Global Station Index Information
This is a list of station location data/databases. Some of these files are links to other data compilations and some are WXP ready database files.
Global Air Force Database (updated 12/98)
Global Air Force Database Format
Global Surface/METAR Database (updated 8/98)
Global Synoptic Database
(updated 8/98)
Global Upper Air Database (updated 8/98)
US Radar Database (updated 8/98)
Format:
Name ST CT ID P Lat Lon Elev WMO CHICAGO/O'HARE IL US ORD *1 41.98 -87.90 205 72530 Name - Long name of station ST - State/Province CT - Country (see below) ID - 3/4 letter station identifier P - Station priority used in plotting Lat - Station latitude (degrees, North +, South -) Lon - Station longitude (degrees, East +, West -) Elev - Station elevation (meters) WMO - 5 digit WMO identifier
United States City Database (updated 2/99)
Format:
Name Lat Lon ID WMO ST Fip Zn ZWFO SWFO NWFO WWFO Zr Sr Nr TZ Elev $ Centreville 32.90 -87.25 KCKL 72229 AL 007 034 KBMX KBMX KBMX KBHM 54 64 74 -6 140 Anniston 33.58 -85.85 KANB 99999 AL 015 019 KBMX KBMX KBMX KBHM 54 64 74 -6 186
United States County Database (updated 2/99)
Format:
Name Lat Lon ST Fip Zn ZWFO SWFO NWFO WWFO Zr Sr Nr Pop Size $ Autauga 32.54 -86.64 AL 001 041 KBMX KBMX KBMX KBHM 54 64 74 34222 1543 Baldwin 30.66 -87.75 AL 003 062 KBMX KBMX KMOB KMOB 54 64 74 98280 4135
United States Zip Code Database (updated 2/99)
Format:
Zip Lat Lon ST Fip City ID Cnty Zn ZWFO SWFO NWFO WWFO Zr Sr Nr TZ$ 35004 33.59495 -86.49496 AL 073 Moody KBHM Jefferson 024 KBMX KBMX KBMX KBHM 54 64 74 -6 35005 33.59077 -86.96191 AL 073 Adamsville KBHM Jefferson 024 KBMX KBMX KBMX KBHM 54 64 74 -6
United States Zone Database (updated 2/99)
Format:
ID Lat Lon ST Fip Zn ZWFO SWFO NWFO WWFO Zr Sr Nr$ AL001 34.87 -87.71 AL 077 001 KBMX KBMX KBMX KBHM 54 64 74 AL002 34.67 -87.84 AL 033 002 KBMX KBMX KBMX KBHM 54 64 74
Column Description:
Name - Long name of city Lat - City latitude (degrees, North +, South -) Lon - City longitude (degrees, East +, West -) ID - 3/4 letter station identifier or nearest reporting station City - City name Cnty - County name WMO - 5 digit WMO identifier ST - State Fip - FIPs number (postal designation) used in severe watch/warnings Zn - Forecast zone ZWFO - Weather Forecast Office responsible for zone forecast SWFO - Weather Forecast Office responsible for state forecast NWFO - Weather Forecast Office responsible for nowcast WWFO - Weather Forecast Office responsible for watch/warning Zr - WMO Header number for zone forecast (FPUS54 KBMX, Zr=54) Sr - WMO Header number for state forecast (FPUS64 KBMX, Zr=64) Nr - WMO Header number for nowcast (FPUS74 KBMX, Zr=74) TZ - Time zone offset (N=no DST) Elev - Station elevation (meters)
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