Bizarre ATIS/AWOS altimeter readouts

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ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue:
Tuning to automated weather stations in Colorado, USA gives very strange altimeter readouts.
Examples:
KBJC ATIS gives altimeter of “2970 decimal 01” but the Tower reports altimeter of “29 decimal 70” as expected.
KBDU has an AWOS on 118.825, but game reports the frequency is not in use
KEIK AWOS reported an altimeter of “296754” without any “decimal” at all.
KLMO reported an altimeter of “297101”, again without any decimal.

If applicable, which aircraft is experiencing this issue:
C172 G1000

[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue?
Yes

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)?
Every time.

REPRODUCTION STEPS

Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue:

  1. Fly around, tune into automated weather stations in Colorado, Denver metro area.
  2. Listen to the funky altimeter readouts from the automated stations.
  3. Be confused.

YOUR SETTINGS

If the issue still occurs with no mods and add-ons, please continue to report your issue. If not, please move this post to the User Support Hub.

What peripherals are you using, if relevant:
Honeycomb Alpha yoke
Saitek Flight Pro Rudder Pedals
FlightSimStuff (throttle, propeller, trim controller, etc.)

[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?
No.

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