BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE HANDBOOK 15-101
5 NOVEMBER 2019
Weather
METEOROLOGICAL TECHNIQUES
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-Publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: HQ USAF/A3WT
Supersedes: AFWA/TN-98/002,
13 Feb 2012 Revision
Certified by: HQ USAF/A3W
(Mr. Ralph O. Stoffler)
Pages: 248
This handbook marks the first formal publication of a long-lived and highly-esteemed reference in
the Air Force Weather community; it is a new publication, derived from the legacy Field Operating
Agency Technical Note 98/002, Meteorological Techniques, and supersedes all existing iterations
of the legacy document. The transition from informal tech note to formal Air Force Handbook will
enable the Air Force to host it in the same location as other 15-series publications, allow for more
frequent updates, and will ensure appropriate review and approval of the processes and procedures
contained in the document. The handbook, when used with relevant data and additional Air Force
guidance, provides general guidance for effective meteorological techniques for a variety of
parameters. It is not a substitute for sound judgement and situationally relevant meteorological
reasoning. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the Office of
Primary Responsibility listed above using the Air Force Form 847, Recommendation for Change
of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate chain of command.
Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained
in accordance with Air Force Manual 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of in
accordance with Air Force Records Information Management System Records Disposition
Schedule. The use of the name or mark of any specific manufacturer, commercial product,
commodity, or service in this publication does not imply endorsement by the Air Force.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
The document has been substantially revised and should be completely reviewed. The legacy
98/002 tech note has been updated several times over the twenty years since its initial publication,
