getStationCode {weatherData} | R Documentation |
This function goes through the USAirportWeatherStations dataset and looks for matches. Usually, the 4 letter airportCode is what you are after.
getStationCode(stationName, region = NULL)
stationName |
String that you want to get the weatherStation code for |
region |
A qualifier about the station's location. It could be a continent or a country. If in the US, region is a two-letter state abbreviation. Ex. "AK" for Alaska |
A one row data frame containing:
A string of Station Name that matched
the region. (two-letter state abbreviation if in the US)
The 4-letter weather
station ID. (This is the string you use when calling
getDetailedWeather()
)
For a world-wide list of possible stations, be sure to look
at http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/surface/stations.txt
The ICAO (4-letter code is what needs to be input to
getDetailedWeather()
)
getStationCode("Fiji") getStationCode("Athens", region="GA") # in the US State of Georgia