Cincinnati  5NW (Ronald Rothhaas Jr.) -  August was the first month in some time to average above normal in temperature, about a degree, while the month continued the wetter than normal trend with nearly twice the normal rainfall.  With the warmer temperatures and a two week dry period late in the month the landscape took on a rather parched appearance breifly which was corrected at month's end with more torrential rainfall. 
 

Cleves 3NW (James Davis) -  August ended up warm after a cool start.I ended up 1.0 degrees above normal but rain fall missed me to the north and east much of the month to end a dry August.
 

Kent 2W (Eric Wertz) - August 2003 was characterized by normal precipitation and normal temperatures.  Total monthly rainfall of 3.82 inches was considerably less than the record breaking rains in July.  The first week saw several days of thundershowers.  Heavy rains of 1.19 inches were noted on the 27th with thunderstorms.  There were 10 thunderstorm days this month with three days of fog.  Two watches and three warnings were issued this month.  The Lake Erie temperature rose from 72° on the 1st to 75° on the 31st.  With the exception of gusty winds (31 m.p.h.) on the 26th, winds were generally light.

Kidron 1N (Ronald Hahn) -  Temperatures averaged more than 2 degrees above normal for August, while rainfall was 1.40 inches above normal.  The rainfall of 1.62 inches on the 15th was a new record for that date.

Munroe Falls 1SW (Ronald Hahn) -  The month of August 2003 produced a total of 9 thunder days. This sumer (June - August) was the third coldest for the past 11 years.  The coldest summer was 2000 with the summer mean temperature of 67.9 degrees.  This year it was 68.5 degrees.
 

Newcomerstown 1S (Don Keating)  -  Damaging thunderstorm winds moved through the area on the 26'th with several smaller trees snapped in half, and a large tree top blown onto a garage. Electricity was out to the entire town of over 4000 people for 6 hours.  There were 8 thunder days; 5 fog days that I observed and 1 damaging wind day. Average wind speed was 3.7 mph and the dominate direction was SSW. There were 242.8 cooling degree days.
 

Ottawa 4E (Phil and Bonnie Higley) -  Started out wet & cool. First 4 day's had a good rain shower.  Warm up toward the middle of the month with a thunderstorm & Hi winds come in on the 26.  But remain warm.  Didn't really cool down till the end of the month.  Seen rotation, BUT no funnel cloud on the 26.  Didn't last long.  Right over this location.  Weather equipment still down.  Getting repair.

Perrysville 4W (Katie Gerwig)  -  August saw near normal temperatures with slightly above normal precipitation.  Ashland, 20 miles north, saw several more inches of rain than this area.  There were 6 thunderstorm days.  Most days (22) were partly cloudy with precipitation on 12 days.

Ravenna 1E (Rich Rabatin)  -  Ravenna 1E had 9 thunder days, with 4 Severe T'Storm Watch days and 1 T'Storm Warning day.  2 flood watches were issued along with 1 flash flood warning.  On the 26th, the SPC issued a P.D.S. for the area, but didn't get anything here in Ravenna.
 

Ravenna 1SE (Gary Locke)  -  No significant severe weather events were witnessed during month.  This station also did not record any 90 degree readings during month.
 

Springfield (Dick Groeber) -  Rainfall was the big story of this month.  The bulk of the month total fell in the first and last weeks with a dry period between.  A total of 4.06 inches fell from the 27th through the 30th.  A tenth of an inch fell from the 14th through the 16th for the month total of 7.84 inches.  The period of the ninth through the 26th was nearly rain free.  The heaviest rain fell overnight on the 29th to the 30th with 2.62 inches from a slow moving cold frontal passage.  The month total was the third greatest recorded here since 1968.  The greatest was 9.65 inches in 1988 with the next at 7.97 inches in 2001.  The fourth greatest was 7.44 in 1989.  The temperatures were above the station 35 year averages just about all month.  The highest readings were in the middle to the end with all four 90 degree high temperature dates, with the highest of 91 degrees, on the 21st and the 25th.  The low temperatures were generally in the upper 50s to the 60s.

Thompson 5SW (Vance Lunn) -  August was a very pleasant month.  The weather completely lacked any extremes of any kind.  Daily maximum temperatures were exclusively in the 70's and 80's, and minimums were in the 50's and 60's except for one reading in the 40's.  The first week saw frequent light to moderate rain.  The last week saw two somewhat heavier events of 0.86 inch (26th)and 0.85 inch (29th).
 

