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

                                          STATION:   BLACKSBURG VA
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   37 13 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  80 25 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  61  36  49  16  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.2  8 250   M    M   7 12      M   M
 2  64  34  49  17  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  0.5  6 190   M    M   8 12      M   M
 3  68  43  56  24   9   0 0.05  0.0    0  3.6 14 240   M    M   5 1      24 240
 4  63  45  54  22  11   0 0.06  0.0    0  2.3  9 220   M    M   6        16 170
 5  57  33  45  13  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.8 12 250   M    M   0        24 250
 6  46  27  37   5  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 16 300   M    M   5        22 310
 7  49  25  37   5  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.8 12 320   M    M   0        20 290
 8  33  26  30  -2  35   0 0.39  0.0    0  2.4  7 100   M    M  10 16      M   M
 9  44  28  36   4  29   0    T  0.0    0  5.9 14 310   M    M   4 1      23 300
10  46  24  35   3  30   0 0.00  0.0    0  0.8  5 260   M    M   4         M   M
11  49  25  37   5  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.6  8 140   M    M   5         M   M
12  56  33  45  13  20   0 0.38  0.0    0  3.5 12 230   M    M   8 13     25 230
13  47  29  38   6  27   0 0.05    T    0  9.2 16 310   M    M  10 1      26 290
14  31  21  26  -6  39   0    T    T    0 10.4 22 320   M    M   8        26 290
15  46  18  32   0  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.2 12 300   M    M   0        17 300
16  51  20  36   4  29   0    T  0.0    0  0.1  3 320   M    M   1         M   M
17  54  34  44  12  21   0 0.42  0.0    0  2.0  8 240   M    M   8 1       M   M
18  62  40  51  19  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.2  9 270   M    M   0 1      18 260
19  58  40  49  17  16   0 0.02  0.0    0  4.9 10 180   M    M   7 1      23 200
20  51  32  42  10  23   0    T    T    0 11.4 21 300   M    M   9        35 300
21  41  30  36   4  29   0    T    T    0  5.1 16 320   M    M   6        22 320
22  36  30  33   1  32   0 0.10  0.0    0  4.0 10 120   M    M   8 1       M   M
23  38  31  35   3  30   0 0.05    T    0  9.9 22 310   M    M  10 1      31 300
24  50  29  40   8  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 12 260   M    M   1        20 270
25  39  34  37   5  28   0 0.65  0.0    0  4.9 16  90   M    M   9 12     25  90
26  40  30  35   3  30   0    T    T    0  8.3 14 280   M    M   9        33 280
27  40  29  35   3  30   0    T    T    0  5.4 14 310   M    M   4        20 280
28  53  23  38   6  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.1  9 220   M    M   0         M   M
29  44  29  37   5  28   0 0.32  0.0    0  0.4  6 310   M    M   8 1       M   M
30  56  39  48  16  17   0    T  0.0    0  0.7  6 250   M    M   8 1       M   M
31  51  36  44  12  21   0 0.07  0.0    0  0.8  9 320   M    M   9 12      M   M
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SM 1524  953       769   0  2.56    T    127.6          M      177
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AV 49.2 30.7                               4.1 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 22 320                 35 300
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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:   BLACKSBURG VA
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   37 13 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  80 25 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 40.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.56    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   8.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.67    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    68 ON  3    GRTST 24HR  0.79 ON 12-13      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     18 ON 15                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  T            5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   T   ON 13-13  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:   1    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  12
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  19    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   769    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   7
DPTR FM NORMAL  -259    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  10
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2759    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 14
DPTR FM NORMAL  -337

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

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