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# Weather codes

> SunnyMeteo standard weather phenomenon codes (CN / EN)

API fields `weather_code` / `weather_cn` (station APIs also expose `weather_text`) use the standard codes below.

Download the full table: `weather_codes` sheet in [china\_cities.xlsx](https://docs.sunnymeteo.com/files/china_cities.xlsx), or [weather\_codes.csv](https://docs.sunnymeteo.com/files/weather_codes.csv).

## Standard code table

| weather\_code | weather\_cn | weather\_en |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | 晴 | Clear / Sunny |
| 2 | 多云 | Cloudy |
| 3 | 阴 | Overcast |
| 4 | 轻雾 | Mist |
| 5 | 雾 | Fog |
| 6 | 霾 | Haze |
| 7 | 浮尘 | Floating dust |
| 8 | 扬沙 | Blowing sand |
| 9 | 沙尘暴 | Dust storm |
| 10 | 强沙尘暴 | Severe dust storm |
| 11 | 雨 | Rain |
| 12 | 零星小雨 | Light rain patches |
| 13 | 阵雨 | Shower |
| 14 | 雷阵雨 | Thundershower |
| 15 | 小雨 | Light rain |
| 16 | 中雨 | Moderate rain |
| 17 | 大雨 | Heavy rain |
| 18 | 暴雨 | Storm |
| 19 | 大暴雨 | Heavy storm |
| 20 | 特大暴雨 | Severe storm |
| 21 | 雨夹雪 | Sleet |
| 22 | 雪 | Snow |
| 23 | 零星小雪 | Light snow patches |
| 24 | 阵雪 | Snow shower |
| 25 | 吹雪 | Blowing snow |
| 26 | 小雪 | Light snow |
| 27 | 中雪 | Moderate snow |
| 28 | 大雪 | Heavy snow |
| 29 | 暴雪 | Snowstorm |
| 30 | 大暴雪 | Heavy snowstorm |
| 31 | 特大暴雪 | Severe snowstorm |
| 32 | 冰雹 | Hail |
| 33 | 冻雨 | Freezing rain |
| 34 | 雷暴 | Thunderstorm |
| 35 | 大风 | Strong wind |
| 36 | 龙卷风 | Tornado |

Raw Open-Meteo WMO codes for stations appear as `openmeteo_weather_code` and are mapped server-side to the table above.


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