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

                                          STATION:   MITCHELL SD
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2024
                                          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  71  35  53  25  12   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.6 20 190   M    M   0        30 170
 2  58  26  42  13  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 20 160   M    M   1 12     26 150
 3  54  29  42  13  23   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.7 36 300   M    M   3 12     47 290
 4  43  25  34   4  31   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.9 18  10   M    M   5        27  20
 5  54  24  39   9  26   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.8 25 280   M    M   2        34 260
 6  62  21  42  11  23   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.0 35 180   M    M   4        60 160
 7  42  25  34   3  31   0    T    T    0 14.8 22 340   M    M   9        27 340
 8  45  21  33   1  32   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 23 350   M    M   4        29 340
 9  50  19  35   3  30   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 15 360   M    M   0        19 360
10  71  27  49  17  16   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.6 20 170   M    M   0        30 160
11  75  27  51  18  14   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.7 22 310   M    M   0        28 310
12  67  25  46  13  19   0 0.00  0.0    0  4.1 10  70   M    M   1        14 150
13  65  38  52  18  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  8.2 23  80   M    M   4        33  70
14  62  34  48  14  17   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.1 25 360   M    M   3        34 350
15  58  27  43   8  22   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.8 18 260   M    M   3 1      28 250
16  50  29  40   5  25   0 0.00  0.0    0 17.7 32 330   M    M   3        42 320
17  34  22  28  -7  37   0    T    T    0 17.1 29 360   M    M   6        39  10
18  47  10  29  -7  36   0    T    T    0 10.4 18 200   M    M   2        27 200
19  64  35  50  14  15   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.6 21 330   M    M   1        29 340
20  38  19  29  -8  36   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.6 20  10   M    M   5        26  40
21  51  23  37   0  28   0    T    T    0 15.9 25 130   M    M   5 1      33 120
22  38  18  28 -10  37   0 0.01  0.1    T 11.5 18 360   M    M   7 1      27  50
23  30  12  21 -17  44   0    T    T    0 10.2 22 130   M    M   8        29 130
24  33  27  30  -8  35   0 0.15  1.5    T 16.2 24  10   M    M  10 12     33  30
25  30  23  27 -12  38   0 0.17  2.8    2 26.5 33 360   M    M  10 129    43 350
26  27  13  20 -19  45   0 0.02  0.2    4 21.9 32 320   M    M   8 19     41 340
27  31   7  19 -20  46   0 0.00  0.0    4  7.4 14 270   M    M   1        19 270
28  43  13  28 -12  37   0 0.00  0.0    3  9.9 21 120   M    M   1        30 120
29  53  33  43   3  22   0 0.00  0.0    2 14.9 25 120   M    M   1        34 120
30  44  35  40  -1  25   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 22 350   M    M  10        29 350
31  46  33  40  -1  25   0 0.09  0.3    0 10.1 17  50   M    M  10 1      22  80
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SM 1536  755       863   0  0.44  4.9    384.6          M      127
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AV 49.5 24.4                              12.4 FASTST   M    M   4    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    36 300                 60 160
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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:      2024
                                          LATITUDE:   43 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  98  2 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 37.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   0.44    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   2.2   DPTR FM NORMAL:   -0.49    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    75 ON 11    GRTST 24HR  0.27 ON 24-25      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:      7 ON 27                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   4.9 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   3.5 ON 24-25  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   4 ON 27,26  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:   4    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   5
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   2
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  24    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   0
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   0

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   863    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  13
DPTR FM NORMAL   -72    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)  12
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5517    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6
DPTR FM NORMAL  -843

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.45 ON 22
DPTR FM NORMAL    -1    LOWEST  SLP 29.25 ON  3

[REMARKS]
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