489.6 489.3 51.5 20117 -57.5 -71.3 16 0.05 275 42 503.5 503.8 503.5 50.9 20188 -57.1 -71.1 15 0.05 269 42 505.9 506.3 505.9 50.0 20300 -57.9 -71.9 15 0.05 260 43 506.6 506.9 506.6 49.0 20422 -58.1 -72.2 15 0.05 265 45 509.0 509.3 509.0 44.5 21031 -59.0 -73.5 14 0.04 280 28 521.0 521.4 521.0 42.4 21336 -59.5 -74.2 13 0.04 270 29 527.2 527.5 527.2 39.7 21748 -60.1 -75.1 12 0.04 270 39 535.6 535.9 535.6 38.5 21946 -59.3 -74.7 12 0.04 270 44 542.5 542.9 542.5 36.6 22250 -58.0 -74.0 11 0.05 300 37 553.4 553.7 553.4 36.5 22275 -57.9 -73.9 11 0.05 300 37 554.3 554.6 554.3 34.6 22615 -54.3 -72.3 9 0.06 297 33 572.2 572.7 572.2 33.3 22860 -54.2 -72.6 9 0.06 295 31 578.7 579.2 578.7 31.8 23165 -54.1 -73.0 8 0.06 315 19 586.8 587.4 586.9 31.2 23279 -54.1 -73.1 8 0.06 315 17 589.9 590.4 589.9 30.3 23470 -55.0 -73.2 9 0.06 315 13 592.5 593.0 592.5 30.0 23530 -55.3 -73.3 9 0.06 310 12 593.3 593.8 593.3 28.9 23774 -56.3 -74.3 9 0.06 265 13 597.1 597.6 597.2 27.5 24079 -57.5 -75.5 8 0.05 255 19 602.0 602.4 602.0 27.3 24128 -57.7 -75.7 8 0.05 260 22 602.8 603.2 602.8 26.2 24384 -57.0 -76.2 7 0.05 285 37 611.7 612.1 611.7 25.4 24584 -56.5 -76.5 6 0.05 301 38 618.8 619.2 618.8 25.0 24689 -55.5 -76.2 6 0.05 310 39 624.4 624.9 624.4 24.2 24893 -53.7 -75.7 5 0.05 310 35 635.5 636.0 635.5 22.7 25298 -53.1 -76.1 4 0.05 310 28 648.9 649.4 648.9 21.7 25603 -52.6 -76.5 4 0.05 335 26 659.2 659.7 659.2 21.5 25655 -52.5 -76.5 4 0.05 332 25 660.9 661.4 660.9 20.7 25908 -53.3 -77.3 4 0.05 315 19 666.1 666.6 666.1 20.0 26120 -53.9 -77.9 4 0.05 320 22 670.4 670.9 670.5 18.8 26518 -55.5 -78.3 4 0.05 330 23 677.7 678.1 677.7 17.9 26822 -56.6 -78.7 5 0.05 315 15 683.2 683.7 683.3 16.9 27191 -58.1 -79.1 5 0.05 318 23 690.0 690.5 690.0 16.3 27432 -57.8 -79.4 5 0.04 320 29 698.7 699.2 698.7 15.1 27901 -57.1 -80.1 4 0.04 320 36 715.9 716.4 715.9 14.1 28346 -58.4 -81.3 4 0.04 320 42 726.2 726.6 726.2 13.8 28468 -58.7 -81.7 4 0.04 729.1 729.5 729.1 Station information and sounding indices Station identifier: IAD Station number: 72403 Observation time: 081206/1200 Station latitude: 38.98 Station longitude: -77.46 Station elevation: 93.0 Showalter index: 22.02 Lifted index: 27.33 LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 27.48 SWEAT index: 167.77 K index: -48.70 Cross totals index: -4.60 Vertical totals index: 14.40 Totals totals index: 9.80 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: 258.37 Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 873.82 Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 268.54 Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 1.40 1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5300.00 Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 4.19 Description of the data columns or sounding indices. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interested in studying meteorology? 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