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

Weather data for Fisher Mitchell School, Bath, ME

Donna Smith - teacher

Writing to Fisher Mitchell School

 

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 Standard or Local Daylight Time

 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

Safesun UV meter values (NWS/EPA scale)

sunrise / moonrise / etc

all times are Local Standard or Local Daylight Time

 remarks

anything else students wish to add

 observer(s)

credit where credit is due!!!
 

 

Weather data for Fisher Mitchell School, Bath, ME

Donna Smith - teacher

1st grade weatherwatchers

Latitude 43.9N - Longitude 69.9W - Elevation 22 feet

Writing to Fisher Mitchell School

geography and climatology data for Fisher Mitchell School, Bath, ME

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

 

 4/28/00

12:30pm

 8/8

ST

White 4

Gray 4

  Cloudy

40 F

 

South

8mph

Beaufort 2

 

SUNRISE: 5:34 am
SUNSET: 7:40 pm

It sure would be nice to see the sun!

Mrs. Smith's First Graders

 

 4/27/00

12:30pm

 8/8

ST

White 3

White 5

  Cloudy

42 F

 

Northwest

unknown

 

SUNRISE: 5:36 am
SUNSET: 7:38 pm

Very cloudy, some sprinkles

Mrs. Smith's First Graders

 

 4/26/00

12:30pm

 8/8

ST

White 1

Gray 1

 Cloudy

42 F

 

North

13mph

Beaufort 4

 

SUNRISE: 5:37 am
SUNSET: 7:37 pm

 

Cloudy, but no rain yet

Mrs. Smith's First Graders

 

 4/25/00

12:30pm

 4/8

CU

White 1

Blue 3

 Partly Cloudy

53 F

 

North

10mph

Beaufort 3

 

SUNRISE: 5:39 am
SUNSET: 7:36 pm

Finally a sunny day!

Mrs. Smith's First Graders

 

 4/24/00

12:30pm

 8/8

ST

Gray 1

 Rain & drizzle

50 F

 

North

12mph

Beaufort 3

 

SUNRISE: 5:40 am
SUNSET: 7:35 pm

Rain and drizzle

Mrs. Smith's First Graders: Each had a job to do.

 
 

FOR SKY PICTURES FROM MAINE DURING SAW 2000, go to

http://www.weatherworks.com/files/SPECIAL_SAW_files/sky_in_Maine.SAW2000.jpg

 

***Comments from the kids***

From Mrs. Smith (teacher) "...I'd like to send in jpg's of our sky; wuld you like to post at the web site?"

designed by Tracie Talluto

 

   

Sky Awareness Week is coordinated by HOW THE WEATHERWORKS