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

                                          STATION:   ST CLOUD MN
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   45 32 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  94  4 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  38  12  25   4  40   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.1 13 180   M    M   0        16 170
 2  37  13  25   4  40   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 17 310   M    M   3        24 360
 3  41  21  31  11  34   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 14 270   M    M   0        18 270
 4  43  18  31  11  34   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.2  8 310   M    M   0        10 350
 5  41  15  28   8  37   0    T    T    0  3.5 10 320   M    M   3 1      15 350
 6  34  24  29  10  36   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.0 12 260   M    M   9 12     13 270
 7  31  30  31  12  34   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 12 220   M    M  10 1      14 210
 8  38  28  33  15  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 13 190   M    M   6 1      16 180
 9  51  24  38  20  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.7  9 310   M    M   0        12 310
10  45  27  36  19  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 20 350   M    M   1        30 340
11  32  24  28  11  37   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.1 13  40   M    M   4        19  30
12  30  20  25   8  40   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 14  40   M    M   9        21  20
13  26  17  22   6  43   0 0.03  0.4    0  9.4 24 280   M    M   9 1      34 280
14  18   4  11  -5  54   0    T    T    T  8.3 20 310   M    M   3        29 320
15  25   8  17   1  48   0    T    T    T  7.6 15 170   M    M   9 8      19 180
16  29   8  19   4  46   0 0.00  0.0    T  7.5 14 170   M    M   6        19 160
17  28  21  25  10  40   0 0.00  0.0    T  8.7 16 170   M    M   8 8      22 180
18  38  25  32  17  33   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.3 18 150   M    M   9 18     25 150
19  27  15  21   7  44   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 15 150   M    M   6 1      23 340
20  36  14  25  11  40   0 0.01  0.1    0  5.8 12 280   M    M   4 1      16 110
21  37  20  29  15  36   0 0.01  0.0    T 14.3 32 310   M    M   8        44 290
22  41  18  30  16  35   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 23 150   M    M   3        29 140
23  39   4  22   8  43   0 0.15  3.1    0 16.0 33 350   M    M   6 1268   52 340
24   4  -8  -2 -15  67   0 0.00  0.0    2 12.4 24 320   M    M   1        35 300
25  23  -9   7  -6  58   0 0.00  0.0    2  6.1 15 200   M    M   1        19 240
26  23   9  16   3  49   0 0.00  0.0    2  3.2 12 350   M    M   8 12     17 350
27  24   9  17   4  48   0    T  0.3    2  7.4 16 360   M    M   8 18     23 360
28  21  -5   8  -5  57   0    T    T    2  4.9 14 320   M    M   5 18     18 310
29  21  -9   6  -6  59   0 0.32  3.5    2  6.0 14 140   M    M   5 12     17 130
30  22   0  11  -1  54   0 0.01  0.1    5  9.5 21 300   M    M   7 18     27 310
31  23  -3  10  -2  55   0 0.00  0.0    5  7.9 16 160   M    M   6 128    21 150
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SM  966  394      1329   0  0.53  7.5    227.5          M      157
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AV 31.2 12.7                               7.3 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    33 350                 52 340
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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:   ST CLOUD MN
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   45 32 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  94  4 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 21.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.53    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   6.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.29    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    51 ON  9    GRTST 24HR  0.33 ON 29-30      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -9 ON 29,25                             3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   7.5 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   3.5 ON 29-29  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   5 ON 31,30  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:  17    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   6    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1329    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   9
DPTR FM NORMAL  -193    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  14
TOTAL FM JUL 1  3219    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8
DPTR FM NORMAL  -228

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   579    HIGHEST SLP 30.53 ON 29
DPTR FM NORMAL   114    LOWEST  SLP 29.33 ON 23

[REMARKS]
#FINAL-12-20#
THE PRECIPITATION VALUE ON 12/23 IS FROM THE 8 INCH DIAMETER
RAIN GAUGE AT THE SNOW OBSERVING STIE.