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

                                          STATION:   BISMARCK ND
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   46 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 100 45 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
================================================================================

 1  46  12  29   8  36   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.3 22 310   M    M   2        32 310
 2  42  20  31  10  34   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 18 280   M    M   4        26 280
 3  51  23  37  17  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 17 310   M    M   0        24 310
 4  48  21  35  15  30   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.0 23 320   M    M   0        31 320
 5  52  23  38  19  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 18 310   M    M   0        26 280
 6  59  19  39  20  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  1.8  9 320   M    M   0 1      11 320
 7  54  21  38  19  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.3 17 280   M    M   0        23 290
 8  57  33  45  27  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 15 270   M    M   0        19 260
 9  53  25  39  21  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 15 140   M    M   0        18 170
10  40  15  28  10  37   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.6 25 310   M    M   2        35 320
11  23  12  18   1  47   0    T    T    0  3.1  7 340   M    M   9 12      9 350
12  21  18  20   3  45   0    T    T    0  4.5 12 240   M    M  10 1      16 240
13  24   6  15  -1  50   0 0.01  0.2    T 13.6 29 320   M    M   9 1      37 320
14  17   0   9  -7  56   0 0.00  0.0    T  6.1 13 160   M    M   6        16 150
15  22   2  12  -4  53   0    T    T    T  5.1 13 150   M    M   6 18     16 220
16  43  15  29  13  36   0 0.00  0.0    T  5.7 18 300   M    M   3        26 310
17  38   9  24   9  41   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.4 16 150   M    M   0        23 150
18  32   7  20   5  45   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.2 25 310   M    M   4        36 330
19  48   7  28  13  37   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 18 280   M    M   0        25 280
20  43  19  31  16  34   0 0.02  0.0    0  8.1 22 280   M    M   3        30 270
21  44  24  34  20  31   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.7 25 280   M    M   1        36 280
22  47  25  36  22  29   0    T  0.1    0  8.5 26 350   M    M   3 1      40 340
23  25   5  15   1  50   0    T  0.3    T 20.3 38 330   M    M   8 189    53 320
24  21   9  15   1  50   0    T  0.2    T  4.6  9 160   M    M   8 8      12 180
25  42   7  25  11  40   0 0.00  0.0    T  4.1 16 320   M    M   0        20 320
26  34  12  23   9  42   0 0.00  0.0    T  5.9 14 150   M    M   5 12     18  80
27  26  17  22   9  43   0 0.01  0.1    T  8.1 17  20   M    M   8 16     23  20
28  27   9  18   5  47   0    T    T    T  6.2 15 320   M    M   5        19 310
29  30  11  21   8  44   0 0.23  2.1    T 10.6 25 320   M    M   6 18     35 310
30  24   8  16   3  49   0    T  0.1    2 11.0 26 310   M    M   7 8      43 320
31  35   0  18   5  47   0    T    T    2  2.8  9 280   M    M   4 1      12 280
================================================================================
SM 1168  434      1207   0  0.27  3.1    238.2          M      113
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AV 37.7 14.0                               7.7 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    38 330                 53 320
================================================================================
NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:   BISMARCK ND
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   46 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 100 45 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 25.8   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.27    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   9.6   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.22    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    59 ON  6    GRTST 24HR  0.23 ON 29-29      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      0 ON 31,14                             3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   3.1 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   2.1 ON 29-29  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   2 ON 30,31  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:  12    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   4
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  30    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   2    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1207    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  15
DPTR FM NORMAL  -307    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1  3021    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -479

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   793    HIGHEST SLP 30.55 ON  2
DPTR FM NORMAL   273    LOWEST  SLP 29.30 ON 22

[REMARKS]
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