I got to launch a weather balloon. We launch two every day to help with the forecast.
Here arr some pictures form the setup of the balloon.
These are the readings from the sensors for my flight.
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PRES HGHT TEMP DWPT RELH MIXR DRCT SKNT THTA THTE THTV
hPa m C C % g/kg deg knot K K K
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1000.0 -106
985.0 24 -14.9 -22.9 51 0.62 20 9 259.4 261.1 259.5
975.0 99 -13.9 -25.9 36 0.48 63 18 261.1 262.5 261.2
971.0 129 -14.2 -25.9 36 0.48 80 22 261.2 262.6 261.2
952.0 274 -15.4 -26.1 40 0.48 80 19 261.4 262.8 261.4
925.0 485 -17.3 -26.3 45 0.49 125 15 261.6 263.0 261.7
918.0 542 -17.7 -26.7 45 0.47 134 16 261.8 263.2 261.9
917.0 550 -17.8 -26.7 45 0.47 135 16 261.8 263.2 261.9
888.0 788 -19.1 -27.6 47 0.45 150 23 262.8 264.2 262.9
861.0 1018 -20.4 -28.5 48 0.42 145 28 263.8 265.1 263.9
850.0 1113 -20.9 -28.9 49 0.42 145 26 264.2 265.5 264.3
793.0 1621 -23.4 -30.8 51 0.37 105 21 266.9 268.0 266.9
761.0 1923 -24.9 -31.9 52 0.35 100 19 268.4 269.5 268.5
730.0 2224 -27.5 -27.7 98 0.54 115 13 268.8 270.4 268.9
729.0 2234 -27.6 -27.9 97 0.53 115 13 268.8 270.4 268.8
728.0 2243 -27.7 -28.2 95 0.52 117 13 268.8 270.3 268.8
725.0 2273 -25.7 -28.3 79 0.52 125 13 271.3 272.8 271.4
709.0 2435 -26.1 -29.0 77 0.49 165 13 272.6 274.1 272.6
705.0 2476 -26.3 -28.9 79 0.50 175 13 272.8 274.4 272.9
700.0 2527 -26.5 -28.7 82 0.51 180 13 273.1 274.7 273.2
693.0 2599 -27.1 -29.0 84 0.51 177 13 273.2 274.8 273.3
681.0 2726 -25.3 -36.3 35 0.25 173 13 276.6 277.4 276.6
677.0 2768 -25.1 -35.1 39 0.29 171 12 277.3 278.2 277.3
662.0 2928 -26.2 -35.4 42 0.28 165 12 277.8 278.8 277.9
624.0 3351 -29.1 -36.3 50 0.28 150 3 279.2 280.1 279.3
585.0 3812 -32.3 -37.3 61 0.27 183 6 280.7 281.6 280.8
574.0 3946 -33.3 -43.3 36 0.15 193 7 281.1 281.6 281.1
567.0 4031 -34.1 -39.1 60 0.23 199 7 281.1 281.9 281.2
536.0 4422 -36.7 -41.1 64 0.20 227 9 282.6 283.2 282.6
528.0 4526 -37.3 -42.5 58 0.17 235 10 283.1 283.6 283.1
500.0 4900 -39.5 -47.5 42 0.11 210 14 284.8 285.2 284.8
498.0 4927 -39.7 -47.8 42 0.10 205 14 284.9 285.3 284.9
485.0 5108 -40.9 -49.9 37 0.08 206 14 285.6 285.9 285.6
464.0 5409 -42.7 -48.7 52 0.10 209 13 287.0 287.3 287.0
454.0 5555 -43.7 -49.9 50 0.09 210 13 287.6 287.9 287.6
444.0 5704 -44.6 -51.0 49 0.08 195 13 288.2 288.5 288.2
429.0 5934 -46.1 -52.8 47 0.07 205 18 289.1 289.4 289.1
414.0 6173 -47.7 -54.7 44 0.06 197 19 290.1 290.3 290.1
400.0 6400 -48.9 -57.9 34 0.04 190 19 291.4 291.5 291.4
390.0 6565 -49.9 -60.1 29 0.03 195 21 292.2 292.3 292.2
376.0 6803 -51.3 -63.3 23 0.02 188 19 293.4 293.5 293.4
359.0 7099 -52.7 -65.1 21 0.02 180 17 295.4 295.4 295.4
341.0 7429 -54.3 -67.0 19 0.01 195 18 297.6 297.7 297.6
328.0 7678 -55.5 -68.5 18 0.01 190 15 299.3 299.3 299.3
302.0 8198 -58.8 -71.8 17 0.01 180 10 301.7 301.8 301.7
300.0 8240 -59.1 -72.1 17 0.01 180 10 301.9 302.0 301.9
