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

                                          STATION:   MITCHELL SD
                                          MONTH:     MAY
                                          YEAR:      2010
                                          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  62  45  54   1  11   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.5 29 280   M    M   5        41 260
 2  60  44  52  -2  13   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.0 30 270   M    M   2        38 290
 3  66  39  53  -1  12   0    T  0.0    0 10.8 23 310   M    M   4        28 310
 4  67  45  56   1   9   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.5 29 280   M    M   0        36 300
 5  60  41  51  -4  14   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.7 36 300   M    M   6        48 290
 6  50  39  45 -10  20   0 0.04  0.0    0  7.0 16 110   M    M   8 1      20 110
 7  51  37  44 -12  21   0 0.03  0.0    0 18.5 39 320   M    M   8 18     48 320
 8  56  32  44 -12  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 18 320   M    M   1        25 310
 9  60  36  48  -9  17   0 0.02  0.0    0 13.8 31 130   M    M   6        38 130
10  52  45  49  -8  16   0 0.38  0.0    0 14.7 25 110   M    M   9 1      32 120
11  51  43  47 -10  18   0 0.11  0.0    0 10.3 18  60   M    M  10 1      23  60
12  45  43  44 -14  21   0 0.19  0.0    0 10.0 20  80   M    M  10 1      24  70
13  55  44  50  -8  15   0 0.04  0.0    0 12.6 23 280   M    M   8 1      30 270
14  72  41  57  -2   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.6 14 260   M    M   0        17 270
15  68  46  57  -2   8   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.4 14 170   M    M   2        22 170
16  73  49  61   2   4   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.8 12 100   M    M   4        18  60
17  75  45  60   0   5   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.6 15 150   M    M   0        18 150
18  77  46  62   2   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 23 160   M    M   0        32 160
19  77  49  63   3   2   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.4 25 130   M    M   0        32 130
20  78  49  64   3   1   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.1 25 130   M    M   1        31 130
21  76  47  62   1   3   0 0.00  0.0    0  6.7 17 140   M    M   2 18     23 130
22  91  62  77  16   0  12 0.14  0.0    0 21.1 35 140   M    M   5 3      43 140
23  80  60  70   8   0   5 0.01  0.0    0 11.6 23  10   M    M   4 3      28  10
24  91  59  75  13   0  10 0.07  0.0    0 19.3 44 230   M    M   2 38     67 230
25  78  57  68   6   0   3 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 24 140   M    M   0        32 140
26  82  52  67   4   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  8.4 17 120   M    M   1        26 120
27  87  55  71   8   0   6 0.00  0.0    0 14.2 28 160   M    M   0        36 160
28  92  63  78  15   0  13 0.00  0.0    0 15.7 28 160   M    M   0        36 150
29  93  61  77  13   0  12    T  0.0    0 18.4 31 250   M    M   1 3      43 280
30  71  56  64   0   1   0 0.80  0.0    0 12.0 25 330   M    M   4 13     31 330
31  79  50  65   1   0   0    T  0.0    0  7.7  M   M   M    M   2         M  M
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SM 2175 1480       243  63  1.83     0.0 364.4          M      105
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AV 70.2 47.7                              11.8 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->  # 44 230               # 67  230
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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:  MITCHELL SD
                                          MONTH:    MAY
                                          YEAR:     2010
                                          LATITUDE:   43 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  98  2 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 59.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   1.83    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:  -0.1   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -1.50    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    93 ON 29    GRTST 24HR  0.80 ON 30-30      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     32 ON  8                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR     0.0         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:  11
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   4    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   5
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   1    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   1
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   243    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  17
DPTR FM NORMAL    18    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  11
TOTAL FM JUL 1  7437    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  3
DPTR FM NORMAL  -138

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.    63
DPTR FM NORMAL    22    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1    69    HIGHEST SLP 30.39 ON  8
DPTR FM NORMAL    25    LOWEST  SLP 29.30 ON 22

[REMARKS]

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