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Wind & Weather Tables
By CinnamonMoon (Shared from my personal notes)
WIND/BAROMETER TABLE BAROMETER:
CHARACTER OF WEATHER (reduced to Sea Level) WEATHER INDICATED
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30.00 to 30.20,
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& steady
westerly.
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Fair, w/slight
changes in temperature, for one or two days.
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30.00 to 30.20,
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& rising
rapidly westerly.
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Fair,followed
w/in 2 days by warmer and rain.
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30.00 to 30.20,
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& falling
rapidly south to east.
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Warmer,&
rain w/in 24hr.
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30.20 or above,
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& falling
rapidly south to east.
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Warmer, &
rain w/in 36hr.
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30.20 or above,
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& falling
rapidly west to north.
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Cold &
clear,quickly followed by warmer & rain.
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30.20 or above,
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& steady
variable no early change.
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30.00 or below,
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& falling
slowly south to east.
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Rain w/in
18hr that will continue a day or two.
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30.00 or below,
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& falling
rapidly southeast to northeast.
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colder.Rain,
w/high wind, followed w/in 2 days by clearing,
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30.00 or below,
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& rising
south to west.
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Clearing and
colder w/in 12 hours.
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29.80 or below,
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& falling
rapidly southeast to northeast.
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Severe storm
of wind & rain imminent. In winter, snow or cold wave
w/in 24hrs.
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29.80 or below,
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& falling
rapidly east to north.
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Severe northeast
gales & heavy rain or snow, followed in winter by
a cold wave.
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29.80 or below,
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& rising
rapidly going to west.
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Clearing and
colder.
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*A barometer should be adjusted
to show equivalent sea level pressure for the altitude at which
it is to be used.
A change of 100 ft. in elevation will cause a decrease of 1/10th
inch in the reading.
Mistral = strong cold dry northerly
wind of southern Europe
Williwaw = sudden violent gust of cold land air common along
mountainous coasts of high latitudes.
WIND SPEED DESCRIPTIONS:
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Calm
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smoke rises
vertically, wind is less than 1mph
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Light Air
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direction
of wind shown by smoke drift not wind. Wind is less than
3mph weather vanes remain still.
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Light Breeze
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wind felt
on face, leaves rustle; ordinary wind of 4-6mph weather
vane moved by wind.
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Gentle Breeze
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Leaves and
small twigs in constant wind of 8-12mph and motion of
wind extends light flag.
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Moderate Breeze
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Raises dust
and loose paper, small wind of 13-18mph, branches are
moved.
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Fresh Breeze
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Small trees
in leaf begin to sway. Wind of 19-24mph. Crested wavelets
on inland waters.
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Strong Breeze
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Large branches
in motion. Whistling wind of 25-31mph can be heard in
telegraph wires, umbrellas used with difficulty.
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Moderate Gale/High
Wind
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Whole trees
in motion. Wind of 32-38mph. Inconvenience felt in walking
against wind.
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Fresh Gale
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Breaks twigs
off trees generally impedes. Wind of 39-46mph progress
is possible.
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Strong Gale
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Slight structural
damage occurs. Chimney pots and slate removed. Wind of
47-54mph.
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Heavy Gale/Whole
Gale
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Seldom experienced
inland. Wind of 55-63mph. Trees uprooted; considerable
damage occurs.
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Storm
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Vary rarely
experienced; accompanied by widespread wind of 64-75mph
causing storm damage.
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Hurricane
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Destruction
is easily total. Winds above 75mph.
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RULES FOR FORETELLING THE WEATHER:
Barometer
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High and steady.
SW to NW Fair/little temperature change for 1 or 2 days.
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High and rising
rapidly SW to NW Fair/followed by warmer & rain w/in
2 days.
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Very high,
falling slowly SW to NW Fair/slowly rising temp for 2
days.
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High and falling
slowly S to SE Rain w/in 24 hrs.
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High and falling
rapidly S to SE Increasing wind w/rain in 12 to 24 hrs.
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High and falling
slowly SE to NE Rain in 12.to 18 hrs.
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High and falling
rapidly SE to NE Increasing wind w/rain in 12 hrs.
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High and falling
slowly E to NE Summer=light winds/fair. Winter=rain w/in
24 hrs.
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High and falling
rapidly E to NE Summer=rain in 12-24 hr. Winter=rain,
snow and increasing winds.
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Low and falling
slowly SE to NE Rain will continue 1 or 2 days.
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Low and falling
rapidly SE to NE Rain and high wind/clearing and colder
in 36 hrs.
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Low and rising
slowly S to SW Clearing soon and fair for several days.
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Low and falling
rapidly S to E Severe storm soon, clearing and cooler
in 24 hrs.
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Low and falling
rapidly E to N NE gales w/heavy rain or snow, followed
in winter by cold wave.
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Low and rising
rapidly going W Clearing and colder.
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*rings around the moon show that,
some place in the air above the ground, there is a floating
thin layer of mist or cloud. The water drops of which are nearly
the same size. Both water droplets and ice crystals are common
objects in the upper air, and cannot be depended upon as weather
forecasters. Some say rain within 2-3 days.
UNIVERSAL RULES OF THE WINDS:
In northern hemisphere: stand with
back to wind, low pressure to left and high pressure on right.
In southern hemisphere: stand with back to wind, low pressure
to right and high pressure on left.
