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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(<br/>''Also called'' station identifier.) Group of five digits (IIiii) used in meteorological  messages to identify the [[station]] of origin of an [[observation]] report.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It consists of the block number (II), defining the area in which the [[station]] is located, and the  [[station index number]] (iii). <br/>''See'' [[international index numbers]].</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' station identifier.) Group of five digits (IIiii) used in meteorological  messages to identify the [[station]] of origin of an [[observation]] report.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It consists of the block number (II), defining the area in which the [[station]] is located, and the  [[station index number]] (iii). <br/>''See'' [[international index numbers]].</div><br/> </div>
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station designator

(Also called station identifier.) Group of five digits (IIiii) used in meteorological messages to identify the station of origin of an observation report.

It consists of the block number (II), defining the area in which the station is located, and the station index number (iii).
See international index numbers.


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