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

                                          STATION:   MITCHELL SD
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          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  44  32  38  10  27   0 0.00  0.0    3 13.4 28 320   M    M   2        35 300
 2  46  24  35   6  30   0 0.00  0.0    3  9.7 20 330   M    M   3        25 280
 3  49  32  41  12  24   0    T  0.0    1  9.8 18 280   M    M   3        26 280
 4  62  32  47  17  18   0 0.02  0.0    0  9.9 23 340   M    M   1        30 310
 5  45  28  37   7  28   0 0.00  0.0    0 21.0 41 320   M    M   3        55 320
 6  52  24  38   8  27   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.4 31 170   M    M   0 1      42 170
 7  67  35  51  20  14   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.8 24 180   M    M   0        32 180
 8  68  33  51  20  14   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.3 32 310   M    M   3 1      41 320
 9  33  24  29  -2  36   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.0 23 360   M    M   6        32 340
10  41  23  32   0  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.8 12 120   M    M   5 1      15 130
11  64  26  45  13  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.1 18 190   M    M   0        23 200
12  46  30  38   6  27   0    T  0.0    0 17.9 35 330   M    M   4 1      46 320
13  40  26  33   0  32   0 0.02  0.2    0  7.1 15 270   M    M   5 1      19 270
14  34  24  29  -4  36   0 0.23  3.2    2  9.8 17  90   M    M  10 1      23  90
15  34  30  32  -2  33   0 0.00  0.0    1 13.8 23 160   M    M  10        28 150
16  40  28  34   0  31   0    T    T    1  9.9 22 360   M    M  10 1      27 350
17  43  26  35   1  30   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.1 23 170   M    M   8 1      29 170
18  47  39  43   8  22   0    T  0.0    0  4.7 10 150   M    M  10 12     12 150
19  43  17  30  -5  35   0 0.28  1.4    0 18.2 37 360   M    M   8 16     49 360
20  28  14  21 -15  44   0 0.00  0.0    1 11.7 30 340   M    M   1        40 350
21  39  24  32  -4  33   0 0.00  0.0    1 15.8 28 160   M    M   6        38 170
22  49  32  41   5  24   0 0.02  0.0    0 10.3 21 170   M    M   6 1      27 170
23  52  27  40   3  25   0    T  0.0    0  8.2 17 180   M    M   6 12     23 170
24  66  43  55  18  10   0 0.01  0.0    0 14.7 25 180   M    M   6 1      36 200
25  45  34  40   2  25   0 0.01  0.0    0 10.6 21  40   M    M   7 1      28  30
26  42  32  37  -1  28   0 0.01  0.0    0  5.9 13  40   M    M   9        15 350
27  53  36  45   7  20   0    T  0.0    0  7.6 15  50   M    M  10 1      19  50
28  46  37  42   3  23   0 0.31  0.0    0 17.4 39  20   M    M   9 1      55  20
29  56  32  44   5  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 17 320   M    M   0        24 320
30  63  32  48   8  17   0    T  0.0    0 11.1 23 120   M    M   2        28 120
31  62  45  54  14  11   0    T  0.0    0 16.8 25 130   M    M   6        36 120
================================================================================
SM 1499  921       798   0  0.91  4.8    364.7          M      159
================================================================================
AV 48.4 29.7                              11.8 FASTST   M    M   5    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    41 320               # 55 320
================================================================================
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:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   43 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  98  2 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 39.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.91    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   4.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.15    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    68 ON  8    GRTST 24HR  0.31 ON 28-28      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     14 ON 20                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   4.8 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   3.4 ON 13-14  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   3 ON 1,2    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:   1    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   9
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   3
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  23    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   798    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  12
DPTR FM NORMAL  -160    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  10
TOTAL FM JUL 1  6256    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  9
DPTR FM NORMAL  -224

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.73 ON 20
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.48 ON 12

[REMARKS]

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