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

                                          STATION:   ALTOONA
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          YEAR:      2018
                                          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  51  36  44   0  21   0    T    M    M 11.5 25 310   M    M   7        34 240
 2  40  32  36  -8  29   0 0.50    M    M  3.3 22 360   M    M   8 12     28 360
 3  48  37  43  -1  22   0 0.58    M    M  6.8 16 300   M    M  10 13     21 300
 4  57  29  43  -2  22   0 0.05    M    M 19.1 39 260   M    M   8 1      50 280
 5  42  26  34 -11  31   0    T    M    M 13.9 29 300   M    M   5        36 310
 6  58  32  45  -1  20   0 0.01    M    M 12.7 32 260   M    M   8        43 230
 7  36  26  31 -15  34   0 0.01    M    M 10.1 21  10   M    M   5 18     28 350
 8  38  23  31 -15  34   0 0.00    M    M  8.6 20 320   M    M   6        25 280
 9  32  26  29 -18  36   0 0.07    M    M  4.5 10 170   M    M   8 18     14 160
10  43  26  35 -12  30   0 0.01    M    M  6.4 17 310   M    M   6 1      23 330
11  50  26  38  -9  27   0    T    M    M  5.8 23 280   M    M   9 18     29 270
12  77  35  56   8   9   0    T    M    M 11.8 31 220   M    M   4        40 220
13  85  59  72  24   0   7 0.00    M    M 12.3 23 220   M    M   1 8      30 220
14  87  52  70  21   0   5 0.00    M    M  9.6 22 220   M    M   0        26 220
15  52  39  46  -3  19   0 0.73    M    M  9.7 18  80   M    M   8 18     28  70
16  46  35  41  -8  24   0 0.95    M    M 11.8 28 270   M    M  10 18     35 260
17  37  31  34 -16  31   0 0.02    M    M 15.0 25 280   M    M  10 18     32 270
18  56  32  44  -6  21   0 0.05    M    M  7.8 18 300   M    M   8        24 310
19  45  33  39 -11  26   0 0.11    M    M 13.7 30 310   M    M   9 1      38 310
20  53  32  43  -8  22   0 0.00    M    M 12.9 23 320   M    M   1        33 310
21  60  30  45  -6  20   0 0.00    M    M  2.0  8 160   M    M   0        11 170
22  65  38  52   1  13   0 0.00    M    M  6.4 13 120   M    M   1        16 100
23  68  42  55   3  10   0 0.00    M    M  9.6 20 160   M    M   0        27 150
24  54  49  52   0  13   0 0.34    M    M  8.2 17 160   M    M   9 1      23 170
25  62  45  54   2  11   0 0.02    M    M  8.3 22 310   M    M   9 1      29 320
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SM 1342  871       525  12  3.45    M    241.8          M      150
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AV 53.7 34.8                               9.7 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 39 260               # 50  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:  ALTOONA
                                          MONTH:    APRIL
                                          YEAR:     2018
                                          LATITUDE:   40 17 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  78 19 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 44.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.45    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -3.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.80    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    87 ON 14    GRTST 24HR  0.95 ON 16-16      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     23 ON  8                               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:   1    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  14
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  13    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   525    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   6
DPTR FM NORMAL    97    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5591    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL  -266

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    12
DPTR FM NORMAL    12    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    12    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL    11    LOWEST  SLP 29.41 ON  4

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