MADIS Meteorological Surface Data Providers


Mesonet Data Provider

Provider Name

# of Sites

Coverage

Distribution
(Weather)

Distribution
(Pavement)

U.S. Air Force AcademyAFA 12 Colorado 2
Alaska Department of TransportationAKDOT 48 Alaska 3 3
Alaska MesonetAK-Meso   aa 10 Alaska 3
U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving GroundsAPG 5 Maryland 2
Citizen Weather Observers ProgramAPRSWXNET 6266 Global 3
NOAA Air Resources Laboratory/
Field Research Division
ARLFRD 35 Idaho 3
AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc.AWS 5476 U.S. 4
Anything Weather NetworkAWX 156 CONUS 2
Colorado Avalanche Information CenterCAIC   bb 20 Colorado 3
Colorado Department of TransportationCODOT 108 Colorado 3 2*
Colorado E-470 Public Highway AuthorityCO_E-470 8 Colorado 3 3
DCNetDCNet 10 Wash.D.C./NYC 3
Florida Dep of TransportationFLDOT 30 Florida 3
Florida MesonetFL-Meso   x 35 Florida 3
Ft. Collins UtilitiesFTCOLLINS 5 Colorado 1
Georgia Dep of TransportationGADOT 48 Georgia 2 2
Goodland WFO MiscellaneousGLDNWS 19 CO/KS/NE 2*
GLOBE ProgramGLOBE 1194 Global 3
Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing SystemGoMOOS 12 Gulf of Maine 3
ESRL/GSD Ground-Based GPSGPSMET/DDMET 434 U.S. 3
Hydrometeorological Automated Data SystemHADS   yy 94 New Eng., AK, AL,
Great Lakes
3
Iowa Dep of TransportationIADOT 58 Iowa 3 3
Iowa Environmental MesonetIEM   * 151 Iowa 3
Indiana Dep of TransportationINDOT 31 Indiana 3 2*
Boulder WFO MiscellaneousINTERNET   + 14 Colorado 3
Kansas Dep of TransportationKSDOT 54 Kansas 2* 2*
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet RWISKYTC-RWIS 39 Kentucky 3 3
LSU-JSU MesonetLSU-JSU   z 32 LA/MS 2*/3
Multi-Agency Profiler Surface ObservationsMAP   ++ 25 CONUS 3
Maryland Dep of TransportationMDDOT 60 Maryland 3 2*
Maine Dep of TransportationMEDOT 8 Maine 3 2*
Cooperative Mesonets in the Western U.S.MesoWest   xx 3647 West CONUS 3
MiscellaneousMISC   dd 1 Florida 3
Minnesota Dep of TransportationMNDOT 92 Minnesota 3 2*
University of Missouri Extension Commercial
Agriculture Automated Weather Network
MOComAgNet 15 MO/NE 3
Marquette WFO MiscellaneousMQT-Meso 7 Michigan 3
North Carolina Environment and Climate Observing NetworkNC-ECONet 30 North Carolina 2
North Dakota Dep of TransportationNDDOT 24 North Dakota 3 3
Nebraska Dep of RoadsNEDOR 60 Nebraska 3 3
National Estuarine Research Reserve SystemNERRS 57 CONUS 3
New Hampshire Dep of TransportationNHDOT 12 New Hampshire 3 2*
New Jersey Weather and Climate NetworkNJWxNet   cc 43 New Jersey 3
Non-Fed AWOSNonFedAWOS   zz 88 CONUS 3
National Ocean Service
Water Level Observation Network
NOS-NWLON 177 U.S. 3
National Ocean Service
Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System
NOS-PORTS 90 U.S. 3
Ohio Department of TransportationOHDOT 169 Ohio 3 3
Oklahoma MesonetOK-Meso 116 Oklahoma 2
Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
PCDINPE 903 Brazil 3
Remote Automated Weather StationsRAWS 1836 U.S. 3
RadiometerRDMTR   y 5 Global 3
South Florida Water Management DistrictSFWMD 27 Florida 3
Denver Urban Drainage and Flood Control DistrictUDFCD 22 Colorado 3
Virginia Dep of TransportationVADOT 41 Virginia 3 2*
Vermont Agency of TransportationVTDOT 2 Vermont 3 3
Wisconsin Dep of TransportationWIDOT 59 Wisconsin 3 2*
West Texas MesonetWT-Meso 51 Texas 3
WeatherFlowWxFlow 16 Florida 4
Weather for youWXforYou 407 U.S. 3
Wyoming Dep of TransportationWYDOT 33 Wyoming 3 2

Total Mesonet = 22527

Other Surface Networks

Provider Name

# of Sites

Coverage

Distribution

METAR-reporting stationsALL-MTR
ASOS
OTHER-MTR
6046 Global 3
Buoys, C-MAN stationsMARITIME 192 Global 3
Modernized NWS Cooperative Observer stations (aka HCN)NWS-COOP 199 New Eng., AL 3
UrbaNet stationsUrbaNet 1001 CONUS 4

Total Surface = 29965**

Distribution Categories:

1) ESRL/GSD only - no distribution;
2) Distribution to government, research, and education organizations;
3) Public - full distribution;
4) Distribution to NOAA only.