Wooster 7N (Jack Sisler) -  August was pretty much an uneventful month compared to July. Monthly mean temperatures were a few degrees above normal but still no 90+ degree temperatures for the year thus far. Monthly precipitation was back to below normal after three months previously of being above normal. The deficit was aided by two separate weeks of no precipitation. I think because of the lack of some extremely hot days, fairly mild nights, and high humidity levels the grass has not gone dormant/browned out. It's about as green as I've seen it in several years for this time of year.
 

A = Airport         

Date: Fri Aug 1, 2003 6:54 am
Subject: July Precipitation


July 2003 produced the second highest rainfall total of 10.42
inches since records began here in 1992. Record July rain was
in 1992 with 12.49 inches. This past month set a new 24-hour
precipitation record of 4.16 inches

Larry Huff
Munroe Falls 1SW, OH
Summit County


Date: Fri Aug 1, 2003 2:13 pm
Subject: July 2003 Rainfall


Group:

My July precipitation was 6.00 inches which makes it almost two
inches above normal. This makes it the wettest July on record and the
third wettest month on record in the last twelve years. Precipitation
for the year now stands at 21.91 inches putting the year back to
almost normal after being at a deficit the first four months of the
year.

I've been amazed at the difference in rainfall totals between
stations that are such a short distance from each other where totals
can vary as much as a few inches or more. Hope to see some more
rainfall totals for May.

Jack Sisler
Wooster 7N
Wayne County

Date: Fri Aug 1, 2003 2:34 pm
Subject: Yahoo! Group Changes


Group:

I received an email from Yahoo! Groups sent to all group moderators
implementing the following changes to take effect August 7, 2003. Any
of my statements are in parenthesis. If there is something you don't
understand please email me personally (stormwarn1@msn.com) and I will
try giving the best explanation I can.

-Message Attachments: Yahoo! Groups will continue to deliver all
attachments sent via email, however, the attachments will no longer
be archived within the Messages area. You may continue to upload
files and images to the Files and Photos areas of your groups. Please
re-upload any attachments you would like to preserve to the Photos or
Files areas of your group. On Aug. 7, all attachments in the Messages
area will be removed, and Yahoo! will be unable to retrieve such data.

(In other words, any posts made that had/or have an attachment with
that post (photo, file, etc.) will not be saved on or after August 7.
If you want them kept you will have to go back to that particular
post with the photo/file and reload them then saved in the Photos
section if it's a photo, picture, etc. or in the Files section if
it's a text message of some sort.)

(Also, now may be a good time for anyone that has pictures, files,
etc. in any of these sections now should delete or change anything
they feel no longer needs to be there.)

-Add Members: The "Add Members feature will now allow you to add 10
new members per day (e.g., the ability to directly add your friends
and family to your group). You may still use the "Invite Members"
feature to invite others to join your group.

-Files and Photos: Groups web membership will be required to access a
group's Files and Photos areas.


I realize this may be somewhat of an inconvenience for some of us but
I do not have much control over it. I have always personally liked
having files and photos put in the respective sections instead of an
attachment because it makes for easier access for everyone instead of
having to look through hundreds of posts for a particular attachment.

My thanks to everyone and see if we all have a chance to dry out in
August.

Jack Sisler
OhioWx Group Moderator

Date: Fri Aug 1, 2003 3:28 pm
Subject: July Rainfall 2003


Hello Group,
July rainfall here at my station
in Toledo 5 NE, NE Lucas co. was 3.92..
The most rainfall i have ever recorded here in july was 7.75 in 1992.

mike bielski
toledo 5 ne
ne lucas co.
point place

Date: Fri Aug 1, 2003 3:46 pm
Subject: Message from a 2way device


Group, From Springfield, Ohio.
Total July, 2003 rainfall here @ 6.
19 inches. The 6th highest of records to 1968. Highest was 8.13 inches in 1990.
Year total @ 25.83 inches. Dick Groeber.

