WMO BUFR Surface Data Download

Use this form to retrieve archived surface observations from the WMO BUFR network.

Backend documentation

1. Select station(s)

Choose one or more stations for the download.

2. Select start and end time
YearMonthDay Hour
Start
End

For delimited text files, choose how values are separated.

Returned data columns


utc_valid - Observation timestamp in UTC
station - Often WIGOS or guessed WIGOS identifier
tmpf - Air temperature in F
dwpf - Dew Point Temperature in F
drct - Wind Direction (degrees North)
sknt - Wind Speed (knots)
gust - Wind Gust (knots)
relh - Relative Humidity (%)
alti - Pressure Altimeter (inch)
pcpncnt - Precipitation Counter (inch)
pday - Precip for Day (inch)
pmonth - Precip for Month (inch)
srad - Solar Radiation (W/m^2)
tsoil_4in_f - Approx Four inch depth Soil Temp (F)
tsoil_8in_f - Approx Eight inch depth Soil Temp (F)
tsoil_16in_f - Approx Sixteen inch depth Soil Temp (F)
tsoil_20in_f - Approx Twenty inch depth Soil Temp (F)
tsoil_32in_f - Approx Thirty-Two inch depth Soil Temp (F)
tsoil_40in_f - Approx Forty inch depth Soil Temp (F)
tsoil_64in_f - Approx Sixty-Four inch depth Soil Temp (F)
tsoil_128in_f - Approx One Hundred Twenty-Eight inch depth Soil Temp (F)
skyc1 - Sky Cover 1
skyc2 - Sky Cover 2
skyc3 - Sky Cover 3
skyc4 - Sky Cover 4
skyl1 - Sky Level 1 (ft)
skyl2 - Sky Level 2 (ft)
skyl3 - Sky Level 3 (ft)
skyl4 - Sky Level 4 (ft)
srad_1h_j - Solar Radiation 1 hour sum (J/m^2)