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    Surface Meteorological Station - PNNL Short Tower, Rufus - Raw Data

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    Updated Apr 26, 2022
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    Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) (2022). Surface Meteorological Station - PNNL Short Tower, Rufus - Raw Data [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/surface-meteorological-station-pnnl-10m-sonic-physics-site-10-reviewed-data
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 26, 2022
    Dataset provided by
    Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO)
    Description

    Overview In support of the Wind Forecasting Improvement Project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) deployed surface meteorological stations in Oregon. Data Details A PNNL computer is used as the base station to download the meteorological data acquired by the data logger at each site via a cellular modem. The data collected will be made available to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration each hour and used to support the short-term forecasting project by providing an independent evaluation of the added value of new data to meteorological forecasts. Each meteorological station consists of a solar-powered data acquisition system and wind speed, wind direction, temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, and solar radiation sensors on a 3-m tower. Specifically, the stations are comprised of the following instruments and equipment: Campbell Scientific CM6 Tripod Campbell Scientific CR10X Measurement and Control System R.M. Young 05106 Wind Monitor Vaisala HMP45C Temperature and Humidity Probe Vaisala PTB101B Barometric Pressure Sensor Li-Cor LI200X Pyranometer RavenXT Cellular Modem The data logger is used to sample, at 1-second intervals, the horizontal wind speed and direction at 3 meters above ground level (AGL); the air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, and solar radiation at 2 meters AGL; and the logger temperature and power supply. The logger outputs the 1-minute averages of these measurements to final storage and power on the cellular modem, so the data can be retrieved and downloaded to a base station computer. The data are archived as 1-hour comma-delimited ASCII files (see "Table 2. Format of the WFIP2 Comma-delimited ASCII Data Files" in wfip2-met-data.pdf). All dates and times in the file names and data records are in UTC and denote the end of the 1-minute average. Data Quality Data for each primary measurement at every site are automatically plotted daily and reviewed about every three days. Instrument outages or events are reported with the Instrument and Model Data Problem Log at: .

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    GC-Net Level 1 historical automated weather station data

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    Updated Mar 25, 2025
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    Steffen, K.; Vandecrux, B.; Houtz, D.; Abdalati, W.; Bayou, N.; Box, J.E.; Colgan, W.T.; Espona Pernas, L.; Griessinger, N.; Haas-Artho, D.; Heilig, A.; Hubert, A.; Iosifescu Enescu, I.; Johnson-Amin, N.; Karlsson, N.B.; Kurup Buchholz, R.; McGrath, D.; Cullen, N.J.; Naderpour, R.; Molotch, N.P.; Pedersen, A.Ø.; Perren, B.; Philipps, T.; Plattner, G.-K.; Proksch, M.; Revheim, M.K.; Særrelse, M.; Schneebli, M.; Sampson, K.; Starkweather, S.; Steffen, S.; Stroeve, J.; Watler, B.; Winton, Ø.A.; Zwally, J.; Ahlstrøm, A.; Steffen, K.; Vandecrux, B.; Houtz, D.; Abdalati, W.; Bayou, N.; Box, J.E.; Colgan, W.T.; Espona Pernas, L.; Griessinger, N.; Haas-Artho, D.; Heilig, A.; Hubert, A.; Iosifescu Enescu, I.; Johnson-Amin, N.; Karlsson, N.B.; Kurup Buchholz, R.; McGrath, D.; Cullen, N.J.; Naderpour, R.; Molotch, N.P.; Pedersen, A.Ø.; Perren, B.; Philipps, T.; Plattner, G.-K.; Proksch, M.; Revheim, M.K.; Særrelse, M.; Schneebli, M.; Sampson, K.; Starkweather, S.; Steffen, S.; Stroeve, J.; Watler, B.; Winton, Ø.A.; Zwally, J.; Ahlstrøm, A. (2025). GC-Net Level 1 historical automated weather station data [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.22008/FK2/VVXGUT
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 25, 2025
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    Authors
    Steffen, K.; Vandecrux, B.; Houtz, D.; Abdalati, W.; Bayou, N.; Box, J.E.; Colgan, W.T.; Espona Pernas, L.; Griessinger, N.; Haas-Artho, D.; Heilig, A.; Hubert, A.; Iosifescu Enescu, I.; Johnson-Amin, N.; Karlsson, N.B.; Kurup Buchholz, R.; McGrath, D.; Cullen, N.J.; Naderpour, R.; Molotch, N.P.; Pedersen, A.Ø.; Perren, B.; Philipps, T.; Plattner, G.-K.; Proksch, M.; Revheim, M.K.; Særrelse, M.; Schneebli, M.; Sampson, K.; Starkweather, S.; Steffen, S.; Stroeve, J.; Watler, B.; Winton, Ø.A.; Zwally, J.; Ahlstrøm, A.; Steffen, K.; Vandecrux, B.; Houtz, D.; Abdalati, W.; Bayou, N.; Box, J.E.; Colgan, W.T.; Espona Pernas, L.; Griessinger, N.; Haas-Artho, D.; Heilig, A.; Hubert, A.; Iosifescu Enescu, I.; Johnson-Amin, N.; Karlsson, N.B.; Kurup Buchholz, R.; McGrath, D.; Cullen, N.J.; Naderpour, R.; Molotch, N.P.; Pedersen, A.Ø.; Perren, B.; Philipps, T.; Plattner, G.-K.; Proksch, M.; Revheim, M.K.; Særrelse, M.; Schneebli, M.; Sampson, K.; Starkweather, S.; Steffen, S.; Stroeve, J.; Watler, B.; Winton, Ø.A.; Zwally, J.; Ahlstrøm, A.
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Description

