METAR Abbreviations

Question 1

$

Answer 1

maintenance check indicator

Question 2

+

Answer 2

heavy intensity

Question 3

ACC

Answer 3

altocumulus castellanus

Question 4

ACSL

Answer 4

altocumulus standing lenticular cloud

Question 5

AO2

Answer 5

automated station with precipitation discriminator

Question 6

APCH

Answer 6

approach

Question 7

APRX

Answer 7

approximately

Question 8

AUTO

Answer 8

fully automated report

Question 9

BC

Answer 9

patches

Question 10

BL

Answer 10

blowing

Question 11

C

Answer 11

center (with reference to runway designation)

Question 12

CB

Answer 12

cumulonimbus cloud

Question 13

CC

Answer 13

cloud-cloud lightning

Question 14

cd

Answer 14

candela

Question 15

CHI

Answer 15

cloud-height indicator

Question 16

CIG

Answer 16

ceiling

Question 17

CONS

Answer 17

continuous

Question 18

DOC

Answer 18

Department of Commerce

Question 19

DOT

Answer 19

Department of Transportation

Question 20

DS

Answer 20

duststorm

Question 21

DSNT

Answer 21

distant

Question 22

DZ

Answer 22

drizzle

Question 23

FAA

Answer 23

Federal Aviation Administration

Question 24

FEW

Answer 24

few clouds

Question 25

FIBI

Answer 25

filed but impracticable to transmit

Question 26

FMH-1

Answer 26

Federal Meteorological Handbook no. 1

Question 27

-

Answer 27

light intensity

Question 28

/

Answer 28

indicator that visual range data follows; separator between temp and dew point data

Question 29

ACFT MSHP

Answer 29

aircraft mishap

Question 30

AO1

Answer 30

automated station without precipitation discriminator

Question 31

ALP

Answer 31

airport location point

Question 32

APRNT

Answer 32

apparent

Question 33

ATCT

Answer 33

airport traffic control tower

Question 34

B

Answer 34

began

Question 35

BKN

Answer 35

broken

Question 36

BR

Answer 36

mist

Question 37

CA

Answer 37

cloud-air lightning

Question 38

CBMAM

Answer 38

cumulonimbus mammatus cloud

Question 39

CCSL

Answer 39

cirrocumulus standing lenticular cloud

Question 40

CG

Answer 40

cloud-ground lightning

Question 41

CHINO

Answer 41

sky condition at secondary location not available

Question 42

CLR

Answer 42

clear

Question 43

COR

Answer 43

correction to a previously disseminated observation

Question 44

DOD

Answer 44

Department of Defense

Question 45

DR

Answer 45

low drifting

Question 46

DSIPTG

Answer 46

dissipating

Question 47

DU

Answer 47

widespread dust

Question 48

DVR

Answer 48

dispatch visual range

Question 50

E

Answer 50

east, ended, estimated ceiling (SAO)

Question 51

FC

Answer 51

funnel cloud

Question 52

FG

Answer 52

fog

Question 53

FIRST

Answer 53

first observation after a break in coverage at manual station

Question 54

FMH2

Answer 54

Federal Meteorological Handbook No. 2