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

                                          STATION:   DICKINSON
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2008
                                          LATITUDE:   46 47 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE: 102 48 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
                                          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  28  47  22  18   0 0.00    M    M 12.4 29 320   M    M   1        35 320
 2  39   7  23  -3  42   0 0.00    M    M 21.8 35 320   M    M   3        44 300
 3  47  -1  23  -3  42   0 0.00    M    0  9.2 23 250   M    M   2        28 220
 4  40  10  25  -1  40   0    T    M    M 13.6 25 330   M    M  10 8      31 320
 5  33   1  17 -10  48   0    T    M    M 14.2 29 320   M    M   5 1      37 320
 6  16  -7   5 -22  60   0    T    M    M  8.1 15 360   M    M   4 18     20 350
 7  44  -7  19  -8  46   0 0.00    M    M 12.9 24 210   M    M   0        31 190
 8  42  12  27  -1  38   0 0.00    M    M 14.8 28 320   M    M   6        35 320
 9  46  13  30   2  35   0 0.00    M    M  8.1 15 320   M    M   4 8      21 340
10  61  23  42  14  23   0 0.00    M    M 13.3 33 290   M    M   0        41 260
11  66  26  46  18  19   0    T    M    0  9.4 20 280   M    M   4        24 260
12  55  28  42  13  23   0 0.03    M    0 18.7 35 300   M    M   3        45 290
13  47  15  31   2  34   0 0.00    M    M 12.3 28 290   M    M   1        40 290
14  38  11  25  -4  40   0 0.00    M    M  8.4 15  40   M    M   2        20  30
15  40   9  25  -5  40   0 0.00    M    0 11.9 18 150   M    M   2        23 130
16  47  14  31   1  34   0 0.00    M    0 14.2 24 160   M    M   3 1      29 160
17  54  22  38   7  27   0 0.00    M    0  8.5 24 290   M    M   6 12     31 280
18  56  17  37   6  28   0 0.00    M    0  8.7 21 290   M    M   4        26 280
19  38  24  31   0  34   0 0.07    M    0 10.1 22 310   M    M   9 18     26 280
20  33  25  29  -3  36   0    T    M    T  8.8 17 140   M    M  10 1      21 140
21  43  18  31  -1  34   0 0.00    M    M 11.0 25 340   M    M   9 12     31 340
22  41  13  27  -5  38   0 0.00    M    M  9.5 17 320   M    M   7        24 310
23  45   6  26  -7  39   0 0.00    M    M 12.6 26 170   M    M   1 12     33 180
24  60  30  45  12  20   0    T    M    M 24.2 47 270   M    M   4        58 260
25  47  21  34   0  31   0 0.00    M    M 15.5 29 320   M    M   4        43 300
26  46  12  29  -5  36   0 0.00    M    M  6.8 18 130   M    M   4        22 130
27  39  26  33  -1  32   0 0.00    M    M 16.4 28 170   M    M   9        36 160
28  45  16  31  -4  34   0    T    M    0 13.2 28 260   M    M   8 18     33 260
29  55  15  35   0  30   0    T    M    0 18.4 35 280   M    M   4 1      41 300
30  39  24  32  -4  33   0 0.00    M    0 11.2 30 300   M    M   5        37 310
31  34  18  26 -10  39   0 0.07    M    M  6.6 15  80   M    M   9 128    18  80
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SM 1401  469      1073   0  0.17    M    384.8          M      143              
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AV 45.2 15.1                              12.4 FASTST  PSBL  %   5    MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->  # 47 270               # 58  260   
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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:  DICKINSON
                                          MONTH:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   46 47 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE: 102 48 W                   

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 30.2   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.17    1 = FOG OR MIST              
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -0.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.52    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    66 ON 11    GRTST 24HR  0.07 ON 31-31      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     -7 ON  7, 6                            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:  -1 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:   3                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   3    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  

[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.  1073    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  10                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL     1    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  15                                  
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7157    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL  -263                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.     0                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.64 ON 23                                 
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.50 ON 29                                 

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