1# Code table 4.225 - Weather (see FM 94 BUFR/FM 95 CREX Code table 0 20 003 - Present weather)
200 00 Cloud development not observed or not observable
301 01 Clouds generally dissolving or becoming less developed
402 02 State of sky on the whole unchanged
503 03 Clouds generally forming or developing
604 04 Visibility reduced by smoke, e.g. veldt or forest fires, industrial smoke or volcanic ashes
705 05 Haze
806 06 Widespread dust in suspension in the air, not raised by wind at or near the station at the time of observation
907 07 Dust or sand raised by wind at or near the station at the time of observation, but no well developed dust whirl(s) or sand whirl(s), and no duststorm or sandstorm seen; or, in the case of sea stations and coastal stations, blowing spray at the station
1008 08 Well-developed dust whirl(s) or sand whirl(s) seen at or near the station during the preceding hour or at the same time of observation, but no duststorm or sandstorm
1109 09 Duststorm or sandstorm within sight at the time of observation, or at the station during the preceding hour
1210 10 Mist
1311 11 Patches
1412 12 More or less continuous
1513 13 Lightning visible, no thunder heard
1614 14 Precipitation within sight, not reaching the ground or the surface of the sea
1715 15 Precipitation within sight, reaching the ground or the surface of the sea, but distant, i.e. estimated to be more than 5 km from the station
1816 16 Precipitation within sight, reaching the ground or the surface of the sea, near to, but not at the station
1917 17 Thunderstorm, but no precipitation at the time of observation
2018 18 Squalls
2119 19 Funnel cloud(s)
2220 20 Drizzle (not freezing) or snow grains
2321 21 Rain (not freezing)
2422 22 Snow
2523 23 Rain and snow or ice pellets
2624 24 Freezing drizzle or freezing rain
2725 25 Shower(s) of rain
2826 26 Shower(s) of snow, or of rain and snow
2927 27 Shower(s) of hail, or of rain and hail
3028 28 Fog or ice fog
3129 29 Thunderstorm (with or without precipitation)
3230 30 Slight or moderate duststorm or sandstorm has decreased during the preceding hour
3331 31 Slight or moderate duststorm or sandstorm no appreciable change during the preceding hour
3432 32 Slight or moderate duststorm or sandstorm has begun or has increased during the preceding hour
3533 33 Severe duststorm or sandstorm has decreased during the preceding hour
3634 34 Severe duststorm or sandstorm no appreciable change during the preceding hour
3735 35 Severe duststorm or sandstorm has begun or has increased during the preceding hour
3836 36 Slight or moderate drifting snow generally low (below eye level)
3937 37 Heavy drifting snow generally low (below eye level)
4038 38 Slight or moderate blowing snow generally high (above eye level)
4139 39 Heavy blowing snow generally high (above eye level)
4240 40 Fog or ice fog at a distance at the time of observation, but not at the station during the preceding hour, the fog or ice fog extending to a level above that of the observer
4341 41 Fog or ice fog in patches
4442 42 Fog or ice fog, sky visible has become thinner during the preceding hour
4543 43 Fog or ice fog, sky invisible has become thinner during the preceding hour
4644 44 Fog or ice fog, sky visible no appreciable change during the preceding hour
4745 45 Fog or ice fog, sky invisible no appreciable change during the preceding hour
4846 46 Fog or ice fog, sky visible has begun or has become thicker during the preceding hour
4947 47 Fog or ice fog, sky invisible has begun or has become thicker during the preceding hour
5048 48 Fog, depositing rime, sky visible
5149 49 Fog, depositing rime, sky invisible
5250 50 Drizzle, not freezing, intermittent slight at time of observation
5351 51 Drizzle, not freezing, continuous slight at time of observation
5452 52 Drizzle, not freezing, intermittent moderate at time of observation
5553 53 Drizzle, not freezing, continuous moderate at time of observation
5654 54 Drizzle, not freezing, intermittent heavy (dense) at time of observation
5755 55 Drizzle, not freezing, continuous heavy (dense) at time of observation
5856 56 Drizzle, freezing, slight
5957 57 Drizzle, freezing, moderate or heavy (dense)
6058 58 Drizzle and rain, slight
6159 59 Drizzle and rain, moderate or heavy
6260 60 Rain, not freezing, intermittent slight at time of observation
6361 61 Rain, not freezing, continuous slight at time of observation
6462 62 Rain, not freezing, intermittent moderate at time of observation
6563 63 Rain, not freezing, continuous moderate at time of observation
6664 64 Rain, not freezing, intermittent heavy at time of observation
6765 65 Rain, not freezing, continuous heavy at time of observation
6866 66 Rain, freezing, slight
