AZMET weather stations record and store data in metric units.
The data contained in our Raw Hourly and Daily files is in metric units.
The word 'English' here does not refer to the language.
'English' units are those units of measurements which were standardized
and used throughout Great Britain.
METRIC CONVERSION ENGLISH
UNITS -----> UNITS
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Air Temperature................... DegC * 1.8 + 32 DegF
Relative Humidity................. % -none- %
Vapor Pressure Deficit............ KPas -none- KPas
Solar Radiation................... MJ/Sq M * 23.89 Langleys
Precipitation..................... MM * .03937 Inches
Soil Temperature.................. DegC * 1.8 + 32 DegF
Wind Speed........................ M/S * 2.237 MPH
Wind Vector Magnitude............. M/S * 2.237 MPH
Wind Vector Direction............. Deg -none- Deg
Wind Direction Standard Deviation. Deg -none- Deg
Reference Evapotranspiration...... MM * .03937 Inches
Heat Units........................ (C) * 1.8 (F)
The '*' symbol means "multiply by"
METRIC ABBR. UNITS
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Air Temperature................... DegC .... Degrees Centigrade
Relative Humidity................. % ....... Percent
Vapor Pressure Deficit............ KPas .... Kilopascals
Solar Radiation................... MJ/Sq M . MegaJoules per Square Meter
Precipitation..................... MM ...... Millimeters
Soil Temperature.................. DegC .... Degrees Centigrade
Wind Speed........................ M/S ..... Meters per Second
Wind Vector Magnitude............. M/S ..... Meters per Second
Wind Vector Direction............. Deg ..... Degrees
Wind Direction Standard Deviation. Deg ..... Degrees
Reference Evapotranspiration...... MM ...... Millimeters
Heat Units........................ HU ...... Heat Units in Centigrade
ENGLISH ABBR. UNITS
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Air Temperature................... DegF ... Degrees Fahrenheit
Relative Humidity................. % ...... Percent
Vapor Pressure Deficit............ KPas ... Kilopascals
Solar Radiation................... -- ..... Langleys
Precipitation..................... In ..... Inches
Soil Temperature.................. DegF ... Degrees Fahrenheit
Wind Speed........................ MPH .... Miles per Hour
Wind Vector Magnitude............. MPH .... Miles per Hour
Wind Vector Direction............. Deg .... Degrees
Wind Direction Standard Deviation. Deg .... Degrees
Reference Evapotranspiration...... In ..... Inches
Heat Units........................ HU ..... Heat Units in Fahrenheit