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METAR 101 Flashcards

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$

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Maintenance check indicator

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+

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Heavy intensity

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ACC

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Altocumulus castellanus

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ACSL

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Altocumulus standing lenticular cloud

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AO2

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Automated station with precipitation discriminator

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APCH

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Approach

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APRX

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Approximately

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AUTO

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Fully automated report

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BC

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Patches

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BL

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Blowing

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C

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Center (with reference to runway designation)

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CB

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Cumulonimbus cloud

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CC

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Cloud-cloud lightning

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cd

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Candela

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CHI

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Cloud-height indicator

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CIG

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Ceiling

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CONS

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Continuous

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DOC

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Department of Commerce

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DOT

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Department of Transportation

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DS

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Dust storm

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DSNT

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Distant

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DZ

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Drizzle

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FAA

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Federal Aviation Administration

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FEW

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Few clouds

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FIBI

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Filed but impracticable to transmit

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FMH-1

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Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 1, Surface Weather Observations & Reports (METAR)

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-

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Light intensity

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ACFT MSHP

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Aircraft mishap

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AO1

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Automated station without precipitation discriminator

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ALP

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Airport location point

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APRNT

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Apparent

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ATCT

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Airport traffic control tower

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B

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Began

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BKN

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Broken

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BR

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Mist

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CA

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Cloud-air lightning

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CBMAM

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Cumulonimbus mammatus cloud

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CCSL

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Cirrocumulus standing lenticular cloud

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CG

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Cloud-ground lightning

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CHINO

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Sky condition at secondary location not available

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CLR

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Clear

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COR

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Correction to a previously disseminated observation

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43
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DOD

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Department of Defense

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DR

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Low drifting

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DSIPTG

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Dissipating

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DU

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Widespread dust

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47
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DVR

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Dispatch visual range

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E

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East, ended, estimated ceiling (SAO)

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FC

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Funnel cloud

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FG

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Fog

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FIRST

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First observation after a break in coverage at a manual station

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FMH2

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Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 2, Surface Synoptic Codes

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FRQ

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Frequent

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54
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FT

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Feet

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55
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FZ

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Freezing

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G

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Gust

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GS

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Small hail and/or snow pellets

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HZ

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Haze

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ICAO

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International Civil Aviation Organization

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INTMT

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Intermittent

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L

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Left (with reference to runway designation)

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LST

A

Local Standard Time

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LWR

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Lower

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max

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Maximum

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MI

A

Shallow

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MOV

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Moved/moving/movement

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N

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North

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NCDC

A

National Climate Data Center

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NOS

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National Ocean Survey

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NOTAM

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Notice to Airmen

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NWS

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National Weather Service

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OFCM

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Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology

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OVC

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Overcast

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P

A

Indicates greater than the highest reportable value

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PL

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Ice Pellets

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PNO

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Precipitation amount not available

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PRES

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Pressure

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PRESFR

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Pressure falling rapidly

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PWINO

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Precipitation identifier sensor not available

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R

A

Right (with reference to runway designation)

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RTD

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Routine Delayed (late) Observation

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RVR

A

Runway Visual Range

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RY

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Runway

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SA

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Sand

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FROPA

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Frontal passage

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FU

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Smoke

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FZRANO

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Freezing rain sensor not available

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GR

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Hail

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HLSTO

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HLSTO hailstone

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IC

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Ice crystals, in-cloud lightning

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INCRG

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Increasing

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KT

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Knots

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LAST

A

Last observation before a break in coverage at a manual station

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LTG

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Lightning

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M

A

Minus, less than

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METAR

A

Routine weather report provided at fixed intervals

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min

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Minimum

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MT

A

Mountains

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N/A

A

Not applicable

100
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NE

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Northeast

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NOSPECI

A

No SPECI reports are taken at the station

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NW

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Northwest

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OCNL

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Occasional

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OHD

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Overhead

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OVR

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Over

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PCPN

A

Precipitation

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PK WND

A

Peak wind

108
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PO

A

Dust/sand whirls (dust devils)

109
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PR

A

Partial

110
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PRESRR

A

Pressure rising rapidly

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PY

A

Spray

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RA

A

Rain

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RV

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Reportable value

114
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RVRNO

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RVR system values not available

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S

A

Snow, south

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SCSL

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Stratocumulus standing lenticular cloud

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SCT

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Scattered

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SFC

A

Surface

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SH

A

Shower(s)

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SLP

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Sea-level pressure

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SM

A

Statute miles

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SNINCR

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Snow increasing rapidly

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SPECI

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An unscheduled report taken when certain criteria have been met

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SS

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Sandstorm

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SW

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Snow shower, southwest

126
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TS

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Thunderstorm

127
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TWR

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Tower

128
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UP

A

Unknown precipitation

129
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V

A

Variable

130
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W

A

West

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WMO

A

World Meteorological Organization

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WSHFT

A

Wind shift

133
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SE

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Southeast

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SG

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Snow grains

135
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SKC

A

Sky clear

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SLPNO

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Sea-level pressure not available

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SN

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Snow

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SP

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Snow pellets

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SQ

A

Squalls

140
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STN

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Station

141
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TCU

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Towering cumulus

142
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TSNO

A

Thunderstorm information not available

143
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UNKN

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Unknown

144
Q

UTC

A

Coordinated Universal Time

145
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VA

A

Volcanic ash

146
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VIS

A

Visibility

147
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VR

A

Visual range

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VV

A

Vertical visibility

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WG/SO

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Working Group for Surface Observations

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WND

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Wind

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Z

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Zulu, i.e., Coordinated Universal Time

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