6967 67 Rain, freezing, moderate or heavy
7068 68 Rain or drizzle and snow, slight
7169 69 Rain or drizzle and snow, moderate or heavy
7270 70 Intermittent fall of snowflakes slight at time of observation
7371 71 Continuous fall of snowflakes slight at time of observation
7472 72 Intermittent fall of snowflakes moderate at time of observation
7573 73 Continuous fall of snowflakes moderate at time of observation
7674 74 Intermittent fall of snowflakes heavy at time of observation
7775 75 Continuous fall of snowflakes heavy at time of observation
7876 76 Diamond dust (with or without fog)
7977 77 Snow grains (with or without fog)
8078 78 Isolated star-like snow crystals (with or without fog)
8179 79 Ice pellets
8280 80 Rain shower(s), slight
8381 81 Rain shower(s), moderate or heavy
8482 82 Rain shower(s), violent
8583 83 Shower(s) of rain and snow mixed, slight
8684 84 Shower(s) of rain and snow mixed, moderate or heavy
8785 85 Snow shower(s), slight
8886 86 Snow shower(s), moderate or heavy
8987 87 Shower(s) of snow pellets or small hail, with or without rain or rain and snow mixed slight
9088 88 Shower(s) of snow pellets or small hail, with or without rain or rain and snow mixed moderate or heavy
9189 89 Shower(s) of hail, with or without rain or rain and snow mixed, not associated with thunder slight
9290 90 Shower(s) of hail, with or without rain or rain and snow mixed, not associated with thunder moderate or heavy
9391 91 Slight rain at time of observation
9492 92 Moderate or heavy rain at time of observation
9593 93 Slight snow, or rain and snow mixed or hail at time of observation
9694 94 Moderate or heavy snow, or rain and snow mixed or hail at time of observation
9795 95 Thunderstorm, slight or moderate, without hail, but with rain and/or snow at time of observation
9896 96 Thunderstorm, slight or moderate, with hail at time of observation
9997 97 Thunderstorm, heavy, without hail, but with rain and/or snow at time of observation
10098 98 Thunderstorm combined with duststorm or sandstorm at time of observation
10199 99 Thunderstorm, heavy, with hail at time of observation
102100 100 No significant weather observed
103101 101 Clouds generally dissolving or becoming less developed during the past hour
104102 102 State of sky on the whole unchanged during the past hour
105103 103 Clouds generally forming or developing during the past hour
106104 104 Haze or smoke, or dust in suspension in the air, visibility equal to, or greater than, 1 km
107105 105 Haze or smoke, or dust in suspension in the air, visibility less than 1 km
108#106-109 Reserved
109110 110 Mist
110111 111 Diamond dust
111112 112 Distant lightning
112#113-117 Reserved
113118 118 Squalls
114#119 Reserved
115120 120 Fog
116121 121 PRECIPITATION
117122 122 Drizzle (not freezing) or snow grains
118123 123 Rain (not freezing)
119124 124 Snow
120125 125 Freezing drizzle or freezing rain
121126 126 Thunderstorm (with or without precipitation)
122127 127 BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW OR SAND
123128 128 Blowing or drifting snow or sand, visibility equal to, or greater than, 1 km
124129 129 Blowing or drifting snow or sand, visibility less than 1 km
125130 130 FOG
126131 131 Fog or ice fog in patches
127132 132 Fog or ice fog, has become thinner during the past hour
128133 133 Fog or ice fog, no appreciable change during the past hour
129134 134 Fog or ice fog, has begun or become thicker during the past hour
130135 135 Fog, depositing rime
131#136-139 Reserved
132140 140 PRECIPITATION
133141 141 Precipitation, slight or moderate
134142 142 Precipitation, heavy
135143 143 Liquid precipitation, slight or moderate
136144 144 Liquid precipitation, heavy
137145 145 Solid precipitation, slight or moderate
138146 146 Solid precipitation, heavy
139147 147 Freezing precipitation, slight or moderate
140148 148 Freezing precipitation, heavy
141#149 Reserved
142150 150 DRIZZLE
143151 151 Drizzle, not freezing, slight
144152 152 Drizzle, not freezing, moderate
145153 153 Drizzle, not freezing, heavy
146154 154 Drizzle, freezing, slight
147155 155 Drizzle, freezing, moderate
148156 156 Drizzle, freezing, heavy
149157 157 Drizzle and rain, slight
150158 158 Drizzle and rain, moderate or heavy
151#159 Reserved
152160 160 RAIN
153161 161 Rain, not freezing, slight
154162 162 Rain, not freezing, moderate
155163 163 Rain, not freezing, heavy
156164 164 Rain, freezing, slight
157165 165 Rain, freezing, moderate
158166 166 Rain, freezing, heavy
159167 167 Rain (or drizzle) and snow, slight
160168 168 Rain (or drizzle) and snow, moderate or heavy
161#169 Reserved
162170 170 SNOW
163171 171 Snow, slight
164172 172 Snow, moderate
165173 173 Snow, heavy
