CODING SHEET HAIL CARDS (1957-1985)
(use 1-29 to code rain cards)
[ ] - represents columns
[1] Blank
[2] TYPE OF REPORT [39] HAIL SPACING OR DEPTH
1 Mailed in 6 Rain only (Largest Stones)
2 Tele in 7 No hail/rain 1 Spacing
3 Network rpts. 8 Out of proj. 2 Just covered
4 Tele Survey area 3 Depth
9 Missing or Melted
[3] YEAR [40] ACTUAL SPACING OR DEPTH
[4] (Last two digits of year) Spacing in mm or depth
[41] 9998 if greater than
[5] MONTH 9999mm
4 April 8 August 2.5mm-0003
5 May 9 September 25.4mm-0025
6 June 0 October [42] 2544mm-0254
7 July [43] 2544.4mm-2544
00-Just Covered
[6] DAY OF MONTH
[7] (e.g. 03,14, etc.) [44] HAIL SPACING OR DEPTH
1 Spacing
[8] QUARTER (8,9,10,11) 2 Just covered
[9] (NE,SE,SW,NW) 3 Depth
[10] 0 - No 9 Missing or Melted
1 - Yes
[11] 9999 Missing [45] ACTUAL SPACING OR DEPTH
Spacing in mm or depth
[12] SECTION in mm.
[13] 01 - 36
[46]
[14] TOWNSHIP [47] 9998 if 9999 MM or more
[15] 01 - 99 [48] 00 - Just Covered
[16] RANGE [49] SOFT HAIL
[17] 01 - 30 0-No 1-Yes 8-Missing
[18] MERIDIAN % of soft hail
4,5 or 6 99 Missing or hard hail
[50] 01-98% of soft stones
[19] TIME OF HAIL - D.S.T. [51] 00-100% soft stones
[20] 0000-2359
[21] Noon - 1200 [52] SHAPE OF LARGEST STONES
[22] Midnight - 0000 1 conical 4 round
2 flattened 8 others
[23] DURATION - Minutes 3 egg 9 missing
[24] 000-998
[25] 999 - missing [53] SURFACE TEXTURE
1/2 min. - 001 1 smooth 8 others
2 raspberry 9 missing
[26] TIME OF RAIN - D.S.T. 3 knobby
[27]
[28] Same as hail [54] WINDS
[29] 8888 - No Rain 0 light (0 - 15 km/h)
1 moderate (15 - 40 km/h)
[30] DURATION - MINUTES 2 strong (40 - 65 km/h)
[31] 3 severe (over 65 km/h)
[32] Same as Hail 9 missing or gusty
999 Missing or No Rain
[33] MEASURED ESTIMATED MISSING
0 1 9
[55] LIGHTNING
[34] RAINFALL EXAMPLE 0-No 1-Yes 9-Don't know
[35] 000 - Trace 12.2-122
[36] 001 - 998 mm 1.2-012 [56] DAMAGE PERCENTAGE
998 - Not mentioned .2-002 00 - 97
[57] 98 code 100%
HAIL SIZE 99 missing
1 shot
2 pea [58] CROP TYPES
3 grape 0 mixed grain 5 rapeseed
4 walnut 1 wheat 6 garden
5 golfball 2 barley 7 rye
6 larger 3 oats 8 other
9 missing 4 hay 9 missing
[37] Maximum size
[38] Common Size [59] GROWTH STAGE
1 3-5 leaf 5 dough
2 shot blade 6 mature
3 heading 9 missing
4 blooming
[60] STORM APROACH DIRECTION
1-N 4-SE 7-W
2-NE 5-S 8-NW
3-E 6-SW 9-MISSING