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

                                          STATION:   MITCHELL SD
                                          MONTH:     FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          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  27  22  25   5  40   0 0.00  0.0    T  8.7 18 140   M    M  10 12     24 150
 2  28  21  25   5  40   0 0.00  0.0    T 13.9 20 140   M    M  10 1      26 150
 3  41  26  34  13  31   0 0.08  1.2    T 14.2 29 330   M    M   9 12     37 330
 4  26  12  19  -2  46   0    T    T    1 21.0 30 320   M    M   2 9      41 310
 5  23   6  15  -6  50   0 0.00  0.0    1 13.7 24 320   M    M   1        30 310
 6   7  -5   1 -20  64   0    T    T    1 11.3 18 330   M    M   4        32 320
 7   3  -5  -1 -23  66   0 0.01  0.3    1  5.5 12  40   M    M   8        15  50
 8   9  -9   0 -22  65   0    T    T    1  3.7 10 200   M    M   3 1      13 190
 9  10   0   5 -17  60   0    T    T    1  6.7 14 300   M    M   4 1      17 290
10  10   1   6 -16  59   0 0.00  0.0    1  7.7 14 330   M    M   6        19 360
11   5  -7  -1 -23  66   0 0.02  0.3    1  8.6 15  10   M    M  10        20  10
12   0 -11  -5 -28  70   0 0.00  0.0    1  8.1 15 330   M    M   3        18 320
13   3 -12  -4 -27  69   0 0.02  0.3    1  9.0 18 360   M    M   6        25 350
14  -8 -18 -13 -36  78   0 0.00  0.0    1  8.0 14 330   M    M   0        18 350
15  -2 -22 -12 -36  77   0 0.00  0.0    1  6.0 13 150   M    M   0        17 170
16   2 -16  -7 -31  72   0    T    T    1 13.0 20 150   M    M   5        26 170
17  16   1   9 -15  56   0    T    T    1  7.3 18 160   M    M   9        23 150
18  24  -4  10 -15  55   0    T    T    1  6.2 20 300   M    M   6 1      25 290
19  27   0  14 -11  51   0 0.00  0.0    1  6.0 14 200   M    M   1        19 210
20  33   6  20  -5  45   0    T  0.0    T 10.7 17  70   M    M   3 16     21 140
21  44  27  36  10  29   0 0.01    T    T  7.4 16 250   M    M   6 1      24 260
22  63  32  48  22  17   0 0.00  0.0    T 15.7 36 320   M    M   1        47 320
23  59  32  46  20  19   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.0 30 300   M    M   3        40 280
24  45  29  37  10  28   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.5 35 320   M    M   7        44 320
25  47  20  34   7  31   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.0 20 190   M    M   0        30 190
26  52  29  41  14  24   0    T  0.0    0 12.9 25 210   M    M   3        40 210
27  47  22  35   7  30   0 0.06    T    0  8.1 22  60   M    M   5 1      30  50
28  33  17  25  -3  40   0 0.16  1.5    1 14.0 26 350   M    M   4 16     34 330
================================================================================
SM  674  194      1378   0  0.36  3.6    283.9          M      129
================================================================================
AV 24.1  6.9                              10.1 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    36 320                 47 320
================================================================================
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:     FEBRUARY
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   43 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  98  2 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 15.5   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.36    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -8.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:    0.02    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    63 ON 22    GRTST 24HR  0.22 ON 27-28      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:    -22 ON 15                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   3.6 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   1.5 ON 27-28  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   1 ON 28,19  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:  18    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  28    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:  12    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1378    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  10
DPTR FM NORMAL   223    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5188    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6
DPTR FM NORMAL  -334

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.89 ON 14
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.55 ON  3

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 14TH WITH A HIGH
OF -8 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS -5 BACK IN 1936.

RECORD DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 15TH WITH A LOW OF
-22 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS -21 BACK IN 1903/1909/1936.

#FINAL-02-21#