    GC-Net Level 1 automated weather station data In Memory of Dr. Konrad (Koni) Steffen Author: B. Vandecrux Contact: bav@geus.dk Last update: 2023-09-01 Citation Steffen, K.; Vandecrux, B.; Houtz, D.; Abdalati, W.; Bayou, N.; Box, J.; Colgan, L.; Espona Pernas, L.; Griessinger, N.; Haas-Artho, D.; Heilig, A.; Hubert, A.; Iosifescu Enescu, I.; Johnson-Amin, N.; Karlsson, N. B.; Kurup Buchholz, R.; McGrath, D.; Cullen, N.J.; Naderpour, R.; Molotch, N.P.; Pederson, A. Ø.; Perren, B.; Philipps, T.; Plattner, G.K.; Proksch, M.; Revheim, M. K.; Særrelse, M.; Schneebli, M.; Sampson, K.; Starkweather, S.; Steffen, S.; Stroeve, J.; Watler, B.; Winton, Ø. A.; Zwally, J.; Ahlstrøm, A., 2023, "GC-Net Level 1 automated weather station data", https://doi.org/10.22008/FK2/VVXGUT, GEUS Dataverse, V3 as described and processed by: Vandecrux, B., Box, J. E., Ahlstrøm, A. P., Andersen, S. B., Bayou, N., Colgan, W. T., Cullen, N. J., Fausto, R. S., Haas-Artho, D., Heilig, A., Houtz, D. A., How, P., Iosifescu Enescu, I., Karlsson, N. B., Kurup Buchholz, R., Mankoff, K. D., McGrath, D., Molotch, N. P., Perren, B., Revheim, M. K., Rutishauser, A., Sampson, K., Schneebeli, M., Starkweather, S., Steffen, S., Weber, J., Wright, P. J., Zwally, H. J., and Steffen, K.: The historical Greenland Climate Network (GC-Net) curated and augmented Level 1 dataset, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 15, 5467–5489, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-5467-2023, 2023. Description The Greenland Climate Network (GC-Net) is a set of Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) set up and managed by the late Prof. Dr. Konrad (Koni) Steffen on the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS). This first station, "Swiss Camp" or the "ETH-CU" camp, was initiated in 1990 by A. Ohmura et al. (1991, 1992) with K. Steffen taking over the site from 1995 and expending the network from that year to 31 stations at 30 sites in Greenland (Steffen et al., 1996, 2001). The GC-Net was supported by multiple NASA, NOAA, and NSF grants throughout the years, and then supported by WSL in the later years. These data were previously hosted by the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) in Boulder, Colorado. Provided in this dataset are the 25 two-level stations from 24 sites on the Greenland ice sheet and 3 experimental stations in Antarctica. The remaining 6 Greenland stations have a different design and will be added once quality checked. Although the GC-Net AWS transmitted their data near-real time through satellite communication, the present dataset was made from uncorrupted datalogger files, retrieved every 1-2 years during maintenance. Full dataset description publication will be forthcoming. The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) has undertaken the continuation of multiple GC-Net sites through the Programme for Monitoring of the Greenland Ice Sheet (PROMICE.dk). The level 1 data is provided in the newly described csv-compatible NEAD format, which is a csv file with added metadata header. The format is documented at https://doi.org/10.16904/envidat.187 and a python package is available to read and write NEAD files: https://github.com/GEUS-Glaciology-and-Climate/pyNEAD . The GC-Net stations measure: - Air temperature from four sensors at two heights above the surface - Relative humidity at two heights above the surface - Wind speed and direction at two heights above the surface - Air pressure - Surface height from two sonic sounders - Incoming and outgoing shortwave radiation - Net radiation (long- and short-wave)* - Firn or ice temperatures at 10 levels below the surface In the L1 dataset, these measurements are cleaned from sensor, station or logger malfunctions, adjusted and/or filtered when and where possible. Additionally, the L1 dataset contains the following derived variables: - Surface height (corrected from the shifts in sonic sounder height) - Instrument heights (derived from sonic sounder height and station geometry) - Inter- or extrapolated temperature, relative humidity and wind speed at respectively 2, 2, and 10 m above the surface - Estimated depth of the subsurface temperature measurements (adjusted for snow accumulation, ice ablation and instrument replacement) - Interpolated firn or ice temperature at 10 m below the surface - Calculated solar an azimuth angles - Sensible and latent heat fluxes calculated after Steffen and Demaria (1996) Important links: - The level 1 processing scripts and discussion page for Q&A and issue reporting (under "issues" tab) is available at: https://github.com/GEUS-Glaciology-and-Climate/GC-Net-level-1-data-processing - The level 0 data (from which the L1 data was built from) is available at: https://www.doi.org/10.16904/envidat.1. - The compilation of handheld GPS coordinates for each site and for multiple years is available here: Vandecrux, B. and Box, J.E.: GC-Net AWS observed and estimated positions (Version v1) [Data set]. Zenodo....

