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

                                          STATION:   RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          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  36  23  30  -1  35   0 0.00    M    M 14.3 35 350   M    M   3        47 350
 2  44  18  31   0  34   0 0.01    M    M  9.1 25 350   M    M   4 8      33 350
 3  48  24  36   5  29   0    T    M    M 11.4 44 320   M    M   2        58 330
 4  63  26  45  13  20   0    T    M    M 13.7 47 350   M    M   2        63 340
 5  46  27  37   5  28   0 0.00    M    M 13.9 30 320   M    M   0        38 330
 6  69  25  47  15  18   0 0.00    M    M  5.9 16 150   M    M   0        20 150
 7  74  30  52  19  13   0 0.00    M    M  6.7 24 250   M    M   0        30 260
 8  63  27  45  12  20   0 0.00    M    M 17.5 41 350   M    M   1        53 360
 9  50  20  35   2  30   0    T    M    M  5.8 15 140   M    M   4        22 170
10  50  28  39   5  26   0    T    M    M  5.6 20 350   M    M   4        24 350
11  68  25  47  13  18   0    T    M    M  8.6 36 340   M    M   1        48 350
12  42  20  31  -3  34   0    T    M    M 19.5 35 340   M    M   3        44 340
13  37  16  27  -7  38   0 0.16    M    M 13.5 29 120   M    M   6 1      37 130
14  31  26  29  -6  36   0 0.07    M    M 20.3 26 130   M    M  10 1      32 120
15  41  28  35   0  30   0 0.00    M    M 15.4 30 170   M    M   9        36 170
16  28  22  25 -10  40   0    T    M    M 12.3 24 350   M    M  10 16     32 350
17  56  23  40   4  25   0 0.00    M    M 15.8 37 180   M    M   4 1      47 170
18  43  28  36   0  29   0 0.00    M    M 11.4 22 350   M    M   6        29 360
19  38  12  25 -11  40   0 0.02    M    M 17.5 33 350   M    M   9 16     42 350
20  30   6  18 -19  47   0 0.00    M    M 12.6 25 190   M    M   7        34 180
21  56  12  34  -3  31   0 0.00    M    M  5.9 16  50   M    M   1        21 150
22  50  27  39   2  26   0 0.03    M    M  9.0 21  20   M    M   5 1      26  30
23  62  23  43   5  22   0 0.00    M    M  7.7 18 240   M    M   0        24 150
24  63  31  47   9  18   0    T    M    M 12.7 31  10   M    M   2        41  20
25  41  29  35  -3  30   0 0.22    M    M  7.3 21  40   M    M   9 126    29  50
26  43  30  37  -1  28   0 0.07    M    M  4.7 16 350   M    M  10 1      20 360
27  48  35  42   3  23   0 0.00    M    M  6.4 18 350   M    M   9 12     23 340
28  56  32  44   5  21   0 0.00    M    M 13.3 28 330   M    M   6        35 320
29  58  30  44   5  21   0 0.00    M    M  6.3 13  70   M    M   5        17 280
30  67  30  49   9  16   0    T    M    M 11.0 35 120   M    M   2        50 130
31  68  32  50  10  15   0    T    M    M  7.9 23 360   M    M   3 12     33  20
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SM 1569  765       841   0  0.58    M    343.0          M      137
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AV 50.6 24.7                              11.1 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 47 350               # 63  340
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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:    MARCH
                                          YEAR:     2020
                                          LATITUDE:   44  2 N
                                          LONGITUDE: 103  4 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 37.7   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.58    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.35    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    74 ON  7    GRTST 24HR  0.22 ON 25-25      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      6 ON 20                               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:   3    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   7
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  30    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   841    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  13
DPTR FM NORMAL   -77    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6198    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7
DPTR FM NORMAL    70

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.71 ON 20
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.57 ON  8

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