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Kennedy's
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John F. Kennedy Jr.'s plane was reported missing at 2am on July 17, 1999, after attempting a flight from Caldwell NJ (click for airport info) to Martha's Vineyard MA (click for airport info) on the evening of July 16, 1999. The known weather records, downloaded from AccuData, appear below, from 2pm 7/16 - 2am 7/17, first in Plain Language, then Decoded, then RAW Metar format. For complete coverage, see CNN.COM. UPDATE: Closeup map of area where debris was found UPDATE: Official NTSB Investigation |
LOCATION TIME TEMP REL WIND PRES VIS. WEATHER
* deg HUM DIR/SPD inches miles
* F pct mph
CALDWELL, NJ 2pm 94 34 W/8 30.11 4 HAZE
3pm 95 33 N/6 30.10 4 HAZE
4pm 95 34 SW/8 30.08 4 HAZE
5pm 95 34 N/7 30.08 4 HAZE
6pm 94 35 SW/8 30.06 4 HAZE
7pm 93 37 N/6 30.06 4 HAZE
8pm 91 40 SW/5 30.07 4 HAZE
9pm 88 47 SW/6 30.08 5 HAZE
10pm 86 52 SW/7 30.10 5 HAZE
11pm 84 58 N/7 30.11 5 HAZE
12am 83 60 N/7 30.12 6 MOSTLY CLEAR
1am 81 62 SW/5 30.12 6 MOSTLY CLEAR
2am 79 66 SW/5 30.12 6 MOSTLY CLEAR
CDW 13 temps: high= 95 at 3pm low= 79 at 2am mean= 89.0 precip= 0.00
LOCATION TIME TEMP REL WIND PRES VIS. WEATHER
* deg HUM DIR/SPD inches miles
* F pct mph
MARTHA'S VIN, MA 2pm 86 50 W/12 30.09 9 MOSTLY SUNNY
3pm 83 62 SSW/13 30.09 10 MOSTLY SUNNY
4pm 80 66 SW/10 30.09 9 MOSTLY SUNNY
5pm 82 64 SW/8 30.09 7 MOSTLY SUNNY
6pm 76 76 SSW/13 30.08 6 MOSTLY CLEAR
7pm 75 78 SSW/9 30.09 6 MOSTLY CLEAR
8pm 74 81 WSW/8 30.09 6 CLOUDY
9pm 73 78 WSW/8 30.09 8 CLOUDY
10pm 75 68 WSW/12 30.10 10 PARTLY CLOUDY
11pm 74 70 WSW/12 30.10 9 CLOUDY
12am 73 73 WSW/9 30.11 9 CLOUDY
1am 73 73 WSW/13 30.10 9 PARTLY CLOUDY
2am 73 68 WSW/10 30.11 10 CLOUDY
CALDWELL/ESSEX CO ARPT, NJ ( 174') LAT=40.9N LON= 74.3W
STA TMP DP RH WD WS G PRS ALT PCPN CLOUD LEVELS HGT TYP VIS WX
CDW 2pm 94 62 34 260 7 199 3011 80 SCT 4 H
3pm 95 62 33 000 5 195 3010 CLR 4 H
4pm 95 63 34 220 7 189 3008 180eBKN 4 H
5pm 95 63 34 000 6 188 3008 240eOVC 4 H
6pm 94 63 35 230 7 184 3006 150eSCT 4 H
7pm 93 64 37 000 5 184 3006 150eBKN 4 H
8pm 91 64 40 230 4 186 3007 300eOVC 4 H
9pm 88 66 47 220 5 189 3008 150eSCT 5 H
10pm 86 67 52 220 6 195 3010 180eSCT 5 H
11pm 84 68 58 000 6 200 3011 180eSCT 5 H
12am 83 68 60 000 6 201 3012 180eSCT 6 H
1am 81 67 62 220 4 202 3012 270eSCT 6 H
2am 79 67 66 230 4 203 3012 240eSCT 6 H
MARTHA'S VINEYARD ARPT, MA ( 69') LAT=41.4N LON= 70.6W
STA TMP DP RH WD WS G PRS ALT PCPN CLOUD LEVELS HGT TYP VIS WX
MVY 2pm 86 66 50 270 10 190 3009 300eSCT 9
3pm 83 69 62 200 11 187 3009 300eSCT 10
4pm 80 68 66 230 9 188 3009 150eSCT 9
5pm 82 69 64 230 7 188 3009 300eSCT 7
6pm 76 68 76 210 11 186 3008 150eSCT 450eSCT 6 H
7pm 75 68 78 210 8 187 3009 340eSCT 6 H
8pm 74 68 81 240 7 187 3009 340eOVC 6 H
9pm 73 66 78 250 7 189 3009 340eOVC 8
10pm 75 64 68 240 10 15 192 3010 150eBKN 10
11pm 74 64 70 250 10 193 3010 300eOVC 9
12am 73 64 73 250 8 193 3011 270eOVC 9
1am 73 64 73 240 11 17 192 3010 150eBKN 9
2am 73 62 68 240 9 194 3011 220eOVC 10
