Description: | WEATHER LOGS FOR TLCV - 1998
The following TLCV weather logs are for 1998. Each day is divided into 3
approximately equal intervals and given a simple description of sky conditions
as viewed within the TLCV field of view.
These descriptions are intended to be used as a search tool for selecting Time
Lapse Cloud Video (TLCV) images and not to provide cloud classifications.
For classifications, visit the SGP weather logs. These simple descriptions
are the following:
Clear (Clr): Essentially cloud free.
Mostly Clear (MClr): A few clouds are evident, but generally cloud free.
Scattered Clouds (Scat): Clouds are present, but generally not too persistent
or dense.
Partly Cloudy (Pcldy): Similar to Scattered Clouds but generally more dense
or persistent.
Mostly Cloudy (Mcldy): Heavier clouds throughout much of the interval.
Cloudy (Cldy): Fairly dense cloud cover.
Explanation of notes:
Note #1 : The recording system began suffering tracking problems on occasion;
this resulted in picture breakup that is apparent in the compressed video.
Note #2 : Condensation within the optical dome.
Note #3 : Early in the TLCV deployment the automatic white balance of the
camera was defaulted to 'on' after power dropouts; this was corrected in
Feb 1998, but before this sometimes resulted in excessively green or grey video.
Note #4 : Early in the TLCV deployment the z-axis stage positioner allowed the
camera to slip down slightly within the TLCV enclosure due to wind buffeting.
This caused the rim of the glass dome through which the camera views to come
into the TLCV field of view near the edges of the image.
Note #5 : During the course of a year, the shadowband must be reset occasionally;
this note indicates that the positioning is slightly incorrect.
Date (UT) Morning Midday Afternoon Comments/Confessions
Jan 01, 1998 Clr MClr Scat Note #3, Note #4
Jan 02, 1998 PCldy PCldy Scat Note #3, Note #4
Jan 03, 1998 PCldy MCldy Pcldy Note #3, Note #4
Jan 04, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Note #3, Note #4, Ice
Jan 05, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Note #3, Note #4, Ice
Jan 06, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Note #3, Note #4, Ice
Jan 07, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Note #3, Note #4
Jan 08, 1998 Cldy Cldy MCldy Note #3, Note #4
Jan 09, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Note #3, Note #4, Color fixed
Jan 10, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy
Jan 11, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Ice
Jan 12, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy
Jan 13, 1998 Cldy MCldy Cldy
Jan 14, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Ice on Dome (early)
Jan 15, 1998 MClr PCldy Scat Ice on Dome (early)
Jan 16, 1998 Scat MCldy MClr
Jan 17, 1998 MClr Scat Pcldy Weak Halo
Jan 18, 1998 Scat Cldy PCldy
Jan 19, 1998 MClr Scat PCldy Ice on Dome (early), Halo
Jan 20, 1998 PCldy Scat Scat Halo, Zenith Arc
Jan 21, 1998 PCldy Scat PCldy
Jan 22, 1998 PCldy Scat MClr Weak Halo
Jan 23, 1998 MCldy MCldy Scat
Jan 24, 1998 MClr Scat Scat
Jan 25, 1998 MCldy PCldy MCldy
Jan 26, 1998 Scat MClr Clr
Jan 27, 1998 Scat MClr Clr Ice on Dome (early)
Jan 28, 1998 MClr Scat Scat Halo
Jan 29, 1998 Clr MClr Clr Note #3
Jan 30, 1998 Clr Clr Clr Note #3
Jan 31, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Note #4
Feb 01, 1998 PCldy Scat MClr Note #4, Note #3, Early Dew
Feb 02, 1998 Cldy Cldy PCldy Note #4, Note #3, Early Ice
Feb 03, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Note #4, Note #3
Feb 04, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Note #4, Note #3
Feb 05, 1998 Mcldy Mcldy PCldy Note #4, Note #3
Feb 06, 1998 PCldy MClr MClr Note #4, Note #3, Color fixed
Feb 07, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Feb 08, 1998 Cldy Mcldy PCldy
Feb 09, 1998 Cldy Mcldy PCldy
Feb 10, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy
Feb 11, 1998 Mcldy Scat MClr
Feb 12, 1998 MCldy PCldy Scat Quick Halo
Feb 13, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Feb 14, 1998 Cldy Scat Scat Early Ice, Halo, Zenith Arc
Feb 15, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy
Feb 16, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy
Feb 17, 1998 MCldy PCldy Pcldy Halo
Feb 18, 1998 PCldy Scat Scat Weak Halo
Feb 19, 1998 PCldy MCldy MCldy
Feb 20, 1998 Clr MClr PCldy Halo, Early Dew
Feb 21, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Weak Halo
Feb 22, 1998 Cldy Cldy MCldy
Feb 23, 1998 PCldy PCldy Scat
Feb 24, 1998 Scat MClr Scat
Feb 25, 1998 Scat Scat PCldy Good Halo
Feb 26, 1998 MClr Clr MClr Smoke?
