Day 1 – Saturday 21 / 1
1.) Number of records from the GunnPoint radar (35 dBz) the 21/1 2006 was 1958.
2.) Number of 35 dBz storms was 309 whereas there were 77 45 dBz storms --> ratio: 24.9191%.
3.) The average reflectivity max height was 7.9626 km for the 35 dBz threshold
4.) The absolute reflectivity max height was 11.12 km, which occurred at 3 57 UTC.
5.) The maximum precipitation rate was 121.33 mm/hr, which occurred at 6 37 UTC.
7.) Oceanic storms/Continental storms = 1.03
8) The average storm orientation was 86.6825 degrees to the North axis (clockwise) for all storm
records.
9a.) The average storm movement direction was 13.5839 degrees to the North axis (counted
clockwise).
9b.) The average storm speed was 7.5771 m/s.
10) The absolute maximum reflectivity was 63 dBz for this day.
11a.) Average cell lifetime: 13.6749 minutes, whereas max lifetime: 125 minutes.
11b.) Average cell lifetime for records occuring twice or more: 25.4494 minutes.