                                                           File: NOAA_MET.TXT
                                                                 or READ.ME


     National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
             First Order Meteorologic Station Data Files

            Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM)
 National Exposure Research Laboratory - Ecosystems Research Division
               Office of Research and Development (ORD)
           U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)
                       960 College Station Road
                      Athens, Georgia 30605-2700

                             706/355-8400



INTRODUCTION
~~~~~~~~~~~~
These data files contain the recorded meteorological data for NOAA first
order meteorologic stations.  The files can be used with the U.S. EPA PRZM2
and/or PATRIOT models.

All files were compressed using the PKZIP (tm) utility.  Each file must be
decompressed or "unzipped" using the PKUNZIP (tm) or compatible DOS utility.
It is the responsibility of the user to acquire and/or provide a DOS version
of this compression utility.

When decompressed, the NOAA data files are stored as ASCII text (non-binary)
files and will have the DOS file name extension, ".MET".


FILE AVAILABILITY AND DOWN LOAD
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
General Information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
General information concerning node mountain, the U.S. EPA Internet Public
Access server is as follows:

 o Internet address: ftp.epa.gov (134.67.99.15)
 o CEAM ftp:         ftp ftp.epa.gov
                     log in as anonymous
 o CEAM Listserver:  To subscribe
                          mail listserver@unixmail.rtpnc.epa.gov
                          Subject:
                          subscribe CEAM-USERS Firstname Lastname
                          ^D

General inquiries concerning U.S. EPA public information on the Internet
should be sent to internet_support@unixmail.rtpnc.epa.gov.  General inquires
concerning CEAM should be sent to the CEAM Webmaster at ceam@epamail.epa.gov.

NOAA Data File Location and Down Load
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NOAA met data files for microcomputer (DOS, not UNIX) installation and
application can be down loaded through Internet node mountain (ftp.epa.gov)
via "anonymous" ftp log in and file transfer commands and options.

To access the NOAA files,

     NOTE:  Do not type the single quote marks (') as shown in the
            examples that follow.

  1) start the ftp program from the user's Internet node system
     (type 'ftp' then press the <Enter> or <Return> key)
  2) establish mountain connection
     (type 'open ftp.epa.gov' then press the <Enter> or <Return> key)
  3) log onto mountain using anonymous account
     (type 'anonymous' then press the <Enter> or <Return> key)
  4) respond to password prompt with users e-mail or Internet address
     (e.g., type 'myname@mysystem.edu' then press <Enter> or <Return> key)
  5) upon log in completion, change to the NOAAMET data sub-directory
     (type 'cd epa_ceam/DOS/NOAAMET' then press the <Enter> or <Return> key)

For the latest information concerning the NOAA data files available on the
internet, down load and read the file

                               READ.ME

This is an ASCII text (non-binary) file that can be displayed on the monitor
screen by using the DOS TYPE command (e.g., TYPE READ.ME) or printed using
the DOS PRINT command (e.g., PRINT READ.ME).  It can also be viewed with any
text editor that can read and/or view an ASCII text file.


FILE FORMAT AND CONTENT
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* All decompressed NOAA data files (*.MET) have the following format:

 FIELD   COLUMNS    DESCRIPTION          TYPE        UNITS
 ~~~~~   ~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~~~~~          ~~~~~~~~~   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   1        1       blank                character   N/AS  
   2     2  -  7    DATE                 integer     mmddyy
   3     8  - 17    PRECIPITATION        real        cm
   4     18 - 27    PAN EVAPORATION      real        cm
   5     28 - 37    TEMPERATURE          real        degrees Celsius
   6     38 - 47    WIND SPEED           real        cm/second
   7     48 - 57    SOLAR RADIATION      real        Langleys

* The following list of compressed file names (*.ZIP) is alphabetized by
  state.

