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

                                          STATION:   MITCHELL SD
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2011
                                          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  58  33  46  -7  19   0    T    T    0 20.7  M   M   M    M   1        51 320
 2  53  28  41 -13  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.7 18 360   M    M   0        25  10
 3  61  30  46  -8  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 20 150   M    M   0        25 150
 4  67  47  57   2   8   0 0.27  0.0    0 17.9 28 170   M    M   4 1      43 170
 5  66  42  54  -1  11   0    T  0.0    0  8.7 17 360   M    M   3 1      24 360
 6  73  41  57   2   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.8 24 170   M    M   0 8      30 170
 7  74  46  60   4   5   0    T  0.0    0  7.0 15  20   M    M   2        18  10
 8  82  56  69  13   0   4 0.65  0.0    0 21.5 38 150   M    M   4 13     47 150
 9  84  59  72  15   0   7 0.35  0.0    0 17.5 26 130   M    M   4 13     33 130
10  82  58  70  13   0   5 0.00  0.0    0 11.3 20 250   M    M   1 1      25 250
11  66  52  59   2   6   0    T  0.0    0 14.2 25 350   M    M   6 3      35 360
12  58  44  51  -7  14   0 0.10  0.0    0 17.6 26  10   M    M  10 1      35  10
13  48  41  45 -13  20   0    T  0.0    0 17.8 28 340   M    M  10 1      32 350
14  51  39  45 -14  20   0 0.14  0.0    0 13.0 22  10   M    M  10 1      29  20
15  64  44  54  -5  11   0 0.02  0.0    0 10.1 23  40   M    M   3 1      30  40
16  66  39  53  -6  12   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 21 120   M    M   0        28 130
17  70  41  56  -4   9   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 24 160   M    M   0        31 170
18  69  45  57  -3   8   0    T  0.0    0  8.5 20 130   M    M   2        25 130
19  70  55  63   3   2   0 0.43  0.0    0 14.2 28 120   M    M   5 1      36 120
20  66  59  63   2   2   0 0.21  0.0    0 11.5  M   M   M    M   9 1       M  M
21  75  55  65   4   0   0 0.92  0.0    0 10.5 28 270   M    M   4 13     36 290
22  71  55  63   2   2   0    T  0.0    0 10.3  M   M   M    M   8 13      M  M
23  75  54  65   3   0   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.9 16  20   M    M   5        20  30
24  67  56  62   0   3   0 0.14  0.0    0 10.4 22  50   M    M   9 1      28  40
25  65  47  56  -6   9   0    T  0.0    0 17.7 26  40   M    M   5        37  30
26  68  41  55  -8  10   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.4 18 160   M    M   1        24 160
27  61  48  55  -8  10   0 0.41  0.0    0 10.6 20 180   M    M   6 123    28 190
28  70  47  59  -4   6   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 17 270   M    M   4 12     24 310
29  66  55  61  -3   4   0 0.01  0.0    0 10.4 22  90   M    M   9 3      28 110
30  89  59  74  10   0   9 0.29  0.0    0 11.5 25 200   M    M   2 13     31 180
31  69  50  60  -4   5   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.0  M   M   M    M   1 8      43 280
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SM 2104 1466       247  25  3.94    T    375.7          M      128
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AV 67.9 47.3                              12.1 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 38 150               # 51  320
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES
-PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN COLUMNS 7, 8, AND WERE SUBMITTED FOR
 CONSIDERATION AS THE OFFICIAL PRECIPITATION FOR MITCHELL, SD.
-COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.
-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:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     2011
                                          LATITUDE:   43 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  98  2 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 57.6   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.94    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -1.5   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.61    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    89 ON 30    GRTST 24HR  1.00 ON  8- 9      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     28 ON  2                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:    T          5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR    T  ON  1- 1  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:  13
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:  11
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   2    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   247    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  12
DPTR FM NORMAL    22    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  13
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7448    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6
DPTR FM NORMAL  -127

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    25
DPTR FM NORMAL   -16    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    25    HIGHEST SLP 30.43 ON  2
DPTR FM NORMAL   -19    LOWEST  SLP 29.27 ON 10

[REMARKS]
13TH - NEW RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 48 (PREVIOUS 49 IN 1907/2004)

#FINAL-05-11#