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WFO Monthly/Daily Climate Data
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND

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CXUS53 KBIS 011451
CF6ISN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

                                          STATION:   WILLISTON ND
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2019
                                          LATITUDE:   48 10 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 103 38 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
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 1  46  36  41  -9  24   0 0.00    M    M  7.2 20 330   M    M  10        26 310
 2  42  33  38 -11  27   0 0.50    M    M  4.9 12 140   M    M  10 1      16 170
 3  45  33  39 -10  26   0 0.01    M    M  6.4 17 130   M    M   7 1      34 140
 4  50  38  44  -4  21   0 0.01    M    M 10.6 21 140   M    M   9 1      37 130
 5  62  43  53   5  12   0    T    M    M 12.5 28 260   M    M   6 1      41 280
 6  62  39  51   3  14   0 0.00    M    M 14.4 30 280   M    M   6        47 310
 7  67  34  51   4  14   0 0.00    M    M  6.7 18 220   M    M   0        33 200
 8  73  36  55   8  10   0 0.00    M    M  4.6  8 190   0    0   0         M  M
 9   M   M   M   M   M   M 0.00    M    M 15.7 18 350   M    M   8        21 340
10  30  27  29 -17  36   0 0.00    M    M 15.9 20 340   0    0   0        32 330
11  37  21  29 -16  36   0 0.00    M    M 20.9 33 320   M    M   1 8      50 320
12   M   M   M   M   M   M    M    M    M 22.1 33 330   M    M   5        49 320
13  49  23  36  -8  29   0 0.00    M    M  8.3 14 320   M    M   0        20 310
14  54  30  42  -2  23   0    T    M    M 12.3 30 310   M    M   4 1      47 290
15  44  31  38  -6  27   0    T    M    M 13.8 25 310   M    M   8 1      39 320
16  64  29  47   4  18   0 0.00    M    M  9.8 22 180   M    M   2        34 190
17  71  39  55  12  10   0 0.00    M    M 12.0 28 170   M    M   0        38 180
18  48  44  46   4  19   0 0.00    M    M 14.7 20 300   M    M   0        32 300
19   M   M   M   M   M   M    M    M    M   M   M   M   0    0   0         0   0
20   M   M   M   M   M   M    M    M    M   M   M   M   0    0   0         0   0
21  48  30  39  -2  26   0 0.00    M    M   M   M   M   0    0   0         0   0
22  46  28  37  -3  28   0    M    M    M   M   M   M   0    0   0         0   0
23  42  25  34  -6  31   0    M    M    M   M   M   M   0    0   0         0   0
24  44  30  37  -3  28   0 0.00    M    M   M   M   M   0    0   0         0   0
25  66   M   M   M   M   M 0.00    M    M   M   M   M   0    0   0         0   0
26  53  25  39   1  26   0    T    M    M   M   M   M   0    0   0         0   0
27  25  12  19 -19  46   0    T    M    M   M   M   M   0    0   0         0   0
28  26  11  19 -19  46   0 0.03    M    M   M   M   M   M    M   M         M  M
29  21  11  16 -21  49   0    T    M    M   M   M   M   0    0   0         0   0
30  31   8  20 -16  45   0 0.00    M    M   M   M   M   0    0   0         0   0
31  42  18  30  -6  35   0    T    M    M   M   M   M   0    0   0         0   0
================================================================================
SM 1288  734       706   0  0.55    M    212.8            0     76
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AV 47.7 28.2                              11.8 FASTST    0   0   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 33 320               # 50  320
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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:  WILLISTON ND
                                          MONTH:    OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:     2019
                                          LATITUDE:   48 10 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 103 38 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 38.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.55    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -5.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.37    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    73 ON  8    GRTST 24HR  0.50 ON  2- 2      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      8 ON 30                               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:   5    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   4
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  16    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   706    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  20
DPTR FM NORMAL    25    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   6
TOTAL FM JUL 1   959    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL   -68

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   397    HIGHEST SLP  0.00 ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL   -59    LOWEST  SLP  0.00 ON M

[REMARKS]
THE WILLISTON ASOS WAS RELOCATED TO THE NEW WILLISTON BASIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON 10/8, WHICH IS THE FINAL DATE OF THE ISN CLIMATE PRODUCT.  THE NEW XWA CLIMATE PRODUCT BEGAN ON 10/10.  THERE WERE SEVERAL ISSUES WHICH CAUSED SOME DATA LOSS AT THE NEW XWA SITE ON 10/12, 10/19-10/20, AND ON 10/25. THE NEW LOCATION AT XWA IN NOT COMPATIBLE WITH ISN.  NEW CLIMATE PRODUCTS ARE BEING GENERATED AT XWA BUT UNDER THE ISN HEADER UNTIL THE IDENTIFIER GETS CHANGED IN THE DATABASE.
#FINAL-10-19#