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


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

                                          STATION:   RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL AIRPORT NC
                                          MONTH:     NOVEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2009
                                          LATITUDE:   35 52 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE:  78 47 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  70  49  60   5   5   0 0.92    M    0 10.5 22  40   M    M  10 1      31  30
 2  60  42  51  -4  14   0 0.03  0.0    0  4.7 12  40   M    M   6 1      17  30
 3  71  38  55   1  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.0  8  20   M    M   1 1      14 290
 4  64  38  51  -3  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.9 15  80   M    M   2        21  80
 5  65  38  52  -2  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.9 15 270   M    M   1 1      23 280
 6  60  38  49  -5  16   0 0.00  0.0    0  2.6 14  20   M    M   0        18  40
 7  66  33  50  -3  15   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 16 240   M    M   1        21 230
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SM  456  276        87   0  0.95     0.0  31.2          M       21              
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AV 65.1 39.4                               4.5 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->  # 22  40               # 31   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:  RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL AIRPORT NC
                                          MONTH:    NOVEMBER
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   35 52 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE:  78 47 W                   

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 52.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.95    1 = FOG OR MIST              
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.26    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    71 ON  3    GRTST 24HR  0.92 ON  1- 1      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     33 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:   2                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1                                  
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1                                  
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  

[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.    87    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   5                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL    10    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   1                                  
TOTAL FM JUL 1   271    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  1                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL   -21                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.     0                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1881    HIGHEST SLP M ON M                                      
DPTR FM NORMAL   368    LOWEST  SLP 29.87 ON  1                                 

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