METAR Daily
Puzzle #11 was KJFK (John F. Kennedy International Airport).
SPECI KJFK 182338Z 23021G30KT 1/2SM R04R/P6000FT +TSRA FU SCT045CB BKN085 OVC100 24/22 A2975 RMK AO2 PK WND 23030/2338 RAB32 TSB32 FRQ LTGIC OHD TS OHD MOV NE FU BKN085 P0000 T02440222 $
How it scored
- SPECI
- Special (off-schedule) observation
- KJFK
- Station KJFK
- 182338Z
- Observed on the 18th at 2338 Zulu (UTC)
- 23021G30KT
- Wind from 230° at 21 knots, gusting 30
- 1/2SM
- Visibility 1/2 statute miles
- R04R/P6000FT
- Unrecognized token - skipped
- +TSRA
- Heavy thunderstorm with rain
- FU
- Smoke
- SCT045CB
- Scattered clouds at 4,500 ft (cumulonimbus)
- BKN085
- Broken clouds at 8,500 ft
- OVC100
- Overcast at 10,000 ft
- 24/22
- Temperature 24°C, dew point 22°C
- A2975
- Altimeter 29.75 inHg (1007.5 hPa)
- RMK AO2 PK WND 23030/2338 RAB32 TSB32 FRQ LTGIC OHD TS OHD MOV NE FU BKN085 P0000 T02440222 $
- Remarks (not part of the puzzle): AO2 PK WND 23030/2338 RAB32 TSB32 FRQ LTGIC OHD TS OHD MOV NE FU BKN085 P0000 T02440222 $
Also on the record
- What is the flight category?
- LIFR
- What is the ceiling (lowest broken or overcast layer)?
- 8,500 ft
- What is the crosswind component on runway 13L?
- 20 kt
- What is the gust factor (gust speed minus sustained speed)?
- 9 kt
- What weather is being reported?
- Heavy thunderstorm with rain, Smoke