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

                                          STATION:   GREAT FALLS MT
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2013
                                          LATITUDE:   47 28 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 111 22 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  51  13  32 -15  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 21 320   M    M   2        29 310
 2  67  29  48   0  17   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.3 24 240   M    M   0        32 270
 3  49  35  42  -6  23   0 0.32  0.0    0 10.8 22 320   M    M   7 1      26 320
 4  58  37  48   0  17   0 0.09  0.0    0  6.2 22  70   M    M   7 1      24  40
 5  68  29  49   0  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.6 12  70   M    M   0 12     15  70
 6  73  35  54   5  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 12 200   M    M   0        21 120
 7  74  38  56   7   9   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.9 33 330   M    M   1        40 320
 8  73  31  52   2  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 15  90   M    M   0        17 100
 9  77  39  58   8   7   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 17 210   M    M   2        23 230
10  67  42  55   5  10   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.9 36 320   M    M   0        43 320
11  80  40  60  10   5   0    T  0.0    0  8.2 25 250   M    M   2        31 250
12  83  50  67  16   0   2 0.00  0.0    0 13.3 26 260   M    M   0        35 260
13  85  46  66  15   0   1    T  0.0    0 18.8 36 300   M    M   2        48 300
14  70  40  55   4  10   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.6 29 220   M    M   0        43 240
15  68  33  51  -1  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 13  40   M    M   1        16 250
16  68  42  55   3  10   0    T  0.0    0  6.9 17 300   M    M   5        25 320
17  65  36  51  -1  14   0 0.10  0.0    0  6.7 16 210   M    M   5 1      21 200
18  65  47  56   4   9   0 0.03    M    0  6.4 18 290   M    M   8 1      23 280
19  54  47  51  -2  14   0 0.21  0.0    0  8.6 15 340   M    M  10 1      18 330
20  64  41  53   0  12   0 0.24  0.0    0  6.2 22  70   M    M   8 1      25  70
21  73  35  54   1  11   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 28 100   M    M   0 1      35 120
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SM 1432  785       255   3  0.99     0.0 189.2          M       60
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AV 68.2 37.4                               9.0 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 36 320               # 48  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:  GREAT FALLS MT
                                          MONTH:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     2013
                                          LATITUDE:   47 28 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 111 22 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 52.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.99    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.42    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    85 ON 13    GRTST 24HR  0.36 ON  3- 4      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     13 ON  1                               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:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   4    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   255    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  14
DPTR FM NORMAL   -56    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   6
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6721    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  1
DPTR FM NORMAL  -707

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     3
DPTR FM NORMAL     3    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     3    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL     2    LOWEST  SLP 29.64 ON 13

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