REPORT |
EXPLANATION
OF CODE |
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KPIT |
Location
Identifier or name of station - Pittsburgh,
PA |
|
091955Z |
Observation
time (in GMT) - Must be converted to
local time - To convert to EST subtract
5 hrs; EDT subtract 4 hrs; CST subtract
6 hrs; CDT subtract 5 hrs; MST subtract
7 hrs; MDT subtract 6 hrs; PST subtract
8 hrs; PDT subtract 7 hrs; 2 digit date,
4 digit time; Observation taken 9th
day of month at 2:55 PM EST |
|
COR |
COR
stands for corrected observation; AUTO
means automated report with no human
intervention |
|
22015G25KT |
Wind
direction and speed - 3 digit true north
direction, nearest 10 degrees, or VRB
for variable wind; Next 2-3 digits for
speed and unit, KT; As needed, G for
Gust followed by maximum speed; 0000KT
for calm; If direction varies 60 degrees
or more, V for variability is appended,
e.g. 180V260; Wind 220 degrees at 15
kts, with gusts to 25 kts - To convert
to MPH, multiply KTS by 1.15 |
|
3/4SM |
Prevailing
visibility (either whole number or fraction);
SM stands for statue mile - Visibility
is 3/4 mile |
|
R28L/2600
FT |
Runway
Visual Range - Visibility on runway
28L is 2600 feet |
|
TSRA |
Significant
present weather - See table below for
further info - Thunderstorm containing
moderate rain |
|
OVC010CB |
Cloud
amount, height and type: SKC - sky clear;
FEW - < 2/8 of sky covered by clouds;
SCT (scattered) - 3/8 to 4/8 of sky
covered by clouds; BKN (broken) - 5/8
to 7/8 of sky covered by clouds; OVC
- overcast; 3 digit height in hundreds
of feet; TCU - towering cumulus; CB
- cumulonimbus; VV - vertical visibility
of obscured sky and height; In automated
METAR, CLR stands for clear below 12,000
feet |
|
18/16 |
Temperature
in Celcius - To convert to Fahrenheit
use the following formula:
9/5 Celcius
+32; First 2 digits, air temperature;
Last 2 digits, dew point temperature; M
indicates below zero; 64/61 |
|
A2992 |
Altimeter
setting: indicator and 4 digits; 29.92
inches |
|
RMK |
Remarks
|
|
SLP045 |
Pressure
in hectopascals |
|
T01820159 |
Temperature
in tenths; Air temp 18.2 C, Dewpoint
Temp 15.9 C |
