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BUFR observations in Diana
Synop, Metar, Dribu, Ship
Pressure
Convert all values from Pa to hPa
- PPPP
- 10051 PRESSURE REDUCED TO MEAN SEA LEVEL
- ppp
- 10061 3 HOUR PRESSURE CHANGE
- a
- 10063 CHARACTERISTIC OF PRESSURE TENDENCY
- PHPHPH
- 10063 CHARACTERISTIC OF PRESSURE TENDENCY
Temperature
Convert all values from K to C
- TTT
- 12004 DRY BULB TEMPERATURE AT 2M
- 12101 DRY BULB TEMPERATURE:
- if 12004 DRY BULB TEMPERATURE AT 2M not reported
- and 7001 HEIGHT OF SENSOR is between 1.5m and 2.5m
- TdTdTd
- 12006 DEW POINT TEMPERATURE AT 2M
- 12103 DEW POINT TEMPERATURE:
- if 12006 not reported
- and 7001 HEIGHT OF SENSOR is between 1.5m and 2.5m
- TxTn (min/max temerature)
- 12014 MAX TEMPERATURE AT 2M:
- if 4004 HOUR is 18
- 12111 MAX TEMPERATURE:
- if 12014 MAX TEMPERATURE AT 2M not reported
- and 4004 HOUR is 18
- and 7001 HEIGHT OF SENSOR is between 1.5m and 2.5m
- and 04024 TIME PERIOD is 12
- and 04024 TIME DISPLACEMENT is 0
- 12015 MIN TEMPERATURE AT 2M:
- if 4004 HOUR is 06
- 12112 MIN TEMPERATURE:
- if 120145 MIN TEMPERATURE AT 2M not reported
- and 4004 HOUR is 06
- and 7001 HEIGHT OF SENSOR is between 1.5m and 2.5m
- and 04024 TIME PERIOD is 12
- and 04024 TIME DISPLACEMENT is 0
Visibility
- VV
- 20001 HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY M
- Only if 07032 is ???
Precipitation
- RRR
- 13022 Total precipitation past 12 hour
- if 4004 HOUR is 06 or 18
- 13011 Total precipitation / total water equivalent of snow
- if 13022 Total precipitation past 12 hour not reported
- and 4004 HOUR is 06 or 18
- and 04024 TIME PERIOD is 12
- and 7001 HEIGHT OF SENSOR is between 1.5m and 2.5m ???????????
Clouds
- N
- 20010 CLOUD COVER (TOTAL)
- Nh
- 20011 CLOUD AMOUNT (of low or middle clouds)
- Ch
- 20012 CLOUD TYPE
- Cm
- 20012 CLOUD TYPE
- Cl
- 20012 CLOUD TYPE
- h
- 20013 HEIGHT OF BASE OF CLOUD
- CAVOK
- 020009 GENERAL WEATHER INDICATOR (TAF/METAR) is 2
- Clouds (Metar)
- Based on the folowing
- 20011 CLOUD AMOUNT
- 20012 CLOUD TYPE
- 20013 HEIGHT OF BASE OF CLOUD
Present and past weather
- ww
- 20003 PRESENT WEATHER if below 200
- W1
- 20004 PAST WEATHER (1) if between 2 and 20
- W2
- 20005 PAST WEATHER (2) if between 2 and 20