This text file contains CLIMAT TEMP monthly climatological data. The key below should help you understand the data format. Any queries or questions should be email to [climat@metoffice.com] The data in this file is covered by CROWN COPYRIGHT. To find out the Name, Altitude, Latitude and Longitude of each WMO Block and Station Number, visit http://www.wmo.ch/web/www/ois/ois-home.htm to download a full WMO station list. --- CLIMAT TEMP radiosonde reports are in the following format: 1 x Header: MM YYYY BB SSSS H PRESSU TEMPER DEWPOI Where: MM = month YYYY = year BB = WMO block number SSSS = WMO station number H = reporting hour: 1=00UTC, 2=12UTC, 3=00 & 12UTC, 4=06UTC, 5=18UTC, 9=00, 06, 12, & 18UTC PRESSU = Station level pressure (hPa) TEMPER = Station level air temperature (degC*10) DEWPOI = Station level dewpoint (degC*10) 11 x standard levels 850, 700, 500, 300, 200, 150, 100, 50, 30, 20, 10hPa: HEIGHT MISTEM TEMPER DEWPOI MISWIN STEADI DIRECT WSPEED Where: HEIGHT = Geopotential height (m) MISTEM = Number of days in month without temperature observations TEMPER = Air temperature (degC*10) DEWPOI = Dewpoint temperature (degC*10) MISWIN = Number of days in month without wind observations (0-9 where 9 means 9 or more missing days) STEADI = Wind steadiness factor (0-100) DIRECT = Wind direction (degrees from North) WSPEED = Wind speed (m/s) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOME OBVIOUS QUALITY CONTROL CHECKS HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE DATA ALL WIND SPEEDS SHOULD BE IN METRES PER SECOND. MISSING DATA=-32768 EXTRACTION OF UPPER AIR ARCHIVE DATA FOR MONTH 06 , YEAR: 2006. MET OFFICE, HADLEY CENTRE