280.0 8672 -61.1 -75.7 13 0.00 205 14 305.1 305.1 305.1
276.0 8762 -61.5 -76.5 12 0.00 200 14 305.7 305.8 305.8
271.0 8876 -61.2 -77.3 10 0.00 180 11 307.7 307.7 307.7
267.0 8969 -61.0 -78.0 9 0.00 190 8 309.3 309.4 309.3
265.0 9016 -60.9 -78.4 8 0.00 205 10 310.2 310.2 310.2
250.0 9380 -60.1 -81.1 5 0.00 225 17 316.6 316.6 316.6
248.0 9430 -59.9 -82.9 3 0.00 230 17 317.6 317.6 317.6
246.0 9481 -59.7 -84.7 3 0.00 229 16 318.6 318.7 318.6
238.0 9688 -59.3 -84.9 2 0.00 225 13 322.3 322.3 322.3
231.0 9875 -58.9 -85.1 2 0.00 265 11 325.6 325.6 325.6
222.0 10125 -58.4 -85.4 2 0.00 245 13 330.1 330.1 330.1
214.0 10355 -58.0 -85.6 2 0.00 260 15 334.3 334.3 334.3
200.0 10780 -57.1 -86.1 1 0.00 255 21 342.2 342.2 342.2
197.0 10876 -57.0 -86.0 1 0.00 255 20 343.9 343.9 343.9
191.0 11071 -56.8 -85.8 1 0.00 270 19 347.3 347.3 347.3
171.0 11771 -55.9 -84.9 2 0.00 277 24 359.8 359.8 359.8
162.0 12113 -56.6 -85.2 2 0.00 280 27 364.3 364.3 364.3
150.0 12600 -57.5 -85.5 2 0.00 280 37 370.8 370.8 370.8
105.0 14834 -58.9 -87.8 1 0.00 290 68 407.9 407.9 407.9
100.0 15140 -59.1 -88.1 1 0.00 290 67 413.3 413.3 413.3
70.0 17400 -56.3 -87.3 1 0.00 295 96 463.6 463.6 463.6
50.0 19560 -51.5 -86.5 1 0.00 300 112 521.7 521.7 521.7
42.5 20620 -49.7 -85.7 1 0.01 297 130 550.9 551.0 550.9
39.0 21181 -50.9 -85.9 1 0.01 295 140 561.6 561.6 561.6
35.7 21766 -44.1 -83.1 1 0.01 297 141 593.5 593.6 593.5
30.0 22930 -45.3 -83.3 1 0.01 300 144 620.5 620.6 620.5
29.9 22952 -45.4 -83.4 1 0.01 300 144 620.9 621.0 620.9
28.9 23178 -46.3 -84.3 1 0.01 300 143 624.4 624.5 624.4
22.5 24872 -36.7 -78.7 1 0.04 296 132 699.1 699.5 699.1
21.0 25346 -39.1 -81.1 0 0.03 296 129 705.8 706.1 705.8
20.0 25680 -37.7 -79.7 0 0.04 295 127 720.0 720.4 720.0
10.0 30530 -29.7 -74.7 0 0.15 290 101 907.5 909.5 907.6
9.8 30674 -29.5 -74.5 0 0.16 290 102 913.5 915.6 913.6
9.2 31122 -32.1 -76.1 0 0.13 290 103 920.2 922.0 920.3
9.0 31279 -31.0 -75.5 0 0.15 290 104 930.1 932.1 930.2
8.4 31770 -27.7 -73.7 0 0.21 290 94 961.7 964.6 961.8
8.2 31943 -28.3 -73.3 1 0.23 290 91 966.0 969.1 966.1
8.0 290 87
Station information and sounding indices
Station number: 89664
Observation time: 171024/1200
Station latitude: -77.85
Station longitude: 166.66
Station elevation: 24.0
Showalter index: 15.98
Lifted index: 18.28
LIFT computed using virtual temperature: 18.29
SWEAT index: 65.99
K index: -12.50
Cross totals index: 10.60
Vertical totals index: 18.60
Totals totals index: 29.20
Convective Available Potential Energy: 0.00
CAPE using virtual temperature: 0.00
Convective Inhibition: 0.00
CINS using virtual temperature: 0.00
Bulk Richardson Number: 0.00
Bulk Richardson Number using CAPV: 0.00
Temp [K] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 245.44
Pres [hPa] of the Lifted Condensation Level: 804.15
Mean mixed layer potential temperature: 261.22
Mean mixed layer mixing ratio: 0.49
1000 hPa to 500 hPa thickness: 5006.00
Precipitable water [mm] for entire sounding: 1.92