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

                                          STATION:   KOTZEBUE AK
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   66 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 162 38 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  22   4  13   7  52   0 0.15    M    M  7.0 22 120   M    M   9 1      26 110
 2  22  12  17  12  48   0 0.01    M    M  7.3 17 120   M    M   9 1      20 120
 3  12   0   6   1  59   0    T    M    M  6.9 15 100   M    M   4 1      16 100
 4  10   3   7   2  58   0 0.02    M    M 11.4 17 110   M    M  10 1      22 120
 5   9   1   5   0  60   0    T    M    M 11.7 16 120   M    M   9 1      19 120
 6  11   2   7   3  58   0 0.03    M    M 22.6 38  90   M    M   7 19     46  90
 7  14   8  11   7  54   0 0.12    M    M 21.5 41  90   M    M  10 12     49 110
 8  13  -4   5   1  60   0    T    M    M  7.6 17 100   M    M   4 1      22  90
 9   4 -12  -4  -8  69   0 0.00    M    M  5.8  9  50   M    M   7        12  50
10  -3 -16  -9 -13  74   0 0.00    M    M  8.4 16  20   M    M   7        21  20
11  -1 -10  -5  -9  70   0 0.00    M    M 15.5 28 360   M    M   1 18     37  20
12   0  -3  -1  -4  66   0    T    M    M 24.6 37 360   M    M   0 189    48 350
13   4  -1   2  -1  63   0 0.00    M    M 19.0 36  10   M    M   7 18     47  10
14   4  -9  -2  -5  67   0 0.00    M    M  5.5 15 350   M    M   0 18     18 330
15  -6 -14 -10 -13  75   0 0.00    M    M  5.4 12  50   M    M   0 1      15  50
16   0 -11  -5  -7  70   0    T    M    M 10.4 17  20   M    M   2 18     23  10
17  12   0   6   4  59   0 0.08    M    M  9.7 18  10   M    M  10 1      25  10
18  13   7  10   8  55   0 0.01    M    M 16.4 24 110   M    M  10 1      29 100
19   7  -9  -1  -3  66   0    T    M    M 12.0 24 110   M    M   7 1      32 110
20  -8 -18 -13 -15  78   0 0.00    M    M  5.7 10  60   M    M   0        14  30
21  -7 -20 -13 -14  78   0 0.01    M    M  3.1 10  50   M    M   5 1      12  60
22   0 -19  -9 -10  74   0    T    M    M  3.6 13 100   M    M   6 1      14 220
23   4  -9  -2  -3  67   0 0.09    M    M 10.2 17 300   M    M  10 1      22 290
24   8   0   4   3  61   0 0.05    M    M 10.7 17 130   M    M   9 1      21 180
25   2 -21  -9  -9  74   0    T    M    M 16.7 22 110   M    M   4 1      26 110
26 -15 -29 -22 -22  87   0 0.00    M    M  6.9 17 110   M    M   1 1      21 110
27   9 -15  -3  -3  68   0 0.04    M    M 17.9 29 120   M    M   8 19     36 120
28   8  -6   1   1  64   0 0.02    M    M 10.3 20 130   M    M   8 1      23 170
29   6 -12  -3  -3  68   0    T    M    M  5.3 12 100   M    M   6 1      13 110
30   6 -15  -4  -3  69   0 0.00    M    M  3.2 22  90   M    M   0 1      26  90
31  11  -8   2   3  63   0 0.00    M    M 15.0 32 100   M    M   3 18     41 100
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SM  171 -224      2034   0  0.63    M    337.3          M      173
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AV  5.5 -7.2                              10.9 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    41  90                 49 110
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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:   KOTZEBUE AK
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   66 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 162 38 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: -0.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.63    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -3.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.10    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    22 ON  2, 1  GRTST 24HR  0.15 ON  1- 1      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -29 ON 26                               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:  12
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  24    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  2034    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   9
DPTR FM NORMAL    93    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5877    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 10
DPTR FM NORMAL  -232

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     3    HIGHEST SLP 30.08 ON 14
DPTR FM NORMAL    -3    LOWEST  SLP 28.81 ON 24

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