[AWIPS #XFF-584221]: DAF Inquiry RE: KDAB

> Hello,
> 
> A python tool we are using downstream of the DAF is experiencing issues
> with KDAB METAR data, yet other stations are working fine. Additionally,
> other online tools handle KDAB correctly. For example:
> 
> 
> *DAF METAR station comparison*KLEE works as expected
> METARraw METAR KLEE 131553Z 17005KT 10SM SCT026 SCT038 BKN050 29/24
> A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW-N SLP143 T02940239
> 
> KDAB is a problem
> METARraw BBXX KDAB 0912/ 99336 11304 41/// ///// 10244 20210 40187
> 53010 7//// 8//// 22200 0//// 2//// 80220
> vs
> METAR KDAB 141853Z 03014KT 10SM SCT027 SCT055 BKN075 29/23 A2995 RMK
> AO2 LTG DSNT S RAB10E19 SLP140 P0000 T02940228
> 
> Can you provide any information on how the DAF is handling this particular
> site and why it may be behaving differently than all other METARs in the
> aforementioned python application?
> 
> Thank you!


Hello,

Couple questions - what version of AWIPS are you using? (Are you using NWS 
AWIPS or the Public Unidata AWIPS)?

What version of python are you running (python2/3) and which version of the DAF?

Also, where are you seeing/receiving this text:

KDAB is a problem
       METARraw BBXX KDAB 0912/ 99336 11304 41/// ///// 10244 20210 40187
53010 7//// 8//// 22200 0//// 2//// 80220

I'm not seeing that text being distributed at all from the SBN. I'm only seeing 
this text:

KDAB 141853Z 03014KT 10SM SCT027 SCT055 BKN075 29/23 A2995 RMK AO2
    LTG DSNT S RAB10E19 SLP140 P0000 T02940228

Unidata's version of AWIPS (EDEX) is able to process this data and I'm able to 
pull and plot the KDAB station just fine using python-awips (Unidata's 
distribution of DAF) without any issues, however we do run a slightly different 
distribution of python-awips and AWIPS (EDEX/CAVE).



Thanks,

Tiffany Meyer
AWIPS Lead Software Engineer
UCAR-Unidata

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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: XFF-584221
Department: Support AWIPS
Priority: Normal
Status: Open
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