Date: Fri Aug 1, 2003 4:09 pm
Subject: July Rainfall

List:
My total rainfail measured for July 2003 was 17.39 inches. My heaviest 24 hr
rainfall was on July 21 with
4.41 inches. I also had rainfalls of 4.25 inches on July 7 and 3.39 inches on
July 23. I had a total of 15
precipitation days and 10 days with thunderstorms. Will post full info to OWON
page. Since this is my first
month of recording, I have nothing to compare these amounts to but I dare say
that if I do this for the next 30
years, I may never see a higher rainfall reading than this one. I am guessing
that Rich (Ravenna 1-E) will
have a higher amount than I since his measured rain about a week ago I think was
over 18 inches.
Reporting from my ark in Ravenna...
Gary L
Ravenna 1SE

From: ymsgr:sendIM?vergil83ymsgr:sendIM?vergil83"Chris Morris"
<vergil83@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri Aug 1, 2003 4:25 pm
Subject: July Rainfall


Here at Lancaster 3NE the monthly rain total for July was 6.09
in. That is 1.84 in above average

Date: Fri Aug 1, 2003 7:01 pm
Subject: Additional July Rainfall Records


Group:

Akron-Canton Airport established a new record rainfall total for July
with 12.55 inches breaking the previous record for July of 11.43
inches set in 1958. Also, July 2003 at Akron-Canton Airport will be
recorded as the wettest month ever going back to 1887.

Youngstown-Warren Airport established a new record rainfall for July
with 10.40 inches breaking the old record of 9.68 inches set in 1992.
July, 2003 was the second wettest month ever going back to 1943.

Jack

Date: Fri Aug 1, 2003 7:32 pm
Subject: July's Weather Statistics for Centerville 1W

Weather statistics for the month of July for Centerville 1W.
High Temp (Date) ... 94o / 24th
Low Temp (Date) ... 53o / 29th
Mean High ... 86.1o
Mean Low ... 62.1o
Monthly Mean ... 74.1o
Total Precipitation ... 6.91"
Max 24 hr Precipitation (Date) ... 1.23" / 23rd
Number of Precipitation Days... 13
Total Snowfall... 0.0"
Max 24 hr Snowfall (Date) ... 0.0"
Max Snow Depth at time of observation ... 0"
High Wind Gust (Date) ... 38 MPH / 4th
Thunderstorm Days ... 14
Highest Barometer (Date) ... 30.31" / 26th
Lowest Barometer (Date) ... 29.72" / 21st
Average High Wind Gust... 18.5 MPH
Year To Date Precipitation . 27.68"
5.26" Above Normal

Robert Flory - KA5RUC
Centerville 1W
Southeast Montgomery County
Ohio Weather Observer Network #82
Wilmington NWS Skywarn ID OMT405

From: "Phil Higley" <phigley@bright.net>
Date: Sat Aug 2, 2003 7:43 am
Subject: storm update

Yesterday we ended up with 0.26", with very lt. rain coming
down @ 9:30 p.m. Thunder was heard.
The reading at that time was
Hi-85F
Low-61
Present- 66F
Baro. 29.76R 0.02"
Winds were lt. out of the N-3 Gust of 31 earlier.
Precip. @ 9:30 p.m. was 0.26"
As of 7:40 a.m. we had another 0.86"
with lt. fog in the area & cldy. skies. (Visable around 1/2 mile.)
4-E
Putnam, Co.

Date: Sat Aug 2, 2003 2:05 pm
Subject: Re: July Rainfall


Gary and list,
I did have a little more rain than you did for the month of July.
My monthly total was:20.77". I probably had more, but the rain was
coming down so hard and fast that my collector was overflowing.
The heaviest rainfall day was on the 21st with 6.70"followed by
5.28" on the 7th. Also on the 7th we(Portage County) was under 2
TORNADO WARNINGS with several funnel sightings. I did spot one
funnel North of my house and filming it. Although I only have about
15 seconds of the funnel, it is another film to keep.
I think between the Summit and Portage County areas, there were 4
people who drowned, one from Hudson, who worked with my wife at the
Acme store. His brother got electricuted but is OK as he is doing
physical theropy for his hands.
WHAT A MONTH!!!!!!!!

Rich Rabatin
Ravenna 1E
Portage County

Date: Sun Aug 3, 2003 12:04 pm
Subject: New weather station


Last week, I got something I've wanted for a long time. The Meijer store
near me is now carrying all sorts of Weather Channel gizmos. I got the
WS-2310 wireless weather station (made by LaCrosse) for a very good price.
I've got it partly set up - have to make some adjustments as to how the
mast is rigged and find a decent location for the rain gauge.

I don't think I'll have perfectly accurate wind speed and direction
readings because there are lots of obstructions in the downtown area, but
at least I'll be able to see trends.

The station comes with very east to use HeavyWeather software. Records are
saved as text files. I've got Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 on my home computer
and was able to open Quatro Pro, click "Import" and bring the text file
right into a spreadsheet.

I think I'm really going to enjoy it - and find it useful.

