Canada METAR Decoding Help

[Bradpmp]

I came across this Ottawa METAR this evening at work and was trying to figure out how "SC1AC7" is decoded.

CYOW 180300Z 19008KT 15SM FEW040 OVC110 14/11 A2948 RMK SC1AC7
SLP982 DENSITY ALT 800FT


Starato Cumulus covering 1/8th of the sky & Alto Cumulus covering 7/8ths?

 

[Squirrel]

Do believe that is correct.

 

[ppragman]

I came across this Ottawa METAR this evening at work and was trying to figure out how "SC1AC7" is decoded.

CYOW 180300Z 19008KT 15SM FEW040 OVC110 14/11 A2948 RMK SC1AC7
SLP982 DENSITY ALT 800FT

Starato Cumulus covering 1/8th of the sky & Alto Cumulus covering 7/8ths?

The "A"s in a Canadian metar are just filler anyway

 

[Roger Roger]

The "A"s in a Canadian metar are just filler anyway

They only have one class of airspace up there.

 

[jose1337]

It has a good breakdown on the different cloud abbreviations: http://www.navcanada.ca/EN/media/Publications/AWS-Guide-EN.pdf