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Weather Descriptio1n
Weather Descriptio1n
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Weather variables: Wind_Dir, Wind_Spd, Visby, Temp, Pressure, Precipitation,
Snow_Depth (some variables has default data 9999, already set them to NA instead )
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Wind_Dir:
WIND-OBSERVATION direction angle:
The angle, measured in a clockwise direction, between true north and the
direction from which the wind is blowing.
Length:3
Unit:Angular Degrees
Range: 0-360
Default Value:999
Wind_Spd:
WIND-OBSERVATION speed rate:
The rate of horizontal travel of air past a fixed point.
Length:4
Unit:Meters per Second
Default Value:9999
Visby:
The horizontal distance at which an object can be seen and identified.
Length:6
Unit:Meters
NOTE: Values greater than 160000 are entered as 160000
Temp:
The temperature of the air.
Length:5
Unit: Degrees Celsius
Default Value:+9999
Pressure:
The air pressure relative to Mean Sea Level (MSL).
Length:5
Unit: Hectopascals
Default Value:99999
Precipitation:
The depth of LIQUID-PRECIPITATION (hourly) that is measured at the time of an
observation
Length:4
Unit:Millimeters
Default Value:9999
Snow_Depth:
The depth of snow and ice on the ground.
Length:4
Unit:Centimeters
Default Value:9999