Here is a graphic showing a breakdown of the
plots.
Surface Data Plot
The surface data plot gives the following information:
Data |
Description |
temperature (F) |
plotted upper left |
present weather |
symbol plotted center left (see below) |
dewpoint (F) |
plotted lower left |
pressure (.1 mb-coded) |
plotted upper right as last 3 digits (987=998.7mb, 024=1002.4mb) |
cloud cover |
center circle. white fill indicates % cloud coverage (see below) |
winds |
wind barb (see below) |
Weather Symbols
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