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

                                          STATION:   MINOT ND
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          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
                                     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  35  53   2  12   0 0.00    M    M  3.5 13 210   M    M   0        16 200
 2  77  40  59   8   6   0 0.00    M    M  6.1 13  30   M    M   0 8      17 230
 3  72  36  54   3  11   0 0.00    M    0  9.0 21 100   M    M   0 18     31 120
 4  75  40  58   8   7   0 0.00    M    0 16.5 32 120   M    M   0        44 120
 5  56  51  54   4  11   0 0.40    M    0 15.5 23 100   M    M   8 1      29 100
 6  63  47  55   5  10   0 0.13    M    0 13.2 28 260   M    M   3 18     35 270
 7  65  40  53   4  12   0    T    M    0  9.3 20 250   M    M   2        32 260
 8  60  44  52   3  13   0 0.08    M    0 20.8 39 270   M    M   1 1      49 260
 9  54  36  45  -3  20   0 0.00    M    0 12.1 25 280   M    M   0        30 280
10  50  32  41  -7  24   0    T    M    M  6.2 14 340   M    M   4        17 360
11  43  34  39  -9  26   0 0.18    M    M 10.3 17 360   M    M   9 1      22  10
12  40  33  37 -10  28   0 0.75    M    M 15.4 25 360   M    M  10 1      30 360
13  42  32  37 -10  28   0 0.00    M    0 15.3 23 260   M    M   7        31 250
14  64  34  49   3  16   0 0.00    M    M 16.3 33 290   M    M   1        45 290
15  49  32  41  -5  24   0 0.00    M    M 15.1 26 300   M    M   0        36 270
16  49  26  38  -7  27   0 0.00    M    0  4.8 12 130   M    M   4        14 130
17  61  30  46   1  19   0 0.00    M    M  7.1 17 160   M    M   1        23 160
18  73  41  57  13   8   0 0.00    M    M  9.0 20 210   M    M   2        23 210
19  56  38  47   3  18   0 0.00    M    M 10.9 18 300   M    M   3        24 320
20  54  24  39  -4  26   0 0.00    M    0  9.6 21 130   M    M   1 18     28 130
21  47  39  43   1  22   0 0.53    M    0 11.9 23 150   M    M   7 1      30 120
22  51  29  40  -2  25   0 0.00    M    0 13.2 25 310   M    M   2        31 310
23  53  24  39  -2  26   0 0.00    M    0  8.9 20 150   M    M   0        25 160
24  59  36  48   7  17   0 0.00    M    0  9.6 17 200   M    M   0        22 200
25  54  38  46   6  19   0 0.00    M    0 21.5 39 280   M    M   1        51 280
26  39  25  32  -8  33   0    T    M    0 27.2 44 290   M    M   2        54 290
27  42  18  30  -9  35   0 0.00    M    M  8.9 20 280   M    M   0        24 280
28  63  27  45   7  20   0 0.00    M    M  7.3 16 230   M    M   0 8      20 220
29  73  30  52  14  13   0 0.00    M    M  9.1 21 200   M    M   0        25 200
30  65  36  51  14  14   0 0.00    M    M 12.9 24 260   M    M   0        28 280
31  59  26  43   7  22   0 0.00    M    M  6.6 14 130   M    M   0 18     18 130
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SM 1778 1053       592   0  2.07    M    363.1          M       68              
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AV 57.4 34.0                              11.7 FASTST   M    M   2    MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->  # 44 290               # 54  290   
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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:    OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:     2008
                                          LATITUDE:   48 15 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE: 101 16 W                   

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 45.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.07    1 = FOG OR MIST              
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.75    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    77 ON  2    GRTST 24HR  0.85 ON 11-12      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     18 ON 27                               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:   6                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5                                  
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  13    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2                                  
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0                                  

[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.   592    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  23                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL   -38    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   6                                  
TOTAL FM JUL 1   869    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  2                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL  -136                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.     0                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
TOTAL FM JAN 1   322    HIGHEST SLP 30.61 ON 27                                 
DPTR FM NORMAL  -170    LOWEST  SLP 29.51 ON 25                                 

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