NOAA langoliers eat another 1/3 of stations from GHCN database

Dallas Fort Worth airport is one of hundreds of GHCN reporting stations gone missing. GHCN stations are becoming an endangered species.

airport_langoliers — Updated frame from the movie "The Langoliers" 1995, - with apologies to Steven King's book

2010 Thermometer Langoliers Hit List

Guest post by E.M.Smith

Well, They Are At It Again

UPDATE 12 Feb 2010: Dallas has been found in the Failed QA file. Also, the “process” was discovered described in the ClimateGate emails by Phil Jones (see comments). The final update date is ill defined at best and this list ought to be treated as a “missing in action” list until the end of the month as we wait to see if further updates are applied. -E.M. Smith

Don’t know what to make of this list yet, other than it directly ‘gives the lie’ to the assertion that thermometer ‘drops’ were / are entirely an artifact of GHCN being a creation at a historical moment in time (i.e. made in 1990’s era so that’s why they drop out then in The Great Dying of Thermometers – which itself ignores The Lesser Dying in 2006).

It also shows that the excuse of things being dropped for not electronically reporting is pretty much a lie, too. I note that Dallas Fort Worth Airport is on this list and I’m pretty sure they have electronic reporting… From the NASA / GISS web site, as confirmation:

(*) Dallas-Fort W 32.9 N 97.0 W 425722590000 4,037,000 1947 – 2009

Note the end date of 2009.

And Strasbourg airport is on the list too, so it’s not just an America thing…

I’ve not examined this list for any patterns, nor re-done any of the prior “by latitude” and “by altitude” reports to see what the changes do to the world. For now, it’s just another “Dig Here” list. (Though a casual look at the altitude field shows a fair number of 1000m and 2000m stations died.)

Oh, and the list is also confirmation that the extraordinary hatred of thermometers shown by the managers of GHCN continues, unabated. Particular emphasis seems to have landed on Africa (already poorly covered) and Asia, with a modest effort to eradicate more of South America. By comparison, Europe is only slightly mauled…

[chiefio@Hummer data]$ wc -l 2009_uniq_station_list

1597 2009_uniq_station_list

[chiefio@Hummer data]$ wc -l 2010_uniq_station_list

1113 2010_uniq_station_list

So from 1597 we drop to 1113. That’s a drop of 30%.

Just shy of 1/3 of the stations, taken out back and shot this year.

But once you decided that you can just make up any missing data, then who needs to actually read the thermometers any more?

Ok, enough of my complaint. Here is the list. If anyone notices anything interesting about their part of the world, feel free to let us all know. Remember that the StationID (that first field) is structured as 1 digit of continent then 2 that tell the particular country, then 8 for the particular station and substation. So records that start with 1 are Africa, 2 Asia, 3 South America, 4 North America, 5 Pacific, 6 Europe, 7 Antarctica, 8 Ships at sea (a very few geographic spots with few records as a ship happens by and reports). I will break up the list into groups by continent, but notice that there are no “8″ stations on the list and only one from Antarctica. Oh, and there were 2 stations added, so I’ll list them here at the top:

Added Stations

11365563000 YAMOUSSOUKRO                     6.90   -5.35  213  168U   50HIxxLA-9A15TROP. SEASONAL  A

11365594000 SAN PEDRO                        4.75   -6.65   30    0R   -9FLFOCO 2A-9EQ. EVERGREEN   C

Antarctic Deletion:

70089642000 DUMONT D'URVI                  -66.67  140.02   43  150R   -9MVICCO 1x-9ANTARCTICA      A

The Requiem List

Africa

10160355000 SKIKDA                          36.93    6.95    7   18U  107HIxxCO 1x-9WARM DECIDUOUS  C

10160403000 GUELMA                          36.47    7.47  227  287S   47HIxxno-9x-9WARM CROPS      C

10160430000 MILIANA                         36.30    2.23  715 1167R   -9MVDEno-9x-9WARM DECIDUOUS  C

10160444000 BORDJ BOU ARR                   36.07    4.77  928 1051U   57MVxxno-9x-9WARM FOR./FIELD C

10160445000 SETIF                           36.18    5.42 1081 1060U  144MVxxno-9x-9WARM FOR./FIELD C

10160457000 MOSTAGANEM VI                   35.88    0.12  137  157U  102HIxxCO 4A 2WARM CROPS      B

10160468000 BATNA                           35.55    6.18 1052 1015U   85MVxxno-9x-9WARM DECIDUOUS  C

10160518000 BENI-SAF                        35.30   -1.35   68  103R   -9HIDECO 1x-9WARM CROPS      B

10160535000 DJELFA                          34.68    3.25 1144 1071U   51HIxxno-9x-9MED. GRAZING    C

10160536000 SAIDA                           34.87    0.15  750  802U   62MVxxno-9A 4MED. GRAZING    C

10160540000 EL KHEITER                      34.15    0.07 1000 1113R   -9FLDEno-9x-9WARM DECIDUOUS  B

10160549000 MECHERIA            ALGERIA     33.60   -0.30  176 1501R   -9MVDEno-9A-9MED. GRAZING    A

10160555000 TOUGGOURT                       33.12    6.13   85  106U   76FLxxno-9x-9HOT DESERT      B

10160560000 AIN SEFRA                       32.77   -0.60 1058 1811R   -9MVDEno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBA

10160602000 BENI ABBES                      30.13   -2.17  499  520R   -9HIDEno-9A-9SAND DESERT     C

10764910000 DOUALA OBS.                      4.00    9.73    9   12U  458FLxxCO 5A 1MARSH, SWAMP    C

10964655000 BRIA                             6.53   21.98  584  587S   25FLxxno-9A 1TROP. SAVANNA   A

11064700000 NDJAMENA                        12.13   15.03  295  294U  179FLxxno-9A 2WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

11161968000 ILES GLORIEUS                  -11.58   47.28    4    0R   -9FLxxCO 1A-9WATER           A

11161970000 ILE JUAN DE N                  -17.05   42.70   10    0R   -9FLxxCO 1A-9WATER           A

11161972000 ILE EUROPA                     -22.32   40.33   13    0R   -9FLxxCO 1A-9WATER           A

11264400000 POINTE-NOIRE                    -4.82   11.90   17    7U  142FLxxCO 4A 2WATER           B

11264401000 LOUBOMO                         -4.20   12.70  330  321S   20HIxxno-9A 1TROP. SAVANNA   C

11264402000 MOUYONDZI                       -3.98   13.92  512  321R   -9HIxxno-9x-9TROP. SAVANNA   A

11264405000 SIBITI                          -3.68   13.35  531  481R   -9HIxxno-9A-9TROP. SAVANNA   A

11264450000 BRAZZAVILLE /                   -4.25   15.25  316  303U  299FLxxno-9A 2WARM CROPS      C

11264454000 GAMBOMA                         -1.87   15.87  377  314R   -9FLxxno-9A-9TROP. SEASONAL  A

11365578000 ABIDJAN                          5.25   -3.93    8   26U  686FLxxCO 1A 5COASTAL EDGES   C

11365585000 ADIAKE                           5.30   -3.30   39   25R   -9FLxxCO 3x-9WARM FOR./FIELD A

11763331000 GONDAR                          12.53   37.43 1966 2002S   39MVxxno-9A10TROP. MONTANE   A

11763333000 COMBOLCHA                       11.08   39.72 1916 1465U   50MVxxno-9A10HIGHLAND SHRUB  B

11763402000 JIMMA                            7.67   36.83 1676 1776S   40MVxxno-9A 2TROP. MONTANE   B

11763403000 GORE                             8.17   35.55 1974 1760R   -9HIFOno-9A-9TROP. MONTANE   A

11763450000 ADDIS ABABA                      8.98   38.80 2324 2586U 1196MVxxno-9A 2WARM CROPS      C

11763471000 DIRE DAWA                        9.60   41.87 1146 1239U   64MVxxno-9A 2TROPICAL DRY FORC

12263612000 LODWAR                           3.12   35.62  515  431R   -9FLxxno-9A-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBA

12263740000 NAIROBI/KENYA                   -1.32   36.92 1624 1634U  509HIxxno-9A 2WARM FIELD WOODSC

12462002000 NALUT                           31.87   10.98  621  570S   24HIxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