Barb
Middletown OH
81.1 degree

Date: Sun Aug 3, 2003 1:05 pm
Subject: Re: [OhioWx] Re: July Rainfall

Rick & List:
I find the difference between our two readings - almost 3" - amazing. Do you
recall the location of about
where you saw that funnel and the time? That would be interesting.
Gary L
Ravenna 1SE

Date: Sun Aug 3, 2003 7:41 pm
Subject: Re: New weather station


Barb:

Congrats on getting a new station. I wouldn't worry about having the
perfect station location because I don't think many do. That's part
of the fun in making comparisons with other stations. I like to make
comparisons with the county airport about four miles to the east of
me and an agricultural research center about eight miles to my
southwest on the other side of Wooster. Comparisons with rainfall
seem to be the most interesting. I've seen a difference of as much as
two inches of monthly rainfall between my station and the airport.

The best thing to try and do in the placement of the rain gauge is to
try and keep it uniformly protected; in other words, keeping the same
amount of space all around it. I'd be interested in knowing how you
like the wireless after using it for awhile. Keep us posted.

Jack
Wooster 7N

Date: Mon Aug 4, 2003 2:18 pm
Subject: Message from a 2way device


List, From Springfield, Ohio.
The heaviest one day rainfall occurred yesterday (8-03-03) with 1.52
inches. Today I recorded .25 inch. The August, 2003 total to date here is 2.75
inches. Dick Groeber.

From: "Phil Higley" <phigley@bright.net>
Date: Mon Aug 4, 2003 7:46 pm
Subject: storm update

Well that storm that come into our area around 5:30 p.m. didn't really do to
much of any thing. We had more rain this morning then what we did this even.
This morning we had 0.42" & this even we only had just a couple of drop's. But
there sure was alot of thunder & some lighten off to the East & North of this
reporting station.
Today we got up to 79F, after being down to 63F. Right now it's 69F with a dew
point of 67F & the rel. Hum. is at 94%, baro is falling from 29.63, with lite
winds out of S-0 G-22..
4-E
Putman, Co.

From: "Phil Higley" <phigley@bright.net>
Date: Tue Aug 5, 2003 7:09 pm
Subject: National Weather Service Radar Image - Short Range Base Reflectivity -
Detroit,

Can anyone tell us why storm's keep going around us..........
Here one take just moments ago & this one is going to the East of us.
They just seem like they are keep going around us. Please advise.....
4-E
Putnam, Co.

Date: Tue Aug 5, 2003 8:25 pm
Subject: Re: [OhioWx] National Weather Service Radar Image - Short Range Base
Reflectivity - Detroit,


Today's storms seem to be spinning around
an upper-level Low, over Lake Erie.

The Water Vapor satellite image appears to
show a Low over southwest PA.


Greater Ohio Radar Loop:
http://207.242.93.24/nx_mosaic_640x480c/RE/INMAREOH_.gif


Surface Map:
http://www.FlightBrief.Com/imagedata/met/usraab.gif

500MB Map (Upper Low Pressure) -
Making Pinwheel Storms:
http://www.FlightBrief.Com/imagedata/met/narabe.gif


Water Vapor -
Click forward/reverse after you load each of these
in your browser (manual animation)...

http://wwwGHCC.MSFC.NASA.Gov/cgi-bin/get-goes?satellite=GOES-
E%20CONUS&x=295&y=1\
35&zoom=2&info=wv&map=standard&palette=ir.pal&mapcolor=gray&width=750&height=390
\
&quality=90&past=0

http://wwwGHCC.MSFC.NASA.Gov/cgi-bin/get-goes?satellite=GOES-
E%20CONUS&x=295&y=1\
35&zoom=2&info=wv&map=standard&palette=ir.pal&mapcolor=gray&width=750&height=390
\
&quality=90&past=10

http://wwwGHCC.MSFC.NASA.Gov/cgi-bin/get-goes?satellite=GOES-
E%20CONUS&x=295&y=1\
35&zoom=2&info=wv&map=standard&palette=ir.pal&mapcolor=gray&width=750&height=390
\
&quality=90&past=20



- Patrick

Date: Tue Aug 5, 2003 8:31 pm
Subject: Re: National Weather Service Radar Image - Short Range Base
Reflectivity - Detroit,


Phil:

It can be a number of things. There was a cluster of storms in this
area this afternoon that were moving in various directions; north to
south, east to west, etc. all within the same group. Winds at
different levels, terrain, and moisture available at the time can
attribute to this. Several times I've seen solid lines of storms
around Mansfield, which is about 30 miles to my west, split then go
north or south of Wooster just before they get here. I think some of
this is because of the terrain at times because it's hillier in the
Mansfield/Interstate 71 area then begins to flatten out some toward
Wooster.

