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

                                          STATION:   CHALLIS ID
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2012
                                          LATITUDE:   44 31 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 114 13 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  37  58   8   7   0 0.00    M    M  1.5  8 140   M    M   0 8       9 320
 2  78  37  58   8   7   0 0.00    M    M  5.7 22 270   M    M   2 8      28 280
 3  57  33  45  -4  20   0 0.00    M    M  8.9 23  30   M    M   0        30  30
 4  56  22  39 -10  26   0 0.00    M    M  2.5 15 350   M    M   0        17 350
 5  55  21  38 -10  27   0 0.00    M    M  2.7 12 360   M    M   0        16  10
 6  57  20  39  -9  26   0 0.00    M    M  1.6  9 290   M    M   0        14 300
 7  63  22  43  -5  22   0 0.00    M    M  0.6  7 160   M    M   0         8 140
 8  67  24  46  -1  19   0 0.00    M    M  1.8 10  10   M    M   0 8      15 340
 9  66  27  47   0  18   0 0.00    M    M  1.4  8 330   M    M   0 8      10 330
10  71  27  49   2  16   0 0.00    M    M  1.1  7 240   M    M   0        10 350
11  70  31  51   5  14   0 0.00    M    M  1.7  8 130   M    M   0 8       9 120
12  74  30  52   6  13   0 0.00    M    M  2.4 13 280   M    M   1 8      17 290
13  64  38  51   6  14   0    T    M    M  5.8 21 300   M    M   4 8      25 280
14  69  31  50   5  15   0 0.00    M    M  3.0 16 250   M    M   0        22 240
15  66  42  54   9  11   0 0.00    M    M  5.7 21 240   M    M   7        28 260
16  61  34  48   4  17   0 0.06    M    M 12.0 35 280   M    M   5        51 280
17  56  27  42  -2  23   0    T    M    M  3.9 13 300   M    M   1        16 290
18  60  24  42  -2  23   0 0.00    M    M  0.9  6 180   M    M   0 8       7 170
19  62  28  45   2  20   0 0.00    M    0  3.6 17 210   M    M   4 8      23 210
20  58  35  47   4  18   0 0.00    M    M  8.2 26 220   M    M   2 8      37 230
21  55  26  41  -1  24   0 0.00    M    M  3.4 20 250   M    M   2 8      25 230
22  44  27  36  -6  29   0 0.00    M    M  3.2 21 270   M    M   6        25 280
23  43  19  31 -11  34   0 0.00    M    M  3.6 22 260   M    M   3 8      29 260
24  43  13  28 -13  37   0    T    M    M  1.1 15 190   M    M   4        17 220
25  43  24  34  -7  31   0 0.04    M    M  2.3 17 280   M    M   8 18     21 290
26  36  14  25 -15  40   0 0.21    M    M  1.9 10 130   M    M   5 12     14 120
27  36  21  29 -11  36   0 0.01    M    M  1.2  7 360   M    M  10 128     8 330
28  59  34  47   8  18   0 0.04    M    M  1.7 16 260   M    M  10        20 260
29  64  41  53  14  12   0 0.03    M    M  5.7 21 270   M    M   8 1      28 200
30  64  34  49  11  16   0 0.00    M    M  1.3 12 240   M    M   2        15 210
31  65  32  49  11  16   0 0.00    M    M  1.7 15 150   M    M   0        21 140
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SM 1840  875       649   0  0.39    M    102.1          M       84
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AV 59.4 28.2                               3.3 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 35 280               # 51  280
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

    PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE SUSPECT DURING FREEZING/FROZEN EVENTS

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

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

                                          STATION:  CHALLIS ID
                                          MONTH:    OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:     2012
                                          LATITUDE:   44 31 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 114 13 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 43.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.39    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -0.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.28    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    78 ON  2, 1 GRTST 24HR  0.21 ON 25-26      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     13 ON 24                               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:   0           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:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  21    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   649    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  20
DPTR FM NORMAL     4    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9
TOTAL FM JUL 1   826    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  2
DPTR FM NORMAL  -168

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   329    HIGHEST SLP 30.49 ON 26
DPTR FM NORMAL    81    LOWEST  SLP 29.51 ON 22

[REMARKS]

4TH: LOW OF 22 BREAKS OLD RECORD OF 24 SET IN 1994.
6TH: LOW OF 20 TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 20 SET IN 1955.
26TH: LOW OF 14 BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 16 SET IN 2011.
26TH: RECORD RAINFALL 0.21 BREAKS OLD RECORD OF 0.10 SET IN 1982.

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