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    NASA Earthdata

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    • gimi9.com
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    Updated Mar 23, 2022
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    GHRC_DAAC (2022). NASA Earthdata [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.5067/IMPACTS/METSTATION/DATA101
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    Mar 23, 2022
    Dataset authored and provided by
    GHRC_DAAC
    Description

    The SBU Meteorological Station IMPACTS dataset consists of weather station data collected at two Stony Brook University (SBU) weather stations (1 mobile radar truck and 1 stationary site in Manhattan, New York City, New York) during the Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms (IMPACTS) field campaign. IMPACTS was a three-year sequence of winter season deployments conducted to study snowstorms over the U.S. Atlantic Coast (2020-2023). The campaign aimed to (1) Provide observations critical to understanding the mechanisms of snowband formation, organization, and evolution; (2) Examine how the microphysical characteristics and likely growth mechanisms of snow particles vary across snowbands; and (3) Improve snowfall remote sensing interpretation and modeling to advance prediction capabilities significantly. The surface meteorological data variables include temperature, dew point, relative humidity, absolute humidity, mixing ratio, air pressure, windspeed, and wind direction. The dataset files are available from January 1, 2020, through January 25, 2023, in netCDF-4 and ASCII-CSV formats.

  4. i04 CIMIS Weather Stations

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    • data.cnra.ca.gov
    • +7more
    Updated May 29, 2025
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    California Department of Water Resources (2025). i04 CIMIS Weather Stations [Dataset]. https://data.ca.gov/dataset/i04-cimis-weather-stations
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    geojson, html, kml, csv, zip, arcgis geoservices rest apiAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 29, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    California Department of Water Resourceshttp://www.water.ca.gov/
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Description
    The California Irrigation Management Information System (CIMIS) currently manages over 145 active weather stations throughout the state. Archived data is also available for 85 additional stations that have been disconnected from the network for various reasons. CIMIS stations provide hourly records of solar radiation, precipitation, air temperature, air humidity, and wind speed. Most of the CIMIS stations produce estimates of reference evapotranspiration (ETo) for the station location and their immediate surroundings, often in agricultural areas. The Department of Water Resources operates CIMIS as a free resource to help California to manage water resources more efficiently. CIMIS weather stations collect weather data on a minute-by-minute basis. Hourly data reflects the previous hour's 60 minutes of readings. Hourly and daily values are calculated and stored in the dataloggers. A computer at the DWR headquarters in Sacramento calls every station starting at midnight Pacific Standard Time (PST) and retrieves data at predetermined time intervals. At the time of this writing, CIMIS data is retrieved from the stations every hour. When there is a communication problem between the polling server and any given station, the server skips that station and calls the next station in the list. After all other stations have reported, the polling server again polls the station with the communication problem. The interrogation continues into the next day until all of the station data have been transmitted. CIMIS data processing involves checking the accuracy of the measured weather data for quality, calculating reference evapotranspiration (ETo/ETr) and other intermediate parameters, flagging measured and calculated parameters, and storing the data in the CIMIS database. Evapotranspiration (ET) is a loss of water to the atmosphere by the combined processes of evaporation from soil and plant surfaces and transpiration from plants. Reference evapotranspiration is ET from standardized grass or alfalfa surfaces over which the weather stations are sitting. The standardization of grass or alfalfa surfaces for a weather station is required because ET varies depending on plant (type, density, height) and soil factors and it is difficult, if not impossible, to measure weather parameters under all sets of conditions. Irrigators have to use crop factors, known as crop coefficients (Kc), to convert ET from the standardized reference surfaces into an actual evapotranspiration (ETc) by a specific crop. For more information go to https://cimis.water.ca.gov/.

    The associated data are considered DWR enterprise GIS data, which meet all appropriate requirements of the DWR Spatial Data Standards, specifically the DWR Spatial Data Standard version 3.3, dated April 13, 2022. DWR makes no warranties or guarantees —either expressed or implied — as to the completeness, accuracy, or correctness of the data. DWR neither accepts nor assumes liability arising from or for any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading subject data. Comments, problems, improvements, updates, or suggestions should be forwarded to GIS@water.ca.gov.
  5. GPM Ground Validation Albert Head (AHD) Ground Meteorological Station (MET)...

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    Updated Apr 1, 2025
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    nasa.gov (2025). GPM Ground Validation Albert Head (AHD) Ground Meteorological Station (MET) OLYMPEX V1 - Dataset - NASA Open Data Portal [Dataset]. https://data.nasa.gov/dataset/gpm-ground-validation-albert-head-ahd-ground-meteorological-station-met-olympex-v1-72a0f
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    Apr 1, 2025
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    NASAhttp://nasa.gov/
    Area covered
    Albert Head
    Description

    The GPM Ground Validation Albert Head (AHD) Ground Meteorological Station (MET) OLYMPEX dataset consists of precipitation rate, reflectivity, pressure, temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, and wind direction data which were measured by the MET station instruments operated by the Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and located in Albert Head, B.C., Canada. The MET station was comprised of a Vaisala FD12P Visibility Sensor, an OTT Parsivel2 Present Weather Sensor, an OTT Pluvio2 Precipitation Gauge, and a Vaisala WXT520 Weather Transmitter. The MET Station was also co-located with a CAX-1 radar to compare measurements from the MET station with the radar scans. These MET Station data files are available from November 13, 2015 through January 17, 2016 in ASCII-CSV and XML formats, with daily browse images of precipitation rate plots in PNG format.

