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For a list of changes made during the data years 1996-98, please consult 'readme.aupdates.old'. 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'. 03/14/05 -- Nico (8924) for March, 1993 has been replaced to correct an error in the data. 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) April, June and September, 1994; Mt. Siple (8981) June, 1994. 08/25/04 -- Data for Sandra (8923) for March 1993 and Pegasus South (8937) have been replaced to correct small errors in the data. 10/24/03 -- Data were replaced for 8917 (Ski-Hi) for Dec. 1994 through Dec. 1995 to correct a processing error. 10/10/01 -- July 1994 was replaced for stations 8900 through 8947. Wind corrections were made for Whitlock for July and October, 1994. Pressure corrections were made for Butler Is. for November, 1994 and Mount Siple for February, 1995. Temperature and pressure corrections were made for Ski-Hi for July, 1994. 02/11/99 -- Cape Denison (8933) for 1993-1994 and (8907) for 1995 have been replaced with updated versions to correct header listings. 02/04/99 -- Minna Bluff (8915) for all of 1993, and (8988) for all of 1994-1995, have been replaced with updated versions to correct header errors. 02/03/99 -- Willie Field (8901) for all of 1993-1994 and February 1995 and Whitlock (8925) for all of 1993 have been replaced with updated versions to correct a header error. 02/02/99 -- Bonaparte Point (8912) for March 1994, Marble Point (8906) for January and February 1995, and Santa Claus Island (8910) for December 1995 have been replaced with updated versions to correct a header error. 08/24/98 -- Bonaparte Point (8912) for June 1993, Pegasus North (8927) for March - June 1993, Penguin Point (8929) for February - June 1993, Port Martin (8930) for February and March 1993, Cape Denison (8933) for February - May 1993, and Pegasus South (8937) for February through July 1993, have been replaced with updated versions. Bonaparte Point (8912), Penguin Point (8929), Port Martin (8930), Cape Denison (8933), and Pegasus South (8937) for January 1993 were replaced with updated versions. 08/06/98 -- Limbert (8925) for November 1995 was added. 08/04/98 -- Bonaparte Point (8912), Penguin Point (8929), and Pegasus South (8937) for July 1993 have been replaced with updated versions. 07/31/98 -- Bonaparte Point (8912), Pegasus North (8927), Penguin Point (8929), and Pegasus South (8937) for August - September 1993, along with Cape Denison (8933) for August 1993, have been replaced with updated versions. 07/29/98 -- Bonaparte Point (8912), Penguin Point (8929), and Pegasus South (8937) for Oct-Dec 1993, and Cape Denison (8933) for December 1993, were replaced with updated versions. 05/06/98 -- Pegasus South (8937) for January and March 1994 were replaced with updated versions. 04/29/98 -- Bonaparte Point (8912), Cape Denison (8933), Pegasus South (8937), and Clean Air (8987) for January 1994 were replaced with updated versions. 04/28/98 -- Bonaparte Point (8912), Cape Denison (8933), Pegasus South (8937), and Clean Air (8987) for February 1994 were replaced with updated versions. 04/27/98 -- Bonaparte Point (8912), Cape Denison (8933), Pegasus South (8937), and Clean Air (8987) for March-April 1994 were replaced with updated versions. 04/23/98 -- Pegasus South (8937) and Clean Air (8987) for June 1994 have been replaced with updated versions. Cape Denison (8933), Pegasus South (8937) and Clean Air (8987) for May 1994 have been replaced with updated versions. 04/22/98 -- Port Martin (8930), Cape Denison (8933), Pegasus South (8937), and Clean Air (8987) for August 1994 have been replaced with updated versions. Pegasus South (8937) and Clean Air (8987) for July 1994 have been replaced with updated versions. 04/20/98 -- Port Martin (8930), Cape Denison (8933), Pegasus South (8937), and Clean Air (8987) for September 1994 have been replaced with updated versions. 04/15/98 -- Bonaparte Point (8912), Cape Denison (8933), Pegasus South (8937), and Clean Air (8987) for October 1994 have been replaced with updated versions. 04/14/98 -- Cape Denison (8933), Pegasus South (8937), and Clean Air (8987) for November 1994 have been replaced with updated versions. 