12462007000 ZUARA                           32.88   12.08    3    5S   20FLxxCO 1x-9HIGHLAND SHRUB  C

12462008000 YEFREN                          32.08   12.55  691  575R   -9HIDEno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBB

12462010000 TRIPOLI             LIBYA       32.90   13.20   84    9U  550HIxxCO 3x-9MED. GRAZING    C

12462012000 EL KHOMS                        32.63   14.30   22   12S   17HIxxCO 2x-9WATER           C

12462016000 MISURATA                        32.42   15.05   32    5U  102FLxxCO 4x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

12462019000 SIRTE                           31.20   16.58   14   16S   23FLxxCO 1x-9WATER           C

12462053000 BENINA                          32.10   20.27  132  152U  287HIxxCO20A16WARM CROPS      C

12462055000 AGEDABIA                        30.72   20.17    7    6U   53FLxxCO25x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBB

12462056000 SHAHAT                          32.82   21.85  625  475S   17HIxxCO11x-9WARM CROPS      C

12462059000 DERNA                           32.78   22.58   26  138S   44HIxxCO 1x-9WATER           B

12462103000 GHADAMES                        30.13    9.50  347  273R   -9HIDEno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

12462124000 SEBHA                           27.02   14.45  432  424S   35FLxxno-9A 5SAND DESERT     C

12462131000 HON                             29.12   15.95  267  256R   -9HIDEno-9A-9HOT DESERT      A

12462161000 JALO                            29.03   21.57   60  109R   -9FLDEno-9x-9HOT DESERT      A

12462176000 GIARABUB                        29.75   24.53   -1   45R   -9FLDEno-9x-9HOT DESERT      B

12462271000 KUFRA                           24.22   23.30  436  406R   -9FLDEno-9A-9HOT DESERT      C

12667693000 CHILEKA                        -15.68   34.97  767  802U  222MVxxno-9A10TROPICAL DRY FORB

12761214000 KIDAL                           18.43    1.35  459  431R   -9HIDEno-9A-9SUCCULENT THORNSA

12761270000 KITA                            13.07   -9.47  334  381S   18HIxxno-9A 3WARM CROPS      A

12761285000 KENIEBA                         12.85  -11.23  132  306R   -9HIFOno-9x-9TROP. SAVANNA   A

12761297000 SIKASSO                         11.35   -5.68  375  398S   47HIxxno-9A 2WARM CROPS      B

12861421000 ATAR                            20.52  -13.07  224  261S   16FLxxno-9x-9HOT DESERT      B

12861437000 AKJOUJT                         19.75  -14.37  120  134R   -9FLDEno-9x-9HOT DESERT      A

12861461000 BOUTILIMIT                      17.53  -14.68   75   41R   -9FLDEno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBA

13167215000 PORTO AMELIA                   -13.00   40.50   50   13R   -9HIxxCO 2A-9WATER           A

13167217000 VILA CABRAL                    -13.30   35.30 1365 1359S   10HIxxno-9x-9WARM CROPS      A

13167237000 NAMPULA                        -15.10   39.28  441  435S   23HIxxno-9A 1TROP. SAVANNA   C

13167261000 TETE                           -16.18   33.58  150  187R   -9HIxxno-9x-9SUCCULENT THORNSA

13167283000 QUELIMANE                      -17.88   36.88   16    7S   11FLxxCO10x-9MARSH, SWAMP    B

13167297000 BEIRA                          -19.80   34.90   16    6S   46FLxxCO 2A 5MARSH, SWAMP    C

13167323000 INHAMBANE                      -23.87   35.38   15   22R   -9FLxxCO 2A-9WARM CROPS      B

13167341000 LOURENCO MARQUES/COUNTINHO     -25.90   32.60   44   18U  755FLxxCO 7A 4MARSH, SWAMP    C

13268312000 KEETMANSHOOP                   -26.53   18.12 1061  961S   10FLxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBA

13361090000 ZINDER                          13.78    8.98  453  445U   58FLxxno-9A 1SUCCULENT THORNSA

13761679000 KAOLACK                         14.13  -16.07    7    8U  107FLxxno-9x-9WARM CROPS      B

14168262000 PRETORIA                       -25.73   28.18 1322 1377U  573HIxxno-9x-9WARM CROPS      C

14168438000 KIMBERLEY                      -28.80   24.77 1200 1213U  105FLxxno-9A 3WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

14168588000 DURBAN (LOUIS                  -29.97   30.95   14   23U  975HIxxCO 2A 1WATER           C

14168842000 PORT ELIZABET                  -33.98   25.60   61   63U  414HIxxCO 4A 1WATER           C

14361997000 CROZET                         -46.43   51.87  143    0R   -9HIxxCO 1x-9WATER           A

14361998000 PORT-AUX-FRAN                  -49.35   70.25   30  173R   -9HIxxCO 1x-9WATER           A

14761901000 ST. HELENA IS.                 -16.00   -5.70  627    0R   -9HIxxCO 1x-9WATER           A

14862600000 WADI HALFA                      21.92   31.32  126  192R   -9FLDELA-9x-9WARM IRRIGATED  A

14862640000 ABU HAMED                       19.53   33.32  312  231R   -9FLDEno-9x-9HOT DESERT      A

14862641000 PORT SUDAN                      19.58   37.22    2   16U  133FLxxCO 1x-9COASTAL EDGES   C

14862650000 DONGOLA                         19.17   30.48  226  229R   -9FLDEno-9x-9WARM IRRIGATED  C

14862660000 KARIMA                          18.55   31.85  249  242S   13HIxxno-9x-9WARM IRRIGATED  C

14862680000 ATBARA                          17.70   33.97  345  288U   66FLxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

14862721000 KHARTOUM                        15.60   32.55  380  239U 1334FLxxno-9A 1WARM IRRIGATED  C

14862730000 KASSALA                         15.47   36.40  500  518U   99HIxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

14862733000 HALFA EL GEDI                   15.32   35.60  451  501R   -9FLDEno-9x-9WARM IRRIGATED  C

14862750000 ED DUEIM                        14.00   32.33  378  261S   27FLxxno-9A 1WARM GRASS/SHRUBB

14862751000 WAD MEDANI                      14.40   33.48  408  313U  107FLxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

14862752000 GEDAREF                         14.03   35.40  599  544U   92FLxxno-9x-9SUCCULENT THORNSC

14862760000 EL FASHER                       13.62   25.33  730  758U   52FLxxno-9A 1WARM GRASS/SHRUBB

14862762000 SENNAR                          13.55   33.62  418  415S   10FLxxLA-9x-9SUCCULENT THORNSC

14862771000 EL OBEID                        13.17   30.23  574  574U   90FLxxno-9A 1WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

14862772000 KOSTI                           13.17   32.67  381  367U   57FLxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

14862795000 ABU NA'AMA                      12.73   34.13  445  379R   -9FLDEno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBA

14862805000 DAMAZINE                        11.78   34.38  470  471R   -9FLxxLA-9A-9SUCCULENT THORNSA

14862810000 KADUGLI                         11.00   29.72  499  523S   18FLxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

14862880000 WAU                              7.70   28.02  438  433U   53FLxxno-9x-9TROP. SAVANNA   A

14963971000 MTWARA                         -10.27   40.18  113   74S   49HIxxCO 3x-9TROP. SEASONAL  B

15061701000 BATHURST/YUNDUM                 13.40  -16.70   26    6S   39FLxxCO 6A15COASTAL EDGES   B

15165351000 DAPAON                          10.87    0.25  330  279R   -9HIxxno-9A-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBA

15165352000 MANGO                           10.37    0.47  146  136R   -9FLxxno-9A-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBA

15165355000 NIAMTOUGOU                       9.77    1.10  343  340R   -9HIxxno-9A-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBA

15165357000 KARA                             9.55    1.17  341  308R   -9HIxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBB

