Creating a Station Plot

Air Temp C

Pressure (hPa)

(whole & tenths)

(whole & tenths)

Visibility

Present
Wx

Dewpoint
Temp C
(whole)

Total
Cloud
Amount

Pressure
tendency
and trend
Past
Weather

Coded reports from station observations (once checked for

inaccuracies) will be plotted onto Surface Analysis Charts
in the form of a station plot.
Each station plot normally follows the international format
as recommended by the WMO (left) but elements may be
excluded according to the level of detail required.
Note: some meteorological services may implement slight
variations within the station plot but the data can normally
be interpreted by the chart user.

Sea surface
Temp C

Wind speed

(whole &
tenths)

Wind Speed
and direction

Cloud cover

Present weather symbols

Past weather symbols