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

                                          STATION:   ANCHORAGE AK
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          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  34  20  27  -4  38   0 0.00  0.0   18  5.7 10 330   M    M   8        17 340
 2  32  25  29  -3  36   0 0.26  2.4   18  4.2  9  50   M    M  10 1      12 360
 3  36  28  32   0  33   0 0.16  2.0   22  3.7  8 270   M    M   8 1      13 200
 4  42  30  36   4  29   0 0.03  0.6   21  3.3  7  50   M    M   9 1       M  M
 5  41  25  33   0  32   0    T    T   19 14.5 23 190   M    M   4        34 190
 6  29  23  26  -7  39   0 0.00  0.0   18 10.9 18 220   M    M   4        29 210
 7  33  16  25  -8  40   0 0.00  0.0   17  9.5 24 350   M    M   6        30 360
 8  34  21  28  -6  37   0 0.00  0.0   17 12.6 25 360   M    M   5        34 360
 9  32  21  27  -7  38   0 0.00  0.0   16  6.2 14  30   M    M   2        19  30
10  37  17  27  -8  38   0 0.00  0.0   16  4.1 10  30   M    M   5        13  30
11  40  21  31  -4  34   0 0.00  0.0   16  5.1 10  50   M    M   7        13  40
12  36  32  34  -1  31   0 0.15    T   15  4.4 22 130   M    M  10 1      33 150
13  43  34  39   3  26   0 0.03  0.0   15  6.4 23 150   M    M   9 1      35 140
14  47  31  39   3  26   0 0.00  0.0   13  2.1  8  40   M    M   7 12     11 230
15  49  36  43   6  22   0 0.12  0.0   12  4.4 23 140   M    M   9        34 150
16  45  37  41   4  24   0 0.01  0.0    9  4.4 17 160   M    M  10 1      34 160
17  43  35  39   2  26   0    T  0.0    8  1.7  8 250   M    M  10 12      9 240
18  46  35  41   3  24   0    T  0.0    6  4.3 10 340   M    M   8 1      14 340
19  51  36  44   6  21   0 0.00  0.0    3  5.2 20 200   M    M   9 1      31 180
20  49  38  44   5  21   0    T  0.0    T  7.3 18 160   M    M  10 1      28 140
21  45  36  41   2  24   0 0.01  0.0    0  6.0 17 150   M    M  10 1      29 160
22  48  36  42   3  23   0 0.01  0.0    0  3.8 10 290   M    M   9 1      13 290
23  49  38  44   4  21   0 0.11  0.0    0  4.2 10  40   M    M  10        13  40
24  53  36  45   5  20   0 0.01  0.0    0  4.6 13  30   M    M   8 1      17 130
25  53  34  44   3  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 16 330   M    M   3 1      21 320
26  53  28  41   0  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 15  40   M    M   1        20  40
27  50  27  39  -2  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.9  8 160   M    M   0        12 180
28  55  29  42   0  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 10 170   M    M   1        16 180
29  53  29  41  -1  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 13 270   M    M   3        15 310
30  52  33  43   1  22   0 0.07  0.0    0  6.3 17 200   M    M   6        28 160
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SM 1310  887       843   0  0.97     5.0 174.7          M      201
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AV 43.7 29.6                               5.8 FASTST   M    M   7    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 25 360               # 35  140
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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:    APRIL
                                          YEAR:     2020
                                          LATITUDE:   61 10 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 150  2 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 36.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.97    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -0.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.50    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    55 ON 28    GRTST 24HR  0.26 ON  2- 2      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     16 ON  7                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   5.0 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   2.4 ON  2- 2  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  22 ON  3     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:   3    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  12
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  17    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   843    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   6
DPTR FM NORMAL    -3    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  8662    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 13
DPTR FM NORMAL  -705

[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 29.30 ON M

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