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Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

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WIGOS IDs
 

WIGOS Station Identifier (WSI) is used to register an observing station or platform in the OSCAR/Surface database.

Washington RWC (Regional WIGOS Center)

RWCs play a critical role in advancing the implementation of WIGOS within their Region or subregion, providing regional coordination and technical support to Members.

OSCAR/Surface

OSCAR is WMO's global repository of surface and space observing system capabilities. OSCAR is a web-based tool in which metadata is registered, managed and archived. It records observing system requirements and allows critical reviews of how well actual capabilities address requirements.

WDQMS

Welcome to the WIGOS Data Quality Monitoring System (WDQMS) webtool.

IWXXM Format

IWXXM (ICAO Meteorological Information Exchange Model) is a format for reporting weather information in XML/GML. IWXXM includes XML/GML-based representations for products standardized in International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex III and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) No.306 Manual.