A B737 pilot is concerned that the ATIS information at iah is old and not current.

Attributes
ACN	627138
Time
Date	200408
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iah.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10450 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	627138
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Environmental Factor Airport ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

The WX information on the ATIS was old and not accurate. The ceiling was reported as broken and was in fact overcast. I wish the iah ATIS could be more timely during changing WX.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 PLT IS CONCERNED THAT THE ATIS INFO AT IAH IS OLD AND NOT CURRENT.

Narrative: THE WX INFO ON THE ATIS WAS OLD AND NOT ACCURATE. THE CEILING WAS RPTED AS BROKEN AND WAS IN FACT OVCST. I WISH THE IAH ATIS COULD BE MORE TIMELY DURING CHANGING WX.

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.