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

                                          STATION:   MITCHELL SD
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   43 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  98  2 W

  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND
================================================================================
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
================================================================================

 1  42  20  31 -10  34   0    T    T    1 13.6 29 330   M    M   1 19     42 340
 2  56  36  46   4  19   0 0.00  0.0    1 12.7 25 180   M    M   1        39 190
 3  46  32  39  -3  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 17  10   M    M   8        22  10
 4  33  28  31 -11  34   0 0.14    T    T 16.3 25  40   M    M  10 16     35  30
 5  32  20  26 -17  39   0 0.00  0.0    0 22.2 32 300   M    M   5        43 300
 6  49  19  34  -9  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.2 15 100   M    M   0        21 170
 7  58  25  42  -2  23   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.2 20  80   M    M   0        25  80
 8  78  31  55  11  10   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.3 23 170   M    M   0        31 170
 9  73  36  55  11  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 14 340   M    M   2        17 340
10  78  32  55  10  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.8 16 170   M    M   0 1      21 190
11  90  56  73  28   0   8 0.00  0.0    0 17.7 32 200   M    M   0        43 200
12  89  45  67  22   0   2 0.00  0.0    0 10.6 18  10   M    M   0        25 200
13  91  38  65  19   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 36 320   M    M   0        47 310
14  58  41  50   4  15   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.8 26 330   M    M   6        36 330
15  46  37  42  -5  23   0 0.00  0.0    0 18.8 29 330   M    M  10        40 350
16  54  31  43  -4  22   0 0.00  0.0    0 23.3 38 330   M    M   3        55 330
17  62  25  44  -3  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.8 14  70   M    M   0        17  70
18  69  32  51   3  14   0 0.00  0.0    0 19.9 33 120   M    M   0        46 120
19  67  43  55   7  10   0 0.23    T    0  9.0 30  50   M    M   5 135    43 270
20  53  37  45  -4  20   0 0.14    T    0 18.4 30 290   M    M   9 1      43 270
21  40  32  36 -13  29   0 0.01    T    0 22.6 36 330   M    M  10 14     48 320
22  49  30  40  -9  25   0    T    T    0 16.8 29 340   M    M   5        36 340
23  54  24  39 -11  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.1 14 330   M    M   3        22 330
24  59  26  43  -7  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.3 17  90   M    M   0        23  80
25  59  30  45  -6  20   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 16 110   M    M   4        23 100
26  72  39  56   5   9   0    T  0.0    0 12.6 23 210   M    M   5        32 190
27  72  49  61   9   4   0 0.01  0.0    0 11.8 23 330   M    M   5        31 320
28  60  40  50  -2  15   0    T  0.0    0 17.3 29 360   M    M   7        39 360
29  63  34  49  -3  16   0    T  0.0    0 13.7 33 360   M    M   4        46 340
30  60  34  47  -6  18   0 0.00  0.0    0 20.1 33 350   M    M   4        45 330
================================================================================
SM 1812 1002       545  10  0.53    T    401.3          M      107
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AV 60.4 33.4                              13.4 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    38 330                 55 330
================================================================================
NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES
-COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.
-PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN COLUMNS 7,8 AND 9 ARE THE OFFICIAL
 PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS FOR MITCHELL, SD.
-SNOW DEPTH IN COLUMN 9 IS RECORDED AT 6 AM CST (12Z).


PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2

                                          STATION:   MITCHELL SD
                                          MONTH:     APRIL
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   43 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  98  2 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 46.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.53    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.54    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    91 ON 13    GRTST 24HR  0.23 ON 19         TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     19 ON  6                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:    T  INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR  T ON 1,4,20,21 6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   1 ON 1,2    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:   1    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   5
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   2    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  16    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   545    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  13
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7443    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL   538

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    10
DPTR FM NORMAL     8    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    10    HIGHEST SLP 30.41 ON  6
DPTR FM NORMAL     7    LOWEST  SLP 29.31 ON 13

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 11TH WITH 90
DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 89 IN 1968.

RECORD DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 11TH WITH 56
DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 52 IN 1930.

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS TIED ON THE 13TH AT 91 DEGREES.
THE PREVIOUS YEAR WAS IN 1908.

#FINAL-04-23#