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For a list of changes made during the data years 1996-1998, please consult 'readme.aupdates.old'. For a list of changes made during the data years 1993-95, please consult 'readme.aupdates.old1'. For a list of changes made during the data years 1990-92, please consult 'readme.aupdates.old2'. For a list of changes made during the data years 1985-89, please consult 'readme.aupdates.old3'. For a list of changes made during the data years 1980-84, please consult 'readme.aupdates.old4'. Questions can be sent to amrc@ssec.wisc.edu. 09/01/18 -- Wind direction for 2 observations for Relay Station for April, 1995 had been corrected to remove negative numbers. 05/24/12 -- Data for Hugo Island (08935) have been added for March and April, 2012. Data for Brianna (08931) have been replaced for Sep. 2011 through March, 2012 to fix the pressure. 05/18/12 -- All available 3 hourly data for March, 2012 have been added. 05/10/12 -- All available 3 hourly data for February, 2012 have been added. 05/03/12 -- Data for Hugo Island for October, 2011 through January, 2012 have been removed. 05/01/12 -- All available 3 hourly data for January, 2012 have been added. 03/08/12 -- All available 3 hourly data for December, 2011 have been added. 02/27/12 -- All available 3 hourly data for November, 2011 have been added. 02/13/12 -- All available 3 hourly data for October, 2011 have been added. Brianna (8931) has been replaced for September, 2011 to correct the pressure. 02/02/12 -- All available 3 hourly data for September, 2011 have been added. 11/18/11 -- Byrd (8903) data from 1990 through January, 2011 have been replaced to correct an inappropriate offset and apply the legacy calibrations for the temperature. 11/07/11 -- All available 3 hourly data for August, 2011 have been added. 10/03/11 -- Byrd (8903) data from 2002 through January, 2011 have been replaced to correct an error in the temperature. 09/30/11 -- All available 3 hourly data for July, 2011 have been added. 09/01/11 -- All available 3 hourly data for June, 2011 have been added. 08/08/11 -- All available 3 hourly data for May, 2011 have been added. 06/23/11 -- All available 3 hourly data for April, 2011 have been added. 06/07/11 -- All available 3 hourly data for March, 2011 have been added. 05/10/11 -- All available 3 hourly data for February, 2011 have been added. 04/08/11 -- All available 3 hourly data for December, 2010 and January, 2011 have been added. 02/10/11 -- All available 3 hourly data for November, 2010 have been added. 01/03/11 -- All available 3 hourly data for October, 2010 have been added. 12/07/10 -- Pressure data for Bonaparte Point (8912) have been removed for 1996. Pressure data will be replaced if a correction is found. 12/06/10 -- All available 3 hourly data for September, 2010 have been added. 10/28/10 -- Data for Byrd (08903) have been replaced for 2007, 2008, and 2010 to correct a problem with the wind direction. 10/26/10 -- All available 3 hourly data for August, 2010 have been added. 10/04/10 -- All available 3 hourly data for July, 2010 have been added. 10/01/10 -- Data for Byrd (08903) have been replaced for 2009 to correct a problem with the wind direction. 08/27/10 -- All available 3 hourly data for June, 2010 have been added. 08/04/10 -- All available 3 hourly data for May, 2010 have been added. 07/15/10 -- All data for 2009 have been reloaded to correct problems with calibrations or equipment failures in certain stations such as Pegasus North, Willie Field, and Swithinbank, and add missing data for Mulock, Dismal Island, and Kominko-Slade. 07/12/10 -- All available 3 hourly data for April, 2010 have been added. 06/16/10 -- All available 3 hourly data for March, 2010 have been added. 06/02/10 -- Data for Willie Field (30477) have been added for February and March, 2010. Data for D-10 have been replaced for November, 2009. 04/30/10 -- All available 3 hourly data for February, 2010 have been added. 04/16/10 -- All available 3 hourly data for December, 2009 and January, 2010 have been added. 03/30/10 -- Data for Pegasus North (08923/08937) have been added/replaced for February-September, 2009. 03/11/10 -- All data for Willie Field (30477) for 2009 have been removed due to problems with the pressure and the wind direction. 02/02/10 -- All available 3 hourly data for November, 2009 have been added. 01/15/10 -- All available 3 hourly data for January, 2009 have been added. 01/04/10 -- All available 3 hourly data for October, 2009 have been added. 12/07/09 -- All available 3 hourly data for September, 2009 have been added. 11/05/09 -- All available 3 hourly data for August, 2009 have been added. 10/09/09 -- All available 3 hourly data for February and July, 2009 have been added. 09/08/09 -- All available 3 hourly data for March, 2009 have been added. 08/07/09 -- Data for Pegasus North (08923) have been removed. The station pressure for Willie Field (30477) has been removed. 07/21/09 -- Files for Swithinbank (08927) have been replaced for 2008 and 2009. The pressure has been removed. 07/03/09 -- All available 3 hourly data for May, 2009 have been added. In addition, Lettau (08928) and Elizabeth (21361) have been replaced for April, 2009 to add the delta-T. Cape Denison (08988) has been replaced for April, 2009 to correct the pressure. 06/11/09 -- All available 3 hourly data for April, 2009 have been added. 05/26/09 -- All available 3 hourly data for February, 2003 have been added. 03/10/09 -- Byrd (08903) has been replaced for March, April, November and December for 2002 to correct a problem with the wind direction. 