• Py-ART version: 1.18.3
• Python version: 3.9+
• Operating System: MacOS/Windows/Linux

Description

The static NEXRAD location data in the pyart/io/nexrad_common.py script seems outdated. There are considerable differences in the radar elevation between the static dictionary in the nexrad_common.py script and the official database.

For example, the location information for the KTLX radar in the nexrad_common.py file is noted as:

"KTLX": {"lat": 35.33306, "lon": -97.2775, "elev": 1213}

However, the NCEI database describes the KTLX radar location as follows:
"KTLX": {"lat": 35.333361, "lon": -97.277761, "elev": 1278}

The radar elevation seems to have the maximum difference, but latitude and longitude values are affected as well. Elevation in both examples is specified in feet.

What I Did

I used the following command to retrieve the static data for KTLX radar in PyART:

pyart.io.nexrad_common.get_nexrad_location('KTLX')