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

                                          STATION:   MITCHELL SD
                                          MONTH:     MARCH
                                          YEAR:      2021
                                          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  31  13  22  -6  43   0 0.00  0.0    1 10.4 20 170   M    M   0        30 160
 2  60  31  46  17  19   0 0.00  0.0    T 12.4 22 190   M    M   0        29 200
 3  64  25  45  16  20   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.9 13 140   M    M   0        15 140
 4  61  30  46  16  19   0 0.00  0.0    0 10.7 16 110   M    M   0 1      21 120
 5  57  27  42  12  23   0 0.00  0.0    0  5.9  9 110   M    M   1 12     13 140
 6  63  28  46  16  19   0 0.00  0.0    0 16.2 28 130   M    M   0 12     38 130
 7  70  34  52  21  13   0 0.00  0.0    0  9.9 21 200   M    M   0        28 230
 8  68  27  48  17  17   0 0.00  0.0    0 13.8 29 130   M    M   0        38 130
 9  78  44  61  30   4   0 0.00  0.0    0 15.1 22 360   M    M   0        30  10
10  47  29  38   6  27   0 0.55  4.0    0 18.2 30 340   M    M  10 1      40 340
11  43  27  35   3  30   0 0.00  0.0    4  9.0 17 280   M    M   2        23 280
12  54  20  37   5  28   0 0.00  0.0    T  5.6 14 160   M    M   1 1      18 160
13  56  26  41   8  24   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.2 13 130   M    M   0        18 130
14  44  33  39   6  26   0 0.56  1.3    0 18.4 29  90   M    M   6 1      41  70
15  44  31  38   4  27   0 0.64  4.6    4 15.4 31  80   M    M  10 16     41  70
16  35  31  33  -1  32   0    T    T    4  5.5 12 120   M    M  10 1      15 120
17  37  31  34   0  31   0    T  0.0    4  7.6 15 340   M    M  10 1      19 350
18  46  28  37   2  28   0 0.00  0.0    3  6.8 14  10   M    M   4        18  10
19  56  23  40   5  25   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.0 26 160   M    M   0        36 180
20  68  39  54  18  11   0 0.00  0.0    0 22.7 35 170   M    M   0        49 170
21  62  37  50  14  15   0 0.00  0.0    0 14.6 29 340   M    M   1        38 330
22  60  27  44   8  21   0 0.00  0.0    0  7.4 17 110   M    M   1        22 110
23  45  39  42   5  23   0 1.29  0.0    0 18.3 35  10   M    M  10 1      43  10
24  51  29  40   3  25   0    T  0.0    0 16.0 29 330   M    M   5        39 350
25  55  26  41   3  24   0 0.00  0.0    0 12.2 20 130   M    M   1        28 130
26  62  38  50  12  15   0    T  0.0    0 12.1 20 210   M    M   7        29 190
27  47  32  40   2  25   0 0.04  0.0    0 11.4 30 330   M    M   8 1      40 330
28  61  26  44   5  21   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.7 22 160   M    M   1        31 160
29  85  40  63  24   2   0 0.00  0.0    0 23.1 44 320   M    M   1 8      58 240
30  46  23  35  -5  30   0 0.00  0.0    0 23.6 38 310   M    M   1        51 300
31  41  15  28 -12  37   0 0.00  0.0    0 11.2 26 310   M    M   0        40 320
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SM 1697  909       704   0  3.08  9.9    392.3          M       90
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AV 54.7 29.3                              12.7 FASTST   M    M   3    MAX(MPH)
                                 MISC ---->    44 320                 58 240
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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:      2021
                                          LATITUDE:   43 46 N
                                          LONGITUDE:  98  2 W

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

AVERAGE MONTHLY: 42.0   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   3.08    1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL:   7.9   DPTR FM NORMAL:    2.02    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST:    85 ON 29    GRTST 24HR  1.29 ON 23         TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST:     13 ON  1                               3 = THUNDER
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS
                        TOTAL MONTH:   9.9 INCHES  5 = HAIL
                        GRTST 24HR   5.9 ON 14-15  6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                        GRTST DEPTH:   4 ON 17,16  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:   5
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN 32 OR BELOW:  23    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   4
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   1

[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.   704    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)  21
DPTR FM NORMAL  -254    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   4
TOTAL FM JUL 1  5892    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  6
DPTR FM NORMAL  -588

[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO.     0
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1     0    HIGHEST SLP 30.56 ON 31
DPTR FM NORMAL     0    LOWEST  SLP 29.21 ON 29

[REMARKS]

RECORD DAILY HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS TIED ON THE 9TH WITH A LOW
OF ONLY 44 DEGREES. OTHER RECORD YEARS WERE 1902 AND 1911.

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 9TH WITH A HIGH OF
78 DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 72 BACK IN 1936.

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 23RD WITH
1.29 INCHES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.66 INCH BACK IN 1937.

RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS TIED ON THE 29TH WITH A HIGH OF
85 DEGREES. THE OTHER RECORD YEAR WAS 1943.

HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE 29TH WAS THE 10TH WARMEST TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED
IN MARCH.

#FINAL-03-21#


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