Global GTS Surface METAR Data in ASCII format https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/100.013 Summary The Surface METAR Data set is one of several surface data sets collected by the National Center for Atmospheric Research/Earth Observing Laboratory (NCAR/EOL). Included in the data set are the global hourly METAR observations. These data are contained in monthly files which are in tarred bzip2 format (.tar.bz2). The data were acquired via the UNIDATA Local Data Manager (LDM). Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 100.013 * doi:10.26023/YHA4-K6FJ-W005 https://doi.org/10.26023/YHA4-K6FJ-W005 Versions 1.0 Citation National Weather Service (NWS). 2011. Global GTS Surface METAR Data in ASCII format. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.26023/YHA4-K6FJ-W005 Accessed 30 Jun 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * VORTEX2: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/VORTEX2 * Perdigao: Perdigao Field Experiment https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/Perdigao * DC3: Deep Convective Clouds & Chemistry Project https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/DC3 * MAIRE24: Methane Emissions Quantification at scale using the MethaneAIR Imaging Spectrometer on the NSF Gulfstream-V 2024 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/MAIRE24 * T-REX: Terrain-induced Rotor Experiment https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/T-REX * SOCRATES: Southern Ocean Clouds Radiation Aerosol Transport Experimental Study https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/SOCRATES * MAIR-E: Methane Emissions Quantification at scales from 20 m to 200 km using the MethaneAIR Imaging Spectrometer on the NSF Gulfstream-V (MAIR-E) https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/MAIR-E * VOCALS: VAMOS Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Study https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/VOCALS * PERiLS_2022: Propagation, Evolution and Rotation in Linear Storms 2022 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/PERiLS_2022 * TORUS-LItE: Targeted Observation by Radars and UAS of Supercells - Left-flank Intensive Experiment https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/TORUS-LItE * OTREC: Organization of Tropical East Pacific Convection https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/OTREC * CuPIDO: Cumulus Photogrammetric, In-Situ and Doppler Observations https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/CuPIDO * ICICLE: In-Cloud Icing and Large-Drop Experiment https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/ICICLE * VORTEX-SE_2016: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment-Southeast (VORTEX-SE) 2016 Field Campaign https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/VORTEX-SE_2016 * DEEPWAVE: A Study of Deeply Propagating Gravity Waves from the Earth's Surface to the Mesosphere https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/DEEPWAVE * VORTEX-SE_2018: The Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment Southeast (VORTEX-SE) 2018 Field campaign https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/VORTEX-SE_2018 * HIWC-RADAR-2015: High Ice Water Content (HIWC) Radar Study 2015 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/HIWC-RADAR-2015 * MethaneAIR: MethaneAIR https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/MethaneAIR * HAIC-HIWC_2015: High Altitude Ice Crystals - High Ice Water Content Project - 2015 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/HAIC-HIWC_2015 * CONTRAST: Convective Transport of Active Species in the Tropics https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/CONTRAST * MATERHORN-X: Mountain Terrain Atmospheric Modeling and Observations https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/MATERHORN-X * IDEAL: Instabilities, Dynamics and Energetics accompanying Atmospheric Layering https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/IDEAL * Operational: Operational Datasets https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/Operational * MPEX: Mesoscale Predictability Experiment https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/MPEX * ITOP: Impact of Typhoons on the Ocean in the Pacific https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/ITOP * HAIC-HIWC: High Altitude Ice Crystals - High Ice Water Content Project 2014 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/HAIC-HIWC * RELAMPAGO: Remote sensing of Electrification, Lightning, And Mesoscale/microscale Processes with Adaptive Ground Observations https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/RELAMPAGO * PLOWS: Profiling of Winter Storms https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/PLOWS * CSET: Cloud System Evolution in the Trades https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/CSET * NAME: North American Monsoon Experiment https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/NAME * CHEESEHEAD: Chequamegon Heterogeneous Ecosystem Energy-balance Study Enabled by a High-density Extensive Array of Detectors https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/CHEESEHEAD * TRANS2AM: Transport and Transformation of Ammonia https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/TRANS2AM * VERTEX: Vertical Enhanced Mixing Experiment https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/VERTEX * SPICULE: Secondary Production of Ice in Cumulus Experiment https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/SPICULE * M2HATS: Multi-point Monin-Obukhov Similarity Horizontal Array Turbulence Study https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/M2HATS * GOTHAAM: Greater New York Oxidant Trace gas Halogen and Aerosol Airborne Mission https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/GOTHAAM * DELTA: Detecting and Evaluating Low-level Tornado Attributes https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/DELTA * Meso18-19: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment-Southeast (VORTEX-SE) Meso18-19 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/Meso18-19 * SNOWIE: Seeded and Natural Orographic Wintertime clouds - the Idaho Experiment https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/SNOWIE * SAS: The Southeast Atmosphere Study https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/SAS * PECAN: Plains Elevated Convection at Night https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/PECAN * TORUS_2019: Targeted Observation by Radars and UAS of Supercells 2019 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/TORUS_2019 * WINTRE-MIX: Winter Precipitation Type Research Multi-scale Experiment https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/WINTRE-MIX * VORTEX-SE_2017: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment-Southeast (VORTEX-SE) 2017 Field Campaign https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/VORTEX-SE_2017 * PERiLS_2023: Propagation, Evolution and Rotation in Linear Storms 2023 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/PERiLS_2023 * SWEX: Sundowner Winds Experiment https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/SWEX * HIWC-RADAR-2018: High Ice Water Content (HIWC) Radar Study 2018 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/HIWC-RADAR-2018 * TI3GER: Technological Innovation Into Iodine and GV Environmental Research https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/TI3GER * SAVANT: Stable Air Variability and Transport https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/SAVANT * T-PARC: THORPEX Pacific Asian Regional Campaign (T-PARC) https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/T-PARC * TCI: Tropical Cyclone Intensity Experiment https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/TCI * CFACT: Cold Fog Amongst Complex Terrain https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/CFACT * WINTER: Wintertime Investigation of Transport, Emission, and Reactivity https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/WINTER * TORERO: Tropical Ocean tRoposphere Exchange of Reactive halogen species and Oxygenated VOC https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/TORERO * TORUS_2022: Targeted Observation by Radars and UAS of Supercells 2022 https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/TORUS_2022 * OWLeS: Ontario Winter Lake-effect Systems https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/OWLeS * ORCAS: The O2/N2 Ratio and CO2 Airborne Southern Ocean (ORCAS) Study https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/ORCAS Additional information * Spatial Type: point * Frequency: hourly * Language: English Categories * Land Based * Mesonet * Meteorology * Surface Platforms * Automated Surface Observing System - ASOS * Automated Weather Observing System - AWOS * Weather Stations Instruments * Automated Weather System GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORIES > WEATHER/CLIMATE ADVISORIES > PRESENT WEATHER * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD BASE HEIGHT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD FRACTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT > HOURLY PRECIPITATION AMOUNT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > VISIBILITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE Documentation * LDM_SFC_METAR.html [3 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/422DA2C330B/LDM_SFC_METAR.html Related links * companion: 100.011: Global GTS Surface Hourly Observations in GEMPAK Format https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/100.011 * companion: 100.012: Global GTS Surface Synoptic Observations in GEMPAK Format https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/100.012 Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2000-03-01 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2024-04-30 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 90.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: -90.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -180.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 180.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * custodian: Janine Aquino https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/179 * author: National Weather Service (NWS) https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/465 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/100.013?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/100.013?format=isotc211