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featurepilot
2nd May 2013, 13:56
METAR CYHM 021100Z 17004KT 15SM FEW240 13/04 A3035 RMK CI1 CI TR
SLP280=

METAR CYXU 021200Z 13007KT 15SM FEW150 FEW210 14/06 A3034 RMK AC1CI1 AC TR SLP275=

Please help to decode this METAR information.
Actually I understand all of this, except TR part. Can you tell for what stays TR? There's no info about it over the internet.

Thanks in advance.

redsnail
2nd May 2013, 16:11
It's a Canadian METAR.
I am not that familiar with them but from here (http://www.navcanada.ca/ContentDefinitionFiles/Services/AWS/AWS_Guide_EN.pdf) it might be an abbreviation for "Trace".

I am sure someone more familiar with Canadian METARs will pop along soon.

20milesout
2nd May 2013, 17:24
TR stands for Trace.
In your example it refers to the type of cloud mentioned before
No1: Traces (more than CLR but less than FEW) of Cirri (CI)
No2: Traces of Altocumuli (AC)

localflighteast
2nd May 2013, 17:39
if anyone is vaguely interested

http://www.navcanada.ca/ContentDefinitionFiles/Services/AWS/AWS_Guide_EN.pdf

page 44 has the list of abbreviations used

featurepilot
3rd May 2013, 01:32
many thanks to you all.
it's really strange that I couldn't find info by myself.