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    Mini Weather Station Market Report | Global Forecast From 2025 To 2033

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    Updated Jan 7, 2025
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    Dataintelo (2025). Mini Weather Station Market Report | Global Forecast From 2025 To 2033 [Dataset]. https://dataintelo.com/report/mini-weather-station-market
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    Dataset updated
    Jan 7, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Dataintelo
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    https://dataintelo.com/privacy-and-policyhttps://dataintelo.com/privacy-and-policy

    Time period covered
    2024 - 2032
    Area covered
    Global
    Description

    Mini Weather Station Market Outlook



    The global mini weather station market size in 2023 is estimated at USD 2.5 billion, and it is projected to reach USD 4.8 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 7.2% during the forecast period. This growth is driven by advancements in sensor technologies and increasing awareness about the importance of weather monitoring in various sectors.



    One of the primary growth factors for the mini weather station market is the rising demand for accurate and real-time weather data. This demand is fueled by the increasing impact of climate change, which has made weather patterns more unpredictable and extreme. As a result, sectors such as agriculture, logistics, and outdoor event planning have become heavily reliant on precise weather data to make informed decisions and mitigate risks. Furthermore, technological advancements have made it possible to produce more affordable and compact weather stations, making them accessible to a wider range of users, including individual consumers and small businesses.



    Another significant driver of market growth is the integration of mini weather stations with Internet of Things (IoT) platforms. IoT-enabled weather stations can collect and transmit data in real-time to centralized systems, providing users with timely updates and enhancing the accuracy of weather predictions. This integration is especially beneficial for smart city initiatives, where weather data is essential for managing urban infrastructure, reducing energy consumption, and enhancing public safety. Additionally, the ability of these stations to seamlessly connect with smartphones and other personal devices has increased their adoption among tech-savvy consumers and weather enthusiasts.



    The agricultural sector is also expected to play a crucial role in the growth of the mini weather station market. Farmers are increasingly adopting weather stations to monitor local climatic conditions, optimize irrigation schedules, and protect their crops from adverse weather events. The availability of detailed and localized weather data can lead to significant improvements in crop yields and resource management. Government initiatives aimed at supporting smart agriculture practices are further bolstering the adoption of mini weather stations in rural areas, particularly in developing countries where agriculture is a major economic activity.



    The integration of Campus Weather Station systems into educational institutions has become increasingly popular, providing students and faculty with real-time data to enhance learning and research. These stations are equipped with advanced sensors that monitor various weather parameters, offering invaluable insights into local climate conditions. By incorporating weather stations on campus, universities and schools can foster a deeper understanding of meteorological phenomena among students, while also contributing to broader environmental studies. Additionally, the data collected can be used for practical applications, such as optimizing energy usage and improving campus safety during extreme weather events. The presence of a Campus Weather Station not only enriches the educational experience but also positions institutions as leaders in sustainable and data-driven practices.



    On a regional level, North America and Europe are currently the largest markets for mini weather stations, driven by high levels of technological adoption and robust infrastructure for weather monitoring. However, the Asia Pacific region is expected to witness the highest growth rate during the forecast period. Rapid urbanization, increasing investments in smart city projects, and the growing awareness about the benefits of weather monitoring are some of the key factors contributing to market growth in this region. Countries such as China, India, and Japan are expected to be major contributors to this growth, supported by government initiatives and rising consumer demand.



    Product Type Analysis



    The mini weather station market is segmented into portable and fixed types. Portable mini weather stations are gaining popularity due to their ease of use and mobility. These devices are particularly useful for outdoor enthusiasts, researchers, and farmers who need to monitor weather conditions on the go. The portability factor allows users to deploy these stations in various locations, providing more comprehensive weather data across different environments. Portable weather stations are also preferred in educational settings, where stud

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    Current TexMesonet Weather Station Data - Texas Water Data Hub

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    Current TexMesonet Weather Station Data - Texas Water Data Hub [Dataset]. https://txwaterdatahub.org/dataset/current-texmesonet-weather-station-data
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    Texas
    Description

    Most recent data from Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) weather stations as part of the TexMesonet — a statewide hydrometeorological observation data collection network. All TWDB stations collect real-time data on rainfall, temperature, soil moisture, and soil temperature. Some stations also monitor atmospheric pressure, wind speed and directions, gusts, relative humidity, and solar radiation.

  8. National Roads Weather Station Data

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    Updated Sep 21, 2015
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    data.gov.ie (2015). National Roads Weather Station Data [Dataset]. https://data.gov.ie/dataset/national-roads-weather-station-data
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 21, 2015
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    Real-time data from TII's national network of 80+ weather stations. Includes air temperature, precipitation, wind speed & direction and Road Surface temperature. Information is updated at 5 minute intervals.

