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REFERENCE NOTES COLORADO OCTOBER 1 gS2 LETTERS AND SYMBOLS USED IN THE STATION INDEX TABLE AR Observation made "after rain" has occurred C Station is equipped ~ith recording rain gage IRI but values in this bulletin are from a non-recording gage unless indicated by an R. G Observations appear in "Soi I Temperatures" table. J Station also published as a Local Climatological Data publication. H Observations appear in "Sno~fall and Sno;; on G"ound" table. MID Observation time is midnight. S Station equipped ~ith storaTe gage. Precipitation measurements made at irregular intervals are pub ished in the annual issue of this bulletin Data prior to 1977 are published in the "Storage Gage Precipitation" ~hich ~as discontinued ~ith the 197& issue. SR Observation time near sunrise. SS Observation time near sunset. VAR Observation time varies. MD Gage read once monthly, usually the last day. DC Gage readings vary from a fe~ ~eeks to several months. WI Gage read ~eekly or irregularly. WM Gage read ~eekly and last day of month. # Thermometers located in a rooftop shelter. $3 Maximum and minimum temperatures are the highest and lo~est readings for the calendar day taken from hourly observations. Additional Information reTarding the climate of this state may be obtained by ~ritins to the Nationa Climatic Center, Federal Building, Asheville, N. C. 2 801, or to any Weather Service Office near you. Additional creciPitation data are contained in the "Hourly Precipitation Data" ulletin for each state, except Alaska. Seasonal Tables: Monthly and seasonal sno~fall and heating degree days for the 12 months ending ~ith the June data ~i I I be carried in the July issue of this bulletin. Cooling degree days for the calendar year ~ill be published in the "Climatological Data Annual Summary". Information concerning the history of changes in locations, exposure, etc of substations through 1955 is avai lable in the "Substation History" NublicatiOn. Subsequent historical information is kept on file at the ational Climatic Center. Similiar information for reTular National Weather Service Offices may be obtained from the "Loca CI imatologica Data" annual publication. SUBSCRIPTION, PRICE AND ORDERING INFORMATION AVAILABLE THRU: THE NATIONAL CLIMATIC CENTER,FEDERAL BUILDING, ASHEVILLE N.C. 28801 ATTN: PUBLICATIONS USCOMM-NOAA-ASHEVlllE. OCTOBER ~82- 4S 30 .:. ;.-, ed F degree day is accumula s belo~ labove) &5 deg ONS ng Icooling temperature N heat mean DEF MONTHLY DEGREE DAY TOTALS: One for each degreB that the dai Iy WIND: As sho~n in "Evaporation and Wind tablel The total ~ind movemen in miles over the evaporation pan as determined by an anemometer recorder located &-8 inches above the pan the time ocalities observation average value of the meteorological element over -1970. The normals for National Weather Service usted so as to be representative for the curren NORMALS: The period - 194 have been ad s i Ie cs ous the hly nex s entries for the occurred during the ermine date of last average and/or total 1-7 missing values for more dai Iy values are ro letters direction Sno~ on con the e is more prev follo~ing ng the mon for~ard to monthls) er ty in ab charac and determined unrel iable by qual me for pub!ication. No recoed e and the Da i I y Temperature and and or No record. Data not recorded checks, or not received in t Monthly Summarized Data" tab indicated by no entry. Blank entries in the "Daily Precipitat Ground" tables indicate zero precipita Precipitation or temperature extremes on dates during the month. Gage not read. Precipitation is included in amoun asterisks. Time distribution not kno~n. An preced total indicates precipitation amount is being carried months total, and may include amounts from the previous Includes total for previous monthlsl. ISee * abovel Gage equipped ~i th a ~indshield. Amount of precipitation is the total of observer current month. It may include precipitation that previous month. Refer to earl ier bulletin to de reading. IHAWAII stationsl Adjusted monthly value. (estimated) Insufficient or partial data. M is appended to values computed ~ith 1-9 daily values missing. Wind and Evaporation). M appears alone if 10 or missing, (B or more for Wind and Evaporation Amounts from recording gage Trace An amount too smal I ... ca gures mil es one TABLES Sno~fa og F n mato THE DATA on ion occurred and he * or locality the distance y center ar N measure LETTERS AND SYMBOLS USED m s ty, to~n ndicate communi ate of o s Name of the station names office or to~n a n th Areas ~ STATION NAMES follo~ing the from the post R T SIONS + V I A B M o