Jack
Wooster 7N

Date: Tue Aug 5, 2003 9:30 pm
Subject: Derecho


A friend asked me the following question:

"My question is about use of the term "derecho" in weather
publications
lately. I think it's used to describe "straight line" winds. I'm
wondering if this is a new addition to weather lingo, or if it's been
around awhile. Seems like I've just started noticing it. (In
Spanish, it
means "straight"). And I'm curious as to why Spanish terms
seem to be
common in English weather vocabulary (el nino, la nina, etc.)"

Does any one know the answer?

Larry Huff

Date: Tue Aug 5, 2003 10:03 pm
Subject: Message from a 2way device


Group, From Springfield, Ohio.
The latest Glossary of Meteorology defines derecho:
a widespread convectively induced by straight-line windstorms.
Dick Groeber.

Date: Tue Aug 5, 2003 10:07 pm
Subject: Re: [OhioWx] Derecho

Larry:
I had always thought that a derecho was, in addition to a system of strong,
straight-line winds, one which
was also long-lived. I wonder what differences there are between an MCS and a
derecho, or if they are
similar? With regard to the Spanish terms, I'm wondering if those were local
terms (South / Central America)
that have become better appreciated as having somewhat more hemispheric or semi-
global impacts as
more becomes known about them. Good questions!
Gary L
Ravenna 1SE

Date: Tue Aug 5, 2003 10:08 pm
Subject: Re: [OhioWx] Derecho and 7/4/1969 storm w/derecho

No I don't but I did find this info. Make sure you see the interesting
footnote to the 1969 July 4th storm here in Ohio below.

Amber
*****
A derecho is bigger, faster and more amorphous. Its trademark characteristic
is that it produces damaging winds that blow in a straight line. (The storm
takes its name from the Spanish word derecho, meaning "straight ahead." The
tornado takes its name from the Spanish verb tornar, "to turn," a reference
to the storm's twisting winds.)

The rarity, speed and large scale of derechoes traditionally have made
them difficult to study. They were given their name and identified as
distinct weather events in the late 1800s, although they undoubtedly have
occurred since time immemorial. For much of the past century little was
known about them: unlike tornadoes, which scientists often can view safely
from a distance, a derecho is hard to study without actually being in one,
which is not an advisable place to be. Even (and especially) from within,
it's difficult to grasp the mechanics of a storm so large and swift. Much of
what is known about derechoes-how they arise, what drives them forward-has
come only in the past decade or two, with advances in weather science and
technology. Doppler radar and satellite imagery have enabled meteorologists
to gather unprecedented amounts of data about severe storms like derechoes,
both before they arise and afterward, in retrospect. Computers have aided
enormously in the analysis of that data, and have enabled scientists to run
and observe simulations of real-life weather phenomena like derechoes. As a
result, derecho forecasting is far more accurate than it was only a few
years ago.

From: "Amber Dalakas" <adalakas@adelphia.net>
Date: Tue Aug 5, 2003 10:17 pm
Subject: Re: [OhioWx] National Weather Service Radar Image - Short Range Base
Reflectivity - Detroit,

----- Original Message
Can anyone tell us why storm's keep going around us..........
Here one take just moments ago & this one is going to the East of us.
They just seem like they are keep going around us. Please advise.....
This was some system to watch today (outside and on radar). At one point there
were a string of
storms pretty much ringing Medina County following the "low rotating". I was
outside and watched
this wall of dark clouds totally stationary for about 2 hours this p.m. with
other clouds flowing West to
East and sunshine to the West. I don't recall ever seeing anything like it here.
Question: Watching the above radar - what is the "reflectivity" that appears to
be precip but isn't
hitting the ground? It seems to always be near where I am - northern Medina
County.

Date: Tue Aug 5, 2003 11:35 pm
Subject: Message from a 2way device


Group, From Springfield, Ohio.
I hope you got my earlier message. The definition of derecho is in the
Glossary of Meteorology. Also, here in Springfield,
a lot of storms go around us which is why my rain totals are lower than
surrounding areas. Dick Groeber.


Date: Wed Aug 6, 2003 12:13 am
Subject: Message from a 2way device


Group, From Springfield again!
I found a better definition of derecho in the 'Glossary of
Weather and Climate'. Check it out. Dick
Groeber.