03/09/09 -- All available 3 hourly data for January, 2003 have been added. 10/07/08 -- Bonaparte Point (08923) has been replaced for 2002 and for September through December, 2001 to fix a problem with the water temperature. 10/06/08 -- All available 3 hourly data for December, 2002 have been added. 06/30/08 -- All available 3 hourly data for November, 2002 have been added. 04/14/08 -- All available 3 hourly data for October, 2002 have been added. 03/20/08 -- All available 3 hourly data for September, 2002 have been added. 02/14/08 -- All available 3 hourly data for August, 2002 have been added. 01/11/08 -- All available 3 hourly data for June and July, 2002 have been added. 11/06/07 -- All available 3 hourly data for May, 2002 have been added. 10/04/07 -- All available 3 hourly data for April, 2002 have been added. 08/24/07 -- All available 3 hourly data for March, 2002 have been added. 07/12/07 -- All available 3 hourly data for February, 2002 have been added. 05/18/07 -- All available 3 hourly data for January, 2002 have been added. 02/01/07 -- All available 3 hourly data for December, 2001 have been added. 11/21/06 -- All available 3 hourly data for November, 2001 have been added. 09/29/06 -- All available 3 hourly data for October, 2001 have been added. 08/04/06 -- All available 3 hourly data for September, 2001 have been added. 07/05/06 -- All available 3 hourly data for August, 2001 have been added. 04/07/06 -- All available 3 hourly data for July, 2001 have been added. 02/01/06 -- All available 3 hourly data for June, 2001 have been added. 11/10/05 -- All available 3 hourly data for May, 2001 have been added. 09/26/05 -- All available 3 hourly data for April, 2001 have been added. 07/25/05 -- All available 3 hourly data for March, 2001 have been added. 04/29/05 -- All available 3 hourly data for February, 2001 have been added. 03/02/05 -- All available 3 hourly data for January, 2001 have been added. 02/28/05 -- Data for February, 2000 for 8909 (Port Martin) have been replaced to correct the wind direction. 11/04/04 -- All available 3 hourly data for December, 2000 have been added. 09/23/04 -- All available 3 hourly data for November, 2000 have been added. 09/21/04 -- Data for several months have been replaced to correct small errors in the data. The stations and months are: Pegasus South (8937) May and October, 2000. 08/25/04 -- Data for Minna Bluff (8935) for March, 2000 have been replaced to correct small errors in the data. 08/13/04 -- Data for 8923 (Bonaparte Point) have been replaced for February, 1998 through December, 1999. The pressure was removed because it was too low. 07/27/04 -- Data for 8923 (Bonaparte Point) have been replaced for January through September, 2000. The pressure was removed because it was too low. Summary data for 8909 (Port Martin) were replace for February, 2000. The wind direction was incorrect. 07/27/04 -- All available 3 hourly data for October, 2000 were added. 06/16/04 -- All available 3 hourly data for September, 2000 were added. 04/13/04 -- All available 3 hourly data for August, 2000 were added. 03/30/04 -- All available 3 hourly data for July, 2000 were added. 02/18/04 -- All available 3 hourly data for June, 2000 were added. 01/27/04 -- All available 3 hourly data for May, 2000 were added. 01/09/04 -- All available 3 hourly data for April, 2000 were added. 12/17/03 -- Data for Butler Island (8902) for all of 1999 were replaced to correct the pressure. 10/07/03 -- All available 3 hourly data for March, 2000 were added. Sutton (8939) was replaced for February, 2000 to add missing data. 09/03/03 -- All available 3 hourly data for February, 2000 were added. 07/25/03 -- All available 3 hourly data for January, 2000 were added. Minna Bluff (8935) was replaced for January, 1999 to fix a problem with the pressure calibration. Siple Dome (8900 and 8938) were also replaced for January, 1999. 04/29/03 -- Santa Claus Island (1364) for May, 1999 was removed. 04/10/03 -- Data for Siple Dome (8938) for May, 1999 was replaced. The wind speed and direction were eliminated. 04/04/03 -- Data for the second half of 1999 for Penguin Point (8910), Cape Denison (8988), and Port Martin (8909) were replaced. The pressure was corrected for high wind speeds. 03/28/03 -- Data for Byrd (8903) were replaced for November and December, 1999. The wind speed and direction were not correct and were eliminated. 03/11/03 -- All available Antarctic data for December, 1999 have been added. 02/04/03 -- All available Antarctic data for November, 1999 have been added. 12/19/02 -- Data for 8901 (Cape Bird), 8917 (Sky-Blu), 21361 (Elizabeth), and 21363 (Erin) for September, 1999 were replaced with corrected data. Data for 8917 were also replaced for February-August, 1999. 12/18/02 -- All available Antarctic data for October, 1999 have been added. 12/05/02 -- All available Antarctic data for September, 1999 have been added. 10/29/02 -- All available Antarctic data for August, 1999 have been added. 10/04/02 -- All available Antarctic data for July, 1999 have been added. 09/03/02 -- All available Antarctic data for May and June, 1999 have been added. 04/15/02 -- All available Antarctic data for April, 1999 have been added. 03/25/02 -- Antarctic data for Penguin Point (8910) were replaced for January- March, 1999 to correct the pressure. 03/15/02 -- All available Antarctic data for March, 1999 were added. 02/04/02 -- Antarctic data for January, 1999 were replaced in order to split the data into Cape Spencer, Herbie Alley, White Out, and White Island. 01/25/02 -- All available Antarctic data for January and February, 1999 were added.