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Local Aviation
Climatology
Welcome
to the newly added Local Aviation Climatology page. Please select
the desired site and product from the lists below and then, click
on the submission button. Data is valid for the period from 1973-2004.
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Wind Rose Description:
The wind rose shows the distribution of wind direction per month
at a TAF site for an entire 24 hours. It shows the percentage of time
the wind is from a certain direction Both the rings and the color-shading
indicates what percentage of time the wind speed is from that direction.
Histogram Description::
The histogram shows the percentage of time that visibility, ceiling,
and ceiling/visibility for varying flight categories occur. Below is
a table of the specific flight categories for your reference.
| Flight Rules
| Ceiling
| Visibility
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| VFR
| > 3,000 feet
| > 5 SM
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| MVFR
| 1,000-3,000 feet
| 3-5 SM
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| IFR
| 500-999 feet
| ≥ 1 SM & < 3 SM
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| LIFR
| 200-499 feet
| ≥ 1/2 SM & < 1 SM
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| VLIFR
| ≤ 199 feet
| < 1/2 SM
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