Feb 27, 1998 Scat Clr MClr Zenith Arc
Feb 28, 1998 PCldy Scat Scat
Mar 01, 1998 MClr Scat Scat Halo
Mar 02, 1998 MClr PCldy MCldy
Mar 03, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Mar 04, 1998 MClr Cldy Cldy
Mar 05, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy
Mar 06, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy
Mar 07, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy
Mar 08, 1998 Cldy Cldy MCldy
Mar 09, 1998 Clr MClr MClr Halo
Mar 10, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Mar 11, 1998 PCldy Scat MClr
Mar 12, 1998 PCldy PCldy Clr
Mar 13, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Mar 14, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy
Mar 15, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy
Mar 16, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Note #2
Mar 17, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Note #2
Mar 18, 1998 Cldy MCldy Cldy Note #2
Mar 19, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Snow
Mar 20, 1998 MClr Scat Clr Quick Halo
Mar 21, 1998 Clr MClr Clr
Mar 22, 1998 MClr Clr MClr Halo
Mar 23, 1998 Scat Scat Scat Halo
Mar 24, 1998 Scat Scat MClr
Mar 25, 1998 Scat MClr MClr
Mar 26, 1998 MCldy Cldy MCldy
Mar 27, 1998 Cldy PCldy PCldy Halo
Mar 28, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Mar 29, 1998 MCldy Scat Scat
Mar 30, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy
Mar 31, 1998 Pcldy Pcldy Scat
Apr 01, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Apr 02, 1998 Scat Clr Scat
Apr 03, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy
Apr 04, 1998 Cldy Cldy Mcldy
Apr 05, 1998 Clr MClr Clr
Apr 06, 1998 Clr MClr Mcldy
Apr 07, 1998 Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Apr 08, 1998 Mcldy Cldy Mcldy
Apr 09, 1998 MClr Scat Scat
Apr 10, 1998 Clr Clr Scat Morning dew
Apr 11, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Apr 12, 1998 MClr MClr Clr
Apr 13, 1998 Clr MClr Clr
Apr 14, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Apr 15, 1998 Pcldy Scat MClr
Apr 16, 1998 Scat Scat Scat
Apr 17, 1998 MClr Scat MClr Halo
Apr 18, 1998 Clr MClr Scat Halo
Apr 19, 1998 Pcldy Scat MClr
Apr 20, 1998 Cldy Cldy Pcldy
Apr 21, 1998 Clr Scat Scat
Apr 22, 1998 Clr Scat MClr
Apr 23, 1998 Clr Clr MClr
Apr 24, 1998 Scat Scat MClr
Apr 25, 1998 Clr Clr Scat
Apr 26, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy
Apr 27, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Spider attack
Apr 28, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Note #2
Apr 29, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy
Apr 30, 1998 PCldy Scat Scat
May 01, 1998 PCldy Clr MClr Note #1
May 02, 1998 Scat Scat Clr
May 03, 1998 Scat Clr MClr
May 04, 1998 PCldy MClr MClr
May 05, 1998 Scat Scat Scat
May 06, 1998 PCldy PCldy Mcldy Scarey Roll Cloud
May 07, 1998 Clr Scat MClr Note #2
May 08, 1998 Scat PCldy Cldy Halo
