Rain Began / Rain Ended

Precipitation began (B) or ended (E) at the stated time. RAB12E45 means rain began at 12 minutes past and ended at 45 minutes past. The same B/E convention applies to any weather code, e.g. TSB05, SNE30.

Source NWS, METAR/TAF List of Abbreviations and Acronyms↗ · checked 2026-08-25