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

                                          STATION:   SALINAS AIRPORT
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   36 40 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 121 36 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  61  41  51  -1  14   0 0.00    M    M  3.4 15 280   M    M   0        21 280
 2  64  43  54   2  11   0    M    M    M  6.2 16 150   M    M   4        19 140
 3  65  47  56   4   9   0 0.00    M    M  4.7 14 290   M    M   6 12     17 280
 4  73  46  60   8   5   0 0.00    M    M  2.7 13 360   M    M   2 18     15 360
 5  78  45  62  10   3   0 0.00    M    M  9.4 21 130   M    M   1        30 140
 6  65  43  54   2  11   0    T    M    M  5.8 16 320   M    M   5 18     21 320
 7  62  43  53   1  12   0    T    M    M  3.3 15 300   M    M   4 128    24 290
 8  60  38  49  -2  16   0 0.00    M    M  3.2 12 330   M    M   0 1       M   M
 9  69  35  52   1  13   0 0.00    M    M  2.8 12 360   M    M   0        15  10
10  70  41  56   5   9   0 0.00    M    M  5.5 16 120   M    M   1        22 120
11  66  36  51   0  14   0 0.00    M    M  4.4 16 290   M    M   0        22 280
12  65  37  51   0  14   0 0.00    M    M  5.4 14 290   M    M   0 1      18 280
13  68  38  53   2  12   0 0.00    M    M  6.7 15 120   M    M   0 8      19 130
14  67  42  55   4  10   0 0.00    M    M  8.0 24 140   M    M   0 8      30 130
15  72  44  58   7   7   0 0.00    M    M  8.9 20 120   M    M   0        23 120
16  77  43  60   9   5   0 0.00    M    M  8.1 22 110   M    M   0 8      24 120
17  62  49  56   5   9   0 0.12    M    M 10.1 24  40   M    M   6        27  40
18  66  53  60   9   5   0 0.16    M    M 14.1 23 150   M    M   8 1      29 140
19  67  56  62  11   3   0 0.23    M    M  9.2 20 150   M    M   6 1      26 150
20  58  51  55   4  10   0 0.55    M    M 12.2 26 150   M    M   6 1      34 160
21  59  47  53   2  12   0 0.02    M    M  5.3 29 120   M    M   4 1      35 110
22  67  44  56   5   9   0 0.00    M    M  5.7 18 300   M    M   3 1      24 300
23  64  46  55   4  10   0 0.00    M    M  5.1 15 130   M    M   3 8      18 140
24  60  40  50  -1  15   0 0.00    M    M  4.5 14 300   M    M   2 128    16 290
25  62  42  52   1  13   0 0.00    M    M  7.3 16 110   M    M   1 18     20 110
26  61  46  54   3  11   0 0.00    M    M  7.3 20 130   M    M   1 18     25 120
27  65  47  56   5   9   0 0.06    M    M 13.5 26 140   M    M   5 1      32 140
28  69  52  61  10   4   0 0.00    M    M 11.0 22 140   M    M   4 18     28 150
29  67  51  59   8   6   0 0.60    M    M  8.9 26 140   M    M   7 12     33 130
30  60  50  55   4  10   0 0.18    M    M  7.0 17 280   M    M   8 1      21 280
31  56  47  52   1  13   0 0.00    M    M  5.8 16 130   M    M   6 1      19 130
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SM 2025 1383       304   0  1.92    M    215.5          M       93
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AV 65.3 44.6                               7.0 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    29 120                 35 110
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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:   SALINAS AIRPORT
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   36 40 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 121 36 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 55.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.92    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.20    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    78 ON  5    GRTST 24HR  0.78 ON 29-30      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     35 ON  9                               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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   8
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   304    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  16
DPTR FM NORMAL  -127    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  14
TOTAL FM JUL 1   610    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  1
DPTR FM NORMAL  -420

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   173    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL    40    LOWEST  SLP 29.69 ON 20

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