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CXUS55 KFSD 011344
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                                          STATION:   MITCHELL SD
                                          MONTH:     AUGUST
                                          YEAR:      2012
                                          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
================================================================================

 1 102  66  84  10   0  19 0.32  0.0    0  7.9 35 350   M    M   2        46 360
 2  90  64  77   3   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  5.3 12  90   M    M   0 1      22 330
 3  96  65  81   7   0  16 0.84  0.0    0 13.8 40 320   M    M   2 13     79 330
 4  82  60  71  -3   0   6 0.13  0.0    0 12.6 26 300   M    M   5 1      36 280
 5  83  52  68  -6   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  5.6 10 200   M    M   0        15 180
 6  97  62  80   7   0  15 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 14 160   M    M   0        17 160
 7  93  58  76   3   0  11    T  0.0    0  5.9 13 110   M    M   0        16 110
 8  89  61  75   2   0  10    T  0.0    0  9.9 23 360   M    M   1        31 360
 9  84  56  70  -3   0   5 0.00  0.0    0  9.0 21 360   M    M   0        28 360
10  80  49  65  -8   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 12  90   M    M   0        23 160
11  68  53  61 -12   4   0 0.15  0.0    0  9.2 16 140   M    M   3        22 150
12  67  54  61 -12   4   0 0.05  0.0    0  9.3 20 320   M    M   8 1      24 340
13  84  50  67  -6   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  3.7 12 280   M    M   0        17 280
14  85  53  69  -3   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 18 190   M    M   3        25 190
15  89  63  76   4   0  11 0.00  0.0    0 10.7 30 350   M    M   1        40 340
16  73  50  62 -10   3   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.0 22 350   M    M   0        33 310
17  79  44  62 -10   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.1  M   M   M    M   0         M  M
18  73  55  64  -8   1   0 0.57  0.0    0  7.8 18 140   M    M   4 1      23 140
19  80  54  67  -5   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 13  10   M    M   2        24  10
20  81  49  65  -7   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.5 12  40   M    M   0 1      18  70
21  87  50  69  -2   0   4 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 16 120   M    M   0        21 110
22  94  63  79   8   0  14 0.00  0.0    0 10.1 21 220   M    M   0        26 210
23  91  65  78   7   0  13    T  0.0    0  6.4 14 210   M    M   0        21 160
24  91  60  76   5   0  11 0.00  0.0    0 11.2 22 170   M    M   0 1      31 160
25  83  62  73   2   0   8    T  0.0    0  6.5 17 330   M    M   5 1      25 330
26  90  53  72   2   0   7 0.00  0.0    0  2.9  9 160   M    M   0 12     13 130
27  96  60  78   8   0  13 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 15 150   M    M   0 1      21 180
28 100  68  84  14   0  19    T  0.0    0  9.1 22 130   M    M   0        31 120
29 103  58  81  11   0  16 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 20 200   M    M   1 12     26 210
30  89  62  76   7   0  11 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 22 270   M    M   0        60 320
31  90  57  74   5   0   9 0.00  0.0    0  9.0 21 100   M    M   0        25 110
================================================================================
SM 2689 1776        15 241  2.06     0.0 241.8          M       37
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AV 86.7 57.3                               7.8 FASTST   M    M   1    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # M  M                 # M   M
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES

-COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.
-PRECIPITATION IN COLUMNS 7, 8, AND 9 ARE THE OFFICAL 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:    AUGUST
                                          YEAR:     2012
                                          LATITUDE:   43 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  98  2 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 72.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   2.06    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   0.0   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.32    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:   103 ON 29    GRTST 24HR  0.96 ON  3-4       TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     44 ON 17                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR     0.0         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:   6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:  13    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    15    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  26
DPTR FM NORMAL     3    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   5
TOTAL FM JUL 1    15    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -2

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   241
DPTR FM NORMAL    14    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1  1147    HIGHEST SLP 30.26 ON 5
DPTR FM NORMAL   402    LOWEST  SLP 29.65 ON 3

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 29TH WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 103 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 100 DEGREES
SET BACK IN 1961.

#FINAL-08-12#