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

                                          STATION:   MINOT ND
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          YEAR:      2012
                                          LATITUDE:   48 15 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 101 16 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  72  49  61  25   4   0 0.00    M    M 16.8 36 100   M    M   2 8      47 100
 2  53  34  44   7  21   0    T    M    M 15.9 29 310   M    M   6        38 310
 3  62  31  47  10  18   0 0.00    M    M  6.0 14 180   M    M   0        17 200
 4  63  34  49  11  16   0 0.00    M    M 11.3 23 120   M    M   0        30 100
 5  71  32  52  14  13   0    T    M    M 13.9 26 130   M    M   3        35 130
 6  69  48  59  20   6   0 0.16    M    M 17.1 31 170   M    M   5 1      43 130
 7  48  35  42   3  23   0 0.01    M    M 22.4 39 270   M    M   6        49 280
 8  53  30  42   2  23   0 0.00    M    M 18.7 38 280   M    M   1        47 270
 9  44  23  34  -6  31   0 0.00    M    M 17.1 29 290   M    M   0        37 290
10  44  17  31 -10  34   0 0.00    M    M  5.2 12 340   M    M   0        16 350
11  55  21  38  -3  27   0 0.00    M    M 12.3 22 110   M    M   0        28 110
12  59  34  47   5  18   0 0.03    M    M 18.4 30 110   M    M   7 1      40 120
13  50  42  46   4  19   0 0.91    M    M  8.0 20 120   M    M   8 1      24 120
14  71  36  54  11  11   0 0.00    M    M  4.7 14 220   M    M   0        17 220
15  50  29  40  -3  25   0 0.24    M    M 11.4 22 350   M    M   7 16     28  20
16  36  25  31 -13  34   0    T    M    M  7.6 16 350   M    M   9 1      21 350
17  61  27  44   0  21   0    T    M    M  9.7 22 330   M    M   6        28 340
18  51  35  43  -2  22   0 0.00    M    M  8.8 16 280   M    M   6        22 300
19  47  35  41  -4  24   0 0.19    M    M  5.6 14  80   M    M  10 1      16  60
20  48  35  42  -4  23   0 0.09    M    M  9.9 20 150   M    M   8 1      24 150
21  50  36  43  -3  22   0 0.00    M    M 17.1 35 290   M    M   6        44 290
22  68  34  51   5  14   0 0.00    M    M  8.4 17 310   M    M   0        25 320
23  85  40  63  16   2   0 0.00    M    M 10.2 23 210   M    M   0        31 200
24  88  44  66  19   0   1    T    M    M 10.1 38 300   M    M   1        49 280
25  65  37  51   3  14   0 0.00    M    M 12.9 21 350   M    M   1        29 360
26  52  30  41  -7  24   0    T    M    M 15.4 25 110   M    M   6        35 100
27  45  39  42  -6  23   0 0.89    M    M 23.0 35 100   M    M  10 1      45 100
28  42  39  41  -8  24   0 0.24    M    M 16.6 25  90   M    M  10 1      32  90
29  52  41  47  -2  18   0 0.05    M    M 15.0 26 200   M    M   9 1      35 200
30  69  39  54   4  11   0 0.00    M    M  9.1 21 180   M    M   4        26 160
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SM 1723 1031       565   1  2.81    M    378.6          M      131
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AV 57.4 34.4                              12.6 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 39 270               # 49  280
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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:  MINOT ND
                                          MONTH:    APRIL
                                          YEAR:     2012
                                          LATITUDE:   48 15 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 101 16 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 45.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.81    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:    1.67    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    88 ON 24    GRTST 24HR  0.94 ON 12-13      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     17 ON 10                               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:  10
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  10    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   565    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  13
DPTR FM NORMAL   -86    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6705    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6
DPTR FM NORMAL -1661

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     1
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     1    HIGHEST SLP 30.44 ON 10
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.36 ON  1

[REMARKS]
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