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

                                          STATION:   KOTZEBUE AK
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   66 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 162 38 W

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
================================================================================
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   2  -5  -1  -6  66   0 0.00    M    M  7.2 20  20   M    M   3        22 360
 2   9  -4   3  -2  62   0 0.00    M    M  2.1  9 280   M    M   5         M   M
 3  19   4  12   7  53   0 0.02    M    M  9.8 17 230   M    M   9 1      24 230
 4  18   0   9   4  56   0 0.23    M    M  6.6 10 140   M    M   9 1       M   M
 5  10  -8   1  -3  64   0 0.00    M    M  4.8 10  20   M    M   8         M   M
 6   7  -7   0  -4  65   0 0.00    M    M 13.5 24 340   M    M   0        24 360
 7   4 -13  -4  -8  69   0 0.00    M    M 10.2 24  10   M    M   0        28  10
 8  -9 -20 -14 -18  79   0 0.00    M    M  3.5  6  80   M    M   0         M   M
 9  -3 -21 -12 -16  77   0 0.00    M    M  1.8  9  50   M    M   7 18     10  50
10  -4 -19 -11 -15  76   0 0.00    M    M  4.6 10  50   M    M   4 18     12  50
11 -12 -22 -17 -20  82   0    T    M    M  6.1 12  40   M    M   4 18     14  30
12   5 -14  -4  -7  69   0 0.00    M    M 11.8 22  80   M    M   0 8      27  70
13   7  -1   3   0  62   0 0.00    M    M 14.0 21  80   M    M   0        25  90
14  18  -1   9   6  56   0 0.07    M    M 17.2 25  90   M    M   7 1      29  80
15  17  11  14  11  51   0 0.05    M    M 20.7 30 100   M    M  10 19     36 100
16  12   0   6   4  59   0    T    M    M 23.4 31  90   M    M   6 89     37  90
17   3 -10  -3  -5  68   0 0.00    M    M 17.1 26  90   M    M   0 8      33  80
18   2  -9  -3  -5  68   0 0.00    M    M  8.3 18  70   M    M   2        22  70
19  -3 -19 -11 -13  76   0 0.00    M    M  2.3  8 110   M    M   0 18      9 120
20 -14 -23 -18 -20  83   0 0.00    M    M  4.6  9  50   M    M   3        10  50
21   8 -17  -4  -5  69   0 0.12    M    M 16.9 39  90   M    M   8 29     52  90
22  24   8  16  15  49   0 0.32    M    M 34.0 51  90   M    M   8 129    59 100
23  24  17  21  20  44   0 0.00    M    M 16.7 31 110   M    M   6        34 110
24  26  17  22  21  43   0 0.06    M    M 16.4 25 150   M    M  10 1      33 140
25  22   9  16  15  49   0    T    M    M 11.9 24 100   M    M   8 1      27 100
26  14   7  11  11  54   0    T    M    M  5.4 10  50   M    M   8        11  30
27  23  10  17  17  48   0    T    M    M 20.6 33  90   M    M   7 189    40  90
28  26  21  24  24  41   0 0.02    M    M 24.6 35  90   M    M  10 189    41 100
29  26  20  23  23  42   0    T    M    M 17.8 29 120   M    M   7 1      35 120
30  23  13  18  19  47   0 0.00    M    M 12.0 25 100   M    M   1        29 100
31  17  12  15  16  50   0    T    M    M 19.2 28  90   M    M   3 1      32  90
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SM  321  -64      1877   0  0.89    M    385.1          M      153
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AV 10.4 -2.1                              12.4 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    51  90                 59 100
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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:   KOTZEBUE AK
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   66 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 162 38 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY:  4.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.89    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.13    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    26 ON 29,28  GRTST 24HR  0.32 ON 22-22      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -23 ON 20                               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:   8
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  19    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1877    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  12
DPTR FM NORMAL   -67    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5781    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6
DPTR FM NORMAL  -520

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.41 ON 11
DPTR FM NORMAL    -5    LOWEST  SLP 28.92 ON 22

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