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

                                          STATION:   HICKORY NC
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   35 45 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  81 23 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  47  34  41  -4  24   0 0.11    M    M  0.9  7  20   M    M   8 18      7 330
 2  56  47  52   7  13   0 0.02    M    M  0.5  5  20   M    M  10 12      6  20
 3  69  50  60  16   5   0    T    M    M  3.9 12 250   M    M   4 12     14 280
 4  64  39  52   8  13   0 0.00    M    M  4.7 16 330   M    M   2        24 290
 5  58  33  46   2  19   0 0.00    M    M  3.1 13 240   M    M   3        19 240
 6  50  32  41  -3  24   0 0.00    M    M  8.1 20 290   M    M   1        28 300
 7  55  28  42  -2  23   0 0.00    M    M  5.5 13 200   M    M   0        18 190
 8  62  30  46   3  19   0 0.00    M    M  3.1 13 190   M    M   0        17 190
 9  53  38  46   3  19   0 0.33    M    M  1.4  6 300   M    M   7 12      8 330
10  57  42  50   7  15   0 1.80    M    M  3.8 22 330   M    M  10 123    29 330
11  47  29  38  -5  27   0 0.00    M    M  6.1 18 330   M    M   0        24 340
12  51  25  38  -5  27   0 0.00    M    M  2.4  9 200   M    M   0        12 210
13  61  29  45   3  20   0 0.00    M    M  3.0 10 290   M    M   0        14 280
14  55  30  43   1  22   0 0.00    M    M  1.6  8 100   M    M   0        11 100
15  60  29  45   3  20   0 0.00    M    M  1.9  7 320   M    M   0         9 200
16  55  30  43   1  22   0 0.00    M    M  4.2  9  80   M    M   3        14  50
17  53  43  48   6  17   0 0.48    M    M  6.3 13 320   M    M   9 1      19 320
18  54  30  42   0  23   0 0.00    M    M 10.6 24 310   M    M   1        34 310
19  45  27  36  -6  29   0 0.00    M    M  6.5 20 330   M    M   1        27 290
20  52  22  37  -4  28   0 0.00    M    M  1.2  7 210   M    M   0         9 210
21  61  29  45   4  20   0 0.00    M    M  1.7  8 290   M    M   0        10 280
22  60  33  47   6  18   0 0.00    M    M  1.1  9 200   M    M   0        13 180
23  61  32  47   6  18   0 0.00    M    M  2.5 14 190   M    M   2        18 210
24  65  39  52  11  13   0 0.00    M    M  1.0  8 210   M    M   3        11 100
25  60  46  53  12  12   0 0.90    M    M  6.1 15  60   M    M   9 1      20  50
26  54  51  53  12  12   0 2.63    M    M  6.9 16  60   M    M  10 1      21  50
27  59  48  54  14  11   0 0.65    M    M  2.8  7 250   M    M   8 12      9 250
28  56  37  47   7  18   0 0.00    M    M  4.3 12 200   M    M   3 12     16 190
29  45  31  38  -2  27   0 0.00    M    M  6.0 15 310   M    M   5        22 320
30  49  34  42   2  23   0 0.00    M    M  6.1 17 280   M    M   6        24 260
31  52  27  40   0  25   0 0.00    M    M  3.4 10 190   M    M   0        14 200
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SM 1726 1074       606   0  6.92    M    120.7          M      105
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AV 55.7 34.6                               3.9 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    24 310                 34 310
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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:   HICKORY NC
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   35 45 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  81 23 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 45.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   6.92    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   3.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:    3.07    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    69 ON  3    GRTST 24HR  2.80 ON 26-27      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     22 ON 20                               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:   8
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   7
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  16    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   2

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   606    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  19
DPTR FM NORMAL  -103    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   7
TOTAL FM JUL 1  1182    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  5
DPTR FM NORMAL  -220

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1377    HIGHEST SLP 30.72 ON 14
DPTR FM NORMAL   -18    LOWEST  SLP 29.44 ON 18

[REMARKS]
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