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Monday, August 29, 2016

Decoding Rawinsonde Sounding Observations

Have you ever seen upper air sounding data that looks like this...I'm trying to write a Python script to decode this kind of stuff. I'm not sure what to make of this or how the best way to decode it is.
There are some hints here: http://www.ofcm.gov/fmh3/pdf/13-app-e.pdf
and here: http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/classes/mt311/extras/Codul-TEMP.pdf
and here: http://www.rwic.und.edu/metresources/raob.html

USUS41 KWBC 191400

IIAA USBOI02 69144 99441 71160 15645 09333

99910 12464 00000 00144 ///// ///// 92796 ///// ///// 85536

18876 01008 70162 10476 34521 50588 07170 33030 40756 20769

33043

88999

77999

31313 40708 81429=

NNNN

UMUS41 KWBC 191400

IIBB USBOI02 69148 99441 71160 15645 09333

00910 12464 11870 18073 22813 18477 33808 18278 44727 10874

55694 10476 66590 00468 77501 06969 88387 22969

21212 11910 00000 22840 01010 33795 05010 44712 36019 55712

36019 66641 31518 77449 34038 88387 33041

31313 40708 81429

41414 /////

21212 11910 00000 22840 01010 33795 05010 44712 36019 55712

36019 66641 31518 77449 34038 88387 33041=

NNNN

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