metar P000?

[tailskid]

i am trying to learn everything about weather reporting.
i have come across a hump in the road.
under the remarks, i have seen P0001 thru P0007, have tried looking in jepp books and other books can't seem to find it.
anyone have a clue for me?

 

[tailskid]

in the remarks section of a metar what does the P0001
and i have seen it all the way up to P0007 mean??

 

[AlexF]

The "P" section is in regards to hourly percepition in 100th of an inch.
Therefor P0007 would mean 7/100th of an inch fell last hour while
P0000 means trace precepitation was recieved.

 

[desertdog71]

P is for Precipitation.

00.01 inches of precip in the past hour.

If it starts with a 3 or 6 then its a 3 and 6 hour total. 60007 for example is 00.07 inches in the past 6 hours.

 

[casey]

Pxxxx is precipitation in the past hour in tenths of an inch. P0000 indicates "trace" of precipitation.

 

[SteveC]

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Please don't double post.

 

[tailskid]

Soory about the double post, woun't let it happen again.
Thanks for the reply of the answers. of great help.

 

[ATPInstructor]

To understand wx formats refer to the "safety of flight" chapter in the aim. I believe some of the above answers are close but inaccurate, however the Aim is the best source.
I do know that your question is addressed specifically in this section.

Happy studying