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

                                          STATION:   ANCHORAGE AK
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   61 10 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 150  2 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  23  13  18  -5  47   0 0.01  0.3   35  8.4 18 350   M    M  10 1      23 350
 2  26  17  22  -1  43   0 0.00  0.0   34  7.5 16 340   M    M   8        24 340
 3  21  13  17  -6  48   0 0.00  0.0   34 12.5 23 360   M    M   3        30 360
 4  20   4  12 -11  53   0 0.00  0.0   34  5.6 18 360   M    M   1        25 350
 5  23   3  13 -11  52   0 0.00  0.0   33  2.8  9 110   M    M   3        17  30
 6  30   7  19  -5  46   0 0.00  0.0   33  1.5  8 290   M    M   3         9 170
 7  35  13  24   0  41   0 0.00  0.0   32  1.6  7 270   M    M   2         9 300
 8  39  16  28   4  37   0 0.00  0.0   32  2.5  9 130   M    M   4        11 160
 9  39  20  30   6  35   0 0.00  0.0   32  3.7 12 360   M    M   1        17  10
10  38  27  33   9  32   0 0.00  0.0   31 17.0 28  10   M    M   1        40  10
11  31  15  23  -1  42   0 0.00  0.0   31  6.3 22 350   M    M   0        29 360
12  27   9  18  -6  47   0 0.00  0.0   31  2.5 14  20   M    M   6        20  30
13  25  13  19  -6  46   0 0.00  0.0   31 12.4 22 340   M    M   4        32 360
14  21   6  14 -11  51   0 0.00  0.0   31  9.2 18 350   M    M   5        24  20
15  27  14  21  -4  44   0 0.00  0.0   31  9.7 17 350   M    M   7        23 350
16  30  17  24  -1  41   0 0.00  0.0   31  5.6 12  40   M    M   6        20  10
17  38  20  29   3  36   0 0.01  0.2   30 11.9 21 350   M    M   7 1      29 350
18  37  21  29   3  36   0 0.03  0.0   30 12.6 28  20   M    M   7 1      39  10
19  38  27  33   7  32   0 0.00  0.0   30  7.4 22 140   M    M   5        34 150
20  37  21  29   3  36   0 0.00  0.0   30 10.3 21 150   M    M   7        33 160
21  40  27  34   7  31   0 0.00  0.0   30  4.4 13 320   M    M   9        17 330
22  37  28  33   6  32   0    T    T   29  6.0 16 340   M    M   9        28 180
23  34  26  30   3  35   0 0.05  1.1   28  9.2 15 180   M    M   6 1      31 170
24  37  25  31   3  34   0 0.03  0.2   29 11.2 23 230   M    M   6 1      37 150
25  32  17  25  -3  40   0    T    T   29  5.9 15 340   M    M   4 1      18 340
26  32  13  23  -5  42   0 0.00  0.0   29  2.7  9  10   M    M   5        11 350
27  37  24  31   2  34   0 0.00  0.0   29  2.1 12 200   M    M   9        18 190
28  37  25  31   2  34   0 0.01  0.1   28  3.8  9 260   M    M   8 1      14  50
29  34  22  28  -2  37   0    T    T   28  3.0  8 340   M    M   8 1      12 270
30  34  27  31   1  34   0 0.00    T   28  5.0  9 220   M    M   9        14 310
31  35  26  31   1  34   0    T  0.2   27  4.3 13 350   M    M   9 1      16 350
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SM  994  556      1232   0  0.14  2.1    208.6          M      172
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AV 32.1 17.9                               6.7 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 28  10                 40  10
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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:   ANCHORAGE AK
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   61 10 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 150  2 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 25.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.14    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -0.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.55    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    40 ON 21    GRTST 24HR  0.05 ON 23-23      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      3 ON  5                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   5.8 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   1.1 ON 23-23  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  35 ON  1     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:  14    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1232    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   6
DPTR FM NORMAL    17    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  17
TOTAL FM JUL 1  8296    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8
DPTR FM NORMAL   -63

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 28.82 ON  1

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