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| + | The '''Key to Weather Map Symbols''' from the ''Reference Tables for Earth and Space Sciences'' (ESSRT) explains the symbols used on weather maps, including how to read a station model. It primarily supports [[HS-ESS2-8]]. | ||
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| + | [[File:Key to Weather Map Symbols.png|800px|class=img-fluid|alt=Key to Weather Map Symbols from the Earth and Space Sciences Reference Tables (ESSRT): a sample station model and the symbols for wind speed and direction, sky cover, weather conditions, showers, pressure trend, air pressure and fronts]] | ||
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| + | == What the Key to Weather Map Symbols shows == | ||
| + | At the top, a sample station model shows where each reading is plotted around the station circle: temperature and dew point in °F, visibility in miles, present weather, wind, sky cover, sea-level pressure and the pressure trend over the previous three hours. The rest of the key decodes the symbols: wind speed in knots and wind direction; sky cover from no clouds to completely overcast; weather conditions such as rain, snow, drizzle, thunderstorms, showers, hail, fog, tornadoes and hurricanes; high and low pressure; and cold, warm, stationary and occluded fronts. A note explains that sea-level pressure is plotted in tenths of millibars with the leading 10 or 9 omitted, so 103 means 1010.3 mb and 987 means 998.7 mb. | ||
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The Key to Weather Map Symbols from the Reference Tables for Earth and Space Sciences (ESSRT) explains the symbols used on weather maps, including how to read a station model. It primarily supports HS-ESS2-8.
What the Key to Weather Map Symbols shows
At the top, a sample station model shows where each reading is plotted around the station circle: temperature and dew point in °F, visibility in miles, present weather, wind, sky cover, sea-level pressure and the pressure trend over the previous three hours. The rest of the key decodes the symbols: wind speed in knots and wind direction; sky cover from no clouds to completely overcast; weather conditions such as rain, snow, drizzle, thunderstorms, showers, hail, fog, tornadoes and hurricanes; high and low pressure; and cold, warm, stationary and occluded fronts. A note explains that sea-level pressure is plotted in tenths of millibars with the leading 10 or 9 omitted, so 103 means 1010.3 mb and 987 means 998.7 mb.