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

                                          STATION:   KOTZEBUE AK
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          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  -4 -21 -12 -12  77   0 0.00    M    M  9.2 23 360   M    M   0        25 360
 2  -7 -17 -12 -12  77   0    T    M    M 13.9 21 290   M    M   6 18     23 290
 3  -7 -21 -14 -14  79   0 0.01    M    M  6.6 21 300   M    M   6 18     23 300
 4 -12 -26 -19 -19  84   0    T    M    M  3.6 13 110   M    M   2 18     14 110
 5  -7 -17 -12 -12  77   0    T    M    M 21.4 30 110   M    M   4 189    35 110
 6   0 -10  -5  -5  70   0 0.00    M    M 14.3 23 100   M    M   4        28 100
 7   1 -13  -6  -6  71   0 0.00    M    M  5.5 10  60   M    M   4 8      12  60
 8  -6 -18 -12 -12  77   0 0.00    M    M  5.4 13 300   M    M   0        14 300
 9  -6 -15 -10 -10  75   0 0.00    M    M 12.2 24 310   M    M   0 18     27 310
10  -7 -21 -14 -14  79   0    T    M    M  5.5 12 290   M    M   5 1      12 300
11  -4 -17 -10 -10  75   0    T    M    M 15.8 28 110   M    M   5 18     31 110
12  23  -4  10  10  55   0 0.25    M    M 32.5 41 170   M    M  10 129    49 170
13  26  15  21  21  44   0 0.15    M    M 22.2 40 170   M    M   4 19     47 170
14  29  11  20  20  45   0    T    M    M 10.9 23 190   M    M   4 1      27 200
15  30  19  25  25  40   0 0.18    M    M 16.0 23 120   M    M  10 1      28 120
16  30  21  26  26  39   0    T    M    M  9.1 17 120   M    M  10 12     20 120
17  30  22  26  25  39   0 0.08    M    M 20.1 32 120   M    M   7 1      37 110
18  29  13  21  20  44   0 0.04    M    M 21.9 38 160   M    M   3 19     44 160
19  33  27  30  29  35   0 0.07    M    M 29.8 41 160   M    M   7 12     46 160
20  31  24  28  27  37   0 0.05    M    M 24.2 38 220   M    M   9 19     43 220
21  26   0  13  12  52   0 0.01    M    M 15.3 30 290   M    M   6 128    34 290
22  17  -5   6   5  59   0 0.06    M    M 17.7 30 120   M    M   9 19     34 120
23  31  16  24  23  41   0 0.02    M    M 15.6 24 240   M    M  10 1      32 250
24  27  19  23  21  42   0 0.17    M    M  9.0 17 230   M    M   9 1      22 220
25  25   1  13  11  52   0 0.03    M    M 15.1 25 290   M    M   4 18     29 290
26   5  -7  -1  -3  66   0 0.00    M    M 11.2 21 290   M    M   0 18     23 290
27   6  -7   0  -2  65   0 0.00    M    M 21.9 35  80   M    M   1 89     42  80
28   6 -12  -3  -6  68   0    T    M    M  6.9 17  40   M    M   0 8      20  40
29   0 -19  -9 -12  74   0    T    M    M  7.5 22 120   M    M   1 1      24 120
30  14  -4   5   2  60   0    T    M    M 26.4 38 110   M    M   0 89     44 110
31  19   9  14  10  51   0 0.02    M    M 21.9 33 120   M    M   7 18     38 120
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SM  378  -57      1849   0  1.14    M    468.6          M      147
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AV 12.2 -1.8                              15.1 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 41 170               # 49  170
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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:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     2020
                                          LATITUDE:   66 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 162 38 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY:  5.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.14    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   4.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.70    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    33 ON 19    GRTST 24HR  0.25 ON 12-12      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -26 ON  4                               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:  30    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  14
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  19    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1849    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  10
DPTR FM NORMAL  -133    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  14
TOTAL FM JUL 1 11405    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL  -822

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.63 ON 11
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.48 ON  1

[REMARKS]
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