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TEMPERATURES REPORTED IN WHOLE DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT
-99 REPRESENTS A MISSING TEMPERATURE VALUE
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PRECIPITATION REPORTED IN HUNDREDTHS OF INCHES
-999 REPRESENTS A MISSING PRECIPITATION VALUE
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ATMP
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WEEKLY OR MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
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BKSTN
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BLOCK STATION
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EPCP
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TOTAL PRECIPITATION INCLUDING ESTIMATES FOR
THOSE PERIODS OF TIME WHEN NO AMOUNTS WERE REPORTED.
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MAXT
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DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
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MINT
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DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
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NPCP
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WEEKLY OR MONTHLY NORMAL PRECIPITATION
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NTMP
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WEEKLY OR MONTHLY NORMAL TEMPERATURE
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PFLAG
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CODE INDICATING THE ENDING TIME THAT
PRECIPITATION IS SUMMARIZED
1-0300Z 2-0600Z 3-0900Z 4-1200Z 5-1500Z
6-1800Z 7-2100Z 8-2400Z 9-0600Z ON SUBSEQUENT DATE
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RPCP
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TOTAL REPORTED PRECIPITATION
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WCHARS
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MOST SIGNIFIGANT WEATHER REPORTED DURING EACH
3 HOUR PERIOD
A - HAIL
B - BLOWING SNOW
C - SNOW CRYSTALS
D - DUST OR SAND
E - RIME FOG
F - FOG
G - GROUND FOG
H - HAZE
I - DIAMOND DUST
J - DRIFTING SNOW
K - SMOKE
L - DRIZZLE
M - MIST
N - NOT USED
O - NO SIGNIFIGANT
P - ICE PELLETS
Q - SQUALLS
R - RAIN
S - SNOW
T - THUNDERSTORMS
U - LIGHTNING
V - VIRGA
W - SHOWERS
X - DISTANT PRECIPITATION
Y - FUNNEL CLOUD(S)
Z - FREEZING PRECIPITATION
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FILE (dly_global.txt)
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DAILY GLOBAL SUMMARY FILE
FORMAT: FIRST LINE IS THE DATE OF DATA
DATA:
MAXT - 3 CHARACTERS
MINT - 3 CHARACTERS
EPCP - 4 CHARACTERS
RPCP - 4 CHARACTERS
PFLAG - 1 CHARACTER
WCHAR - 8 CHARACTERS
BKSTN - 5 CHARACTERS
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FILES: (wkly_global.txt and mnly_global.txt)
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WEEKLY & MONTHLY GLOBAL SUMMARY FILE,
RESPECTIVELY.
FORMAT: FIRST LINE IS THE DATE OF DATA
Data:
BKSTN - 5 CHARACTERS
ATMP - 3 CHARACTERS
NTMP - 3 CHARACTERS
RPCP - 4 CHARACTERS
EPCP - 4 CHARACTERS
NPCP - 4 CHARACTERS
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EXAMPLES OF A READ FORMAT STATEMENT:
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DAILY
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FORMAT(2I4,2I5,1X,I1,8A1,A5)
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WEEKLY/MONTHLY
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FORMAT(1X,I5,1X,2I3,3I4)
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