15165361000 SOKODE                           8.98    1.15  387  419S   30HIxxno-9x-9TROPICAL DRY FORC

15165376000 ATAKPAME                         7.58    1.12  402  427R   -9HIxxno-9x-9TROP. SAVANNA   A

15165380000 TABLIGBO                         6.58    1.50   44   67R   -9FLxxno-9x-9WARM FOR./FIELD A

15165387000 LOME                             6.17    1.25   25   17U  148FLxxCO 5A 1WARM FOR./FIELD C

15567633000 MONGU                          -15.25   23.15 1053 1023R   -9FLxxno-9A-9TROPICAL DRY FORB

15567663000 KABWE                          -14.45   28.47 1207 1195U  144HIxxno-9x-9SUCCULENT THORNSC

15567743000 LIVINGSTONE                    -17.82   25.82  986  970U   72FLxxno-9A 2SUCCULENT THORNSA

15761996000 ILE NOUVELLE-AMSTERDAM         -37.80   77.50   28    0R   -9HIxxCO 1x-9WATER           A

15960010000 IZANA                           28.30  -16.50 2368 1591R   -9MTxxCO12x-9WATER           B

16367005000 DZAOUDZI/PAMA                  -12.80   45.28    7   36R   -9FLxxCO 1A-9WATER           B

16561980000 SAINT-DENIS/G                  -20.88   55.52   25  239U   80HIxxCO 1A 1WATER           C

16861976000 SERGE-FROLOW                   -15.88   54.52   13    0R   -9FLxxCO 1A-9WATER           A

Asia

20140948000 KABUL AIRPORT                   34.55   69.22 1791 2290U  534MVxxno-9A 2WARM FIELD WOODSA

20140990000 KANDAHAR AIRP                   31.50   65.85 1010 1008U  180HIxxno-9A15HOT DESERT      A

20550527000 HAILAR                          49.22  119.75  611  630U  120FLxxno-9A 1COOL FIELD/WOODSC

20550963000 TONGHE                          45.97  128.73  110  477S   20HIxxno-9x-9COOL CROPS      C

20551243000 KARAMAY                         45.60   84.85  428  354R   -9HIDEno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

20551644000 KUQA                            41.72   82.95 1100 1300U  103HIxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

20551656000 KORLA                           41.75   86.13  933 1189S   46FLxxno-9x-9SAND DESERT     C

20552267000 EJIN QI                         41.95  101.07  941 1220R   -9HIDEno-9x-9HOT DESERT      A

20552323000 MAZONG SHAN                     41.80   97.03 1770 1906R   -9HIDEno-9x-9HOT DESERT      A

20552418000 DUNHUANG                        40.15   94.68 1140 1066U   55FLxxno-9x-9COOL IRRIGATED  B

20552495000 BAYAN MOD                       40.75  104.50 1329 1220R   -9HIDEno-9x-9HOT DESERT      A

20552681000 MINQIN                          38.63  103.08 1367 1520R   -9FLDEno-9x-9SAND DESERT     B

20552866000 XINING                          36.62  101.77 2262 2376U  250MVxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

20553336000 HALIUT                          41.57  108.52 1290 1317R   -9HIDEno-9x-9HOT DESERT      B

20553845000 YAN AN                          36.60  109.50  959 1156R   -9HIxxno-9A-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

20554026000 JARUD QI                        44.57  120.90  266  300R   -9FLDEno-9x-9COOL CROPS      C

20554102000 XILIN HOT                       43.95  116.07  991 1079S   40FLxxno-9x-9COOL GRASS/SHRUBC

20554161000 CHANGCHUN                       43.90  125.22  238  283U 1500FLxxno-9x-9COOL FIELD/WOODSC

20554218000 CHIFENG                         42.27  118.97  572  648U   90HIxxno-9x-9COOL CROPS      C

20554662000 DALIAN                          38.90  121.63   97   39U 1480HIxxCO 2x-9WATER           C

20554823000 JINAN                           36.68  116.98   58   60U 1500HIxxno-9x-9WARM FOR./FIELD C

20555228000 SHIQUANHE                       32.50   80.08 4279 4597R   -9MVxxno-9x-9WARM DECIDUOUS  A

20555472000 XAINZA                          30.95   88.63 4670 5205R   -9MVxxno-9x-9TUNDRA          A

20555591000 LHASA                           29.67   91.13 3650 4813U  175MVxxno-9x-9SIBERIAN PARKS  C

20556004000 TUOTUOHE                        34.22   92.43 4535 4606R   -9MVxxno-9x-9TUNDRA          A

20556029000 YUSHU                           33.02   97.02 3682 5078U   80MVxxno-9x-9TUNDRA          A

20556046000 DARLAG                          33.75   99.65 3968 4017R   -9MVxxno-9x-9SIBERIAN PARKS  A

20556079000 RUO'ERGAI                       33.58  102.97 3441 3622R   -9MVxxno-9x-9WARM CROPS      A

20556106000 SOG XIAN                        31.88   93.78 4024 5015R   -9MVxxno-9x-9TUNDRA          A

20556444000 DEQEN                           28.50   98.90 3488 3349R   -9MVxxno-9x-9TUNDRA          A

20556964000 SIMAO                           22.77  100.98 1303 1336R   -9MVxxno-9x-9WARM DECIDUOUS  B

20557127000 HANZHONG                        33.07  107.03  509  611U  120MVxxno-9x-9WARM DECIDUOUS  C

20557494000 WUHAN                           30.62  114.13   23   60U 4250FLxxno-9x-9PADDYLANDS      C

20557516000 CHONGQING                       29.52  106.48  351  352U 3500HIxxno-9x-9PADDYLANDS      C

20557816000 GUIYANG                         26.58  106.72 1074 1289U 1500FLxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

20558027000 XUZHOU                          34.28  117.15   42   60U 1500HIxxno-9A 1WARM CROPS      C

20558238000 NANJING                         32.00  118.80   12  100U 2000HIxxno-9x-9PADDYLANDS      C

20558633000 QU XIAN                         28.97  118.87   71  303U   60MVxxno-9x-9WARM MIXED      C

20558666000 DACHEN DAO                      28.45  121.88   84    0R   -9HIxxCO 1x-9WATER           A

20558847000 FUZHOU                          26.08  119.28   85  199U  900HIxxCO30x-9PADDYLANDS      C

20559211000 BAISE                           23.90  106.60  242  268R   -9HIxxno-9x-9PADDYLANDS      C

20559948000 YAXIAN                          18.23  109.52    7   48R   -9HIxxCO 1A-9WATER           C

20559981000 XISHA DAO                       16.83  112.33    5    0R   -9FLxxCO 1x-9WATER           A

20647014000 CHUNGGANG                       41.78  126.88  332  543R   -9HIxxno-9x-9COOL MIXED      A

20647016000 HYESAN                          41.40  128.17  714  882S   20MVxxno-9x-9WARM FOR./FIELD C

20647025000 KIMCHAEK                        40.67  129.20   19  272U  150HIxxCO 1x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

20647035000 SINUIJU                         40.10  124.38    7   30U  300HIxxno-9x-9WARM MIXED      C

20647055000 WONSAN                          39.18  127.43   36   29U  275HIxxCO 1x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBB

20647058000 PYONGYANG                       39.03  125.78   38   22U 1250FLxxno-9x-9WARM CROPS      C

20647069000 HAEJU                           38.03  125.70   81   93U  140MVxxCO 1x-9WARM CROPS      C

20742071000 AMRITSAR                        31.63   74.87  234  217U  458FLxxno-9x-9WARM IRRIGATED  C

20742475000 ALLAHABAD/BAM                   25.45   81.73   98   90U  513FLxxno-9A 4WARM CROPS      C

20742587000 DALTONGANJ                      24.05   84.07  221  279S   43HIxxno-9x-9WARM CROPS      C

20840706000 TABRIZ                          38.08   46.28 1361 1479U  599MVxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

20840712000 ORUMIEH                         37.53   45.08 1312 1402U  164MVxxno-9x-9HOT DESERT      C

20840729000 ZANJAN                          36.68   48.48 1663 1752U  100MVxxno-9x-9HIGHLAND SHRUB  C

20840731000 GHAZVIN                         36.25   50.00 1278 1284U  139FLxxno-9x-9COOL FOR./FIELD C

20840738000 GORGAN                          36.82   54.47  155  280U   88MVxxno-9x-9WARM MIXED      C

20840745000 MASHHAD                         36.27   59.63  980 1035U  670MVxxno-9x-9HIGHLAND SHRUB  C

20840747000 SANANDAJ                        35.33   47.00 1373 1650U   96MVxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

