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[LDM #LTH-228651]: METAR Stations in LDM Feed

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  • Subject: [LDM #LTH-228651]: METAR Stations in LDM Feed
  • Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 11:35:00 -0600
Hi Arturo,

re:
> I have been searching online for descriptions of METAR files available
> in the IDD through LDM feeds. I was able to configure my pqact file to
> obtain files using the following statement
> 
> IDS|DDPLUS ^SAUS.. (....) (..)(..)
> FILE
> IDS_DDPLUS/\1/(\2:yyyy)(\2:mm)(\2:dd)T\3.txt

The regular expression you are using, '^SAUS.. (....) (..)(..)' is overly
restrictive; you will not process all METARs using this pattern.

re:
> I noticed that 60 different folders get created and I according to
> description of FILE action any new data arriving will get appended
> to the first txt file created.  I have found a list of the different
> METAR stations in the US, but I can't figure out if only 60 stations
> are available in the IDD

No, there are lots more sites reporting METARs than this, and they are
definitely in the IDD IDS|DDPLUS datastream.

re:
> or these 60 stations disseminate data for other stations within their
> region. I have tried searching online without success. Any guidance will
> be appreciated.
> 
> Thank you very much

Change your pattern to:

WMO     ^S[AP].... (....) (..)(..)
    FILE
    IDS_DDPLUS/\1/(\2:yyyy)(\2:mm)(\2:dd)T\3.txt

Cheers,

Tom
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: LTH-228651
Department: Support IDD
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed