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by dsp1234 3571 days ago

  9.98° N, 149.27° W
  360° @ 88 km/h
Means:

The location of this data point on the earth's surface is 9.8 degrees North Latitude, 149.27 degrees West longitude[0]. Wind direction is 360 azimuth degrees(meaning it's coming from straight north at that point sampled[1]) at a speed of 88 km/h.

[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_direction