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

                                          STATION:   UTQIAGVIK (BARROW) AK
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   71 17 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 156 47 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   9   4   7  11  58   0 0.01    M    M 18.4 25  50   M    M  10 189    31  40
 2  11   6   9  14  56   0 0.04    M    M 10.9 20  60   M    M  10 18     22  60
 3  19  11  15  20  50   0 0.40    M    M 11.6 24 260   M    M  10 18     28 270
 4  18   9  14  19  51   0 0.09    M    M 19.6 29 310   M    M  10 18     35 310
 5  10   7   9  14  56   0 0.01    M    M 20.2 29 300   M    M   5 89     36 310
 6  20  -3   9  15  56   0 0.01    M    M  9.2 17  10   M    M   6 18     20  10
 7   4  -6  -1   5  66   0    T    M    M  8.3 22  70   M    M   9 18     26  70
 8   2 -13  -5   1  70   0    T    M    M 13.4 23  50   M    M   5 189    29  60
 9  -3 -13  -8  -2  73   0    T    M    M 15.7 23  70   M    M   5 8      30  70
10  -2 -10  -6   0  71   0    T    M    M 12.7 18  70   M    M   8 8      24  80
11  -2 -11  -6   1  71   0    T    M    M 15.0 23  70   M    M   5 8      26  80
12   0  -7  -3   4  68   0 0.00    M    M 24.5 32  60   M    M   0 189    43  60
13  -2  -5  -3   4  68   0 0.00    M    M 24.2 31  70   M    M   0 89     36  70
14  -1  -5  -3   4  68   0 0.01    M    M 26.7 33  60   M    M   2 89     39  60
15  -2  -9  -5   2  70   0    T    M    M 19.6 30  60   M    M   0 89     35  60
16  -5  -9  -7   1  72   0 0.00    M    M 23.6 30  60   M    M   0 89     35  60
17  -8 -11  -9  -1  74   0 0.00    M    M 19.2 28  60   M    M   0 89     34  60
18  -6  -9  -7   1  72   0    T    M    M 19.5 31  60   M    M   1 89     35  60
19  -9 -20 -14  -6  79   0    T    M    M 15.4 23  80   M    M   4 89     27  70
20 -16 -23 -19 -10  84   0 0.00    M    M 12.7 22  60   M    M   0 8      28  70
21 -19 -30 -24 -15  89   0 0.00    M    M 10.1 14  50   M    M   1 8      22  70
22  -3 -27 -15  -6  80   0 0.05    M    M 23.9 33  70   M    M   1 89     42  70
23   1  -8  -3   6  68   0 0.00    M    M 21.4 31  80   M    M   7 89     36  80
24   2  -8  -3   6  68   0 0.08    M    M 14.5 29  80   M    M   7 8      32  80
25   0 -10  -5   5  70   0    T    M    M 11.5 18  70   M    M   6 18     20  70
26  -4 -20 -12  -2  77   0 0.00    M    M  5.4 10  90   M    M   2 18     14  90
27   0 -13  -6   4  71   0 0.00    M    M  8.1 13  50   M    M   8 18     16  40
28   5  -4   1  11  64   0 0.00    M    M 10.1 15  50   M    M   9 18     18  50
29   1  -9  -4   7  69   0    T    M    M 14.5 20  60   M    M   8 18     27  70
30  -5 -21 -13  -2  78   0 0.00    M    M 14.2 18  80   M    M   4 18     25  60
31 -13 -20 -16  -5  81   0    T    M    M 13.7 20  70   M    M   3 68     29  80
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SM    2 -287      2148   0  0.70    M    487.8          M      146
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AV  0.1 -9.3                              15.7 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 33  60                 43  60
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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:   UTQIAGVIK (BARROW) AK
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   71 17 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 156 47 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: -4.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.70    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.56    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    20 ON  6    GRTST 24HR  0.40 ON  3- 3      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -30 ON 21                               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:  31    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  26    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  2148    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  12
DPTR FM NORMAL  -109    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7243    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL  -966

[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 29.15 ON  2

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