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

                                          STATION:   MITCHELL SD
                                          MONTH:     OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:      2009
                                          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  56  47  52  -4  13   0 0.08  0.0    0 14.2 23 300   M    M   9 1      32 290
 2  47  44  46  -9  19   0 0.19  0.0    0 18.3 30 310   M    M  10 1      43 310
 3  53  36  45 -10  20   0    T  0.0    0  6.2 14 300   M    M   9        18 320
 4  56  31  44 -11  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  3.2  M   M   M    M   4         M  M
 5  47  44  46  -8  19   0 0.80  0.0    0  9.9 20 100   M    M   9 1      26 110
 6  48  37  43 -11  22   0    T  0.0    0 10.2 23 310   M    M   9 1      32 310
 7  65  36  51  -2  14   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.3 22 290   M    M   2        28 290
 8  48  30  39 -14  26   0    T  0.0    0  8.2 17 350   M    M   6        23 320
 9  52  26  39 -13  26   0 0.04  0.3    0  8.4 29 330   M    M   7        39 320
10  39  23  31 -21  34   0 0.00  0.0    T 10.4 22 320   M    M   3        30 330
11  38  22  30 -21  35   0 0.01  0.1    0  4.9 10 150   M    M   5 1      16 140
12  38  29  34 -17  31   0 0.05  0.5    T  4.1  8 100   M    M  10 1      13 110
13  41  28  35 -16  30   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 17 110   M    M   7        23 110
14  42  33  38 -12  27   0 0.11  0.0    0 11.1 20 140   M    M   9 1      26 150
15  43  38  41  -9  24   0    T  0.0    0  8.4 16 330   M    M  10 1      21 330
16  43  36  40  -9  25   0    T  0.0    0  6.1 14 350   M    M  10        18 340
17  51  37  44  -5  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.5 17 180   M    M   6        24 160
18  69  39  54   6  11   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.1 20 170   M    M   0        30 160
19  58  39  49   1  16   0    T  0.0    0  8.0 21 110   M    M   1 1      28 110
20  58  40  49   2  16   0 0.15  0.0    0  9.4 18  60   M    M   8 1      23  60
21  45  40  43  -3  22   0 0.19  0.0    0 13.4 20 360   M    M  10 1      28 350
22  41  37  39  -7  26   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.8 17  40   M    M  10         M  M
23  52  33  43  -2  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 18 330   M    M   5        24 340
24  57  35  46   1  19   0    T  0.0    0  4.8 15 210   M    M   5 18     20 220
25  48  38  43  -1  22   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 18 340   M    M  10        24 340
26  56  36  46   2  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 15 170   M    M   2 8      20 160
27  62  38  50   7  15   0 0.00  0.0    0 18.4 33 170   M    M   1        45 170
28  51  41  46   3  19   0    T  0.0    0  8.2 15 130   M    M   7 18     18 140
29  53  41  47   5  18   0 0.27  0.0    0 10.1 23 340   M    M  10 1      31 340
30  41  33  37  -4  28   0 0.41  0.4    0 18.0 31 340   M    M   9 1      39 350
31  49  31  40  -1  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 13 300   M    M   2        16 300
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SM 1547 1098       685   0  2.30     1.3 293.7          M      205
================================================================================
AV 49.9 35.4                               9.5 FASTST   M    M   7    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 33 170               # 45  170
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES
- PRECIPITATION IN COLUMNS 7, 8, AND 9 WERE SUBMITTED FOR
  CONSIDERATION AS THE OFFICAL PRECIPITATION
  FOR MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA.
- COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.


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

                                          STATION:  MITCHELL SD
                                          MONTH:    OCTOBER
                                          YEAR:     2009
                                          LATITUDE:   43 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  98  2 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 42.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.30    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -6.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.76    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    69 ON 18    GRTST 24HR  0.80 ON  5- 5      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     22 ON 11                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   1.3 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   0.5 ON 12-12  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   0           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:  11
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   7
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   8    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   685    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   7
DPTR FM NORMAL   182    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  10
TOTAL FM JUL 1   781    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 14
DPTR FM NORMAL   101

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   576    HIGHEST SLP 30.50 ON 17
DPTR FM NORMAL  -215    LOWEST  SLP 29.31 ON 30

[REMARKS]

- FOURTH COLDEST OCTOBER AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ON RECORD 42.7 DEGREES
#FINAL-10-09#