Index: raw2proc/trunk/raw2proc/proc_jpier_ascii_met.py
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--- raw2proc/trunk/raw2proc/proc_jpier_ascii_met.py (revision 113)
+++ raw2proc/trunk/raw2proc/proc_jpier_ascii_met.py (revision 114)
@@ -33,4 +33,5 @@
 from procutil import *
 from ncutil import *
+import time
 
 now_dt = datetime.utcnow()
@@ -63,8 +64,9 @@
 		# assign specific fields
 		n = len(tws)
-		# get sample datetime from data
-		sample_str = '%04d-%02d-%02d %04d:00' % tuple(tws[0:4])
-		sample_dt = scanf_datetime(sample_str, fmt='%Y-%m-%d %H%M:%S')
-		#   datetime(*strptime(sample_str, "%y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")[0:6])
+
+		# get sample datetime in UTC from data
+		# use epoch tws[4] to get time in UTC
+		sample_str = '%04d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d:00' % tuple(time.gmtime(float(tws[4]))[0:5])
+		sample_dt = scanf_datetime(sample_str, fmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
 
 		air_temp = tws[5]	   # Air Temperature (deg F)