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[McIDAS #UKN-727350]: Surface station database for contouring METAR parameters....where is it?

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  • Subject: [McIDAS #UKN-727350]: Surface station database for contouring METAR parameters....where is it?
  • Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2023 11:21:43 -0600
Greetings,

> The surface station database that McIDAS uses to make contours is no longer 
> where I expect it. Do you know where it is, and what file it is called? I 
> need to edit out K1DN from North Dakota has it is putting out bad pressure 
> observations.

I believe the file you are looking for is ~/data/towns.txt.  Station IDs aren't 
listed there, but K1DN is for Max, ND which is listed there.  There are also 
SFD.STN, SFP.STN and ZFP.STN in that data directory, but K1DN isn't in those 
and that isn't where coordinates are defined, so I think towns.txt is the thing 
to try.

Best,
-Mike
Cheers,

Tom
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: UKN-727350
Department: Support McIDAS
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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