May 09, 1998 Cldy Cldy Pcldy Note #2
May 10, 1998 MClr Scat MClr Note #2
May 11, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
May 12, 1998 Clr Scat Scat
May 13, 1998 Clr Clr MClr
May 14, 1998 Cldy MCldy Pcldy
May 15, 1998 MClr MClr Clr Note #1
May 16, 1998 Clr Clr Clr Note #1
May 17, 1998 MClr MCldy PCldy
May 18, 1998 Cldy PCldy MClr Halo
May 19, 1998 MClr Scat Pcldy Hazy, Halo
May 20, 1998 Scat PCldy Scat
May 21, 1998 PCldy PCldy Mcldy Halo
May 22, 1998 Scat MCldy PCldy
May 23, 1998 PCldy PCldy Scat
May 24, 1998 Clr MClr Scat
May 25, 1998 PCldy Scat Scat Halo
May 26, 1998 Cldy Scat Scat
May 27, 1998 PCldy Scat Scat
May 28, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
May 29, 1998 Pcldy Scat MClr
May 30, 1998 Scat Scat Scat
May 31, 1998 Scat Scat Scat
Jun 01, 1998 Clr Clr MClr
Jun 02, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Jun 03, 1998 Clr MClr Clr
Jun 04, 1998 Cldy Cldy Mcldy
Jun 05, 1998 PCldy PCldy Scat
Jun 06, 1998 Scat Scat MClr
Jun 07, 1998 MClr Scat Mcldy Halo
Jun 08, 1998 Cldy PCldy PCldy
Jun 09, 1998 MCldy Scat Scat
Jun 10, 1998 PCldy Scat MCldy
Jun 11, 1998 PCldy MClr Clr
Jun 12, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Jun 13, 1998 Clr Scat Pcldy Haze
Jun 14, 1998 Clr MClr Scat
Jun 15, 1998 MCldy Scat Scat
Jun 16, 1998 Scat MClr MClr
Jun 17, 1998 Clr Scat MCldy
Jun 18, 1998 Scat MClr Clr Haze
Jun 19, 1998 MClr Scat Mcldy Great Sunset
Jun 20, 1998 Clr Clr Pcldy
Jun 21, 1998 Scat PCldy Scat
Jun 22, 1998 PCldy PCldy Scat Roll Cloud
Jun 23, 1998 MClr MClr Clr Smoke?
Jun 24, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Jun 25, 1998 PCldy Clr Clr
Jun 26, 1998 Clr MClr Clr
Jun 27, 1998 Clr Clr Clr Haze or Smoke
Jun 28, 1998 Clr Clr Clr Haze or Smoke
Jun 29, 1998 Clr Clr Clr Haze or Smoke
Jun 30, 1998 PCldy PCldy Mcldy
Jul 01, 1998 Cldy PCldy MClr
Jul 02, 1998 MCldy Scat MClr
Jul 03, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Jul 04, 1998 Clr Scat Scat
Jul 05, 1998 MClr Scat Scat
Jul 06, 1998 Clr MClr MClr
Jul 07, 1998 MCldy PCldy Scat
Jul 08, 1998 PCldy PCldy Scat Halo
Jul 09, 1998 PCldy Clr Clr
Jul 10, 1998 Clr MClr Scat
Jul 11, 1998 Mcldy PCldy Scat
Jul 12, 1998 Scat Scat Scat Nice Sunset
Jul 13, 1998 Scat Scat MClr
Jul 14, 1998 MClr Scat Clr Haze
Jul 15, 1998 Clr Scat PCldy Haze
Jul 16, 1998 MClr Scat MClr
Jul 17, 1998 MClr Scat MClr
Jul 18, 1998 Clr Scat MClr Haze
Jul 19, 1998 Clr MClr Clr
Jul 20, 1998 Clr MClr Clr
Jul 21, 1998 Clr Scat MClr
Jul 22, 1998 MClr Scat Scat
Jul 23, 1998 PCldy Scat Pcldy Halo, Nice Sunset
Jul 24, 1998 Scat Scat MClr
Jul 25, 1998 PCldy Clr Scat
Jul 26, 1998 Scat MClr MClr
Jul 27, 1998 PCldy Scat PCldy
Jul 28, 1998 Cldy PCldy Scat
Jul 29, 1998 MCldy Scat PCldy
Jul 30, 1998 PCldy Scat MClr
Jul 31, 1998 Cldy PCldy Scat
Aug 01, 1998 MClr MClr MClr Hazy
Aug 02, 1998 Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Halo
