--- a/validate_temperature_data.py	Tue Nov 27 09:57:15 2018 -0500
+++ b/validate_temperature_data.py	Tue Nov 27 10:01:42 2018 -0500
@@ -84,24 +84,24 @@
             if len(items) != 10:
                 accumulated_msgs = add_error_msg(accumulated_msgs, "Line %d contains %s columns, (must be 10)." % (i, len(items)))
                 stop_error(accumulated_msgs)
-            stationid = items[0]
+            stationid = items[0].strip()
             if len(stationid) == 0:
                 accumulated_msgs = empty_value(i, "stationid", accumulated_msgs)
-            latitude = items[1]
+            latitude = items[1].strip()
             accumulated_msgs = validate_decimal(i, latitude, accumulated_msgs, "latitude")
-            longitude = items[2]
+            longitude = items[2].strip()
             accumulated_msgs = validate_decimal(i, longitude, accumulated_msgs, "longitude")
-            elev_m = items[3]
+            elev_m = items[3].strip()
             accumulated_msgs = validate_decimal(i, elev_m, accumulated_msgs, "elev_m")
-            name = items[4]
+            name = items[4].strip()
             if len(name) == 0:
                 accumulated_msgs = empty_value(i, "name", accumulated_msgs)
-            st = items[5]
+            st = items[5].strip()
             if len(st) == 0:
                 accumulated_msgs = empty_value(i, "st", accumulated_msgs)
-            mmdd = items[6]
+            mmdd = items[6].strip()
             accumulated_msgs = validate_mmdd(i, mmdd, accumulated_msgs)
-            doy = items[7]
+            doy = items[7].strip()
             accumulated_msgs = validate_integer(i, doy, accumulated_msgs, "doy")
             # Make sure the DOY values are consecutive.
             try:
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@
             except Exception:
                 # The error for an invalid integer was captured above.
                 pass
-            tmin = items[8]
+            tmin = items[8].strip()
             accumulated_msgs = validate_decimal(i, tmin, accumulated_msgs, "tmin")
-            tmax = items[9]
+            tmax = items[9].strip()
             accumulated_msgs = validate_decimal(i, tmax, accumulated_msgs, "tmax")
             num_normals_rows += 1
         else:
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@
             if len(items) != 6:
                 accumulated_msgs = add_error_msg(accumulated_msgs, "Line %d contains %s columns, (must be 6)." % (i, len(items)))
                 stop_error(accumulated_msgs)
-            latitude = items[0]
+            latitude = items[0].strip()
             accumulated_msgs = validate_decimal(i, latitude, accumulated_msgs, "LATITUDE")
-            longitude = items[1]
+            longitude = items[1].strip()
             accumulated_msgs = validate_decimal(i, longitude, accumulated_msgs, "LONGITUDE")
-            date_string = items[2]
+            date_string = items[2].strip()
             accumulated_msgs = validate_date_string(line_no, date_string, accumulated_msgs)
-            doy = items[3]
+            doy = items[3].strip()
             accumulated_msgs = validate_integer(i, doy, accumulated_msgs, "doy")
             # Make sure the DOY values are consecutive.
             if i==0:
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@
                 except Exception:
                     # The error for an invalid integer was captured above.
                     pass
-            tmin = items[8]
+            tmin = items[4].strip()
             accumulated_msgs = validate_decimal(i, tmin, accumulated_msgs, "tmin")
-            tmax = items[9]
+            tmax = items[5].strip()
             accumulated_msgs = validate_decimal(i, tmax, accumulated_msgs, "tmax")
     if args.data_type == "normals" and num_normals_rows != 367:
         accumulated_msgs = add_error_msg(accumulated_msgs, "The input file contains %d rows, (must be 367)." % num_normals_rows)