Table 6 Historical Weather remarks and equivalent Canadian Synoptic Weather Codes46.
Weather descriptor | Synoptic code |
|---|---|
snow | SN |
rain | RA |
thunderstorm | TS |
lightning | LT |
freezing rain | FZRA |
freezing drizzle | FZDR |
Ice crystals | IC |
fog | FG |
freezing fog | FZFG |
mist | BR |
fog patches | BCFG |
shallow fog | MiFG |
blowing snow | BLSN |
blowing dust | BLDU |
drifting snow | DRSN |
hail | GR |
small hailstones | SHGS |
drizzle | DZ |
shower | SH |
squalls | SQ |
smoke | FU |
haze | HZ |
dust haze | DY |
sleet (historical only; not in modern synoptic code) | IP + RA + SN |