166174 174 Ice pellets, slight
167175 175 Ice pellets, moderate
168176 176 Ice pellets, heavy
169177 177 Snow grains
170178 178 Ice crystals
171#179 Reserved
172180 180 SHOWER(S) OR INTERMITTENT PRECIPITATION
173181 181 Rain shower(s) or intermittent rain, slight
174182 182 Rain shower(s) or intermittent rain, moderate
175183 183 Rain shower(s) or intermittent rain, heavy
176184 184 Rain shower(s) or intermittent rain, violent
177185 185 Snow shower(s) or intermittent snow, slight
178186 186 Snow shower(s) or intermittent snow, moderate
179187 187 Snow shower(s) or intermittent snow, heavy
180#188 Reserved
181189 189 Hail
182190 190 THUNDERSTORM
183191 191 Thunderstorm, slight or moderate, with no precipitation
184192 192 Thunderstorm, slight or moderate, with rain showers and/or snow showers
185193 193 Thunderstorm, slight or moderate, with hail
186194 194 Thunderstorm, heavy, with no precipitation
187195 195 Thunderstorm, heavy, with rain showers and/or snow showers
188196 196 Thunderstorm, heavy, with hail
189#197-198 Reserved
190199 199 Tornado
191204 204 Volcanic ash suspended in the air aloft
192206 206 Thick dust haze, visibility less than 1 km
193207 207 Blowing spray at the station
194208 208 Drifting dust (sand)
195209 209 Wall of dust or sand in distance (like haboob)
196210 210 Snow haze
197211 211 Whiteout
198213 213 Lightning, cloud to surface
199#214-216 Not used
200217 217 Dry thunderstorm
201219 219 Tornado cloud (destructive) at or within sight of the station during preceding hour or at the time of observation
202220 220 Deposition of volcanic ash
203221 221 Deposition of dust or sand
204222 222 Deposition of dew
205223 223 Deposition of wet snow
206224 224 Deposition of soft rime
207225 225 Deposition of hard rime
208226 226 Deposition of hoar frost
209227 227 Deposition of glaze
210228 228 Deposition of ice crust (ice slick)
211230 230 Duststorm or sandstorm with temperature below 0 degrees
212239 239 Blowing snow, impossible to determine whether snow is falling or not
213241 241 Fog on sea
214242 242 Fog in valleys
215243 243 Arctic or Antarctic sea smoke
216244 244 Steam fog (sea, lake or river)
217245 245 Steam log (land)
218246 246 Fog over ice or snow cover
219247 247 Dense fog, visibility 60-90 m
220248 248 Dense fog, visibility 30-60 m
221249 249 Dense fog, visibility less than 30 m
222250 250 Drizzle, rate of fall - less than 0.10 mm h-1
223251 251 Drizzle, rate of fall - 0.10-0.19 mm h-1
224252 252 Drizzle, rate of fall - 0.20-0.39 mm h-1
225253 253 Drizzle, rate of fall - 0.40-0.79 mm h-1
226254 254 Drizzle, rate of fall - 0.80-1.59 mm h-1
227255 255 Drizzle, rate of fall - 1.60-3.19 mm h-1
228256 256 Drizzle, rate of fall - 3.20-6.39 mm h-1
229257 257 Drizzle, rate of fall - 6.4 mm h-1 or more
230259 259 Drizzle and snow
231260 260 Rain, rate of fall - less than 1.0 mm h-1
232261 261 Rain, rate of fall - 1.0-1.9 mm h-1
233262 262 Rain, rate of fall - 2.0-3.9 mm h-1
234263 263 Rain, rate of fall - 4.0-7.9 mm h-1
235264 264 Rain, rate of fall - 8.0-15.9 mm h-1
236265 265 Rain, rate of fall - 16.0-31.9 mm h-1
237266 266 Rain, rate of fall - 32.0-63.9 mm h-1
238267 267 Rain, rate of fall - 64.0 mm h-1 or more
239270 270 Snow, rate of fall - less than 1.0 cm h-1
240271 271 Snow, rate of fall - 1.0-1.9 cm h-1
241272 272 Snow, rate of fall - 2.0-3.9 cm h-1
242273 273 Snow, rate of fall - 4.0-7.9 cm h-1
243274 274 Snow, rate of fall - 8.0-15.9 cm h-1
244275 275 Snow, rate of fall - 16.0-31.9 cm h-1
245276 276 Snow, rate of fall - 32.0-63.9 cm h-1
246277 277 Snow, rate of fall - 64.0 cm h-1 or more
247278 278 Snow or ice crystal precipitation from a clear sky
248279 279 Wet snow, freezing on contact
249280 280 Precipitation of rain
250281 281 Precipitation of rain, freezing
251282 282 Precipitation of rain and snow mixed
252283 283 Precipitation of snow
253284 284 Precipitation of snow pellets or small hall
254285 285 Precipitation of snow pellets or small hail, with rain
255286 286 Precipitation of snow pellets or small hail, with rain and snow mixed
256287 287 Precipitation of snow pellets or small hail, with snow
257288 288 Precipitation of hail
258289 289 Precipitation of hail, with rain
259290 290 Precipitation of hall, with rain and snow mixed
260291 291 Precipitation of hail, with snow
261292 292 Shower(s) or thunderstorm over sea
262293 293 Shower(s) or thunderstorm over mountains
263#300-507 Reserved
264508 508 No significant phenomenon to report, present and past weather omitted
265509 509 No observation, data not available, present and past weather omitted
266510 510 Present and past weather missing, but expected
267511 511 Missing value
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