Wmo Code Table 4677

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4677

ww Present weather reported from a manned weather station

ww = 00-49 No precipitation at the station at the time of observation


ww = 00-19 No precipitation, fog, ice fog (except for 11 and 12), duststorm, sandstorm,
drifting or blowing snow at the station* at the time of observation or, except for
09 and 17, during the preceding hour
* The expression "at the station" refers to a land station or a ship.

Code
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Cloud development not observed or not
00
observable
Clouds generally dissolving or becoming Characteristic change of the state of sky
01
less developed during the past hour
02 State of sky on the whole unchanged
03 Clouds generally forming or developing
Visibility reduced by smoke, e.g. veldt or forest fires, industrial smoke or volcanic
04
ashes
05 Haze
Widespread dust in suspension in the air, not raised by wind at or near the station
06
at the time of observation
Dust or sand raised by wind at or near the station at the time of observation, but no
07
well developed dust whirl(s) or sand whirl(s), and no duststorm or sandstorm seen
Well developed dust whirl(s) or sand whirl(s) seen at or near the station during the
08
preceding hour or at the time ot observation, but no duststorm or sandstorm
Duststorm or sandstorm within sight at the time of observation, or at the station
09
during the preceding hour
10 Mist

11 Patches shallow fog or ice fog at the station,


whether on land or sea, not deeper than
about 2 metres on land or 10 metres at
12 More or less continuous
sea
13 Lightning visible, no thunder heard
14 Precipitation within sight, not reaching the ground or the surface of the sea
Precipitation within sight, reaching the ground or the surface of the sea, but
15
distant, i.e. estimated to be more than 5 km from the station
Precipitation within sight, reaching the ground or the surface of the sea, near to,
16
but not at the station
17 Thunderstorm, but no precipitation at the time of observation
18 Squalls at or within sight of the station during
the preceding hour or at the time of
19 Funnel cloud(s)** observation
** Tornado cloud or water-spout.
ww = 20-29 Precipitation, fog, ice fog or thunderstorm at the station during the preceding
hour but not at the time of observation
Code
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20 Drizzle (not freezing) or snow grains
21 Rain (not freezing)
22 Snow not falling as shower(s)
23 Rain and snow or ice pellets
24 Freezing drizzle or freezing rain
25 Shower(s) of rain
26 Shower(s) of snow, or of rain and snow
27 Shower(s) of hail*, or of rain and hail*
28 Fog or ice fog
29 Thunderstorm (with or without precipitation)
* Hail, small hail, snow pellets. French: grêle, grésil ou neige roulée.

ww = 30-39 Duststorm, sandstorm, drifting or blowing snow


Code
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- has decreased during the preceding
30
hour
Slight or moderate duststorm or - no appreciable change during the
31
sandstorm preceding hour
- has begun or has increased during the
32
preceding hour
- has decreased during the preceding
33
hour
- no appreciable change during the
34 Severe duststorm or sandstorm
preceding hour
- has begun or has increased during the
35
preceding hour
36 Slight or moderate blowing snow
generally low (below eye level)
37 Heavy drifting snow
38 Slight or moderate blowing snow
generally high (above eye level)
39 Heavy drifting snow

ww = 40-49 Fog or ice fog at the time of observation


Code
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Fog or ice fog at a distance at the time of observation, but not at the station during
40 the preceding hour, the fog or ice fog extending to a level above that of the
observer
41 Fog or ice fog in patches
42 Fog or ice fog, sky visible has become thinner during the
43 Fog or ice fog, sky invisible preceding hour
44 Fog or ice fog, sky visible no appreciable change during the
45 Fog or ice fog, sky invisible preceding hour
46 Fog or ice fog, sky visible has begun or has become thicker during
47 Fog or ice fog, sky invisible the preceding hour
48 Fog, depositing rime, sky visible
49 Fog, depositing rime, sky invisible

ww = 50-99 precipitation at the station at the time of observation


ww = 50-59 Drizzle
Code
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50 Drizzle, not freezing, intermittent
slight at time of observation
51 Drizzle, not freezing, continuous
52 Drizzle, not freezing, intermittent
moderate at time of observation
53 Drizzle, not freezing, continuous
54 Drizzle, not freezing, intermittent
heavy (dense) at time of observation
55 Drizzle, not freezing, continuous
56 Drizzle, freezing, slight
57 Drizzle, freezing, moderate or heavy (dence)
58 Drizzle and rain, slight
59 Drizzle and rain, moderate or heavy

ww = 60-69 Rain
Code
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60 Rain, not freezing, intermittent
slight at time of observation
61 Rain, not freezing, continuous
62 Rain, not freezing, intermittent
moderate at time of observation
63 Rain, not freezing, continuous
64 Rain, not freezing, intermittent
heavy at time of observation
65 Rain, not freezing, continuous
66 Rain, freezing, slight
67 Rain, freezing, moderate or heavy (dence)
68 Rain or drizzle and snow, slight
69 Rain or drizzle and snow, moderate or heavy

ww = 70-79 Solid precipitation not in showers

Code
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70 Intermittent fall of snowflakes
slight at time of observation
71 Continuous fall of snowflakes
72 Intermittent fall of snowflakes
moderate at time of observation
73 Continuous fall of snowflakes
74 Intermittent fall of snowflakes heavy at time of observation
75 Continuous fall of snowflakes
76 Diamond dust (with or without fog)
77 Snow grains (with or without fog)
78 Isolated star-like snow crystals (with or without fog)
79 Ice pellets

ww = 80-99 Showery precipitation, or precipitation with current or recent thunderstorm

Code
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80 Rain shower(s), slight
81 Rain shower(s), moderate or heavy
82 Rain shower(s), violent
83 Shower(s) of rain and snow mixed, slight
84 Shower(s) of rain and snow mixed, moderate or heavy
85 Snow shower(s), slight
86 Snow shower(s), moderate or heavy
87 Shower(s) of snow pellets or small hail, with or - slight
88 without rain or rain and snow mixed - moderate or heavy
89 Shower(s) of hail*, with or without rain or rain and - slight
90 snow mixed, not associated with thunder - moderate or heavy
91 Slight rain at time of observation
92 Moderate or heavy rain at time of observation
Thunderstorm during the
93 Slight snow, or rain and snow mixed or hail** at time preceding hour but not at
of observation time of observation
Moderate or heavy snow, or rain and snow mixed or
94
hail** at time of observation

95 Thunderstorm, slight or moderate, without hail** but


with rain and/or snow at time of observation

96 Thunderstorm, slight or moderate, with hail** at time


of observation

97 Thunderstorm, heavy, without hail** but with rain Thunderstorm at time of


and/or snow at time of observation observation
Thunderstorm combined with duststorm or
98
sandstorm at time of observation
Thunderstorm, heavy, with hail** at time of
99
observation

* French: grêle.
** Hail, small hail, snow pellets. French: grêle, grésil ou neige roulée

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