20840754000 TEHRAN-MEHRAB                   35.68   51.35 1191 1230U 4496MVxxno-9A 1HIGHLAND SHRUB  C

20840757000 SEMNAN                          35.55   53.38 1171 1406S   31MVxxno-9x-9HIGHLAND SHRUB  C

20840766000 KRMANSHAH                       34.27   47.12 1322 1482U  291MVxxno-9x-9WARM CROPS      B

20840769000 ARAK                            34.10   49.40 1720 1941U  115MVxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBB

20840798000 SHAHRE-KORD                     32.33   50.85 1991 2436S   24MVxxno-9x-9WARM FIELD WOODSC

20840800000 ESFAHAN                         32.47   51.72 1550 1620U  672HIxxno-9A 1HOT DESERT      B

20840809000 BIRJAND                         32.87   59.20 1491 1528S   26MVxxno-9x-9WARM FIELD WOODSC

20840841000 KERMAN                          30.25   56.97 1754 2096U  140MVxxno-9A 5COOL GRASS/SHRUBC

20840848000 SHIRAZ                          29.53   52.58 1491 1909U  416MVxxno-9A 3HIGHLAND SHRUB  C

20840856000 ZAHEDAN                         29.47   60.88 1370 1580U   93HIxxno-9x-9WARM FIELD WOODSC

20840875000 BANDARABBASS                    27.22   56.37   10  149U   89FLxxCO 3A 3WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

21047582000 AKITA                           39.72  140.10   21   12U  261FLxxCO 3x-9PADDYLANDS      C

21128952000 KUSTANAI                        53.22   63.62  156  180U  165FLxxno-9x-9COOL CROPS      C

21135746000 ARALSKOE MORE                   46.78   61.65   62   33S   38FLxxLA-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

21135925000 SAM                             45.40   56.12   82  117R   -9FLDEno-9x-9HOT DESERT      A

21136859000 PANFILOV                        44.17   80.07  645  953S   19MVxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

21138001000 FORT SEVCENKO                   44.55   50.25  -25    1S   12FLxxCO 1x-9WATER           B

21448930000 LUANG-PRABANG                   19.88  102.13  305  673R   -9MVxxno-9A-9TROP. SEASONAL  B

21544203000 RINCHINLHUMBE                   51.12   99.67 1583 1720R   -9MVxxno-9x-9SOUTH. TAIGA    C

21544207000 HATGAL                          50.43  100.15 1668 1816R   -9MVxxLA-9x-9SOUTH. TAIGA    A

21544213000 BARUUNTURUUN                    49.65   94.40 1232 1318R   -9MVDEno-9x-9TUNDRA          A

21544214000 UIGI                            48.93   89.93 1715 2256S   15MVxxno-9x-9HOT DESERT      A

21544215000 OMNO-GOBI                       49.02   91.72 1590 1903R   -9MVxxLA-9x-9COOL DESERT     A

21544218000 HOVD                            48.02   91.57 1405 1574S   25MVxxno-9x-9HOT DESERT      A

21544225000 TOSONTSENGEL                    48.73   98.28 1723 2062R   -9MVxxno-9x-9COOL DESERT     A

21544230000 TARIALAN                        49.57  102.00 1235 1317R   -9MVxxno-9x-9SOUTH. TAIGA    A

21544231000 MUREN                           49.57  100.17 1283 1659S   20MVxxno-9x-9COOL DESERT     A

21544232000 HUTAG                           49.38  102.70  938 1280R   -9MVxxno-9x-9COOL DESERT     A

21544237000 ERDENEMANDAL                    48.53  101.38 1510 1801R   -9MVxxno-9x-9COOL DESERT     A

21544239000 BULGAN                          48.80  103.55 1208 1484S   15HIxxno-9x-9COOL GRASS/SHRUBA

21544241000 BAYAN-GOL, SELENGE              48.90  106.10  807  914R   -9HIxxno-9x-9COOL GRASS/SHRUBA

21544259000 CHOIBALSAN                      48.08  114.55  747  910S   30FLxxno-9x-9COOL GRASS/SHRUBB

21544272000 ULIASTAI                        47.75   96.85 1759 2525S   15MVxxno-9x-9TUNDRA          A

21544277000 ALTAI                           46.40   96.25 2181 2716S   14MVxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBA

21544282000 TSETSERLEG                      47.45  101.47 1691 2290S   28HIxxno-9x-9COOL DESERT     A

21544284000 GAIUUT                          46.70  100.13 2126 2135S   10MVxxno-9x-9TUNDRA          A

21544285000 HUJIRT                          46.90  102.77 1662 1898R   -9HIDEno-9x-9COOL GRASS/SHRUBA

21544287000 BAYANHONGOR                     46.13  100.68 1859 1980S   10MVxxno-9x-9COOL DESERT     A

21544288000 ARVAIHEER                       46.27  102.78 1813 1819S   12HIxxno-9x-9COOL GRASS/SHRUBA

21544292000 DAUUNMOD, CENTRAL               47.80  106.80 -999 1520S   12HIxxno-9x-9COOL GRASS/SHRUBA

21544294000 MAANTI                          47.30  107.48 1430 1520R   -9FLDEno-9x-9COOL GRASS/SHRUBA

21544298000 CHOIR                           46.45  108.22 1286 1520R   -9FLDEno-9x-9COOL GRASS/SHRUBA

21544302000 BAYAN-OVOO                      47.78  112.12  926  996R   -9FLDEno-9x-9COOL GRASS/SHRUBA

21544304000 UNDERKHAAN                      47.32  110.63 1033 1220S   14FLxxno-9x-9COOL GRASS/SHRUBC

21544305000 BARUUN-URT                      46.68  113.28  981  910S   12FLxxno-9x-9COOL GRASS/SHRUBA

21544336000 SAIKHAN-OVOO                    45.45  103.90 1316 1370R   -9FLDEno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBA

21544341000 MANDALGOVI                      45.77  106.28 1393 1228S   10FLxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

21544347000 TSOGT-OVOO                      44.42  105.32 1298 1271R   -9FLDEno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBA

21544352000 BAYANDELGER                     45.73  112.37 1101 1064R   -9FLDEno-9x-9COOL GRASS/SHRUBA

21544354000 Sainshand                       44.90  110.10 -999  926S   14FLxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBA

21544358000 ZAMYN-UUD                       43.73  111.90  964  929R   -9FLDEno-9x-9COOL GRASS/SHRUBB

21544373000 DALANZADGAD                     43.58  104.42 1465 1556S   10MVxxno-9A 1WARM GRASS/SHRUBA

21744454000 KATHMANDU AIR                   27.70   85.37 1337 1538U  354MVxxno-9A 2WARM FIELD WOODSC

21941560000 PARACHINAR                      33.87   70.08 1726 2198R   -9MVxxno-9A-9COOL GRASS/SHRUBA

22041170000 DOHA INTERNAT                   25.25   51.57   10   10U  250FLxxCO 3A 1WATER           C

22223711000 TROICKO-PECER                   62.70   56.20  139  106R   -9FLxxno-9A-9MAIN TAIGA      C

22223921000 IVDEL'                          60.68   60.45   95  190S   15HIxxno-9x-9BOGS, BOG WOODS C

22225744000 KAMENSKOE                       62.43  166.08   10  256R   -9MVxxno-9x-9WOODED TUNDRA   A

22228138000 BISER                           58.52   58.85  463  388R   -9MTxxno-9x-9COOL MIXED      B

22228434000 KRASNOUFIMSK                    56.65   57.78  206  240S   40HIxxno-9x-9COOL GRASS/SHRUBC

22228552000 SADRINSK                        56.07   63.65   89  121U   82FLxxno-9x-9COOL CROPS      C

22229807000 IRTYSSK                         53.35   75.45   94  120R   -9FLxxno-9x-9COOL IRRIGATED  C

22232411000 ICA                             55.58  155.58    6    3R   -9FLxxCO 1x-9SIBERIAN PARKS  A

22340356000 TURAIF                          31.68   38.73  852  816R   -9FLDEno-9A-9HOT DESERT      C

22340405000 GASSIM                          26.30   43.77  650  582U   70FLxxno-9A15SAND DESERT     C

22340438000 RIYADH                          24.72   46.73  620  696U 1380FLxxno-9A 1WARM IRRIGATED  C

22340439000 YENBO                           24.02   38.22   11   71S   25HIxxCO 7A 3HOT DESERT      C

22443424000 PUTTALAM                         8.03   79.83    2    3S   18FLxxCO 1x-9WATER           B

22443466000 COLOMBO                          6.90   79.87    7    9U  852FLxxCO 1x-9WATER           C

22443473000 NUWARA ELIYA                     6.97   80.77 1880 1543S   16MVxxno-9x-9WARM FOR./FIELD B

22443497000 HAMBANTOTA                       6.12   81.13   20   42S   11FLxxCO 1x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBA

