The potential for heavy snow at higher elevations in the western U.S. will continue for many spots through the weekend. In the meantime, the eastern half of the continental U.S. will transition to above normal temperatures ahead of a pair of cold fronts next week that will bring readings back to closer to normal as we approach Thanksgiving Day. Read More >
Telecommunication Operations Center
National Program
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.
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