Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
216 NOUS43 KUNR 032043 PNSUNR SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>078-WYZ054>060- 040845- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Rapid City SD 243 PM MDT Thu Oct 3 2024 /343 PM CDT Thu Oct 3 2024/ ..Soliciting Comments on the Discontinuation of the Max Min Temperature and Precipitation Table Product for all NWS Central Region Offices... To: Subscribers: -NOAA Weather Wire Service -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network -NOAAPort Other NWS Partners, Users and Employees From: Stephen Bieda III, Ph.D, Chief Severe, Fire, Public, and Winter Weather Services Branch Subject: Soliciting Comments through November 2, 2024 on the Discontinuation of the Max/Min Temperature and Precipitation Table Product (RTP) for all NWS Central Region Offices The Max/Min Temperature and Precipitation Table Product (RTP) is a text product providing the maximum/minimum temperatures and precipitation totals for a sub-state region, an entire state, or a multi-state region. The RTP table is used by national centers and local media. Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs), in coordination with their local users and Regional Headquarters, will determine the regional extent of this product and which WFOs will issue sub-state, multi-state, or state product(s). The information contained in the RTP duplicates information contained in other text products as well as various websites and NWS application programming interfaces (API). WFO local products providing the data contained in the RTP product include: * PNS Text Products for summaries of temperatures and precipitation during significant weather events (Public Information Statement) * LSR Text Products for event-driven rainfall and snowfall reports * RER Text Products for record event reporting (Record Event Report) * DSM Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) Daily Summary messages * CLI Text Products for routine climate reports (Daily Climate Report) * RR3 Text Products for cooperative observations (Hydrometeorological Data Report) * MTR Text Products for routine METAR observations with temperature and precipitation data Alternative websites providing the data contained in the RTP product include: - NOAA Online Weather Data - https://www.weather.gov/climate?wfo=xxx where "xxx" is the Weather Forecast Office (WFO) identifier - NWS Weather API: https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web- api - Aviation Weather Center API: https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/#/ The weather enterprise and private sector companies may also provide tailored services. Offices and states for which Regional Max/Min Temperature and Precipitation (RTP) Products are proposed to be discontinued: Office NameAWIPS IDWMO Header ----------------------------- Aberdeen, SDRTPABRASUS63 KABR North Central Lower MichiganRTPAPXASUS63 KAPX LaCrosse, WIRTPARXASUS63 KARX Bismarck, NDRTPBISASUS63 KBIS Denver/Boulder, CORTPBOUASUS65 KBOU Cheyenne, WYRTPCYSASUS65 KCYS Dodge City, KSRTPDDCASUS63 KDDC Duluth, MN RTPDLHASUS63 KDLH Des Moines, IARTPDMXASUS63 KDMX Detroit, MI RTPDTXASUS63 KDTX Quad Cities, IA/ILRTPDVNASUS63 KDVN Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MORTPEAXASUS63 KEAX Grand Forks, ND RTPFGFASUS63 KFGF Sioux Falls, SD RTPMLBASUS63 KFSD Hastings, NERTPGIDASUS63 KGID Grand Junction, CORTPGJTASUS65 KGJT Goodland, KSRTPGLDASUS63 KGLD Green Bay, WIRTPGRBASUS63 KGRB Grand Rapids, MIRTPGRRASUS63 KGRR Wichita, KS RTPICTASUS63 KICT Central IllinoisRTPILXASUS63 KILX Indianapolis, INRTPINDASUS63 KIND Northern IndianaRTPIWXASUS63 KIWX Jackson, KY RTPJKLASUS63 KJKL North Platte, NERTPLBFASUS63 KLBF Louisville, KYRTPLMKASUS63 KLMK Chicago, IL RTPLOTASUS63 KLOT St Louis, MORTPLSXASUS63 KLSX Milwaukee, WIRTPMKXASUS63 KMKX Twin Cities, MN RTPMPXASUS63 KMPX Marquette, MIRTPMQTASUS63 KMQT Omaha, NE RTPOAXASUS63 KOAX Paducah, KY RTPPAHASUS63 KPAH Pueblo, CO RTPPUBASUS65 KPUB Riverton, WYRTPRIWASUS63 KRIW Springfield, MO RTPSGFASUS63 KSGF Topeka, KS RTPTOPASUS63 KTOP Rapid City, SDRTPUNRASUS63 KUNR State of NebraskaRTPNEASUS63 KOAX State of North Dakota RTPNDASUS63 KBIS State of South DakotaRTPSDASUS63 KFSD State of ColoradoRTPCOASUS65 KPUB State of Kansas RTPKSASUS63 KTOP State of MissouriRTPMO ASUS63 KLSX State of IowaRTPIA ASUS63 KDMX State of WisconsinRTPWI ASUS63 KMKX State of IllinoisRTPIL ASUS63 KLOT State of MichiganRTPMI ASUS63 KAPX State of IndianaRTPIN ASUS63 KIND State of KentuckyRTPKY ASUS63 KLMK Comments on the proposal to discontinue RTP products for all NWS Central Region offices may be sent to: Michael Hudson Chief, Integrated Services Division Central Region Headquarters National Weather Service michael.hudson@noaa.gov National Public Information Statements are online at: https://www.weather.gov/notification/ $$ WFO UNR $$