22848462000 ARANYAPRATHET                   13.70  102.58   49   61R   -9HIFOno-9x-9TROPICAL DRY FORA

23041196000 SHARJAH INTER                   25.33   55.52   33   30U  266FLxxCO10A 5WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

23248820000 HA NOI                          21.02  105.80    6   45U 2571FLxxno-9x-9PADDYLANDS      C

23248826000 PHU LIEN                        20.80  106.63  119   60U 1279FLxxCO14x-9PADDYLANDS      B

23248855000 DA NANG                         16.03  108.18    7  233U  492MVxxCO 2A 1WATER           B

23248877000 NHA TRANG                       12.25  109.20   10   20U  216MVxxCO 1A 1WATER           C

South America

30187934000 RIO GRANDE B.                  -53.80  -67.75   22   32S   13FLxxCO 3A 2WATER           B

30382397000 FORTALEZA                       -3.77  -38.60   26    0U  648FLxxCO 1x-9WARM CROPS      C

30382578000 TERESINA                        -5.08  -42.82   74  112U  339FLxxno-9A 1WARM CROPS      C

30382861000 CONCEICAO DO                    -8.25  -49.28  157  157R   -9HIxxno-9A-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

30383096000 ARACAJU                        -10.92  -37.05    5   29U  288FLxxCO 2x-9WARM FOR./FIELD C

30383229000 SALVADOR                       -13.02  -38.52   51    3U 1496HIxxCO 2x-9WATER           C

30383361000 CUIABA                         -15.55  -56.12  151  170U  167HIxxno-9x-9MARSH, SWAMP    C

30383552000 CORUMBA                        -19.08  -57.50  130  171U   66FLxxno-9x-9TROP. SAVANNA   A

30383618000 TRES LAGOAS                    -20.78  -51.70  313  353S   45HIxxLA-9x-9WARM FIELD WOODSC

30383702000 PONTA PORA                     -22.53  -55.73  650  629S   20HIxxno-9A 2TROP. SEASONAL  C

30489056000 CENTRO MET.AN                  -62.42  -58.88   10    0R   -9HIICCO 1x-9ANTARCTICA      A

30886033000 BAHIA NEGRA                    -20.22  -58.17   96   86R   -9FLMAno-9A-9SEMIARID WOODS  A

30886065000 PRATS-GIL                      -22.70  -61.50  220  224R   -9FLxxno-9A-9SUCCULENT THORNSA

30886068000 MARISCAL                       -22.02  -60.60  181  189R   -9FLxxno-9A-9SUCCULENT THORNSC

30886086000 PUERTO CASADO                  -22.28  -57.87   87   80R   -9FLMAno-9A-9TROPICAL DRY FORA

30886097000 PEDRO JUAN CA                  -22.58  -55.65  662  631S   20HIxxno-9A 2TROP. SEASONAL  A

30886134000 CONCEPCION                     -23.42  -57.30   74   85S   19FLxxno-9x-9TROPICAL DRY FORA

30886218000 ASUNCION/AERO                  -25.27  -57.63  101   90U  388FLxxno-9A 5TROPICAL DRY FORC

30886233000 SAN JUAN BAUTISTA/MISIONES     -25.80  -56.30  155  233R   -9HIFOno-9x-9TROP. SEASONAL  A

30886255000 PILAR                          -26.85  -58.32   56   60S   15FLxxno-9A 1MARSH, SWAMP    B

30886260000 SAN JUAN BAUT                  -26.67  -57.15  126   90R   -9HIxxno-9x-9TROPICAL DRY FORB

30886297000 ENCARNACION                    -27.32  -55.83   91   91S   23FLxxno-9A 6WARM FIELD WOODSC

30984370000 TUMBES                          -3.55  -80.40   27   35S   48FLxxCO 5A 5WARM GRASS/SHRUBA

30984377000 IQUITOS                         -3.75  -73.25  126   90R   -9FLFOno-9x-9EQ. EVERGREEN   A

30984401000 PIURA                           -5.18  -80.60   55   67U  186HIxxno-9A 1HOT DESERT      C

30984452000 CHICLAYO                        -6.78  -79.83   34   43U  280FLxxCO15A 1WARM IRRIGATED  C

30984455000 TARAPOTO                        -6.45  -76.38  282  995R   -9HIFOno-9A-9EQ. EVERGREEN   B

30984501000 TRUJILLO                        -8.10  -79.03   30  231U  355MVxxCO 6x-9WATER           C

30984515000 PUCALLPA                        -8.42  -74.60  149  180U   92HIxxLA-9A 3EQ. EVERGREEN   B

30984628000 LIMA-CALLAO/A                  -12.00  -77.12   13   20U  376MVxxCO 2A 1WATER           C

30984686000 CUZCO                          -13.55  -71.98 3249 3693U  181MVxxno-9x-9TUNDRA          B

30984691000 PISCO                          -13.75  -76.28    7    5U   53FLxxCO 1A 1WATER           B

30984735000 JULIACA                        -15.48  -70.15 3827 3833U   78MVxxno-9A 1COOL CROPS      C

30984782000 TACNA                          -18.07  -70.30  469  385U   93MVxxCO30A 2HOT DESERT      B

31281225000 ZANDERIJ                         5.45  -55.20   15   30R   -9FLxxno-9A-9COOL CROPS      B

31386330000 ARTIGAS                        -30.38  -56.50  120  140S   29FLxxno-9A 2WARM GRASS/SHRUBB

31386350000 RIVERA                         -30.88  -55.53  241  254U   50FLxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

31386360000 SALTO                          -31.38  -57.95   33   52U   73FLxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

31386430000 PAYSANDU                       -32.33  -58.03   61   58U   62FLxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBB

31386440000 MELO                           -32.37  -54.22  100  142S   38HIxxno-9A 5WARM GRASS/SHRUBA

31386560000 COLONIA                        -34.45  -57.83   22    0S   17FLxxCO 2x-9WATER           B

31386565000 ROCHA                          -34.48  -54.30   18   46S   22HIxxCO20A 1COASTAL EDGES   C

31386580000 CARRASCO                       -34.83  -56.00   32   16U 1173FLxxCO 3A 2WARM CROPS      C

31480403000 CORO                            11.42  -69.68   17   19U   69HIxxCO 6A 1TROPICAL DRY FORC

31480410000 BARQUISIMETO                    10.07  -69.32  614  551U  331HIxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

31480413000 MARACAY - B.A                   10.25  -67.65  437  640U  255MVxxLA-9A 1WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

31480415000 CARACAS/MAIQU                   10.60  -66.98   48  239U 1035MVxxCO 1A10WATER           C

31480416000 CARACAS/LA CARLOTA              10.50  -66.90  865 1135U 1035MVxxCO12x-9WARM CROPS      C

31480419000 BARCELONA                       10.12  -64.68    7   62U   78HIxxCO 3A 1WATER           C

31480423000 LA GUIRIA              VENEZUE  10.58  -62.30    8  136S   15HIxxCO 1A 1COASTAL EDGES   C

31480435000 MATURIN                          9.75  -63.18   66   70U   98FLxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

31480438000 MERIDA                           8.60  -71.18 1498 2555U   74MVxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