KCDW 161753Z 26007KT 210V300 4SM HZ SCT080 34/17 A3011 RMK AO2
SLP199 T03440167 10344 20228 58010=
KCDW 161853Z VRB05KT 4SM HZ CLR 35/17 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP195
T03500167=
KCDW 161953Z 22007KT 4SM HZ CLR 35/17 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP189
T03500172=
KCDW 162053Z VRB06KT 4SM HZ CLR 35/17 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP188
T03500172 56011=
KCDW 162153Z 23007KT 190V260 4SM HZ CLR 34/17 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP184
T03440172=
KCDW 162253Z VRB05KT 4SM HZ CLR 34/18 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP184
T03390178=
KCDW 162353Z 23004KT 4SM HZ CLR 33/18 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP186
T03280178 10361 20328 55003=
KCDW 170053Z 22005KT 5SM HZ CLR 31/19 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP189
T03110189=
KCDW 170153Z 22006KT 5SM HZ CLR 30/19 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP195
T03000194=
KCDW 170253Z AUTO VRB06KT 5SM HZ CLR 29/20 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP200
T02890200 53014 TSNO=
KCDW 170353Z AUTO VRB06KT 6SM HZ CLR 28/20 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP201
T02830200 TSNO=
KCDW 170453Z AUTO 22004KT 6SM HZ CLR 27/19 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP202
T02720194 403610211 TSNO=
KCDW 170553Z AUTO 23004KT 6SM HZ CLR 26/19 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP203
T02610194 10328 20261 51002 TSNO=
KMVY 161753Z 27010KT 9SM CLR 30/19 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP190 T03000189
10300 20228 58004=
KMVY 161853Z AUTO 20011KT 10SM CLR 28/21 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP187
T02830206 TSNO=
KMVY 161953Z 23009KT 9SM CLR 27/20 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP188
T02670200=
KMVY 162053Z 23007KT 7SM CLR 28/21 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP188 T02780206
55002=
KMVY 162153Z 21011KT 6SM HZ CLR 24/20 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186
T02440200=
KMVY 162253Z 21008KT 6SM HZ CLR 24/20 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP187
T02390200=
KMVY 162353Z 24007KT 6SM HZ CLR 23/20 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP187
T02330200 10306 20233 55002=
KMVY 170053Z 25007KT 8SM CLR 23/19 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189
T02280189=
KMVY 170153Z 24010G15KT 10SM CLR 24/18 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP192
T02390178=
KMVY 170253Z AUTO 25010KT 9SM CLR 23/18 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP193
T02330178 53008 TSNO=
KMVY 170353Z AUTO 25008KT 9SM CLR 23/18 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP193
T02280178 TSNO=
KMVY 170453Z AUTO 24011G17KT 9SM CLR 23/18 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP192
T02280178 403060189 TSNO=
KMVY 170553Z AUTO 24009KT 10SM CLR 23/17 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP194
T02280167 10239 20222 55002 TSNO=
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