National Sky Awareness Week is coming April 18 - 24, 2004

Weather data for Hawthorne Elementary School, Indianapolis, IN

Judy Lane - teacher

Writing to Hawthorne Elementary

NOTE: Data at this site has not yet been quality controlled; use data for class activities and Sky Awareness Week-related projects only.

listing of codes used in the data table which follows

date / time 

all times are local (will address Daylight Savings Time in the Spring)

 cloud cover (1/8ths)

pizza piece approach, estimated

 cloud type(s)

CI = cirrus / CS = cirrostratus / CC=cirrocumulus

AS = altostratus / AC = altocumulus

ST = stratus / CU = cumulus / SC = stratocumulus / CB = cumulonimbus

 weather

R = Rain / Sn = Snow / Sh = Showers / I = Ice Pellets / ZR = Freezing Rain

D = Drizzle / T = Thunderstorm / C = Cloudy / PC = Partly Cloudy / S = Sunny

 temperature

in degrees Fahrenheit (US); in degrees Celsius (Canada)

Conversion is F = 1.8 *C + 32 or C = 5/9 *(F-32)

 dew point

in degrees Fahrenheit (US); in degrees Celsius (Canada)

 wind

direction from which the wind is blowing; Beaufort scale value

 UV

Sunsor UV meter values (~ 9 Sunsor units = 1 NWS/EPA unit)

sunrise / moonrise / etc

all times are local (will address Daylight Savings Time in the Spring)

 remarks

anything else students wish to add

 observer(s)

credit where credit is due!!!

Weather data for Hawthorne Elementary School, Indianapolis, IN

Judy Lane - teacher

4th grade weatherwatchers

Latitude 39.8N - Longitude 86.2W - Elevation 710 feet

NOTE: Data at this site has not yet been quality controlled; use of data is for class activities and Sky Awareness Week-related projects only.

 Date / Time

cloud cover (1/8ths)

cloud type(s)

weather

temp

dew point

wind

UV 

 Sunrise / moonrise/ etc.

remarks

weather watchers

3/2/99 12:50pm

 

ST

 

41

 RH = 79%

Southeast

Beaufort 3

(9mph)

2

Sunrise

7:17 am

Sunset

6:38 pm

Showers off and on, not raining right now.

Jennifer Roberts and Greg Church

3/1/99 2:49pm

 

 ST

 

39

 RH = 64%

Northwest

Beaufort 4

(14mph)

13

Sunrise

7:18 am

Sunset

6:37 pm

Pretty day.

Jennifer Roberts and Kristyn Jackson

2/24/99 1:31pm

 

ST

 

33

 RH = 75%

North

Beaufort 3

(8mph)

1

Sunrise

7:24 am

Sunset

6:32 pm

It's not very cold out today.

Jennifer Roberts and Todd Hughes

2/24/99 1:40pm

     

33

 RH = 88%

Southwest

Beaufort 2

(7mph)

0

Sunrise

7:25 am

Sunset

6:31 pm

Nasty looking day.

Jennifer Roberts and DeMar VanSickle

2/23/99 12:41pm

 

 ST

 

29

 RH = 89%

Southeast

Beaufort 3

(10mph)

2

Sunrise

7:27 am

Sunset

missing

It is a pretty nice day.

Jennifer Roberts and Kyle Johnson

2/22/99 12:55pm

   

 sunny

24

 RH = 36%

Northeast

Beaufort 2

(7mph)

41

Sunrise

7:28 am

Sunset

6:29 pm

Jennifer Roberts and Greg Church

2/19/99 12:42pm

 

 ST

 

33

 RH = 63%

Northeast

Beaufort 3

(10mph)

14

Sunrise

7:32am

Sunset

6:25 pm

We have been busy today because we had pioneer day. We were going to get snow today but we didn't. It was pretty today at recess, but cold.

