Synoptic observations

The SYNOP data of RMI contain the observations of the synoptic network, currently consisting of 29 stations, 13 of which are owned by RMI. The other stations belong to MeteoWing (8 stations), Skeyes (7 stations). There is also 1 foreign station. All SYNOP data is given in Universal Time! (local time winter = UT +1; local time summer = UT + 2) Parameters: 1. Precipitation: PRECIP_QUANTITY + PRECIP_RANGE 2. Temperature: TEMP + TEMP_MIN + TEMP_MAX + TEMP_GRASS_MIN 3. Wind: WIND_SPEED + WIND_SPEED_UNIT + WIND_DIRECTION + WIND_PEAK_SPEED 4. relative humidity: HUMIDITY_RELATIVE 5. weather type: WEATHER_CURRENT 6. air pressure: PRESSURE of PRESSURE_STATION_LEVEL 7. sunshine duration: SUN_DURATION_24H 8. Global radiation: SHORT_WAVE_FROM_SKY_24HOUR 9. Total cloudiness: CLOUDINESS

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  • RMI (info@meteo.be)
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  • KMI (info@meteo.be)
Temporal Coverage
  • Start: 1952-01-01 - End:
Spatial Coverage
  • Coverage: Belgium
    URI: https://sws.geonames.org/2802361/
    (Bounding Box: {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[2.54, 51.51], [6.41, 51.51], [6.41, 49.49], [2.54, 49.49], [2.54, 51.51]]]})
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