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

                                          STATION:   HICKORY NC
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   35 45 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  81 23 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  68  43  56  -7   9   0 0.00    M    M 10.5 22 250   M    M   2        32 250
 2  68  50  59  -4   6   0 0.00    M    M 10.9 21 290   M    M   3        33 310
 3  65  46  56  -8   9   0    T    M    M  8.0 22 350   M    M   3        34 340
 4  72  44  58  -6   7   0 0.00    M    M  4.3 14 230   M    M   0        19 230
 5  72  44  58  -6   7   0 0.00    M    M  3.1 12 200   M    M   0        17 220
 6  76  48  62  -2   3   0 0.00    M    M  3.6 14 190   M    M   1        23 180
 7  78  50  64  -1   1   0 0.13    M    M  5.0 15 270   M    M   1 13     20 260
 8  81  61  71   6   0   6 0.00    M    M  4.5 16 270   M    M   3        23 270
 9  85  62  74   9   0   9 0.08    M    M  6.6 18 280   M    M   3 138    26 350
10  78  55  67   2   0   2 0.00    M    M  3.2 15  50   M    M   0        19  60
11  78  53  66   0   0   1 0.00    M    M  3.6 14 200   M    M   1 1      17 210
12  78  60  69   3   0   4 0.09    M    M  6.8 20 230   M    M   7 1      25 210
13  81  66  74   8   0   9 0.13    M    M  3.7 12 190   M    M   6 1      17 220
14  79  63  71   5   0   6 0.00    M    M  4.4 12  60   M    M   7 1      17  60
15  74  65  70   4   0   5 0.02    M    M  2.3  9 220   M    M  10 1      13 210
16  83  60  72   5   0   7 0.09    M    M  6.8 18 210   M    M   5 13     27 220
17  83  63  73   6   0   8 0.00    M    M  3.3 10  10   M    M   3        14  20
18  69  56  63  -4   2   0    T    M    M  5.8 15  50   M    M   8        20  50
19  73  52  63  -5   2   0 0.00    M    M  5.4 13  50   M    M   8        16  50
20  74  61  68   0   0   3 0.01    M    M  3.3 10 220   M    M   9 1      14 220
21  79  59  69   1   0   4 0.00    M    M  4.7 13  30   M    M   3 1      20  50
22  78  52  65  -3   0   0 0.00    M    M  3.6 13  70   M    M   1 1      20  60
23  77  56  67  -1   0   2 0.00    M    M  6.5 18  60   M    M   0        22  50
24  76  55  66  -3   0   1 0.00    M    M  4.0 13  30   M    M   0        18  20
25  80  54  67  -2   0   2 0.00    M    M  7.2 17  60   M    M   1        23  50
26  73  53  63  -6   2   0 0.00    M    M  8.1 18  60   M    M   1        27  50
27  68  52  60 -10   5   0 0.66    M    M  9.5 18  50   M    M   5 1      27  50
28  61  52  57 -13   8   0 1.14    M    M  6.4 18  60   M    M  10 1      26  60
29  72  57  65  -5   0   0 0.03    M    M  3.7 10  50   M    M   9 1      14  60
30  75  59  67  -3   0   2 0.19    M    M  5.9 15  60   M    M   8 12     22  50
31  76  60  68  -3   0   3 0.00    M    M  5.2 12  50   M    M   7        16  50
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SM 2330 1711        61  74  2.57    M    169.9          M      125
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AV 75.2 55.2                               5.5 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 22 250                 34 340
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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:   HICKORY NC
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   35 45 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  81 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 65.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.57    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.6   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.29    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    85 ON  9    GRTST 24HR  1.75 ON 27-28      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     43 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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  11
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    61    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  14
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1  3006    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -539

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    74
DPTR FM NORMAL   -42    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   117    HIGHEST SLP 30.24 ON  6
DPTR FM NORMAL   -31    LOWEST  SLP 29.47 ON  1

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