             
                   DAILY DATA RECORD DESCRIPTION

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|   FIELD   |        FIELD NAME      |        TYPE        |     WIDTH     |
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|     1     |      *  ELE_CODE       |       NUMERIC      |       2       |
|     2     |         ST_NO(code)    |       NUMERIC      |       6       |
|     3     |         YEAR           |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|     4     |         MONTH          |       NUMERIC      |       2       |
|     5     |         DAY01          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|     6     |         DAY02          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|     7     |         DAY03          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|     8     |         DAY04          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|     9     |         DAY05          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    10     |         DAY06          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    11     |         DAY07          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    12     |         DAY08          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    13     |         DAY09          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    14     |         DAY10          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    15     |         DAY11          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    16     |         DAY12          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    17     |         DAY13          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    18     |         DAY14          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    19     |         DAY15          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    20     |         DAY16          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    21     |         DAY17          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    22     |         DAY18          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    23     |         DAY19          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    24     |         DAY20          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    25     |         DAY21          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    26     |         DAY22          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    27     |         DAY23          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    28     |         DAY24          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    29     |         DAY25          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    30     |         DAY26          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    31     |         DAY27          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    32     |         DAY28          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    33     |         DAY29          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    34     |         DAY30          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
|    35     |         DAY31          |       NUMERIC      |       4       |
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REMARK    * ELEMENT CODE FOR DAILY RAINFALL = 81 
          9999 : MISSING VALUE OR NO DATA REPORTED.
          8888 : TRACE , RAINFALL AMOUNT LESS THAN 0.1 MM.
                    Data Service Section  Climatological Division  Tel.399-3031




                              ELEMENT CODE 

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CODE            DESCRIPTION                        DECIMAL     MISSING VALUE
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11  ATM. PRESSURE OBSERVED AT STATION LEVEL (HPA)     2           4444     
12  ATM. PRESSURE REDUCED TO MEAN SEA LEVEL (HPA      2           4444     
16  MAXIMUM PRESSURE (HPA)                            2           4444         
17  MINIMUM PRESSURE (HPA)                            2           4444         
21  MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE ( C)                          1           9999         
22  MINIMUM TEMPERATURE ( C)                          1           9999          
23  AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FROM MAX+MIN/2                1           9999          
24  AIR TEMPERATURE, DRY BULB ( C)                    1           9999          
25  WET BULB TEMPERATURE ( C)                         1           9999           
26  DEW POINT TEMPERATURE ( C)                        1           9999          
27  GRASS MINIMUM TEMPERATURE ( C)                    1           9999          
31  RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)                             -           9999           
32  VAPOUR PRESSURE (HPA)                             2           9999          
33  MAXIMUM RALATIVE HUMIDITY (%)                     -           9999         
34  MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)                     -           9999          
41  VISIBILITY (KM)                                   1           9999          
51  TOTAL CLOUD AMOUNT (DECA)                         1           9999           
61  WIND DIRECTION (DEGREE)                           -           9999          
62  WIND SPEED (KNOT)                                 -           9999           
63  MAXIMUM WIND DIRECTION (DRGREE)                   -           9999          
64  MAXIMUM WIND SPEED (KNOT)                         -           9999           
71  EVAPORATION FROM CLASS A PAN (MM)                 1           9999         
81  RAINFALL (MM)                                     1           9999         
82  MAXIMUM RAINFALL (INTENSITY)(MM)                  1           9999         
91  SUNSHINE DURATION (HOUR)                          1           9999         
92  SOLAR RADIATION (T,MJ/M*M)                        1           9999           
101 OCCURENCE OF DEW (1 YES, 0 NO)                    -           9999            
102 OCCURENCE OF FOG (1 YES, 0 NO)                    -           9999            
103 OCCURENCE OF HAZE (1 YES, 0 NO)                   -           9999            
104 OCCURENCE OF MIST (1 YES, 0 NO)                   -           9999            
105 OCCURENCE OF HAIL (1 YES, 0 NO)                   -           9999            
106 OCCURENCE OF LIGHTNING (1 YES, 0 NO)              -           9999            
107 OCCURENCE OF THUNDERSTORM (1 YES, 0 NO)           -           9999             
108 OCCURENCE OF DISTANCE THUNDERSTORM (1 YES, 0 NO)  -           9999            
109 OCCURENCE OF SQUALL (1 YES, 0 NO)                 -           9999            
201 OCCURENCE OF CORONA (1 YES, 0 NO)                 -           9999            
202 OCCURENCE OF HALO (1 YES, 0 NO)                   -           9999            
203 OCCURENCE OF MOON HALO (1 YES, 0 NO)              -           9999             
204 OCCURENCE OF RAINBOW (1 YES, 0 NO)                -           9999            
303 MAXIMUM WATER TEMPERATURE ( C)                    1           9999          
304 MINIMUM WATER TEMPERATURE ( C)                    1           9999            


