Winter 1947:Key to weather symbols used on the London Reports
       
b
blue sky:fine weather
l
lightning
bc
blue sky with clouds:fair weather
m
mist
c
cloudy
o
overcast
d
drizzle (moderate or unspecified)
p
passing showers
dd
drizzle (moderate), continuous
q
squalls
d0
drizzle (slight)
r
rain
d0d0
drizzle (slight), continuous
rr
continuous moderate rain, and so on as for drizzle
D
drizzle (heavy)
s
snow
DD
drizzle (heavy), continuous
ss
continuous moderate snow, and so on
e
wet air, wet fog
t
thunder
f
fog
u
ugly, threatening sky
F
Dense fog
v
unusual visibility
g
gale
w
dew
h
hail
x
frost
i
intermittent
y
very dry air
j
..in sight
z
haze
ks
Drifting snow Solar halo
   
Lunar halo