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

                                          STATION:   ALTOONA
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   40 17 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  78 19 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  58  45  52  -2  13   0    T    M    M  9.6 20 310   M    M  10        25 320
 2  68  40  54   0  11   0 0.00    M    M  9.0 16 200   M    M   4        24 210
 3  73  57  65  11   0   0 0.10    M    M  8.0 17 270   M    M   8        21 260
 4  63  42  53  -2  12   0 0.00    M    M 14.7 29 310   M    M   2        39 300
 5  51  36  44 -11  21   0 0.05    M    M  3.8 12 350   M    M   5        15 360
 6  45  36  41 -14  24   0 0.33    M    M  6.7 15 350   M    M  10 18     19 350
 7  61  34  48  -8  17   0    T    M    M 10.2 30 250   M    M   3        39 270
 8  47  31  39 -17  26   0 0.43    M    M  7.7 23 310   M    M   9 1      30 310
 9  40  26  33 -23  32   0    T    M    M 13.8 32 290   M    M   5 8      42 290
10  62  32  47  -9  18   0    T    M    M 11.4 25 270   M    M   3        33 270
11  50  39  45 -12  20   0 0.09    M    M 13.3 26 290   M    M   9 1      35 310
12  55  38  47 -10  18   0 0.00    M    M 11.8 26 280   M    M   8        33 280
13  64  37  51  -6  14   0 0.00    M    M  4.9 16 290   M    M   1 8      23 300
14  66  36  51  -6  14   0 0.07    M    M  4.9 17 210   M    M   7        22 220
15  83  60  72  14   0   7 0.03    M    M 12.5 28 270   M    M   8        33 270
16  74  57  66   8   0   1 0.10    M    M  4.8 15 350   M    M   3 1      19 340
17  68  54  61   3   4   0    T    M    M  7.0 18 170   M    M   8        22 170
18  70  57  64   5   1   0 0.00    M    M  8.8 18 100   M    M  10        23 110
19  68  54  61   2   4   0 0.00    M    M 14.3 26 120   M    M   3        36 100
20  63  49  56  -3   9   0 0.00    M    M 12.9 21 110   M    M   1        28  80
21  68  47  58  -1   7   0 0.00    M    M  8.1 20 160   M    M   9        26 180
22  65  58  62   2   3   0 0.08    M    M  4.2 10  80   M    M   9 18     14 150
23  77  54  66   6   0   1    T    M    M  5.8 15 320   M    M   7 12     20 310
24  70  61  66   6   0   1 0.00    M    M  7.6 15 160   M    M   9 1      19 150
25  81  58  70   9   0   5 0.00    M    M  6.2 12 170   M    M   5 1      14 190
26  86  57  72  11   0   7 0.00    M    M  5.2 14 170   M    M   1 12     20 120
27  74  60  67   6   0   2 0.00    M    M  7.5 18 150   M    M   4        23 170
28  84  66  75  13   0  10    T    M    M  8.7 28 160   M    M   8 138    38 160
29  81  62  72  10   0   7    T    M    M 11.2 24 230   M    M   4 18     30 240
30  74  54  64   2   1   0 0.00    M    M 10.6 21 320   M    M   3        29 290
31  65  48  57  -5   8   0 0.00    M    M  9.7 20 300   M    M   1        27 290
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SM 2054 1485       277  41  1.28    M    274.9          M      177
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AV 66.3 47.9                               8.9 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    32 290                 42 290
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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:   ALTOONA
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   40 17 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  78 19 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 57.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.28    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -2.43    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    86 ON 26    GRTST 24HR  0.43 ON  8- 8      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     26 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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   3    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   277    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   7
DPTR FM NORMAL    35    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  14
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5322    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 10
DPTR FM NORMAL  -838

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    41
DPTR FM NORMAL    14    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    41    HIGHEST SLP 30.36 ON 21
DPTR FM NORMAL     8    LOWEST  SLP 29.67 ON  8

[REMARKS]
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