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

                                          STATION:   VALDEZ
                                          MONTH:     05
                                          YEAR:      2013
                                          LATITUDE:   61 08 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 146 21 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  43  32  38  -5  27   0  0.09  2.2  49  2.4  8   40   M    M   M        0   0
 2  39  32  36  -7  29   0  1.45  3.9  46  1.0  8  250   M    M   M 1      0   0
 3  36  31  34 -10  31   0  2.72 10.8  54  1.5  9  240   M    M   M        0   0
 4  38  32  35  -9  30   0  2.06  3.9  55  0.8  7  240   M    M   M 1      0   0
 5  45  32  39  -5  26   0  0.40  2.4  56  1.4  7  120   M    M   M 1      0   0
 6  47  34  41  -4  24   0  0.00  0.0  51  1.4  5  240   M    M   M        0   0
 7  48  33  41  -4  24   0  0.00  0.0  50  1.7  5  280   M    M   M        0   0
 8  53  29  41  -4  24   0  0.00  0.0  47  2.9  9  300   M    M   M        0   0
 9  53  31  42  -3  23   0     T  0.0  45  2.0  7  230   M    M   M        0   0
10  56  33  45  -1  20   0  0.00  0.0  43  2.0 10  260   M    M   M        0   0
11  50  36  43  -3  22   0  0.06  0.0  38  1.1  6  280   M    M   M        0   0
12  49  36  43  -3  22   0  0.17  0.0  36  1.4  6  260   M    M   M        0   0
13  47  37  42  -4  23   0  0.60  0.0  36  2.2  8  130   M    M   M 1      0   0
14  41  33  37 -10  28   0  1.06  2.3  34  2.1 11  240   M    M   M        0   0
15  44  31  38  -9  27   0  0.04  0.0  32  4.0 13  300   M    M   M        0   0
16  45  33  39  -8  26   0  0.66  1.3  31  0.5  5  230   M    M   M        0   0
17  39  32  36 -11  29   0  1.05  0.5  32  1.0  5   90   M    M   M        0   0
18  44  34  39  -9  26   0  0.30  0.0  31  5.1 21  250   M    M   M       29 250
19  50  30  40  -8  25   0  0.00  0.0  28  3.8 10  110   M    M   M        0   0
20  51  29  40  -8  25   0  0.00  0.0  24  3.4 10  240   M    M   M        0   0
21  53  30  42  -6  23   0  0.00  0.0  20  3.2  7  240   M    M   M        0   0
22  54  33  44  -4  21   0  0.00  0.0  17  2.3  7  270   M    M   M        0   0
23  56  40  48  -1  17   0  0.00  0.0  14  2.2  7  280   M    M   M        0   0
24  62  37  50   1  15   0  0.00  0.0   9  3.2 13  240   M    M   M        0   0
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SM 1143  790       587   0 10.66 27.3     52.6           M        M
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AV 47.6 32.9                              2.2 FASTST  PSBL  %   M    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->     21  250                 29 250
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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:   VALDEZ
                                          MONTH:     05
                                          YEAR:      2013
                                          LATITUDE:  61 08 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 146 21 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY:40.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:10.66       1 = FOG
DPTR FM NORMAL: -5.9   DPTR FM NORMAL: 8.43       2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    62 ON 24    GRTST 24HR   2.72 ON  3        TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     29 ON 20                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH: 27.3 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR  10.8 ON  3     6 = GLAZE OR RIME
                        GRTST DEPTH:   56 ON  5    7 = BLOWING DUST OR SAND:
                                                       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:  13
MAX 70 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:  10
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  12    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   7
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   5

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   587    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   M
DPTR FM NORMAL   135    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   M
SEASONAL TOTAL  9514    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  M
DPTR FM NORMAL   476

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

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