| Field Position | Element | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 002 - 006 | WBAN Number | Station's Weather Bureau Army Navy number. See
Appendix B
or Tables 1-2 and 1-3 of the NSRDB User's Manual. |
| 008 - 029 | City | City where the station is located (maximum of 22 characters). |
| 031 - 032 | State | State where the station is located ( abbreviated to two letters). |
| 034 - 036 | Time Zone | Time zone is the number of hours by which the local standard
time lags or leads Universal Time. For example, Mountain Standard Time is designated -7 because it lags Universal Time by 7 hours. |
| 039 - 044 039 040-041 043-044 | Latitude | Latitude of the station. N = North of equator Degrees Minutes |
| 047 - 053 047 048 - 050 052 - 053 | Longitude | Longitude of the station. W = West, E = East Degrees Minutes |
| 056 - 059 | Elevation | Elevation of station in meters above sea level. |
| FORTRAN Format ( 1X,A5,1X,A22,1X,A2,1X,I3,2X,A1,I2,1X,I2,2X,A1,I3,1X,I2,2X,I4 ) | ||