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METAR is a
format for
reporting weather information. A
METAR weather report is
predominantly used by
aircraft pilots, and by meteorologists, who use aggregated...
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observation are
noted as
gusts in
messages such as
METAR. It is
generally reported in
METAR when the peak wind
speed reaches at
least 16
knots and...
- ****ociated with
melting hail tend to be
larger than
other rain drops. The
METAR code for rain is RA,
while the
coding for rain
showers is SHRA. Ice pellets...
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requirements for a blizzard. Its
METAR code is BLSN. If the snow
remains below 1.8 m (6 ft), it will be
called drifting snow (
METAR code: DRSN). The snow which...
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phenomena near the surface, such as fog. Overcast,
written as "OVC" in the
METAR observation, is
reported when the
cloud cover is
observed to
equal eight...
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Airport observations can be
transmitted worldwide through the use of the
METAR observing code.
Personal weather stations taking automated observations...
- is 1,013.25 hPa (29.921 inHg; 760.00 mmHg). In
aviation weather reports (
METAR), QNH is
transmitted around the
world in
hectopascals or
millibars (1 hectopascal...
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phenomenon is also
referred to
simply as ice
crystals and is
reported in the
METAR code as IC.
Diamond dust
generally forms under otherwise clear or nearly...
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relative to the ground.
Ceiling is not
specifically reported as part of the
METAR (METeorological
Aviation Report) used for
flight planning by
pilots worldwide...
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usually measure between 5 mm (0.2 in) and 15 cm (6 in) in diameter. The
METAR reporting code for hail 5 mm (0.20 in) or
greater is GR,
while smaller hailstones...