"AWOS" stands for "Automated Weather Observation Service". These days, many little airports have these machines and they provide a great service... an unmanned weather reporting station, updating the weather conditions 24 hours a day. The radio frequencies for these reports are published in several places so pilots can tune in and find the local weather as they start their approach process.
Here's the report I heard when we returned from our final last night:
"****** Community Airport, Automated Weather Observation 0720 Zulu-
Wind 190 at 6 Knots.
Sky condition- clear below 1-2 thousand feet.
Temperature 30 Celsius, Dew point 27.
Altimeter 29.79
Remarks- Density Altitude, 2 thousand 4 hundred feet."
There's a ditty I use to try and remember how to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit-
"Thirty is hot. Twenty is nice. Ten is cool, and Zero is ice."
So when we landed last night at almost 1:30 A.M. it was still hotter than a firecracker, and with a Southerly wind it got worse as the night progressed. Today was unbearable, and I was glad to be sleeping in air-conditioned comfort.
But tonight?
REPEAT!
The natives will be restless.
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SPECI CYDQ 120015Z AUTO 10007KT 9SM -RA FEW018 SCT023 OVC086 16/14 A3000 RMK SLP170 DENSITY ALT 2600FT LONG DIST NW
Man, I don't like heat at all (laughable considering where I am living) but at least our "humid" days are the days ya'll whine about your lips cracking and your feet drying out.
Heat by itself is bad. heat with humidity just saps the energy out of you - but look at me, preaching to the Viet Nam veteran choir ...
LOL- Better than guessing :-) And yeah, it's STILL hot!
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