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How are the hourly data files formated and how can the files be used?

Standard Meteorological Files

The files are named: hour_xx.txt (where xx is the two digit GMT hour (00 ... 23)

The files have a one line header of the form:
STN YYYY MM DD hh WD WSPD GST WVHT DPD APD MWD BARO ATMP WTMP DEWP VIS PTDY TIDE

The data that follows the header line are the measurement data for that hour for all stations (STN) that reported observations for that hour. Data description

Continuous Wind Files

The files are named: hour_xx.cwind (where xx is the two digit GMT hour (00 ... 23)

The files have a one line header of the form:
STN YYYY MM DD hh mm DIR SPD GDR GSP GMN

The data that follows the header line are the measurement data for that hour for all stations (STN) that reported observations for that hour. Data description

Access to Hourly Files

You can view the directory containing the hourly files here: Hourly files directory

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