SPC soundings: feeds current
SPC soundings: Feed current; checked .
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Soundings: what weather balloons measured
A balloon launched about an hour before the time named, measuring as it rose and drifted with the wind: the atmosphere above one place, at one time. Model soundings, which are forecasts, are not shown here.
The levels this sounding was drawn from (61)
| Pressure | Height | Temperature | Dew point | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 971 mb | 360 m | 12.8 | 12.8 | 260° 3 kt |
| 943 mb | 610 m | 10.4 | 10.1 | 270° 15 kt |
| 931 mb | 714 m | 9.6 | 9.6 | — |
| 925 mb | 768 m | 9.4 | 9.1 | 280° 23 kt |
| 909 mb | 914 m | 8.2 | 8.2 | 285° 23 kt |
| 876 mb | 1219 m | 6.5 | 6.5 | 280° 24 kt |
| 850 mb | 1465 m | 5.4 | 4.7 | 295° 22 kt |
| 825 mb | 1709 m | 4.2 | 2.5 | — |
| 791 mb | 2050 m | 1.6 | 1.6 | — |
| 760 mb | 2372 m | 0.0 | -1.5 | — |
| 738 mb | 2607 m | -1.5 | -2.3 | — |
| 726 mb | 2743 m | -0.1 | -1.3 | 275° 43 kt |
| 703 mb | 2996 m | -1.7 | -1.7 | — |
| 700 mb | 3030 m | -1.3 | -1.4 | 260° 54 kt |
| 647 mb | 3658 m | -3.3 | -3.3 | 230° 57 kt |
| 599 mb | 4267 m | -5.5 | -5.5 | 235° 65 kt |
| 566 mb | 4708 m | -7.9 | -7.9 | — |
| 554 mb | 4877 m | -9.5 | -10.3 | 240° 70 kt |
| 543 mb | 5029 m | -11.3 | -14.2 | — |
| 531 mb | 5200 m | -12.3 | -21.3 | — |
| 516 mb | 5419 m | -12.9 | -22.9 | — |
| 505 mb | 5584 m | -12.9 | -16.5 | — |
| 500 mb | 5660 m | -13.1 | -15.0 | 240° 76 kt |
| 478 mb | 6001 m | -14.9 | -17.6 | — |
| 466 mb | 6192 m | -17.1 | -27.1 | — |
| 455 mb | 6371 m | -17.7 | -18.7 | — |
| 445 mb | 6537 m | -17.9 | -19.8 | — |
| 430 mb | 6793 m | -18.1 | -32.1 | — |
| 420 mb | 6969 m | -18.9 | -23.2 | — |
| 410 mb | 7147 m | -20.1 | -24.1 | — |
| 400 mb | 7330 m | -21.1 | -23.2 | 235° 89 kt |
| 385 mb | 7620 m | -22.2 | -39.2 | 235° 92 kt |
| 370 mb | 7903 m | -22.3 | -39.3 | — |
| 354 mb | 8226 m | -24.1 | -29.1 | — |
| 342 mb | 8477 m | -25.5 | -33.5 | — |
| 323 mb | 8887 m | -29.5 | -35.5 | — |
| 312 mb | 9144 m | -30.8 | -48.4 | 230° 89 kt |
| 300 mb | 9410 m | -32.5 | -50.5 | 230° 90 kt |
| 283 mb | 9818 m | -35.9 | -53.9 | — |
| 269 mb | 10170 m | -37.9 | -57.9 | — |
| 259 mb | 10430 m | -40.1 | -50.1 | — |
| 250 mb | 10670 m | -42.3 | -50.3 | 230° 86 kt |
| 240 mb | 10945 m | -44.5 | -54.5 | — |
| 229 mb | 11259 m | -46.9 | -62.9 | — |
| 219 mb | 11556 m | -46.3 | -66.3 | — |
| 205 mb | 11996 m | -46.7 | -68.7 | — |
| 200 mb | 12160 m | -47.7 | -69.7 | 220° 97 kt |