04/13/98 -- Bonaparte Point (8912), Penguin Point (8929), Port Martin (8930), Cape Denison (8933), Pegasus South (8937), Clean Air (8987), and Cape Webb (8933 also), for December 1994 have been replaced with updated versions. 01/05/98 -- Cape Denison (8907), Bonaparte Point (8912), Penguin Point (8929), Port Martin (8930), Cape Webb (8933), Pegasus South (8937), and Clean Air (8987) for January-February 1995 were replaced with updated versions. 12/16/97 -- Cape Denison (8907), Bonaparte Point (8912), Penguin Point (8929), Port Martin (8930), Cape Webb (8933), and Clean Air (8987) for March-April 1995, and Pegasus South (8937) for March-June 1995 were replaced with updated versions. 12/09/97 -- Cape Denison (8907), Bonaparte Point (8912), Penguin Point (8929), Cape Webb (8933), Pegasus South (8937), and Clean Air (8987) for May-June 1995, and Port Martin (8930) for May 1995, were replaced with updated versions. 12/02/97 -- Cape Denison (8907), Bonaparte Point (8912), Penguin Point (8929), Port Martin (8930), Cape Webb (8933), Pegasus South (8937), and Clean Air (8987) for July 1995 have been replaced with updated versions. 11/25/97 -- Cape Denison (8907), Bonaparte Point (8912), Port Martin (8930), Cape Webb (8933), Pegasus South (8937), and Clean Air (8987) for August 1995 have been replaced with updated versions. 11/24/97 -- Butler Island (8902) was replaced for October 1995. Cape Webb (8933) was replaced for September 1995. Cape Denison (8907), Bonaparte Point (8912), Port Martin (8930), Pegasus South (8937), and Clean Air (8987) were replaced for September-October 1995. 11/17/97 -- Cape Denison (8907), Bonaparte Point (8912), Port Martin (8930), Pegasus South (8937), and Clean Air (8987) for November 1995 have been replaced with updated versions. Butler Island (8902) for December 1995 was also replaced. 11/13/97 -- Cape Denison (8907), Bonaparte Point (8912), Penguin Point (8929), Port Martin (8930), Cape Webb (8933), Pegasus South (8937), and Clean Air (8987) for December 1995 have been replaced with updated versions. 09/24/97 -- Bonaparte Point (8912) for all of 1993 were replaced to correct an error in the header. 08/21/97 -- D-80 (8919) for July and October 1994 have been replaced with updated versions to correct a problem with the air pressure. 06/17/97 -- Penguin Point (8929) for June 1995 was replaced with an updated version. 05/22/97 -- Cape Denison (8907), Port Martin (8930), and Cape Webb (8933) for December 1995 were added to the site. 05/12/97 -- Relay Point (8918) data for February through December 1995 were replaced with updated versions. 05/06/97 -- All available Antarctic data for December 1995 have been added. 05/05/97 -- Port Martin (8930), Cape Denison (8907), Sutton (8939), and Cape Webb (8933) for February - November 1995 have been added. Pegasus South (8937) for January 1995 has been replaced with an updated version. 04/17/97 -- Whitlock (8921) for February, May - November 1995 have been replaced with updated versions. 04/02/97 -- All available Antarctic data for November 1995 have been added. 03/18/97 -- All available Antarctic data for October 1995 have been added. 03/05/97 -- All available Antarctic data for September 1995 have been added. 02/17/97 -- All available Antarctic data for August 1995 have been added. 02/06/97 -- Port Martin (8930), Cape Denison (8933), Sutton (8939), and Cape Webb (8933) data for December 1994 were added to the site. 12/13/96 -- Port Martin (8930) and Cape Denison (8933) data for September 1994 added to the site. 12/06/96 -- Pegasus North (8927) data for 1994 replaced with updated versions; the pressures were removed pending a fix. 11/20/96 -- All available Antarctic data added for July 1995. Pegasus North (8927) data for 1995 replaced with updated versions; the pressures were removed pending a fix. 11/05/96 -- All available Antarctic data added for June 1995. 11/01/96 -- Port Martin (8930) and Cape Denison (8933) data for August 1994 added to the site. 10/31/96 -- Doug (21359) for May 1995 has been replaced with an updated version. 10/17/96 -- All available Antarctic data added for May 1995. 10/07/96 -- Mount Siple (8981) for October 1994 was replaced with an updated version. 09/26/96 -- All available Antarctic data added for April 1995. Cape Dension for May 1994 was also added. Relay Point (8918) for March 1995 was replaced with an updated version due to slightly errant header information. 