Campbell Scientific PWS100 Present Weather Sensor - Manual (Page 111)

Appendix A. PWS100 Output Codes
Rain and snow, light 67 -SNRA P- SR- i<1.8 4 -
Drizzle and snow,
light 67 -SNDZ P- SL- i<0.6 4 -
Rain, drizzle and
snow, light 67 -SNRADZ P- SRL- i<1.2 4 -
Rain (or drizzle) and
snow, moderate or
heavy
2
68 SNRA /
+SNRA /
SNDZ /
+SNDZ
P / P+ SR / SR+ /
SL / SL+
- -
Rain and snow,
moderate 68 SNRA P SR 1.8≤i<7.5 4 -
Rain and snow, heavy 68 +SNRA P+ SR+ i≥7.5 4 -
Drizzle and snow,
moderate 68 SNDZ P SL 0.6≤i<2.8 4 -
Drizzle and snow,
heavy 68 +SNDZ P+ SL+ i≥2.8 4 -
Rain, drizzle and
snow, moderate 68 SNRADZ P SRL 1.2≤i<5.2 4 -
Rain, drizzle and
snow, heavy 68 +SNRADZ P+ SRL+ i≥5.2 4 -
Reserved 69 - - - - -
SNOW 70 SN S S No Limit >0.5 mm
Snow, light 71 -SN S- S- i<1.0 >0.5 mm
Snow, moderate 72 SN S S 1.0≤i<5.0 >0.5 mm
Snow, heavy 73 +SN S+ S+ i≥5.0 >0.5 mm
Ice pellets, light 74 -PL IP- IP- i<1.0 ≤0.5 mm
Ice pellets, moderate 75 PL IP IP 1.0≤i<5.0 ≤0.5 mm
Ice pellets, heavy 76 +PL IP+ IP+ i≥5.0 ≤0.5 mm
Snow grains 77 SG SG SG No Limit ≤0.5 mm 3
Ice crystals 78 IC IC IC No Limit <0.1 mm 3
Reserved 79 - - - - -
SHOWERS OR
INTERMITTENT
PRECIPITATION
1
80 SHUP P P No Limit -
Rain showers, light 1 81 -SHRA R- R- i<2.5 >0.5 mm
Rain showers,
moderate
1
82 SHRA R R 2.5≤i<10.0 >0.5 mm
Rain showers, heavy 1 83 +SHRA R+ R+ 10.0≤i<50.0 >0.5 mm
Rain showers, violent 1 84 +SHRA R+ R+ i≥50.0 >0.5 mm
Snow showers, light 1 85 -SHSN S- S- i<1.0 >0.5 mm
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