GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

APO 500
14 October 1948

AG 000.93 (25 Sep 47) GB/P&E
(SCAPIN - 1782/2)

MEMORANDUM FOR	JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.
SUBJECT	Japanese Weather Service.

Reference is made to:
AG 000.93 (25 Sep 47) GB/ P&E, SCAPIN 1782, 25 September 1947. Subject: Japanese Weather Service.
AG 000.93 (25 Sep 47)GB/P&E, SCAPIN1782/1, 21 August 1948, subject: Japanese Weather Service.
Paragraph 2 of reference 1a and all of reference 1b are hereby rescinded. The following is substituted for the rescinded paragraph 2 of reference 1a:
"2. STATION LIST FOR JAPANESE WEATHER SERVICE
No. Name of Station Location Elevation Service Rendered Index
In feet (CODE) Number
Island Stations
Ishigaki-jima N24 20 E124 10 20 26420 CR 645
Miyako-jima 24 47 125 17 136 26400 C 646
Naze 28 23 129 30 14 26400 C 650
Minamioagari-jima 25 50 131 14 51 26420 C 649
Yaku-shima 30 27 130 30 51 26400 CW 651
Tanegashima 30 24 131 00 - 12000 -
Hachijo-jima 33 06 139 47 267 26400 CN-3 659
Nii-jima 34 22 139 15 33 00 C 263
Miyake-jima 34 07 139 31 125 14200 C -
Oshima 34 46 139 23 625 26400 CPRW 261
Tori-shima 30 28 140 19 274 06400 C 099
Disrict 1.
Tomie 32 37 128 46 93 26400 TW 670
Nagasaki(MAR) 32 44 129 53 436 46400 CLETW 671
Sasebo 33 10 129 44 300 23100 C 206
Hirato 33 22 129 33 191 14200 -
Iki 33 44 129 41 95 13100C -
Isuhara 34 12 129 17 73 26400 CPST 672
Makurazaki 31 16 130 18 109 25300 C 201
8. Canoya N31 22 E130 55 212 00000 E
9.. Kagoshima 31 34 130 33 18 36442 CLTW 652
Miyakonojo 31 42 131 01 510 03000
Hiyazaki 31 56 131 26 28 36400 LPW 653
Aburatsu 31 30 131 20 22000 CT
Akune 32 01 130 12 131 13100 C
Hitoyoshi 32 13 130 45 484 23000 L
Unzendake 32 44 130 16 2798 14200 W 205
Kumamoto 32 49 130 42 129 34200 CRSTW
Kikuchi (AGR) 32 56 130 47 266 02000
Aso-San 32 54 131 04 3750 24200
Nobeoka 32 35 131 40 - 23000 204
Saga 33 15 130 18 18 34200 S
Seburiyama 33 26 130 22 3459 04200
Hida 33 19 130 56 290 13000 L
Oita 33 14 131 37 19 36400 CRS 213
Fukuoka (DCMO) 33 35 130 23 12 46400 LPRW 210
Iizuka 33 39 130 42 122 13000 W
District 2. /
Sukumo 32 54 132 42 157 13100 220
Shimizu 32 47 132 58 12 26400 CPTW 654
Uwa jima 33 14 132 33 142 14200 CST
Murotomisaki 53 15 134 11 610 26400 CW 655
Matsuyama 33 50 132 45 108 35300 W 668
Kochi 33 34 133 33 9 36440 W 223
Tsurugiyama 33 51 134 06 6383 14200 224
Hashihama 34 06 132 58 117 12000 C
Tadotsu 34 17 133 46 17 13000 CR
Takamatsu (DCMO)34 19 134 35 34 46400 RST 240
Tokushima 34 04 134 35 8 34200 S
District 3.
Shimonoseki 33 57 130 56 158 35300 CS 667
Bofu 34 00 131 00 12 13000 227
Hagi 34 24 131 24 21 23000
Hiroshima (DCMO) 34 22 132 26 100 46400 W 230
Kure 34 14 132 34 92 13000 C
Matsunaga 34 27 133 15 13 12000
Hamada 34 54 132 04 65 26400 CTW 231
Okayama 34 39 133 56 30 34200
Matsue 34 27 133 04 61 34200 S 673
Yonago N35 26 E133 21 26 26442 RS 236
Tsuyama 35 03 134 00 484 12000
Sakai 35 33 133 14 10 13000 CPRT
13. Tottori 35 31 134 11 58 34200 CLRS 249
14. Saigo 36 12 133 20 91 26400 CRS 237-
District 4.
