METAR code

I haven't seen this befo

DZE04B20E34RAB04E20B49UPB47E49

It came out of this:

KAUS 182153Z 01014KT 4SM -RA BR OVC009 02/01 A3012 RMK AO2
DZE04B20E34RAB04E20B49UPB47E49 SLP206 P0002 T00220011

I can't really get it.

On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:42:31 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

I haven't seen this befo

DZE04B20E34RAB04E20B49UPB47E49

It came out of this:

KAUS 182153Z 01014KT 4SM -RA BR OVC009 02/01 A3012 RMK AO2
DZE04B20E34RAB04E20B49UPB47E49 SLP206 P0002 T00220011

I can't really get it.


Try the "translated" option on adds.aviationweather.noaa.gov

I haven't seen this befo

DZE04B20E34RAB04E20B49UPB47E49


Try the "translated" option on adds.aviationweather.noaa.gov

Appears to be a secret code also on that. Here's the translation,
which doesn't include that neat bit above:

METAR text: KAUS 182153Z 01014KT 4SM -RA BR OVC009 02/01 A3012 RMK
AO2 DZE04B20E34RAB04E20B49UPB47E49 SLP206 P0002 T00220011
Conditions at: KAUS (AUSTIN, TX, US) observed 2153 UTC 18 January
2008
Temperatu 2.2°C (36°F)
Dewpoint: 1.1°C (34°F) [RH = 92%]
Pressure (altimeter): 30.12 inches Hg (1020.1 mb)
[Sea-level pressu 1020.6 mb]
Winds: from the N (10 degrees) at 16 MPH (14 knots; 7.3 m/s)
Visibility: 4 miles (6 km)
Ceiling: 900 feet AGL
Clouds: overcast cloud deck at 900 feet AGL
Weather: -RA BR (light rain, mist)

Do you have a copy of Aviation Weather Services, AC 00-45E? DZ is drizzle, E
means ended, B means began, RA means rain,. UP is not included in the list
of abbreviations and acronyms, but whatever it is, it began at 47 and ended
at 49....hardly long enough to note if it is a weather phenomenon (UPD means
updraft, but that is weird in a METAR context). The AC is well worth adding
to your library, because it has three full pages of URLs for weather info,
etc.

Bob Gardner

wrote in message
...
I haven't seen this befo

DZE04B20E34RAB04E20B49UPB47E49


Try the "translated" option on adds.aviationweather.noaa.gov

Appears to be a secret code also on that. Here's the translation,
which doesn't include that neat bit above:

METAR text: KAUS 182153Z 01014KT 4SM -RA BR OVC009 02/01 A3012 RMK
AO2 DZE04B20E34RAB04E20B49UPB47E49 SLP206 P0002 T00220011
Conditions at: KAUS (AUSTIN, TX, US) observed 2153 UTC 18 January
2008
Temperatu 2.2°C (36°F)
Dewpoint: 1.1°C (34°F) [RH = 92%]
Pressure (altimeter): 30.12 inches Hg (1020.1 mb)
[Sea-level pressu 1020.6 mb]
Winds: from the N (10 degrees) at 16 MPH (14 knots; 7.3 m/s)
Visibility: 4 miles (6 km)
Ceiling: 900 feet AGL
Clouds: overcast cloud deck at 900 feet AGL
Weather: -RA BR (light rain, mist)

UP = Unknown Precip.

"Bob Gardner" wrote in message
...
Do you have a copy of Aviation Weather Services, AC 00-45E? DZ is drizzle,
E means ended, B means began, RA means rain,. UP is not included in the
list of abbreviations and acronyms, but whatever it is, it began at 47 and
ended at 49....hardly long enough to note if it is a weather phenomenon
(UPD means updraft, but that is weird in a METAR context). The AC is well
worth adding to your library, because it has three full pages of URLs for
weather info, etc.

Bob Gardner

wrote in message
...
I haven't seen this befo

DZE04B20E34RAB04E20B49UPB47E49


Try the "translated" option on adds.aviationweather.noaa.gov

Appears to be a secret code also on that. Here's the translation,
which doesn't include that neat bit above:

METAR text: KAUS 182153Z 01014KT 4SM -RA BR OVC009 02/01 A3012 RMK
AO2 DZE04B20E34RAB04E20B49UPB47E49 SLP206 P0002 T00220011
Conditions at: KAUS (AUSTIN, TX, US) observed 2153 UTC 18 January
2008
Temperatu 2.2°C (36°F)
Dewpoint: 1.1°C (34°F) [RH = 92%]
Pressure (altimeter): 30.12 inches Hg (1020.1 mb)
[Sea-level pressu 1020.6 mb]
Winds: from the N (10 degrees) at 16 MPH (14 knots; 7.3 m/s)
Visibility: 4 miles (6 km)
Ceiling: 900 feet AGL
Clouds: overcast cloud deck at 900 feet AGL
Weather: -RA BR (light rain, mist)

"Bob Gardner" wrote in message
...

Do you have a copy of Aviation Weather Services, AC 00-45E? DZ is drizzle,
E means ended, B means began, RA means rain,. UP is not included in the
list of abbreviations and acronyms, but whatever it is, it began at 47 and
ended at 49....hardly long enough to note if it is a weather phenomenon
(UPD means updraft, but that is weird in a METAR context). The AC is well
worth adding to your library, because it has three full pages of URLs for
weather info, etc.


UP is unknown precipitation.

Do you have a copy of Aviation Weather Services, AC 00-45E? DZ is drizzle,
E means ended, B means began, RA means rain,. UP is not included in the
list of abbreviations and acronyms, but whatever it is, it began at 47 and
ended at 49....hardly long enough to note if it is a weather phenomenon
(UPD means updraft, but that is weird in a METAR context). The AC is well
worth adding to your library, because it has three full pages of URLs for
weather info, etc.

UP is unknown precipitation.

Actually yes to AC 00-45E, but it's inaccessible at another house. I
figured DZ was drizzle and RAB was "rain began" but forgot what E was,
and then UP.

Thanks.

I can't really get it.

Isn't it odd that in 2008, as Flight Service is consolidated and modernized,
that they are still transmitting weather information encoded for teletype
machines?

Sure, we all learn(ed) to parse it (with notable exceptions like this one),
but it's not like they lack bandwidth anymore.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
I can't really get it.

Isn't it odd that in 2008, as Flight Service is consolidated and modernized,
that they are still transmitting weather information encoded for teletype
machines?

Not when you concider that by treaty we have to be compatible with the
third world and non English speaking pilots.


--
Jim Pennino

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Jay Honeck wrote:

I can't really get it.

Isn't it odd that in 2008, as Flight Service is consolidated and modernized,
that they are still transmitting weather information encoded for teletype
machines?

Sure, we all learn(ed) to parse it (with notable exceptions like this one),
but it's not like they lack bandwidth anymore.

Not everyone receiving weather data has a fast data connection. And while one
METAR may be small, getting the full set of METARs from every station,
worldwide, can get quite large, even with condensed format. Storing that data
for a while could be even more difficult with an expanded format, that still
contained the same basic data. Having a (mostly) standardized format is useful
for reading too, I can quickly parse many METARs for a flight very quickly, much
faster than when the data is in plain English (or any language).