31480444000 CIUDAD BOLIVA                    8.15  -63.55   48   62U  104FLxxno-9A 1TROP. SAVANNA   C

31480447000 SAN ANTONIO D                    7.85  -72.45  378  474U  220MVxxno-9A 2TROP. MONTANE   C

31480450000 SAN FERNANDO                     7.90  -67.42   48   55S   39FLxxno-9A 5WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

31480453000 TUMEREMO                         7.30  -61.45  181  183R   -9FLxxno-9A-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBA

31480457000 PUERTO AYACUC                    5.60  -67.50   74  162S   10FLxxno-9A10TROP. SAVANNA   A

31480462000 SANTA ELENA D                    4.60  -61.12  907  934R   -9HIxxno-9x-9TROP. MONTANE   C

31581401000 SAINT-LAURENT                    5.50  -54.03    9   34R   -9FLxxCO30x-9EQ. EVERGREEN   C

31581405000 CAYENNE/ROCHA                    4.83  -52.37    9  109S   37HIxxCO10A10MARSH, SWAMP    B

31581408000 SAINT GEORGES                    3.88  -51.80    7   46R   -9FLxxno-9x-9EQ. EVERGREEN   A

31581415000 MARIPASOULA                      3.63  -54.03  106  268R   -9HIxxno-9A-9EQ. EVERGREEN   A

North America

40278583000 BELIZE/PHILLI                   17.53  -88.30    5   16U   51FLxxCO 3A10TROP. SEASONAL  A

40578762000 JUAN SANTAMAR                   10.00  -84.22  939 1060S   33MVxxno-9A 2TROP. SEASONAL  C

40578767000 PUERTO LIMON                    10.00  -83.05    3   60S   30FLxxCO 1x-9TROP. SEASONAL  C

40678367000 GUANTANAMO,OR                   19.90  -75.13   23    3R   -9HIxxCO 1A-9WATER           C

41278705000 LA CEIBA (AIR                   15.73  -86.87   26  240S   39MVxxCO 2A 5WARM FOR./FIELD B

41278708000 LA MESA                         15.45  -87.93   31   43U  151MVxxno-9A10WARM DECIDUOUS  C

41278720000 TEGUCIGALPA                     14.05  -87.22 1007 1047U  305MVxxno-9A 2WARM FOR./FIELD C

41476160000 HERMOSILLO,SO                   29.07 -110.95  211  225U  233HIxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

41476220000 TEMOSACHIC,CH                   28.95 -107.83 1870 1944R   -9MVxxno-9x-9WARM DECIDUOUS  B

41476225000 UNIV. DE CHIH                   28.63 -106.08 1435 1528U  327MVxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

41476243000 PIEDRAS NEGRA                   28.70 -100.52  250  227S   21FLxxno-9A 1WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

41476311000 CHOIX,SIN.                      26.72 -108.28  238  403R   -9HIxxno-9x-9TROP. SAVANNA   A

41476342000 MONCLOVA,COAH                   26.88 -101.42  615  768U   78MVxxno-9x-9SUCCULENT THORNSC

41476373000 TEPEHUANES,DG                   25.35 -105.75 1810 2061R   -9MVxxno-9x-9WARM DECIDUOUS  B

41476382000 TORREON,COAH.                   25.53 -103.45 1124 1339U  244HIxxno-9x-9WARM GRASS/SHRUBC

41476390000 SALTILLO,COAH                   25.45 -100.98 1790 1594U  201MVxxno-9x-9SUCCULENT THORNSC

41476393000 MONTERREY,N.L                   25.87 -100.20  512  548U 1923MVxxno-9x-9WARM IRRIGATED  C

41476405000 LA PAZ, B.C.S                   24.27 -110.42   18   71S   46HIxxCO 3x-9WATER           A

41476458000 MAZATLAN                        23.20 -105.40    3 1642U  147FLxxCO 1x-9TROP. SAVANNA   A

41476525000 ZACATECAS,ZAC                   22.78 -102.57 2612 2421U   50HIxxno-9x-9WARM DECIDUOUS  C

41476548000 TAMPICO, TAMP                   22.22  -97.85    9   32U  212FLxxCO 5x-9COASTAL EDGES   C

41476556000 TEPIC,NAY.                      21.52 -104.90  922  927U  109MVxxCO30x-9WARM CROPS      C

41476577000 GUANAJUATO,GT                   21.02 -101.25 1999 2244S   37HIxxno-9x-9WARM FIELD WOODSC

41476581000 RIO VERDE,S.L                   21.85 -100.00  990 1038S   17HIxxno-9x-9COOL DESERT     A

41476632000 PACHUCA,HGO.                    20.13  -98.73 2417 2508U   84MVxxno-9x-9WARM CROPS      C

41476640000 TUXPAN.VER.                     20.95  -97.40   28   27S   34FLxxCO 7x-9WARM CROPS      C

41476644000 AEROP.INTERNA                   20.98  -89.65    9   10U  234FLxxno-9A 2WARM CROPS      C

41476647000 VALLADOLID,YU                   20.70  -88.22   22   15S   15FLxxno-9x-9TROP. SAVANNA   C

41476654000 MANZANILLO,CO                   19.05 -104.33    3   30S   21HIxxCO 1x-9TROPICAL DRY FORC

41476662000 ZAMORA,MICH.                    19.98 -102.32 1562 1733R   -9MVxxno-9A-9WARM CROPS      C

41476665000 MORELIA,MICH.                   19.70 -101.18 1913 1979U  199MVxxno-9x-9WARM FIELD WOODSC

41476680000 MEXICO (CENTR                   19.40  -99.20 2303 2307U13994MVxxno-9x-9WARM CROPS      C

41476683000 TLAXCALA,TLAX                   19.32  -98.23 2248 2342S   10HIxxno-9x-9TROP. MONTANE   C

41476685000 PUEBLA,PUE.                     19.05  -98.17 2179 2151U  466MVxxno-9x-9TROP. MONTANE   C

41476687000 JALAPA,VER.                     19.53  -96.92 1389 1423U  161MVxxno-9x-9WARM CROPS      C

41476692000 HACIENDA YLAN                   19.15  -96.12   13    6U  256FLxxCO 1x-9TROP. SEASONAL  C

41476695000 CAMPECHE,CAMP                   19.85  -90.55    5    8U   70FLxxCO 1x-9WATER           C

41476726000 CUERNAVACA,MO                   18.88  -99.23 1618 1720U  240MVxxno-9x-9WARM CROPS      C

41476741000 COATZACOALCOS                   18.15  -94.42   23    3U   70FLxxCO 1x-9WATER           C

41476750000 CHETUMAL,Q.RO                   18.48  -88.30    9    3S   24FLxxCO 1x-9TROP. SEASONAL  C

41476775000 OAXACA,OAX.                     17.07  -96.72 1550 1858U  115MVxxno-9x-9TROP. SAVANNA   C

41476805000 ACAPULCO,GRO.                   16.83  -99.93   13  113U  309MVxxCO 1x-9COASTAL EDGES   C

41476845000 SN. CRISTOBAL                   16.73  -92.63 2276 2336S   26MVxxno-9x-9TROP. SEASONAL  C

41476903000 TAPACHULA, CH                   14.92  -92.27  118  281U   60MVxxCO20A 3TROPICAL DRY FORC

41578741000 MANAGUA, NICARAGUA              12.10  -86.20   56  107U  405HIxxLA-9A 5WARM FIELD WOODSC

42572259000 DALLAS-FORT W                   32.90  -97.03  182  161U 4037FLxxno-9A 5WARM FIELD WOODSC

42572597000 MEDFORD/MEDFO                   42.37 -122.87  405  415S   47MVxxno-9A 2WARM FOR./FIELD C

42978384000 OWEN ROBERTS                    19.28  -81.35    3    0R   -9FLxxCO 1A-9WATER           C

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Pacific Region

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65206011000 THORSHAVN                       62.02   -6.77   55   90S   12HIxxCO 1x-9TUNDRA          B

Off the right hand edge of the table (not visible on some browsers) are some of the technical fields, like the A flag for “Airstation” (where you often see 1x-9 for a rural non-airport and 1A-9 for a “rural” airport. The A is airport while x is not.

