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

                                          STATION:   KOTZEBUE AK
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   66 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 162 38 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  58  53  56   2   9   0 0.01    M    M  5.4 14 250   M    M   9 1      16 250
 2  59  55  57   3   8   0 0.01    M    M  5.3 14 270   M    M   9 1      17 250
 3  63  53  58   4   7   0 0.00    M    M  5.2  9 230   M    M   5        12  70
 4  68  58  63   9   2   0 0.00    M    M  6.8 14 180   M    M   7        18 180
 5  65  57  61   7   4   0 0.00    M    M 14.7 30 140   M    M   6        38 130
 6  69  57  63   9   2   0    T    M    M 11.6 24 130   M    M   6 8      30 130
 7  66  57  62   9   3   0 0.03    M    M  7.8 15 150   M    M   5 18     19 140
 8  65  55  60   7   5   0 0.47    M    M  7.0 14  10   M    M   6 1      20  10
 9  67  57  62   9   3   0 0.00    M    M  8.7 15 360   M    M   2        21 360
10  67  60  64  11   1   0 0.03    M    M  8.7 17 110   M    M   6 18     20 100
11  70  57  64  11   1   0 0.00    M    M  7.7 17 310   M    M   9 18     21 310
12  69  57  63  10   2   0 0.00    M    M  7.7 15  80   M    M   4 18     19  80
13  67  53  60   7   5   0 0.00    M    M  8.1 15  80   M    M   0 8      22  80
14  60  53  57   4   8   0    T    M    M  9.1 21 270   M    M   7 1      24 280
15  56  51  54   2  11   0    T    M    M  9.2 16 280   M    M  10 18     21 280
16  59  50  55   3  10   0 0.05    M    M 13.6 26 220   M    M   8 8      33 220
17  55  49  52   0  13   0 0.14    M    M 16.8 24 200   M    M   9 18     32 200
18  52  46  49  -3  16   0 0.47    M    M  9.1 30 220   M    M  10 1      38 220
19  50  43  47  -5  18   0 0.23    M    M 13.7 32 230   M    M  10 1      40 230
20  50  44  47  -5  18   0 0.23    M    M  7.5 12  20   M    M  10 1      14  10
21  52  47  50  -2  15   0 0.00    M    M  5.0  9 310   M    M   7        22 170
22  51  40  46  -6  19   0 0.02    M    M 11.6 18 290   M    M   7         M   M
23  47  35  41 -10  24   0 0.00    M    M 10.7 20 340   M    M   5         M   M
24  49  44  47  -4  18   0 0.09    M    M  7.4 10 350   M    M  10 1      14  10
25  50  43  47  -4  18   0 0.32    M    M  7.2 14  90   M    M  10 1      17  90
26  52  45  49  -2  16   0 0.34    M    M  8.3 15  90   M    M  10 1      18  90
27  51  44  48  -2  17   0 0.10    M    M 16.7 28 280   M    M  10 1      33 270
28  44  40  42  -8  23   0    T    M    M  6.7 26 280   M    M   9 1      33 280
29  51  39  45  -5  20   0 0.00    M    M  6.9 13  10   M    M   0        14  10
30  51  42  47  -3  18   0 0.04    M    M  7.0 12 110   M    M   8 1      15 120
31  57  43  50   1  15   0 0.00    M    M 11.8 22  80   M    M   6        28  80
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SM 1790 1527       349   0  2.58    M    283.0          M      220
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AV 57.7 49.3                               9.1 FASTST   M    M   7    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    32 230                 40 230
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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:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   66 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 162 38 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 53.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.58    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.4   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.45    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    70 ON 11    GRTST 24HR  0.65 ON 18-19      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     35 ON 23                               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:  16
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   8
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   349    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   3
DPTR FM NORMAL   -50    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  15
TOTAL FM JUL 1   557    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 13
DPTR FM NORMAL  -146

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     3    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL    -3    LOWEST  SLP 29.17 ON 31

[REMARKS]
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