ATCT local controller complaint about ASOS visibility inaccuracy.

Attributes
ACN	350150
Time
Date	199610
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cpr
State Reference	WY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sdf
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 2
ASRS Report	350150
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

ASOS at XA55Z reports 5 SM haze. Had at least 100 SM visibility.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATCT LCL CTLR COMPLAINT ABOUT ASOS VISIBILITY INACCURACY.

Narrative: ASOS AT XA55Z RPTS 5 SM HAZE. HAD AT LEAST 100 SM VISIBILITY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.