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

                                          STATION:   ALLENTOWN PA
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   40 39 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  75 26 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  42  24  33  -6  32   0 0.21  0.0    0  1.9 10  80   M    M   5 1      12  60
 2  54  40  47   9  18   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.0  7  40   M    M   7 128    14 170
 3  50  44  47   9  18   0 0.55  0.0    0  5.3 14  90   M    M  10 1      17  80
 4  48  33  41   3  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 18 250   M    M   5 12     26 240
 5  41  31  36  -2  29   0    T    T    0  2.7  9 260   M    M   8        13 290
 6  40  30  35  -2  30   0 0.02    T    0  6.3 21 330   M    M   9 1      29 320
 7  36  25  31  -6  34   0 0.01    T    0  4.9 15 230   M    M   8 1      20 230
 8  50  29  40   3  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.7 10 190   M    M   3 1      21 160
 9  53  33  43   7  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.3  8  60   M    M   6 1      13 130
10  59  36  48  12  17   0 1.59  0.0    0  5.4 18 350   M    M  10 1      24 340
11  43  33  38   2  27   0 0.45    T    0 10.3 23 310   M    M   9 1      31 310
12  43  24  34  -2  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 20 240   M    M   2        23 240
13  44  22  33  -3  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 17 290   M    M   0        26 270
14  41  25  33  -2  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.8 14 240   M    M   0        17 230
15  57  25  41   6  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.0 16 280   M    M   0        21 260
16  55  29  42   7  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.0 12 110   M    M   1        15 100
17  55  40  48  14  17   0 1.29  0.0    0  9.1 21  70   M    M  10 1      26  70
18  58  35  47  13  18   0 1.98  0.0    0 12.6 24 290   M    M   8 1      33 290
19  40  26  33  -1  32   0    T    T    0 10.6 24 320   M    M   4        35 330
20  42  24  33  -1  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.6 14 320   M    M   4        19 320
21  45  27  36   2  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.1 14  10   M    M   2        17  10
22  35  21  28  -5  37   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.1 10  70   M    M   5        12  70
23  42  27  35   2  30   0 0.01    T    0  3.5  9 110   M    M   9        14 160
24  43  36  40   7  25   0 0.01  0.0    0  1.3 10  60   M    M  10        11  60
25  51  38  45  12  20   0    T  0.0    0  2.9  8  90   M    M   9 18     10  60
26  47  42  45  12  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.5  7  90   M    M  10 1       9  90
27  48  43  46  14  19   0 2.05  0.0    0  7.1 14  80   M    M  10 1      19  90
28  52  47  50  18  15   0 0.44  0.0    0  6.6 36  80   M    M  10 1      42  80
29  50  31  41   9  24   0 0.01  0.0    0  6.7 12 280   M    M   5 1      16 290
30  44  31  38   6  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 15 250   M    M   5        20 260
31  41  34  38   6  27   0    T  0.0    0  5.7 13 290   M    M  10        17 200
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SM 1449  985       790   0  8.62    T    175.5          M      194
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AV 46.7 31.8                               5.7 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    36  80                 42  80
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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:   ALLENTOWN PA
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   40 39 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  75 26 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 39.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   8.62    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   4.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:    4.76    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    59 ON 10    GRTST 24HR  3.27 ON 17-18      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     21 ON 22                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:  T            5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   T   ON  5- 5  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:  0            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:  13
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   8
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  17    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   4

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   790    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   6
DPTR FM NORMAL  -142    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1  1877    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 12
DPTR FM NORMAL   -93

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   790    HIGHEST SLP 30.72 ON 14
DPTR FM NORMAL  -191    LOWEST  SLP 29.09 ON 18

[REMARKS]
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