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Stability Assessment » Lifted Index (LI) Question

Sounding taken at Tucson, AZ, 1200 UTC, 14 Jul 2002, associated with a severe thunderstorm outbreak in southeast Arizona

This sounding comes from the July 14, 2002 severe thunderstorm outbreak in southeast Arizona.

Using the mean dewpoint and temperature in the lowest 100 hPa, determine the lifted index (LI). Enter your answer in the text box below, then click Done.

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