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

                                          STATION:   KOTZEBUE AK
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          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  37  32  35   0  30   0    T    M    M 18.9 28 330   M    M   5 1      34 330
 2  36  29  33  -2  32   0 0.10    M    M  6.8 17 320   M    M  10 1      23 320
 3  34  27  31  -3  34   0 0.21    M    M  6.1 18 310   M    M   3 18     24 300
 4  33  26  30  -4  35   0 0.04    M    M 10.1 17 100   M    M   4 1      21 100
 5  31  21  26  -7  39   0 0.00    M    M 11.2 17  10   M    M   0        23 360
 6  32  22  27  -6  38   0 0.00    M    M 11.6 18  80   M    M   0        25  80
 7  30  21  26  -6  39   0 0.00    M    M 12.4 18  60   M    M   0         M   M
 8  28  18  23  -9  42   0 0.00    M    M  8.8 17  80   M    M   0        22  70
 9  26  14  20 -11  45   0 0.00    M    M  6.9 13 350   M    M   2        16 340
10  30  23  27  -3  38   0 0.01    M    M  7.6 14  90   M    M   9 1      17 190
11  26  19  23  -7  42   0 0.00    M    M  6.0 13  40   M    M  10        19  40
12  26  18  22  -7  43   0 0.00    M    M  5.8 12 100   M    M   7        14  90
13  27  17  22  -7  43   0 0.00    M    M  6.0 15  10   M    M   3        20 360
14  30  19  25  -3  40   0 0.01    M    M  6.7 14 350   M    M   6 1      18 350
15  29  16  23  -5  42   0 0.01    M    M  7.0 15 120   M    M   4 1      19 120
16  30  26  28   1  37   0 0.01    M    M  9.4 20 310   M    M  10 1      24 310
17  31  24  28   2  37   0 0.04    M    M  8.7 17 280   M    M   7 1      21 280
18  28  22  25  -1  40   0 0.03    M    M 10.0 21 310   M    M   9 1      26 320
19  28  22  25   0  40   0 0.02    M    M 14.9 32 300   M    M   6 128    41 300
20  28  21  25   0  40   0 0.14    M    M  9.0 21 330   M    M   9 12     30 290
21  32  26  29   5  36   0 0.09    M    M 16.1 24 240   M    M   9 1      32 240
22  32  29  31   8  34   0 0.19    M    M 17.5 26 230   M    M  10 1      33 240
23  36  28  32   9  33   0 0.14    M    M 25.3 36 130   M    M   9 14     44 120
24  36  30  33  11  32   0 0.00    M    M  9.2 18 180   M    M   9        24 200
25  32  28  30   8  35   0 0.00    M    M 21.0 33 110   M    M   6 1      41 110
26  30  28  29   8  36   0 0.22    M    M 16.5 23 130   M    M   9 1      28 120
27  29  28  29   9  36   0 0.01    M    M 14.1 24 110   M    M  10 1      28 120
28  32  27  30  10  35   0 0.01    M    M 20.2 26 110   M    M  10 1      32 110
29  33  31  32  13  33   0 0.06    M    M 18.0 25 100   M    M   9 1      32 110
30  34  31  33  14  32   0 0.08    M    M 16.3 25 110   M    M  10 12     30 120
31  32  30  31  13  34   0 0.03    M    M 12.8 18 150   M    M  10 1      22 150
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SM  958  753      1152   0  1.45    M    370.9          M      205
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AV 30.9 24.3                              12.0 FASTST   M    M   7    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    36 130                 44 120
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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:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   66 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 162 38 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 27.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.45    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.38    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    37 ON  1    GRTST 24HR  0.26 ON 21-22      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     14 ON  9                               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:  23    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  20
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
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.  1152    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   6
DPTR FM NORMAL   -29    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2413    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 16
DPTR FM NORMAL  -128

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     3    HIGHEST SLP 30.47 ON 24
DPTR FM NORMAL    -3    LOWEST  SLP 29.47 ON 18

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