You can shrink the font size or just look at the page source if you wish to see the rest of the record. The only ‘interesting bit’ other than the A flag is the imagination applied to the ‘terrain type’; where what used to be in a surrounding region when a map was made ages ago, is what is asserted to be present today (where Dallas Fort Worth Airport is described as warm fields and woods… in the midst of one of the more extended urban areas on the planet… ). If folks really care, I’ll put the same data in as ‘ragged right’ so you can see it easily.

Oh, and those first two numbers after the name are LAT and LON followed by reported elevation and elevation from a map grid. Then the Urban Suburban Rural flag. Also visible ought to be population in thousands and then the start of a block of codes (that includes the airstation flag). A -9 population is rural.

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Ron Broberg

February 13, 2010 10:28 pm

Hey carrot eater, I’ll bite.
How does one review the CLIMAT data?
Or are you referring to the data that was in v2.mean.failed.qc?

Juraj V.

February 14, 2010 1:02 am

But this affect only the NOAA dataset, right? CRU/GISS still use stations whichever they want? I know that CRU dataset, besides its problems, uses much more stations that two latter datasets and is better (or less worse) than those.

carrot eater

February 14, 2010 3:47 am

By the way, EM Smith:
This is what happens when you remove high latitude stations from the record:
http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/graphs/IntegArea.pdf
Removing the SH high latitude makes little difference.
Removing the NH high latitude results in a slightly cooler record in the last few years, but that shouldn’t be a surprise, given how GISS features a warming Arctic over that time period.
So yes, anomalies do work. Absolute temperatures don’t matter when you work with anomalies; it’s the changes in temperature that matter.

carrot eater

February 14, 2010 4:37 am

OK, I bet we can figure out what happened to DFW if we work together a bit.
From the CLIMAT summary, I get:
Monthly mean temp: -6.2 deg C with at standard deviation of 5.2 C deg
Max temp: -2.2 deg C
Min temp: -10.3 deg C
And zero days of missing data for temperature.
On 29 days, the min temp was below 0 C.
On 21 days, the max temp was below 0 C.
This latter bit looks totally wrong. Either something got messed up at DFW when coding this in, or another station filed their report using DFW’s station code by accident.

carrot eater

February 14, 2010 5:06 am

And some more info from the DFW CLIMAT report
The day with the highest mean temperature: +2.5 C, on Jan 7 and also at least one other day
The day with the lowest mean temperature: -16.1 C on Jan 1
The maximum maximum temperature: + 4.4 C on Jan 7
The minimum minimum temperature: -23.8 C on Jan 2
This clearly isn’t right, so the NOAA QC was perfectly correct in tossing it out. Maybe somebody at DFW is very confused, or this is the report from some station in Siberia, with somehow the wrong station ID number.
Bob Koss (20:42:22) :
Well, there you go. This is perhaps why they usually wait a couple weeks – they need to wait for enough stations to report.
Juraj V. (01:02:55) :
GISS draws its land stations from GHCN and USHCN. Only ocean and some Antarctica come from elsewhere.
But again, note that GISS didn’t put out Jan numbers yet..

DirkH

February 14, 2010 6:40 am

“carrot eater (03:47:45) :
[…]
Removing the SH high latitude makes little difference.
Removing the NH high latitude results in a slightly cooler record in the last few years, but that shouldn’t be a surprise, given how GISS features a warming Arctic over that time period.”
The problem is that they change the basket of thermometers over time, yet make comparisons between their final average that they get with the basket-du-jour with one they got with a very different basket of thermometers in say 1979. This opens up the room for arbitrary manipulations. If you call that scientific, that’s entirely your problem, work on your understanding of what sound statistics would require.
And if Ron Broberg calls this concern spreading of FUD, that doesn’t make it true, it’s a simple deconstruction of a botched way of working.

carrot eater

February 14, 2010 7:15 am

DirkH (06:40:44) :
Your complaint is vague to the point it lacks meaning. Point out exactly what you’re afraid of, and how it would impact the numbers. Then suggest a mathematical test to see if it occurs.
But I think the plot speaks for itself. Dropping the high latitudes from the analysis causes a slight cooling, if anything, because the NH high latitudes contribute some recent warming to GISS. Those studying the difference between GISS and CRU will be well aware of that.

vjones

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February 14, 2010 10:48 am

Ron Broberg (11:44:27) :
Your glee at my Europe data was obvious but premature. Now that I have had time to look at N&C America, and S. America, you’ll be surprised to hear that the trends there for removed stations are primarily negative.
Average trend for Dropped N&C American Stations: -0.732 Deg C/Century
Average trend for Dropped S American Stations: -1.28 Deg C/Century
carrot eater (03:47:45) :
That graph you link to that removes high latitude stations….
I took a look at the stations in the GISS record that are removed by that analysis and at the temperature trends for each station.
It only removes 9 stations for >70S but 37 from >70N.
Those 37 have an unweighted average trend of 4.396 deg C/Century warming trend for the UNADJUSTED data set, but a 7.039
deg C/Century warming trend in the ADJUSTED data set. Given that the GISS adjustments are intended to correct for UHI, I
would say that is a very large average adjustment for a part of the world with few urban areas. I’m not surprised leaving the
>70N data out of an analysis cools the data.

Phil

February 14, 2010 11:13 am

@ur momisugly Mr. Stokes, Mr. Eater and Mr. Broberg
Can you all think of an explanation of what happened to all 484 stations that are not included? As for DFW, given the extreme accuracy and precision claimed for the land record, it is troubling that such a prominent station could produce data that is apparently so wrong. It would seem that more digging would be necessary to find out how DFW got its figures so wrong. That might shed some light on things that might perturb the land temperature records.
P.S. The issues I am raising are meant to be sincere and not rhetorical. It is not my intent to foment a FUD fight. Please forgive the (intentional) pun.

Ron Broberg

February 14, 2010 2:40 pm

Phil (11:13:18) : Can you all think of an explanation of what happened to all 484 stations that are not included?
I accept the possibility that those station have simply not reported January numbers to NOAA in a timely manner and/or those station have not yet been processed at NOAA.
vjones (10:48:26) : Your glee at my Europe data was obvious but premature. Now that I have had time to look at N&C America, and S. America, you’ll be surprised to hear that the trends there for removed stations are primarily negative.
Glee?
Nor am I surprised. I don’t believe that NOAA is selectively removing stations. That some regions could show ‘warming stations’ being dropped and other regions are showing ‘cooling stations’ being dropped seems to fall into line as evidence that no intentional selection is being applied. Randomness has that characteristic: some high, some low.
But more importantly, I am glad that someone is taking the first steps towards analyzing the effects – rather than just pointing to an event and making wild-eyed assertions.
Of course, the analysis isn’t over until someone checks how ‘dropped’ stations affect the final products: gridded anomalies and global averages.

Wayne Findley

February 14, 2010 2:53 pm

I’ve followed EMS for a while now and add my vote of admiration to those above.
As an accounting type, I’m simply flabbergasted that, in an age where terabytes of SQL data can be interrogated with return times of milliseconmds, these guys are still sticking with text files and multiple passes, not to say, munges.
For my tax dollar I’d want to see a proper accounting-style transactional record for each and every read of each and every station. And I’d want to see every single adjustment, up, down or sideways, to each and every such record, type-grouped and categorised up the wazoo.
Hell, if us accounting types neglect to journal things properly, and don’t leave a proper transactional audit trail, the IRS won’t accept “well, we just filled ‘er in from nearby invoices”.
Neither, as taxpayers, should we demand anything less from our climate accountants.
A made-up sample of the sort of thing I’m urging:
Type Station Date ToD (Zulu) Tempx10 Process Who
RAW 4500234765 20100113 0850Zulu 120 AutoRead Therm
RAW 4500234765 20100113 1204Zulu 150 AutoRead Therm
UHI 4500234765 20100131 2359Zulu -15 UHI adj V2.1 EOM UHI
MIN 4500234765 20100113 0400Zulu -35 AutoRead Therm
MAX 4500234765 20100113 1320Zulu 157 Autoread Therm
CAL 4500234765 20100113 2359Zulu -5 Calibrate QA Crew

carrot eater

February 14, 2010 5:04 pm

vjones (10:48:26) : You might not be surprised that leaving out high latitude NH cools the data (and really, nobody should be), but yet EM Smith thinks that leaving them out would warm the data. So far as I can tell, the reason for his thinking is that he’s using absolute temperatures in place of anomalies.
Phil (11:13:18) : Patience. Wait for GISS to put out its Jan 2010 numbers, then see what’s in v2.mean. Then check again a month later. Not every station sends out its CLIMAT report on the first day of the next month.
As for DFW, well, this is why GHCN has a quality control step. My uneducated guess is still that it’s a mislabeled station number, but that’s just an idle guess.