* Sponsored data access by private companies is allowed. Click here for details.

** This total includes the station counts for all meteorological surface datasets available from MADIS, with the exception of data from ships, and about 50-60 stations reporting in SAO format in Canada. Note that not all stations will be reporting at any given time.

Mesonet Station Locations in North America

Selected Highway Station Locations

Network Information

aa AK-Meso Subproviders

Mesonet Data Provider

Provider Name

# of Sites

Distribution

Fort GreelyFort Greely 103

bb CAIC Subproviders

Mesonet Data Provider

Provider Name

# of Sites

Distribution

Colorado Avalanche Information CenterCAIC 123
Center for Snow and Avalanche StudiesCSAS 23
Telluride Ski ResortTRIDESKIR 13
Arapahoe Basin Ski AreaABASINA 24
Aspen Skiing CompanyASPENSKICO 34

x FL-Meso Subproviders

Mesonet Data Provider

Provider Name

# of Sites

Distribution

Florida Automated Weather NetworkFAWN 333

yy HADS Subproviders

Mesonet Data Provider

Provider Name

# of Sites

Distribution

New England Power CompanyNE-POWER-CO 83
Army Corps of EngineersUSARMY-COE 233
U.S. Geological SurveyUSGS 293
National Weather ServiceNWS 103
New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental ServicesNHDES 23
Great Lakes Observing SystemNWS-GLOS 213
U.S. Forest ServiceUSFS 13

* IEM Subproviders

Mesonet Data Provider

Provider Name

# of Sites

Distribution

KCCI-TV SchoolNetKCCI-TV 723
KELO-TV SchoolNetKELO-TV 493
KIMT-TV SchoolNetKIMT-TV 303

+ INTERNET Subproviders

Mesonet Data Provider

Provider Name

# of Sites

Distribution

Colorado State UniversityColoState 2 3
National Center for Atmospheric ResearchNCAR 2 3
Niwot Ridge Long Term Ecological ResearchNiwotRidge 6 3
Rocky Flats National Renewable Energy Laboratory's
National Wind Technology Center
NREL 3 3
Xcel EnergyNCEL 1 3

z LSU-JSU Subproviders

Mesonet Data Provider

Provider Name

# of Sites

Distribution

Louisiana Agriclimatic Information SystemLAIS 252*
Mississippi MesonetMS-Mesonet 33
University of South AlabamaU-South-AL 43

++ MAP Subproviders

Mesonet Data Provider

Provider Name

# of Sites

Distribution

NOAA ESRL Physical Sciences DivisionPSD 25 3

xx MesoWest Subproviders

Mesonet Data Provider

Provider Name

# of Sites

Distribution
(Weather)

Distribution
(Pavement)