Jennifer Roberts and Rachel Williams

1/29/99 12:48pm

     

36

 RH = 64%

Northeast

Beaufort 3

(9mph)

8

Sunrise

7:55 am

Sunset

6:01 pm

Sunny day

Jennifer Roberts and Greg Church

1/28/99 12:54pm

     

36

 RH = 82%

Northwest

Beaufort 4

(13mph)

0

Sunrise

7:56 am

Sunset

5:59 pm

Rainy-looking day

Jennifer Roberts and Greg Church

1/27/99 12:52pm

     

59

 RH = 64%

Northwest

Beaufort 5

(22mph)

6

Sunrise

7:57 am

Sunset

5:58 pm

Sunny Day!

Jennifer Roberts and Stephen Taylor

1/26/99 4:38pm

     

43

 RH = 65%

Southeast

Beaufort 3

(9mph)

Sunrise

7:58 am

Sunset

5:57 pm

Sorry we could not send our UV Reading. We had a spelling bee.

Jennifer Roberts and Andy Fluharty

1/25/99 12:52pm

     

35

 RH = 82%

Northwest

Beaufort 4

(14mph)

0

Sunrise

7:59 am

Sunset

5:56 pm

Cloudy day

Jennifer Roberts and Josh Henderson

1/22/99 1:04pm

     

59

 RH = 81%

South

Beaufort 3

(7mph)

0

Sunrise

8:01 am

Sunset

5:52 pm

Rainy day!

Jennifer Roberts and Rachel Williams

1/21/99 1:55pm

 

 

 

   

45

 RH = 93%

East

Beaufort 3

(7mph)

1

Sunrise

8:01 am

Sunset

5:51 pm

Rainy day!

Jennifer Roberts and Kristen Morris

1/20/99 1:56pm

     

45

RH = 71%

Southeast

Beaufort 2

(3mph)

6

Sunrise

8:02 am

Sunset

5:50 pm

Sunny day!

Jennifer Roberts and Lena Coomer

1/19/99 1:57pm

     

36

 

West

Beaufort 2

(7mph)

6

Sunrise

8:03 am

It is cloudy today.

Jennifer Roberts and Micole Richardson

1/15/99 1:04pm

     

18

 

West

Beaufort 3

(9mph)

4

Sunrise

8:04 am

We had our 2nd full day of school today since Christmas break.

Jennifer Roberts and Desiree Smith

1/14/99 1:03pm

     

19

 

West

Beaufort 3

2

Sunrise

8:05 am

We didn't write yesterday because school was closed because of an ice storm and today we had a 2 hour delay because of the ice storm and Winter Blast '99.

Jennifer Roberts and Ashley Breeden

1/12/99 12:56pm

     

48

 

West

Beaufort 3

3

Sunrise

8:05 am

Today is our first whole day since our Christmas break due to Winter Blast '99

Jennifer Roberts and Logan Dace

1/11/99 12:59pm

     

18

 

North

Beaufort 3

3

Sunrise

8:06 am

We had another delay because of Winter Blast '99

Jennifer Roberts and Lena Coomer

1/7/99 1:56pm

     

17

 

Beaufort 0

(Calm)

5

Sunrise

8:06 am

We had delayed start again today. Snow last night and maybe more snow tonight.

Jennifer Roberts and Josh Henderson

1/6/99 1:00pm

     

35

 

West

Beaufort 4

0

 

We were out of school for 2 days because of the winter blast. Today we came in 2 hours delay and it is still snowing!

Jennifer Roberts and Rachel Williams

12/16/98 12:52pm

     

47

 

West

Beaufort 3

0

Sunrise

8:00am

We won't be sending you data until Jan.4,1999. Hope you have a happy new year.

Jennifer Roberts and Josh Henderson

12/14/98 12:55pm

     

46

 

West

Beaufort 3

14

Sunrise

7:56 am

Nice at recess!

Jennifer Roberts and Kyle Johnson

12/11/98 1:28pm

     

47

 

 West

Beaufort 3

1

Sunrise

7:56 am

Pretty nice day!

