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) |