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

                                          STATION:   RICHMOND VA
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   37 30 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  77 20 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  60  43  52   8  13   0 0.32  0.0    0  8.1 24 350   M    M  10 12     31 350
 2  47  31  39  -5  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.9 20  10   M    M   5        23  10
 3  60  30  45   0  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 12 220   M    M   1        15 220
 4  62  35  49   4  16   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.1 25 360   M    M   2        30  10
 5  49  28  39  -6  26   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.2 22 320   M    M   1        31 330
 6  53  24  39  -6  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 21 280   M    M   3        29 280
 7  49  26  38  -8  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 17 330   M    M   0        24 340
 8  58  25  42  -4  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.9 13 290   M    M   1        16 290
 9  71  31  51   5  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.8 15 210   M    M   5        21 210
10  76  37  57  10   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.2 17 180   M    M   5        24 100
11  79  46  63  16   2   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.4 28 200   M    M   3        36 220
12  74  53  64  17   1   0    T  0.0    0  9.0 18 270   M    M   6        23 270
13  63  42  53   5  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 17  10   M    M   7        21  30
14  66  31  49   1  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 26 350   M    M   6        32 360
15  51  34  43  -5  22   0 0.08    T    T  7.9 24 360   M    M   8 14     29  10
16  43  34  39  -9  26   0 0.11    T    0  5.7  9 350   M    M  10 14     12 360
17  53  41  47  -2  18   0    T  0.0    0  5.0  9  10   M    M  10 1      16  20
18  57  47  52   3  13   0 1.02  0.0    0  7.5 22 360   M    M  10 13     29  10
19  51  34  43  -6  22   0 0.22  0.0    0 14.2 30  30   M    M   5 1      40  20
20  55  29  42  -8  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 17  50   M    M   4        27  30
21  65  32  49  -1  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 15 100   M    M   3        19  40
22  67  38  53   3  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 15  40   M    M   2        25  70
23  68  46  57   6   8   0 0.03  0.0    0  9.8 18  90   M    M   7 18     24  90
24  60  51  56   5   9   0 1.04  0.0    0  6.6 13 330   M    M   9 1      15 330
25  75  50  63  12   2   0    T  0.0    0  8.2 20 170   M    M   8 1      27 180
26  86  58  72  20   0   7    T  0.0    0 15.8 24 260   M    M   6        38 240
27  74  49  62  10   3   0 0.08  0.0    0  5.7 21 130   M    M   4        25 130
28  79  53  66  14   0   1 0.16  0.0    0 14.6 35 230   M    M  10 1      42 230
29  64  45  55   2  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.4 21 310   M    M   0        35 300
30  71  40  56   3   9   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.3 22 170   M    M   2        29 160
31  73  58  66  13   0   1 0.83  0.0    0  8.9 24 310   M    M   9 1      30 290
================================================================================
SM 1959 1221       423   9  3.89    T    258.6          M      162
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AV 63.2 39.4                               8.3 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    35 230                 42 230
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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:   RICHMOND VA
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   37 30 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  77 20 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 51.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.89    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.15    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    86 ON 26    GRTST 24HR  1.07 ON 23-24      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     24 ON  6                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  T            5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   T   ON 15-15  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  T            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:  10
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   7
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  10    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   2

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   423    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  11
DPTR FM NORMAL   -93    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1  3131    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8
DPTR FM NORMAL  -320

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     9
DPTR FM NORMAL     3    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     9    HIGHEST SLP 30.60 ON 20
DPTR FM NORMAL     3    LOWEST  SLP 29.59 ON 28

[REMARKS]
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