U.S. Army Dugway Proving GroundsDUGWAY 26 3
Utah Dep. of TransportationUTAH DOT 71 3
Forest Service Avalanche Forecast CenterAVALANCHE 35 3
U.S. Army Desert Chemical Depot, Tooele CountyTOOELE 38 3
Snownet/Local MesonetSNOWNET 64 3
Utah Department of Air QualityAQ 35 3
NOAA Air Resources Laboratory Special Operations and Resource DivisionARL SORD 38 3
U.S. Bureau of ReclamationAGRIMET 96 3
MiscellaneousMISC 11 3
Campbell Scientific, Inc.CAMPBELL 5 3
Montana Dep. of TransportationMT DOT 64 3 3
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Provo Area OfficeREC 14 3
Central Utah Water Conservancy DistrictCUP 9 3
Kennecott Utah CopperKENNECOTT 13 3
Maricopa County Arizona Flood Control DistrictAZ ALERT 42 3
Nevada Dep. of TransportationNV DOT 47 3 3
Colorado Basin River Forecast CenterCBRFC 27 3
Clark County Nevada Flood Control DistrictLAS VEGAS 46 3
National Resources Conservation ServiceSNOTEL 760 3
Utah Climate CenterUTAH CLIMAT 18 3
Montana Counties Soil Climate NetworkMCSCN 23 3
Soil Climate Analysis NetworkSCAN 109 3
China Lake/Fort IrwinCLR 24 3
Bay Area Mesoscale InitiativeBAMI 20 3
Southern Agricultural Research CenterSARC 1 3
Meteorological Solutions Inc.MSI 2 3
Washington Dep. of TransportationWA DOT 103 3 3
Northwest Avalanche CenterNWAVAL 55 3
Hanford Meteorological Monitoring NetworkHMMN 30 3
The Arizona Meteorological NetworkAZMET 31 3
Washington State Dep. of Ecology Air Quality NetworkWAAQ 41 3
Idaho Transportation DepartmentITD 57 3 3
KBCIKBCI 16 3
California Nevada River Forecast CenterCNRFC 200 3
Grand Junction MesonetGRAND 5 3
KSLKSL 2 3
Bridger Teton National Forest Avalanche CenterBTAVAL 14 3
Oregon Department of TransportationODOT 71 3 3
Community Environmental Monitoring ProgramCEMP 27 3
Los Alamos National LaboratoryLANL 6 3
Grand Staircase-Escalante National MonumentGSE 19 3
4UTAH4UTAH 1 3
Pendleton Weather Forecast OfficePDTWFO 55 3
Missoula Weather Forecast OfficeMSOWFO 40 3
Great Falls Weather Forecast OfficeGTFWFO 1 3
California Air Resources BoardCARB 179 3
Mt. Shasta Avalanche CenterSHASAVAL 4 3
California Department of TransportationCALTRANS 17 3
Elko Weather Forecast OfficeLKNWFO 2 3
Park City Mountain ResortPCMR 6 3
Deer Valley ResortDEERVLY 6 3
Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control DistrictSBCAPCD 17 3
AgWeatherNetPAWS 60 3
BC HydroBCHYDRO 98 3
Urban Trace-gas Emissions StudyUTES 6 3
Department of Energy Office of Repository DevelopmentDOERD 1 3
Desert Research InstituteDRI 69 3
Union Pacific RailroadUPR 436 3
California Management Information SystemCIMIS 139 3
White Pine Ski AreaWHITEPINE 2 3
Glacier National ParkGNP 3 3
High Performance Wireless Research and EducationHPWREN 2 3
Pocatello/Idaho Falls Weather Forecast OfficePIHWFO 2 3
Hanford Weather Forecast OfficeHNXWFO 6 3
Glasgow Weather Forecast OfficeGGWWFO 14 3
San Diego Weather Forecast OfficeSGXWFO 33 3
Snowbird Ski and Summer ResortSNOWBIRD 3 3
Suncrest Community, Draper, UTSUNCREST 1 3
Flagstaff Weather Forecast OfficeFGZWFO 9 3
Portland Weather Forecast OfficePDXWFO 5 3
Medford Weather Forecast OfficeMFRWFO 2 3
Columbia Plateau Conservation Research CenterCPCRC 6 3
Mammoth Mountain Ski AreaMAMMOTH 5 3
Oregon Dep of Environmental QualityODEQ 12 3
Intermountain Precipitation ExperimentIPEX 8 3
2002 Winter Olympics TMOSTMOS 4 3
Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryPNNL 78 3

dd MISC Subproviders

Mesonet Data Provider

Provider Name

# of Sites

Distribution

Archbold Biological StationArchbold 1 3

cc NJWxNet Subproviders

Mesonet Data Provider

Provider Name

# of Sites

Distribution

Hazleton, PA airportAWOS 1 3
New Jersey MesonetNJ-MESONET 13 3
New Jersey SafetyNetSAFETYNET 25 3
U.S. Forest ServiceUSFS 4 3

zz NonFedAWOS Subproviders

Mesonet Data Provider

Provider Name

# of Sites

Distribution

Missouri Dep of TransportationMODOT 13 3
NOAA/NWS/Space Flight Meteorology Group,
White Sands Missile Range
WSMR 1 3
Stanwyck Avionics, Inc.SAI 31 3
SUPERAWOSSUPERAWOS 43 3

y RDMTR Subproviders

Mesonet Data Provider

Provider Name

# of Sites

Distribution

Atmospheric Radiation Measurement ProgramDOE/ARM 1 3
Radiometrics CorporationRDX 1 3
University of Alabama, HuntsvilleUAH 1 3
NASA Glenn Research CenterNASA GRC 1 3
Deutscher Wetterdienst Lindenberg
Meteorological Observatory
DWD MetObs 1 3


Last updated January 25, 2008.