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Data updated Wed Nov 25 13:45:05 GMT 2009


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
 8  78  42  60   M   5   0 0.00    M    M  1.9  9 220   M    M   0 18     12 270
 9  78  44  61   M   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.7  8  90   M    M   2 18     10 120
10  72  59  66   M   0   1 1.63    M    M  7.7 17  30   M    M   6 1      22  30
11  62  52  57   M   8   0 2.41    M    0 18.4 30  40   M    M  10 1      40  30
12  52  48  50   M  15   0 0.59    M    M 19.1 30 360   M    M  10 18     40  10
13  58  50  54   M  11   0 0.01    M    M 15.7 25 360   M    M  10 18     35 360
14  70  50  60   M   5   0 0.00    M    M  7.3 18 360   M    M   6 1      23 360
15  75  46  61   M   4   0 0.00    M    M  0.8  7 280   M    M   0 12      9  30
16  75  44  60   M   5   0 0.00    M    M  1.5  8 120   M    M   3 12     12 100
17  67  45  56   M   9   0 0.00    M    M  5.6 12  40   M    M   0 18     16  60
18  64  56  60   M   5   0 0.03    M    M  8.1 14  30   M    M  10 1      18  30
19  76  63  70   M   0   5 0.01    M    M  5.8 10 350   M    M   9 1      15 130
20  69  49  59   M   6   0 0.00    M    M  7.4 17  10   M    M   2 1      22  10
21  62  44  53   M  12   0 0.00    M    0  7.1 18  20   M    M   0 1      23  20
22  60  40  50   M  15   0 0.44    M    0  7.6 16  20   M    M   4 1      23  20
23  55  52  54   M  11   0 0.11    M    M  7.5 14  20   M    M  10 1      21  50
24  55  51  53   M  12   0 0.00    M    M  4.1 12 360   M    M  10 1      14 350
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SM 1607 1141       187   6  5.24     0.0 171.1          M      111              
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AV 67.0 47.5                               7.1 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->  # 30  40               # 40   30   
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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: 57.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   5.24    1 = FOG OR MIST              
DPTR FM NORMAL:     M   DPTR FM NORMAL:    2.99    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    78 ON  9, 8 GRTST 24HR  3.76 ON 10-11      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:   9                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5                                  
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3                                  
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   2                                  

[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.   187    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  12                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL     M    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   3                                  
TOTAL FM JUL 1   311    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  9                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL     M                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.     6                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL     M    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
TOTAL FM JAN 1  2126    HIGHEST SLP M ON M                                      
DPTR FM NORMAL     M    LOWEST  SLP 29.77 ON 13                                 

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