Wind gusts for current conditions not reported

[sdennstaedt]

The wind gusts in this report are not being carried into the json below. Gusts are showing as null although the gusts are showing as 20 knots in the report.

https://api.weather.gov/stations/kmsy/observations/latest?require_qc=true

"properties": {
"@id": "https://api.weather.gov/stations/KMSY/observations/2019-10-21T17:53:00+00:00",
"@type": "wx:ObservationStation",
"elevation": {
"value": 9,
"unitCode": "unit:m"
},
"station": "https://api.weather.gov/stations/KMSY",
"timestamp": "2019-10-21T17:53:00+00:00",
"rawMessage": "KMSY 211753Z 22012G20KT 2SM TSRA BR SCT015CB SCT026 BKN037 OVC130 24/22 A2988 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS SLP120 OCNL LTGICCG OHD TS OHD MOV NE P0017 60021 T02440222 10261 20244 51012",
"textDescription": "Thunderstorms and Rain and Fog/Mist",
"icon": "https://api.weather.gov/icons/land/day/rain?size=medium",
"presentWeather": [
{
"intensity": null,
"modifier": null,
"weather": "thunderstorms",
"rawString": "TS"
},
{
"intensity": null,
"modifier": null,
"weather": "rain",
"rawString": "TSRA"
},
{
"intensity": null,
"modifier": null,
"weather": "fog_mist",
"rawString": "BR"
}
],
"temperature": {
"value": 24.400000000000034,
"unitCode": "unit:degC",
"qualityControl": "qc:V"
},
"dewpoint": {
"value": 22.200000000000045,
"unitCode": "unit:degC",
"qualityControl": "qc:V"
},
"windDirection": {
"value": 220,
"unitCode": "unit:degree_(angle)",
"qualityControl": "qc:V"
},
"windSpeed": {
"value": 6.2000000000000002,
"unitCode": "unit:m_s-1",
"qualityControl": "qc:V"
},
"windGust": {
"value": null,
"unitCode": "unit:m_s-1",
"qualityControl": "qc:Z"
},
"barometricPressure": {
"value": 101190,
"unitCode": "unit:Pa",
"qualityControl": "qc:V"
},

[jah1007]

This typically means that QC failed at the upstream provider of this data, MADIS.

[StephenClouse]

We don't actually parse the METAR data in API. We rely on MADIS to feed us all the observation data (both METAR and non-METAR) in a consistent format.

We're forwarding this to the MADIS team to determine why it does not appear to have parsed properly.

[kollymars]

MADIS application released a new version of their software that fixed a bug on their end. gust is now reported on API. https://api.weather.gov/stations/KMSY/observations/2025-10-30T15:50:00+00:00