Fire & Weather Data: 1972 Observation Format


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WXOBS72A, Weather Station Inventory (1972 Format)

Field

Field Name

Columns

1

STATION NUMBER

1-6

2

YEAR

7-8

3

MONTH

9-10

4

DAY

11-12

5

STATE OF WEATHER (CODE)

13

6

DRY BULB TEMPERATURE (° F)

14-16

7

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)

17-19

8

HERBACIOUS GREENNESS FACTOR

20-22

9

HERBACEOUS VEGETATION CONDITION

23-24

10

HUMAN-CAUSED RISK

25-27

11

WIND DIRECTION (8 POINT)

28

12

WIND SPEED (MPH)

29-31

13

WOODY VEGETATION CONDITION

32

14

10-HR FUEL MOISTURE (%)

33-35

15

WOODY GREENNESS FACTOR

36-38

16

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (° F)

39-41

17

MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (° F)

42-44

18

MAXIMUM RH (%)

45-47

19

MINIMUM RH (%)

48-50

20

SEASON CODE

51

21

PRECIPITATION DURATION (HRS)

52-53

22

PRECIPITATION AMOUNT (IN)

54-57

23

LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL

58-60

24

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VARIABLE (see note)

61

25

FORECAST FLAG

79

26

REGION NUMBER

80

Note: RH variable 1 = Wet bulb, 2 = RH%, 3 = dew point