Heavy snow will shift into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes as an arctic front continues south and east. Bitter cold and dangerous wind chills can be expected across the Northern Tier states and into the Central Great Plains. A Pacific weather system will bring a wintry mix in the mountains and rain to the lower elevations. Read More >
Meteorological data is collected at specific locations. These locations are called observing sites, observing stations or simply stations.. Stations are identified by an index number and/or a location indicator.
This page provides a means to find the physical information associated with an observing station by entering either a WMO numeric index number or ICAO four-character alphanumeric. The information provided includes the station identifiers, name, country, WMO region, station latitude and longitude, and elevation.
Search By Station Identifier
You may use a question mark (?) as a wildcard to match any character, and you may supply multiple wildcards, but you must supply at least one non-wildcard character. You must provide four or five characters.
Display All Stations In a State
Select a state from the list above to display all observing locations in that state (United States only).
Display All Stations In a Country
Select a country from the list above to display all observing locations in that country.
Additional information about station identifiers as well as the complete station information files are available on our Station Location Information page.
