NZUS93 KBIS 041638 LLLBIS NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-050438- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Bismarck ND 1138 AM CDT Fri Oct 4 2024 Public Information Statement 24-62 National Weather Service Headquarters Silver Spring MD 910 AM EDT Wed Oct 2 2024 To: Subscribers: -NOAA Weather Wire Service -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network -NOAAPort Other NWS Partners, Users and Employees From: Stephen Bieda III, Ph.D, Chief Severe, Fire, Public, and Winter Weather Services Branch Subject: Soliciting Comments through November 2, 2024 on the Discontinuation of the Max/Min Temperature and Precipitation Table Product (RTP) for all NWS Central Region Offices The Max/Min Temperature and Precipitation Table Product (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 RTP table is used by national centers and local media. Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs), in coordination with their local users and Regional Headquarters, will determine the regional extent of this product and which WFOs will issue sub-state, multi-state, or state product(s). The information contained in the RTP duplicates information contained in other text products as well as various websites and NWS application programming interfaces (API). WFO local products providing the data contained in the RTP product include: * PNS Text Products for summaries of temperatures and precipitation during significant weather events (Public Information Statement) * LSR Text Products for event-driven rainfall and snowfall reports * RER Text Products for record event reporting (Record Event Report) * DSM Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) Daily Summary messages * CLI Text Products for routine climate reports (Daily Climate Report) * RR3 Text Products for cooperative observations (Hydrometeorological Data Report) * MTR Text Products 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?wfo=xxx where xxx is the Weather Forecast Office (WFO) identifier - NWS Weather API: https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-api - Aviation Weather Center API: https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/#/ 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 are proposed to be discontinued: Office Name AWIPS ID WMO Header ----------- -------- ---------- Aberdeen, SD RTPABR ASUS63 KABR North Central Lower Michigan RTPAPX ASUS63 KAPX LaCrosse, WI RTPARX ASUS63 KARX Bismarck, ND RTPBIS ASUS63 KBIS Denver/Boulder, CO RTPBOU ASUS65 KBOU Cheyenne, WY RTPCYS ASUS65 KCYS Dodge City, KS RTPDDC ASUS63 KDDC Duluth, MN RTPDLH ASUS63 KDLH Des Moines, IA RTPDMX ASUS63 KDMX Detroit, MI RTPDTX ASUS63 KDTX Quad Cities, IA/IL RTPDVN ASUS63 KDVN Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO RTPEAX ASUS63 KEAX Grand Forks, ND RTPFGF ASUS63 KFGF Sioux Falls, SD RTPMLB ASUS63 KFSD Hastings, NE RTPGID ASUS63 KGID Grand Junction, CO RTPGJT ASUS65 KGJT Goodland, KS RTPGLD ASUS63 KGLD Green Bay, WI RTPGRB ASUS63 KGRB Grand Rapids, MI RTPGRR ASUS63 KGRR Wichita, KS RTPICT ASUS63 KICT Central Illinois RTPILX ASUS63 KILX Indianapolis, IN RTPIND ASUS63 KIND Northern Indiana RTPIWX ASUS63 KIWX Jackson, KY RTPJKL ASUS63 KJKL North Platte, NE RTPLBF ASUS63 KLBF Louisville, KY RTPLMK ASUS63 KLMK Chicago, IL RTPLOT ASUS63 KLOT St Louis, MO RTPLSX ASUS63 KLSX Milwaukee, WI RTPMKX ASUS63 KMKX Twin Cities, MN RTPMPX ASUS63 KMPX Marquette, MI RTPMQT ASUS63 KMQT Omaha, NE RTPOAX ASUS63 KOAX Paducah, KY RTPPAH ASUS63 KPAH Pueblo, CO RTPPUB ASUS65 KPUB Riverton, WY RTPRIW ASUS63 KRIW Springfield, MO RTPSGF ASUS63 KSGF Topeka, KS RTPTOP ASUS63 KTOP Rapid City, SD RTPUNR ASUS63 KUNR State of Nebraska RTPNE ASUS63 KOAX State of North Dakota RTPND ASUS63 KBIS State of South Dakota RTPSD ASUS63 KFSD State of Colorado RTPCO ASUS65 KPUB State of Kansas RTPKS ASUS63 KTOP State of Missouri RTPMO ASUS63 KLSX State of Iowa RTPIA ASUS63 KDMX State of Wisconsin RTPWI ASUS63 KMKX State of Illinois RTPIL ASUS63 KLOT State of Michigan RTPMI ASUS63 KAPX State of Indiana RTPIN ASUS63 KIND State of Kentucky RTPKY ASUS63 KLMK Comments on the proposal to discontinue RTP products for all NWS Central Region offices may be sent to: Michael Hudson Chief, Integrated Services Division Central Region Headquarters National Weather Service michael.hudson@noaa.gov National Public Information Statements are online at: https://www.weather.gov/notification/