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UV Index values via FTP

Forecasts for sun safety | UV Index forecasts for towns & cities | UV Index

The UV Index graphs and values for cities and towns around Australia are freely available on the Bureau's FTP site.

UV Index Graphs: IDYGP005

The graphs files are identified by an identifying code. See UV index values below to identify locations. These graphs are produced once a day at approximately 6:35am local time.

UV Index Values: IDYGP007

The product exists as a ".txt" file whose contents is a series of rows, each row contains forecast information for one particular location. A description of the data in the UV Index file follows:

Example:

0001 014015 94120 Darwin 07 07 2006 UV Alert from 9.50 to 15.50 Max: 9  
Fixed width field
Description
0001 Row number
01401 Bureau of Meteorology Station Number
94120 World Meteorological Organisation Station Number
Darwin Location
07 07 2006 Date: dd mm yyyy
UV Alert from 9.50 to 15.50 Time period during the day (local time: hh.mm) when the UV alert is current, ie UV Index forecast equal or above 3
Max: 9 Maximum UV Index for the day

 

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