Atmospheric Data

Air Temperature

Air temperature (Fahrenheit). For sensor heights on buoys, see Hull Descriptions. For sensor heights at C-MAN stations, see C-MAN Sensor Locations

Water Temperature

Sea surface temperature (Fahrenheit).

Atmospheric Pressure

Sea level pressure (hPa). For C-MAN sites and Great Lakes buoys, the recorded pressure is reduced to sea level using the method described in NWS Technical Procedures Bulletin 291 (11/14/80).

Pressure Tendency

Pressure Tendency is the direction (plus or minus) and the amount of pressure change (hPa) for a three hour period ending at the time of observation.