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WETOK OBSERVED WEATHER FOR 12 JUNE 1956
AT DETONATION TIME 0626»

Sea Level Pressure

1012.5 ub

Pree Air Surface Temperature

61.1°F

Wet Bulb Temperature

771. 2°F

Dew Point Temperature

75.8°F

Relative Husddity

au 0%

Surface Wind

075° 10-14 knots

Visibility

10 miles

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Cloeds
2/10 cumnlus; eatimated at 1500 ft.

Large cumlus with shower activity

loosted 74 miles bearing 060° from Eniwetok. Top of this cumlus
measured by redar at 37,000 ft.

1/10 stratocumlus; base estimated at 4500 ft.

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2/10 or more altocumlus; estimated at 900C ft. (opaque)
6/10 clrrostratus; estimated at 30,000 ft, (thin) (4/10 transparent)

Prom
3/8-5/8 cumlos over Eniwetok area with bases at 1500 feet and topes
generally at 5000-7000 feet.

at 35,000 feet.

Cumlonimbus located south of G2 with top

Some cumiloniabus tops estimated at 5,000 feet to north-

east and north of OZ (no distance estimated),

A scattered line of cumlo-

nimbus about 30 miles east of SZ with tops estimated at 40,000 feet.

8/10 altostratus; bases et 13,500 ft with tops at 15,000 feet.
8/10~-9/10 cirrostratus (very thin); based at 30,000 feet which appeared to be “breaking up” and dissipating.

Rain showers were observed to the east and west of GZ, no distances

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