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RAWINSONDE . A/1C Chapman
The runs from Rongerik for both January and February were available for
checking purposes at the first of the second week in March,
Their tallies for
Jamary were 77,293 and 77,293, ranking them second in average height.
Majuro,
M SGT McKAY'S detachment, took the honors for January by a wide margin with a
85,984 and 85,744 average.
However, Rongerik did walk off with top honors
errorwise, having a 1.4 for Jamary.
This brought the error|average for WREP
detachments down to a 3. 5, which is stilt more than twice what it should be.
February shows an improwement, but errors due to carelessness, that can easily
be caught at the station, contime to mount up.
It is interesting to note that 6th Weather Squadron took a run on the 3rd
of February reaching 125,502 feet, however it is more interesting to note that
on the lst of March the shift of A/1C Fontana and A/2c Kitteringham took ean
reaching 125,952 feet at Majuro,
WREP heights compare favorably with Tornado
Alleys, but we cannot contime to beat them unless we contime to improve,
It
must be remembered that they are experiencing winter in the Z.I., and although
we have torrential rains, the advantage is on ourSide.
All five detachments had a 200 per cent score for the successful completion.
of all obligated observations for the month of February,
Since the detachmen’s
have been required to take as many as seven observations in a 24 hour period,
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releasing every 3 hours, the 100% score is definitely a noteworthy accompli sh~
mg
ment.
M SGT McKAY and detachnent deserve praise for maintaining a 92, 421 foot
RAOB and RAWIN 2average for one such period,
WPC 9-21 charts have been shipped to all detachments,
AWSM 105-125
should be thoroughly read and understood by all personnel beforeusage.
The
chart, AWS WPC 9-21, which is an oxtended sector of plotting board ML-l22,
eliminates the division and replotting of HDO's, When all personnel are
thoroughly acquainted with the 9-21 it will prove ‘to be a speedier method of~
wind computation.
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