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1
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+

A

Heavy intensity

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-

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Light 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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AO1

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Automated station without precipitation discriminator

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ACFT MSHP

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Aircraft Mishap

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APCH

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Approach

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APRX

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Approximately

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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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AUTO

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Fully automated report

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BC

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Patches

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B

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Began

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BKN

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Broken

5-7 oktas

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BL

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Blowing

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BR

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Mist

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C

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Center (with reference to runway designation)

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CA

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Cloud-air lightning

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CB

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Cumulonimbus cloud

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CBMAM

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Cumulonimbus mammatus cloud

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CC

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Cloud-cloud lightning

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CCSL

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Cirrocumulus standing lenticular cloud

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25
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CG

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Cloud-ground lightning

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cd

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Candela

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27
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CHI

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Cloud-height indicator

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CHINO

A

Sky condition at secondary location not available

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29
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CLR

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Clear

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30
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CIG

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Ceiling

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CONS

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Continuous

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COR

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Correction to a previously disseminated observation

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33
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DR

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Low drifting

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34
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DS

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Duststorm

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35
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DSNT

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Distant

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36
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DU

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Widespread dust

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37
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DSIPTG

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Dissipating

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38
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DVR

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Dispatch visual range

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39
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DZ

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Drizzle

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40
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FC

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Funnel Cloud

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41
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FG

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Fog

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42
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Few

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Few clouds

1-2 oktas

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43
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FRQ

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Frequent

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44
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FROPA

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Frontal Passage

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45
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FU

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Smoke

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46
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FT

A

Feet

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47
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FZ

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Freezing

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48
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FZRANO

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Freezing rain sensor not available

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49
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G

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Gust/Gusting

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50
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GR

A

Hail

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51
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GS

A

Small hail and/or snow pellets

52
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HZ

53
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IC

A

Ice crystals,

In cloud lightning

54
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INCRG

A

Increasing

55
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INTMT

A

Intermittent

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KT

57
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L

A

Left (with reference to runway designation)

58
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Last

A

Last observation before a break in coverage at a manual station

59
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LST

A

Local Standard Time

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LWR

61
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LTG

62
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M

A

Minus, less than

63
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max

64
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MI

65
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min

66
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MT

67
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MOV

A

Moved/moving/movement

68
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OVC

A

Overcast

8 oktas

69
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OCNL

A

Occasional

70
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OHD

71
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OVR

72
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PCPN

A

Precipitation

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P

A

Indicates greater than the highest reportable value

74
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PL

A

Ice pellets

75
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PK WND

76
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PNO

A

Precipitation amount not available

77
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PO

A

Dust/sand whirls (dust devils)

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PR

79
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PRES

80
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PRESFR

A

Pressure Falling Rapidly

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PRESRR

A

Pressure Rising Rapidly

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PY

83
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R

A

Right (with reference to runway designation)

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RA

85
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RTD

A

Routine Delayed (late) Observation

86
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RV

A

Reportable value

87
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RVR

A

Runway Visual Range

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RY

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RVRNO

A

Runway visual range system values not available

90
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SN

91
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SA

92
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SCSL

A

Stratocumulus standing lenticular cloud

93
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SCT

A

Scattered

3-4 oktas

94
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SFC

95
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SG

A

Snow grains

96
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SKC

A

Sky clear

0 oktas

97
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SH

A

Showers(s)

98
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SLP

A

Sea Level Pressure

99
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SLPNO

A

Sea level pressure not available

100
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SM

A

Statute miles

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SNICR

A

Snow increasing rapidly

102
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SP

A

Snow pellets

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SQ

104
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SPECI

A

An unscheduled report taken when certain criteria have been met

105
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SS

106
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STN

107
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SW

A

Snow shower

or South West depending on context

108
Q

TCU

A

Towering Cumulus

109
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TS

A

Thunderstorm

110
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TWR

111
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TSNO

A

Thunderstorm information not available

112
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UNKN

113
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UP

A

Unknown precipitaion

114
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UTC

A

Coordinated Universal Time

115
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V

116
Q

VA

A

Volcanic ash

117
Q

VIS

A

Visibility

118
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VC

A

In the vicinity

119
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VISNO

A

Visibility at secondary location not available

120
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VR

A

Visual Range

121
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VRB

122
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VV

A

Vertical Visibility

123
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WND

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WSHFT

A

Wind shift

125
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Z

METAR Abbreviations (1 decks)

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