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

                                          STATION:   KOTZEBUE AK
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          YEAR:      2024
                                          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  -3 -12  -7 -13  72   0 0.05    M    M 24.1 36 300   M    M   5 129    47 310
 2   2 -18  -8 -14  73   0    T    M    M 15.5 30 100   M    M   2 18     38 100
 3  30   1  16   9  49   0 0.46    M    M 27.2 44 100   M    M  10 1289   54 110
 4  28  20  24  16  41   0 0.02    M    M 17.5 25  80   M    M   8 1      32  80
 5  26   9  18  10  47   0 0.02    M    M  7.4 16 270   M    M  10 1      20 290
 6  16   1   9   0  56   0    T    M    M 10.7 20 300   M    M   7 12     25 290
 7   6  -9  -1 -11  66   0    T    M    M 20.9 32 300   M    M   0 1      39 300
 8   6 -12  -3 -14  68   0 0.00    M    M 16.7 25 300   M    M   0 1      31 300
 9  -4 -14  -9 -20  74   0 0.00    M    M  7.9 17 100   M    M   0        20 100
10  23 -12   6  -6  59   0 0.12    M    M 27.5 37 120   M    M   5 189    47 130
11  31  19  25  12  40   0 0.22    M    M 21.5 39 120   M    M  10 19     49 120
12  19   1  10  -4  55   0 0.03    M    M 21.0 38 310   M    M   6 19     47 310
13  14  -4   5  -9  60   0    T    M    M  9.4 21 300   M    M   5 1      26 300
14  23  -4  10  -5  55   0 0.04    M    M 14.4 28 130   M    M   9 1      32 130
15  28  23  26  10  39   0 0.01    M    M 23.3 31 130   M    M  10 1      39 130
16  30  17  24   7  41   0 0.06    M    M 16.8 40 150   M    M   9 16     50 160
17  35  25  30  12  35   0 0.03    M    M 12.2 21 160   M    M   9 1      26 160
18  34  21  28  10  37   0 0.10    M    M 16.1 23 110   M    M  10 1      26 110
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SM  344   52       967   0  1.16    M    310.1          M      115
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AV 19.1  2.9                              17.2 FASTST   M    M   6    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    44 100                 54 110
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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:     APRIL
                                          YEAR:      2024
                                          LATITUDE:   66 52 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 162 38 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 11.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.16    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -0.8   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.82    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    35 ON 17    GRTST 24HR  0.46 ON  3- 3      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -18 ON  2                               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:  16    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  12
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  18    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   8    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   967    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   4
DPTR FM NORMAL    11    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   6
TOTAL FM JUL 1 12467    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  8
DPTR FM NORMAL  -421

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 28.80 ON 11

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