Explanation of the Preliminary Monthly Climate Data (F6) Product

These data are preliminary and have not undergone final quality control by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Therefore, these data are subject to revision. Final and certified climate data can be accessed at the NCDC - http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov.

WFO Monthly/Daily Climate Data


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CXAK56 PABR 230914
CF6BRW

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

                                          STATION:   BARROW
                                          MONTH:     11
                                          YEAR:      2009
                                          LATITUDE:   71 17 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 156 46 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  23   2  13   7  52   0     T    T   6  8.1 18  130   M    M   M       21 130
 2  13  -5   4  -1  61   0     T    T   6 10.4 20  120   M    M   M       24 120
 3  16   2   9   4  56   0     T  0.2   6 11.5 23  100   M    M   M 9     29 100
 4  12  10  11   7  54   0  0.05  0.9   6 25.1 35   70   M    M   M 19    39  70
 5  12   5   9   5  56   0  0.04  0.8   6 18.8 31   80   M    M   M 9     36  80
 6   9  -3   3   0  62   0     T  0.2   6  8.3 15   90   M    M   M 1     16  80
 7   1  -6  -3  -6  68   0  0.00  0.0   6 11.9 15   80   M    M   M       20  80
 8   6  -7  -1  -3  66   0     T    T   6 11.9 23  130   M    M   M 1     28 130
 9  13   1   7   5  58   0  0.10  0.3   7 13.3 22   80   M    M   M 19    25  80
10   8  -5   2   1  63   0  0.02  1.2   8  9.3 14  100   M    M   M 1     15 130
11   7  -6   1   0  64   0     T    T   8 23.8 36   80   M    M   M 19    43  80
12   4   0   2   2  63   0     T    T   8 19.2 31   60   M    M   M 19    38  60
13   1  -3  -1  -1  66   0     T    T   8 12.5 17   40   M    M   M 1     21  20
14   2  -3  -1  -1  66   0  0.01  0.4   8 10.1 16   10   M    M   M 1     20 360
15   2   0   1   2  64   0     T  0.1   8  8.3 16  330   M    M   M 1     20 340
16   5  -7  -1   0  66   0     T  0.1   8  8.8 17  210   M    M   M 1     20 210
17   7   0   4   6  61   0     T    T   8  8.6 14  330   M    M   M 1     17 330
18   3  -9  -3  -1  68   0     T    T   8  6.9 13  320   M    M   M 1     16 320
19   4  -9  -3   0  68   0     T  0.2   8  7.7 14  210   M    M   M 18    16 260
20   3 -16  -7  -4  72   0     T  0.1   8  3.7 10  160   M    M   M 1     10 160
21  -2 -13  -8  -5  73   0  0.00  0.0   8  4.1  8  320   M    M   M 18    10 330
22  -5 -24 -15 -11  80   0  0.00  0.0   8  4.2 10  200   M    M   M 12    12 200
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SM  144  -96      1407   0  0.22 4.5    246.5           M        M
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AV  6.5 -4.4                             11.2 FASTST  PSBL  %   M    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->     36   80                 43  80
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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:   BARROW
                                          MONTH:     11
                                          YEAR:      2009
                                          LATITUDE:  71 17 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 156 46 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY:1.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH: 0.22       1 = FOG
DPTR FM NORMAL:  0.3   DPTR FM NORMAL: 0.06       2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    23 ON  1    GRTST 24HR   0.10 ON  9        TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -24 ON 22                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH: 4.5 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   1.2 ON 10     6 = GLAZE OR RIME
                        GRTST DEPTH:    8 ON 22    7 = BLOWING DUST OR SAND:
                                                       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:  22    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   5
MAX 70 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  22    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  17    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1407    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   M
DPTR FM NORMAL    -7    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   M
SEASONAL TOTAL  4904    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  M
DPTR FM NORMAL  -668

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
SEASONAL TOTAL     0    HIGHEST SLP     M
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP     M

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