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This page contains summary information about the content of the surface airways hourly data. Click on any element for summarized coverage information for that element; pay attention to the preamble.

Element explanation Element explanation
ALTP altimeter setting C2C3 sky cover 1st 2 & 1st 3 layers
CC51 sky condition pre-JUN 1951 CLC1 1st cloud layer amount
CLC2 2nd cloud layer amount CLC3 3rd cloud layer amount
CLC4 4th cloud layer amount CLHT ceiling height
CLT1 1st cloud layer type & Z CLT2 2nd cloud layer type & Z
CLT3 3rd cloud layer type & Z CLT4 4th cloud layer type & Z
DPTP dew point temperature DRAD direct radiation
GRAD global radiation HZVS horizontal visibility
PRES station pressure PWTH present weather
RHUM relative humidity SLVP sea level pressure
TMPD dry bulb temperature TMPW wet bulb temperature
TSKC total & opaque sky cover WD16 16pt WBAN direction speed
WIND wind direction and speed other unknown types (usually CLCn or CLTn)
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Updated 22 July 2005 

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