wrote:

Ogimet has developed an annoying habit lately of omitting 6-groups (rainfall)
from its synops. As an example, see Kirkwall (03017) for yesterday (the 7th).
I’m wondering if I’m missing rainfall thereby because, if so, it will be
screwing up my Scottish rainfall records. UKMO say the synops they broadcast
have all the 6-groups intact. I clicked on Ogimet’s “Contact” button
and sent them a complaint, but just got a non-delivery message Still, I
suppose what you don’t pay for you can hardly complain about, as my
sensible wife says.

Ian Bingham,
Inchmarlo, Aberdeenshire.
80m asl.

Hi Ian,

The full SYNOPs, including the 6-groups, can be found at

http://weather.cod.edu/digatmos/syn/


Not quite as user-friendly as OGIMET as there's a separate file for each hour.
Nevertheless, the info is all there.

Incidentally, the Kirkwall 6-groups at 0000z and 0600z yesterday were 6///1 and
6///2 respectively.

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
http://peakdistrictweather.org
@TideswellWeathr