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

                                          STATION:   ALTOONA
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   40 17 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  78 19 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  65  37  51  -5  14   0 0.00    M    M 11.7 29 300   M    M   0        44 300
 2  82  54  68  12   0   3 0.00    M    M 11.6 25 270   M    M   1        33 270
 3  69  58  64   7   1   0 0.48    M    M  5.3 17 240   M    M   8 1      21 240
 4  79  61  70  13   0   5 0.05    M    M  8.2 28 230   M    M   7 12     34 230
 5  64  45  55  -2  10   0 0.67    M    M 11.1 25 310   M    M   7 1      32 310
 6  60  41  51  -7  14   0 0.00    M    M  8.8 17 290   M    M   2        27 350
 7  59  36  48 -10  17   0 0.12    M    M  5.2 21 290   M    M   6 1      26 290
 8  52  34  43 -15  22   0 0.10    M    M  8.7 24 280   M    M   5 1      31 290
 9  46  38  42 -16  23   0 0.92    M    M  4.7 10 340   M    M   8 1      16 100
10  59  40  50  -9  15   0 0.00    M    M  9.1 20 290   M    M   6 1      25 290
11  58  40  49 -10  16   0    T    M    M  9.3 22 270   M    M   5        29 310
12  63  36  50  -9  15   0 0.00    M    M  7.7 16  10   M    M   3        24  20
13  65  35  50 -10  15   0 0.00    M    M  3.1 15 350   M    M   4        21  40
14  70  40  55  -5  10   0 0.00    M    M  3.9 17  10   M    M   2        21 310
15  72  41  57  -3   8   0 0.00    M    M  3.1 13 320   M    M   3        15 320
16  63  47  55  -5  10   0 0.07    M    M  5.7 17 170   M    M   7        23 170
17  71  43  57  -4   8   0 0.00    M    M  2.7 13 160   M    M   1 1      16 160
18  79  46  63   2   2   0 0.00    M    M  2.5 10 130   M    M   1 1      12 110
19  84  51  68   7   0   3 0.00    M    M  2.5 10  30   M    M   0        15  20
20  87  54  71  10   0   6 0.00    M    M  5.4 17 150   M    M   0        21 160
21  88  56  72  10   0   7 0.00    M    M  3.4 13 210   M    M   0        16 160
22  84  60  72  10   0   7 0.00    M    M  6.6 17 280   M    M   2        23 330
23  87  68  78  16   0  13 0.00    M    M  9.4 20 300   M    M   5        27 320
24  72  56  64   2   1   0 0.87    M    M  6.7 16  10   M    M   9 1      20  10
25  75  55  65   2   0   0 0.00    M    M  6.6 13 160   M    M   6 1      16 170
26  87  61  74  11   0   9 0.18    M    M  8.2 30 290   M    M   5 123    39 310
27  76  58  67   4   0   2 0.00    M    M  8.0 16 270   M    M   1        25 300
28  65  50  58  -6   7   0 0.82    M    M  5.9 15  40   M    M   6 1      21  40
29  50  46  48 -16  17   0 0.31    M    M  8.7 15  40   M    M  10 18     22  50
30  51  45  48 -16  17   0 0.03    M    M  5.9 13  20   M    M  10 18     17  10
31  71  46  59  -5   6   0 0.00    M    M  4.9 13 320   M    M   1 1      16 310
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SM 2153 1478       248  55  4.62    M    204.6          M      131
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AV 69.5 47.7                               6.6 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    30 290                 44 300
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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:   ALTOONA
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   40 17 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  78 19 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 58.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   4.62    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.90    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    88 ON 21    GRTST 24HR  1.11 ON 28-29      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     34 ON  8                               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:  12
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   9
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   248    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  13
DPTR FM NORMAL    55    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  15
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5437    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3
DPTR FM NORMAL  -289

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    55
DPTR FM NORMAL     8    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    63    HIGHEST SLP 30.51 ON 21
DPTR FM NORMAL     8    LOWEST  SLP 29.66 ON  5

[REMARKS]
#FINAL-05-21#
CORRECTED MISSING/INCORRECT SNOWFALL DATA.