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

                                          STATION:   ANCHORAGE AK
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   61 10 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 150  2 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  30  16  23   0  42   0 0.28  4.5   19  5.3 16 330   M    M   9 19     22 330
 2  29  12  21  -2  44   0 0.08  2.6   24  9.0 17 210   M    M  10 19     29 190
 3  14   2   8 -15  57   0 0.00  0.0   25 10.0 20 350   M    M   7        27 360
 4  18   1  10 -14  55   0 0.00  0.0   23 13.0 26 350   M    M   3        35 360
 5  22   7  15  -9  50   0 0.00  0.0   23 16.1 28 350   M    M   0        36 340
 6  19  -4   8 -16  57   0    T    T   22  4.7 12  40   M    M   6        14  20
 7  21  14  18  -6  47   0 0.05  0.9   22  4.3 10 360   M    M  10 1      14  10
 8  24  19  22  -2  43   0 0.35  4.4   22  4.3  9  50   M    M  10 12     20  20
 9  27  17  22  -3  43   0 0.09  0.8   25  4.1 15  40   M    M  10 1      23 350
10  24   8  16  -9  49   0 0.00  0.0   25  9.8 18 360   M    M   3        26 360
11  19   0  10 -15  55   0 0.00  0.0   24  5.3 15 360   M    M   0        19 360
12  21  -3   9 -16  56   0 0.00  0.0   23  2.0  9  10   M    M   5        12  10
13  26   4  15 -11  50   0 0.00  0.0   23  2.9  7 280   M    M   5 1      15  20
14  28   3  16 -10  49   0 0.00  0.0   23  1.2  7 100   M    M   2        11  20
15  28   3  16 -10  49   0 0.00  0.0   23  2.9  7  90   M    M   5 1      18 360
16  32  16  24  -2  41   0 0.00  0.0   22  2.5  8 320   M    M   4        10 180
17  30  15  23  -4  42   0 0.23  2.9   22  4.4 10 230   M    M   8 1      15 230
18  31  24  28   1  37   0 0.01  0.1   25  3.2 10 320   M    M   9 12     15 300
19  37  25  31   4  34   0 0.18  0.2   24  4.2 12 200   M    M  10 12     19 200
20  40  31  36   9  29   0 0.00  0.0   22  7.0 14 180   M    M   8        31 180
21  35  25  30   2  35   0 0.15  0.6   22  4.7 15 180   M    M   8 1      22 210
22  36  19  28   0  37   0 0.00  0.0   22  4.2 14  30   M    M   3        20  30
23  43  16  30   2  35   0 0.00  0.0   22  3.4 10  60   M    M   6        12  50
24  41  24  33   5  32   0 0.00  0.0   21  2.4  8 260   M    M   8        10 300
25  43  30  37   8  28   0 0.00  0.0   20  3.7 12 160   M    M   8        17 150
26  42  24  33   4  32   0 0.00  0.0   20  4.0 14 360   M    M   3 1      22 360
27  30  22  26  -4  39   0 0.00  0.0   20  8.0 15 350   M    M   7        19 340
28  29  17  23  -7  42   0 0.00  0.0   19 10.2 20 360   M    M   5        28  10
29  29  12  21  -9  44   0 0.00  0.0   19 19.0 33  20   M    M   0        45  30
30  33   8  21  -9  44   0 0.00  0.0   19  4.4 22  40   M    M   0        29  40
31  33  11  22  -9  43   0 0.00  0.0   19  4.5 10  20   M    M   4        13  30
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SM  914  418      1340   0  1.42    17.0 184.7          M      176
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AV 29.5 13.5                               6.0 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 33  20               # 45   30
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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:  ANCHORAGE AK
                                          MONTH:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     2020
                                          LATITUDE:   61 10 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 150  2 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 21.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.42    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -5.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.82    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    43 ON 25,23 GRTST 24HR  0.35 ON  8- 8      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -4 ON  6                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  17.0 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   4.5 ON  1- 1  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  25 ON 18,10  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:  21    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   3    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1340    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   7
DPTR FM NORMAL   148    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  16
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7819    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8
DPTR FM NORMAL  -702

[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 29.12 ON  1

[REMARKS]
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