diff --git a/modules/util/util.py b/modules/util/util.py
index c95ef7c550c0dc4ebb278329b41dc46d839ccfa8..d9b9cc3dfda1c597d31dd1c5dfae68f262ee91c2 100644
--- a/modules/util/util.py
+++ b/modules/util/util.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from metpy.units import units
 from metpy.calc import thickness_hydrostatic
 from collections import namedtuple
 
-SpatialEarth2D = namedtuple('SpatialEarth2D', ['lon', 'lat'])
+SpatialEarth2D = namedtuple('SpatialEarth2D', ['lat', 'lon'])
 
 
 class MyGenericException(Exception):