WFO Monthly/Daily Climate Data Issued by NWS
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)
STATION: ALLIANCE NE AIRPORT
MONTH: DECEMBER
YEAR: 2009
LATITUDE: 42 2 N
LONGITUDE: 102 48 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 43 21 32 M 33 0 T M M 11.7 22 30 M M 4 1 28 10
2 26 1 14 M 51 0 0.03 M M 12.0 28 310 M M 4 1 37 300
3 20 -7 7 M 58 0 0.00 M M 10.1 22 320 M M 2 25 320
4 32 -7 13 M 52 0 0.00 M M 7.8 22 260 M M 1 25 270
5 35 4 20 M 45 0 0.03 M M 9.9 21 30 M M 4 1 25 30
6 16 -10 3 M 62 0 0.16 M M 10.3 18 40 M M 10 18 23 40
7 9 -17 -4 M 69 0 0.07 M M 6.7 18 150 M M 10 18 22 150
8 6 -11 -2 M 67 0 0.13 M M 13.2 23 350 M M 8 128 28 360
9 4 -26 -11 M 76 0 0.00 M M 9.7 21 290 M M 2 18 28 270
10 22 -21 1 M 64 0 0.00 M M 10.6 25 280 M M 0 30 290
11 27 -14 7 M 58 0 0.00 M M 6.9 20 210 M M 0 24 220
12 40 -1 20 M 45 0 0.00 M M 8.6 30 270 M M 0 37 270
13 25 -1 12 M 53 0 0.01 M M 9.5 22 20 M M 7 18 26 20
14 10 -11 0 M 65 0 T M M 3.9 13 350 M M 5 18 15 360
15 34 -15 10 M 55 0 0.00 M M 4.7 16 210 M M 0 22 200
16 45 18 32 M 33 0 0.00 M M 3.8 10 220 M M 0 13 280
17 42 18 30 M 35 0 T M M 5.8 14 280 M M 4 18 340
18 39 14 27 M 38 0 0.00 M M 11.1 23 330 M M 1 29 330
19 40 10 25 M 40 0 0.00 M M 7.1 15 280 M M 0 17 280
20 46 23 35 M 30 0 0.00 M M 8.4 18 270 M M 0 22 280
21 50 20 35 M 30 0 0.00 M M 8.2 26 280 M M 1 33 280
22 32 20 26 M 39 0 0.00 M M 8.2 18 140 M M 5 1 22 140
23 25 10 18 M 47 0 0.05 M M 13.2 28 350 M M 10 1 33 350
24 21 -3 9 M 56 0 T M M 12.9 22 330 M M 3 1 28 320
25 12 -3 5 M 60 0 0.02 M M 28.8 41 320 M M 8 18 55 320
26 21 11 16 M 49 0 T M M 25.1 35 330 M M 10 41 340
27 29 7 18 M 47 0 0.00 M M 12.8 10 290 M M 7 12 270
28 35 4 20 M 45 0 0.00 M M 5.6 10 160 M M 0 15 270
29 36 10 23 M 42 0 0.00 M M 6.0 14 180 M M 1 21 220
30 35 7 21 M 44 0 0.00 M M 4.0 10 280 M M 6 12 280
31 36 9 23 M 42 0 0.00 M M 7.8 21 300 M M 1 24 310
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SM 893 60 1530 0 0.50 M 304.4 M 114
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AV 28.8 1.9 9.8 FASTST M M 4 MAX(MPH)
MISC ----> 41 320 55 320
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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: ALLIANCE NE AIRPORT
MONTH: DECEMBER
YEAR: 2009
LATITUDE: 42 2 N
LONGITUDE: 102 48 W
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 15.4 TOTAL FOR MONTH: 0.50 1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL: M DPTR FM NORMAL: M 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST: 50 ON 21 GRTST 24HR 0.16 ON 6- 6 TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST: -26 ON 9 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: 17 0.01 INCH OR MORE: 8
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 0 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 2
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 31 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 0
MIN 0 OR BELOW: 14 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 0
[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO. 1530 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 16
DPTR FM NORMAL M PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 11
TOTAL FM JUL 1 3406 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 4
DPTR FM NORMAL M
[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO. 0
DPTR FM NORMAL M [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1 359 HIGHEST SLP 30.55 ON 15
DPTR FM NORMAL M LOWEST SLP 29.64 ON 13
[REMARKS]
...DECEMBER 2009 WAS THE SECOND COLDEST DECEMBER ON RECORD...
NEW RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 7 DEGREES BELOW ZERO SET ON THE 4TH. THE PREVIOUS
RECORD WAS 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO SET IN 2005.
NEW RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 26 DEGREES BELOW ZERO SET ON THE 9TH. THE PREVIOUS
RECORD WAS 18 DEGREES BELOW ZERO SET IN 1977.
NEW RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 21 DEGREES BELOW ZERO SET ON THE 10TH. THE
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 17 DEGREES BELOW ZERO SET IN 1972.
NEW RECORD COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 12 DEGREES SET ON THE 25TH. THE PREVIOUS
RECORD WAS 13 DEGREES SET IN 1962 AND PREVIOUSLY.
TIED RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION AMOUNT OF 0.13 INCH ON THE 25TH, PREVIOUSLY SET
IN 2007.
PRECIPITATION DATA FROM ALLIANCE 1WNW SITE NO. 2...COOPERATIVE SITE...AND
SURROUNDING COOPERATIVE AND COCORAHS SITES...USED TO DETERMINE WATER VALUES FOR
1ST, 2ND, 4TH, 5TH, 6TH, 7TH, 8TH, 9TH, 13TH, 14TH, 17TH, 23RD, 24TH, 25TH,
AND 26TH.
#FINAL-12-09#