  9. World Weather Records

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    Updated Mar 1, 2023
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    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (2023). World Weather Records [Dataset]. https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/world-weather-records
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 1, 2023
    Dataset authored and provided by
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationhttp://www.noaa.gov/
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    World Weather Records (WWR) is an archived publication and digital data set. WWR is meteorological data from locations around the world. Through most of its history, WWR has been a publication, first published in 1927. Data includes monthly mean values of pressure, temperature, precipitation, and where available, station metadata notes documenting observation practices and station configurations. In recent years, data were supplied by National Meteorological Services of various countries, many of which became members of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The First Issue included data from earliest records available at that time up to 1920. Data have been collected for periods 1921-30 (2nd Series), 1931-40 (3rd Series), 1941-50 (4th Series), 1951-60 (5th Series), 1961-70 (6th Series), 1971-80 (7th Series), 1981-90 (8th Series), 1991-2000 (9th Series), and 2001-2011 (10th Series). The most recent Series 11 continues, insofar as possible, the record of monthly mean values of station pressure, sea-level pressure, temperature, and monthly total precipitation for stations listed in previous volumes. In addition to these parameters, mean monthly maximum and minimum temperatures have been collected for many stations and are archived in digital files by NCEI. New stations have also been included. In contrast to previous series, the 11th Series is available for the partial decade, so as to limit waiting period for new records. It begins in 2010 and is updated yearly, extending into the entire decade.

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    CIMIS Weather Station Data

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    • data.cnra.ca.gov
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    Updated Jul 24, 2025
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    California Department of Water Resources (2025). CIMIS Weather Station Data [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/cimis-weather-station-data-4a563
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    Jul 24, 2025
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    California Department of Water Resources
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    Weather Data collected by CIMIS automatic weather stations. The data is available in CSV format. Station data include measured parameters such as solar radiation, air temperature, soil temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, wind speed and wind direction as well as derived parameters such as vapor pressure, dew point temperature, and grass reference evapotranspiration (ETo).

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    Weather station data, St. Louis, Missouri

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    • res1catalogd-o-tdatad-o-tgov.vcapture.xyz
    Updated Jan 8, 2021
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    David Heimann; Eric Reiss (2021). Weather station data, St. Louis, Missouri [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.5066/P9RTK75F
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    Jan 8, 2021
    Dataset provided by
    United States Geological Surveyhttp://www.usgs.gov/
    Authors
    David Heimann; Eric Reiss
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    U.S. Government Workshttps://www.usa.gov/government-works
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Nov 29, 2018 - Sep 17, 2020
    Area covered
    Missouri, St. Louis
    Description

    The text file "Weather Station Data, St. Louis, Missouri.txt" contains hourly data collected by a Campbell Scientific ET107 weather station located in St. Louis, Missouri. Data were collected from November 29, 2019 through September 17, 2020. Weather station data sets include wind speed, in meters per second; wind direction, in degrees; rainfall, in inches; average air temperature, in degrees Celsius; maximum air temperature, in degrees Celsius; minimum air temperature, in degrees Celsius; average relative humidity, in percent; average solar radiation, in Watts per square meter; and computed potential evapotranspiration, in mm.

  12. Data from: Swan Lake Research Farm Weather Station LTAR UMRB-Morris...

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    • agdatacommons.nal.usda.gov
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    Updated Apr 21, 2025
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    Agricultural Research Service (2025). Swan Lake Research Farm Weather Station LTAR UMRB-Morris Minnesota [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/swan-lake-research-farm-weather-station-ltar-umrb-morris-minnesota-bd632
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    Apr 21, 2025
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    Agricultural Research Servicehttps://www.ars.usda.gov/
    Area covered
    Morris, Minnesota
    Description

    The United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) North Central Soil Conservation Research Laboratory - Soil Management Unit established a weather data collection system at the Swan Lake Research Farm in 1997. Weather data collected include wind speed and direction, barometric pressure, relative humidity, air temperature, soil temperatures, soil heat flux, solar radiation, photosynthetic active radiation, and precipitation. In 2015 the site became part of the Long Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) project. The Swan Lake Research Farm is located in Stevens County Minnesota, in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (UMRB) watershed. Resources in this dataset:Resource Title: GeoData catalog record. File Name: Web Page, url: https://geodata.nal.usda.gov/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/ad80c14b-f4a0-41b2-8592-3a5b6bbebcc7

  13. u

    ISFS Supplemental Surface Met Station Data

    • data.ucar.edu
    ascii
    Updated Aug 1, 2025
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    (2025). ISFS Supplemental Surface Met Station Data [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.26023/BVG2-69Y2-WG0Q
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    asciiAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Aug 1, 2025
    Time period covered
    May 13, 2002 - Jun 25, 2002
    Area covered
    Description

    Supplemental data from the Integrated Surface Flux System (ISFS) Meteorological Stations. Data includes pressure, temperature, humidity, wind speed, and wind direction for the IHOP time period. Five stations are represented in this dataset. Four of the stations' data are in ASCII comma delimited format with a single file for each station for the entire time period. The fifth station's data is in netCDF format and is broken down into 1006 hourly files for the entire time period.

