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

                                          STATION:   MITCHELL SD
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   43 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  98  2 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  42  22  32   7  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.2 16 160   M    M   0        21 160
 2  34  19  27   2  38   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.0 22 360   M    M   4        29 360
 3  46  20  33   9  32   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.2 16 260   M    M   0        21 270
 4  53  26  40  16  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.1 14 270   M    M   0        19 290
 5  54  24  39  15  26   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.6 17 290   M    M   0        23 290
 6  51  21  36  13  29   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.7 12 300   M    M   0        16 290
 7  52  24  38  15  27   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.8 21 330   M    M   0        26 320
 8  55  29  42  20  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 17 290   M    M   0        22 290
 9  56  34  45  23  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.4 18 170   M    M   0        24 170
10  43  30  37  15  28   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.0 29 350   M    M   1        40 350
11  38  24  31   9  34   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.5 18 360   M    M   4        24  10
12  26  22  24   3  41   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 15  10   M    M  10        18 360
13  35  10  23   2  42   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.4 28 290   M    M   7        41 290
14  21   6  14  -7  51   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.0 16 150   M    M   2        21 150
15  28  17  23   3  42   0 0.03  0.4    T 10.4 18 150   M    M   9 1      23 140
16  33  19  26   6  39   0 0.00  0.0    T  9.0 15 180   M    M   6 1      21 170
17  43  17  30  10  35   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 23 150   M    M   0        34 160
18  43  13  28   8  37   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.8 30 160   M    M   3        40 160
19  39   8  24   4  41   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.3 18 170   M    M   0        24 170
20  48  25  37  17  28   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 20 290   M    M   2        28 290
21  48  29  39  19  26   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.0 29 320   M    M   3        37 300
22  62  30  46  27  19   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.2 24 190   M    M   1        44 190
23  45   6  26   7  39   0 0.21  2.2    0 31.4 48 330   M    M   7 129    66 330
24  10  -3   4 -15  61   0 0.00  0.0    2  7.9 16 340   M    M   3        21 340
25  40   6  23   4  42   0 0.00  0.0    2  7.1 13 160   M    M   0        15 140
26  35  12  24   5  41   0 0.00  0.0    1  6.3 18 130   M    M   3 12     23 160
27  31  19  25   6  40   0 0.06  0.4    T 11.7 26 340   M    M  10 1      35 340
28  28  12  20   1  45   0 0.00  0.0    T  6.3 12 320   M    M   3        17 280
29  31  15  23   4  42   0 0.35  5.0    T 13.5 36 320   M    M   8 12     43 310
30  27   7  17  -2  48   0    T    T    5 12.7 23 310   M    M   5        29 300
31  23   5  14  -5  51   0 0.00  0.0    5  8.1 15 150   M    M   0 1      20 150
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SM 1220  548      1125   0  0.65  8.0    331.9          M       91
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AV 39.4 17.7                              10.7 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    48 330                 66 330
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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:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   43 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  98  2 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 28.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.65    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   7.6   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.20    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    62 ON 22    GRTST 24HR  0.35 ON 29-29      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -3 ON 24                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   8.0 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   5.0 ON 29-29  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   5 ON 31,30  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:   9    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   4
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  30    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   1    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1125    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  21
DPTR FM NORMAL  -242    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   6
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2639    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  4
DPTR FM NORMAL  -295

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1082    HIGHEST SLP 30.53 ON  2
DPTR FM NORMAL   258    LOWEST  SLP 29.27 ON 22

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 34 DEGREES WAS TIED ON THE 9TH. THE
PREVIOUS RECORD OF 34 DEGREES WAS SET BACK IN 1939.

#FINAL-12-20#