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

                                          STATION:   MCGRATH AK
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   62 57 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 155 36 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
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 1  78  50  64   5   1   0 0.00    M    M  0.0  6 270   M    M   2         7 270
 2  64  59  62   4   3   0 0.00    M    M  0.0  0   0   M    M   1         0   0
 3  82  52  67   9   0   2 0.00    M    M  2.3  7 250   M    M   1        10 260
 4  72  60  66   8   0   1 0.02    M    M  5.4 13 200   M    M   6        18 190
 5  76  50  63   5   2   0    T    M    M  3.5  8 220   M    M   3        12 180
 6  71  47  59   1   6   0    T    M    M    M 10   M   M    M   5         M   M
 7  70  55  63   5   2   0 0.03    M    M  2.5 10 210   M    M   8 1      16 200
 8  71  51  61   3   4   0 0.39    M    M  2.5 14  50   M    M   8 1      18  40
 9  68  53  61   3   4   0 0.46    M    M  2.6 12 250   M    M   7 1      17 270
10  67  56  62   5   3   0 0.52    M    M  3.1 10 200   M    M   8 1      13 200
11  74  50  62   5   3   0 0.02    M    M  1.4 13  80   M    M   3 1      22 110
12  72  55  64   7   1   0 0.00    M    M  4.1 14  70   M    M   3        21  80
13  70  49  60   3   5   0 0.00    M    M  4.9 16 200   M    M   7        23 190
14  67  51  59   2   6   0 0.31    M    M  3.0 10 220   M    M   7 12     18 180
15  69  44  57   1   8   0    T    M    M  4.5 14  40   M    M   6 12     19  20
16  66  51  59   3   6   0 0.00    M    M  7.7 17 360   M    M   8        29 280
17  58  50  54  -2  11   0    T    M    M  9.3 17 200   M    M  10        30 210
18  56  51  54  -2  11   0 0.08    M    M  6.9 14 200   M    M  10        24 220
19  58  46  52  -4  13   0 0.00    M    M  6.5 17 210   M    M   7        25 240
20  54  49  52  -3  13   0 0.10    M    M  9.2 20 200   M    M  10        29 200
21  59  52  56   1   9   0 0.04    M    M  6.6 14 200   M    M  10        21 200
22  62  53  58   3   7   0 0.02    M    M  4.2 10 210   M    M  10        13 200
23  63  48  56   2   9   0 0.05    M    M  0.1  5 150   M    M   7 1       6 180
24  64  53  59   5   6   0 0.29    M    M  4.4 17 200   M    M  10 1      29 200
25  62  54  58   4   7   0 0.06    M    M  8.7 22 200   M    M   9        37 220
26  67  53  60   6   5   0 1.10    M    M  7.2 25 190   M    M   9 18     43 210
27  62  42  52  -1  13   0 0.09    M    M 10.4 23 250   M    M   7 1      34 260
28  55  33  44  -9  21   0 0.07    M    M  5.0 12  20   M    M   5 1      16  30
29  53  46  50  -3  15   0 0.31    M    M  4.5 10 200   M    M  10 1      16 220
30  59  48  54   2  11   0 0.02    M    M  3.1  9 170   M    M  10 1      14 160
31  54  44  49  -3  16   0 0.63    M    M  4.0 13 170   M    M   9 1      23 170
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SM 2023 1555       221   3  4.61    M    137.6          M      216
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AV 65.3 50.2                               4.6 FASTST   M    M   7    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    25 190                 43 210
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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:   MCGRATH AK
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   62 57 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 155 36 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 57.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   4.61    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:    1.70    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    82 ON  3    GRTST 24HR  1.15 ON 25-26      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     33 ON 28                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  M            5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR    M  ON   M    6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  M  ON   M    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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  20
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   9
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   221    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   6
DPTR FM NORMAL   -64    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  14
TOTAL FM JUL 1   365    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 11
DPTR FM NORMAL   -66

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     3
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    19    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL   -12    LOWEST  SLP 29.13 ON 31

[REMARKS]
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