Aug 03, 1998 MCldy MCldy Scat IOP Begins
Aug 04, 1998 Scat PCldy PCldy
Aug 05, 1998 Scat MCldy PCldy
Aug 06, 1998 MClr PCldy MClr Hazy
Aug 07, 1998 Clr Scat MClr Note #1
Aug 08, 1998 Scat Scat MClr
Aug 09, 1998 Scat Scat PCldy
Aug 10, 1998 MCldy MCldy PCldy Beautiful Sunrise
Aug 11, 1998 PCldy PCldy Cldy
Aug 12, 1998 MClr Scat Cldy
Aug 13, 1998 Scat PCldy Scat
Aug 14, 1998 Clr Scat MClr Hazy
Aug 15, 1998 Clr Scat Scat
Aug 16, 1998 Clr Scat Scat
Aug 17, 1998 Clr Scat MClr
Aug 18, 1998 Clr MClr Scat
Aug 19, 1998 Clr Scat Scat
Aug 20, 1998 Clr Scat MClr
Aug 21, 1998 Clr Scat MClr Hazy
Aug 22, 1998 Clr Scat Scat Hazy
Aug 23, 1998 MClr Clr Clr
Aug 24, 1998 Clr Scat Scat
Aug 25, 1998 MClr PCldy PCldy
Aug 26, 1998 PCldy PCldy Scat
Aug 27, 1998 Clr Scat PCldy
Aug 28, 1998 Scat MClr MClr Note #1
Aug 29, 1998 Clr Clr Clr Note #1
Aug 30, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Aug 31, 1998 MClr Scat Scat
Sep 01, 1998 MClr Scat Scat
Sep 02, 1998 Scat Clr MClr
Sep 03, 1998 MClr MClr Clr
Sep 04, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Sep 05, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Sep 06, 1998 MClr MClr Clr
Sep 07, 1998 Clr MClr Scat
Sep 08, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Sep 09, 1998 MClr Clr Clr
Sep 10, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Sep 11, 1998 MClr Scat Scat Note #1
Sep 12, 1998 Clr Scat Scat Note #1
Sep 13, 1998 Cldy Cldy PCldy
Sep 14, 1998 Scat Scat Clr
Sep 15, 1998 Scat PCldy MCldy
Sep 16, 1998 PCldy Scat Scat
Sep 17, 1998 MCldy PCldy Scat
Sep 18, 1998 MClr Scat Scat
Sep 19, 1998 Clr Scat Scat
Sep 20, 1998 MClr PCldy Scat
Sep 21, 1998 PCldy PCldy Mcldy Nice Sunrise, Roll Cloud
Sep 22, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy
Sep 23, 1998 MCldy PCldy MCldy
Sep 24, 1998 Scat Scat MClr
Sep 25, 1998 Clr MClr Clr Note #1
Sep 26, 1998 MClr Scat MClr Note #1, Spider Attack
Sep 27, 1998 Clr Scat MClr Note #1, Spider Webs
Sep 28, 1998 Clr Scat MClr Note #1, Spider
Sep 29, 1998 Clr MClr Clr Note #1, Spider
Sep 30, 1998 Scat Scat Scat
Oct 01, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy
Oct 02, 1998 MCldy Cldy Mcldy Note #2
Oct 03, 1998 Cldy MCldy Cldy Note #2, Spider
Oct 04, 1998 Scat PCldy Cldy Nice sunset
Oct 05, 1998 Cldy MCldy MCldy
Oct 06, 1998 Scat Scat Clr Halo
Oct 07, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Oct 08, 1998 Clr Scat MClr Zenith arc
Oct 09, 1998 Scat PCldy Scat Note #1, Halo
Oct 10, 1998 Clr Clr Clr Note #1
Oct 11, 1998 Scat MClr Scat Note #1
Oct 12, 1998 MClr Scat Scat Note #1, Halo, Zenith arc
Oct 13, 1998 Scat PCldy MClr Note #1
Oct 14, 1998 Clr MClr Clr
Oct 15, 1998 Scat Scat Scat Halo
Oct 16, 1998 PCldy Cldy Cldy Note #1
Oct 17, 1998 PCldy Cldy Scat
Oct 18, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Oct 19, 1998 MClr Clr Clr
Oct 20, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy
