Hood College METARs Script Output Project

Your homework submission should be a script that reads a single line METAR from a file named: metar.txt Your script output (to the shell screen) should include:

• the report type: either METAR or SPECI for “Special Report”
• the station identifies (four characters starting with a K)
• Day of the month and time the report was filed
• If the token ‘AUTO’ is present, you should output “This is a fully automated report”
• If the token ‘COR’ is present, you should output “This is a corrected observation”
• Wind direction and speed, wind gusting, and variable wind directions
• Visibility in statute miles
• Light, medium, or heavy rain (-RA|RA|+RA)
• Cloud Conditions: [0 or more occurrences of each of the following]
  • Sky Clear
  • Few Clouds <altitude>
  • Scattered Clouds <altitude>
  • Broken Clouds <altitude>
  • Overcast Clouds <altitude>
• Temperature
• Dew Point
• Barometric Pressure
• If
  the token ‘TH’ is present, you should output “Thunderstorms reported in the
  area”