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19990322: sfgram order...

>From: Maureen Ballard <address@hidden>
>Organization: UK Ag Weather Center
>Keywords: 199903221515.IAA29170

>Steve,
>
>I am still trying to get sfgram to only plot our research meteograms at
>the top of the hour rather than every ten minutes. I think the problem
>may lie in the order of the file that we are importing into GEMPAK but I
>want to check.
>
>Currently the file is set up something like this:
>
>ME2K2 990322/0840  33.6   70  6.6  306  985.3  0.00
>ME2K2 990322/0850  34.3   67  3.5  351  985.3  0.00
>ME2K2 990322/0900  35.2   65  4.7  314  985.3  0.00
>ME2K2 990322/0910  36.1   62  2.5   23  985.3  0.00
>ME2K2 990322/0920  36.5   59  0.0   90  985.3  0.00
>ME2K2 990322/0930  37.0   58  3.5  275  985.3  0.00
>ME2K2 990322/0940  37.9   58  3.9  328  986.3  0.00
>ME2K2 990322/0950  37.9   53  2.9  356  986.3  0.00
>ME2K2 990322/1000  38.6   54  4.3  326  986.3  0.00
>ME2K2 990322/1010  39.0   52  3.5   79  986.3  0.00
>SFAK2 990321/1100  50.7   88  5.5  290 1013.6  0.00
>SFAK2 990321/1110  53.0   75  4.3  261 1013.5  0.00
>SFAK2 990321/1120  54.5   68  2.5   11 1013.4  0.00
>SFAK2 990321/1130  56.3   56  2.9  308 1013.3  0.00
>SFAK2 990321/1140  57.2   49  3.9  351 1013.4  0.00
>SFAK2 990321/1150  57.7   44 10.2  346 1013.4  0.00
>SFAK2 990321/1200  58.1   45  5.5  319 1013.4  0.00
>SFAK2 990321/1210  58.6   40  4.7  326 1013.2  0.00
>
>where each station's data for the last 24 hours is grouped together. If
>I somehow figured a way for the file to be organized with the same times
>together, would I have more success in plotting every hour rather than
>every 10 minutes?
>
>I do have DATTIM = 990321/0900 - 990322/0900 - 0100
>so that is why I am thinking it has something to do with the raw format
>of our research data.
>
>If you could get back to me on this this week, I would really appreciate
>it since I have accepted a position with the NWS which starts next
>Monday. I'm busy this week trying to tie up loose ends.
>
>Thanks!!!!
>
>Maureen
>
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>


Maureen,

could you provide me with one of your complete files, eg with 24 hours so I
can have something to test on?

You can use the unix sort commane and sort by field 2 (the dattim) field,
but this shouldn't be needed.

Steve CHiswell