Graham P Davis wrote:

On 28/11/11 10:26, The Other Mike wrote:
On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:23:25 +0000, Graham P Davis
wrote:

On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:44:08 +0000
Phil wrote:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/we...fair-for-amate
urs-as-Met-Office-releases-data.html

Not sure what 'data' this is referring to. Perhaps we may get hourly
synops on the web :-)

I haven't the foggiest idea.

Dissemination of real-time observational data is limited by
international treaty

Is it?

Got a reference for that?



We had this discussion over a decade ago in this group. I didn't think I'd
have a cat-in-hell's chance of finding a reference but luckily remembered the
answer was "40" and not "42". A quick glance shows me that my memory of what
it covered was a bit foggy.

http://www.wmo.int/pages/about/Resolution40_en.html

Each state meteorological service can decide which of its own data is classed
as "essential". I don't have a reference, but I think that several years ago
the Met Office decided that all of its observational data could be released
without restriction on its use.

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.