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

                                          STATION:   WATERTOWN SD
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   44 55 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  97  9 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  44  19  32  11  33   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.8 16 160   M    M   0        24 170
 2  33  15  24   4  41   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.4 20 360   M    M   4 1      24 340
 3  42  16  29   9  36   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.0 16 260   M    M   0        21 260
 4  47  20  34  14  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.8 12 270   M    M   0        15 270
 5  46  19  33  14  32   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.1 17 340   M    M   0        23 330
 6  46  21  34  15  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.9 13 250   M    M   1 18     16 260
 7  43  17  30  12  35   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.3 14 300   M    M   0        18 300
 8  51  19  35  17  30   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.5 13 270   M    M   0 8      18 240
 9  50  24  37  19  28   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 13 150   M    M   0        18 150
10  39  26  33  16  32   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.6 29 350   M    M   5        37 350
11  31  22  27  10  38   0    T  0.0    0 11.9 17  20   M    M  10 16     24  20
12  23  19  21   4  44   0    T  0.0    0  8.1 15  30   M    M  10 126    20  20
13  28   9  19   3  46   0    T    T    0 14.6 23 300   M    M   8 1      32 290
14  14   1   8  -8  57   0    T    T    T  7.1 17 340   M    M   5 18     21 330
15  25   9  17   1  48   0    T    T    T 11.5 21 200   M    M   6 18     28 190
16  29  14  22   7  43   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.3 18 200   M    M   8 18     24 170
17  31   9  20   5  45   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.1 18 150   M    M   3 128    31 170
18  38   8  23   8  42   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.7 25 160   M    M   6 1      37 160
19  34   2  18   3  47   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.4 17 170   M    M   0        22 170
20  40  15  28  14  37   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.8 20 300   M    M   2        29 290
21  40  16  28  14  37   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.9 35 330   M    M   3        48 300
22  55  21  38  24  27   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.7 35 170   M    M   2        48 170
23  34  -3  16   2  49   0 0.25  4.6    0 31.3 45 330   M    M   7 1289   65 350
24   5  -7  -1 -15  66   0 0.00  0.0    4 10.5 22 330   M    M   0        29 320
25  32   2  17   3  48   0 0.00  0.0    4  7.3 14 310   M    M   1 1      18 300
26  32   6  19   5  46   0 0.00  0.0    4  3.6 13 160   M    M   4 12     15 150
27  26   7  17   4  48   0    T  0.1    4  8.9 21 350   M    M   9 1      27 350
28  23   6  15   2  50   0    T    T    4  7.0 15 310   M    M   5 1      19 270
29  22   7  15   2  50   0 0.21  2.9    4 12.5 18 150   M    M   7 12     25 160
30  23   9  16   3  49   0    T    T    7 14.0 25 310   M    M  10 18     35 300
31  20   8  14   1  51   0 0.00  0.0    6  9.5 16 160   M    M   0 1      21 150
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SM 1046  376      1297   0  0.46  7.6    317.2          M      116
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AV 33.7 12.1                              10.2 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    45 330                 65 350
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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:   WATERTOWN SD
                                          MONTH:     DECEMBER
                                          YEAR:      2020
                                          LATITUDE:   44 55 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  97  9 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 22.9   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.46    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   6.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.07    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    55 ON 22    GRTST 24HR  0.25 ON 23-23      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     -7 ON 24                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   7.6 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   4.6 ON 23-23  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   7 ON 30     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:  15    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   2
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  31    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   2    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.  1297    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  16
DPTR FM NORMAL  -222    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  10
TOTAL FM JUL 1  3129    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  5
DPTR FM NORMAL  -329

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1   659    HIGHEST SLP 30.49 ON  2
DPTR FM NORMAL   144    LOWEST  SLP 29.27 ON 23

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