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

                                          STATION:   MINOT ND
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2013
                                          LATITUDE:   48 15 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 101 16 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  45  24  35 -15  30   0 0.00    M    M 12.6 23 310   M    M   2        31 310
 2  50  22  36 -14  29   0 0.00    M    M  5.6 16 130   M    M   0        20 120
 3  56  25  41 -10  24   0 0.00    M    M  7.5 15  90   M    M   0        20 110
 4  60  24  42  -9  23   0 0.00    M    M  3.7 14  10   M    M   0        20  20
 5  67  32  50  -1  15   0 0.00    M    M  3.7 12 170   M    M   0        17 190
 6  74  46  60   8   5   0 0.00    M    M  6.4 15 220   M    M   0        20 220
 7  77  42  60   8   5   0 0.00    M    M  6.3 15 190   M    M   0        24 170
 8  63  34  49  -3  16   0 0.00    M    M 11.1 20 360   M    M   1        24  10
 9  60  26  43 -10  22   0 0.00    M    M  7.3 15  50   M    M   0        23  50
10  65  36  51  -2  14   0 0.00    M    M 16.3 31 330   M    M   1        46 350
11  55  29  42 -11  23   0 0.00    M    M  9.0 16 310   M    M   0        22 310
12  72  33  53  -1  12   0 0.00    M    M  8.8 17 150   M    M   0        25 130
13  88  61  75  21   0  10    T    M    M 16.0 37 190   M    M   1        48 190
14  73  54  64  10   1   0 0.31    M    M 17.8 44 280   M    M   2 13     60 280
15  76  50  63   8   2   0 0.00    M    M  9.8 23 270   M    M   1 8      28 280
16  63  44  54  -1  11   0    T    M    M  8.4 26 120   M    M   4 8      31 120
17  70  51  61   6   4   0 0.05    M    M  7.2 14  70   M    M   7        18 110
18  64  54  59   3   6   0 0.45    M    M  7.0 16  50   M    M  10 123    21  70
19  55  52  54  -2  11   0 1.95    M    M 20.2 31 360   M    M  10 1      40 360
20  54  50  52  -4  13   0 1.11    M    M 21.6 30  10   M    M  10 1      44  10
21  57  45  51  -5  14   0 0.04    M    M  9.8 25  10   M    M   8 1      36  10
22  71  39  55  -2  10   0 0.00    M    M 11.1 23  50   M    M   2        32  40
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SM 1415  873       290  10  3.91    M    227.2          M       59
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AV 64.3 39.7                              10.3 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 44 280               # 60  280
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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:  MINOT ND
                                          MONTH:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     2013
                                          LATITUDE:   48 15 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 101 16 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 52.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.91    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:    2.25    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    88 ON 13    GRTST 24HR  2.56 ON 19-20      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     22 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:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   7    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   2

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   290    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  16
DPTR FM NORMAL    27    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   2
TOTAL FM JUL 1  9667    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL  1038

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    10
DPTR FM NORMAL    10    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    10    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL     9    LOWEST  SLP 29.51 ON 19

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