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Interface Output from the NCEP Supplementary Climatological Data Decoder
Mnemonic |
Description |
Units |
Value |
YEAR |
Report year |
Year |
rivals (iryear) |
MNTH |
Report month |
Month |
rivals (irmnth) |
DAYS |
Report day |
Day |
rivals (irdays) |
HOUR |
Report hour |
Hour |
rivals (irhour) |
MINU |
Report minute |
Minute |
rivals (irminu) |
P06I |
6 hour precipitation |
Inches |
rivals (irp06i) |
P24I |
24 hour precipitation |
Inches |
rivals (irp24i) |
SNOW |
Total snow amount |
Inches |
rivals (irsnow) |
SNEW |
Depth of fresh snow |
Inches |
rivals (irsnew) |
WEQS |
Water equivalent of ground snow |
Inches |
rivals (irweqs) |
CTYL |
Low-level cloud type |
WMO Code Table 0513 |
rivals (irctyl) |
CTYM |
Mid-level cloud type |
WMO Code Table 0515 |
rivals (irctym) |
CTYH |
High-level cloud type |
WMO Code Table 0509 |
rivals (irctyh) |
CFRT |
Total Cloud Cover |
WMO Code Table 2700 |
rivals (ircfrt) |
CFRL |
Low or middle cloud amount |
WMO Code Table 2700 |
rivals (ircfrl) |
CBAS |
Base height of lowest cloud |
WMO Code Table 1600 |
rivals (ircbas) |
MSUN |
Duration of sunshine |
Minutes |
rivals (irmsun) |
TDXC |
24 hour maximum temperature |
Degrees Celsius |
rivals (irtdxc) |
TDNC |
24 hour minimum temperature |
Degrees Celsius |
rivals (irtdnc) |
SLAT |
Station latitude |
Degrees |
rivals (irslat) |
SLON |
Station longitude |
Degrees |
rivals (irslon) |
SELV |
Station elevation |
Meters |
rivals (irselv) |
NPWX |
Number of weather groups |
Numeric |
rivals (irnpwx) |
WCOD |
Weather character string |
CCITT IA5 |
civals (icwcod(1:NPWX)) |
STID |
Station identifier |
CCITT IA5 |
civals (icstid) |
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