More rain, soggy and Raw Metar defined
Its still raining out there folks.
This morning it is overcast with rain showers. Fog early. High of 68F. Winds from the NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100% with rainfall amounts near 0.5 in. possible.
Tonight it will be partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Low of 55F. Winds from the North at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
The readings from my own instruments are:
The humidity is 92% with a Dew Point of 60ºF and temp is 61.4ºF.
Our wind direction is North Northwest between 4.6 MPH and 7.3 MPH.
Our Barometric pressure is 30.18 HPA 1011 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.
The UV rating is 0 out of 16, Sunrise is 4:56 a.m. sunset is 8:27 PM and Moon Rise is at 4:36 a.m. EDT and the moon phase is Waning Crescent.
For the pilots out there, Raw Metar readings are:
METAR KAUG 261053Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM -RA OVC005 16/16 A2985 RMK AO2 RAE18B51 SLP106 P0001 T01610156
Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 kilometers with overcast to 500 ft / 152 m.
We received 1.83 inches of rain here in the past 24 hours.
What is the difference between Isobar and Millibar?
Millibar:
n. Abbr. mb
A unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a bar. Standard atmospheric pressure at sea level is about 1,013 millibars.
(The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved)
And:
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a cgs unit of atmospheric pressure equal to 10-3 bar, 100 newtons per square metre or 0.7500617 millimetre of mercury
(Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003)
Isobar: N.
a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
(Random House Unabridged Dictionary)
And:
Isobar N.
(meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time
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