Sumoto 34 21 134 53 369 14200 CTW 242
Himeji 34 40 134 50 59 13100 233
Shionomisaki 33 27 135 46 246 26442 CPSTW 656
Wakayana 34 14 135 10 48 34200 CPST
Odaigahara 34 11 136 06 5140 13000
Kobe (MAR) 34 41 135 11 194 44200 CMPRTW 669
Osaka (DCMO) 34 39 135 32 26 46440 LTW 245
Kashiwara 34 30 135 48 213 34200 PS
Ikuno 35 09 134 47 986 12000
Toyooka 35 32 134 49 107 24200 W
Maizuru (MAR) 35 28 135 23 102 46400 M 266
Kyoto 35 01 135 44 141 36400 PSW 247
Hikone 35 16 136 15 290 34200 PW
Ibuki-yama 35 25 136 24 4513 14200 LS
Hiyazu 35 32 135 12 9 12000 CT 674
District 5.
Owase 34 04 133 12 53 26400 CERW 250
Ueno 34 46 136 09 527 13000
Kameyama 34 51 136 28 232. 16400 W 253
Tsu 34 42 136 31 14 34200 CPST
Irako 34 39 137 05 6 13100 CS 232
Nagoya (DCMO) 35 10 136 58 172 46440 W 254
Gifu 35 24 136 46 47 35300 PSW 257
Takayama 36 09 137 15 1841 24200 S -
District 6.
1 Tateyam 34 59 139 52 27 12000
(Chiba Pref)
Omaezaki 34 30 138 13 154 26400 CW 260
Hamanatsu 34 42 137 43 107 26400 CT 657
Shizuoka 34 58 138 24 49 35340 PW 262
Nagatsuro 34 36 138 51 183 14200
Ito N34 58 E139 07 133 12000 CST
Tomisaki 34 55 139 50 43 25300 CPTW 658
Fuji-San 35 21 138 44 12379 05300 265
Funatsu 35 30 138 46 2820 13100 LW
Mishima 35 07 138 57 71 24200 LPTW
Hakone-yama 35 11 139 01 3076 03000
Ajiro 35 02 139 05 220 13100 C
Sakawa 35 16 139 11 14 02000
Yokohama 35 26 139 39 126 34200 TW
Iida 35 31 137 50 1585 15300 S 258
Kofu 35 38 138 34 857 34200 L
Chichibu 35 59 139 05 720 13100 LS
Tokyo (CMO) 35 41 139 46 19 96411 PRSW 662
Owada (COM) 35 47 139 33 164 22000
Matsumoto 36 15 137 58 2005 26400 LPS 271
Suwa 36 03 138 07 2497 23100 L
Maebashi 36 24 139 04 370 36440 PSW 282
Kumagaya 36 09 139 23 100 34200 PW
Nagano 36 40 138 12 1379 34200 PRSW 284
Chugushi 36 46 139 30 8143 13100 L 285
Karuizawa 36 20 138 36 3070 13100 LPS
1Shimizugoe 36 54 138 57 4546 03000
Utsunomiya 36 33 13,9 52 398 34200 LRSW
Katsuura 35 09 140 19 43 23000 CS
Choshi 35 44 140 52 53 36400 CT 663
Fusa (COM) 35 52 140 07 71 02000
Tsukuba-san 36 13 140 06 2877 14200 RSW
Tateno 36 03 140 08 89 12042 279
Honjo 36 15 139 11 189 12020 281
Kakioka (MAG) 36 13 140 11 98 12000 EW
Mito 36 23 140 28 104 36400 RW 283
Kasumigaura 36 03 140 14 19 02000 L
Minato 36 21 140 36 70 12000 C
h. District 7.
1. Tsuruga 35 39 136 04 11 24200 CLS
2. Fukui 36 03 136 14 35 34200 S
3. Kanazawa 36 33 136 39 93 36400 S 274
4. Tateyam
(Toyama Pref.) 36 34 137 36 9420 03000
Fushiki N36 47 E137 03 44 23000 CP
Toyama 36 42 137 12 33 34200 RW
Wa jima 37 23 136 54 23 26442 CW 676
Takada 37 06 138 15 48 25300 S 287
Niigata (DCMO) 37 55 139 03 12 46440 CLS 677
10. Aikawa 38 01 138 14 149 25500 CRW 678
i. District 8.
Onahama 36 56 140 54 20 26400 CW 664
Sakata 38 54 139 50 11 25300 CLS 295
Shirakawa 37 07 140 13 1170 24200 S 286
Inawashiro 37 34 140 07 1729 13100 LR
Fukushima 37 45 140 28 226 34200 PRW
Haranomachi 37 37 140 56 200 00000 E
Yamagata 38 15 140 21 510 36400 RS 291
Sendai (DCMO) 38 16 140 54 131 46442 W 665
Ishinoraaki 38 26 141 19 147 13000 CT
Akita 39 43 140 06 32 36442 LPRW 679
