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

                                          STATION:   IDAHO FALLS ID
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2011
                                          LATITUDE:   43 31 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 112  4 W

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
================================================================================
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
================================================================================

 1  51  27  39 -10  26   0    T    M    M  5.2 21 280   M    M   5        28 300
 2  63  26  45  -4  20   0 0.00    M    M 10.0 23 200   M    M   1        29 190
 3  57  37  47  -2  18   0 0.01    M    M 18.7 31 220   M    M   5        39 220
 4  57  37  47  -3  18   0 0.00    M    M  8.3 23 210   M    M   5        32 200
 5  71  27  49  -1  16   0 0.00    M    M 10.7 26 250   M    M   1 8      36 230
 6  64  49  57   7   8   0 0.01    M    M 17.7 31 230   M    M   6        40 220
 7  63  50  57   7   8   0 0.03    M    M 19.2 30 210   M    M   8        36 200
 8  50  44  47  -4  18   0 0.20    M    M  9.6 18 210   M    M   9 1      22 210
 9  44  37  41 -10  24   0 0.40    M    M 12.3 23 200   M    M  10 1      26 200
10  53  37  45  -6  20   0 0.16    M    M  6.4 21  30   M    M   8 1      24  30
11  62  34  48  -3  17   0 0.00    M    M  3.6  9 160   M    M   3        14 130
12  72  35  54   2  11   0 0.00    M    M  6.0 15 230   M    M   1        20 230
13  78  40  59   7   6   0 0.00    M    M  4.4 14 120   M    M   0        17 120
14  76  48  62  10   3   0    T    M    M  9.3 24  80   M    M   5        30  80
15  76  40  58   5   7   0    T    M    M 19.0 39 220   M    M   5 3      48 210
16  53  38  46  -7  19   0 0.00    M    M  9.8 22 210   M    M   8        28 220
17  57  32  45  -8  20   0    T    M    M  5.8 20 200   M    M   5        25 200
18  67  36  52  -1  13   0 0.00    M    M 10.1 23  30   M    M   7        29  20
19  68  43  56   2   9   0 0.00    M    M 17.0 31  30   M    M   7        40  20
20  62  46  54   0  11   0 0.02    M    M 11.9 25 340   M    M   9        31 320
21  65  47  56   2   9   0    T    M    M  5.0 15 190   M    M   7        20 190
22  65  48  57   2   8   0 0.00    M    M 11.5 20 190   M    M   6        24 210
23  64  44  54  -1  11   0 0.15    M    M  5.1 18 210   M    M   8 1      23 210
24  52  41  47  -8  18   0 0.66    M    M 12.4 28 210   M    M  10 1      35 210
25  66  41  54  -1  11   0    T    M    M  6.1 17 190   M    M   4        22 160
26  57  37  47  -9  18   0 0.04    M    M 21.8 36 240   M    M   6        46 230
27  57  36  47  -9  18   0 0.00    M    M 20.0 32 230   M    M   3        43 230
28  57  40  49  -7  16   0 0.00    M    M  9.7 26 220   M    M   6        35 220
29  50  40  45 -12  20   0 0.10    M    M 10.3 22 330   M    M   9 1      26 310
30  55  39  47 -10  18   0 0.03    M    M 12.9 30 210   M    M   8 3      37 220
31  71  34  53  -4  12   0 0.00    M    M  7.1 24 170   M    M   3        32 200
================================================================================
SM 1903 1210       451   0  1.81    M    336.9          M      178
================================================================================
AV 61.4 39.0                              10.9 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 39 220               # 48  210
================================================================================
NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:  IDAHO FALLS ID
                                          MONTH:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     2011
                                          LATITUDE:   43 31 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 112  4 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 50.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.81    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -2.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.23    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    78 ON 13    GRTST 24HR  0.68 ON 23-24      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     26 ON  2                               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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  12
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   4    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   451    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   6
DPTR FM NORMAL    72    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  18
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7857    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL    89

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -2    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.38 ON  2
DPTR FM NORMAL    -2    LOWEST  SLP 29.43 ON 29

[REMARKS]

23RD: RECORD RAINFALL 0.66 INCH(ES) SET YESTERDAY. BREAKS OLD RECORD
OF 0.53 SET IN 1953.

   PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE SUSPECT DURING FREEZING/FROZEN EVENTS


#FINAL-05-11#