diff --git a/wxdata/include/scwx/util/strings.hpp b/wxdata/include/scwx/util/strings.hpp
index f3088c9d..8aa6014d 100644
--- a/wxdata/include/scwx/util/strings.hpp
+++ b/wxdata/include/scwx/util/strings.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <optional>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -29,5 +30,8 @@ std::vector<std::string> ParseTokens(const std::string&       s,
 
 std::string ToString(const std::vector<std::string>& v);
 
+template<typename T>
+std::optional<T> TryParseUnsignedLong(const std::string& str);
+
 } // namespace util
 } // namespace scwx
diff --git a/wxdata/include/scwx/util/time.hpp b/wxdata/include/scwx/util/time.hpp
index dc58aa14..04cc1d39 100644
--- a/wxdata/include/scwx/util/time.hpp
+++ b/wxdata/include/scwx/util/time.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <chrono>
+#include <optional>
 
 #if !defined(_MSC_VER)
 #   include <date/tz.h>
@@ -24,5 +25,9 @@ std::string TimeString(std::chrono::system_clock::time_point time,
                        const time_zone*                      timeZone = nullptr,
                        bool                                  epochValid = true);
 
+template<typename T>
+std::optional<std::chrono::sys_time<T>>
+TryParseDateTime(const std::string& dateTimeFormat, const std::string& str);
+
 } // namespace util
 } // namespace scwx
diff --git a/wxdata/source/scwx/util/strings.cpp b/wxdata/source/scwx/util/strings.cpp
index e6b46a48..c17489da 100644
--- a/wxdata/source/scwx/util/strings.cpp
+++ b/wxdata/source/scwx/util/strings.cpp
@@ -88,5 +88,24 @@ std::string ToString(const std::vector<std::string>& v)
    return value;
 }
 
+template<typename T>
+std::optional<T> TryParseUnsignedLong(const std::string& str)
+{
+   std::optional<T> value = std::nullopt;
+
+   try
+   {
+      value = static_cast<T>(std::stoul(str));
+   }
+   catch (const std::exception&)
+   {
+   }
+
+   return value;
+}
+
+template std::optional<std::uint16_t>
+TryParseUnsignedLong<std::uint16_t>(const std::string& str);
+
 } // namespace util
 } // namespace scwx
diff --git a/wxdata/source/scwx/util/time.cpp b/wxdata/source/scwx/util/time.cpp
index 7ab46c48..9fdd9a3e 100644
--- a/wxdata/source/scwx/util/time.cpp
+++ b/wxdata/source/scwx/util/time.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
 
 #include <scwx/util/time.hpp>
 
+#include <sstream>
+
+#if !defined(_MSC_VER)
+#   include <date/date.h>
+#endif
+
 namespace scwx
 {
 namespace util
@@ -55,5 +61,33 @@ std::string TimeString(std::chrono::system_clock::time_point time,
    return os.str();
 }
 
+template<typename T>
+std::optional<std::chrono::sys_time<T>>
+TryParseDateTime(const std::string& dateTimeFormat, const std::string& str)
+{
+   using namespace std::chrono;
+
+#if !defined(_MSC_VER)
+   using namespace date;
+#endif
+
+   std::optional<std::chrono::sys_time<T>> value = std::nullopt;
+   std::chrono::sys_time<T>                dateTime;
+   std::istringstream                      ssDateTime {str};
+
+   ssDateTime >> parse(dateTimeFormat, dateTime);
+
+   if (!ssDateTime.fail())
+   {
+      value = dateTime;
+   }
+
+   return value;
+}
+
+template std::optional<std::chrono::sys_time<std::chrono::seconds>>
+TryParseDateTime<std::chrono::seconds>(const std::string& dateTimeFormat,
+                                       const std::string& str);
+
 } // namespace util
 } // namespace scwx