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    Safe Harbor Met Station

    • data.ioos.us
    • catalog.data.gov
    html, sos
    Updated Jan 9, 2025
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    GCOOS (2025). Safe Harbor Met Station [Dataset]. https://data.ioos.us/dataset/safe-harbor-met-station
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    sos, htmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jan 9, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    GCOOS
    Description

    GCOOS 52North Sensor Observation Service

    This station provides the following variables: Air pressure, Air temperature, Relative humidity, Wind speed, Wind speed of gust, Wind to direction

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    Loughborough University East Midlands campus meteorological data, 2008-2021

    • repository.lboro.ac.uk
    xlsx
    Updated Apr 1, 2025
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    Richard Hodgkins (2025). Loughborough University East Midlands campus meteorological data, 2008-2021 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.17028/rd.lboro.28704884.v1
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 1, 2025
    Dataset provided by
    Loughborough University
    Authors
    Richard Hodgkins
    License

    Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    Loughborough, East Midlands
    Description

    The weather station on the campus of Loughborough University, in the East Midlands of the UK, had fallen into disuse and disrepair by the mid-2000s, but in 2007 the availability of infrastructure funding made it possible to re-establish regular weather observation with new equipment. The meteorological dataset subsequently collected at this facility between 2008 and 2021 is archived here. The dataset comes as fourteen Excel (.xlsx) files of annual data, with explanatory notes in each.Site descriptionThe campus weather station is located at latitude 52.7632°, longitude -1.235° and 68 m a.s.l., in a dedicated paddock on a green space near the centre-east boundary of the campus. A cabin, which houses power and network points, sits 10 m to the northeast of the main meteorological instrument tower. The paddock is otherwise mostly open on an arc from the northwest to the northeast, but on the other sides there are fruit trees (mainly varieties of prunus domestica) at distances of 13–16 m, forming part of the university's "Fruit Routes" biodiversity initiative.Data collectionInstruments were fixed to a 3 m lattice mast which is concreted into the ground in the centre of the paddock described above. Up to late July 2013, the instruments were controlled by a solar-charged, battery-powered Campbell Scientific CR1000 data logger, and periodically manually downloaded. From early November 2013, this logger was replaced with a Campbell Scientific CR3000, run from the mains power supply from the cabin and connected to the campus network by ethernet. At the same time, the station's Young 01503 Wind Monitor was replaced by a Gill WindSonic ultrasonic anemometer. This combination remained in place for the rest of the measurement period described here. Frustratingly, the CS215 temperature/relative humidity sensor failed shortly before the peak of the 2018 heatwave, and had to be replaced with another CS215. Likewise, the ARG100 rain gauge was replaced in 2011 and 2016. The main cause of data gaps is the unreliable power supply from the cabin, particularly in 2013 and 2021 (the latter leading to the complete replacement of the cabin and all other equipment). Furthermore, even though the post-2013 CR3000 logger had a backup battery, it sometimes failed to restart after mains power was lost, yielding data gaps until it was manually restarted. Nevertheless, out of 136 instrument-years deployment, only 36 are less than 90% complete, and 21 less than 75% complete.Data processingData retrieved manually or downloaded remotely were filtered for invalid measurements. The 15-minute data were then processed to daily and monthly values, using the pivot table function in Microsoft Excel. Most variables could be output simply as midnight-to-midnight daily means (e.g. solar and net radiation, wind speed). However, certain variables needed to be referred to the UK and Ireland standard ‘Climatological Day’ (Burt, 2012:272), 0900-0900: namely, air temperature minimum and maximum, plus rainfall total. The procedure for this follows Burt (2012; https://www.measuringtheweather.net/) and requires the insertion of additional date columns into the spreadsheet, to define two further, separate ‘Climate Dates’ for maximum temperature and rainfall total (the 24 hours commencing at 0900 on the date given, ‘ClimateDateMax’), and for minimum temperatures (24 hours ending at 0900 on the date given, ‘ClimateDateMin’). For the archived data, in the spreadsheet tabs labelled ‘Output - Daily 09-09 minima’, the pivot table function derives daily minimum temperatures by the correct 0900-0900 date, given by the ClimateDateMin variable. Similarly, in the tabs labelled ‘Output - Daily 09-09 maxima’, the pivot table function derives daily maximum temperatures and daily rainfall totals by the correct 0900-0900 date, given by the ClimateDateMax variable. Then in the tabs labelled ‘Output - Daily 00-00 means’, variables with midnight-to-midnight means use the unmodified date variable. To take into account the effect of missing data, the tab ‘Completeness’ again uses a pivot table to count the numbers of daily and monthly observations where the 15-minute data are not at least 99.99% complete. Values are only entered into the ‘Daily data’ tab of the archived spreadsheets where 15-minute data are at least 75% complete; values are only entered into ‘Monthly data’ tabs where daily data are at least 75% complete.Wind directions are particularly important in UK meteorology because they indicate the origin of air masses with potentially contrasting characteristics. But wind directions are not averaged in the same way as other variables, as they are measured on a circular scale. Instead, 15-minute wind direction data in degrees are converted to 16 compass points (the formula is included in the spreadsheets), and a pivot table is used to summarise these into wind speed categories, giving the frequency and strength of winds by compass point.In order to evaluate the reliability of the collected dataset, it was compared to equivalent variables from the HadUK-Grid dataset (Hollis et al., 2019). HadUK-Grid is a collection of gridded climate variables derived from the network of UK land surface observations, which have been interpolated from meteorological station data onto a uniform grid to provide coherent coverage across the UK at 1 km x 1 km resolution. Daily and monthly air temperature and rainfall variables from the HadUK-Grid v1.1.0.0 Met Office (2022) were downloaded from the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) archive (https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/bbca3267dc7d4219af484976734c9527/). Then the grid square containing the campus weather station was identified using the Point Subset Tool of the NOAA Weather and Climate Toolkit (https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/wct/index.php) in order to retrieve data from that specific location. Daily and monthly HadUK-grid data are included in the spreadsheets for convenience.Campus temperatures are slightly, but consistently, higher than those indicated by HadUK-grid, while HadUK-Grid rainfall is on average almost 10% higher than that recorded on the campus. Trend-free statistical relationships between campus and HadUK-grid data implies that there is unlikely to be any significant temporal bias in the campus dataset.ReferencesBurt, S. (2012). The Weather Observer's Handbook. Cambridge University Press, https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139152167.Hollis, D, McCarthy, M, Kendon, M., Legg, T., Simpson, I. (2019). HadUK‐Grid—A new UK dataset of gridded climate observations. Geoscience Data Journal 6, 151–159, https://doi.org/10.1002/gdj3.78.Met Office; Hollis, D.; McCarthy, M.; Kendon, M.; Legg, T. (2022). HadUK-Grid Gridded Climate Observations on a 1km grid over the UK, v1.1.0.0 (1836-2021). NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/bbca3267dc7d4219af484976734c9527.

