INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT SYMBOLS

METEOROLOGICAL TRAINING INSTITUTE

PASHAN, PUNE - 411008
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PILOT CODE SURFACE CODE FOR INLAND AND COASTAL STATIONS
00 0
PILOT SECTION 4 Mi Mi Mj M j Y Y G G i W 3 3 3
PART : A
FOR STANDARD ISOBARIC
9 tn u1 u2 u3 d d f f f 10 c 1
iR ix h V V 1 sn Tx Tx Tx
LEVELS UP TO AND 100Mb

SECTION 1
8 ddfff ddfff
or N d d f f 2 sn Tn Tn Tn
20 o 2
P P A A Y Y G G a4 l l i i i 21212 nO nO POPOPO dOdOfOfOfO
SECTION 2
4 4 n P1 P1
nn nn Pn Pn Pn dndn fn fn fn 1 sn T T T 5 6 DL DM DH 30 3
or ddfff . . . . PART C
5 5 n P1 P1 FOR STANDARD ISOBARIC 2 sn Td Td Td 5 7 C Da ec
SECTION 3 LEVELS ABOVE 1OO Mb 40 4
7 7 Pm Pm Pm d d f f f 3 Po Po Po Po 5 8 P24 P24 P24
m m m m m SECTION 1
or 50 5
6 6 Pm Pm Pm (4 Vb Vb Va Va) PP CC YY GG a 4 lliii 4 P P P P 5 9 P24 P24 P24

or
SECTION 2
7 w w W1 W2 6 R R R / 60 6
SAME AS FOR PART -A
7 Hm Hm Hm Hm 8 Nh CL Ch 8 Ns C hs hs
or
dm dm fm fm fm SECTION 3 CM 70 7
SAME AS FOR PART -A
6 Hm Hm Hm Hm (4 Vb Vb Va Va) 2 2 2 / / 9 Sp Sp sp sp
or PART D
Pwa Pwa Hwa Hwa
80 8
77999 FOR REGIONALLY FIXED 1 5 5 5
AND / OR SIGNIFICANT
PART B
LEVELS ABOVE 1OO Mb
2 Pw Pw Hw Hw 0 R24 R24 R24 R24 90 9
FOR REGIONALLY FIXED
SECTION 1 3 dw1 dw1 dw2 dw2 1 RT RT RT RT
AND / OR SIGNIFICANT
PP DD YY GG a 4 lliii DIRECTION OF WIND
LEVELS UP TO 1OO Mb
35-01
Pw1 Hw1 Dq Fq q qt
W N NNE 04
SECTION 1 SECTION 4 4 Pw1 Hw1 2
2
PP BB YY GG a 4 l l i i i SAME AS FOR PART -B -3 NN 8 N

W N 31
W

-0
5 P w2 P w2 Hw2 Hw2 NOTE:- SECTION 2 IS USED
1

5
E
BY COASTAL STATIONS

EN
WN

E
08-10
26-28
RAINFALL
SHIP CODE R R R PLOTTED AS
STATION MODELS W6 D, DL,DM
2 E

WS

E
dd
991 999

ES
Mi Mi Mj Mj 8 Nh CL CM CH

W
CH 5 3
W

S
001 002

22

E
CH S 3-

14
D D 2 2 2 Ds Vs CM PPP SS 4

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23
003 007 CM W S SSE 1
bw nb
TT P24 P24 17-19
A1 nb nb 0 Sn Tw Tw Tw P24 P24
008 015 1 TT V V ww N
iW
V V ww N Td Td CONVERSION OF
Y Y G G 2 Pw Pw Hw Hw 016 024 2
Td Td W1 W2 ff TO BARBS
025 035 3
CL W W
9 9 La La La 3 dw1 dw1 dw2 dw2 CL RRR 1 2 ff(knots) TO BE PLOTTED AS
036 044 4 /
Nh h RRR 01-02
Qc Lo Lo Lo Lo 4 Pw 1 Pw 1 Hw 1 Hw1
045 055 5
Nh h/ 03-07
HILL STATION INLAND PLAIN STATION
iR ix h V V 5 Pw2 Pw 2 Hw 2 Hw2 08-12
056 064 6
13-17
N d d f f 065 075 7
CH CH 18-22

CTI / DRAWING BRANCH /SHARAD GURSALE / March 2009

076 084 8 CM
1 sn T T T 3 3 PPP CMPPP 23-27
3 TT
085 095 9
V V ww P24 P24 TT ppa
28-32
2 sn Td Td Td 8 Ns C hs hs N V V ww N
096 104 10 Td Td 33-37
Td Td
4 P P P P 105 115 11 CL W1 W2 W1 W2 38-42
TwTwTw CL
HW HW Nh h RRR
/ Vs 43-47
5 a p p p
-
PW P W
PW PW1
1
-
H
HW W Nh h GG /
RRR 48-52
6 R R R tR H W1HW1 PW P W PW PW1
1 53-57
976 984 98
COASTAL STATION SHIP H W1HW1
7 w w W1 W2 985 989 AND SO ON.......
INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT
METEOROLOGICAL TRAINING INSTITUTE
PASHAN, PUNE - 411008