| 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) |
| THRP |
Report type flag |
Numeric |
rivals (irthrp) |
| AUTO |
Automatic station flag |
WMO BUFR table 002001 |
rivals (irauto) |
| DRCT |
Wind direction |
Degrees true |
rivals (irdrct) |
| SPED |
Wind speed |
Meters/second |
rivals (irsped) |
| SKNT |
Wind speed |
Knots |
rivals (irsknt) |
| GUMS |
Wind gust speed |
Meters/second |
rivals (irgums) |
| GUST |
Wind gust speed |
Knots |
rivals (irgust) |
| DRC1 |
First variable wind direction |
Degrees true |
rivals (irdrc1) |
| DRC2 |
Second variable wind direction |
Degrees true |
rivals (irdrc2) |
| VRTV |
Vertical visibility |
Feet |
rivals (irvrtv) |
| TMPC |
Temperature |
Degrees Celsius |
rivals (irtmpc) |
| DWPC |
Dew Point |
Degrees Celsius |
rivals (irdwpc) |
| ALTI |
Altimeter setting |
Inches Hg |
rivals (iralti) |
| ALTM |
Altimeter setting |
Hectopascals |
rivals (iraltm) |
| P03I |
3 hour precipitation |
Inches |
rivals (irp03i) |
| P06I |
6 hour precipitation |
Inches |
rivals (irp06i) |
| P24I |
24 hour precipitation |
Inches |
rivals (irp24i) |
| P01I |
1 hour precipitation |
Inches |
rivals (irp01i) |
| 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) |
| MSUN |
Duration of sunshine |
Minutes |
rivals (irmsun) |
| PMSL |
Mean sea level pressure |
Hectopascals |
rivals (irpmsl) |
| TDXC |
24 hour maximum temperature |
Degrees Celsius |
rivals (irtdxc) |
| TDNC |
24 hour minimum temperature |
Degrees Celsius |
rivals (irtdnc) |
| T6XC |
6 hour maximum temperature |
Degrees Celsius |
rivals (irt6xc)) |
| T6NC |
6 hour minimum temperature |
Degrees Celsius |
rivals (irt6nc) |
| P03D |
3 hour pressure tendency |
Hectopascals |
rivals (irp03d) |
| CTMX |
City maximum temperature |
Degrees Fahrenheit |
rivals (irctmx) |
| CTMN |
City minimum temperature |
Degrees Fahrenheit |
rivals (irctmn) |
| CTTP |
City hourly temperature |
Degress Fahrenheit |
rivals (ircttp) |
| CORN |
Report correction indicator |
WMO Code Table 3302 |
rivals (ircorn) |
| PWDR |
Peak wind direction |
Degrees true |
rivals (irpwdr) |
| PWSP |
Peak wind speed |
Knots |
rivals (irpwsp) |
| PWHR |
Hour of peak wind |
Hour |
rivals (irpwhr) |
| PWMN |
Minute of peak wind |
Minute |
rivals (irpwmn) |
| WSHH |
Hour of wind shift |
Hour |
rivals (irwshh) |
| WSHM |
Minute of wind shift |
Minute |
rivals (irwshm) |
| SLAT |
Station latitude |
Degrees |
rivals (irslat) |
| SLON |
Station longitude |
Degrees |
rivals (irslon) |
| SELV |
Station elevation |
Meters |
rivals (irselv) |
| SST1 |
Sea surface temperature |
Degrees Celsius |
rivals (irsst1) |
| SEST |
State of the sea |
WMO Code Table 3700 |
rivals (irsest) |
| NVSB |
Number of visibility groups |
Numeric |
rivals (irnvsb) |
| VSBY |
Horizontal visibility |
Statute Miles |
rivals (irvsby(1..NVSB)) |
| VSBK |
Horizontal visibility |
Kilometers |
rivals (irvsbk(1..NVSB)) |
| VSFL |
Visibility P or M indicator |
Code Table |
rivals (irvsfl(1..NVSB)) |
| NRWY |
Number of runway groups |
Numeric |
rivals (irnrwy) |
| V1RI |
First runway visual range |
Meters |
rivals (irv1ri(1..NRWY)) |
| V2RI |
Second runway visual range |
Meters |
rivals (irv2ri(1..NRWY)) |
| V1RF |
First runway visual range flag |
Code Table |
rivals (irv1rf(1..NRWY)) |
| V2RF |
Second runway visual range flag |
Code Table |
rivals (irv2rf(1..NRWY)) |
| RWYT |
Runway visual range tendency |
Code Table |
rivals (irrwyt(1..NRWY)) |
| RWID |
Runway identifier |
CCITT IA5 |
civals (icrwid(1..NRWY)) |
| NPWX |
Number of weather groups |
Numeric |
rivals (irnpwx) |
| WCOD |
Weather character string |
CCITT IA5 |
civals (icwcod(1..NPWX)) |
| NSKY |
Number of sky condition groups |
Numeric |
rivals (irnsky) |
| CMTN |
GEMPAK Sky cover number |
Degrees Celsius |
rivals (ircmtn(1..NSKY)) |
| STID |
Station identifier |
CCITT IA5 |
civals (icstid) |
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