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Meteorological Data (including visibility)

Published by Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: May 10, 2026 at 09:08 AM | Dataset Last Updated: September 29, 2022 at 12:00 AM
The National Ocean Service (NOS) maintains a long-term database containing data from active and historic stations installed all over the United States and U.S. territories. Since the 1990s, NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) has been collecting various meteorological data along the U.S. coastline, around the Great Lakes and connecting channels, as well as in various U.S. territories. Stations are configured for a variety of observation periods, depending upon the location. Some of these sensors are located with water level stations, while others are independent, dedicated meteorological stations. These data are used to support a variety of purposes including but not limited to safe and efficient marine navigation and coastal hazards monitoring. The standard reporting time for collecting data are in 6-minute intervals.

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EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > VISIBILITY EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > LIQUID PRECIPITATION > RAIN EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > PRECIPITATION INDICATORS > SAHEL STANDARDIZED RAINFALL EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > STORM SURGE

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issued 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
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  "EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > VISIBILITY",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > LIQUID PRECIPITATION > RAIN",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > PRECIPITATION INDICATORS > SAHEL STANDARDIZED RAINFALL",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > STORM SURGE",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WINDS > SURFACE WINDS",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > TIDES > STORM SURGE",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > DOPPLER VELOCITY",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS > INUNDATION",
  "EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION > GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS > WEB-BASED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS",
  "EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORIES > MARINE ADVISORIES > MARINE WEATHER/FORECAST",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALABAMA",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALASKA",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CALIFORNIA",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CONNECTICUT",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > DELAWARE",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > FLORIDA",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > GEORGIA",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > GREAT LAKES",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > HAWAII",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ILLINOIS",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > LOUISIANA",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MAINE",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MARYLAND",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MASSACHUSETTS",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MICHIGAN",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MINNESOTA",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MISSISSIPPI",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW JERSEY",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NEW YORK",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NORTH CAROLINA",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > OHIO",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > OREGON",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > PENNSYLVANIA",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > RHODE ISLAND",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > SOUTH CAROLINA",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > TEXAS",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > VIRGINIA",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > WASHINGTON",
  "CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > WISCONSIN",
  "OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > BERMUDA",
  "OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA",
  "OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > PUERTO RICO",
  "OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > VIRGIN ISLANDS",
  "OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA",
  "OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > AMERICAN SAMOA",
  "OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > HAWAIIAN ISLANDS",
  "OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > MIDWAY ATOLL",
  "OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > WAKE ISLAND",
  "OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > GULF OF ALASKA",
  "OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN > POLYNESIA > SAMOA",
  "OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > MICRONESIA > GUAM",
  "OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > MICRONESIA > MARSHALL ISLANDS",
  "ANEMOMETERS > ANEMOMETERS",
  "APS > Air Pressure Sensor",
  "BAROMETERS > BAROMETERS",
  "HUMIDITY SENSORS > HUMIDITY SENSORS",
  "PRESSURE SENSORS > PRESSURE SENSORS",
  "RAIN GAUGES > RAIN GAUGES",
  "TEMPERATURE PROBES > TEMPERATURE PROBES",
  "TEMPERATURE SENSORS > TEMPERATURE SENSORS",
  "THERMISTORS > THERMISTORS",
  "Visibility Sensor > Visibility Sensor",
  "GOES > NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites",
  "Models > Coastal Ocean Models",
  "NOCMP > National Operational Coastal Modeling Program",
  "NWLON > National Water Level Observation Network",
  "OFS > Operational Forecast Systems",
  "PORTS > Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System",
  "Coastal U.S. territories",
  "Coastal United States",
  "Gulf of Mexico",
  "U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone",
  "DOC/NOAA/NOS/CO-OPS > Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "CO-OPS Metadata Library"
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language 
                                            []
license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
modified 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000+00:00
publisher 
                                            {
  "name": "Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services",
  "@type": "org:Organization"
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rights otherRestrictions, unclassified
spatial -61.8,-14.3,144.6,71.4
temporal 1990-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/1990-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
title Meteorological Data (including visibility)

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