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

                                          STATION:   MINOT ND
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2008
                                          LATITUDE:   48 15 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE: 101 16 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  91  54  73   2   0   8    T    M    0 10.0 29 140   M    M   0 3      40 160
 2  78  64  71   0   0   6 0.76    M    0  7.2 22 110   M    M   3 13     29 110
 3  79  60  70  -1   0   5 0.27    M    0  8.1 32 310   M    M   3 13     43 300
 4  78  57  68  -3   0   3 0.00    M    0  7.4 21 270   M    M   2        28 290
 5  81  54  68  -2   0   3    T    M    0  6.0 16 300   M    M   1        21 320
 6  81  53  67  -3   0   2 0.00    M    0  6.7 22 320   M    M   1        28 320
 7  83  52  68  -2   0   3 0.00    M    0  4.8 14 100   M    M   0        18 120
 8  85  58  72   2   0   7 0.08    M    0 10.8 21  50   M    M   2 13     28  40
 9  79  59  69  -1   0   4 0.00    M    0 11.5 23 100   M    M   3 1      29  80
10  82  61  72   2   0   7 0.39    M    0 10.9 22 290   M    M   4 13     26 280
11  77  59  68  -2   0   3 0.56    M    M  4.8 26 310   M    M   3 13     35 320
12  81  57  69  -1   0   4 0.00    M    M  8.6 17 310   M    M   1        22 310
13  79  55  67  -2   0   2 0.00    M    M  5.6 16 290   M    M   2        20 290
14  75  54  65  -4   0   0 0.00    M    M  5.8 12 130   M    M   2         M  M 
15  83  54  69   0   0   4    T    M    0  3.9  9 220   M    M   2        13 220
16  86  56  71   2   0   6 0.00    M    0  7.5 15 210   M    M   0        23 200
17  93  65  79  10   0  14 0.00    M    0 10.6 18 220   M    M   0        23 220
18  84  54  69   1   0   4 0.00    M    0  6.6 14 100   M    M   0 18     18  80
19  93  57  75   7   0  10 0.00    M    0 11.6 25 180   M    M   0 18     32 130
20  92  67  80  12   0  15 0.00    M    0 14.6 24 160   M    M   0 8      33 160
21  89  62  76   9   0  11 0.56    M    0  9.8 25 280   M    M   1 1238   32 290
22  66  54  60  -7   5   0 0.33    M    M 19.8 38 280   M    M   7 13     48 270
23  71  46  59  -8   6   0 0.00    M    M  9.0 18 280   M    M   1        25 290
24  80  43  62  -4   3   0 0.00    M    M  6.9 15  80   M    M   0 1      21 100
25  89  55  72   6   0   7 0.00    M    0 12.0 24 130   M    M   0        30 170
26  83  55  69   3   0   4    T    M    0 15.4 30 270   M    M   2 3      38 280
27  65  46  56  -9   9   0 0.00    M    0 12.0 26 180   M    M   1        36 180
28  75  48  62  -3   3   0    T    M    0  9.7 21 240   M    M   2        26 250
29  80  48  64   0   1   0 0.00    M    0  7.8 18 280   M    M   0        25 270
30  96  56  76  12   0  11 0.00    M    0 11.5 25 170   M    M   0        32 150
31  97  56  77  13   0  12 0.00    M    0 12.3 31 330   M    M   1        39 320
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SM 2551 1719        27 155  2.95    M    289.2          M       44              
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AV 82.3 55.5                               9.3 FASTST   M    M   1    MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->  # 38 280               # 48  270   
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.

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                                          STATION:  MINOT ND
                                          MONTH:    AUGUST
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   48 15 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE: 101 16 W                   

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 68.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.95    1 = FOG OR MIST              
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.7   DPTR FM NORMAL:    1.00    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    97 ON 31    GRTST 24HR  0.98 ON  2- 3      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     43 ON 24                               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:   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:   7                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   6    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6                                  
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   3                                  
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  

[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.    27    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  27                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL   -46    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   4                                  
TOTAL FM JUL 1    35    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL   -71                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.   155                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL   -17    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
TOTAL FM JAN 1   320    HIGHEST SLP 30.23 ON 15                                 
DPTR FM NORMAL  -144    LOWEST  SLP 29.38 ON 31                                 

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