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Help - Understanding the Preliminary Local Climatological Data (WS Form F-6)


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

                                          STATION:   FAYETTEVILLE REGL AIRPORT NC
                                          MONTH:     NOVEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2009
                                          LATITUDE:   35  0 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE:  78 53 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  72  52  62   M   3   0 0.01    M    M 11.3 23  20   M    M   9 1      28  20
 2  61  48  55   M  10   0 0.00    M    M  8.0 16  10   M    M   9        21  20
 3  72  43  58   M   7   0 0.00    M    M  2.3 12 360   M    M   0 1      15 360
 4  71  43  57   M   8   0 0.00    M    M  5.8 13 190   M    M   0        16  20
 5  70  45  58   M   7   0 0.00    M    M  6.8 17 300   M    M   1 1      23 330
 6  64  41  53   M  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.1 17  10   M    M   0        22  10
 7  69  34  52   M  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.5 13 190   M    M   0        17 200
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SM  479  306        60   0  0.01     0.0  42.8          M       19              
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AV 68.4 43.7                               6.1 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->  # 23  20               # 28   20   
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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:  FAYETTEVILLE REGL AIRPORT NC
                                          MONTH:    NOVEMBER
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   35  0 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE:  78 53 W                   

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 56.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.01    1 = FOG OR MIST              
DPTR FM NORMAL:     M   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.57    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    72 ON  3, 1 GRTST 24HR  0.12 ON 31- 1      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     34 ON  7                               3 = THUNDER                  
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL                     
                        GRTST 24HR     0.0         6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE 
                        GRTST DEPTH:   0           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:   1                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  

[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.    60    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   5                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL     M    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   0                                  
TOTAL FM JUL 1   184    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  2                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL     M                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.     0                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL     M    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
TOTAL FM JAN 1  2120    HIGHEST SLP M ON M                                      
DPTR FM NORMAL     M    LOWEST  SLP 29.87 ON  1                                 

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