ST  MET STATION         FILENAME    DATES OF       FILE   
    CITY                (Station    COVERAGE       SIZE
                         Number)   (mmddyy-mmddyy) (bytes)
~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~
AL  BIRMINGHAM..........W13876.ZIP  010148-123183  214,264
AL  MOBILE..............W13894.ZIP  010148-123183  222,092
AL  MONTGOMERY..........W13895.ZIP  010148-123183  216,868
AR  FORT SMITH..........W13964.ZIP  010148-123183  216,801
AR  LITTLE ROCK.........W13963.ZIP  010148-123183  210,574
AZ  FLAGSTAFF...........W03103.ZIP  010150-123183  202,349
AZ  PHOENIX.............W23183.ZIP  010148-123183  218,420
AZ  TUSCON..............W23160.ZIP  010149-063083  203,839
AZ  WINSLOW.............W23194.ZIP  010148-123183  208,815
AZ  YUMA................W23195.ZIP  010149-123183  194,838
CA  BAKERSFIELD.........W23155.ZIP  010148-123183  208,507
CA  FRESNO..............W93193.ZIP  010150-123183  200,161
CA  LONG BEACH..........W23129.ZIP  010159-123183  143,246
CA  LOS ANGELES.........W23174.ZIP  010147-123183  224,163
CA  OAKLAND.............W23230.ZIP  010149-123180  185,564
CA  RED BLUFF...........W24216.ZIP  010148-123183  214,406
CA  SACRAMENTO..........W23232.ZIP  010148-123183  205,909
CA  SAN DIEGO...........W23188.ZIP  010149-123183  198,383
CA  SAN FRANCISCO.......W23234.ZIP  010148-123183  232,158
CO  DENVER..............W23062.ZIP  010148-123183  234,648
CO  GRAND JUNCTION......W23066.ZIP  010148-123183  210,760
CO  PUEBLO..............W93058.ZIP  010155-123181  159,961
CT  BRIDGEPORT..........W94702.ZIP  010149-093083  207,854
CT  HARTFORD............W14740.ZIP  010150-123183  205,072
DE  WILMINGTON..........W13781.ZIP  010148-123183  215,800
FL  DAYTONA BEACH.......W12834.ZIP  010148-123183  215,087
FL  JACKSONVILLE........W13889.ZIP  010148-123183  217,699
FL  KEY WEST............W12836.ZIP  010158-123183  167,691
FL  MIAMI...............W12839.ZIP  010148-123183  232,463
FL  ORLANDO.............W12841.ZIP  010148-123173  148,340
FL  TALLAHASSE..........W93805.ZIP  010148-123183  216,334
FL  TAMPA...............W12842.ZIP  010148-123183  231,325
FL  WEST PALM BEACH.....W12844.ZIP  010148-123183  212,785
GA  ATHENS..............W13873.ZIP  010156-123183  164,613
GA  ATLANTA.............W13874.ZIP  010148-123183  219,092
GA  AUGUSTA.............W03820.ZIP  010150-123183  204,353
GA  COLUMBUS............W93842.ZIP  010148-123183  216,052
GA  MACON...............W03813.ZIP  010149-123183  210,505
GA  SAVANNAH............W03822.ZIP  010151-123183  205,809
IA  BURLINGTON..........W14931.ZIP  010148-123166  108,076
IA  DES MOINES..........W14933.ZIP  010148-123183  220,792
IA  SIOUX CITY..........W14943.ZIP  010148-123183  217,718
IA  WATERLOO............W94910.ZIP  010161-123183  141,158
ID  BOISE...............W24131.ZIP  010148-123183  182,842
ID  POCATELLO...........W24156.ZIP  010148-123183  184,702
IL  CHICAGO.............W14819.ZIP  010148-123179  209,935
IL  MOLINE..............W14923.ZIP  010144-123183  241,146
IL  PEORIA..............W14842.ZIP  010148-123183  215,816
IL  ROCKFORD............W94822.ZIP  010159-123183  156,885
IL  SPRINGFIELD.........W93822.ZIP  010144-123183  241,910
IN  EVANSVILLE..........W93817.ZIP  010162-123183  137,950
IN  FORT WAYNE..........W14827.ZIP  010148-123183  217,991
IN  INDIANAPOLIS........W93819.ZIP  010148-123183  238,765
IN  SOUTH BEND..........W14848.ZIP  010148-123183  220,449
KS  CONCORDIA...........W13984.ZIP  010163-123183  131,241
KS  DODGE CITY..........W13985.ZIP  010148-123183  217,286
KS  GOODLAND............W23065.ZIP  010148-123183  213,677
KS  TOPEKA..............W13996.ZIP  010148-123183  220,121
KS  WICHITA.............W03928.ZIP  010148-123183  219,749
