American Airlines Flight 331/METAR

The METAR in force at the time of the accident was METAR MKJP 230300Z 32008KT 33000 +SHRA BKN014 FEW016CB SCT030 BKN100 21/20 Q1014 RETSRA.[1]

It translates as follows:-[2]

After the accident, a special weather report was issued, SPECI MKJP 230325Z 32011KT 22000 +SHRA BKN014 FEW016CB SCT030 BKN100 21/19 Q1014 RETSRA.[1]

It translates as follows:-[2]

  1. 1 2 "History for Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday, December 22, 2009". Weather Underground. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  2. 1 2 "KEY TO DECODING THE U.S. METAR OBSERVATION REPORT". Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  3. Note that there is a misprint of 33000 for 3000, RVR would never be reported as high as 33,000m
  4. Note that there is a misprint of 22000 for 2000, RVR would never be reported as high as 22,000m.
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