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NMP: Saving Federal Funds

The National Mesonet Program significantly lowers the overall per-station cost in comparison with a government station-only strategy, enabling much denser networks of weather observations at a cost-effective price. The program allows the federal government to efficiently leverage existing, non-federal weather monitoring assets instead of building, owning, operating, and maintaining stations at much higher cost.

NMP: Saving Federal Funds

The National Mesonet Program significantly lowers the overall per-station cost in comparison with a government station-only strategy, enabling much denser networks of weather observations at a cost-effective price. The program allows the federal government to efficiently leverage existing, non-federal weather monitoring assets instead of building, owning, operating, and maintaining stations at much higher cost.

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NMP Partners

The National Mesonet Program is comprised of more than 40 partners:

  • Private companies
  • State mesonets
  • Academic research organizations
Who are the Partners?

NMP Network of Networks

The National Mesonet’s 35,000 stations/platforms include:

  • Aircraft data
  • Boundary layer observations
  • Nationwide surface data

NMP Data

National Mesonet data is used for:

  • Numerical weather prediction (NWP) — particularly high-resolution regional
  • Weather Forecast Office (WFO) short-term forecast modifications
  • Situational awareness
  • Post-event analysis
  • National Mesonet Data is licensed with limited rights
Who Uses the Data?