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

                                          STATION:   KOTZEBUE AK
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          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
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 1  -2 -28 -15 -15  80   0    M    M    M  6.5 15  30   M    M   7        19  30
 2  -7 -20 -13 -13  78   0    M    M    M  3.1 10  30   M    M   3 1      13  20
 3  -9 -24 -16 -16  81   0    M    M    M  5.5 16 350   M    M   0        17 340
 4   6 -25  -9  -9  74   0    M    M    M 32.2 49 110   M    M   5 1289   59 110
 5  11   0   6   6  59   0    M    M    M 22.1 38 120   M    M   4 12     44 120
 6  11  -3   4   4  61   0    M    M    M 13.2 21 120   M    M   7 19     25 130
 7  27   5  16  16  49   0    M    M    M 30.0 44 120   M    M   8 19     50 120
 8  32  19  26  26  39   0    M    M    M 28.9 45 130   M    M  10 129    52 130
 9  19   3  11  11  54   0    M    M    M 11.7 18 140   M    M   3 1      21 140
10  18 -19   0   0  65   0    M    M    M 13.6 30 290   M    M   4 1      34 280
11  -7 -28 -17 -17  82   0    M    M    M  3.5 10 120   M    M   0 1      12 110
12  -7 -25 -16 -16  81   0    M    M    M 20.3 37 110   M    M   1 189    42 110
13   5  -8  -1  -1  66   0    M    M    M 33.6 45 110   M    M   2 89     50 110
14   9   4   7   7  58   0    M    M    M 31.2 47 120   M    M   5 189    55 110
15   9  -2   4   4  61   0    M    M    M  8.0 21 110   M    M   7        24 110
16  15  -4   6   6  59   0    M    M    M 10.2 24 120   M    M   9 1      29 110
17  10  -3   4   3  61   0    M    M    M 12.8 23 310   M    M   8 18     27 310
18   2 -13  -5  -6  70   0    M    M    M 14.5 29 300   M    M   2 19     33 310
19  -5 -19 -12 -13  77   0    M    M    M  3.8 10  50   M    M   0        12 110
20   8 -18  -5  -6  70   0    M    M    M  8.8 18  90   M    M   0        23  80
21  11  -3   4   3  61   0    M    M    M 18.9 30 100   M    M   2 18     34 100
22  10  -8   1   0  64   0    M    M    M 12.8 21 280   M    M  10 19     24 280
23   5 -17  -6  -7  71   0    M    M    M 21.7 39 110   M    M   7 129    46 110
24  24   5  15  13  50   0    M    M    M 21.4 39 110   M    M  10 12     43 110
25  13 -12   1  -1  64   0    M    M    M  8.5 16 300   M    M   6 1      18 300
26  -3 -20 -11 -13  76   0    M    M    M  1.6  8 230   M    M   1 18      9 270
27   0 -22 -11 -13  76   0    M    M    M  4.3 10 260   M    M   0 18     12 260
28  14 -20  -3  -6  68   0    M    M    M 26.1 40 100   M    M   7 1289   47 100
29  23  14  19  16  46   0    M    M    M 28.3 40  90   M    M  10 129    47  90
30  23  -2  11   8  54   0    M    M    M 21.0 29 300   M    M  10 129    34 310
31  -2 -11  -6 -10  71   0    M    M    M 21.9 30 310   M    M   5 189    35 310
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SM  263 -304      2026   0     M    M    500.0          M      153
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AV  8.5 -9.8                              16.1 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    49 110                 59 110
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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:   KOTZEBUE AK
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   66 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 162 38 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: -0.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:      M    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:       M    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    32 ON  8    GRTST 24HR  1.74 ON 24-25      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -28 ON 11, 1                             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:   0
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  25    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  2026    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  11
DPTR FM NORMAL    44    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  14
TOTAL FM JUL 1 11954    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6
DPTR FM NORMAL  -278

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.58 ON 12
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.17 ON  4

[REMARKS]
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