Oct 21, 1998 Scat Scat Scat Halo
Oct 22, 1998 Clr MClr MClr
Oct 23, 1998 MClr Scat MClr
Oct 24, 1998 MCldy MCldy Mcldy Halo
Oct 25, 1998 MClr Scat Scat Halo
Oct 26, 1998 MClr Scat Scat
Oct 27, 1998 MClr MClr MClr
Oct 28, 1998 MCldy PCldy MClr
Oct 29, 1998 Clr MClr Clr
Oct 30, 1998 PCldy MCldy Cldy
Oct 31, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Note #2
Nov 01, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Note #2
Nov 02, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Note #2
Nov 03, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Note #2
Nov 04, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy
Nov 05, 1998 Cldy Cldy MCldy
Nov 06, 1998 MCldy Cldy Cldy
Nov 07, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy
Nov 08, 1998 MCldy Cldy Cldy
Nov 09, 1998 Cldy Cldy Mcldy
Nov 10, 1998 Clr Clr MClr
Nov 11, 1998 MClr Clr Clr
Nov 12, 1998 Pcldy Scat Scat Double Halo
Nov 13, 1998 Pcldy Pcldy Scat Morning video missing
Nov 14, 1998 Cldy Mcldy Clr
Nov 15, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Nov 16, 1998 Scat MClr Clr Morning Dew
Nov 17, 1998 MClr MClr MClr Morning Dew
Nov 18, 1998 Scat MClr Scat
Nov 19, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy
Nov 20, 1998 MClr Scat Scat Halo, Zenith Arc, Note #1
Nov 21, 1998 Clr MClr Scat Note #1
Nov 22, 1998 Clr Clr Clr Note #1
Nov 23, 1998 Clr MClr MClr Note #1, Morning Dew
Nov 24, 1998 Scat Scat Scat Note #1
Nov 25, 1998 Clr Clr MClr
Nov 26, 1998 Clr Clr MClr Bird
Nov 27, 1998 Scat Scat Scat
Nov 28, 1998 Scat MCldy Pcldy
Nov 29, 1998 MCldy PCldy MCldy Halo
Nov 30, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Dec 01, 1998 MClr Scat MClr Morning Dew
Dec 02, 1998 Scat Pcldy Pcldy
Dec 03, 1998 Scat Scat Scat
Dec 04, 1998 MClr Scat MClr Note #2
Dec 05, 1998 MClr Clr MClr
Dec 06, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Note #2
Dec 07, 1998 Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Note #2
Dec 08, 1998 Clr Clr Clr Note #2
Dec 09, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Dec 10, 1998 Mcldy Scat Scat
Dec 11, 1998 Pcldy Scat Scat Halo
Dec 12, 1998 MClr Clr Clr
Dec 13, 1998 MClr Clr Clr
Dec 14, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Dec 15, 1998 MClr Scat Scat
Dec 16, 1998 Scat Scat PCldy Halo
Dec 17, 1998 Clr Clr Clr
Dec 18, 1998 Scat Cldy Cldy
Dec 19, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy
Dec 20, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy
Dec 21, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Ice
Dec 22, 1998 Scat Scat Scat Ice, Weak Halo
Dec 23, 1998 Cldy Cldy Cldy Ice
Dec 24, 1998 PCldy MClr Clr Quick Zenith Arc, Halo
Dec 25, 1998 Scat MClr MClr Halo, Brief Tape Problem
Dec 26, 1998 Scat Scat Scat
Dec 27, 1998 Scat Scat PCldy Halo
Dec 28, 1998 PCldy PCldy Scat Zenith Arc
Dec 29, 1998 Scat MClr Scat
Dec 30, 1998 Scat Scat Scat Halo
Dec 31, 1998 MClr MClr Scat |