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

                                          STATION:   RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   44  2 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 103  4 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  43  24  34  10  31   0    T    M    M  4.6 13  20   M    M   5 1      17  20
 2  32  27  30   6  35   0 0.16    M    M  3.4  8 320   M    M  10 1      10  80
 3  31  18  25   1  40   0 0.00    M    M  5.0 12  10   M    M   5 12     14 340
 4  38  16  27   3  38   0 0.00    M    M  8.2 25 330   M    M   2        33 330
 5  39  16  28   4  37   0 0.00    M    M  5.7 13 180   M    M   0        17 180
 6  35  10  23  -1  42   0 0.00    M    M  4.3 12 350   M    M   0        13  80
 7  44   8  26   2  39   0 0.00    M    M  2.8 10 190   M    M   1        12 180
 8  46  16  31   7  34   0 0.00    M    M  5.8 12 340   M    M   0        13 340
 9  54  22  38  14  27   0 0.00    M    M  8.6 29 320   M    M   1        34 320
10  50  23  37  13  28   0 0.00    M    M  9.8 21 330   M    M   3        26 330
11  38  22  30   6  35   0 0.00    M    M  6.8 14 360   M    M   0        19 360
12  43  14  29   5  36   0 0.00    M    M  3.3 12 130   M    M   0        17 130
13  53  17  35  11  30   0 0.00    M    M  3.3 10 140   M    M   0        12 140
14  64  28  46  22  19   0 0.00    M    M  9.4 25 260   M    M   0        34 270
15  48  26  37  13  28   0 0.09    M    M  5.2 15 270   M    M   5        16 220
16  37  29  33   9  32   0 0.16    M    M  5.7 13 350   M    M  10 1      16  10
17  32  27  30   6  35   0    T    M    M  4.7  8 120   M    M  10 12     10 120
18  30  22  26   2  39   0 0.02    M    M  5.2 14  30   M    M  10 12     16  20
19  42  14  28   4  37   0 0.00    M    M  5.5 20 340   M    M   0 1      27 340
20  41  20  31   7  34   0 0.00    M    M  5.7 14 340   M    M   2        18 330
21  40  18  29   5  36   0    T    M    M  9.3 26 330   M    M   5        33 320
22  42  15  29   5  36   0 0.00    M    M  5.6 24 330   M    M   6        32 340
23  41  17  29   5  36   0    T    M    M 10.8 28 320   M    M   4        38 330
24  45  19  32   8  33   0    T    M    M 14.7 24 330   M    M   5 1      32 320
25  33  25  29   5  36   0 0.04    M    M 18.3 30 320   M    M  10 1      42 330
26  44  12  28   4  37   0    T    M    M 16.1 41 310   M    M   6        52 320
27  42  23  33   9  32   0 0.12    M    M 13.0 44 320   M    M   7 18     56 330
28  23 -11   6 -18  59   0 0.12    M    M  9.6 18  30   M    M  10 16     22  20
29   4 -15  -5 -29  70   0 0.02    M    M 10.0 22 350   M    M   7 18     27 350
30   3 -24 -10 -34  75   0    T    M    M  3.5  9 300   M    M   1        10 310
31  21 -11   5 -19  60   0 0.00    M    M  2.3  9 140   M    M   0         M   M
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SM 1178  467      1186   0  0.73    M    226.2          M      125
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AV 38.0 15.1                               7.3 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    44 320                 56 330
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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:   RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD
                                          MONTH:     JANUARY
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   44  2 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 103  4 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 26.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.73    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.42    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    64 ON 14    GRTST 24HR  0.17 ON 27-28      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -24 ON 30                               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:  M  ON   M    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:   8    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   8
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   4    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1186    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  15
DPTR FM NORMAL   -74    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  10
TOTAL FM JUL 1  4206    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6
DPTR FM NORMAL    27

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP M ON M
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.48 ON 15

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