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It is also used by Meteorologist s, who use the information to help Forecast the Weather . METAR reports usually come from Airport s. Typically, reports are generated once an hour; however, if conditions change significantly, they may updated in special reports called SPECI's. A typical METAR report contains data for the Temperature , Dew Point , Wind , Precipitation , Cloud cover, cloud heights, visibility, and Barometric Pressure . A METAR report may also contain information on Precipitation amounts, Lightning , and other information that would be of interest to pilots or meteorologists. The complement to METAR reports, reporting forecasted weather rather than current weather, are TAF s. METARs and TAFs are used in VOLMET broadcasts. UNITED STATES/CANADA METAR CODE This METAR example is from . METAR KTTN 051853Z 04011KT 1/2SM VCTS SN FZFG BKN003 OVC010 M02/M02 A3006 RMK AO2 TSB40 SLP176 P0002 T10171017=
''Note that what follows is not part of the international format. This example is particular to the United States, a format not even shared with Canada.''
INTERNATIONAL METAR CODE . METAR LBBG 041600Z 12003MPS 310V290 1400 R04/P1500N R22/P1500U +SN BKN022 OVC050 M04/M07 Q1020 NOSIG 9949//91=
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