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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 26-34
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS SILVER SPRING MD
1145 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS, USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: SUZANNE LENIHAN
OFFICE OF CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
SUBJECT: DISCONTINUATION OF THE MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE AND
PRECIPITATION TABLE PRODUCT (RTP) FOR ALL NWS ALASKA REGION,
EASTERN REGION, AND WESTERN REGION OFFICES: EFFECTIVE MAY 6,
2026
EFFECTIVE MAY 6, 2026, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) WILL
DISCONTINUE THE MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE
PRODUCT (RTP) FOR ALL NWS ALASKA REGION, EASTERN REGION, AND
WESTERN REGION OFFICES. THE RTP HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN
DISCONTINUED FOR ALL NWS CENTRAL REGION, PACIFIC REGION, AND
SOUTHERN REGION OFFICES. THE NWS WILL NO LONGER PRODUCE ANY RTP
PRODUCTS.
THE 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 INFORMATION IN THE RTP DUPLICATES INFORMATION IN OTHER NWS
TEXT PRODUCTS, WEBSITES, AND NWS APPLICATION PROGRAMMING
INTERFACES (API).
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (WFO) LOCAL PRODUCTS PROVIDING THE DATA
CONTAINED IN THE RTP PRODUCT INCLUDE:
- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS (PNS) FOR SUMMARIES OF
TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION DURING SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
EVENTS.
- LOCAL STORM REPORTS (LSR) FOR EVENT-DRIVEN RAINFALL AND
SNOWFALL REPORTS.
- RECORD EVENT REPORTS (RER) FOR RECORD EVENT REPORTING.
- CLIMATE (CLI) TEXT PRODUCTS FOR ROUTINE CLIMATE REPORTS.
- DAILY SUMMARY MESSAGES (DSM) AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING
SYSTEM (ASOS) TEXT PRODUCTS FOR DAILY SUMMARIES OF TEMPERATURE
AND PRECIPITATION FROM WHICH THE CURRENT RTP AND CLI ARE
CONSTRUCTED.
- HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL DATA REPORT (RR3) FOR COOPERATIVE
OBSERVATIONS.
- METAR PRODUCTS (MTR) 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
- NWS WEATHER API:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DOCUMENTATION/SERVICES-WEB-API
- AVIATION WEATHER CENTER API:
HTTPS://AVIATIONWEATHER.GOV/DATA/API/#/
ALTERNATIVE WEB SITE PROVIDING THE DATA CONTAINED IN THE RTP
PRODUCT WITH OPTION TO ACCESS DATA AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS:
- RCC-ACIS: HTTPS://WWW.RCC-ACIS.ORG/EXAMPLES.HTML
AS PART OF THIS WEBPAGE, SC ACIS IS AVAILABLE TO ACCESS DATA
FROM MULTIPLE STATIONS FOR A SPECIFIC DATE AT ONE TIME:
- SC ACIS: HTTPS://SCACIS.RCC-ACIS.ORG/
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 WILL BE DISCONTINUED:
FOR ALASKA REGION:
OFFICE NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
------------ ----------- --------
FAIRBANKS, AK ASAK69 PAFG RTPAFG
JUNEAU, AK ASAK67 PAJK RTPAJK
STATE OF ALASKA ASAK68 PAFC RTPAK
FOR EASTERN REGION:
OFFICE NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
------------ ----------- --------
WAKEFIELD, VA ASUS61 KAKQ RTPAKQ
BINGHAMTON, NY ASUS61 KBGM RTPBGM
BOSTON/NORTON, MA ASUS61 KBOX RTPBOX
BURLINGTON, VT ASUS61 KBTV RTPBTV
BUFFALO, NY ASUS61 KBUF RTPBUF
COLUMBIA, SC ASUS62 KCAE RTPCAE
CLEVELAND, OH ASUS61 KCLE RTPCLE
STATE COLLEGE, PA ASUS61 KCTP RTPCTP
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG, SC ASUS62 KGSP RTPGSP
GRAY, ME ASUS61 KGYX RTPGYX
BALTIMORE, MD/WASHINGTON DC ASUS61 KLWX RTPLWX
NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY, NC ASUS62 KMHX RTPMHX
NEW YORK, NY ASUS61 KOKX RTPOKX
MOUNT HOLLY, NJ ASUS61 KPHI RTPPHI
RALEIGH, NC ASUS62 KRAH RTPRAH
CHARLESTON, WV ASUS61 KRLX RTPRLX
FOR WESTERN REGION:
OFFICE NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
------------ ----------- --------
BOISE, ID ASUS65 KBOI RTPBOI
EUREKA, CA ASUS66 KEKA RTPEKA
FLAGSTAFF, AZ ASUS65 KFGZ RTPFGZ
HANFORD, CA ASUS66 KHNX RTPHNX
ELKO, NV ASUS65 KLKN RTPLKN
LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA ASUS66 KLOX RTPLOX
MEDFORD, OR ASUS66 KMFR RTPMFR
SAN FRANCISCO, CA ASUS66 KMTR RTPMTR
SPOKANE, WA ASUS66 KOTX RTPOTX
PENDLETON, OR ASUS66 KPDT RTPPDT
PHOENIX, AZ ASUS65 KPSR RTPPSR
RENO, NV ASUS65 KREV RTPREV
SEATTLE, WA ASUS66 KSEW RTPSEW
SAN DIEGO, CA ASUS66 KSGX RTPSGX
SACRAMENTO, CA ASUS66 KSTO RTPSTO
TUCSON, AZ ASUS65 KTWC RTPTWC
LAS VEGAS, NV ASUS65 KVEF RTPVEF
STATE OF IDAHO ASUS65 KBOI RTPID
STATE OF OREGON ASUS66 KPQR RTPOR
STATE OF NEVADA ASUS65 KREV RTPNV
STATE OF UTAH ASUS65 KSLC RTPUT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ASUS66 KSTO RTPCA
STATE OF MONTANA ASUS65 KTFX RTPMT
IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:
PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES PROGRAM
WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
PUBLIC.PROGRAM@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT:
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/NOTIFICATION/
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