FAA Questions/Remote Pilot (Part 107)/Question #22
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(Refer to FAA-CT-8080-2H, Figure 12.) What are the current conditions for Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)?

FAA Figure 12Aviation routine weather reports (METAR)FAA-CT-8080-2H · Sport, Recreational, Private & Remote Pilot supplement
How to read it: Station, day/time Z, wind (direction/speed, G = gusts), visibility, weather, sky condition, temperature/dew point, altimeter. SPECI is a special report.
A

Sky 700 feet overcast, visibility 1-1/2SM, rain.✓ Correct Answer

B

Sky 7,000 feet overcast, visibility 1-1/2SM, heavy rain.

C

Sky 700 feet overcast, visibility 11, occasionally 2SM, with rain.

Explanation

The KMDW report in Figure 12 is 'SPECI KMDW 121856Z 32005KT 1 1/2SM RA OVC007 17/16 A2980 RMK RAB35'. Visibility is 1 1/2 statute miles, 'RA' with no intensity sign is moderate rain, and OVC007 is an overcast layer at 700 feet AGL (cloud heights are in hundreds of feet). Heavy rain would be coded +RA and 7,000 feet would be OVC070; '1 1/2SM' is one and one-half miles, not 11 miles.

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