From: ymsgr:sendIM?pjr7usaymsgr:sendIM?pjr7usaPjrOhio@EarthLink.Net
Date: Wed Aug 6, 2003 4:59 am
Subject: Anamolous Propagation / Derecho


Amber,

Was/Is that "reflectivity" stationary?

What you may be seeing is "anamolous propagation".

See here:
http://ww2010.Atmos.UIUC.Edu/(Gh)/guides/rs/rad/basics/crv.rxml

Continued here:
http://ww2010.Atmos.UIUC.Edu/(Gh)/guides/rs/rad/basics/cltr.rxml


More on Derecho...


Derecho - (Pronounced deh-REY-cho), a widespread and usually
fast-moving windstorm associated with convection.
Derechos include any family of downburst clusters produced
by an extratropical MCS, and can produce damaging
straight-line winds over areas hundreds of miles long and more than 100 miles across.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/severewx/glossary2.php#d


Derecho:
An hours-long windstorm associated with a line of severe
thunderstorms. It is due to straight-line winds, not the
rotary winds of a tornado.
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satmet/glossary/glossary.html


Derechos
The largest-scale extreme wind event with thunderstorms
is the derecho. This term comes from the Spanish word
derecho = "straight on", and was coined by Gustavus Hinrichs
in the USA in 1888 to make a distinction from the tornadoes
(span. tornado = turned or twisted).

A derecho consists of an extremely extended zone with damaging,
straight-line thunderstorm winds, which could be caused e.g.
by a succession of bow echoes within a long-lived squall line.
However, even with derechos, some tornadoes may locally form.

Johns and Hirt (1987) revived the term derecho in the
meteorological community and defined a derecho by:

A concentrated area of reports consisting
of convectively induced wind damage or
convective gusts of more than 26 m/s (50 kt).

This area must have a major axis length of
at least 400 km.

Reports within this area must also exhibit
a nonrandom pattern of occurrence. That is,
the reports must show a pattern of chronological
progression, either as a singular swath
(progressive) or a series of swaths (serial).

Within the area, there must be at least three
reports, separated by 64 km or more, of either
F1 damage or convective gusts of 33 m/s (65 kt)
or greater.

No more than three hours may elapse between
successive wind damage or convective gust events.

In Europe, the term "derecho" is still relatively seldom used.
Before, such events had been classified as "extended wind damage
with a squall line" or similar terms.

The event which hit Berlin on 10 July 2002 was classified as a
derecho by Gatzen (2003). Also the CLEOPATRA-squall line of
21 July 1992 in southern Germany might have met the above
criteria for a derecho.
http://www.op.dlr.de/~pa4p/TorDACH/tornadodef_en.htm


Severe thunderstorm watches may include the statement
"THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF EXTREMELY DAMAGING WINDS," usually when
a derecho event is occurring or forecast to occur.
http://www.nrnilstormlab.com/weather_glossary.html



Observations of the Damaging Wind Event
of 17 May 1999 in the Lower Ohio Valley:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/science/convection/May_17_1999/may171.htm


OBSERVATIONS OF FLOW STRUCTURE AND MESOSCALE
CIRCULATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 5 MAY 1996
ASYMMETRIC DERECHO IN THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/science/REWRITE2.shtml


15 July 1995, Upstate New York:
A extremely severe derecho sweeps across upstate New York.
Wind gusting to 106 mph (170 km/h) devastates over
one million acres (400,000 ha) of trees, felling tens of
millions. Five campers are killed by the falling timbers.
http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/almanac/diaryjul.htm

Date: Thu Aug 7, 2003 8:08 pm
Subject: Past NWS Observer Handbooks


I am in search for past editions of the NWS Cooperative
Handbooks. Those editions are:

1892 - Instruction for Volunteer Observers, Circular B-C, 1st
Edition, Revised

1892 - Directions for Use of Maximum and Minimum
Thermometers, Circular B, 1st Edition

1892 - Instructions for Use of Rain Gages, Circular C, 1st Edition

1895 - Instructions for Use of Maximum and Minimum
Thermometers, Circular B, 1st Edition, Revised

1895 - Instructions for the Use of the Rain Gage, Circular C, 1st Edition, Revised

1897 - Instructions for Volunteer Observers, Circular B-C, 1st
Edition, Revised

1899 - Instructions for Volunteer Observers, Circular B-C, 1st
Edition, Revised

1901 - Instructions for Volunteer Observers, Circular B-C, 2nd
Edition

1906 - Instructions for Cooperative Observers, Circular B-C, 3rd
Edition

1911 - Instructions for Cooperative Observers, Circular B-C, 4th
Edition

1913 - Instructions for the Use of Thermographs, Supplement to
Circular B-C, 4th Edition

