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

                                          STATION:   UTQIAGVIK (BARROW) AK
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          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
================================================================================

 1  21  12  17  19  48   0 0.00    M    M  7.1 17  10   M    M  10 1      23  10
 2  20   7  14  16  51   0    T    M    M 16.5 22  50   M    M   7 1      33  70
 3  19   5  12  14  53   0    T    M    M 16.8 30  70   M    M   6 19     38  60
 4  16   9  13  16  52   0    T    M    M 15.1 20  50   M    M  10         M   M
 5  16   3  10  13  55   0 0.02    M    M 11.3 20  70   M    M  10 1      20  90
 6   8  -6   1   5  64   0 0.01    M    M  9.7 16 130   M    M  10 1       M   M
 7  14  -8   3   7  62   0 0.01    M    M  6.4  9 160   M    M   5 1       M   M
 8  13   0   7  11  58   0 0.02    M    M  6.2 12 320   M    M   9         M   M
 9   9   1   5  10  60   0    T    M    M  6.8 18  40   M    M  10 1      20 360
10   5   2   4   9  61   0 0.01    M    M  7.9 17  30   M    M  10 1      21  20
11   3 -11  -4   1  69   0 0.00    M    M 11.9 16  30   M    M   7        22  30
12   3 -11  -4   2  69   0    T    M    M 16.9 21  10   M    M  10 18     31  30
13  10  -3   4  10  61   0 0.05    M    M 12.2 22  10   M    M  10 1      35 350
14  10   7   9  15  56   0 0.02    M    M 10.2 13 330   M    M  10 1      22  20
15   7 -15  -4   2  69   0    T    M    M  7.0 13  10   M    M   8 1      23  10
16   9  -6   2   9  63   0    T    M    M  9.8 16  40   M    M  10 18     27  40
17   9  -1   4  11  61   0 0.04    M    M 12.2 20 350   M    M  10 1      29  10
18   7  -9  -1   6  66   0    T    M    M  9.2 15  80   M    M  10 1       M   M
19   2 -14  -6   1  71   0 0.01    M    M  8.0 13 120   M    M  10 1       M   M
20   3  -6  -1   7  66   0 0.05    M    M  6.8 13 330   M    M  10 1       M   M
21   1 -13  -6   2  71   0 0.00    M    M  5.9 14 310   M    M  10 1       M   M
22   2  -2   0   8  65   0 0.01    M    M  6.6 10  50   M    M  10 1       M   M
23   1  -4  -1   7  66   0 0.00    M    M 16.2 29  30   M    M   8 189    35  40
24  10   0   5  13  60   0 0.02    M    M 24.0 31  40   M    M   7 189    39  40
25  15  -4   6  15  59   0 0.02    M    M 12.4 21 310   M    M   8 1      30 310
26  10   2   6  15  59   0 0.15    M    M 17.0 29 330   M    M   8 18     31 330
27   3 -20  -8   1  73   0 0.01    M    M  7.5 21 270   M    M   6 18     24 270
28 -12 -20 -16  -7  81   0 0.00    M    M  9.4 15 250   M    M   0 18      M   M
29  -8 -22 -15  -5  80   0 0.00    M    M  7.6 17 360   M    M   4 128    24 360
30 -11 -15 -13  -3  78   0 0.00    M    M 13.3 24 360   M    M   0        30  10
31 -14 -20 -17  -7  82   0 0.00    M    M 13.9 23 360   M    M   0        30  10
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SM  201 -162      1989   0  0.45    M    341.8          M      243
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AV  6.5 -5.2                              11.0 FASTST   M    M   8    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    31  40                 39  40
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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:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   71 17 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 156 47 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY:  0.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.45    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   6.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.23    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    21 ON  1    GRTST 24HR  0.15 ON 26-26      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -22 ON 29                               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:  31    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  15
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  22    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1989    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   3
DPTR FM NORMAL  -221    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  10
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6676    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 18
DPTR FM NORMAL -1117

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

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