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

                                          STATION:   ELKINS WV
                                          MONTH:     SEPTEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   38 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  79 51 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  87  51  69   1   0   4 0.00  0.0    0    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 2  85  51  68   0   0   3 0.00  0.0    0    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 3  86  55  71   3   0   6 0.00  0.0    0    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 4  87  62  75   7   0  10 0.00  0.0    0    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 5  89  62  76   9   0  11 0.00  0.0    0    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 6  88  63  76   9   0  11 0.00  0.0    0    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 7  84  64  74   7   0   9 0.19  0.0    0    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 8  81  64  73   6   0   8 0.79  0.0    0    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
 9  81  62  72   6   0   7 0.12  0.0    0    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
10  78  61  70   4   0   5 0.24  0.0    0    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
11  80  61  71   5   0   6    T  0.0    0    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
12  83  55  69   4   0   4 0.03  0.0    0    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
13  76  55  66   1   0   1 0.03  0.0    0    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
14  76  53  65   0   0   0 0.00  0.0    0    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
15  78  46  62  -2   3   0 0.00  0.0    0    M  M   M   M    M   M         M   M
16  77  44  61  -3   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.6 13 280   M    M   4 12     15 290
17  66  44  55  -9  10   0 1.88  0.0    0  1.8 10 290   M    M  10 1      14 320
18  69  47  58  -5   7   0 0.05  0.0    0  2.4 12 300   M    M   9 12     16 330
19  71  50  61  -2   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.5 12 310   M    M   7 12     18 350
20  77  46  62  -1   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.7 10 340   M    M   5 12     13 330
21  79  46  63   1   2   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.1  8 130   M    M   6 12     11 160
22  73  50  62   0   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.9  8  80   M    M   3 12     14  60
23  61  52  57  -5   8   0 0.45  0.0    0  6.5 14 340   M    M   8 1      18 330
24  63  54  59  -2   6   0 0.01  0.0    0  2.5 10 290   M    M  10 1      13 340
25  65  57  61   0   4   0    T  0.0    0  0.6  7 330   M    M  10 1       9 330
26  71  59  65   5   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.1 10 150   M    M  10 1      16 170
27  71  48  60   0   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 14 150   M    M   3        17 160
28  74  49  62   2   3   0    T  0.0    0  2.2  9 310   M    M   4 1      12 190
29  74  50  62   3   3   0 0.01  0.0    0  0.8  8 360   M    M   7 12     10 350
30  76  53  65   6   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.9 14 300   M    M   6 12     19 320
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SM 2306 1614        65  85  3.80  0.0     35.6          M      102
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AV 76.9 53.8                               2.4 FASTST   M    M   7    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 14 340                 19 320
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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:   ELKINS WV
                                          MONTH:     SEPTEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   38 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  79 51 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 65.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.80    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.29    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    89 ON  5    GRTST 24HR  1.88 ON 17-17      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     44 ON 17,16                             3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR  0.0            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:  11
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    65    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   1
DPTR FM NORMAL   -31    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9
TOTAL FM JUL 1    74    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 20
DPTR FM NORMAL   -38

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    85
DPTR FM NORMAL    17    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   510    HIGHEST SLP 30.31 ON 30
DPTR FM NORMAL  -100    LOWEST  SLP 29.85 ON 17

[REMARKS]
#FINAL-09-23#
DUE TO ASOS EQUIPMENT ISSUES, DATA WAS USED FROM THE BUCKHANNON, WV
COOP (THE BACKUP SITE; STATION INDEX NUMBER: 46-1220-02) FOR THE
FOLLOWING DATES/PARAMETERS. SEPTEMBER 1-20: MAXIMUM/MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE; SEPTEMBER 21: MINIMUM TEMPERATURE; SEPTEMBER 7-13:
PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL NOTE: WIND FIELDS, SKY COVER, AND OBSERVED
WEATHER (WITH RAIN BEING THE ONE EXCEPTION) WERE SET TO MISSING FOR
SEPTEMBER 1-15 DUE TO THE AFOREMENTIONED ASOS EQUIPMENT ISSUES. THE
BACKUP SITE IS APPROXIMATELY 20.9 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE ASOS
LOCATION.