RAWS Download Script

This script is responsible for downloading RAWS data and can be found in the D:\cns\scripts\ directory on Virga. This script only downloads data a month into the past. The script has the following command line options:

Options	Meaning
-d	The directory the RAWS data will be saved. Defaults to user's home directory.
-r	Print raw data for the given station to the command line.
--process_dir	Same as -d option.
--raw_data	Same as -r option.

Table 1.

This script is used by entering the following command on the command line:

python raws.py

To specify the d:\webroot\raw_data\raws\ directory as the download directory, use the following commands:

python raws.py -d d:/webroot/raw_data/raws/

To print data for the station XBAD, use the following commands:

python raws.py -r XBAD

Note: The -r option takes precedence over the -d option.