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

                                          STATION:   ALTOONA
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          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  45  37  41   4  24   0 0.24    M    M  2.5  9 200   M    M   9 18     12 190
 2  60  37  49  12  16   0    T    M    M  3.7 17 260   M    M   7 128    24 260
 3  54  45  50  14  15   0 0.19    M    M  6.8 33 280   M    M   9 1      45 270
 4  45  38  42   6  23   0 0.00    M    M 11.4 25 270   M    M   9        34 270
 5  38  32  35  -1  30   0 0.02    M    M  2.7 16 310   M    M   9 128    23 310
 6  38  31  35  -1  30   0    T    M    M  8.7 20 320   M    M   9 12     28 310
 7  43  29  36   1  29   0 0.00    M    M  6.8 17 280   M    M   9        23 270
 8  57  31  44   9  21   0 0.00    M    M  3.8 14 160   M    M   1        22 170
 9  53  33  43   8  22   0    T    M    M  3.0 10 200   M    M   5 3      16 190
10  54  33  44  10  21   0 0.85    M    M  6.5 17 310   M    M   8 13     24 320
11  35  30  33  -1  32   0 0.06    M    M 11.5 25 290   M    M  10 1      34 310
12  45  27  36   2  29   0 0.00    M    M 10.9 23 240   M    M   2        33 240
13  40  29  35   1  30   0 0.00    M    M  9.3 18 300   M    M   1        26 280
14  44  24  34   1  31   0 0.00    M    M  7.3 14 270   M    M   0        19 280
15  53  33  43  10  22   0 0.00    M    M  7.4 16 290   M    M   0        24 220
16  54  28  41   8  24   0 0.00    M    M  5.4 14 150   M    M   0        20 150
17  46  40  43  10  22   0 0.49    M    M  5.0 17 150   M    M   8 12     23 150
18  46  31  39   7  26   0 0.28    M    M 14.1 28 270   M    M  10 18     40 320
19  32  20  26  -6  39   0    T    M    M 12.8 26 320   M    M   9 18     38 320
20  42  18  30  -2  35   0 0.00    M    M  2.4 12 290   M    M   1        17 290
21  35  26  31  -1  34   0 0.00    M    M  1.7  8  10   M    M   8        10  60
22  40  33  37   5  28   0 0.00    M    M  2.6  8 220   M    M  10        10 210
23  43  33  38   7  27   0 0.05    M    M  5.3 12 180   M    M   9 18     19 150
24  54  37  46  15  19   0    T    M    M  0.6  8 140   M    M   9 18      9 130
25  53  37  45  14  20   0    T    M    M  3.0 10 150   M    M   7 18     14 150
26  48  43  46  15  19   0 0.30    M    M  5.8 13 170   M    M  10 1      18 150
27  49  47  48  17  17   0 0.48    M    M  3.5 10 300   M    M  10 12     14 110
28  53  39  46  16  19   0    T    M    M  4.1 13 290   M    M   7 12     17 300
29  43  35  39   9  26   0 0.00    M    M  6.7 15 270   M    M   6        20 280
30  40  34  37   7  28   0 0.04    M    M 10.7 18 270   M    M  10 1      26 270
31  38  33  36   6  29   0    T    M    M  7.0 18 280   M    M  10 1      29 280
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SM 1420 1023       787   0  3.00    M    193.0          M      212
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AV 45.8 33.0                               6.2 FASTST   M    M   7    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    33 280                 45 270
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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:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   40 17 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  78 19 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 39.4   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.00    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   6.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.43    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    60 ON  2    GRTST 24HR  0.85 ON  9-10      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     18 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:   1    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  11
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   7
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  13    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   787    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   7
DPTR FM NORMAL  -203    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   7
TOTAL FM JUL 1  1925    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 17
DPTR FM NORMAL  -254

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   599    HIGHEST SLP 30.72 ON 14
DPTR FM NORMAL   -93    LOWEST  SLP 29.37 ON 18

[REMARKS]
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