KY  LEXINGTON...........W93820.ZIP  010148-123183  219,064
KY  LOUISVILLE..........W93821.ZIP  010148-123183  221,060
LA  ALEXANDRIA..........W13935.ZIP  010161-123177  102,354
LA  BATON ROUGE.........W13970.ZIP  010148-123183  215,930
LA  NEW ORLEANS.........W12916.ZIP  010148-123183  235,897
LA  SHREVPORT...........W13957.ZIP  010148-123183  234,234
MA  BOSTON..............W14739.ZIP  010147-123183  246,728
MA  NANTUCKET...........W14756.ZIP  010148-123172  141,301
MA  WORCHESTER..........W94746.ZIP  010160-123183  160,293
ME  PORTLAND............W14764.ZIP  010148-123183  239,359
MI  ALPENA..............W94849.ZIP  010160-123183  147,483
MI  DETROIT.............W94847.ZIP  010159-123183  161,719
MI  FLINT...............W14826.ZIP  010149-123183  209,626
MI  GRAND RAPIDS........W94860.ZIP  010148-123183  220,886
MI  LANSING.............W14836.ZIP  010160-123177  110,533
MI  MUSKEGON............W14840.ZIP  010148-123183  216,732
MI  SAULT STE.MARIE.....W14847.ZIP  010147-123183  223,461
MN  DULUTH..............W14913.ZIP  010148-123183  222,900
MN  INT FALLS...........W14918.ZIP  010148-123183  215,530
MN  MINNEAPOLIS.........W14922.ZIP  010146-013183  222,314
MN  ROCHESTER...........W14925.ZIP  010148-123183  219,036
MO  COLUMBIA............W13983.ZIP  010148-123168  119,623
MO  SAINT LOUIS.........W13994.ZIP  010150-123183  210,748
MO  SPRINGFIELD.........W13995.ZIP  010147-123183  224,376
MS  JACKSON.............W03940.ZIP  010164-123183  129,245
MS  MERIDIAN............W13865.ZIP  010148-123183  217,676
MT  BILLINGS............W24033.ZIP  010148-123183  218,563
MT  GREAT FALLS.........W24143.ZIP  010148-123183  219,010
MT  HELENA..............W24144.ZIP  010148-123183  215,556
MT  MISSOULA............W24153.ZIP  010148-123183  215,483
NC  CAPE HATTERAS.......W93729.ZIP  010158-123183  172,069
NC  CHARLOTTE...........W13881.ZIP  010148-123183  213,488
NC  GREENSBORO..........W13723.ZIP  010148-123183  215,468
NC  RALEIGH-DURHAM......W13722.ZIP  010148-123183  214,675
NC  WILMINGTON..........W13748.ZIP  010148-123183  217,582
ND  BISMARCK............W24011.ZIP  010148-123183  218,515
ND  FARGO...............W14914.ZIP  010148-123183  219,780
ND  WILLISTON...........W94014.ZIP  010162-123183  135,344
NE  GRAND ISLAND........W14935.ZIP  010148-123183  214,981
NE  NORTH PLATTE........W24023.ZIP  010148-123183  213,231
NE  OMAHA...............W14942.ZIP  010148-123183  218,258
NE  SCOTTSBLUFF.........W24028.ZIP  010152-123183  183,708
NH  CONCORD.............W14745.ZIP  010148-123183  216,008
NJ  ATLANTIC CITY.......W93730.ZIP  010159-123183  168,089
NJ  NEWARK..............W14734.ZIP  010148-123183  217,452
NM  ALBUQUERQUE.........W23050.ZIP  010150-123183  204,187
NM  ROSWELL.............W23043.ZIP  010148-123172  138,202
NV  ELKO................W24121.ZIP  010149-123183  196,171
NV  ELY.................W23154.ZIP  010148-123183  213,144
NV  LAS VEGAS...........W23169.ZIP  010149-123183  205,819
NV  RENO................W23185.ZIP  010148-053183  209,928
NV  WINNEMUCCA..........W24128.ZIP  010150-123183  200,673
NY  ALBANY..............W14735.ZIP  010149-123183  213,692
NY  BINGHAMTON..........W04725.ZIP  010148-123183  217,098
NY  BUFFALO.............W14733.ZIP  010148-123183  232,304
NY  NEW YORK............W14732.ZIP  010148-123183  217,584
NY  ROCHESTER...........W14768.ZIP  010148-123183  216,967
NY  SYRACUSE............W14771.ZIP  010147-123183  222,262
OH  AKRON CANTON........W14895.ZIP  010149-123183  212,335
OH  CLEVELAND...........W14820.ZIP  010148-123183  220,499
OH  COLUMBUS............W14821.ZIP  010148-123183  222,549
OH  TOLEDO..............W94830.ZIP  010156-123183  170,865
