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

                                          STATION:   TWIN CITIES MN
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2012
                                          LATITUDE:   44 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 13 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  48  34  41  16  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 20 150   M    M  10 18     23 140
 2  40  29  35  10  30   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.5 16 120   M    M   7 12     20 120
 3  55  37  46  22  19   0 0.02  0.0    0 11.0 21 290   M    M   6 18     28 290
 4  45  21  33   9  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 21 270   M    M   0        26 270
 5  40  19  30   7  35   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.2 25 140   M    M   8        32 160
 6  46  27  37  14  28   0    T  0.0    0 11.3 20 160   M    M   8        28 160
 7  32  24  28   6  37   0 0.05  0.8    0  4.6 12  10   M    M   8 1      16  30
 8  33  25  29   7  36   0 0.00  0.0    1  5.6 15 110   M    M   8 1      16 100
 9  32  20  26   4  39   0 0.95 10.5    2 13.2 22 330   M    M  10 12     29 330
10  20   2  11 -10  54   0    T  0.1    9  7.8 22 330   M    M   7 1      28 330
11  20   4  12  -9  53   0    T  0.1    8  4.0 10 250   M    M   8 18     15 240
12  43  12  28   8  37   0 0.00  0.0    8  7.6 15 200   M    M   8 18     23 210
13  40  24  32  12  33   0 0.00  0.0    6  3.9 12 200   M    M   6        18 190
14  39  20  30  10  35   0 0.00  0.0    6  8.8 17 110   M    M   7 1      21 110
15  39  33  36  16  29   0 0.42  0.1    4  8.4 21 130   M    M  10 18     25 130
16  34  20  27   8  38   0    T    T    1  9.1 15 290   M    M  10 1      20 350
17  25  20  23   4  42   0    T    T    1  3.4  9 360   M    M  10 18     12 360
18  29  23  26   7  39   0    T    T    1  4.2 12  80   M    M   9 18     16  40
19  32  27  30  12  35   0 0.02  0.2    1  6.1 14 280   M    M   9 1      23  20
20  28  13  21   3  44   0 0.02  0.5    1 17.6 26 320   M    M   8 1      35 340
21  21   9  15  -3  50   0 0.00  0.0    1  7.7 18 330   M    M   0        23 320
22  29   9  19   1  46   0 0.00  0.0    1  3.9 16 350   M    M   2 18     20  10
23  19  10  15  -3  50   0 0.00  0.0    1  8.7 16  20   M    M   8        25  30
24  18   6  12  -5  53   0 0.01  0.5    1 10.2 15 350   M    M   5 18     21  20
25  13   0   7 -10  58   0 0.00  0.0    1  5.6 12 340   M    M   3        15 350
26  19   5  12  -5  53   0 0.00  0.0    1  4.1  8 350   M    M   6        23  30
27  21   8  15  -2  50   0 0.09  1.0    1  3.6 10  80   M    M   8 18     16  90
28  26  13  20   3  45   0 0.06  1.2    3  4.6  9 360   M    M   9 18     17  20
29  19   5  12  -4  53   0    T    T    3  6.7 13 250   M    M   7 18     16 250
30  25   1  13  -3  52   0 0.00  0.0    3  5.2 12 280   M    M   4 18     15 280
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SM  930  500      1229   0  1.64    15.0 222.3          M      209
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AV 31.0 16.7                               7.4 FASTST   M    M   7    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 26 320               # 35  340
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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:  TWIN CITIES MN
                                          MONTH:    DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:     2012
                                          LATITUDE:   44 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  93 13 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 23.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.64    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   4.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.51    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    55 ON  3    GRTST 24HR  0.95 ON  9- 9      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      0 ON 25                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  15.0 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR  10.5 ON  9- 9  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   9 ON 10     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:  18    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  27    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   1    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1229    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -127    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  14
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2717    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 12
DPTR FM NORMAL  -258

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1131    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL   378    LOWEST  SLP 29.51 ON 15

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