                      

                            STATION INFORMATION

  STATION            INDEX-NO  ST-CODE  LATITUDE  LONGITUDE  PERIOD OF RECORD
NORTHERN PART 
MAE HONG SON          48300     300201   19 18 N    97 50 E    1954-present 
MAE SARIANG           48325     300202   18 10 N    97 56 E    1956-present
CHIANG RAI            48303     303201   19 55 N    99 50 E    1951-present
PHAYAO                48310     310201   19 08 N    99 54 E    1981-present
CHIANG MAI            48327     327501   18 47 N    98 59 E    1951-present
LAMPANG               48328     328201   18 17 N    99 31 E    1953-present
LAMPHUN               48329     329201   18 34 N    99 02 E    1980-present
PHRAE                 48330     330201   18 10 N   100 10 E    1952-present
NAN                   48331     331201   18 47 N   100 47 E    1951-present
THA WANG PHA          48315     331401   19 07 N   100 48 E    1966-present
UTTARADIT             48351     351201   17 37 N   100 06 E    1951-present
TAK                   48376     376201   15 53 N    99 07 E    1954-present
MAE SOT               48375     376202   16 40 N    98 33 E    1951-present
BHUMIBOL DAM          48377     376203   17 14 N    99 03 E    1960-present
UMPHANG               48385     376401   16 01 N    98 53 E    1976-present
PHITSANULOK           48378     378201   16 47 N   100 16 E    1951-present
PHETCHABUN            48379     379201   16 26 N   101 09 E    1952-present
LOM SAK               48374     379401   16 46 N   101 15 E    1965-present
WICHIAN BURI          48413     379402   15 39 N   101 07 E    1965-present
KAMPHANG PHET         48380     380201   16 48 N    99 53 E    1981-present
NORTHEASTERN PART             
NONG KHAI             48352     352201   17 52 N   102 44 E    1964-present
LOEI                  48353     353201   17 27 N   101 44 E    1954-present
UDON THANI            48354     354201   17 23 N   102 48 E    1951-present
SAKON NAKHON          48356     356201   17 09 N   104 08 E    1952-present
NAKHON PHANOM         48357     357201   17 25 N   104 47 E    1952-present
KHON KAEN             48381     381201   16 26 N   102 50 E    1951-present
MUKDAHAN              48383     383201   16 32 N   104 45 E    1951-present
KOSUM PHISAI          48382     387401   16 15 N   103 04 E    1966-present
CHAIYAPHUM            48403     403201   15 48 N   102 02 E    1956-present
ROI ET                48405     405201   16 03 N   103 41 E    1951-present
UBON RATCHATHANI      48407     407501   15 15 N   104 52 E    1951-present
NAKHON RATCHASIMA     48431     431201   14 58 N   102 05 E    1951-present
CHOK CHAI             48434     431401   14 44 N   102 11 E    1965-present
SURIN                 48432     432201   14 53 N   103 30 E    1951-present
THA TUM               48416     432401   15 19 N   103 41 E    1966-present
NANG RONG             48436     436401   14 37 N   102 43 E    1966-present

