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weather data description

Origin airport: LGA


DEST airports varies
cancelled: indicator
CRS_DEP_TIME: planned departure time
ARR_DELAY: actual minutes this flight delayed when arrived
ARR_DEL15: indicator - as defined by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a
flight is delayed only if the delay is greater than 15 minutes

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Weather variables: Wind_Dir, Wind_Spd, Visby, Temp, Pressure, Precipitation,
Snow_Depth (some variables has default data 9999, already set them to NA instead )
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Wind_Dir:
WIND-OBSERVATION direction angle:
The angle, measured in a clockwise direction, between true north and the
direction from which the wind is blowing.
Length:3
Unit:Angular Degrees
Range: 0-360
Default Value:999

Wind_Spd:
WIND-OBSERVATION speed rate:
The rate of horizontal travel of air past a fixed point.
Length:4
Unit:Meters per Second
Default Value:9999

Visby:
The horizontal distance at which an object can be seen and identified.
Length:6
Unit:Meters
NOTE: Values greater than 160000 are entered as 160000

Temp:
The temperature of the air.
Length:5
Unit: Degrees Celsius
Default Value:+9999

Pressure:
The air pressure relative to Mean Sea Level (MSL).
Length:5
Unit: Hectopascals
Default Value:99999

Precipitation:
The depth of LIQUID-PRECIPITATION (hourly) that is measured at the time of an
observation
Length:4
Unit:Millimeters
Default Value:9999

Snow_Depth:
The depth of snow and ice on the ground.
Length:4
Unit:Centimeters
Default Value:9999

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