Jennifer Roberts and Andrea Butler

12/10/98 1:08pm

     

48

 

 West

Beaufort 3

11

Sunrise

7:55 am

Pretty nice day!

Jennifer Roberts and Lena Coomer

12/9/98 1:31pm

     

47

 

 West

Beaufort 0

11

Sunrise

7:54 am

 

Jennifer Roberts and Desiree Smith

12/8/98 12:59pm

     

47

 

 West

Beaufort 0

1

Sunrise

7:53 am

Nice day!

Jennifer Roberts and Kristen Morris

12/7/98 12:53pm

     

46

 

 West

Beaufort 3

1

Sunrise

7:53 am

Rainy looking day!

Jennifer Roberts and Micole Richardson

12/4/98 11:56am

     

67

 

 West

Beaufort 3

4

Sunrise

7:50 am

Pretty day!

Jennifer Roberts and Mark White

12/3/98 11:58am

     

66

 

 West

Beaufort 3

0

Sunrise

7:49 am

Temperature is still going up.

Jennifer Roberts and Todd Hughes

12/2/98 12:57pm

     

60

 

West

Beaufort 3

9

Sunrise

7:48 am

We looked at the data and because of the warm front our temperature went up 8 degrees.

Jennifer Roberts and Ashley Breeden

12/1/98 12:53pm

     

52

 

West

Beaufort 3

 25

Sunrise

7:47 am

 Nice sunny day!

Jennifer Roberts and Stephen Taylor

11/30/98 1:07pm

     

63

 

West

Beaufort 8

 1

Sunrise

7:46 am

 

Jennifer Roberts and Amanda Nave

11/24/98 12:29pm

     

55

 

West

Beaufort 3

 9

Sunrise

7:40 am

 

Jennifer Roberts and Greg Church

11/23/98 1:04pm

     

58

 

West

Beaufort 3

 12

Sunrise

7:38 am

Breezy Day!

Jennifer Roberts and Logan Dace

11/20/98 11:53am

     

 54

 

West

Beaufort 3

 15

Sunrise

7:35 am

Windy day!

Jennifer Roberts and Kristyn Jackson

11/19/98 1:02pm

     

 58

 

West

Beaufort 4

 14

Sunrise

7:34 am

Windy but nice.

Jennifer Roberts and Lena Coomer

11/18/98 1:30pm

     

 57

 

West

Beaufort 3

 9

Sunrise

7:33 am

It's a nice sunny day out.

Jennifer Roberts

11/17/98 11:51am

     

 50

 

West

Beaufort 3

 3

 Sunrise

7:32 am

 Even when the sun rose, it's not sunny it's cloudy.

Jennifer Roberts and Josh Henderson

11/16/98 1:00pm

     

 57

 

West

Beaufort 3

 3

Sunrise

7:32 am

It is windy and feels colder than it is. We will send cloud information as we do more studies.

Desiree Smith and Jennifer Roberts

11/13/98 --------

               

 FIELD TRIP!!

 

11/12/98 11:48am

     

 52

 

West

Beaufort 3

 19

Sunrise

7:26 am

We will not be doing this tomorrow due to school field trip.

Jennifer Roberts and Kristen Morris

11/11/98 11:50am      

 46

 

West

Beaufort 8

 12

Sunrise

7:25 am

It's still windy but a pretty day.

Jennifer Roberts and Micole Richardson

11/10/98 11:58am      

 58

 

West

Beaufort 8

 0

Sunrise

7:24 am

Hold on to your hats it's winding up here.

Jennifer Roberts and Ashley Breeden

11/9/98 1:16pm

     

 52

 

West

Beaufort 3

 1

Sunrise

7:23 am

It's getting to be winter and it's starting to get cold. Snow will be on the ground soon.

Jennifer Roberts

11/5/98 4:45pm

"after school activity"

     

 45

 

West

Beaufort 3

 0

Sunrise

7:18 am

Cloudy today and this morning we had frost.

Jennifer Roberts and Andy Fluharty

 

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