Manuals, Standards, Circulars and Bulletins

Manuals
Circulars
Bulletins

In this section, you will find Environment Canada's documentation pertaining to weather forecasting, observing standards, circulars and bulletins. This documentation is managed by Environment Canada for use by Environment Canada as well as for other Government of Canada Departments and partners.

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Manuals

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MANAB
Manual of Word Abbreviations
3rd Edition

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MANICE
Manual of Standards and Procedures for Observing and Reporting Ice Conditions
Revised Edition

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MANAIR
Manual of Standards and Procedures for Aviation Weather Forecasts
7th Edition

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MANOBS
Manual of Surface Weather Observations
7th Edition, Amendment 18

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MANCLIM
Manual of Climatological Observations
4th Edition

 

Circulars

Observer circulars provide instructions concerning new or revised observing procedures and/or new equipment and provide temporary interim instructions. Observer circulars supplement the current edition and amendment of the Manual of Surface Weather Observations - MANOBS - and are incorporated in subsequent editions or amendments.

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OBS 1-2012 | PDF (accessible); 0.45 MB
Code Table (in eighths) for N, Nh and Ns
Effective December 2012

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OBS 1-2013 | PDF (accessible); 0.2 MB
Eliminates the mandatory requirement for a ceiling balloon backup at stations equipped with a laser ceilometer for the determination of cloud-based heights.
Effective May 2013

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OBS 2-2013 | PDF (accessible); 305 KB
Termination of recent weather (RE) codes in METAR/SPECI
Effective November 14, 2013

 

Bulletins

Aviation Weather Observing Bulletins (AVOBS) convey reminders, additional instructions, and clarification of observing procedures to weather observing stations.

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AVOBS 4-2012 | PDF (accessible); 0.43 MB
Recording cloud traces at HWOS equipped sites
Effective December 2012

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AVOBS 1-2014 | HTML
Recording Surface Weather Observation on Form 63-2322 for stations using the NAV CANADA Human Weather Observation System
Effective February 1, 2014