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

                                          STATION:   BENTON HARBOR MI
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          YEAR:      2009
                                          LATITUDE:   42  7 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  86 26 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  37  44   1  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.9 25 240   M    M   4        35 240
 2  63  35  49   6  16   0 0.02    M    0  5.8 14 350   M    M   5        23  10
 3  42  36  39  -4  26   0 0.55    M    0 11.0 18 320   M    M   9 1      29 320
 4  43  32  38  -6  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 13 300   M    M   0        20 340
 5  48  33  41  -3  24   0 0.52    M    0  8.5 20 100   M    M   7 1      24  50
 6  38  32  35  -9  30   0 0.02    M    M 13.3 23 330   M    M   8 1      37 350
 7  40  32  36  -9  29   0    T    M    0 10.0 20 290   M    M   8        29 290
 8  50  23  37  -8  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 15 270   M    M   1        20 250
 9  53  23  38  -7  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.5 10 250   M    M   0 1      13 260
10  51  33  42  -4  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.0 20  80   M    M   0        28  80
11  42  25  34 -12  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 14 360   M    M   0        22 350
12  57  23  40  -6  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 17  90   M    M   0        22 130
13  46  37  42  -5  23   0 0.13    M    0 14.3 32  80   M    M   6 18     40  80
14  42  37  40  -7  25   0 0.19    M    0  7.5 15  50   M    M  10 1      22  50
15  52  33  43  -4  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 14 350   M    M   5        20 340
16  60  30  45  -3  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 12 350   M    M   0        16 360
17  64  29  47  -1  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.7  3  70   M    M   0 8       3 100
18  71  31  51   3  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.6 14 250   M    M   2        17 250
19  58  48  53   4  12   0 0.56    M    0  8.9 17  90   M    M  10 18     41 350
20  48  38  43  -6  22   0 0.22    M    0  7.6 15 280   M    M  10 1      23 310
21  41  36  39 -10  26   0 0.16    M    0 13.9 25 260   M    M  10 1      30 270
22  54  36  45  -5  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 17 260   M    M   5        28 300
23  66  26  46  -4  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 21 150   M    M   0 1      28 160
24  85  56  71  21   0   6 0.04  0.0    0 14.4 29 180   M    M   2 38     38 210
25  76  42  59   8   6   0 0.29    M    0 10.9 20 290   M    M   5 138    25 240
26  82  42  62  11   3   0 0.14    M    0  6.4 23 190   M    M   5 138    29 200
27  76  53  65  14   0   0 1.04  0.0    0 13.2 28 220   M    M   6 1      38 220
28  59  43  51  -1  14   0 0.11  0.0    0  7.2 16  90   M    M   9 1      25 190
29  60  47  54   2  11   0 0.11  0.0    0  9.5 17 120   M    M  10 1      24 130
30  68  46  57   5   8   0 0.39  0.0    0  9.9 25 260   M    M   7 128    36 250
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SM 1686 1074       570   6  4.49     0.0 253.7          M      144
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AV 56.2 35.8                               8.5 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 32  80               # 41  350
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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:  BENTON HARBOR MI
                                          MONTH:    APRIL
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   42  7 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  86 26 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 46.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   4.49    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -0.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.72    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    85 ON 24    GRTST 24HR  1.15 ON 27-28      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     23 ON 12, 9                            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:  16
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:  13
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  11    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   570    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  11
DPTR FM NORMAL     8    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6372    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL    59

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     6
DPTR FM NORMAL     4    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     6    HIGHEST SLP 30.45 ON 16
DPTR FM NORMAL     4    LOWEST  SLP 29.36 ON  3

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