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Dataset Overview | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)

Land Surface Weather Observations

METAR is the international standard code format for hourly surface weather observations. The acronym roughly translates from French as Aviation Routine Weather Report. Because METAR data is collected for aviation purposes, observation stations are located at airports and helipads. This dataset shows locations of the stations with the URL attribute that allows linkage to the most recent observations.
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Metar
Full Text · XML
Other Access
Distribution Formats
  • OGC:WMS (Version: ArcGIS REST Services Map Server 10.2)
Distributor DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
228-688-2354
ncei.info@noaa.gov
Dataset Point of Contact DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
866-732-2382
ncei.info@noaa.gov
Time Period Unknown to Unknown
Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4267urn:ogc:def:ellipsoid:EPSG::7008
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -177.37
East: -0.45
South: 10
North: 83
Spatial Coverage Map
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Publication Dates
  • publication: unknown
Data Presentation Form mapDigital
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Data Update Frequency As needed
Purpose This map layer was created to show the locations of sites reporting hourly and special surface weather observations. The locations are used to enable links to station web pages that display the latest observational data using an internet map server.
Originators
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publishers
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Theme keywords None
  • METAR
  • Weather
  • Airport
  • Observation
Place keywords None
  • United States
Use Constraints
  • Access Constraints: None Use Constraints: None Distribution Liability: NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA, NESDIS, NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.
Access Constraints
  • Access Constraints: None Use Constraints: None Distribution Liability: NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA, NESDIS, NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.
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Last Modified: 2023-10-18T11:50:25
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