Iwateyama 39 51 141 01 5812 03100 299
Morioka 39 42 141 10 185 36440 EW 298
Miyako 39 39 141 58 100 26400 RSMRLTW 666
Fukaura 40 39 139 56 249 12000 C
Aomori 40 51 140 '42 14 36400 CRTW 680
Hachinohe 40 31 141 31 94 25300 CMPTW 301
Tanabe 41 17 141 13 16 13100 306
j. District 9.
Esashi . 41 52 140 08; 101 13100 C
Hakodate' (MAR) 41 47 140 43 116 36400 CMST 681
Mori 42 06 140 34 39 13100 CW
Muroran 42 20 140 58 67 24200 CST
Urakav/a 42 09 142 47 115 24242 CRW 682
Suttsu 42 48 140 13 55 16400 CS 312
Kuoohan 42 54 140 45 6064 12000 -
Tomakomai 42 38 141 35 25 13100 -
Obihiro 42 55 143 12 132 26400 LRS 313
Kushiro 42 59 144 24 112 25300 CLST 316
Otaru 43 10 141 01 84 24200 C -
Sapporo (DCMO) 43 04 141 20 59 46442 PRSW 686
Biei (AOR) 43 35 142 28 769 13000
Ikutora (MAG) 43 10 142 35 1154 02000 E
•' > •
*Sahorodake N43 10 E142 47 3477 02000 314
Rumoe 43 57 141 37 77 24200 C
17. Asahikawa 43 46 142 22 371 3640 S 319
10. Iwamizawa (AGR) 43 13 141 47 123 03000
Haboro 44 23 141 42 68 15300 CW 687
Abashiri 44 01 144 17 127 26400 CS 688
Kitamiesashi 44 56 142 35 25 13100 C 320
Oomu 44 34 142 58 55 13100 CR
Nemuro 43 20 145 35 86 26440 CRTW 683
Wakkanai 45 25 14141 6 26442 CS 321
Teshikaga 43 29 144 27 692 02000 I
*Closed during winter season
k. The Station List indicated above is corrected to 1 Sept 1948.
l. Symbolic form of code for "Service Rendered" is FSTPQ.
F Number of forecast maps per day.
S Code for number of surface observations required per day.
T Code for required number of surface observations transmitted.
P Number of pilot balloon and RAWIN observations per day.
Q Number of radiosonde observations per day.
Code breakdown for S.
S Number Time of Observations Required - GMT
0 No surface observations
1 Observations at 01 Z
2 〃 〃 01-05-13-21 Z
3 〃 〃 00-01-03-06-09-12-13-21 Z
4 〃 〃 00-01-03-05-06-09-12-13-21 Z
5 〃 〃 00-01-03-05-06-09-12-13-15-18-21 Z
6 〃 〃 Hourly
Code break down for T.
T Number Time of Observations Transmitted - GMT
None transmitted
Transmitted at 00-06 Z
T Number Time of Observations Transmitted - GMT (Cont'd)
Transmitted at 00-03-06-09-12-21 Z
〃 〃 00-03-06-09-12-15-18-21 Z
〃 〃 Hourly
Code break down for P and Q.
P or Q Number
0 No upper air observations
1 0300Z observation
2 0300 and 1500Z observations
3 0300, 1500 and either 0900 or 2100Z observations
0300, 0900, 1500 and 2100Z observations.
All scheduled upper air observations taken will be transmitted. The supplementary letters after the code for service rendered indicate the following:
C Coast sea water observations.
E Earth Current observations.
L Land water observations.
M Oceanographic observations by local liners or weather ships.
P Silver plate pyrheliometer observations.
R Robitsch pyrheliometer observations.
S Simple seismograph observations.
T Tide guage station.
W Weichert Seismograph observations."
1 Closed during winter season.
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FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:

R.M. LEVY,
Colonel, AGD,
Adjutant General.