AVIA 110 – Lab Exercise b
1) Using the website https://aviationweather.gov/adds, give the current METAR observations
for the following stations:
WIND VISIBILITY SKY COVER WEATHER TEMP/DP ALTlMETER
A) KSJC
B) KHQM
C) KDAL
D) KJFK
E) KOEN
2) For each of the stations above in the TAF reports, give the time of occurrence of each of
the following properties (if applicable) and value:
A) KSJC
B) KHQM
C} KDAL
D) KJFK
E) KDEN
WIND
(highest)
TimeNalue
VISIBILITY
(lowest)
TimeNalue
CEILING
(lowest)
TimeNalue
WEATHER
(worst)
TimeNalue
3) Which station(s) of all referenced in the TAF reports has the indicated property and give
its value?
PROPERTY A) Lowest Ceiling |
STATION | VALUE | TIME of OCCURANCE |
B) Lowest Visibility
C) Highest Winds
4) Using the winds/temperatures aloft forecasts from the ADDS site, give the winds and
temperatures aloft for the following stations:
FT (MSL)
A) SFO
8) DAL
C) JFK
6000
(wind/temp)
12000
(wind/temp)
18000
(wind/temp)
34000
(wind/temp)
5) From the Surface Analysis Chart below, determine the station temperature, dewpoint,
wind and weather at the six stations shown
Temp. DewP. Wind Weather
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6) 76 74 S 10 C Rain
Temper a’.u re (°F)
Station
·r /
0 ~
DP
t
Dewpoint (°F)