OH  VANDALIA............W93815.ZIP  010148-123183  216,251
OH  YOUNGSTOWN..........W14852.ZIP  010148-123183  217,791
OK  OKLAHOMA CITY.......W13967.ZIP  010148-123183  218,932
OK  TULSA...............W13968.ZIP  010148-123183  219,953
OR  ASTORIA.............W94224.ZIP  010153-123183  191,586
OR  MEDFORD.............W24225.ZIP  010148-123183  214,427
OR  PENDLETON...........W24155.ZIP  010148-123183  217,112
OR  PORTLAND............W24229.ZIP  010149-123183  223,582
OR  SALEM...............W24232.ZIP  010148-123183  216,667
PA  ALLENTOWN...........W14737.ZIP  010148-123183  217,495
PA  ERIE................W14860.ZIP  010161-123183  143,127
PA  PHILADELPHIA........W13739.ZIP  010148-123183  207,486
PA  PITTSBURGH..........W94823.ZIP  010148-123183  239,580
PA  SCRANTON............W14777.ZIP  010156-123183  170,634
PA  WILLIAMSPORT........W14778.ZIP  010149-123183  209,327
RI  PROVIDENCE..........W14765.ZIP  010148-123183  237,127
SC  CHARLESTON..........W13880.ZIP  010148-123183  227,551
SC  COLUMBIA............W13883.ZIP  010148-123183  216,851
SC  GREENVL/SPARTANBRG..W03870.ZIP  010163-123183  129,832
SD  SIOUX FALLS.........W14944.ZIP  010144-123183  241,222
TN  BRISTOL.............W13877.ZIP  010148-123183  218,664
TN  CHATTANOOGA.........W13882.ZIP  010148-123183  218,167
TN  KNOXVILLE...........W13891.ZIP  010148-123183  217,963
TN  MEMPHIS.............W13893.ZIP  010148-123183  220,122
TN  NASHVILLE...........W13897.ZIP  010148-123183  221,149
TX  ABILENE.............W13962.ZIP  010148-123183  213,392
TX  AMARILLO............W23047.ZIP  010148-123183  218,084
TX  AUSTIN..............W13958.ZIP  010148-123183  214,051
TX  BROWNSVILLE.........W12919.ZIP  010148-123183  227,244
TX  CORPUS CHRISTI......W12924.ZIP  010148-123183  213,309
TX  DALLAS..............W13960.ZIP  010150-123183  192,770
TX  EL PASO.............W23044.ZIP  010148-123183  214,845
TX  FORT WORTH..........W03927.ZIP  010148-123183  235,052
TX  HOUSTON.............W12945.ZIP  010148-123183  157,837
TX  LUBBOCK.............W23042.ZIP  010148-123183  213,573
TX  MIDLAND.............W23023.ZIP  010149-123183  206,277
TX  PORT ARTHUR.........W12917.ZIP  010148-123183  215,708
TX  SAN ANGELO..........W23034.ZIP  010148-123183  213,275
TX  SAN ANTONIO.........W12921.ZIP  010148-123183  214,038
TX  VICTORIA............W12912.ZIP  010162-123183  145,546
TX  WACO................W13959.ZIP  010150-123183  204,249
TX  WICHITA FALLS.......W13966.ZIP  010148-123183  231,886
UT  SALT LAKE.CITY......W24127.ZIP  010148-123183  232,220
VA  LYNCHBURG...........W13733.ZIP  010148-123183  215,967
VA  NORFOLK.............W13737.ZIP  010149-123183  201,794
VA  RICHMOND............W13740.ZIP  010148-123183  228,868
VA  ROANOKE.............W13741.ZIP  010148-123183  216,253
VA  WASHINGTON NAT AP...W13743.ZIP  010148-123183  238,234
VT  BURLINGTON..........W14742.ZIP  010148-123183  217,602
WA  OLYMPIA.............W24227.ZIP  010149-123183  208,721
WA  SEATTLE.............W24233.ZIP  010148-123183  215,080
WA  SPOKANE.............W24157.ZIP  010148-123183  218,432
WA  YAKIMA..............W24243.ZIP  010148-123183  213,724
WI  GREEN BAY...........W14898.ZIP  010150-123183  203,402
WI  MADISON.............W14837.ZIP  010148-123183  218,748
WI  MILWAUKEE...........W14839.ZIP  010148-123183  220,580
WV  CHARLESTON..........W13866.ZIP  010149-123183  211,928
WV  ELKINS..............W13729.ZIP  010163-123183  131,705
WY  CASPER..............W24089.ZIP  010149-123183  208,119
WY  CHEYENNE............W24018.ZIP  010148-123183  217,949
WY  LANDER..............W24021.ZIP  010150-013183  193,022
WY  SHERIDAN............W24029.ZIP  010148-123183  213,991


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