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

                                          STATION:   SANTA MARIA AIRPORT CA
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   34 54 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 120 27 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  69  52  61  -3   4   0 0.00    M    M  6.9 15 300   M    M   5 18     20 280
 2  68  53  61  -3   4   0 0.00    M    M  8.6 18 290   M    M   7 1      22 280
 3  68  52  60  -4   5   0 0.00    M    M 11.4 25 290   M    M   5 128    32 290
 4  69  53  61  -3   4   0 0.00    M    M 10.3 22 300   M    M   6 12     28 300
 5  68  51  60  -4   5   0 0.00    M    M  7.1 21 310   M    M   5 12     24 310
 6  71  50  61  -3   4   0 0.00    M    M  4.6 14 300   M    M   4 12     17 310
 7  76  50  63  -1   2   0 0.00    M    M  4.6 13 300   M    M   4 12     17 310
 8  75  58  67   3   0   2 0.00    M    M  5.7 15 310   M    M   6 1      18 310
 9  72  56  64   0   1   0 0.00    M    M  5.3 15 300   M    M   6 1      19 290
10  66  58  62  -2   3   0 0.22    M    M  2.5 10 310   M    M   8 13     12 310
11  77  58  68   4   0   3 0.00    M    M  5.7 17 310   M    M   5 128    21 320
12  73  58  66   2   0   1 0.00    M    M  5.3 15 310   M    M   3 18     18 300
13  77  57  67   3   0   2 0.00    M    M  5.5 14 290   M    M   4 1      17 300
14  77  57  67   3   0   2 0.00    M    M  4.3 14 320   M    M   6 1      19 310
15  76  57  67   3   0   2 0.00    M    M  4.6 13 290   M    M   7 12     15 280
16  74  58  66   2   0   1 0.00    M    M  5.1 14 290   M    M   7 12     16 300
17  74  57  66   2   0   1 0.00    M    M  5.4 15 310   M    M   7 1      19 300
18  77  58  68   4   0   3 0.00    M    M  6.1 16 310   M    M   4        20 290
19  78  54  66   2   0   1 0.00    M    M  5.2 16 300   M    M   1 8      25 240
20  85  58  72   8   0   7 0.00    M    M  6.8 23  10   M    M   5 8      28  10
21  82  59  71   7   0   6 0.00    M    M  8.2 23 170   M    M   3 18     30 180
22  78  58  68   4   0   3 0.00    M    M  6.5 18 310   M    M   1 1      22 310
23  75  58  67   3   0   2 0.00    M    M  5.6 16 310   M    M   7 1      19 310
24  75  59  67   3   0   2 0.00    M    M  5.7 14 290   M    M   6 1      18 290
25  75  59  67   3   0   2 0.00    M    M  7.0 17 300   M    M   4 1      22 300
26  74  58  66   2   0   1 0.00    M    M  6.7 16 300   M    M   5 18     19 300
27  79  58  69   5   0   4 0.00    M    M  5.9 17 310   M    M   4 18     20 310
28  82  54  68   4   0   3 0.00    M    M  5.3 17 290   M    M   0 18     22 300
29  79  54  67   3   0   2 0.00    M    M  6.5 20 290   M    M   0 18     23 290
30  88  51  70   5   0   5 0.00    M    M  4.3 13 310   M    M   0 18     17 320
31  72  50  61  -4   4   0 0.00    M    M  5.1 15 310   M    M   5 128    18 180
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SM 2329 1723        36  55  0.22    M    187.8          M      140
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AV 75.1 55.6                               6.1 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    25 290                 32 290
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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:   SANTA MARIA AIRPORT CA
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   34 54 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 120 27 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 65.4   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.22    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.21    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    88 ON 30    GRTST 24HR  0.22 ON 10-10      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     50 ON 31, 7                             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:   1
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
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.    36    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   6
DPTR FM NORMAL   -12    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  24
TOTAL FM JUL 1   101    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  1
DPTR FM NORMAL    -9

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    55
DPTR FM NORMAL    24    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    63    HIGHEST SLP 30.11 ON  3
DPTR FM NORMAL   -22    LOWEST  SLP 29.55 ON 20

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