| 190 mb | 12497 m | -49.7 | -71.2 | 220° 101 kt |
| 150 mb | 14010 m | -59.5 | -79.5 | 235° 95 kt |
| 137 mb | 14574 m | -61.7 | -79.7 | — |
| 123 mb | 15240 m | -64.4 | -82.0 | 245° 82 kt |
| 111 mb | 15862 m | -65.7 | -82.7 | — |
| 100 mb | 16490 m | -69.7 | -83.7 | 260° 52 kt |
| 80 mb | 17839 m | -62.9 | -83.9 | 275° 32 kt |
| 70 mb | 18660 m | -63.9 | -84.9 | 260° 29 kt |
| 59 mb | 19717 m | -60.2 | -83.5 | 260° 30 kt |
| 48 mb | 21003 m | -61.1 | -84.4 | 160° 3 kt |
| 38 mb | 22447 m | -61.4 | -85.0 | 235° 18 kt |
| 28 mb | 24378 m | -56.4 | -83.3 | 235° 16 kt |
| 18 mb | 27191 m | -51.6 | -83.3 | 295° 11 kt |
| 9 mb | 31795 m | -45.9 | -82.9 | — |
Every station with a sounding (78)
- Aberdeen, SD (ABR)
- ADN
- Albany, NY (ALB)
- Albuquerque, NM (ABQ)
- Amarillo, TX (AMA)
- Birmingham, AL (BMX)
- Bismarck, ND (BIS)
- Blacksburg, VA (RNK)
- Boise, ID (BOI)
- Brownsville, TX (BRO)
- Buffalo, NY (BUF)
- Cape Canaveral, FL (XMR)
- Caribou, ME (CAR)
- Chanhassen, MN (MPX)
- Charleston, SC (CHS)
- Chihuahua, Mexico (76225)
- Corpus Christi, TX (CRP)
- Davenport, IA (DVN)
- Del Rio, TX (DRT)
- Dodge City, KS (DDC)
- EDW
- Elko, NV (LKN)
- Flagstaff, AZ (FGZ)
- Fort Worth, TX (FWD)
- Gaylord, MI (APX)
- Glasgow, MT (GGW)
- Grand Junction, CO (GJT)
- Gray, ME (GYX)
- GRB
- Great Falls, MT (TFX)
- Greensboro, NC (GSO)
- International Falls, MN (INL)
- Jackson, MS (JAN)
- Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
- Key West, FL (KEY)
- La Paz, Mexico (76405)
- Lake Charles, LA (LCH)
- Lamont, OK (LMN)
- Las Vegas, NV (VEF)
- Lincoln, IL (ILX)
- Little Rock, AR (LZK)
- Maniwaki, Quebec (WMW)
- Mazatlán, Mexico (76458)
- Medford, OR (MFR)
- Miami, FL (MFL)
- Midland, TX (MAF)
- Nashville, TN (BNA)
- Newport, NC (MHX)
- Norman, OK (OUN)
- North Platte, NE (LBF)
- Oakland, CA (OAK)
- OYU
- Peachtree City, GA (FFC)
- Pickle Lake, Ontario (WPL)
- Pittsburgh, PA (PIT)
- Quillayute, WA (UIL)
- Rapid City, SD (UNR)
- Reno, NV (REV)
- Riverton, WY (RIW)
- Salem, OR (SLE)
- Salt Lake City, UT (SLC)
- San Diego, CA (NKX)
- Santa Teresa, NM (EPZ)
- Shreveport, LA (SHV)
- Slidell, LA (LIX)
- Spokane, WA (OTX)
- Springfield, MO (SGF)
- Sterling, VA (IAD)
- Tampa Bay, FL (TBW)
- Topeka, KS (TOP)
- Upton, NY (OKX)
- Valley, NE (OAX)
- Vandenberg, CA (VBG)
- VPS
- White Lake, MI (DTX)
- Wilmington, OH (ILN)
- Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (YQI)
- Zacatecas, Mexico (76526)
SPC observed soundings checked · Data: NOAA/SPC
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