ASOS Question

Graueradler

Graueradler

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Can anyone point me to a website that has short term historical data on wind (last 12 hours, last 6 hours, etc.). We had fierce winds today (>50 mph). I'd like to see what our ASOS recorded as a peak. Someone told me they saw a 56 on the internet for us (KRUE) at one time. I was to busy with airport response to monitor wind measurements. We only had very slight damage to one plane and to one hangar door that I know of now. A Cardinal tiedown snapped on one wing and the tail either wasn't tied down or not adequately tied down. It weather-vaned around the intact left tiedown and dinged its left wing a little on a hangar support post. The lineman caught it just before it dinged the neighboring plane.

We had a couple of planes land under those conditions. Fortunately, the wind was pretty much aligned with the runway.
 
From this page...
http://adds.aviationweather.noaa.gov/metars/

KRUE 300053Z AUTO 30012G21KT 10SM CLR 01/M09 RMK AO2 PK WND 28026/2354 SLPNO T00111089 $
KRUE 292353Z AUTO 30017G28KT 10SM CLR 02/M09 RMK AO2 PK WND 29031/2318 SLPNO 6//// T00171089 10233 20017 $
[FONT=Monospace,Courier]KRUE 292253Z AUTO 29018G32KT 10SM CLR 03/M08 RMK AO2 PK WND 31036/2225 SLPNO T00331078 $[/FONT]
[FONT=Monospace,Courier]KRUE 292153Z AUTO 28019G36KT 10SM CLR 05/M05 RMK AO2 PK WND 28043/2115 SLPNO T00501050 $[/FONT]
[FONT=Monospace,Courier]KRUE 292053Z AUTO 28025G49KT 10SM CLR 08/M03 RMK AO2 PK WND 29049/2051 SLPNO 6//// T00781033 $[/FONT]
[FONT=Monospace,Courier]KRUE 291953Z AUTO 28029G51KT 9SM 15/00 A2955 RMK AO2 SLP000 T01500000 PWINO $[/FONT]
[FONT=Monospace,Courier]KRUE 291853Z AUTO 27021G32KT 10SM CLR 23/02 A2943 RMK AO2 PK WND 28037/1842 SLP958 T02280017[/FONT]
[FONT=Monospace,Courier]KRUE 291753Z AUTO 25014G26KT 210V280 10SM FEW075 23/06 A2944 RMK AO2 PK WND 24029/1740 SLP963 T02330061 10233 20150 58020[/FONT]
[FONT=Monospace,Courier]KRUE 291653Z AUTO 23009G23KT 10SM FEW047 SCT055 BKN070 22/12 A2947 RMK AO2 SLP972 T02220122[/FONT]
[FONT=Monospace,Courier]KRUE 291553Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM FEW065 19/15 A2950 RMK AO2 SLP984 T01890150[/FONT]
[FONT=Monospace,Courier]KRUE 291453Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM SCT110 17/15 A2950 RMK AO2 SLP986 T01720150 58023[/FONT]
[FONT=Monospace,Courier]KRUE 291353Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM FEW041 17/14 A2952 RMK AO2 TSE02 SLP992 T01670144[/FONT]
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Edit: That's twelve hours worth as you had sought. For posting the data, do I get more credit than that vagabond corporate pilot? :)
 
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Thanks folks. That was really quick response. 19:53 ZULU shows 59 MPH, An hour later it was 56 MPH. I wonder if there were higher peaks in between. Lots of roof damage in town, trees down, power outages. I havn't looked at my roof yet but the lake did eat my sailboat and move my dock. I'll worry about it tomorrow.
 
Graueradler said:
Thanks folks. That was really quick response. 19:53 ZULU shows 59 MPH, An hour later it was 56 MPH. I wonder if there were higher peaks in between. Lots of roof damage in town, trees down, power outages. I havn't looked at my roof yet but the lake did eat my sailboat and move my dock. I'll worry about it tomorrow.
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Are you one of those "engineless" guys like Tony???

I hope the damage wasn't too bad for ya. If you look further down the first line, you'll see peak wind reported as "PK WND 28026/2354" translated to:

Peak Wind: 280 Degrees at 26 knots recorded at 2354Z
 
KennyFlys said:
From this page...
http://adds.aviationweather.noaa.gov/metars/



Edit: That's twelve hours worth as you had sought. For posting the data, do I get more credit than that vagabond corporate pilot? :)
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Request for credit noted. It is too early in the morning for Solomonic answers. Vagabond corporate pilots buy lots of Jet A from me ("lots" is an overstatement or maybe wishful thinking). I'm not getting crossways with any of them.

Thanks for pointing out the peak wind feature. I had focused in on the normal wind data and didn't look at anything else. The peak wind statement is missing form the hourly report with the highest gust value. I wonder if that means that it was the peak.

The bad data symbols in the report result from frequent power interruptions with instruments and computers re-booting.
 
Everskyward said:
Is that why it took you two minutes longer to answer the question? :D
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LOL No, part of it was the little wheel spinning forever and a half day waiting for it to actually post!

Sometimes, it will take so long I'll open several threads on different tabs in IE then go to each one as it continues to work.
 
KennyFlys said:
Bite me Wimpy! :D


I'll give you a hamburger today if you stand out in the cold tomorrow. :)



Stick that in your cabin vent and smoke it! :D
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Hey now, don't make me sick 18 5 year olds on you there, tough guy. Make it a cheeseburger and I'll stand outside all day while you get trounced by little kids. :yes::rofl:
 
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