  16. K

    LTER Weather Station - Raw Hourly Weather

    • lter.kbs.msu.edu
    Updated Aug 4, 2025
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    Sven Bohm; Tim Bergsma; Phil Robertson; Nick Haddad (2025). LTER Weather Station - Raw Hourly Weather [Dataset]. https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/datatables/13
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    Aug 4, 2025
    Dataset provided by
    Michigan State University
    Authors
    Sven Bohm; Tim Bergsma; Phil Robertson; Nick Haddad
    License

    https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/data/terms-of-use/https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/data/terms-of-use/

    Variables measured
    AH, RH, PAR_AVG, rain_mm, SolRad_AVG, WIND_SPEED, datetime_utc, Barometer_AVG, AirTmp_107_avg, WIND_DIRECTION
    Description

    Raw hourly observations from the LTER weather station. These data...

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    Weather Station ATM41 (Realtime)

    • data.nsw.gov.au
    • data.gov.au
    csv, https, json
    Updated May 7, 2021
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    Lake Macquarie City Council (2021). Weather Station ATM41 (Realtime) [Dataset]. https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/weather-station-atm41-realtime
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    https, csv(159679232), json(211392247)Available download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 7, 2021
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Lake Macquarie City Council
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    Lake Macquarie City Council through its Smart Cities program of works collects environmental monitoring data using sensors on Council’s Community IoT Network. Data collected includes temperature, humidity, air quality (PM10, PM2.5, PM1, Carbon monoxide, Ozone, Nitrogen Dioxide), wind speed, wind direction, precipitation and solar radiation.

    This realtime dataset comes from Decentlab ATM41 weather station sensors. Data from these sensors is being collected via Council's Community IoT Network - The Things Network

  18. Monthly time series of SAT (2m surface air temperature) from weather station...

    • adc.met.no
    Updated Jul 19, 2024
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    Ketil Isaksen (2024). Monthly time series of SAT (2m surface air temperature) from weather station kvitoya in the northern Barents Sea. [Dataset]. https://adc.met.no/dataset/ce52409e-64ca-5e24-b116-af4f698697ba
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    Jul 19, 2024
    Dataset provided by
    Norwegian Meteorological Institutehttp://met.no/
    Authors
    Ketil Isaksen
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 2011 - Dec 1, 2020
    Area covered
    Description

    The Russian weather stations included in this analysis are Krenkel Observatory, Nagurskaya, Rudolf Island and Ostrov Victoria. The temperature data from the stations have undergone both manual and automatic quality controls in several stages. The data were initially manually controlled at the weather station by the observers and have later undergone several rounds of manual and automatic quality control including consistency checks and outlier tests. Tests to identify large errors and suspicious observations in the temperature series included logical tests using differences between maximum, minimum and mean temperature. To identify outliers, Grubbs’ criterion was used where values exceeding ±2.5 standard deviation from the monthly mean were marked and examined. A modified Tietjen-Moore test, was sometimes used to test outliers. All suspicious values were examined by experts at AARI (Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute), RIHMI-WDC (All-Russia Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information - World Data Center) or SPSU (Saint Petersburg State University) who made the final decision on whether to keep or reject the value. The temperature series were also compared to series from neighboring stations to identify possible systematic errors giving shifts in the data series. The homogenized temperature series from Krenkel Observatory also includes data from the weather station Bukhta Thikaya and has been carefully scrutinized as described by Ivanov et al. 2021*.*Svalbard Airport, Ny-Ålesund and Hopen are weather stations intended for forecasting and climate analysis and the data from these stations undergo extensive quality control (QC) when being stored in MET Norway’s database. Quality control has been performed mostly manually until 2005 when an automatic QC routine was put into use that includes several consistency tests such as step tests and threshold tests, in addition to manual inspection of values flagged as suspicious by the system. There have been several changes in instrumentation and location at all three stations leading to breaks in the homogeneity of the series. More details on quality control, station changes, and homogeneity can be found in Førland et al. 2011, Nordli et al. 2015 & 2020, Gjelten et al. 2016, and Hanssen-Bauer et al. 2019. During a time span of nearly thirty years automatic weather stations (AWS) have been in operation on the northern and eastern islands of Svalbard. The instruments and station infrastructure have varied much during those years. During the early years the data were not stored in MET Norway’s database, and there was no quality control. There were also problems with the regularity of the data, in particular many stations were destroyed by polar bears. In 1996, no data of accepted quality reached MET Norway. However, in 2010 a new setup of stations was developed, which improved data quality and significantly reduced the number of missing data. Hence, almost all our work on data control for this study was related to data before the autumn of 2010.

