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

                                          STATION:   UTQIAGVIK (BARROW) AK
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   71 17 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 156 47 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  17   9  13  -2  52   0    T    M    M 15.2 26  60   M    M  10 189    32  70
 2  22  15  19   3  46   0 0.04    M    M 16.1 23  70   M    M  10 129    28  70
 3  23  17  20   3  45   0 0.00    M    M  5.9 12  20   M    M  10 1      13  30
 4  24  17  21   4  44   0 0.00    M    M  6.0 16 220   M    M  10 1      19 210
 5  29  16  23   5  42   0    T    M    M 11.1 18 120   M    M  10 1      20 120
 6  26  20  23   5  42   0 0.00    M    M  5.5 12 130   M    M  10 12     13 130
 7  26  19  23   4  42   0 0.00    M    M  4.0 10 250   M    M  10 12     12 250
 8  24  16  20   0  45   0    T    M    M  4.7 10 140   M    M  10 12     11 140
 9  25  21  23   3  42   0    T    M    M  8.5 12 300   M    M  10 1      14 320
10  25  19  22   2  43   0    T    M    M  8.2 13  60   M    M  10 12     14  60
11  28  20  24   3  41   0 0.01    M    M  6.3 12 330   M    M  10 128    15 360
12  25  20  23   1  42   0 0.00    M    M 11.8 23 120   M    M  10 1      27 130
13  34  18  26   4  39   0    T    M    M 12.9 22 120   M    M   6 1      25 120
14  40  31  36  14  29   0 0.00    M    M 23.3 31 180   M    M   6        36 180
15  36  17  27   4  38   0 0.00    M    M 18.8 31 230   M    M  10        37 230
16  21  15  18  -6  47   0    T    M    M 12.7 20  60   M    M   7 18     23  70
17  26  17  22  -2  43   0 0.00    M    M  5.7 10 230   M    M  10 1      13 220
18  31  25  28   4  37   0    T    M    M 11.0 16 240   M    M  10 12     18 230
19  39  29  34   9  31   0 0.00    M    M 13.7 21 260   M    M   3        25 220
20  34  31  33   8  32   0 0.00    M    M 10.9 25 280   M    M  10 12     29 280
21  40  29  35   9  30   0 0.00    M    M  8.6 14 210   M    M   7 12     17 210
22  37  32  35   9  30   0 0.00    M    M 11.5 18 260   M    M   5 12     21 260
23  33  25  29   2  36   0    T    M    M 12.2 20  10   M    M   9 128    24 360
24  25  22  24  -3  41   0 0.00    M    M 13.8 18  70   M    M   9        21  70
25  27  22  25  -3  40   0    T    M    M 13.7 18  80   M    M  10 1      22 110
26  34  23  29   1  36   0    T    M    M 16.0 21  40   M    M   4 12     24  40
27  36  27  32   4  33   0 0.00    M    M 14.3 17  70   M    M   1        21  60
28  36  31  34   5  31   0 0.06    M    M  9.8 16 220   M    M  10 126    20  70
29  39  32  36   7  29   0    T    M    M  9.2 16 240   M    M   9 1      21 230
30  35  29  32   2  33   0 0.21    M    M  6.4 13 270   M    M  10 126    14 270
31  32  23  28  -2  37   0 0.12    M    M 12.2 23 290   M    M   9 1      26 300
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SM  929  687      1198   0  0.44    M    340.0          M      265
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AV 30.0 22.2                              11.0 FASTST   M    M   9    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 31 180                 37 230
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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:   UTQIAGVIK (BARROW) AK
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   71 17 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 156 47 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 26.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.44    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.16    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    40 ON 21,14  GRTST 24HR  0.31 ON 30-31      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      9 ON  1                               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:  18    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   5
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1198    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   2
DPTR FM NORMAL   -96    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   6
TOTAL FM JUL 1 16726    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 23
DPTR FM NORMAL  -888

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.38 ON 28

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