Units of Measurement
What does UTC stand for?
Coordinated Universal Time
This abbreviation means clear below 10,000 feet AGL
CLR
What does SLP stand for
Sea Level Pressure
How frequent are METARs issued
Every hour
What 2 possible codes do report modifiers contain
AUTO or CCA
What does kt stand for
knots or nautical miles per hour
This abbreviation means clouds cover between 0/8 to 2/8 of the sky
FEW
How many digits is wind direction?
What does SPECI stand for
Special Weather Reports
Translate 080000Z
Recorded on the 8th day of the month, and at 0000 hrs UTC
What does sm mean when reporting prevailing visibility?
Statute miles
This term is used when clouds cover 5/8 to just under 8/8 of the sky.
BKN or Broken
What does 12/03 mean
The temperature is 12 degrees Celsius, and the dew point is at 3 degrees Celsius
What's the first thing on a metar
Report type: METAR or SPECI
What does the C mean in CYVR
The station is Canadian
What's used when measuring how much of the sky is covered
Oktas
OVC
SLP 123 will translate to what?
Sea level pressure is 1012.3 hPa
How frequent are SPECIs issued, and when are they issued
Can be issued at any time. When there's a drastic change in the weather in a short period of time.
What does Y mean in CYVR
Co-located with an airport
What's the altimeter setting measured in? (in North America)
Inches of Mercury
Decode this: FEW240
Few clouds at 24000ft above ground level
What is SLP measured in?
Hectopascals
Translate this: 35016G25
Winds are 350 degrees true at 16 kts gusting to 25 kts.
The official time of the observation given for all METAR reports does not deviate more than ______ from the top of the hour
10 minutes