1915 - Instructions for Cooperative Observers, Circular B-C, 5th
Edition

1915 - Instructions for the Installation and Operation of Class "A"
Evaporation Stations, Circular L, 1st Edition

Date Unknown - Additional Instructions for the Conduct of
Evaporation Stations, Appendix 1 to Circular L, 1st Edition

1919 - Instructions for Cooperative Observers, Circular B-C, 6th
Edition

1919 - Instructions for the Installation and Operation of Class "A"
Evaporation Stations, Circular L, 2nd Edition

1924 - Instructions for Cooperative Observers, Circular B-C, 7th
Edition

1938 - Instructions for Cooperative Observers, Circular B-C, 8th
Edition

1941 - Instructions for Cooperative Observers, Circular B-C, 9th
Edition

Date Unknown - Instructions for the Installation and Operation of
Weather Bureau Class "A" Evaporation Stations
(mimeographed), a partial revision of Instructions for the
Installation and Operation of Class "A" Evaporation Stations,
Circular L, 2nd Edition

1948 - Instructions for the Installation and Operation of Weather
Bureau Class "A" Evaporation Stations, Revised
(mimeographed)

1950 - Instructions for the Installation and Operation of Weather
Bureau Class "A" Evaporation Stations, Revised
(mimeographed)

1952 - Instructions for Climatological Observers, Circular B, 10th
Edition

1955 - Instructions for Climatological Observers, Circular B, 10th
Edition, Revised

I obtained this list from "Instructions for Climatological
Observers, Circular B, 11th Edition, January 1962 revised.
Please contact me if you have any of these editions or know
where they can be obtained.

Thanks so very much,

Larry Huff
Munroe Falls, OH

Date: Thu Aug 7, 2003 9:23 pm
Subject: National Weather Service Radar Image - Short Range Base Reflectivity -
Detroit,

Another miss.....This one was 1/4 mile to the north of us &
about 1/2 mile to the East of us. See lighten & heard thunder.
But NO rain here!
Today we had;
Hi;- 84F
Low;- 64F
@ 9:20 p.m. 71F
Baro. 29.70R .02
Winds Lt. E-2 M.P.H.
Precip. 0.00
Sky Cover Ptly. Cldy.
4-E
Putnam, Co.

Date: Thu Aug 7, 2003 10:13 pm
Subject: Raindrops Falling on Don...


Don,

Looks like you got a 'few sprinkles'
today, eh?

What's the scoop?

- Patrick

Date: Thu Aug 7, 2003 10:27 pm
Subject: Re: [OhioWx] Raindrops Falling on Don...

Patrick;
Tuscarawas county had a flash flood warning in effect for a while this evening.
Radar
estimated over 2" of rain from near Uhrichsville to New Philadelphia. However,
here in
Newcomerstown, I measured just 0.17". Thanks for asking!!

Don Keating #106
Newcomerstown 1S

Date: Thu Aug 7, 2003 10:45 pm
Subject: 90+ Daily Highs Comparison

After watching Fox 8 weather in Cleveland tonight, and seeing how last year CLE
had 15 90 or
higher highs, but this year they've only had 4, I thought I'd check my records.
So, through
August 7, 2002 there were 21 90+ highs here in Newcomerstown but through August
7, 2003
I've recorded just 3 90+ days.
I really hope this jet stream pattern doesn't go through the late fall and into
the winter.
Imagine a repeat of winter 2002-03. No thanks.
Don Keating #106
Newcomerstown 1S

Date: Thu Aug 7, 2003 11:52 pm
Subject: Message from a 2way device


Group, From Springfield, Ohio.
August is fast becoming our wettest month here. A thunderstorm from 6 to
10 p.m. gave .91 inch of rain. Month total so far at 4.05 inches.
A lightning bolt knocked my nimbus wind monitor. Sending it
back for repair. Dick Groeber.

Date: Fri Aug 8, 2003 2:24 am
Subject: Re: 90+ Daily Highs Comparison


Hey Don, check this out:

http://mitosyfraudes.8k.com/Calen/Landscheidt-1.html

Perhaps you should take up a winter sport?

Vance

Date: Fri Aug 8, 2003 11:13 am
Subject: Re: Past NWS Observer Handbooks


Larry,

Do you want to buy, borrow, or just look at? The 10th floor of the
Kent State Library is a full gov't depository where a copy of just
about anything the government produces is delivered and kept there.
I've found a couple past manuals there in the past. But non-students
can't take out. You'd have to photo-copy what you wanted if you only
wanted to reference a small section. Otherwise I'm cluless in this
regard.

