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

                                          STATION:   ASTORIA
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2003
                                          LATITUDE:   46  9 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE: 123 53 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  52  44  48   4  17   0 0.04    M    0  6.1 12  80   M    M   9 1      14  90
 2  56  41  49   5  16   0 0.43    M    0 10.2 26 190   M    M   9 12     40 180
 3  46  33  40  -4  25   0 0.01    M    0  6.7 18  80   M    M   4 12     22  80
 4  54  44  49   5  16   0 0.33    M    0 15.3 36 110   M    M   6 1      47 110
 5  55  44  50   6  15   0 1.44    M    0 13.3 36 180   M    M  10 1      49 190
 6  51  40  46   2  19   0 0.28    M    0  7.3 25 240   M    M   5 1      33 230
 7  47  38  43   0  22   0 0.54    M    0  4.2 14 160   M    M   8 1      23 180
 8  51  39  45   2  20   0 0.03    M    0  4.6 10 100   M    M   7 1      13 100
 9  46  41  44   1  21   0 0.15    M    0  6.4 16 120   M    M   9        21 110
10  45  40  43   0  22   0 0.38    M    0  6.6 13  80   M    M  10 1      15  80
11  49  42  46   3  19   0 0.37    M    0  5.8 21 180   M    M   9 1      30 180
12  51  42  47   4  18   0 0.09    M    0  8.3 22 180   M    M   7 1      28 180
13  54  41  48   5  17   0 1.14    M    0  8.9 22 200   M    M   9 13     29 210
14  48  37  43   0  22   0 0.40    M    0  8.5 24 290   M    M   7 13     33 230
15  46  36  41  -2  24   0 0.08    M    0  6.7 13 100   M    M   4        15  90
16  53  38  46   3  19   0 0.35    M    0 10.4 31 190   M    M   9 1      43 190
17  51  40  46   3  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 13  80   M    M   2        14  70
18  59  42  51   8  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 18 100   M    M   0        22 100
19  55  45  50   7  15   0 0.13    M    0  7.5 16 200   M    M   5 1      21 190
20  53  45  49   7  16   0 0.20    M    0  4.6 14 230   M    M  10 1      16 220
21  52  40  46   4  19   0    T    M    0  4.4 10  90   M    M   5 1      12  90
22  53  42  48   6  17   0 0.01    M    0 10.2 21 110   M    M   0 1      24 100
23  51  45  48   6  17   0 0.17    M    0 10.9 23 120   M    M   7        30 110
24  51  41  46   4  19   0 1.06    M    0 10.7 24 200   M    M   9 13     32 200
25  46  33  40  -2  25   0 0.25    M    0  4.7 16 310   M    M   7 18     20 310
26  45  32  39  -3  26   0 0.43    M    0  5.4 15 160   M    M   7 1      18 170
27  46  34  40  -2  25   0 0.86    M    0  8.5 24 260   M    M   9 1      31 250
28  42  36  39  -3  26   0 0.11    M    0  8.0 20 290   M    M   9        23  60
29  42  27  35  -7  30   0    T    M    0 12.2 24  30   M    M   4        29  40
30  37  26  32 -10  33   0 0.20    M    0  5.4 13  40   M    M   5 1      14  30
31  44  33  39  -3  26   0 0.39    M    0  6.5 14 310   M    M   9 1      16 310
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SM 1531 1201       639   0  9.87     0.0 244.2          M      210              
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AV 49.4 38.7                               7.9 FASTST  PSBL  %   7    MAX(MPH)  
                                 MISC ---->  # 36 180                 49  190   
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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:  ASTORIA
                                          MONTH:    DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:     2003
                                          LATITUDE:   46  9 N                   
                                          LONGITUDE: 123 53 W                   

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 44.1   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   9.87    1 = FOG                      
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.53    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY  
HIGHEST:    59 ON 18    GRTST 24HR  1.45 ON  5- 6      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS      
LOWEST:     26 ON 30                               3 = THUNDER                  
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS              
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL                     
                        GRTST 24HR     0.0         6 = GLAZE OR RIME            
                        GRTST DEPTH:   0           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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:  27                                  
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:  21                                  
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   3    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   5                                  
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   3                                  

[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.   639    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   3                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL   -49    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  14                                  
SEASONAL TOTAL  1877    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 14                                  
DPTR FM NORMAL  -217                                                            

[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                
TOTAL THIS MO.     0                                                            
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]                                         
SEASONAL TOTAL    23    HIGHEST SLP 30.37 ON 17                                 
DPTR FM NORMAL     1    LOWEST  SLP 29.23 ON 24                                 

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