Visibility Ratings:
Prominent objects not visible at:
0…50 yards
1…200 yards
2…500 yards
3…1/2 mile
4…1 mile
5…2 miles
6…4 miles
7…7 miles
8…20 miles
9…above 20 miles
CLOUD TYPES:
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Cirrus = detached,
delicate and fibrous appearance. Feather-like structure.
Whitish color, isolated tufts, thin filaments, threads
in form of feathers, curved or straight filaments end
in tufts. C/b in parallel belts in a great circle. Appear
to converge toward a horizon point.
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Cirrostratus
= thin, whitish sheet of clouds. Sometimes cover sky completely
and give it a milky appearance (cirronebula) other times
like a tangled web. Often produces halos around sun and
moon. Appear to converge toward horizon.
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Cirrocumulus
= small globular masses or white flakes w/o shadows or
very slight shadows. Arranged in groups and often in lines.
Appear to converge toward horizon.
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Altostratus
= thick sheet of gray or bluish color, sometimes forming
a compact mass of dark gray color and fibrous structure
or a thin sheet resembling thick cirrostratus. Sun or
moon may be seen dimly gleaming as though through a round
glass. All changes peculiar to cirrostratus. Altocumulus=great
waves. Largish globular masses, white or grayish, partly
shaded, groups or lines, so closely packed their edges
appear confused. Detached masses are generally larger
and more compact resembling stratocumulous at the center
of the group. But the thickness of the layer varies at
times spread out and assume appearance of small waves
or thin, slightly curved plates. At margin they form into
finer flakes resembling cirrocumulus. Often spread in
lines of one or two directions.
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Stratocululus
= large globular masses or rolls of dark clouds often
covering the whole sky, especially in winter. Generally
appears as gray layer irregularly broken up into masses
often a wavy appearance resembling altocumulus. Sometimes
appears in great rolls arranged in parallel lines and
pressed close up against one another. Centers of rolls
are dark color. Blue sky m/b seen in intervening spaces
which are of a much lighter color. Not generally associated
w/rain.
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Nimbostratus
= thick layer of dark clouds, w/o shape and w/ragged edges
thru which steady rain or snow usually falls. Thru openings
in these clouds an upper layer of Cirrostratus or Altostratus
may be seen almost invariably. If a nimbostratus layer
separates up into shreds in a strong wind, or if small
loose clouds are visible floating underneath a large nimbostratus,
the cloud may be described as Fractonimbus or the "Scud"
clouds of sailors.
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Cumulus =
Woolpack = thick clouds of which the upper surface is
dome-shaped and exhibits protuberances while the base
is horizontal. A diurnal ascension movement is almost
always noticeable. When opposite the sun, the surfaces
facing observer have a greater brilliance than the margins
of the protuberances. When light falls aslant, as is usually
the case, these throw deep shadows. When on the same side
of the observer as the sun, they appear dark w/bright
edges. True cumulus have well-defined upper and lower
limits, but in strong winds a broken cloud resembling
cumulus is often seen in which the detached portions undergo
continual changes=Fractocumulus.
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Cumulonimbus
= Thundercloud or Showercloud. Heavy masses of cloud rising
in the form of mountains, turrets, or anvils, generally
surmounted by a sheet or screen of fibrous appearance
(False Cirrus) and having at its base a mass of cloud
similar to Nimbostratus. From the base local showers of
rain or snow occasionally of hail or soft hail usually
fall. Sometimes the upper edges assume the compact form
of Cumulus and from massive peaks round which delicate
False Cirrus floats. At other times the edges themselves
separate into fringe of filaments similar to Cirrus clouds.
This last form is particularly common in spring showers.
The front of thunderclouds of wide extent frequently presents
the form of a large arc spread over a portion of a uniformly
brighter sky. Stratus=A uniform layer of cloud resembling
a fog but not resting on the ground. When this sheet is
broken up into irregular shreds in a wind, or by the summits
of mountains, it may be called Fractostratus.
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*Note: The attention of mariners
is especially called to the Cirrus as it usually means barometric
depressions. If the Cirrus appears in radiating bands crossing
the sky, the point of convergence of these bands should be noted;
if in the form of a cloud bank or sheet upon the horizon, the
center or point of greatest density should be noted, as this
will sometimes serve to indicate in a general manner the direction
of the center of any cyclonic disturbance.
0=cloudless
10=completely overcast
*Waterspout=a whirling, funnel-shaped
cloud, first observed as a pendant from the mass of the storm
cloud above. Seems to grow downwards, tapering, toward the water
surface, which is violently agitated, and finally (when the
spout is fully developed) appears to be drawn up to meet the
cloud from above. This is deceptive, as the bulk of the water
is carried along by the whirling spout is condensed from the
atmosphere, and, even when the spout is formed over a salt-water
surface, is found to be fresh. Water spouts occur most frequently
over the warm seas of the tropics.
Desert Weather:
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Month:
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High Low
Precipitation
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January
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32 10 0.30
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February
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39 16 0.25
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March
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50 26 1.03
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April
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63 38 1.95
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May
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72 46 2.98
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June
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83 55 2.19
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July
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92 62 2.28
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August
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89 60 1.82
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September
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82 51 0.78
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October
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66 38 1.49
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November
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51 25 0.48
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December
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39 17 0.26
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INDEX
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(Main Section, Medicine Wheel, Native Languages &
Nations, Symbology)
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INDEX
Page 5
(Sacred Feminine & Masculine, Stones & Minerals)
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