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

                                          STATION:   ANCHORAGE AK
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          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  48  41  45   1  20   0 0.31  0.0    0  3.3  9 360   M    M  10        12 360
 2  50  36  43   0  22   0 0.19  0.0    0  8.9 22 320   M    M   8 1      33 340
 3  48  29  39  -4  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.0 10  10   M    M   1        16  30
 4  46  30  38  -4  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 14  40   M    M   3        19  20
 5  41  34  38  -4  27   0 0.44    T    0 10.5 24  30   M    M   9 14     34  20
 6  48  38  43   1  22   0 0.06  0.0    0  3.2 10 330   M    M   9 1      14 340
 7  48  40  44   3  21   0 0.07  0.0    0  5.9 12 170   M    M   9 1      18 200
 8  45  41  43   2  22   0 0.34  0.0    0  3.7  9 220   M    M  10 1      13 210
 9  44  36  40   0  25   0 0.04  0.0    0  5.7 13  10   M    M   9 1      18 360
10  41  36  39  -1  26   0    T    T    0  6.4 14 360   M    M  10        22 350
11  41  30  36  -3  29   0 0.04  0.8    1  8.3 14 360   M    M   9 1      21  10
12  36  30  33  -6  32   0 0.13  0.4    1  6.9 13  20   M    M  10 1      17  30
13  46  36  41   3  24   0 0.10  0.0    0  6.8 15 220   M    M   9 1      21 200
14  46  37  42   4  23   0 0.50  0.0    0  6.5 24 170   M    M   9 1      39 160
15  46  35  41   4  24   0    T  0.0    0  4.9 18 150   M    M   6 1      31 140
16  44  39  42   6  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 13 340   M    M   9        17 330
17  48  36  42   6  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.8  7  60   M    M   6        13 120
18  46  34  40   5  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 14 190   M    M   2        21 200
19  41  28  35   0  30   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.2 18  30   M    M   3 8      26  20
20  33  20  27  -7  38   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 15 350   M    M   0        20 340
21  32  18  25  -9  40   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.1  9 360   M    M   0        14  10
22  33  20  27  -6  38   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.1 10 360   M    M   2        14 350
23  39  21  30  -3  35   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.2  9  10   M    M   6        14  20
24  36  22  29  -3  36   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.7  8  30   M    M   4        10  30
25  38  24  31  -1  34   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.5  7  60   M    M   6         9  70
26  39  23  31   0  34   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.8  6 160   M    M   2         9 170
27  40  21  31   1  34   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.5  6  70   M    M   1 1      10 150
28  34  24  29  -1  36   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.4  8 350   M    M   6        12 310
29  38  32  35   5  30   0 0.01  0.0    0  2.5  8 340   M    M  10 6      10 340
30  42  28  35   6  30   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.3  8  40   M    M   3        13  30
31  40  29  35   7  30   0    T  0.0    0  4.4 12  40   M    M   7        14  40
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SM 1297  948       886   0  2.23  1.2    152.5          M      188
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AV 41.8 30.6                               4.9 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 24  30                 39 160
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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:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   61 10 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 150  2 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 36.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.23    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -0.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.41    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    50 ON  2    GRTST 24HR  0.91 ON 19-19      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     18 ON 21                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   1.2 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   0.8 ON 11-11  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   1 ON 12,11  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:   1    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  12
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   7
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  17    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   886    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   9
DPTR FM NORMAL    -2    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   9
TOTAL FM JUL 1  1773    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 13
DPTR FM NORMAL     6

[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    -8    LOWEST  SLP 29.02 ON  9

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