                 * STATION WITH 3-HOURLY METEOROLOGICAL  OBSERVATION

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                         STATION INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
  STATION            INDEX-NO  ST-CODE  LATITUDE  LONGITUDE  PERIOD OF RECORD
CENTRAL PART 
NAKHON SAWAN          48400     400201   15 48 N   100 10 E    1951-present
SUPHAN BURI           48425     425201   14 28 N   100 08 E    1952-present
LOP BURI              48426     426201   14 48 N   100 37 E    1951-present
BUA CHUM              48418     426401   15 16 N   101 12 E    1966-present
PILOT STATION         48---     429201   13 22 N   100 36 E    1980-present
KANCHANABURI          48450     450201   14 01 N    99 32 E    1955-present
THONG PHA PHUM        48421     450401   14 45 N    98 38 E    1965-present
BANGKOK METROPOLIS    48455     455201   13 44 N   100 34 E    1951-present
DON MUANG (AIRPORT)   48456     455601   13 55 N   100 36 E    1951-present
EASTERN PART
PRACHIN BURI          48430     430201   14 03 N   101 22 E    1955-present
ARANYAPRATHET         48462     430202   13 42 N   102 35 E    1951-present
KABIN BURI            48439     430401   13 59 N   101 42 E    1965-present
CHON BURI             48459     459201   13 22 N   100 59 E    1952-present
KO SICHANG            48460     459202   13 10 N   100 48 E    1958-present
PATTAYA               48461     459203   12 55 N   100 52 E    1980-present
SATTAHIP              48477     459204   12 41 N   101 01 E    1951-present
LAM CHABANG           48463     459205   13 04 N   100 52 E    1993-present 
RAYONG                48478     478201   12 38 N   101 21 E    1980-present
CHANTHABURI           48480     480201   12 37 N   102 07 E    1951-present
KHLONG YAI            48501     501201   11 46 N   102 53 E    1952-present
SOUTHERN PART (EAST COAST)
PHETCHABURI           48465     465201   13 09 N   100 14 E    1977-present
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN   48500     500201   11 50 N    99 50 E    1951-present
HUA HIN               48475     500202   12 35 N    99 58 E    1951-present
CHUMPHON              48517     517201   10 29 N    99 11 E    1951-present
SURAT THANI           48551     551201    9 07 N    99 21 E    1951-present
SURAT THANI (AIRPORT) 48---     551202    9 08 N    99 08 E    1982-present
KO SAMUI              48550     551203    9 28 N   100 02 E    1969-present
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT   48552     552201    8 28 N    99 58 E    1951-present
KANOM                 48553     552202    9 14 N    99 51 E    1994-present
SONGKHLA              48568     568501    7 12 N   100 36 E    1951-present
HAT YAI (AIRPORT)     48569     568502    6 55 N   100 36 E    1973-present
PATTANI (AIRPORT)     48580     580201    6 47 N   100 09 E    1964-present
NARATHIWAT            48583     583201    6 25 N   100 49 E    1951-present
SOUTHERN PART (WEST COAST)
RANONG                48532     532201    9 59 N    98 37 E    1951-present
TAKUA PA              48561     561201    8 51 N    98 16 E    1975-present
PHUKET                48564     564201    7 58 N    98 24 E    1951-present
PHUKET AIRPORT        48565     564202    8 08 N    98 19 E    1951-present
KO LANTA              48566     566201    7 32 N    99 03 E    1981-present
KRABI                 48563     566202    8 03 N    98 54 E    1994-present 
TRANG (AIRPORT)       48567     567201    7 31 N    99 32 E    1954-present
SATUN                 48570     570201    6 39 N   100 05 E    1977-present


