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

                                          STATION:   RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          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  91  66  79   5   0  14    T    M    M  7.2 18 170   M    M   3 3      26 140
 2  95  63  79   6   0  14 0.00    M    M  5.7 33 130   M    M   0 3      44 130
 3  86  63  75   2   0  10 0.14    M    M  5.5 17 140   M    M   4 3      23 120
 4  77  62  70  -3   0   5 0.02    M    M  7.6 18 330   M    M   7 3      23 320
 5  65  57  61 -12   4   0 0.16    M    M 17.1 30 320   M    M   8 1      42 320
 6  78  53  66  -7   0   1 0.00    M    M  9.9 18 350   M    M   1        25 330
 7  66  50  58 -15   7   0 0.28    M    M  4.6 17 190   M    M   7 1      22 200
 8  77  48  63 -10   2   0    T    M    M  3.5 12 320   M    M   2 3      15 260
 9  84  51  68  -4   0   3 0.00    M    M  4.3 16 160   M    M   0        19 340
10  87  57  72   0   0   7    T    M    M  8.1 37 320   M    M   0        51 320
11  85  55  70  -2   0   5 0.00    M    M  9.6 25 330   M    M   0        35 320
12  86  54  70  -2   0   5 0.21    M    M  5.6 20  30   M    M   3 13     26  70
13  73  52  63  -9   2   0 0.06    M    M 16.3 40 330   M    M   5        60 320
14  81  49  65  -7   0   0 0.00    M    M  6.9 16 350   M    M   0        26 320
15  93  47  70  -1   0   5 0.00    M    M  4.9 13 160   M    M   0        18 170
16  97  57  77   6   0  12 0.00    M    M 14.0 33 320   M    M   0        43 330
17  88  51  70  -1   0   5 0.00    M    M 11.0 23 150   M    M   0        30 150
18 102  61  82  11   0  17 0.00    M    M  6.5 17 170   M    M   0        24 180
19  87  62  75   5   0  10 0.00    M    M 15.1 28 350   M    M   0        39 330
20  71  55  63  -7   2   0    T    M    M  5.8 13 160   M    M   8 8      18 140
21  89  63  76   6   0  11 0.00    M    M  5.3 12  60   M    M   4 1      16  70
22  99  60  80  10   0  15 0.00    M    M  7.1 18 270   M    M   2 12     24 270
23  98  64  81  12   0  16 0.00    M    M  6.4 17  20   M    M   0        26  30
24  91  63  77   8   0  12 0.00    M    M  8.9 28 350   M    M   1 3      37 340
25  83  55  69   0   0   4 0.00    M    M  9.5 18 330   M    M   0        26 330
26  88  49  69   1   0   4 0.00    M    M  9.4 21 170   M    M   0        28 140
27  90  57  74   6   0   9    T    M    M  6.8 22 330   M    M   0 3      29 330
28  91  58  75   7   0  10 0.00    M    M  9.5 20  10   M    M   1        27 360
29  91  56  74   6   0   9 0.00    M    M  6.8 13 110   M    M   0        20  90
30 102  53  78  11   0  13 0.00    M    M 13.1 31 330   M    M   0        41 320
31  89  49  69   2   0   4 0.00    M    M  8.0 22 340   M    M   0        31 350
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SM 2680 1740        17 220  0.87    M    260.0          M       56
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AV 86.5 56.1                               8.4 FASTST   M    M   2    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    40 330                 60 320
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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:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2023
                                          LATITUDE:   44  2 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 103  4 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 71.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.87    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.72    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:   102 ON 30,18  GRTST 24HR  0.28 ON  7- 7      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     47 ON 15                               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:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:  12    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    17    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  23
DPTR FM NORMAL    -8    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   7
TOTAL FM JUL 1    42    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  1
DPTR FM NORMAL     7

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   220
DPTR FM NORMAL    15    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   475    HIGHEST SLP 30.29 ON 14
DPTR FM NORMAL   -67    LOWEST  SLP 29.55 ON 18

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