Actually, I would like to obtain a copy of the current manual. Do
you know where I can do that and its cost?

Vance


Date: Fri Aug 8, 2003 11:57 am
Subject: NWS Coop Handbook


Vance and group,
A copy of the NWS Coop handbook is available as a PDF file at:
<http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/coop/> .

Thanks, Vance, for the info.

Larry Huff

Date: Fri Aug 8, 2003 7:15 pm
Subject: Re: Raindrops Falling on Don...


Don, Patrick and Group:

Ever since Dopplar Radar has been out with rainfall estimates it
always seems that 90% of the time it's well above what the ground
truths are. Patrick, knowing how you like to get involved in
satellite pictures, etc. if you or anyone has tried to make any
comparisons or studies between the radar estimates and the actual
rainfall that has occured.

Another question I would have regarding Dopplar is that is there a
specific amount of area (square miles) that is considered when the
radar is computing these estimates. I would think the greater the
area considered the more realistic the amounts would be. Just a
thought.

Jack
Wooster 7N

Date: Fri Aug 8, 2003 7:42 pm
Subject: Re: Past NWS Observer Handbooks


Larry:

The only two sources for info that might have something which I know
of at the moment are:


NCDC ( National Climatic Data Center)
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html

Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov

You might ask Jim Kosarik at NWS also.

Jack

Date: Sat Aug 9, 2003 5:43 pm
Subject: Munroe Falls - Heavy Fog, Thunder and Rain

Fog moved in shortly after the morning observation (7AM) and
was very dense at 7:30 AM with a visibility of approximately 100
feet. Fog had completly lifted by 9 AM.

Thunder began at 2:48 PM. and rain began at 3:20 PM. Periods
of heavy rain were observed during the event which ended at
approximately 4:30 PM. At 4:00 PM, a strong thunderstorm was
overhead. Rainfall for the event observed at 5 PM was 0.65 inch.

Larry Huff
Munroe Falls 1SW
Summit County

Date: Sun Aug 10, 2003 6:07 pm
Subject: Weather links needed

Hello Everyone;
I had a serious problem with angelfire today, deleting a third of my Newcomerstwon weather
site. This means the bottom third of the site is gone. This included all of the weather site links
that some of you had asked me to put on my site as a weather link. What I need you to do is
e-mail me privately with your web site address, and I will add it to the bottom of the site
where the weather links had been listed. Thank you for your time. Incidently, if you haven't
been to the site, you may go to it at http://www.angelfire.com/oh3/nctohwx/intro.html Thank
you again.
Don Keating

Date: Mon Aug 11, 2003 3:03 am
Subject: Thompson 5 SW July Summary

OWON Number
98
Station Name
Thompson 5 SW
Month
07/03
Mean Max Temp
80.1 F
Mean Minimum Temp
59.5 F
Mean Temp
69.3 F
Highest Temp
92 F
Date1
4
Lowest Temp
51 F
Date2
29
Total Prec
4.98 in.
Max 24hr Precip
1.73 in.
Date3
21
Number of Precip Days
14
Total Snowfall
0.0 in.
Max 24hr Snow
0.0 in.
Date4

Number of 1+ Snow Days
0
Wind Gust
N/A
Date5

comment
The weather for July here was very pleasant.There were a few
uncomfortably warm afternoons during the first week, but after the
8th, the warmest high was 83.6øF. Lows were in the 50's and 60's
throughout the month. The extremely heavy rain that produced
catastrophic flooding within an hour's drive to the south of this
station missed here. The heaviest single event was 1.97" on the 21st
and 22nd.

Vance Lunn
Thompson 5 SW
OWON #98

Date: Mon Aug 11, 2003 6:37 am
Subject: Munroe Falls Air Pressure

Last week was a period of very little air pressure change as
demonstrated by my barograph chart for August 3 - 10. View at:
<http://members.tripod.com/~OhioWx/barographchart.html>

Larry Huff
Munroe Falls 1SW
Summit County

Date: Mon Aug 11, 2003 7:06 am
Subject: Re: [OhioWx] Munroe Falls Air Pressure

I noticed the same thing here at Middletown, Larry. Highest: 29.96 (Sat., 02 Aug.). Lowest: 29.84 (Tues., 05 Aug.).

Barb LaPierre
Middletown OH
69.8 degr

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