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PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   BISMARCK ND
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   46 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 100 45 W

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
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1   2   3   4   5  6A  6B    7    8   9   10  11  12  13   14  15   16   17  18
                                     12Z  AVG MX 2MIN
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD  WTR  SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX    SPD DR
================================================================================

 1  22  -5   9 -14  56   0 0.27  5.4   19 10.4 26  30   M    M   5 18     41  30
 2  27  -2  13 -10  52   0    T    T   19  7.8 15 190   M    M   5 18     19 180
 3  38   3  21  -3  44   0 0.00  0.0   18  8.0 23 260   M    M   1        30 260
 4  34   3  19  -5  46   0 0.00  0.0   17  6.0 13 210   M    M   0 18     17 230
 5  30  12  21  -4  44   0 0.32  6.7   16 12.0 21  50   M    M   8 12     28  30
 6  20   2  11 -14  54   0    T    T   21 12.3 23  40   M    M   4 18     28  40
 7  12   2   7 -19  58   0 0.24  3.5   20 10.4 17  80   M    M  10 1      22  80
 8  17  -4   7 -19  58   0    T    T   21  6.1 15  60   M    M  10 18     18  50
 9  21  12  17 -10  48   0 0.12  1.3   20  9.3 15  40   M    M  10 18     20  30
10  28   9  19  -8  46   0 0.15  2.9   21 14.6 31 120   M    M  10 12     39 130
11  29  19  24  -4  41   0 0.20  2.7   22 18.7 37 120   M    M   8 18     49 120
12  20  -1  10 -18  55   0    T    T   21 13.7 25 330   M    M   5 8      35 340
13  15 -16   0 -29  65   0    T    T   20  7.5 18 150   M    M   0 18     23 150
14  36   9  23  -6  42   0 0.00  0.0   20  8.6 21 170   M    M   0 8      27 160
15  29  12  21  -9  44   0 0.02  0.2   20 11.9 26  30   M    M   8 1      37  30
16  28  18  23  -7  42   0    T    T   19 16.1 24 330   M    M   6 18     36 340
17  21   3  12 -19  53   0    T    T   19 18.2 33 320   M    M   6 89     42 330
18  19  -4   8 -23  57   0 0.00  0.0   19  7.9 17 320   M    M   0        24 320
19  33  -2  16 -16  49   0 0.00  0.0   19  7.4 22 330   M    M   0        26 320
20  18  -4   7 -25  58   0 0.00  0.0   19  6.9 16  80   M    M   0        20  70
21  21   8  15 -17  50   0 0.22  2.3   19 10.5 20  40   M    M   8 12     27  40
22  29   6  18 -15  47   0    T    T   21  5.6 12 290   M    M   8 128    17 280
23  29  -3  13 -21  52   0    T    T   20  5.0 13 150   M    M   3 128    15 210
24  34   9  22 -12  43   0 0.00  0.0   20  5.5 12 250   M    M   6 128    13 240
25  29   6  18 -16  47   0 0.00  0.0   20  8.7 16  20   M    M   7 1      24  30
26  29   2  16 -19  49   0    T    T   19  3.9 13 240   M    M   7 128    16 240
27  26  12  19 -16  46   0 0.03  0.4   19  5.1 12  40   M    M   9 18     14 250
28  24   2  13 -23  52   0    T    T   19 10.0 20 330   M    M   5 8      29 290
29  21 -13   4 -32  61   0 0.00  0.0   19  5.9 14 150   M    M   0        15 150
30  30   6  18 -19  47   0 0.00  0.0   19 11.0 20  80   M    M   7        24  80
31  29  11  20 -17  45   0 0.00  0.0   19 13.0 24 350   M    M   6        32 350
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SM  798  112      1551   0  1.57 25.4    298.0          M      162
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AV 25.7  3.6                               9.6 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    37 120                 49 120
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:   BISMARCK ND
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   46 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 100 45 W

[TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 14.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.57    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL: -15.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.73    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    38 ON  3    GRTST 24HR  0.55 ON 28- 1      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -16 ON 13                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  32.3 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   6.7 ON  5- 5  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  22 ON 11     7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM:
                                                       VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS
                                                   8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
[NO. OF DAYS WITH]      [WEATHER - DAYS WITH]      9 = BLOWING SNOW
                                                   X = TORNADO
MAX 32 OR BELOW:  26    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   7
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  10    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1551    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   8
DPTR FM NORMAL   467    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  15
TOTAL FM JUL 1  8105    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8
DPTR FM NORMAL   684

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.67 ON  7
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.62 ON  3

[REMARKS]
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