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

                                          STATION:   BLACKSBURG VA
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2013
                                          LATITUDE:   37 13 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  80 25 W

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
================================================================================
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  66  51  59   4   6   0 0.02  0.0    0  8.0 14  90   M    M   9 1      20 100
 2  66  48  57   1   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 16  80   M    M   7        18  90
 3  61  42  52  -4  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 18  90   M    M   4        25  90
 4  61  42  52  -4  13   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.9 20  70   M    M   7        28  90
 5  50  43  47  -9  18   0 0.07  0.0    0 15.2 20  90   M    M   7        27  80
 6  54  47  51  -6  14   0 1.25  0.0    0 14.4 22  80   M    M  10 1      31  80
 7  59  44  52  -5  13   0 0.83  0.0    0  3.1 13 340   M    M   8 123    17 350
 8  57  43  50  -7  15   0 0.90  0.0    0  2.0  7  40   M    M   8 12      M  M
 9  74  44  59   2   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.0 12 290   M    M   3 12     18 290
10  77  48  63   5   2   0 0.58  0.0    0  3.1 18 230   M    M   4 123    25 230
11  71  54  63   5   2   0 0.23  0.0    0  3.9 14 330   M    M   7 12     25 300
12  57  41  49  -9  16   0    T  0.0    0  9.3 17 310   M    M   2        27 300
13  56  35  46 -12  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.1 16 300   M    M   3        23 290
14  70  31  51  -8  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.8  9 220   M    M   2         M  M
15  85  46  66   7   0   1 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 12 280   M    M   1        21 290
16  78  56  67   8   0   2    T  0.0    0  5.3 13 330   M    M   2        18 290
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SM 1042  715       159   3  3.88     0.0 112.8          M       84
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AV 65.1 44.7                               7.1 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    22   M                 31    M
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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:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     2013
                                          LATITUDE:   37 13 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  80 25 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 54.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.88    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -2.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:    1.83    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    85 ON 15    GRTST 24HR  1.25 ON  6- 6      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     31 ON 14                               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:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   1    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   159    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   5
DPTR FM NORMAL    28    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5300    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  2
DPTR FM NORMAL   -36

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     3
DPTR FM NORMAL    -2    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     3    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL    -5    LOWEST  SLP M ON M

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