diff --git a/src/libcode/vx_data2d_nc_wrf/wrf_file.cc b/src/libcode/vx_data2d_nc_wrf/wrf_file.cc
index f82204611e..a2ce1ae2dd 100644
--- a/src/libcode/vx_data2d_nc_wrf/wrf_file.cc
+++ b/src/libcode/vx_data2d_nc_wrf/wrf_file.cc
@@ -792,6 +792,9 @@ for (x=0; x<Nx; ++x)  {
 
 }   //  for x
 
+// de-stagger the DataPlane if necessary
+plane.destagger(var->x_stag, var->y_stag);
+
    //
    //  get the pressure
    //