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    LTER Weather Station - Daily Precip and Air Temp

    • lter.kbs.msu.edu
    Updated Sep 14, 2025
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    Sven Bohm; Phil Robertson; Nick Haddad (2025). LTER Weather Station - Daily Precip and Air Temp [Dataset]. https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/datatables/7
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    Sep 14, 2025
    Dataset provided by
    Michigan State University
    Authors
    Sven Bohm; Phil Robertson; Nick Haddad
    License

    https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/data/terms-of-use/https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/data/terms-of-use/

    Variables measured
    date, year, flag_precip, air_temp_max, air_temp_min, air_temp_mean, precipitation, flag_air_temp_max, flag_air_temp_min, flag_air_temp_mean
    Description

    A synthetic weather record drawn largely from the LTER Weather...

  20. W

    Weather Station Sensor Report

    • archivemarketresearch.com
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    Updated Jun 6, 2025
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    Archive Market Research (2025). Weather Station Sensor Report [Dataset]. https://www.archivemarketresearch.com/reports/weather-station-sensor-176062
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    ppt, pdf, docAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 6, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Archive Market Research
    License

    https://www.archivemarketresearch.com/privacy-policyhttps://www.archivemarketresearch.com/privacy-policy

    Time period covered
    2025 - 2033
    Area covered
    Global
    Variables measured
    Market Size
    Description

    The global weather station sensor market is experiencing robust growth, with a market size of $905 million in 2025. While the CAGR is not explicitly provided, considering the consistent technological advancements in sensor technology, the increasing demand for accurate weather data across various sectors (agriculture, meteorology, aviation, etc.), and the expansion of smart city initiatives, a conservative estimate places the CAGR between 7% and 9% for the forecast period (2025-2033). This signifies a substantial market expansion, projected to reach approximately $1.6 billion to $1.8 billion by 2033. Key drivers include the rising adoption of IoT-enabled weather stations, the increasing need for precise weather forecasting for improved decision-making in various industries, and the growing investments in climate change monitoring and mitigation efforts. Technological trends like the miniaturization of sensors, enhanced accuracy and reliability, and the development of wireless sensor networks are further fueling market expansion. However, restraints such as high initial investment costs for advanced weather stations and the need for specialized technical expertise for installation and maintenance can limit market penetration to some extent. The market is segmented by various sensor types (temperature, humidity, wind speed, pressure, precipitation, etc.), application areas (agriculture, meteorology, aviation, etc.), and geographical regions. Major players like Met One, ENVIRA, Vaisala, and others are driving innovation and competition within this market. The forecast period will likely see increased consolidation through mergers and acquisitions, as companies strive to expand their product portfolios and geographical reach. The continued growth in demand for data-driven insights across industries, coupled with technological advancements, positions the weather station sensor market for sustained and considerable expansion in the coming years.

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Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) (2022). Surface Meteorological Station - PNNL Short Tower, Rufus - Raw Data [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/surface-meteorological-station-pnnl-10m-sonic-physics-site-10-reviewed-data

Surface Meteorological Station - PNNL Short Tower, Rufus - Raw Data

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Apr 26, 2022
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Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO)
Description

Overview In support of the Wind Forecasting Improvement Project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) deployed surface meteorological stations in Oregon. Data Details A PNNL computer is used as the base station to download the meteorological data acquired by the data logger at each site via a cellular modem. The data collected will be made available to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration each hour and used to support the short-term forecasting project by providing an independent evaluation of the added value of new data to meteorological forecasts. Each meteorological station consists of a solar-powered data acquisition system and wind speed, wind direction, temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, and solar radiation sensors on a 3-m tower. Specifically, the stations are comprised of the following instruments and equipment: Campbell Scientific CM6 Tripod Campbell Scientific CR10X Measurement and Control System R.M. Young 05106 Wind Monitor Vaisala HMP45C Temperature and Humidity Probe Vaisala PTB101B Barometric Pressure Sensor Li-Cor LI200X Pyranometer RavenXT Cellular Modem The data logger is used to sample, at 1-second intervals, the horizontal wind speed and direction at 3 meters above ground level (AGL); the air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, and solar radiation at 2 meters AGL; and the logger temperature and power supply. The logger outputs the 1-minute averages of these measurements to final storage and power on the cellular modem, so the data can be retrieved and downloaded to a base station computer. The data are archived as 1-hour comma-delimited ASCII files (see "Table 2. Format of the WFIP2 Comma-delimited ASCII Data Files" in wfip2-met-data.pdf). All dates and times in the file names and data records are in UTC and denote the end of the 1-minute average. Data Quality Data for each primary measurement at every site are automatically plotted daily and reviewed about every three days. Instrument outages or events are reported with the Instrument and Model Data Problem Log at: .

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