09/16/96 -- All available Antarctic data added for March 1995. Minna Bluff (8988) for February 1995 was replaced with an updated version. 09/11/96 -- Cape Denison for January-April '94, October-November '94, and January 1995 added. Port Martin for January '94, October -November '94, and January 1995 added. Cape Webb and Sutton for January 1995 added. 08/23/96 -- Relay Point (8918) for February 1995 replaced due to a calibration error. 06/04/96 -- Clean Air (8987) replaced for January 1994-February 1995; humidity and vertical temperature difference information is now provided. 05/10/96 -- All available Antarctic data added for February 1995. 04/29/96 -- Hugo Island AWS (8910) was renamed Santa Claus Island; files for December 1994 and January 1995 have been renamed appropriately. 04/17/96 -- The following stations' data were replaced for formatting reasons: 9030195h.dat 9140195h.dat 9190195h.dat 9320195h.dat 9830195h.dat 9040195h.dat 9150195h.dat 9200195h.dat 9470195h.dat 9840195h.dat 9060195h.dat 9170195h.dat 9260195h.dat 9810195h.dat 9880195h.dat 03/25/96 -- Butler Island (8902) data replaced for January 1995. 03/22/96 -- Butler Island (8902) data replaced for Nov-Dec 94 with updated versions. The air pressure was fixed after it was discovered it has an incorrectly functioning oscillator. 03/11/96 -- Pegasus South (8937) and Clean Air (8987) for January 1995 added. 02/29/96 -- May 93 for Dome C (8904) site replaced; a temperature ob was missing a minus sign. 02/19/96 -- Willie Field (8901) for January 1994 replaced with an updated version. 02/15/96 -- Clean Air (8987) data for January 1994 replaced with an updated version. Four previously missing Antarctic stations added for July 1994. 02/09/96 -- Cape Denison (8933) and Port Martin (8930) data for 1993 added. 02/08/96 -- Whitlock (8921) for January 1995 was replaced. 02/05/96 -- All available Antarctic data added for December of 1994. 12/22/95 -- 3591194h.dat (Doug) and 3551194h.dat (Harry) replaced with updated versions. 12/12/95 -- All available Antarctic data added for September of 1994. 11/29/95 -- Pegasus South (8937) data added for Mar-May, July of 1994. 11/28/95 -- Pegasus South (8937) and Clean Air (8987) data added for Oct-Nov of 1994. 11/20/95 -- Clean Air (8987) data for Jan-May and July of 1994 added. 11/10/95 -- Pegasus South (8937) data for January and February 1994 added. 11/03/95 -- Racer Rock data added for August 1994. 11/01/95 -- Pegasus South data replaced for June 1994. All available Antarctic data added for August 1994. 10/26/95 -- Siple Coast stations (id # 213??) for November 1994 added. Please consult readme.3format for information on file name structure for these sites. 10/24/95 -- All available Antarctic data, including Pegasus South (8937), and Clean Air (8987) sites, added for June 1994. 09/22/95 -- All available Antarctic data added for May 1994. 09/11/95 -- All available Antarctic data added for April 1994. 08/31/95 -- All available Antarctic data added for January 1995. 08/18/95 -- Selected January data for Antarctica for 1994 replaced due to incorrect formatting. 08/08/95 -- All available Antarctic stations added for March 1994. 06/21/95 -- All of January and July 1994 for Antarctica was replaced with files with corrected headers. The following were also replaced: 9010294h.dat, 9040294h.dat, 9120294h.dat, 9121094h.dat. 06/20/95 -- All available Antarctic stations added for Jan-Feb 1994. 05/10/95 -- Antarctic stations for Oct-Nov 1994 added. 04/26/95 -- Marilyn (8931) data for 1993-1994 was replaced. 04/25/95 -- Marilyn (8931) data for 1993-1994 was pulled again due to another wind direction problem. 03/20/95 -- Marilyn (8931) data for 1993-1994 replaced due to an error in the calibration file resulting in errant wind direction listings. 02/10/95 -- Mt. Siple (8981) data in 1993 replaced due to errant headers. 02/06/95 -- All Antarctic stations for Jan-Dec 1993 added. 01/24/95 -- Antarctic stations for July 1994 added. 01/12/95 -- The remainder of Pegasus South (8937) data for 1993 was added. 11/19/94 -- Selected Pegasus South (8937) data for mid-late 1993 were added. 09/09/94 -- Selected Pegasus South (8937) data for early-mid 1993.