Nick Stokes

February 14, 2010 7:42 pm

Re: Phil (Feb 14 11:13),
Mr. Stokes, Mr. Eater and Mr. Broberg
Can you all think of an explanation of what happened to all 484 stations that are not included?
Easy. Their reports of Jan 2001 figs didn’t get into the online file by 8 Feb, when EMS did his count. But by 12th Feb, the number was down to 415. I’m sure there’ll be another “resurrection” in a few days. The number reporting will probably be up to about 1500 by end Feb. Then I guess someone can look at the Feb figures on 8 March, and we can have another mass dying article.

kadaka

February 15, 2010 12:20 am

@Ron Broberg (14:40:19) :
Do you take the time to realize what you are saying before you post it?
(…)
Nor am I surprised. I don’t believe that NOAA is selectively removing stations. That some regions could show ‘warming stations’ being dropped and other regions are showing ‘cooling stations’ being dropped seems to fall into line as evidence that no intentional selection is being applied. Randomness has that characteristic: some high, some low.
(…)
Do you think someone is hitting a “Purely Random Delete” button somewhere? Whereby both “good” and “bad” stations all have an equal chance of deletion therefore it’s a completely neutral unbiased process? Otherwise there is some form of selection criteria involved, therefore NOAA is selectively removing stations. From there one has to figure out what the selection criteria are, whether purely “quality control” or if something else is involved and to what degree.
I accept the possibility that those station have simply not reported January numbers to NOAA in a timely manner and/or those station have not yet been processed at NOAA.
(…)
Aren’t there stations with automatic electronic reporting that are missing? Why would it take longer to process them than the ones without such?

Nick Stokes

February 15, 2010 3:15 am

For those who are interested, I’ve posted on my blog a list of the latest v2.mean stations, in order of most recent reporting month (as at 12 Feb 2010), and with the countries marked (in groupings).

carrot eater

February 15, 2010 5:01 am

kadaka (00:20:42) :
“Aren’t there stations with automatic electronic reporting that are missing? Why would it take longer to process them than the ones without such?”
There’s an incorrect assumption embedded in your statement. Just because they’re sent electronically doesn’t mean they’re generated automatically. There will be some human interaction there (keying in data, checking for errors like the DFW weirdness above)
If you dig around, I think WMO guidelines ask for the CLIMAT reports to be sent in by the 5th or 8th of the following month.

kadaka

February 15, 2010 7:01 am

carrot eater (05:01:21) :
There’s an incorrect assumption embedded in your statement. Just because they’re sent electronically doesn’t mean they’re generated automatically. (…)
There’s an incorrect assumption embedded in your reply. I know dang well what I meant by “automatic electronic reporting.” The weather station info gets sent into a computer where it is logged. Then compiling it into a report and sending it in becomes a normal scheduled job for the computer. No human action to initiate anything should be needed, making it fully automated and done automatically. Don’t they have stations set up to do that?

carrot eater

February 15, 2010 7:43 am

kadaka (07:01:26) :
You made the exact same error again. It’s electronically transmitted, yes. But who told you it was always automatically generated and sent?
Read about CLIMAT reports on the WMO website sometime; you’ll find a lot of material there. They’ve made available software that generates the CLIMAT report in the required format, but somebody still has to sit there and manually key in the data, in order to use that software. You can see screenshots of the software. Maybe in some countries, the databases are fancy enough that the CLIMATs can be written with no human interaction, but this is not the rule. Judging from the illustrations of common errors, some countries were probably writing the reports manually.

kadaka

February 15, 2010 1:42 pm

Me:

kadaka (07:01:26) :
(…) No human action to initiate anything should be needed, making it fully automated and done automatically. Don’t they have stations set up to do that?

Sure looks to me like simple enough wording, easy to understand. The question at the end, don’t they have stations set up for full automation?
Which got me:

carrot eater (07:43:23) :
You made the exact same error again. It’s electronically transmitted, yes. But who told you it was always automatically generated and sent?

Me: Don’t they have fully automatic stations?
carrot eater: Who told you they were always automatic?
Logic error detected. Aborting process. Error report: Systemic lack of comprehension with intended recipient.

carrot eater

February 15, 2010 2:30 pm

kadaka (13:42:06) :
Ok, I’m sorry, maybe you were asking a question instead of making an assumption.
Either which way, the answer is no. It is not a fully automated process, at least in many countries. Some African countries are especially bad at reporting on a timely and regular basis, though some others do really well.
All the active stations in any given country tend to get reported and added in chunks. EM Smith noticed Strasbourg hadn’t gotten in yet, but in fact none of France was in yet. One of these days you’ll look and probably see 17 French stations pop up for Jan 2010, all showing up at once.

carrot eater

February 15, 2010 5:11 pm

Looking a bit more, using Nick Stokes’s breakdown:
EM Smith’s missing ~400 stations includes a lot of countries that don’t report regularly at all. For example, it includes Libya, which has had better things to do than send numbers in, since Jan 2009. That’s 17 stations there. Given their unreliability, who knows when they’ll report again.
A better predictor of what might show up in the next week is the difference between Dec 09 and Jan 10. This is 179, minus I think 11 in QC. So where are these missing ~168?
North Korea, for 7.
Mongolia, for 34.
Paraguay, for 10.
Peru, for 12.
France, for 17.
Greece, for 10.
French Polynesia for 7
Mozambique for 5
That’s a sum of 102, and then little bits here and there. All of the above countries are entirely missing as of now.
So maybe those will show up by month’s end, though there’s a chance some of these are also sporadic reporters, and just happened to file reports last month.
So if I had to guess, maybe 80 more stations will show up soon, while the rest of the ~400 could take several months.

Alexander

February 16, 2010 12:59 am

Gavin Schmidt: “Considering the enormous success that we achieved with our global climate models, we decided to dropping the weather stations completely. From now on, all GHCN data will be interpolated from the output of our models, which provides a highly accurate representation of the Earth’s climate and what’s better, allows us to get surface temperatures from any point on the globe, instead of only those where weather stations are located.”

Dillon Allen

February 18, 2010 9:06 am

After spending a large part of last year in Central America (officially part of North America in this data set) and becoming familiar with all of the major airports in the region, I am very surprised to see deletions of:
Belize City, BLZ
Managua, NIC
Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, and La Ceiba, HND
San Jose (Juan Santamaria), CRI
I haven’t yet taken the time to see what is left in the data set from CENTAM, but there are only a couple of other airports in the entire region (San Salvador, SLV; Guatemala City, GTM; and Panama City, PAN). There may also be some rural sites throughout the region, but I can’t imagine there are many. Perhaps it has been decreed from on high that all CENTAM “climate” can be represented by the data provided by the USAF at Soto Cano Air Base, situated in a valley around 2500ft (~800m) right beside mile-long strips of concrete and asphalt – perfect representation of the tropics.
Oh wait, Soto Cano doesn’t appear either, since there is only hourly data from there since the early 80s. Perhaps the CENTAM information is being interpolated from surrounding areas like Houston, New Orleans, Miami, and Antarctica.

March 1, 2010 8:33 pm

Is there an analysis that shows that the changing fortunes of weather stations over time has an impact on the measured temperature record?

Ron Broberg

March 5, 2010 1:57 am

Ron Broberg (08:40:38) : My prediction: more stations in the data set for 2010 next time it is updated.
grep ^…………2010 v2.mean | cut -b 1-8 | sort -u -n | wc
1348 1348 12132
1348 stations for 2010 in the March 5 3:38AM v2.mean.Z
EM Smith: Just shy of 1/3 of the stations, taken out back and shot this year.
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